Edith Chariton Salsbury Joins Iowa State College Extension
Mrs Edith Chariton Salsbury returned from Santa Anna California to Iowa State College for winter extension work. She demonstrated corn as food at the Des Moines Coliseum with assistant Miss FE Rowan. A banquet at the Coliseum served mainly cereals to about 300 guests. Also noted Boone horse hydrophobia and death after acting queerly with doubts over mad dog exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Chariton Salsbury
Santa Anna
California
Sailsbury
Des Moines
Coliseum
FE. Rowan
Miss Rowan
C. F. Curtiss
P. G. Holden
R. R. Bliss
Prof. Holden
G. R. Bliss
Free Sample Offer for Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets
If you suffer biliousness constipation indigestion or headaches send one cent and your name and address on a postal card to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa for a free sample. Sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Crusade to Kill Disease Through Sanitary Bedding Reform
Dr Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute notes a future immune world. New York medical authorities highlight bedding in tenements as a major germ source. Germany reports progress with linen mattresses while New York hospitals use blankets due to sanitation shortages.
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Moses
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York
Germany
Dr. Lederle
Remarkable Liniment Claims Fast Sprain Cure
A newspaper note asserts Chamberlain's Liniment can cure a sprained ankle in three to four days with proper application. It claims the liniment as one of the best preparations and states it is sold by all dealers.
New York's Mosaic of Nations and Vices Across the City
The piece compares New York with London and Rome in national diversity, noting New York surpasses in Italians Germans and Irish. It catalogs abundant contrasts from wealth to poverty with many demographic and social markers including salaries, luxuries, vices, churches, hop joints, and Magdalenes.
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New York
London
Rome
Italy
Berlin
Dublin
Taft Heads Junior Contest At I S C January Meet
Mr P C Taft manages a two day junior contest at I S C January 12 to 14 during the Short Course. Admission is free and over 5000 dollars in premiums will be awarded for best corn oats potatoes bread and sewing in the second annual junior affair.
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P. C. Taft
Iowa College Presidents Challenge State Rating Plan
At a State Board of Educational Examiners meeting on Thursday Iowa college presidents protested a plan to classify institutions under new standards. They argued the board lacks authority once standards are set. They proposed to publish a classified list July 1, 1911, with only Grinnell College possibly obtaining class A status. the board dropped publishing the list and raised minimum requirements.
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State Board of Educational Examiners
Iowa
Grinnell
ZEMO Treatment Promises Dandruff Removal
Cagwin Drug Store promotes ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP as the guaranteed cure for dandruff and scalp itching. The ad touts nationwide availability and a money back promise if not satisfied with one shampoo and ZEMO application.
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Cagwin Drug Store
America
Power of a Drop of Water Demonstrates Irresistible Force
A drop of water turned to steam at Boone railroad shops caused a heated iron plate to shatter a trip hammer and anvil face. The hammer broke and a bar of iron shattered, but no injuries occurred. The incident shows water’s force under heat and pressure.
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Boone
Okey to Reclaim Missouri Swamps
Prof and Mrs F M Okey move to Poplar Bluff Missouri to work for Morgan Company of Memphis Tennessee reclaiming swamp lands of the Mississippi River region. He is a 1904 graduate of I B C G and has spent years in similar drainage work returning to a permanent post with higher pay.
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Okey
Missouri
F. M. Okey
Poplar Bluffs
Morgan Company
Memphis
Tennessee
Mississippi
I. 8. CG
Domestic science teaching post in the Philippines offered
A civil service exam invites girls to teach domestic science in the Philippines. Eligibility requires a male relative on the islands or engagement to someone there. Salary is 1200 dollars per year plus one way expenses. if a three year contract is signed, government covers both return expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Creel Jr. as Hostage Reported in Mexican Crisis
Dispatches from New Orleans say Enrike Creel Jr., son of Mexico’s foreign minister, is held hostage by revolutionists in the mountains near Chihuahua City. Government troops are sent to attempt a rescue as Ames residents recall Salvador Creel at Iowa State College.
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Mr. Creel
New Orleans
Enrique Creel, Jr
Ames
Salvador Creel
Iowa State College
Chihuahua City
Wentworth's Special Delayed Train Arrives in Ames
Col. BE M Wentworth of State Center and Iowa Taft clubs arrived on a special train claimed to be No 29 delayed two hours by frost. He was upset at not being met with a brass band and apologies were offered by the mayor and local leaders.
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Wentworth
Col
BE. M. Wentworth
State Center
Iowa Taft Clubs
Ames
Northwestern
College and Commercial Club
Col. Wentworth
Gen Lincoln to Make Iowa Flag
Gen Lincoln announces plans to craft a state flag for Iowa as the state nears possession of its own symbol. The move highlights Iowa’s progress toward official flag status and national recognition.
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Lincoln
Iowa
Military advisory board in Des Moines commissions Ames General Lincoln
The new advisory board met in Des Moines and commissions General Lincoln of Ames to design a submission for the next legislature. Lincoln’s earlier design from Horace Boies era was deemed inadequate, and a flag with that design still hangs in the state house. A twenty five page article on Young People's Ideas of the Value of Bible Study appears by Miss Daisy Brown Ames, head of religious work in Detroit with one thousand girls enrolled for Bible study.
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Des Moines
Lincoln
Ames
Horace Boies
State House
Daisy Brown Ames
Miss Daisy Brown Contributes to Pedagogical Seminary
In a recent issue of the Pedagogical Seminary, a noted psychology journal, Miss Daisy Brown writes on educational psychology topics. The article reflects current theories and cites local sources.
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Pedagogical Seminary
Iowa Lynching History Sought From Old Settlers
Mr. Paul W. Black of Iowa City prepares a paper for the historical department on lynchings in Iowa. Old settlers who recall any such incidents are asked to communicate with him and share known facts.
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Paul W. Black
Iowa City
Historical Department
Iowa
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Burley & Stevens
Canier Bros
Herman
Holly
Santa Claus
Frank B. Spence
Ames, Lowa
James Johnstone
Dr. McLain
Wilder
Cosmopolitan
Educational Board
Electrical
Ames Engineering Company
East Main Street
Brown
Bell Telephone Service
Meine
Iowa Telephone Co
Holdredge & Campbell
Kellogg Avenue
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