McFarlane Bills Highlight Education Reform Debate
Iowa lawmakers debate two McFarlane bills on education reform. One supports a measure aimed at assessable change and quick action in the assembly, with backing from Black Hawk county allies urged to express support. The second bill advocates home rule for a free textbook provision, appealing to Waterloo's working population and city interests without mandating free texts.
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Free Textbook Plan Faces Amendment Hurdle
A state committee support favors the McFarlane bill allowing districts to supply free textbooks from school funds with voter approval. An attached amendment restricts elections to petition of ten percent of freeholders, removing those most in need from initiating the measure and risking lack of access to ballots.
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McFarlane
Washington Memorial Campaign Drives Honor to George Washington
The George Washington Memorial Association led by Mrs. Henry Fe Dimock of Washington DC seeks funds for a national memorial building in the capital. Planned as a center for knowledge and a headquarters for patriotic, scientific, and literary groups, it aims to begin spring construction with a goal of up to one million dollars by Washington's birthday. Contributions welcome from ten cents upward. Notables like W H Taft and Elihu Root back the project to honor Washington and promote peace and public causes.
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Washington, D. C
National Capital
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White House
Washington
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Elihu Root
Onis
George Washington
Two Farm Lane Bills Move Fast In Legislature
A bill introduced by Representative Arch McFarlane of Waterloo proposes a five year closed season on the prairie chicken. The bill passed the game committee 3 to 1 with strong support and swift action fuels optimism for early passage in the house. Voters are urged to heed the issue.
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Tower House
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Fich and Game Committee
Campaign to banish mud roads gains support in Champaign county
A Champaign County campaign urges Eliminating mud roads nationwide decrying them as an extravagance and barrier to markets churches and schools. The circular cited by the Dubuque Times Journal argues mud roads delay emergencies hinder travel and drain county funds while portraying them as eyesores and safety risks.
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Nawkeye
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Dubuque
Iowa Editors Discuss Land Prices And Plans For Davenport
Davenport city officials invest in an acreage tract as a site for a battery plant while a Missouri man offers 35 000 for a farm to host a meat factory. A Marion county deal notes 54 000 for a 5 acre sale. The piece contrasts high prices with hope for profits and questions whether Iowa land values have peaked.
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Missouri
Iowa
Harvey James
Marion County
James Hartley
Iimneel
Our Ammateur Martyrs and Prohibition Debates
A compilation of opinion snippets: support for a military service law taxing youth health for six months, arguments on substitutes for the saloon with municipal pool hall ideas, Indiana as a dry state test bed, and light jabs at Col. House and other diplomatic figures.
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Fragmented Iowa newspaper clippings and misc remarks
Readable lines reveal a jumble of jokes and dialogue about life, a town paper editor and a prompt to buy the press. It includes casual talk on duties, marriage plans, and a stray incident about an automobile colliding with a train and a neighbor’s wife, all reflecting urban playful chatter.
One Little Girl and a Prayer on Whining
A family tale shares a child’s simple prayers about God blessing parents and avoiding whining. The girl Milas Five Years imagines prayers, then others echo worries, being cross, and happiness, illustrating a plain life philosophy from a child’s voice. Pass it along.
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The Old Redwood Tree Tale for a Pale California Boy
A bedtime legend unfolds under a colossal redwood where a pale boy named Paul dreams of the tree’s ancient life. The talking trunk recalls fairies, goblins, and a wedding quarrel that split forest folk, ending with the sprite within the tree swallowed by time, leaving the tree to grow rings for thousands of years.
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Baby Bond idea for small investors gains debate
The essay argues that small investors need truly affordable bonds, noting European models with five to twenty dollar pieces and Paris city loans delivered at once. It critiques American practice, where ten dollar New York City bonds exist in theory but are impractical in execution, and suggests the bond must be purchasable with four weeks of wages and bring pride to the buyer.
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Shoes Save the Nation From Cripples
Minneapolis Journal discusses army footwear as essential for national strength. It cites medical corps findings on misfit civilian shoes and reports the army shoe’s fit across 30 shapes, arguing proper design and fitting prevent foot injury and improve mobility. It contrasts civilian footwear with military footwear and mocks changing fashion at the expense of foot health.
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Pizarro
Peru
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Army Medical Corps
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Building Up the Blood Pink Pills for Pale People
Aimed at parents, this piece warns that rapid growth in girls can mask anemia. It describes symptoms such as breathlessness, color changes, and mood swings, urging use of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People to restore blood and vitality. The ad mentions free booklet and purchase through a druggist.
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Viewpoint on a mother's pride and a husband's reply
A humorous Mothers and fathers exchange from Everybody’s and New York Times about Mrs Peasley's child winning a prize and a mother and father lightheartedly debating pride and affection. The dialogue highlights parental boasting and reassurance in a playful tone.
Help Young Girls Benefit From Lydia Pinkham's Remedy
Alma Munzs of Eaton Indiana writes the remedy cured her daughter's cramps headaches and backache Mrs Hager of Hamilton Indiana reports monthly cramps gone and feels renewed after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The letters urge other young girls to seek restoration to health with the same product.
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Eaton
New Castle
Ind
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B. Pinkhem
Zemo Promises Quick Eczema Relief From Rosy Ca Cleveland
From a druggist, 23c or 1.00 for extra large, buy Zemo. When used as directed it removes eczema, stops itching, heals skin troubles, sores, burns and wounds. Zemo is described as clean, dependable, inexpensive, penetrating and antiseptic.
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Cleveland
Musterole Brings Quick Comfort For Aches Ailments
Musterole is a clean white ointment with mustard oil used as a substitute for mustard plasters. Widely recommended by doctors and nurses, it relieves sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia congestion rheumatism back pains sprains and many other aches and colds of the chest with soothing warmth.
Credulons Bunco Man Versus Weatherman Prophecy
In a crook bold exchange two Bunco Men duel with a sharp elderly gent. One taunts that his victim cannot outwit a perceptive man who carries an umbrella as a weather forecast hints at rain. The other bunco man challenges the obstacle, insisting the umbrella signals an impending storm.
Better Than Calomel Olive Tablets Laxative Remedy
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a mild effective alternative to calomel for liver and bowels. The olive colored pills claim to curb headaches and fatigue by correcting liver sluggishness without harming teeth or gums. Sold in 10c and 25c boxes by all druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
My Weather Prophet Predicts Stormy Days Ahead
An old friend eases aches from shoulder and knee pains through Sloan's Liniment. The ad claims no rubbing is needed as it absorbs quickly and is cleaner than plasters and ointments. It targets gout lumbago neuralgia bruises and sprains with 25c 50c or 1.00 price points.
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Sloan
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