Iowa Ends 45 Bills Signed by Governor in Quiet Session
Des Moines reports that by week’s end 45 bills had received Gov Harding’s signature this session. House measures include the Kiinker minimum registration, city manager plan tweak, motor vehicle fund use, optional county road levy, and vast local matters. Senate measures cover pension for policemen, water for factories, and military service civil office repeal. Several bills await signature or final passage as lawmakers prepare for next steps.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
House
Senate
Germany
Wilson
Gills
Kilmker
Kiinker
McFarlane
Nicholson
Neff
Elwood
Board of Supervisors
Randall
Slosson. Oit
Starzinger
Wenstrand
Boards of Supervisors
Committee On Banks and Banking
Harding
Dodge Memorial Commission
Parker
Gibson
Kimball
Arney
Aia
Finley
Industrial Scheols
Marshalltown
Inheritance tax proposed to ease Iowa deficit
Des Moines reports Senate Ways and Means considering a direct inheritance tax on estates valued over 15 900, with rates from two tenths to five percent up to 300 000. The plan aims to avoid higher state levy and raise about 400 000 to 3400 000, depending on final totals. Debate centers on impact on small estates and overall state finances.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Kimball
Whys and Means
Whys and Means Committes
General Assembly
Travelers marooned at Iowa Falls for 48 hours
About 250 passengers travelling from the southwest to the Twin Cities and Minnesota points were stranded in Iowa Falls from Saturday morning until yesterday because of blockages north of Albert Lea. The St Paul and Kansas City line halted the through train from Kansas City to St Paul at 9 37 am. The line provided meals and housing while the delay persisted. A woman bound for Rochester for an essential operation and a 13 month old baby fell ill and were cared for in a local hotel by railroad officials.
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Town Falls
Twin Cities
Minnesota
St. Paul
Kansas City
Albert Lea
a@ lady
Rochester
Minn
New Manager for Hotel Woods at Iowa Falls
Town Falls Virginia March 26 T Elmer Davidson of Chicago has been chosen as manager of Hotel Woods to succeed Charles B Turner who retires April 1 to devote time to Turner Crippen company. Davidson brings 25 years experience in the hotel business and is married to an Iowan with Dubuque roots.
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Town Falls
T. Elmer Davidson
Chicago
Hotel Woods
Charles B. Turner
Turner & Crippen Company, Incorporated
Davidson
Dubuque
Girl Shot Self While Demonstrating Revolver
Margar et Nachtrieb, 14, of Eldon, shot herself at home while showing her baby brother how a pistol worked. She was brought to Ottumwa and placed in a local hospital in critical condition. The bullet penetrated just below the left breast.
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Ottumwa, Ta
Margaret Nachtrieb
Eldon
Ottumwa
Turn Back to Counties Unexpended Auto Funds
Des Moines March 20 The house highways committee voted to report for passage a bill returning to counties the unexpended portion of the automobile tax about 100000 dollars last year which had gone to the state general fund The proposal to abolish township roads and place them under county supervisors was postponed with Representative Wilson of Oskaloosa the only vote for it.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
State General Fund
Wilson
Oskaloosa
North Dak Druggist Endorses Kidney Medicine in 1916
A Hettinger North Dakota druggist, A. I. Hancock, testifies over fifteen years of SwampRoot kidney medicine sales. He reports universal customer praise and personal certainty that Swamp-Root helps the ailments it targets, recommending it to others. The letter is dated September 11 1916.
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Drusgist
Hettinger, N. D
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
An advertisement from Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton promotes Swamp-Root with a sample offer and literature on kidneys and bladder. It urges readers to mention the Waterloo Evening Courier and notes regular bottle sizes priced at fifty cents and one dollar.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Waterloo Evening Courier
Despondent Women and the Pinkham Remedy
The ad claims persistent sorrow and physical symptoms signal feminine derangements and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a widely effective cure. It urges women not to neglect their health and to try the remedy for restored well being and happiness.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Hair Care Secrets Spark Ad Across Time
Readers are drawn into a vintage beauty tip piece describing a shampoo method using a canthrax preparation mixed in hot water to wash hair. The ad style touts complete cleansing, rapid drying, and a fluffy, lustrous finish while claiming dandruff and oil vanish.
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Lnstead
Leswerk Lamars Tablet cleaner advertisement
Fragmentary ad claims a product called Leswerk Lamars Tablet saves time and effort with none rubbing required to produce whiter cleaner clothes. It promises harmless use and refunds cost if unsatisfactory. Order 106 package via dealers or send to Leswerk Manufacturing Co Richmond Mil New York City.
