Iowa bills seek to curb bank stock promotion and eugenics rulings
A March 8 Des Moines report outlines bills banning bank officials from selling or promoting stocks and bonds, with banks allowed to issue bonds only with board consent and full responsibility guarantees. Another measure aims to prevent marriages of idiots and the sterilization of those judged a societal menace, via a state Eugenics Board led by health officials and hospital heads, with court hearings for noncompliant individuals.
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Des Moines
Iow
Byron ‘Allen
Pocahontas
Ileal
House Committee On Public Health
Eugenics
State Board of Eugenics
Urges Bond Issue in Kossuth County Roads Plan
Algona March DCNS plans to issue bonds totaling over 1 000 000 from a stalled 1 500 000 road bond. Glenn C Waynes executive secretary of the Town Goods Roads association urges using the funds now to pave primary roads. Haynes says the state would pay both interest and principal under the road control bill pending in the legislature.
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Algona
DCNS
Ssue
Kossuth County
Glenn C. Waynes
Town Goods Roads Association
Haynes
Marble Rock resident Russell J Ackley dies at 91
Russell J Ackley 91 longtime Marble Rock resident died Sunday at his south Main Street home. He was born December 13 and married Maria Baltimore. survived by son A J Ackley daughters Stella Gates Belle Award Irene Nie man Nellie Brunner and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services were at his home with interment in Hillside cemetery.
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Stella Gates
Belle Award
Marble Rock
Irene Nieman
Ava
Nellie Brunner
Mason City
Hillside Cemetery
Money-making ad for Foley cough and kidney remedies
An old advertisement urges readers to mail 10 cents to Foley & Co. for trial bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Pills, Foley duret te kidney stimulant, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. It promises relief for coughs colds croup and throat tickling, and notes the products are sold everywhere.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chitago
Foley
Henry Meyers Will Leaves All to Wife Executrix Named
The late Henry J. Meyers left all property to his wife Clara A. Meyers who is named executrix without bond in a probate filing. The will, dated May 29 1918, estimates the estate at about five hundred thousand dollars.
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Henry Meyers
Henry J. Meyers
Clara A
Lucius .W. Gosselin
Bennie VV. Gosselin
Blalystown
Hausner Funeral Held At Brandon Ta
Services were conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church for John Hausner who died Saturday at his home southeast of town after a year of failing health. Surviving are his widow and two children Helen and Donald. Burial was in Bear Creek Cemetery.
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Brandon
Methodist Episcopal Church
John Hausner
Helen
Donald
Bear’ Creek
Farmer Edward BlacknillFound Dead in Hunting Mishap
Coroner's jury in Sioux City Iowa reports Edward Blacknill, a farmer near Tyndall South Dakota, died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot while hunting yesterday. Local authorities classify death as accidental.
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Sioux ‘City
Edward ‘Blacknill
Tyndall
S. A
Small Hose Cuts Roof Fire Losses
Fire Chief Tiller demonstrated the feasibility of using a 1 1/2 inch hose with a small nozzle for roof and residence fires at 900 Parker Street. The smaller hose controlled the blaze with minimal water damage, compared to the 2 1/2 inch hose. Water flow differed: 260 gallons per minute for the larger hose, 65 gallons per minute for the smaller hose.
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Tillér
Parker Street
Tiller
Danderine Advert Says Dandruff Cure Works
A vintage ad touts Danderine as the solution to dandruff promising complete dissolution of dead skin and renewed hair vitality. It urges readers to consult their local druggist for a 35 cent bottle and to stop using covers or unsafe treatments.
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Cam
Restoring strength after the flu with a tonic
An advertisement touts a herbal tonic as the remedy to rebuild energy after a flu. It claims to restore appetite, strengthen the blood, and improve nourishment processes. The product, said to be made from fresh herbs, is advertised in two sizes at drug stores.
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S.S
Lazell Named Acting Head of UI Journalism School
Frederick J. Lazell a former Cedar Rapids newspaper man was named acting head of the University of Iowa school of journalism following the death of Dr. Charles H. Weller in Iowa City. The appointment fills the vacancy left by Weller's passing.
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Iowa City
Frederick J. Lazell
Cedar Rapids
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Charles H. Weller
Phillips Milk of MagnesiaPromoted for Stomach Relief
Fifty year promotion shows Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a physician recommended remedy. It claims to neutralize excess stomach acid more effectively than bicarbonate solutions, leaving the stomach sweet and free from gas. Ads urge trying a 25c or 50c bottle at any drugstore, noting the U S registered trade mark of The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company since 1875.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles’ H. Phillips Chemical Company
Charles H. Phillips
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