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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1913
Page
3
Washington reports the Sixteenth Amendment authorizing income tax becomes part of the federal constitution. It grants Congress power to tax incomes without apportionment, marking a major shift in U S revenue and potentially influencing tariff policy.
A Middletown reader touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for severe female illnesses. The letter details long standing headaches backaches and exhaustion and credits the remedy with restoring strength enabling housework and helping others.
Washington feb 4 the youngest wife of any member of the new congress is Mrs Syde Tavenner wife of C H L Tavenner of Cordova Ill She supported his campaign by running headquarters in six counties and meeting voters She just passed her twenty first birthday in november and her husband is three years older perhaps the youngest of the 435 members elected to seats in congress last election
Des Moines Feb 4 Senator Robinson drafts a bill to create a legislative commission to study Iowa court conditions and propose redistricting. He argues a two year inquiry will likely justify keeping large circuits and even readjusting circuits to prevent counties from sole judicial control. The push aims to reduce congested dockets by reorganizing districts.
Des Moines reports Senator Spaulding of Grinnell argues to retain a domestic science department at Ames to help young men and women meet and marry. He contends farm wives should be educated in domestic science and warns that moving girls away from Ames would prevent suitors from meeting. He stresses the refining influence of female students at the agricultural and mechanical arts school.
Des Moines Feb 3 A joint house resolution calls for expert accountants and efficiency engineers to audit state operations and propose administrative changes for economy. The measure, drafted by the retrenchment and reforms committee, passed the house with a large majority and awaits senate action.
Elsie St. Leon stars in Frederic Thompson's Polly of the Circus bringing two carloads of scenery and a large trained-animal troupe to the Waterloo for matinee and night. She is supported by the original company ensuring smooth performance. Kitty Gordon headlines Friday in The Enchantress with remarkable gowns and a summer tour abroad.
Reader Benjamin Pacage of Detroit writes of severe eczema spreading from red blotches on his face to hands feet and legs. After trying various products without relief he used Cuttenra Ointment and Soap per directions, recovering in about three weeks. Cuticura Beap and Ointment are advertised as effective widely.
The piano pupils of Miss Frances Brammer entertained seventy patrons at her Wellington Street home. The program featured multiple piano selections including Woodland Dances, The Pixies on the Water, Attack of Uhlans, Butterflies, My First Trip, Sunny Days, I Love Little Pussy, Lavender's Blue, The Cavalry Charge, The Tin Soldier, Gipsy Bell, Yarenteila, The Puppets, In Slumberland, At the Fair, Days of Pleasure, and Grande Valse Caprice. Performers included Frances Brammer, Jane Townsley, Mildred Doft, Vera Phippen, Dorothy Jenks, and others.
Des Moines February 4 The Iowa legislature prepares for a batch of major measures to be reported to the house within ten days Speaker Cunningham enacts a new rule to surface long for discussion The package includes the blue sky bill election changes to Monday and other proposals such as nonpartisan judges and county jail hard labor A bill to reimburse farmers for livestock condemned as diseased by the state advances from the senate agriculture committee
Feels shaky and bilious with headaches from lazy liver and fermenting bowel matter. Cascarets stimulate the bowels to move poison out, promising quick relief by morning and a month of brighter wellbeing for adults and children who dislike harsh remedies.
A joint senate and house session will memorialize former Iowa governor Wm. Larrabee on February 25. His sons Frederick and Wm. Larrabee Jr. serve in the current legislature. The Pioneer Law Makers association seeks to join the observance, likely granting the request.
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