Carrolls Message to Legislature Pushes Tax Reform and Office Consolidation
Governor B F Carroll in Des Moines presents a lengthy biennial message urging major reforms including amending the primary election law, adopting an income tax, creating a tax commission, consolidating state printer and binder offices, and establishing a public utilities commission. He calls for a revised inheritance tax code, a statewide revenue code, and dedicated road and prison reform.
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Road reforms and state highway funding proposals
The speaker urges abolishing the county surveyor role with duties shifting to the engineer and proposes dedicating part of road taxes to dragging, prioritizing fall road work. He questions heavy machinery spending, discusses state aid funding limits, and endorses simplified road laws.
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Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promises Home Germ Kill
An advertisement promotes Paxtine soluble antiseptic powder as a cheap 16 pint solution for germ killing, mouthwash, tooth cleaning, and body odor control. It cites numerous uses from sore throat to inflamed eyes and offers mail order from The Paxton Toilet Co in Boston with a free lamp offer.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boste Mass
Golden opportunities in the Northwest for homeseekers
The Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington offer golden opportunities for farmers business and professionals. Towns along the new Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway show growth and acres of land await development with government homesteads available in Montana. The railroad offers very low round trip fares in 1911 to invite homeseekers to explore the region. write F A Miller for details.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Dad on the Job Elopement Tale Surfaces
A terse exchange hints at an elopement tied to a rope ladder incident. The banter suggests the father’s influence in guiding or preventing the couple’s plans as the story unfolds.
Soldier's War-Tough Digestion Fixed by Pills
A. Smith of Erie Pa claims Dr King's New Life Pills relieved years of indigestion constipation and liver trouble. He recommends them for stomach liver and kidney issues. Available for 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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A. Smith
Erie
A Hint to Managers At The Ball Game
A reader recalls Miss Up to date at an afternoon game in the grand stand with her escort. She notes the players in practice and comments that their uniforms are the same cut as last year, calling the sight dreadful.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Aids Nature
Medicines that aid nature are most effectual. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It relieves the cough, opens the secretions and aids nature in restoring health. Thousands testify to its superior excellence. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon
Rider and Ridden Quote by Richard Rum bold
A fragment quotes Richard Rum bold on Providence shaping men to ride and masses prepared to be ridden. The aphorism contrasts individual agency with collective pressure in society.
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Providence
Richard Rumbold
Foley's Kidney Remedy Appreciation Letter
L McConnell from Elmira New York writes of relief from kidney trouble after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She credits five bottles as highly effective and calls it the most reliable kidney medicine she has taken. Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mellhinney Drug Co. are noted distributors.
Prize Winning Apples at County Fair
A Butler County Missouri farmer stopped at a small-town store on his way to the county fair and took a dime’s worth of apples. He entered them at the fair and won a two dollar premium.
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Butler County
Rheumatism Cases Often Muscular From Cold Use Liniment
Nine of ten rheumatism cases are muscle rheumatism due to cold or damp or chronic rheumatism and need no internal treatment. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely for quick relief. For sale by local druggists.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
Wasting Time on the Devil
A reflective saying laments people fight the devil while neglecting love for others. It suggests that directing energy toward kindness would end the devil’s influence and end boredom among the good.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Medicine Praised by Family
Mrs. Charles Kline of Easton Pa. reports several family members cured of coughs and colds by Foley's Honey and Tar and keeps a bottle in the house. Refuse substitutes. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. market it.
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Foley
Charles Kline
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Easton
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Louvre Ranks Top Global Art Budget for Acquisitions
The Paris Louvre holds the largest purchasing power among world galleries, enabling it to acquire new paintings more readily than any other institution.
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Paris Louvre
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