New AULP Resolution Proposes Flexible Initiative Plan
Des Moines January 15 A West Bend representative David E Kulp drafts a joint resolution to amend the state constitution for initiative and referendum with a new feature that lets the legislature set the signing percentage after two constitutional approvals If passed the legislature could later fix the required percentage by law to prompt consideration by the body A plan also contemplates educational qualifications potentially lowering turnout thresholds to gain legislative action Tax levy proposal would fund county agricultural societies and a crop expert in each county to boost farming efficiency Also a bake sale by ladies of the S S C B First Brethren church is announced at Schuneman Drug Co on Fourth and Jefferson streets
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Des Moines
David E. Kulp
West Bend
Palo Alto
Iowa General Assembly
Kulp
Fi County
Charles W. .Hunt
Logan
Harrison County
A. G. Whitney
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Whitney
Hunt
Ladies of 5S. S. C. B
First Brethren Church
Schuncman Drug Co
West Side
Fourth and
Jefferson Streets
Life’s Struggle With Illness In Euphemia Ohio
Evelyn Adelia Stewart of Euphemia Ohio narrates long suffering from monthly pains and illness since age 16, credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief during menopause, and notes later success as a maternity nurse earning a comfortable home. She recommends the remedy and invites women to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Euphemia
Ohio
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Evellyn Adelia Stewart
Long Kensett Will Filed In Hardin County Record
Hidora Iowa January 16 A long Kensett will from 1875 filed in Hardin County clerk of courts recounts land holdings worth over 1 000 000 tied to Thomas Kensett of Baltimore Maryland It explains recording fees were unpaid and a loan on Kensett land now owned by L A Devendorf uncovered the unrecorded instrument The will comprises about 10 000 words one of the county s longest records and Kensett owned 120 acres on the Eldora farm now held by Devendorf.
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Hidora
Hardin County
Eastman
Thomas Kensett
Baltimore
L. A. Devendorf
Mr. Devendorf
Eldora
Kensett
Two Husbands May Kill Deed
Heirs to John A Woods estate petition district court to cancel a deed to a forty acre farm held by widow Emily M Woods claiming she was remarried before marriage to the deceased and fraudulently represented she was unmarried. They seek nullification of the deed and rents derived from the land.
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Des Moines
John A. & Woods
District Court
Emily M. Woods
Strikes Hit Marin County Lighthouse Station Twice
Lightning struck the Point Bonita saving station on the Marin coast near the Golden Gate twice within minutes. The first bolt shattered the signal staff, and a second demolished the signal tower, opening the station to weather. No injuries were reported as heavy rain prevented a fire.
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San Francisco
Point Bonita Fe
Marin Counts
Golden Gate
Contested Taft Postoffice Appointments Linked to Connolly
Des Moines dispatch reports Representative elect Maurice Connolly is pushing to block confirmation of Taft’s Third district postoffice picks in Washington. Herman Ternes, chosen by Taft, may be rejected. Louis Murphy could receive the post if Ternes is dropped, with Iowa Democrats aiming to curb patronage before March 4. Court rules saloon compensation case void as against public policy.
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Des Moines
Washington
Register
Leader
Third
Maurice Connolly
Connolly
Senate
Taft
Dubuaque
Herman Ternes
Pickett
Ternes
Louis Murphy
Reed
Judge Wade
Alect Kirkpatrick
Sixth
Senate Democrats
Iowa
Nelson Va
C. Thompson
Nelson
Thompson
Nelson House
Ast Tourth
Locust Streets
Nilaan
Sait
Bradshaw
Banish Those Ugly Pimples and Clear Complexion
An old skindeep remedy claims pimples and blotches arise from impurities in the blood. Stuart's Calcium Wafers are advertised to cleanse the blood, remove eruptions, and rapidly brighten skin, promising noticeable change within days and harmless use for most. The ad urges purchase at drug stores with no reason to remain disfigured.
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Stuart
Borin
Advents
Judge Carles Bradshaw in Des Moines District Court
Des Moines dated January 14 reports Judge Carles Bradshaw presiding in the district court. The brief item notes his authority and ongoing proceedings without detailing charges or outcomes.
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Des Moines
Carles
Bradshaw
Girl’s scalp torn by cream separator accident
Clear Lake Iowa Jan 16. Six year old daughter of Jerry Griffith of Lake township suffered a scalp injury when her hair, hanging down her back, was caught in a cream separator.
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Clear Lake
Jerry Griffith
Lake Township
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
A joke-like old time advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick fix for gray or faded hair. It promises natural darkening after a single application and claims to stop dandruff and hair loss while restoring youthfulness. Sold widely by druggists including H. W. Taggart.
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Wyeth
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Hard Knocks
QM. Shoe Company
Black Hawk National Bank
Ing
Dubuque
Postoffice
Wade
Reedy
J. J. Wades
J.G. van Lent
Muscatine
Avant’s Shoe Shop
I. C
Marsh- Place
Gmaus
H. W. Taggart
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