Practical Roads Legislation Calls for Local Control and State Oversight
The editorial criticizes two road bills proposing state commissions and state aid, arguing they undervalue local option. It advocates a system where locals choose to build or not, with state plans and refunds upon inspection, to empower farmers and avoid centralized excess.
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van Law
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Iowa debate over certification for teachers and reform
Iowa lawmakers face a critical decision on teacher certification and renewal. Advocates argue the state should recognize competent teachers with lifetime certification, reduce renewals, and emphasize proven experience over examinations. Local educators urge legislators Grout and DeWolf to act at Des Moines hearings.
What Could He Call Her What He Calls Her in Punch Style
Dialogue excerpt from London Punch contrasts romantic terms with practical speech. A man in the vegetable and whelk trades jokes about affectionate nicknames while acknowledging his line of work. The exchange highlights social humor and workplace contrast.
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Lizzie
Whelk
London Punch
Road bonds urged to fund statewide system
Senator Sproul of Delaware County proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the state to issue bonds totaling 50 million dollars for road building. The measure must pass current and next legislatures and be approved by voters. The piece argues patchwork funding fails and a general borrowing plan is needed.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Aproul
Delaware County
Uct
Sproul
Spirit of the Iowa Press in Hootie Postest
A fragmentary Iowa newspaper collage notes Great Britain’s reciprocity stance, a mocked death incident from Ottumwa Courier, and editorial opinions from Davenport Times urging party unity. It also critiques Iowa reappointment fears, plus a Clarkson bill to value a wife higher in Iowa law.
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Council Bluffs
Clarkson
Iowa
Towa
Standpatters Debate Kenyan Vote in Cedar Rapids
The piece notes standpatters press for a chosen candidate, urging Kenyan men to back a candidate as Kenyon won a clear GOP majority in the general assembly. Funk later secured a GOP majority, yet no election followed, with calls to avoid censure if others imitate the stance.
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Cedar Rapids
S. P'S
Kenyon
General Assembly
Funk
Is Lorimer the keystone of Washington power
The Chicago Tribune questions whether Lorimer’s fall would topple the entire political and financial edifice. It argues that the massive influence exerted on him points to a broader system, asking if barons fear the consequences of his removal and what his role reveals about national power structures.
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Chicago Tribune
Washington
America
Lorimer
Ilinois
Allroad
Lorimerism a national disease to be eradicated
In Springfield during legislative sessions railroads seeking favors are blamed as Illinois workers face a reckoning. The Lorimer controversy builds toward a climax as the nation demands accountability. The big issue is political corruption loathed by the people who call for cleansing power and influence.
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Springfield
Illinois
Lorimer
Mr. Lorimer
Senator Lorimer
Critics, not childless women, deserve fair judgment
In a letter about scorn for women who cuddle cats instead of babies, the writer defends a childless seamstress living alone with three cats. She argues critics may misjudge motives, noting that some embrace causes or personal loss and that adopting a child is a heavy responsibility and not always possible.
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Critie
A Few Words on Certification of Teachers
A fragment discusses Iowa teachers and a proposed certification system. It critiques the approach as excessive, costly, and opaque, warning that renewal requirements would be burdensome and burdensome features erode trust. The text characterizes the system as growing beyond reasonable bounds and honesty in fees.
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Iowa
Iowa teachers push for life certification reform in Cowles Ritter bill
Davenport teachers press for Senate file 77 and House file 69 to replace annual licenses with life certification after five years of proven service and study. The plan raises standards, funds state institutes, and requires 80 to 85 percent averages on validated certificates while protecting third grade and provisional licenses. Davenport, Iowa, February 1911.
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Thirty-Third General Assembly
Inman
Burlington
Senate
Senator Cowles
House
Representative Ritter
Davenport
Iowa
Crowles-Ritter
Smiling theatergoer seeks audience at box office
A smooth faced dignitary approaches the theater box office and remarks on a desire for audiences. The box office replies Step In, joking that he thinks the man is seeking audiences himself in a playful exchange.
Failure of a big creamery in Iowa shocks creditors
The Topaz Creamery company of Oxford Junction, Iowa, once among the state's largest, has failed with estimated debts around 50 000 dollars. Creditors from across the state seize assets while manager Clarence Simpson, away on business, returns to find a crisis and leaves with his prized dogs, believed sent to Chicago. The creditors will keep operating the creamery to recoup losses.
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Monticello
Topaz Creamery Company
Oxford Junction
Lawn
Citizens Exchange Bank of Oxford
Clinton
Clarence Simpson
Feft
Chicago
Pioneer Merchant of Hampton Dead
Hampton Feb 22 A pioneer Hampton merchant and the county s largest dry goods store owner died Monday noon from apoplexy after a brief relapse. He was noted for public spirit and leaves a wife and two grown children with funeral plans not yet set, likely Thursday or Friday.
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Hampton
Batterson
Cardui Promised Help From Chattanooga Medicine Co
A Lenoir North Carolina reader praises Candus tonic and Cardui as a strengthen ing remedy for weak women. The letter claims the tonic rebuilt her strength after a two week wash and urges others to try the vegetable remedy for headaches backaches and general weakness. The ad offers a Ladies Advisory Dept address and an order form in plain wrapper.
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Lenoir, N. C
Kate Waters
Lenoir
N.C
Candus
Cardus
N. B
Chattanooga
Chatanogen
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