Iowa Senate weighs equalizing pay of state employes
Des MoinesApril 17 The Iowa Senate may act today on a bill from the Senate committee on departmental affairs to adjust salaries of state officials and employes The measure aims to bring long existing salary levels into line with newer departments and elective officers The senate also quashed a proposal to appoint a legislative road commission and confirmed several appointments including P K Holbrook D D Murphy Charles R Brenton A B Funk Ora Williams J A Tracy and others
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Des Moines
Town Senate
Senate Committee
Senate
Departmental Affairs Committee
Whitmore
Boards of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Board of Education
P. K. Holbrook
Ottawa
D. D. Murphy
Elkader
Charles R. Brenton
Dallas Center
Woman's Eye Pain Advertisement Amazes Waterloo Readers
An advert claims a businessman's wife suffering from red, weak eyes found relief after using Lavoptik eye wash. It touts a single bottle's success and offers a free Alum eye cup from Wauwegler Brothers Co., druggists, Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Wauwegler Brothers Co
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy
Promotes security by claiming pure, non habit forming Dr Kilmer Swamp Root from vegetable herbs. Not a stimulant, taken in tea spoonfuls, offered in bottles with purity statement. Sample request details and price information included for Waterloo Daily Courier Report readers.
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Kilmer
Nature
Dr. Kilmer
Yyott
Dr. Kilmer& Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Waterloo
Daily Courier
Neolin Soles From Goodyear Endure Repeated Wear
Mr. M Newman of I Newman Mfg Co Minneapolis touts Neolin Soles as superior to standard soles for waterproof comfort and durability after months of wear. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Akron Ohio also makes Wingfoot Heels guaranteed to outwear other heels and offers Neolin soles for family footwear.
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M. Newman
I. Newman Mfg. Co
Minneapolis
Newman
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Colored woman in male attire flees reformatory life
Emma Johnson, a Perry colored woman sent to Rockwell City reformatory, left in overalls and a jumper, returned to Perry, and was picked up in Jefferson for masquerading in male attire before being sent back. Johnson had previously received a ten year sentence for forgery.
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Perry, Ja
Emma Johnson
Perry
Reformatory For Women
Rockwell City
Jefferson
Rockwell’ City
Freezone promises quick corns and calluses relief
An advertisement claims a tiny bottle of Freezone costs only a few cents at many drug stores. It urges applying a few drops on corns and hard skin on the bottom of feet to lift them away, leaving underlying skin pink and healthy without soreness.
Ear of Corn with Red Cross Placed in National Museum
A Marshall County ear of corn with a red cross formed by red kernels amid white ones has been sent to the National Museum of the Red Cross in Washington. The corn, from Carl Miller’s field near Lamoile, was grown in the cellco variety and exhibited locally before being given to Frank C. Letts, former head of the Western Grocery Company, who transferred it to the Red Cross museum.
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Marshalltown
Washington, D. C
Marshall County
Red Cross
National Museum of the Red Cross
Carl, Miller
Lamoile
Frank C. Letts
Western Grocery Company
Letter from Mrs McFadden on shelter for boys and US A
A fragment states Miss Elizabeth McFadden, in charge of the museum, writes about preserving a freak of nature and turning the Vin Victory loan over to make a shelter taut for the boys and the U S A.
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Elizabeth 4. McFadden
Vin Victory
Plymouth Leads The Van With Land Sales
LeMars Iowa April 17 report shows Plymouth county real estate deals totaling 3 246 496 across eleven transfers and twenty-one parcels valued at over 350 000 each. The quarterly tally lists eight sales ranging from 64 000 to 72 000.
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Plymouth
Trans- LeMars
Transmouth County
Courier
Your Duty to Buy War Bonds urged in plea
A wartime appeal urges citizens to do their duty by purchasing their share of bonds. The message emphasizes collective sacrifice and hints at sons and neighbors serving the country, with calls to support families awaiting return.
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Northrup, King & Co
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