Senate expense records kept from public eyes
Washington reports reveal the Senate hides its expense accounting, nepotism, and lavish travel in a secretive budget. The yearly $3 million cost includes mileage clerks barber services and mineral water. Printing of these source books is curtailed this year despite requests for increased transparency.
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Washington, D. C
United States Senate
Senate
Secretary of the Senate
Wildlife Committee
United States
Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
F A Robinson and family plan to spend winter in Harvard Illinois with his father. Frank sold his jewelry and sporting goods business at Nekoosa Wisconsin. Louie Panzer and wife traveled from Baraboo Wisconsin to spend Christmas with his father. Beth Chapin and Mildred Smith attend Cedar Falls high school and returned home for the holidays. Arthur Bockhaus returned from Henry South Dakota where he was painting to spend Christmas with family. Hilda Luesenhop returns from Chicago to serve as deputy for her father, the county treasurer. Roy Hogan and children from Neodasha Kansas visit the Hartwell home for several days. Market prices from 18 years ago listed hogs at 6.25-6.50, veal at 6-7c, hides 14c, butter 38c, eggs 27c, potatoes 65c, shelled corn 50c, oats 43c, rye 80c.
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F. A. Robinson
Harvard
Ill
Frank
Nekoosa
Wisc
Louie Panzer
Baraboo
Beth Chapin
Mildred Smith
Cedar Falls
Arthur Bockhaus
Henry
South Dakota
Hilda Luesenhop
Chicago
Roy Hogan
Neodasha
Kansas
T. E. Hartwell
Ten Years Ago Bremer County Pioneer Dies
Ten years ago on December 27 1922 Bremer county pioneer Christopher Moeh ling died after a lengthy illness at 9 15 pm Christmas Eve 1922. Also on December 26 1922 Ernest Kammeyer and wife celebrated their silver wedding with a large gathering. LaVera and Dorothy Hildebrandt left for Minneapolis to visit friends while Irene Duecker and her brother Raymond went to Goodland Minnesota to visit uncles Will and August Matthiesen for a week or ten days.
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Christopher Moehling
Bremer County
Ernest Kammeyer
LaVera
Dorothy Hildebrandt
Minneapolis
Haenessler
Irene Duecker
Raymond
Goodland
Minnesota
Will
August Matthiesen
Pioneer Bremer resident dies at 78 near Readlyn
Five years ago report notes the death of Mrs. Caroline Bahe, 78, a Bremer county pioneer, at her farm north of Readlyn on Sunday December 25. Also reported: Hilda Bauer and Everett Prestien wed December 21 near Bremer and Tripoli respectively. Hermart Beevers in critical condition after an accident on the Phipho farm southwest of Readlyn. Mrs. G F Meier and son William visit Neenah Wisconsin. Christmas gathering at Mrs. Mary Buchholz home with family. Fred Leege couples with Waterloo visitors for Christmas at Mr. and Mrs. John Bahlman.
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Caroline Bahe
Bremer County
Readlyn
Hilda Bauer
Louis Bauer
Bremer
Everett Prestien
John Prestien
Tripoli
Hermart Beevers
Mercy
Waverly
Phipho
G. F. Meier
William
Neenah
Wis
Fred Leege
Waterloo
John Bahlman
Leader bargain rate ends in three days
Three days remain for the bargain rate on The Leader. Subscribers are urged to renew if their subscription is due.
Ford Tops 4 Million Passenger Cars In Six Years
Ford sold 4,001,384 passenger cars from January 1927 through October 1932, leading all makes with a 26.4 percent share despite two production halts for Model A and V-8 launches. October sales totaled 20,410, about 32.3 percent of all makes.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
Wm. Ambrose
Ford Volume Sales Rise in US Since June Launch
The report notes ongoing commercial car sales in the United States each month since June, coinciding with the start of volume deliveries of new Ford models.
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United States
Legal Transfers in Bremer County Weekly Abstract 1932
Transfers prepared by Bremer County Abstract Company cover week ending December 24 1932. Sheriff Frank Sager transfers to Luther Mutual Aid Society and to L A Andrew Receiver with sums of 12700 and 3429.90, plus property lots in Tripoli. Other transfers include Frank W Bement to Plainfield Savings Bank and Wm Oltrogge to Ida Groening and to Herman H Oltrogge. Lutheran Mutual Aid Society to E W Clark, Joe Olejniczak to Margaret Olejniczak, and H F Pries to Amanda I Pries with various lots and sections. Political note: Dustin Stax praises friend Senator Sorghum amid campaign fund gag.
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Bremer County Abstract Company
Frank Sager
Lutheran Mutual Aid Society
Clark
Tripoli
Frank W. Bement
Plainfield Savings Bank
Wm. Oltrogge
Ida Groening
Herman H. Oltrogge
E. W. Clark
Waverly
Joe Olejniczak
Margaret Olejniczak
H. F. Pries
Amanda I
Pries
Influenza the Great Modern Scourge and Prevention
The article details influenza as a recurring global threat, citing 1890 and 1918 pandemics, with current unusually high prevalence in the southern states. It describes symptoms such as fever, pains, nasal discharge, sore throat, and bronchitis, notes pneumonia as a severe complication from overexertion, and stresses transmission by contact and coughing. Prevention emphasizes rest, proper diet, avoiding chills, sunshine, fresh air, and courteous behavior to reduce spread.
Fragmentary note on disease prevention and the beneficent gift
A fragmented historical remark contemplates discovering a method to prevent a malady and the immense good it would bring to mankind, reflecting hopes for a beneficent breakthrough in medical science.
Why Do Women Marry Me A Misery Tale
Two friends reminisce about domestic strife in a terse dignity meeting. One declares wives know everything and husbands know nothing. The second admits his wife does not know why she married him, revealing a cynical, dark humor about marriage.
Parents Learn Parlor Versus Car Dilemma Across Eras
An Atchison woman recalls how her parents complained about not having the parlor at night for courting. Now she and her husband face the opposite, with a daughter and her beaux claiming the family car. The anecdote ends noting that parents always seem to get the worst of it across periods.
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Atchinson
Beaux
Flag of Joan of Arc flies at Rheims Cathedral
The Joan of Arc flag again flies in Rheims cathedral where her mission ended. A reproduction of the original battle flag was presented to the archbishop of Rheims by Scottish and English friends of France. The designer Hamish Polworth later became a monk and died at Dunfermline abbey.
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Joan of Arc
Rheims Cathedral
Archbishop of Rheims
France
Hamish Polworth
Joan
Dunfermline Abbey
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