Iowa legislature debates state printing board and TB funding
Des Moines April 1 lifting committees in both Iowa houses push bills toward action. The senate sets a special order for the printing bill creating a five member state printing board and a $5,000 superintendent of printing, with per diems for two appointees. The Knickerbocker bill raises tuberculosis eradication funding for cattle from 100,000 to 250,000 annually. The senate also boosts State Historical Society funding and increases State Fair grounds improvements from 19,000 to 44,000. A Pitt bill proposes a state tax commission to study levies.
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Legislature Revision Program Advances to House
The west special or regular session bill passed the senate Thursday and awaits House approval. The commission would comprise four representatives and four senators.
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Rescues Sick Wife From Bed As Fire Destroys Home
F A Van Dyke a farmer near Elberon charged to his burning home after an alarm. He carried his seriously ill wife from an upstairs room minutes before the roof fell in. The house burned but first floor and basement contents were saved. Mrs Van Dyke was taken to Belle Plaine Hospital. Neighbors moved a wood shed to prevent spread.
Ambiguous Wood Virtues Promised by Braxil Umburana
A fragment notes Braxil umburana wood described as softly yellow and scented with vanilla, tempting the reader to feat the aromatic timber, as referenced by American Forestry magazine.
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American Forestry Magazine
No-To-Bac Helps Thousands Break Tobacco Habit
A promotional ad claims No-To-Bac tablets curb cravings for cigarettes cigars pipes or chewing tobacco and offer a full refund if the habit is not broken. It touts ease simplicity and quick relief with promise of mental physical and financial improvement.
Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair Advertisement
An old advertisement extols Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a grease free option. It claims regular soaps dry the scalp and damage hair, while Mulsified creates rich lather, cleanses hair and scalp, rinses easily, and leaves hair silky and manageable. It promises cheap, long lasting supply from drug stores.
Tiz foot remedy ad promises swift relief for tired feet
A nostalgic advertisement touts Tiz as the sole remedy to draw out poisons and relieve corns calluses and bunions. It urges readers to soak feet in a Tiz bath, wear smaller shoes, and buy the product at any drug or department store.
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