Des Moines clerks to get raises as reform bill drafted
Des Moines March 11 The reform committee drafting the state house gallery bill announced pay raises for many clerks and deputies from $100 to $300 yearly and increased wages for custodial staff. A purchasing agent and an executive council member would be added at salaries up to $1 680 and $3 600 respectively. Additional increases target the bond and investment department, the treasurer’s office, the state library commission, and rail pad offices with a pattern to raise salaries for office workers while not boosting those appointed by the governor.
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Des Moines
Regiment and Reform Committee
State House
Premor
Executive Council
Seciecy of State
Senate
Egamyer
Board of Control
Consolidated School Iector
Secretary of the State Library
Railpad Commissioners’ Office
Fice
First Woman Juror Helps Deliberate in County Case
In Shenandoah Indiana on March 1 Miss Pessie Pearson twenty, a businesswoman, served as the county’s first woman juror. After a four hour session the eleven men and Pearson reached a sealed verdict after midnight in a suit by Hattie McCammond of Mount Myria against Lute Mate for 3000 over an automobile collision injuring the plaintiff’s ankle. The jurors and bailiff left the courthouse in the early morning hours.
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Shenandoah
Pessie Pearson
Claganda
Page
Hattie McCammond
Mount Myr Ia
Mace
Made a Hit With Him
The letter touts Mayr’s Wonder for Remedy as life changing for a woman with four years of bloating and poor appetite. The caller’s brother, a druggist, sent a bottle that provided immediate relief. It claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach and intestinal ailments, promising a money refund after one dose.
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Mayr
Hansen & Hanssen
Women on Iowa jury in Shenandoah case
Miss Pearson leads the jury as foreman in the Mrs. Ida Carlson vs Shenandoah Electric case with four other women jurors including Otto Baker, a colored woman whose husband farms near Clarinda. Mrs. Baker is likely Iowa’s first Negro woman on a jury. The suit seeks $20,000 over Harold Carlson’s death at Shenandoah bottling works on July 4, 1918. Fifth child dies in Tama. grief spans the Fogel family after multiple losses. A new wood aging process in Denmark promises teak like durability. timber once considered worthless gains new value.
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Harold Carlson
Shenandoah Bottling
Denmark
Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promise Clear Complexion
Advertisement claims Stuart's Calcium Waters clear pimples and blemishes by cleansing blood. It touts velvety skin as a goal for success and urges readers to buy wafers at druggists for 60 cents per package.
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Stuart
Open Nostrils End a Cold or Catarrh
An advertised nostril cream promises quick relief from head colds and catarrh. A small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm reportedly opens nasal passages, soothes inflamed membranes, and eases breathing, with effects claimed to be immediate and dramatic.
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Ely
Late styles fit nicely for living room or porch
Sold as a selection of late style pieces suitable for living rooms or porches available tomorrow only at the specified location. Limited stock, customers urged to visit early for best choice and curbside pickup options.
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Pete
Sui
Tomorre
Co. Square Yard
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