Des Moines Inspectors Enforce 27 State Food Laws
May 3 in Des Moines reports on a conference where 30 inspectors of the Iowa state department of agriculture outlined their duties. They enforce 27 laws covering food dairy products sanitary inspection petroleum seeds and feeds cold storage and more. They inspect dairies eggs kerosene grading cream testing seed labels and livestock products while promoting dairy safety and proper labeling across facilities.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Statehouse
B. O. Brownlee
Brownlee
Iowa
Fifteen Taxpayers Challenge City Levy Assessments
Fifteen taxpayers appeared as a board of review in the council chambers to object to assessments made by J. A. Townsley city assessor. Nineteen applications followed on questionnaires from Charles C. MacKay city clerk. Objections focused on property values with residents and vacant lots mainly affected while business buildings also faced contest. The board heard objections and asked questions, delaying decisions to a later date.
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J. A. Townsley
Charles C. MacKay
Board of Review
Patent Lighter Fires in Pocket in Waterloo Breach Scare
Water loo residents note a surge in patent cigar lighters causing pocket fires. Trials compare soot from fuels as researchers seek safer designs and usage in daily life amid growing public interest.
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Waterloo
Lighter sparks tied to cigars trigger wary reactions
A New York dispatch notes mixed views on mechanical lighters. Passengers aboard a bus laughed as an elderly man pulled a lit lighter from his pocket and then a gust of smoke revealed a gasoline lighter that had sparked prematurely. He then asked for a traditional match to finish.
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New York
County Pays 73000 In Road Bond Interest
Interest coupons on county road bonds totaling 73,420.22 were paid by Cash for Lyman Church at the county treasurer’s office. The bonds bear 6 percent interest payable annually May 1. Originally issued bonds totaled 1,500,000 for pavement and primary road improvements. The county covers the interest only.
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Lyman Church
State retires bonds on primary road project
The state has retired 216000 dollars in bonds related to the primary road project. No further details available from readable text.
King George at sixty one claimed shooting record
A historical note asserts King George at age 61 could outshoot his sons, detailing a single drive in which the king accounted for 112 birds. The claim presents a vivid image of stamina and prowess attributed to the monarch.
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George
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