Boomerang Tax Debate Grips Iowa Legislature
The Patterson Johnson income tax bill faces opposition from economists and farmers who warn higher rates will depress industry and farm markets. Proponents argue uniform federal rules fail to fit state needs, noting Wisconsin’s dairy strength and industry ties. The piece questions nationalizing laws and the impact on local governance while reflecting springtime editorial musings on income tax.
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Iowa General Assembly
Wisconsin
Commonwealths
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Kenosha
Iowa
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Homer C. Cherrington
Carnell College
National Tax Congress
Ed choices and cafeteria education concerns rise in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids editors question education trends citing rising cafeteria style curricula. Mr Boyd reflects on college attrition after first semester and calls for focus on fundamentals while Davenport Idle Thoughts notes spring's paradoxes and weather in humorous columns. Mason City reports city council voting to begin meetings with prayer, echoing a poet’s quip about kneeling aldermen.
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WW. R. Boyd
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Wife and shopping over a casserole gift dispute
Imogene heckles Andrew over a purchased casserole dish and its price as they plan a bridge luncheon. He defends the two dollar sale item while she insists on higher value, then shifts to noting a revived war era postal rule.
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Andrew
Imogene
Imogenus
Martin
Reform proposal calls for centralized federal control in state affairs
A reader suggests abolishing state legislatures and concentrating authority in Congress with governors and an executive cabinet. The letter calls the plan revolutionary yet argues its merit depends on practicality for unifying laws and limiting partisan influence.
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Pian Fis
Sli Fez
Congress
Cold logic sparks debate on colds and germs in ads
In a health column by William Brady, the piece questions marketing ploys by doctors who rely on influential endorsements, argues against purely physical theories of colds tied to temperature drops, and notes the lack of scientific proof for germs triggering ordinary colds while warning about lead compounds in hair tonics and offering readers tips and letter responses from Dr Brady.
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Jayien
Lairey Gamp
Ben
Houdini
G.M. A
BI. L. FE
RUSK
Dr. Brady
Owine
William Brady
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd puzzle from 1912 issue
A scanned puzzle by Sam Loyd titled Brain Tests asks readers to fill a column with words defined by clues such as a city in Ireland and a period of darkness, then strike out to reveal a garland name. The answer section lists words inserted as Ran cor actor soup hold manic and words struck out as Ran torso uphold man, leaving Coracle and related fragments.
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Ireland
Ran
Torso
Uphold
Man
Coracle
Movie of a Man Minus a Pencil OH WELL ALL READ
A brief news item notes a peculiar film or stage snippet highlighted as a curiosity. The fragment mentions a man and a pencil in a stylized title, signaling a light cultural blip or advertisement in the era’s entertainment notices.
Uncle Wiggily and the Stretcher Adventure
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy joins Uncle Wiggily on an outing as hat mishaps prompt a clever fix. He buys a rubber stretcher to secure the bonnet, outwits a sly Weasel, and returns to a calm stroll. The piece ends teasing more Uncle Wiggily tales.
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Nursa Jane
Nurse Jhane
Uncle Wiggily
Per Bonnet
Nurse Jane
Mr. Lengears
Janie
Uncle
Rabbie Gentleeman
Pop
Pop Goes
Weasel
Goes
Wichlo
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Questioned
Questions on seed planting orientation root growth and mocking birds feeding habits appear in Burroughs Nature Club Notes from 1922. A reader asks about seaweed stem length and other garden and natural history topics, with answers promised in tomorrow's Nature Notes.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Answers on mouse toes beetle respiration and cantharidin use
The text discusses mouse toe structure with hind feet having four toes and a partial fifth, insects like beetles with tracheal bulbs aiding flight, and historical medical use of blistering beetles. It notes cantharidin in beetles used for plasters and medicinal extractions from ground or ether solutions.
Views of the People Abolish Legislatures
Waterloo letter urges modernizing government by ending state legislatures and placing legislative power under a unified national framework. The writer argues for centralized Congress with two houses to replace fragmented state bodies, citing progress from feudal days to an era of airplanes and electricity.
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Congress
United States
Switzerland
Waterloo
United States Senate
House of Representatives
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