Remembered ethics and hanging questions amuse readers
A long editorial fragment muses on forgetfulness and ethics in public duty. It compares the sheriff’s failed Feb 4 execution with ethical questions about officials accepting fees and expenses. It cites Sheriff Grant, Mr Eaton, Judge, State Superintendent MacClenahan, and ministers, raising accountability for personal gain versus state funds.
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Sam
Benefit
Grant
Louisiana
Cork
Sherif Grant
Eaton
Real Estate Licenses Aimed to Boost Trust in Iowa
The piece argues for a state license system for realtors to improve public confidence and curb unscrupulous practices. It notes licenses could be revoked for unworthiness, compare to bank supervision, and questions high attorney fees in chartering a small bank as a parallel example. It concludes with a call for clarity from officials amid ongoing Des Moines concerns.
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Iowa
Friend Wife By Roe Fulkerson in a Modern Tale
Imogene laments a moral shock after seeing a chinchilla coat donated to a poor woman. Andrew counsels charity, then recounts an ancient tale of Kindness and Appreciation meeting in Athens, illustrating that kindness often earns ingratitude yet remains its own reward. The dialogue urges steadfast virtue despite a cynical world.
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Andrew
Imogene
Buddin
Lemime
Mount Olympus
Uerbie
Hom
Athenium
Athens
Health Talks on Ether and Early Anesthesia Pioneers
Dr John Kr Huber reviews the first use of ether in surgery noting Dr Crawford Williamson Long’s 1842 milestone in Georgia. He also cites Wells Morton Simpson and others, praising collaborative progress in anesthesia and asepsis, with reflections on public reaction and medical advancement.
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Morton
Heston
Horace Welle
Wells
Georgia
Craxford Williiamson Long
Tue Ior
James Wrenable
Long
University of Pennsylvania
Room clerk at the OK is heir apparent to the king
A folky dialogue features Andrew and Imogene. The talk critiques confidence in others and self-satisfaction, with a parable about picking nine lemons from ten and life’s tree. Imogene remarks Andrew shows intelligence at times.
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Andrew
Imogene Grave Jly
Nature Notes Q and A about birds flowers and dog health
Readers ask about how long a bird can stay on the wing without rest when are dogwood buds formed and how to stop hiccups in a distemper affected dog with answers to appear in tomorrow’s Nature Notes column.
Answers on Birds Feet and Bear Survival
A fragmentary set of student notes discusses bird foot types linked to lifestyle, noting terrestrial, aerial, aquatic, and worm-eating species. It then asks why bears outlast wolves in some areas, attributing it to bears being opportunistic feeders. The text ends with a prehistoric soil foundation question about sedimentary rock and life’s dependence on soil.
Guest rooms and humble comforts for visitors
Side Talks suggests testing a guest room by living in it for a day to reveal practical needs. It notes small details like a waste basket towel bar and better lighting, advising modest, inexpensive improvements and a more usable workspace for guests.
The Old Time Folks Poem of Old Timers and Song
A nostalgic verse contrasts old time folks with modern tunes. The speaker laments changes in society and longs for the warmth of elder generations, imagining a heavenly welcome from those long gone as the world grows newer.
Guest Room Details and Attentive Touches for Visitors
The note describes a guest room with blotter, private space for correspondence, ample closet space, two readable books, electric bulbs in lamps, and careful, delicate attentions expected by guests. The narrator apologizes for any past injustice and humbly asks for pardon.
Soldiers' Bonus Bill Push Planned by Iowa Senate
Republican leaders in the Iowa senate plan to push through a bill authorizing a soldier's bonus of 1 dollar a day for home service and 1.25 dollars a day for foreign service, with costs estimated near 200 million dollars. The current action covers authorization only, with funding details to be debated next session alongside general revenue legislation. The proposal would pay federal bonuses regardless of state aid receipts, and notes rising future costs for care of discharged partially disabled veterans. Highlights national efforts to overhaul hospital services, war risk insurance, and veteran care infrastructure.
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Davenport
Senate
House
Congress
Correct English Fragments From a Mixed Sentence Set
The text lists corrected forms for several phrases. It notes run away ran away run, gone home went fallen fallen and proved proven. It contrasts tenses and past participles with intended standard usage.
Ask McAdoo Friends Explain Need for Demo Shakeup
Washington Feb 14 United Press says Chairman White of the Democratic National Committee invited Thomas B Love and Robert W Wooten to meet the Democratic executive committee next Thursday. They are McAdoo allies who will explain why an immediate party reorganization and ousting of the current chairman is necessary.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
White
Democratic National Committee
Thomas B. Love
Robert W. Wootey
William G. McAdoo
Democratic Executive Committee
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd
Jeremiah Quiz runs a puzzle shop where he tests a little girl named Alice with a chain of brain teasers. He asks riddles about ages and arithmetic while the girl tries to deduce names and numbers, ending with a playful age puzzle and a final note about the wordable terms.
