Des Moines Assembly Debates Federal Aid for Highways
In Des Moines a clash over federal aid for public roads unfolds with many legislators opposing federal road funds and a senator arguing Iowa pays more in taxes than it receives. The Iowa Highway Commission counters that the state gains multiple times its contributions, tied to road mileage and federal allocations. The debate touches youth, road access, and rural safety as officials weigh progress and household impact.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
New York State
United States
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason in Lively Winter Verse
A light humorous piece contrasts sunny climes with harsh winters in Maine Idaho Nome and Kansas. It recalls friends living in cold places while readers in balmy locales enjoy daily papers and the tales of neighbors enduring elemental strife.
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Maine
Idaho
Bilge
Kansas
Daily Press
Jasper Jerkins
Peter Pitfle
The Case For Good Roads and Paying by Users
The speaker argues that vehicles end up staying and that roads are an economic asset. The automobile reshaped travel despite opposition to new transport. If motorists pay for roads, is it fair to let users fund road construction and maintenance?
Cosmetics in Umbrellas Take London Fashion by Storm
Umbrellas with flat pancake handles appear in London among stylish young women. The handles attach to the arm by a silk cord making the umbrella unwieldy to carry, but it eliminates the vanity case as the owner can store powder within the flat handle.
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Umbrellla
London
Dainty Box and Accessories Describe Her Morning Grooming
The scene lists items such as a small box of perfume a three inch comb a mirror an eyelash crayon a lipstick box and hairpins. The concise inventory evokes a quiet domestic moment centering on personal grooming tools and vanity.
Iowa Senate votes down resolution on federal aid system
The Iowa senate rejected a resolution endorsing the federal aid system by 17 to 30. The action opened the current session’s debate on good roads and adopted a substitute memorializing Congress to repeal the federal aid act.
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State House
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Assembly
Brookins
Floyd County
Congress
Japanese Remittances Aid Domestic Trade Balance
Remittances by Japanese workers abroad offset the 1924 trade deficit. For eleven months total remittances reached 3,800,000 yen, with 2,600,000 yen sent to North America. That North American figure is five times the amount sent in 1923.
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Tokio
North America
Labor federation to push child labor amendment
The American Federation of Labor will resume a campaign in Florida and MIAM to push ratification of the national child labor amendment. The executive council decided to continue efforts until legislators favor ratification are elected in states that have not yet ratified.
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Florida
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Radio Programs by City and Time Listings
A long OCR style catalog of radio stations with times and program notes across many cities including WSB Atlanta WEEI Boston WGN Chicago WLS Chicago KYW Chicago etc and entries for orchestras organs bands glee clubs lectures and performances listed by station and hometown. The piece reads like a reference schedule of 1940s era radio offerings with specific times and program types.
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Radio Digest
Asseocianted
WSB
Atlanta Journal
Bernard and Robinson
Weei Boston
WGR Buffalo
WGN
Chicago Tribune
Lincoln Birthday Notes and Snippets From a Local Page
A quirky collection recalls Lincoln's birthday, a boy sharing honors with Lincoln, and a ninth birthday. Jests about rats in potato bins, a milk porch theft complaint, and a U S cent note the father left behind. A letter laments misprints and a town quip about late curfews and friendships.
Change in Wedding Publicity Sparks Social Shift
The article notes a forthcoming change in how weddings are publicized. It describes a bride in traveling dress and a groom in a dark suit with a rose, highlighting his admired grooming and refined manners. The piece mentions the couple’s professional hopes and the groom’s anticipated loss of luxuries as they marry.
Humorous and Whimsical Jokes Fill Page Nonsense
A collection of light quips and rhymes from various papers features jokes about Nero and a dog named Towser, playful exchanges between teacher and student, streetcar fare, a judge and jury exchange, and a bedtime angel cake poem for Harry.
Best Dressed Men Named at Iowa Clothiers Convention
Ed Hentejes of Mason City Robert Elgin of Centerville and Bernard Beno of Council Bluffs were voted the best dressed men at the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association convention. The committee urged better dress for merchants to boost customer attire. Robert Laramie of Davenport and W. C. Hedges of Washington spoke at the event.
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Vick Best Dressed Clothiers
Des Moines
Ed Hentejes
Mason City
Robert Elgin
Centerville
Bernard Beno
Council Bluffs
Iowa Retail Clothiers Association
Robert Laramie
Davenport
W. C. Hedges
Washington
Speculator Terms Highlighted by Scattered Dialogue
A jocular dialogue fragment contrasts a nervous Tac Lady seeking false hair with a polite salesman asking shade preference. The text shifts to a family scene about education costs and a protest by a father, then pivots to a pun on finance, stating a successful speculator is a financier while an unsuccessful one is branded a failure.
French Air Mission Plane Crashes Near Lake Chad
The second plane of the French air mission to Lake Chad crashed on takeoff in French West Africa on February 12. Sergeant Vandae Le, the pilot, was killed. Colonel Vuillemin, Captain Daghoux, and Sergeant Knecht were injured.
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French West Africa
Lake Tchad
Vandae- le
Vuillemin
Daghoux
Knecht
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