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Stan
Leswerk Lamars
Dle
Leswerk Manufacturing Co
Richmond Mil
New York City
Marshal and wife pull off jail delivery in Perry Iowa
Town Marshal Jim Lutcavich and his wife planned and executed a jailbreak in Coon Rapids Perry Iowa with Lutcavich escaping after the door was unlocked by the marshal. Lutcavich had been jailed for selling boots contrary to statutes and was a paroled Knoxville inmate. The marshal was confined briefly but freed himself. Lutcavich remained at large while his wife fled.
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Knoxville
Marshal Webber
Lutcavich
Iowa recommends sale of custodial Flynn farm near Des Moines
Des Moines March 20 the house public lands committee recommended selling the state custodial farm or Flynn farm near Des Moines and abandoning the prison farm idea in Iowa. The tract was acquired years ago by the state board of control to give long term county jail inmates useful farm work. The sale is urged as an economy measure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House Public Lands Committee
State Board of Control
Jairs
Cuticura Heals Boy After Six Months of Rash
A Minnesota mother reports her four month old son suffered a severe scalp rash for six months, causing itching and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the condition improved significantly. The note invites requests for free samples and lists Cuticura Boston as the address.
Sulpher Tablets Offered for Spring Blood Purification
Advert says poisons cause headaches and dizziness after winter. Claims many need two spring blood purifiers to thin and purify the blood, with sulfur tablets relieving constipation and eliminating poisons. Promises strength for spring and summer. notes grandma's old remedy and druggists offer 50c sealed tubes with guarantee or money back.
Iowan Nosed Out for Widow's Hand
Shenandoah Iowa March 26 After buying furniture and feathering a cottage for his bride to be Frank Lightfoot Farragut farmer was nosed out at the wire by Fred Trimpe Burwell Nebraska railroad mail clerk The clerk intercepted the intended bride in Omaha pled his case and won her The successful suitor led his bride to a newly furnished home after the trip to the altar
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Shenandoah
Frank Lightfoot
Farragut
Fred
Trimpe
Burwell
Neb
Jennie Draper
Omaha
Pupils Honor AEO Teacher with Flyover and Flowers
New York report says twelve pupils of Peter Carl Millman a government aerostrictor will fly over and drop flowers at his grave tomorrow. The act follows Millman’s death in an aviation related incident and reflects school tribute by students and staff.
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New York
Peter Carl Millman
Millman Dies at 22 After Five Years as Aviator
At the close of Billman’s funeral, records show Millman died of pneumonia following five years in aviation without a major incident. He was 22 years old.
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Ers
Biilman
Millman
Blue Law Repeal Bill Set For March 27
Des Moines reports that the Sunday blue laws repeal bill has been made a special order of business in the house for March 27. The bill remains on the calendar without committee recommendation. A minority report favors indefinite postponement as Rep Randall considers an amendment preserving the law as is with a petition threshold of 10 percent of electors.
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Des Moines
House
Randall
Gets-It corn remedy promises fast painless relief
A vintage advertisement touts Gets-It as a simple quick solution for soft and hard corns and calluses. It claims two drops loosen the corn from the toe without harming surrounding flesh, avoiding knives or salves, with a 25 cent bottle sold nationwide and via H Lawrence & Co. in Chicago. Local mentions include Waterloo and several druggists endorsing the product.
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H. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
Waterloo
H. W. Taggart
C. J. Miller
Hansen & Hansen
Strickler’s Pharmacy
Horn's Drug Co
Horn’s Drug Co
Wangler Drug Co
B. W. Schunemse Co
Special election on Sunday openings in Iowa cities
The proposal would require Sunday openings in cities over 10,000 population and allow optional openings by election in smaller towns. It notes Spector of weights and measures and references a Sunday opening of a thruatt Iowa amusement. The text is fragmented and emphasizes the debate over mandatory versus optional Sunday commerce.
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Iowa
Davenport City Marshal Matt Lamb Found Dead
Davenport reports city marshal Matt Lamb was found dead in bed this morning by family. Heart trouble is listed as the cause. Lamb served as city marshal for a number of years and was also active in local affairs.
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Matt Lamb
Davenport
Lamb
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Toledo Firm
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a constitutional remedy aiding the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims it was prescribed by leading physicians for years, with testimonials and claims of effectiveness, offered by FL Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ty Druggists
Ptice
Taxe Bull's Fame Pyle
Stomach Ailments The Nation's Curse
Stomach troubles are labeled the nation’s curse with many serious diseases cited. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is claimed to restore health by cleansing bile and catarrhal accretions, soothing inflammation, and avoiding surgery. It declares no alcohol or habit forming drugs and offers a money back guarantee through druggists Stewers Drug Store and Wigler Bros. Co.
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Mayr
Geo
T. Mayr
Mfg
Chicago
Marr
Stewers Drug Store
Wangler Bros. Co
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