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Jeremiah Quiz
Smaid
Tinster
Alice
Altice
Jeremiah
Baer Urges Pulling Farmers From Mire At Rotary
Carl Baer of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce spoke at Black's tearoom urging farmers and business interests to unite for national stability. He stressed farming as 70 percent of buying power, Iowa as a vital producer, and balanced wheel factors including transportation and commerce. He warned no single group can control national policy amid a 40,006,000 worker landscape.
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Washington, D. C
Carl Baer
St. Louis
Beer
Baer
Iowa
Chicago
The Testing of Brenda a New York Tale
Brenda Nielsen a St Thomas islander becomes American then moves to New York to study art where she meets Roger Daly a newspaper man. A world of sudden offers temptations and job shifts tests her resolve as she loses a theatre role and considers a new life as a telephone operator to support her family and stay near Roger.
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Brenda Nielsen
St. Thomas Island
United States
New York
Roger Daly
Brenda
Daly
Roger
Auasta
Gordon Lee
W. CL A
Case to come up first in legislature probe
Des Moines February 14 no session of the joint committee on departmental affairs was held as chairman Anderson was out of the city. A session likely tomorrow. Committeemen expect the McClenahan case against state superintendent of public instruction to be disposed of before other offices.
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Fonwrn
MacClenahan
Associated Press
Des Moines
Joint Legislature
Anderson
B.mcclenahan
British Railwaymen Threaten Nationwide Strike
London February 14 United Press reports Secretary Bromley of the British Railwaymen's union says a nationwide strike will be called if the government fails to investigate the shooting of Irish railway workers at Malloy last week and guarantee their future safety. Unofficial reports say a strike may begin Thursday at midnight, but no confirmation is available.
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United Press
London
Bromley
British Railway Enginemen’s Union
Trish
Malloy
Waterloo Romance Ends in Mobile Wedding Event
Waterloo residents Miss Catherine McCoy a former saleslady at Black's and Paul Davis Dry Goods stores and John L Conry a retired farmer married in Mobile on February 3 in the cathedral. Rev George Moehler officiated. The couple, residing at the Cawthorn Hotel Mobile, plan to return to Waterloo at month’s end.
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Waterloo
Catherine McCoy
Black's
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
John L. Conrr
Mobile Register
Conry
George Moehler
Cawthorn Hotel
Mobile
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Clerk Office
Carl C Hoover and Nanny Baer both of Robins appear in the marriage licenses list along with others including Harry E LaPrenz of Hudson Elsie E Crownover Hudson Ray Lawl Friedley Waterloo and Grace Alma Simmons Waterloo, showing preliminary authorization for nuptial bonds.
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Carl C. Hoover
Robins
Nanny Baer
Harry_E
LaPrenz
Hudson
Elsie E. Crownover
Ray Lawl
Friedley
Waterloo
Grace Alma Simmons
Labor Board Denies Jurisdiction Over Wage Dispute
The United States railroad labor board refused the Atlanta Birmingham Atlantic employees request to move their wage dispute out of court claiming the board’s lack of jurisdiction. The board kept in force its hold on the railroad’s proposed wage reductions as crews face operating expenses, noting payroll costs formed about 71 percent of total expenses. The decision came from Chicago with Associated Press reporting February 14.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board Today
Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
House votes against disarming holdup
The House voted down by 124 to 30 an amendment to the naval appropriation bill. The measure would have barred spending part of the $90,000,000 in the bill for continuing naval construction until the president called an international disarmament conference.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Bristol City Icebound in Atlantic As Fuel Fails
The British freighter Bristol City with a crew of 36 was icebound 300 miles off shore after running out of coal. Icy conditions hampered the ship and interfered with wireless, delaying position reporting as other vessels searched for help. News by United Press from New York on February 14.
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United Press
York
Bristol City
Alien Ex Soldiers May Acquire Citizenship
Former service men who are not full fledged citizens may gain citizenship with minimal delay by presenting at Fred S. Pettit’s district court office at 9 a.m. Friday Feb. 18. Applicants must bring two identifying witnesses and original army discharge certificates. A BNA examiner will hear the applications and successful applicants will receive full citizenship papers at the March term of court.
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Fred S. Pettit
District Court
Bureau of Naturalization
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