Des Moines Railroads Ask Lower Assessments at Council Meeting
At Des Moines on July 12 the executive council heard an unusually large railroad delegation urging 10 percent reductions in state assessments. Burlington officials claimed Iowa earnings fall short due to vast mainline mileage, urging valuations reflect earning capacity rather than past tax levels. Hearings will progress with express, telephone, and telegraph reps to follow, while farm bureaus push lower farm valuations amid high taxes and weak business.
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Des Moines
Kher
W. W. Baldwin
Burlington Railroad
Burling Railroad
Iowa
Burlington
J. C. Mitchell
Ywa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm ‘ Bureau
Ie Council
Windmill on Byron Avenue Keeps Turning in Breeze
Far out on Byron avenue a lone windmill on the Jacob fever place still spins when the wind blows and powers the pump. The old wheel groans and squeaks as it struggles to work. Sunday night around midnight Captain W. C. Farley received a telephone complaint that the windmill was active again.
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Byron Avenue
Jacob Fever Place
W. CG. Farley
Weather calmness and old sol in summer
A city captain calls a property owner about a noisy windmill and rotten tower. J O Trumbauer, VP of Farmers Loan & Trust Co., promotes psychology over weather talk to stay cool. A tent city of over 20 acres will host housing for veterans at the reunion grounds with 8,000 to 10,000 expected. Beach suite cleaned and panel 91 00 Waterloo Laundry ad.
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Thore
J. O. Trumbauer
Farmers Loan & Trust Co
Mark Twain
Sol
Stair Grounds
Waterloo Laundry Co
Reduced Fares for Veterans' Reunion
Des Moines hosts the Eighty-eighth division reunion from August 26 to 28 with a round trip fare reduced to one and a half times the regular rate for all veterans who trained at Camp Dodge or with division units during the war. About 2,000 veterans from the state are expected to attend. special trains will run from multiple points in the state with details to be announced.
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Des Moines
Eighty-eighth
Camp Dodge
State Agriculturall
Freckle Remedy Advertisement Claims Lemon Lotion Brightens Skin
A newspaper ad promotes a lemon based complexion lotion for freckle and blemish removal. It instructs squeezing two lemons into three jounces of Orchard Wine, shaking, then applying daily to face neck arms and hands to bleach freckles and improve skin clarity.
Will Radium Open the Door of the Great Unknown
An advertisement promotes Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad claiming to cure ailments from constipation to nervous disorders. It touts continuous radio active rays, a test proposition with satisfaction guaranteed, and urges readers to write for information to Radium Appliance Co at 296 Bradbury Blvd Los Angeles California.
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Degnen
Radium, Appliance Co
Bradbury Ble
Los Angeles
Calif
His Greatest Sacrifice at Palace and Fatty and Mabel Adrift
The noted Fox star Willisa Farnum headlines His Greatest Sacrifice at the Palace, a drama of a husband and wife torn by ambition and sacrifice as a writer-husband seeks luxury for family while the wife climbs to stardom. Also on screen Fatty and Mabel Adrift and Fox News. At Strand Reputation stars Priscilla Dean in a dual role as mother and daughter, praised for its dramatic execution. Laura Figlan prepares for Broadway.
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Willisa Farnum
William Fox
Fatty
Mabel
Fox News
Palace Theatre
Priscilla Dean
Miss Dean
Laura Figlan
New York
Broadway
The Hanger and the Law at the Plaza tomorrow
A Strand Theatre notice previews The Ranger and the Law and The Hanger and the Law, noting bootlegger themes and a dramatic plot about a woman driven to America and a performer's opening in New York, with a humorous incident during production.
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Othe Ranger
Epsonade Salts Offered As Tastier Epsom Remedy
An advertisement touts Epsonade Salts as real Epsom Salts mixed with fruit derivative salts to imitate a lemonade flavor. A tablespoonful in water is recommended for biliousness headaches or constipation, promoted as a popular discovery by the American Epsom Association.
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American Epsom Association
The Oo Long Tea Scene At Plaza Theatre
A fragmented note recalls Oo Long Tea stepping into a breach with a scene where tea flakes become evidence. Viewers see strong men debasing themselves by lapping it up and suffer deadly effects. The line ends with a jab at the play "Miiad Musbends" and criticizes insidious love vulture.
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Plaza Theatre
Blind Bandra Heralded as a Cinema Wonder
Fragmentary OCR notes praise a film titled Blind Huxbande shown at the Garden tomorrow. The readable text claims the picture features pure punch and dramatic suspense, calling it supreme and a showcase of Cha Heat aetanvnt of Maven.
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Rich Screnem
Alps
Picture Tells Absorbing Story In Directorial Debut
Strohalm writes directs and stars in the absorbing film telling a strong tale. Francelia Hillngton and San DeGranse contribute notable support in solid character work.
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Heim
Strohalm
Francelia Hillngton
San DeGranse
Ario
Shatin
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