Many Measures Voted On In Iowa Legislature Session
Des Moines April Tom reports a lively session as the senate passed numerous bills. Key actions include condemning gravel pits for road building, frost proof locomotive cabs, tobacco bans for high schoolers, appointment of county superintendents, and expanded river and water power controls. Also created a teachers employment bureau and raised state staff salaries. Hearing on water power site regulation set for Wednesday afternoon. Hugh Cooper of Keokuk Dam to be heard.
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Des Moines
Tom
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Senate
House
Huff
Kulp
White
Supreme Court
McVicker
Neal
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Ames
McColl
Chapman
State Department of Public Instruction
Peterson
Heald
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Jones’ House
House Utilities Committees
Keokuk Dam
Garden contest awards and home garden essay
The Evening Courier names the winners of its garden story contest. First prize goes to Mrs. A Cadwallader of Jefferson street, second to Mrs. J B Allen of Beppler avenue, third to Mrs. B Bramblett of Adams street. The piece urges readers to plant a garden, detailing personal success with a small plot, soil care, and the health and economic benefits of gardening, with Mrs. J B Allen signing the piece.
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A. Cadwallader
Jefferson Street
J. B. Allen
Beppler Avenue
B. Bramblett
Adams Street
Ant
Mother Marth
Beating Around the Bush Yet Try Chamberlain Remedy
Readers are urged to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs or colds. The ad touts its remarkable cures and world wide reputation, noting it is for sale by all druggists.
Parcel Post Growth Reported Across United States
Washington April 7 parcel post handling surged in the first three months with over 150 million packages mailed. Postal centers report March activity up 55 percent versus January led by Chicago with 6,896,744 parcels, followed by New York 5,973,075 and Boston 1,657,036. Go to headquarters for lawn and garden seed at N. J. Berkley's.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Boston
Herbs Plants And Roots In Medicine Study
A discussion of over 700 varieties of herbs, roots and plants and their medicinal power. Lydia E Pinkham developed her Vegetable Compound from such roots and herbs, a remedy for many feminine ailments that has aided women for nearly forty years.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Iowa State College to Expand Extension Courses Across State
Ames April 7 Iowa State College plans to reach more than 200 communities next season with expanded extension courses. Four new lines in dairying fruit growing poultry truck gardening and potato growing join twelve existing types. Short sessions will run six or three days near most farms with aim to hold a course within six to seven miles of every farm at least once every three years.
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Father Adam
The
Nile
Ames
Iowa State College
Ghottt
Felding
W. J. Kennedy
Plimbling and Dappeng House Plumbing Advice
An old advertisement warns that a house with poor plumbing risks illness like typhoid and compares digestion to house plumbing. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief and notes the product is for sale by all druggists.
Amusements in Waterloo Show and Stage Listings
The Waterloo program features the AR G. Field Greater Minstrels gold band and two concerts, plus a stage bill including The Servant of the Mote and a Henry W. Savage production y crxwoman. The program highlights large casts, elaborate scenery, and a symphony orchestra, with tours by major companies and noted performers.
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AR G. Pield Greater Minstrels
AL Gs Dield
Une Reakem Ik
Wiliai Walter
Ninatrel
Murbie
Greater Minstrala
Waterloo
Henry W. Savage
Zlamwerman
Paris
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J. 2. Sedgwick
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State College TO God
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Northwest
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Crystal Ice & Fuel CO
Iowa
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Hoattiaeda Theatre
Clee
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Bivery
D. H. Wick
Lew Hartford
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Cyclopedia
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Cole Rendering Works
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Undertakers Association
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