Iowa Congressmen Prepare for Long 1920 Session
Washington report lists Iowa delegation offices in the House office buildings. Kennedy in room 245, Hull in room 240, Sweet in room 247, Haugen in room 452, Good in Capitol and office building, Hamseyer in room 252, Dowell in room 363, Towner in room 125, Green in room 289, Dickinson in room 250, Boies in room 230. Good, as new chairman of appropriations, leads efforts to scrutinize department requests and push for economical spending. The Hawkeye delegation plans a prolonged grind through summer and winter, with adjournment unlikely before 1920 for campaign participation.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo
Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Congress
Kennedy
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Hull
House
Sweet
House Committee On Agriculture
Congressman Good
House Appropriations
Capitol
Good
Miss Hisse
Hudson
Will
Hamseyer
Dowell
Towner
Congressman Green
Congressman Dickinson
Boies
House Committee On Appropriations
Washington
Mr Good
Hawkeye
Harp Concert at First M E Church Tuesday Evening
Mrs. Amanid Barnes Barham, concert harpist, will give a recital at First Methodist Church tomorrow evening with classical and folk harp music. Mary Summers Meyers reads "Jean De Prez" by Robert Service, and Miss Mead Knoop plays a violin solo "Elegia." Proceeds support the W C T U budget of 1500, with most already raised.
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Amanid Barnes Barham
First Methodist
Mary. Summers Meyers
Superintendent fined for punishing pupil in Iowa
Wairfield Iowa May 19 Sept A W Crane city schools fined $5 in Justice D B Wilsons court on assault and battery for punishing pupils Harry Whitney and Raymond Walker absent from school without leave Justice Wilson ruled for the plaintiffs and added costs Griswold Iowa May 19 Mrs Anna McCarthy to stay as wife of Charles Brattain after marrying at Red Oak by Rev Father PF B Ostdiek They were kept house for Brattain and his hired man and she agreed to marry him due to her good housekeeping leading to the union
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Wairfield
A. W. Crane
D.B. Wilson
Harry Whitney
Raymond Walker
Justice Wilson
Griswold
Anna McCarthy
Charles Brattain
Red Oak
PF. B. Ostdiek
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Brattain
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Welcomes Soldiers After World War I Return
In Council Bluffs Iowa on May 19 crowds gathered as four returning Company L soldiers arrived, three with one leg and one with two, greeted by families at the Rock Island station. Spectators crowded poles and rooftops amid city decorations. The regiment paraded to Dodge Armory, with a citywide all day celebration planned for Tuesday.
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Council Bluffs, In
Council Bluffs Company
France
Council Bluffs
Rock Island
Company L
Dodge
Union Labor Finds Little to Commend in New State Laws
Des Moines reports a labor heavy state with the State Federation of Labor set to meet in Sioux City. Strikes flare in Des Moines Sioux City Cedar Rapids and Burlington with building trades work tied up and job action unsettled. Labor leaders note minimal gains aside from the workmen's compensation act as bankers and insurers secure favorable laws. The convention will discuss starting a labor paper and proposed legislation for the next assembly.
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Es Moines
Sioux City
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Fred Canfield
State Federation of Labor
E. B. Menton
Boone
J. W. Scott
Tme
General Assembly
WEAK NERVOUS MOTHER SOARS WITH VEGETABLE COMPOUND
A Philadelphia mother describes chronic fatigue backache and nervous indigestion. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three months she reports improved health, appetite, and mood, urging others in similar states to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Lydia
E. Pinkham
J. Wortmaxe
North Taylor St
Worthline
Last to Die in Blasek Family Estate Case
Cedar Rapids reports a complex probate dispute from Oxford Junction over the Blasek estate after a fatal influenza household fire. Lawyers argue which family member died last to determine heirs. evidence concerns body positions and proximity to the blaze with two administrators appointed for mother and father.
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Cedar Rapids. In
Barnes, Chamberlain & Hanzlik
Aristen
Oxford Junction
Blavek
Blasek
Don Barnes
Mother's Friend advertised for expectant mothers
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend as the supreme aid for pregnancy comfort. It claims to relax abdominal muscles, ease nerves and ligaments, shorten labor, reduce pain, and preserve health, urging readers to order from Bridfield Regulator Company and obtain a motherhood book.
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Bridfield Regulator Company
Dent. B. Lamar
Atlanta
Georgia
Notable survivorship cases in marine disasters discussed
The excerpt notes survivorship as a notable issue in history, often arising in major marine disasters where entire families were wiped out. It references statistics like one in a thousand and remarks that such cases are among the most noted in the world for their rarity and impact.
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Igio
Rat
Tales from Russia Are Mostly Lies
Lieut. R. S. McCurdy writes from Waukon reflecting on Russian dispatches. He claims northern expeditionary forces are fine, denounces reports of widespread wounds and neglect as bunk, notes recovery from pneumonia, and describes hospital stay and comfortable quarters at engineers’ headquarters in Russia.
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Waukon
McCurdy
B. L. Robey
Bate
Engineers
Russia
Zemo Earns Quick Relief for Eczema and Sores
A Cleveland company promotes Zemo as a clean antiseptic liquid for eczema itching and skin troubles. Available from druggists for 35 cents or large size 1.00, it penetrates cleanses and soothes, promising rapid healing and relief.
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Rose Co
Cleveland
Labor Delegates Headed to Iowa Labor Convention
Twenty delegates from city labor groups depart for Sioux City to attend the Iowa State Federation of Labor convention, which opens Tuesday and lasts four days. The list includes Central Labor Union members T. N. Stufflebeam Leon A. Link and J. W. Rickert and delegates from various unions such as Machinists No 1981 Shest Metal Workers and Electrical Workers, along with other unions expected to send representatives. This is the largest city delegation to the event.
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Mnin
Sioux City
Iowa State Federation of Labor
T. N. Stufflebeam
Leon A. Link
J. W. Rickert
Central Labor Union
C. T. Stockwell
Andrew Hubbard
William H. Smith
Machinists’ Union
Ora Nettleton
Martin Soreensens
Nnding House
Joseph M. Merritt
Fred G. Eldridge
Shest Metal Workers
Marley J. Hiloman
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
W. EB. Matthews
Teamsters' Union
Charles J. Poduska
Molders' Union
A. F.C. Erdman
Railway Carmen's Union
William W. Aflen
City Fire Fighters’ Association
C. H. Milnes
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Ad Claims Pain Relief
An old newspaper ad touts Miller's Antiseptic Oil, marketed as Snake Oil, claiming deep penetration through leather and swift relief from throat pain, stiff joints, sprains, and more. It offers 30c 60c and 1 dollar bottles with a money back guarantee and directs buyers to Hansen & Hansen and C. J. Miller.
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Miller
Hansen & Han ‘Sen
C. J. Miller
Tadver Lisenu
Waterloo to Push for State Labor Convention Return
Waterloo delegates plan to bid for the next state labor convention, competing with Fort Dodge Des Moines and Ottumwa. They may seek a local executive board seat, with unrest over Mayor Short delivering the welcome. Broux City unionists to decide, reports say, as delegates return Friday night.
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Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Des Mulyes
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Broux City
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