Wobblies Flaunt Sioux City Folk
In Sioux City Iowa on April 24, I W W members violated a Sheriff promise by gathering at 11 a m in front of a building. They crowded pedestrians and ignored authorities, electing officers and cheering after vowing to oust the group from town. Local officials refused further interference, while citizens demand action against open air meetings and police inaction. Leaders Kelly and Sheridan pressed on, with Kelly claiming free America and wishing he were in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slont City
Airect
W. H. Jones
I. W. W. Ball
Vene
IW. W
Fourth and
Howard Streets
Jones
Department of Public Safety
Sioux City
Eny
TI. W.W
James, Kelly
Rad’ Sheridan
Kelly
America
Germany
Flu Epidemic Strikes Fredericksburg Area Schools
A severe flu outbreak hits Fredericksburg area with eight Carney children and multiple households ill. Two nurses, plus Mrs S N Morgan and Miss Lena Lemka, provide care while 48 students in the district see only one attending. Doctors from Frederika, Fredericksburg and New Hampton remain on call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Here
William Carney
S. N. Morgan
Lena Lemka
Frederika
New Hampton
Auto Mystery In Cherokee Ends With Wheel Found
In Cherokee Georgia on April 24 Dr Buri Hoard drove his car when a rear wheel vanished on the street. A persistent search failed until the wheel was found later in a narrow space between two buildings about 20 yards from the stalled car. Authorities seek the cause of the missing wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Buri Hoard
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
A Waterloo resident testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing long standing kidney troubles. She reports dizziness backache and fatigue improving after four boxes and says she still uses the remedy when needed. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY promotes the product with the familiar home endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Waterloo
J. F. Kops
Doan
Towns Allowances for Next Biennium Fixed at 22 582 000
Des Moines reports that legislative appropriations for 1919 to 1921 total 11 291 000 for two years, with 7 810 000 annually from state taxes. Education receives 2 258 000 annually, board of control 1 494 000, mental hospital 105 000, park fund 100 090, tuberculosis eradication 209 000, state fair cattle barn 213 000, and code commission 75 000. Omnibus bill allocates 762 000 annually for government operations, plus 3 581 000 in additional annual appropriations. Statutory appropriations total 1 950 000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lews
State Board of Education
Board of Control
Public Park
Code Commission
Board of Education
Brunn addresses Fort Dodge business men on building loan
IL Brunn, secretary of the Waterloo Building and Loan Association, spoke at the Fort Dodge luncheon of the Manufacturers and Jobbers Bureau. He outlined the organization’s history since 1878 and current real estate loans totaling 1,696,269.50 with 1,772,809.37 in installment stock. Investors earn 7 to 9 percent. Last year the association financed over 360,000 for new homes and plans to form a Fort Dodge branch to ease housing shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. IL Brunn
Waterloo Building & Loan Association
Manufacturers and Jobbers Bureau
Commercial Club
Fort Dodge
Hay
New Food Laws Placed In Des Moines Area
Des Moines April 24 The Thirty-eighth general assembly enacted food laws to curb dishonest dealers and protect honest food businesses. A standard law fixes bread size, substitute limits, and names breads sausage molasses and evaporated milk for standardization. Renovated butter labeling becomes mandatory July 4. The dairy act redefines dairy products, sets milk at 2 percent fat and 11.5 percent solids, regulates imitation products, and requires brand registration. Egg dealer licensing begins May 22 with 30 days to comply. Weights and measures reforms hold buyers responsible for scales and misweighting becomes a misdemeanor across food and coal sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thirty-eighth
General Assembly
Assembly
Tt Te State Food and Dairy Commissioner
Evans
Buller County
Senate
Griffin
Woodbury County
House
Barney
State Food Department
Dairy and Food
van Alstine
Beeman i
Honest Castoria Ad Claims Genuine Fletcher Product
An advertisement defends Fletcher's Castoria claiming it maintains its early virtues, citing physician recommendations and widespread use. It warns against imitations found in stores and asserts that only the genuine Castoria before the public is worthy, with Mr. Fletcher expecting his reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Cme
Spring time health tonic claims for Dr Pierce product
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a spring health tonic to restore stomach liver and nerves tone. It urges preventive care, notes the tonic comes in tablets or liquid, offers a trial package for 10 cents, and includes a customer testimonial praising health improvements and recommending Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Rockford
Pierce
Carrie la Pier
Kilburn
Ottumwa Street Car Fares Restored After Court Action
The Ottumwa case reports the dissolution of an injunction against the company enforcing street car fares. A district judge in Ottumwa on April 24 ordered reinstatement of the 5 cent fare after the 3 cent and 2 cent charges had been in dispute. Tea will be available within a few weeks. The article notes campaigned opposition and the city council's role in the fare adjustment.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Ja
Cornell
Poison Claims Headache Relief Through Sulpherb Tablets
Grandma remedies of sulfur mixed with laxatives evolve into Sulpherb Tablets sold in sealed tubes. Advertises Spring Blood Purifier to thin and purify blood, ease ailments like typhoid and coughs, improve digestion, and restore strength. Claims tablets relieve constipation and kidney inactivity, with guaranteed satisfaction or money back.
Adler-i-ka Helps Son and Self Advertised Cure Claim
An advertisement promotes Adler-i-ka as a universal bowel remedy claiming instant relief from gas and stomach distress, emptying the bowel and flushing the alimentary canal. It cites a patient’s cure and lists ingredients as buckthorn cascara glycerine and nine other drugs, with Wanegler Brothers Co. and leading druggists selling the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerhard
Ferdinand
Adler-ika
Wanegler Brothers Co
Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys Health Ad Claim
An old advertisement emphasizes kidney health, warning that most illnesses stem from kidney trouble. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules as a remedy, claiming rapid relief and long term benefit with continued use, urging readers to buy at their druggist and request the original imported brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Harlem
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Wobblies
New
W. H. Brunn
Ures
Evang
Moore
Slate Dairy and Food
Castoria
Buck
National Beverage Company
Chicago
Wittick and Entz
Park Avenue
Mississippi
North Atlantic
Pound
Uncle Sam
Atlantic Ocean
Great Western States
Boston Fish Pier Co
Middle West
Department OF Commerce
Bureau OF Fisheries
Washington
Dana F. Ward
Rochester
H. M. Moore
Park Ave
Adier-i-ka
Nature
W. E. Debe
Free Town State Bank, Cov
Tth & Jefferson
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