Interesting revelations on Curran and anti prohibition funds
Henry F Curran president of the Association Against Prohibition testifies before congressional committees revealing substantial monetary support for electing wet legislators including a 25000 dollar contribution to Senator Blaine of Wisconsin. The piece questions legality and morality of funding by church groups and asks if dry supporters may respond in kind with anti prohibition publicity.
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Henry F. Curran
Association Against Prohibition
Congress
Curran
Blaine
Wisconsin
United States
Raskob
du Pont
Christian Endeavor Societies
Mr Coolidge Drops Political Ambitions Quietly
Ex president Coolidge renounces further political ambitions in a Cosmo magazine piece. He intends to enjoy home fishing tackle and friends, avoid interfering with national progress, and be a vice president who minds his own business. The article praises his common sense and shrewd temperament and contrasts him with Teddy Roosevelt Taft Cleveland and Wilson.
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Coolidge
Late Cosmopolitan
Mr. Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Cleveland
Taft
Prohibition Topic in Yale Professor Fisher Book
Burlington Hawkeye reports Prof Irving Fisher of Yale has published The Noble Experiment on prohibition. The piece previews key claims about reduced alcohol use since laws were enacted and notes debate between dry and wet perspectives.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Irving Fisher
Yale
Wets
Fisher
Embarrassing Moment Under Wrong Identity at Fox Theater
Washington Iowa resident Mary Alice Payne, 12, recounts mistaking a man in a father’s suit for her dad at the Fox theater. She ran down the aisle shouting Dad, causing embarrassment but prompting laughs among friends. The tale reflects repeated mistaken-identity anecdotes the newspaper notes may cost them.
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Fox Theater
Prohibition Debate: Fisher on its Limits and Education Need
Professor Fisher argues prohibition is not a total failure but warns enforcement gaps remain. He urges reemphasizing education on alcohol’s physiological effects and returning to temperance through learning rather than relying solely on law. He cautions against viewing prohibition as a moral crusade and notes urban centers remain wet.
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Fisher
Railroads
Memories of childhood and Mother in the evening
A nostalgic verse recalls evenings with a mother on the steps watching clouds and stars. It reflects on life, death, heaven, and Jesus with tender memories of home, love, and a child’s belief that an angel dwells on earth.
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Earth
Heaven
Jesus
Angel
Minnie Hunt
Dole Money Critique in Commons Debate
The Chicago Journal of Commerce notes Britain plans to borrow £10 million more for unemployment aid. A Conservative MP brands Thomas as a political device, arguing welfare is becoming a growing paternalist burden. The piece warns high taxes and state support hinder general prosperity and penalize recipients.
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House of Commons
Thomas
Britain
Doles
Chicago Journal of Commerce
By The Way News Bits and Brief Laughs
A collage of local notes includes a fire rumor at 9 Third Street with unsure details, a Muscatine tale of cats and a mystery donor, bridge pointers, a stylistic Florida fruit quip, and light newsroom chatter from editors and readers.
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H. B. Knight
Third Street
East Third
West Third
Dougherty
Journal
High Taxes Hinder Investment in New London
A New London mayoral notice cites a summer resident who warned that a low tax rate attracts capital and property investment. The 1929 tax take was about 350000, with roughly ten percent from summer property, while current rates are not the lowest but compare favorably with peers.
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New London
Rev B W Pettit Pioneer Minister 1860 1930
Barton W Pettit born February 15 1860 in Van Buren Iowa died April 12 1930 at Union Mills aged 70 years 1 month 27 days son of T J and Artemssa Pettit moved often with his father worked in mines near Avery pursued education by reading converted at 24 and began preaching in 1890 becoming a minister in the Church of Christ after two years.
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Barton W. Pettit
T. J. and
Artem
Ssa Pettit
van Buren County
Iowa
Union Mills
Barton
Avery
M. E
Church of Christ
Christian Church
Longtime Missionary Pastor Honored by Many Churches
The Rev. Pettit served Bethel Union Mills Indianapolis What Cheer Floris Brandensburg Batavia Eddyville Pleasant Hill and other churches over a 40 year preaching career. He traveled far for appointments and helped about 2000 souls join the church. Married 1884 to Etta Stewart he left eight children and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Union Mills and Avery with burial in Avery.
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Mr. Pettit
Etta Stewart
Avery
Harley Miller
Osceola
Merle Pettit
Oskaloosa
Ray
Morton
Minn
David Shafer
Omaha
Neb
Paul Mormon
Chariton
Oscar Fagstrom
Union Mills
A. B. Cornell
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Free Trial Offer
A historical ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, effective laxative for all the family. It claims to start muscular action, relieve constipation and bilious or sluggish conditions, and invites readers to request a free trial bottle by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
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North 5Th Ave
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Muscatine
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Xx &Z
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