Iowa Senate Passes Rabits Bill Amid Vaudeville Stream
Des Moines witnessed a playful Senate session as Senator Mitchell’s bill to forbid rabbit shipments out of Iowa sparked a string of comical amendments. The chamber, chaired by Senator Haskell, heard quips about rabbit tamales and even a Tennyson couplet, ending with the bill’s passage including an enforcement provision.
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State House
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Mahaska Co
Haskell
Linn Co
Rule
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Parker
Tennyson
J.tennyson
Czar Reed
Congress
Toledo may offer Leander Clark College to state for children's home
Toledo Iowa March 25 Leander Clark college could become a state institution a home for destitute delinquent and dependent children The White bill has passed the senate providing 100000 for the home The board of control may acquire grounds and buildings If approved by the house Toledo would likely be chosen as the site due to its central location and rail connections and locals expect strong community support
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Toledo
Leander Clark College
Senate
Board of Control of State Institutions
E. E. Taylor
Unclear Fragment Appeals to Prospective Outcome
The fragment notes a cautious outlook on a person’s chances, stating that the institution seems assured and that prospects are considered favorable. No further context or specifics are provided.
Preachers Auto Stolen In Burlington Crime
Rev. H A Dalrymple led a prayer meeting at his home when a thief stole his Ford touring car parked at 18 Arch Street in Burlington. Police searched the city overnight and planned to continue the hunt believing the auto may be abandoned nearby.
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Burlington
H. A. Dalrymple
Arch Street
Mr. Dalrymple
Go West, Young Man at Fox Theater
Tom Moore stars as Dick Latham the eastern teen hero turned rough western sheriff in Go West Go West. He faces Godson the outlaw leader and reforms the town winning the girl and proving a new kind of hero. Fox theater Thursday afternoon and night features this two reel comedy with Bill Parsons.
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Tom Moore
Kingdom of Youth
Goldwyn Pictures
Dick Latham
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Still Popular After Forty Years
Fashions in medicines change but Chamberlains Cough Remedy remains widely trusted after more than four decades. The ad notes its continued use across generations and recommends a trial for coughs or colds at Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon’s Drug Store
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Zbyszko Wins Heavyweight Wrestling Title Match
Wladek Zbyszko defeats Ed Lewis in a one fall match lasting 1 hour 24 minutes 36 seconds to claim the world heavyweight championship. Lewis faltered after a close contest as Zbyszko pinned him effectively granting the title amid a massive New York crowd.
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New York City
Zbyszko
Lewis
Pershing Fulfills Ancestor's Alsace Lorraine Wish
Greensburg pamphlet reports Gen. John J. Pershing fulfilled a family wish by saving Alsace-Lorraine when leading American troops against Germany. Reverent Justus N. Pershing reveals a 1744 letter from Frederick Pershing Sr. noting hope that descendants would redeem the lands from oppression.
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Greensburg
John J. Pershing
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Justus N. Pershing
General Pershing
Frederick Pershing
Landwehr
Dirt roads in Iowa rely on proper spring drainage
Iowa's dirt roads may be fixed or ruined by spring drainage practices the state highway commission says. Builders should crown roads to drain water into side ditches and outlets, open culverts, and avoid ponding in borrow pits to protect road foundations and prevent damage from traffic.
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Ames
Mar
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Three Stores Robbed in Cedar Rapids Burglaries
Night burglaries struck three Cedar Rapids shops on March 25. Idelewild Grocery at 1700 Fourth Avenue reported eight pounds of bacon two hams twenty four packages of Hershey chocolates and chewing gum taken after forcing a rear door. Howard Holt Co at 106 108 South Flint Street saw a broken drug cabinet but no cash. New Boston Grocery at 106 South First Street reported twentydollars in bills and small change stolen via a rear window.
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CEDAR /RAPIDS
Fourth Avenue
New England
Howard-Holt Company
South
Flint Street
James T. Taylor
New Boston
South First Street
John T. Hamilton Ill With Influenza At Home
John T. Hamilton longtime president of the Merchants National Bank and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Cedar Rapids is seriously ill at his home with influenza and related complications. Authorities fear for his recovery due to age.
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Cedar Rapids
John T. Hamilton
Merchants National Bank
G. W. Clarke
All Nervous Women May Benefit from Vinci Remedy
Mrs R M Little of Whitman Massachusetts testifies that Vinci restored her nervous rundown condition, strength, and health after other medicines failed. The ad touts Vinci as a beef and cod liver peptone based tonic with iron manganese glycerophosphates and glycerophosphates, sold by Sherman Bros. and druggists everywhere. A Saxol Salve offer promises money back if it fails.
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Sherman Bros
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Red Cross Nurse Returns From Chateau Thierry Front
Miss Mae Baxter of Cedar Rapids Iowa, one of the first three local Red Cross nurses in France, arrived home after serving near Chateau Thierry during the Marines front line drive. She recalls crowded hospitals two thousand beds filled, five operating rooms busy nonstop from May 13 1918 through the drive, and French wounded seeking care at the American hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Mae Baxter
Red Cross
France
Chateau Thierry
Miss Baxter
Ottumwa Team Beats Muscatine in Season Finale
Ottumwa defeated Muscatine 45 to 12 in the final game of the season. Millett Butler and Tyler played their last Ottumwa game as they graduate this spring. Muscatine suffered its worst defeat in three years.
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Ottumwa
Muscatine
Ottumwans
Millett
Butler
Tyler
Fifteen Legislators Tour New Childrens Hospital
In Iowa City Fifteen state lawmakers toured the new Children s hospital. The facility spans a vast area, with a baby ward for twenty infants, a milk kitchen, and a milk-testing laboratory. Capacity reaches 145 children and ninety-one are receiving treatment.
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Iowa City
Childrens Hospital
Bully as a historical term of praise in Shakespeare era
The piece discusses the term bully used as a familiar address in Shakespeare’s time and notes its continued sense of praise today in both American and British usage. It cites examples like bully dinner to illustrate the positive meaning retained across eras and nations.
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