Iowa Michigan differ on legislature pay and reform
An Iowa editorial contrasts Iowa and Michigan legislatures noting Iowa lawmakers earn 5500 a year with limited staff versus Michigan at 17000 with full-time aides. It argues effective progress occurred in Iowa despite leaner resources, highlighting tax and school funding, redistricting, billboard controls, court reform, and adjournment patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Michigan
Des Moines
Breakfast order sparks humorous toast joke
Five men enter a restaurant for breakfast and each suggests a different pancake name. The waitress hints at a pun offering a synonym on toast, turning the exchange into a lighthearted wordplay moment.
Who Invented Installment Buying And Other Oddities
Ed Clark and I M Singer promoted installment buying for sewing machines with 86 down and 3 a month. The piece notes Clark as originator of trade in allowances and includes a satirical roundup of trivia from saints to divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Whitney
Henry Ford
Ed Clark
I.M. Sing
Clark
North Pole
Equator
Chile
Saint Francis Xavier
Want a job You should do the asking
A reader urges teens to initiate job inquiries, praising self reliance. An aunt advises proper gift handling after a short marriage, and a long married couple explains that a successful union requires ongoing effort and mutual support. The letter ends with a plug for Abby’s wedding booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Mary
Billy
Momma
George
Martha
Playing the king of hearts in notrump and a diamond-led line
In Three Notrump with West, maintain the king of hearts to avoid giving up a heart and enable a club finesse via dummy. If the king wins, finesse clubs to secure the contract. if it loses, plan diamond entries carefully and consider discarding queen of diamonds to maximize diamond tricks. Tomorrow: A realistic assumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
April 28 historical notes and world events
On April 28 marks the birthday of James Monroe born 1785. Mussolini was executed in 1945 by Italian patriots. In 1952 a treaty ended the war with Japan signed by the United States and 47 nations. De Gaulle resigned in 1969 after a referendum defeat. George Washington warned that preparation for war preserves peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Saturn
James Monroe
Benito Mussolini
Japan
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brickman
Washington
By Robert Berg
Lansing
Neal Smith
Wiley Mayne
Smith
State
Liquor Control Commission
LM. Boyd
H.W. Shaw
Essex
England
Bob Hope
California
L.M. Boyd
Arbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Los Angeles
Cal
Nancy
Andes Ferure
Bonard S Ark
Our
Jay Becker
North
Blondie
Washington Journal
George Washington
Professional Directory
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South B
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M.L. Tweeton
North Marion
J.R. Bissland
Kalona
Production Credit Association
Lo Melvin Schneider
Maplewood Manor
Keota
P.L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrist
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!