Quarter Century Span of State's Odd Road Work
Courier special looks back at Iowa road history from early 1904 state highway commission setup to a 1920s push for a $100,000,000 bond issue. It notes Ames engineers guiding early highway development, the three man then five man commissions, and Dean Anson Marston's 23 years leading the effort.
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Courier Special
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
General Assembly
George W. Clarke
Iowa State College
Ames
Highway Commission
Board of Education
Marston
Curtis Tioneers
Anson Marston
Engineering
Charles F. Curtis
Agricultural Department
Legislaure
Dean Marston
Arbitration Board Awards Compensation in Disputed Cases
Industrial Commissioner A B Funk upheld workers compensation awards for Everett W. Wagner of Newton and Rose Belcher of Des Moines Electric. Wagner, a Maytag polisher, suffered injury October 2, 1926, and received $15 weekly from injury to arbitration date. Belcher, boiler inspector, died August 27, 1927, found at a boiler manhole. decision cited duty and loss of support as grounds for payout.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
A. B. Funk
Everett W. Wagner
Maytay Company
Newton
Rose Belcher
Des Moines Electric Company
Belcher
Wagner
Funk
Maytag
Nujol Promises Safe Elimination of Poisons
An advertisement claims Nujol cleanses the system by absorbing poisons and aiding evacuation. It emphasizes the product is nonabsorbable, drug free, and harmless to stomach and kidneys, manufactured by Standard Oil’s Chemical Products Division. The copy urges readers to buy genuine Nujol bottles with readable labels and to start today.
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Chemical Products Division
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
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