State Institutions urged central board to save funds
A Iowa committee reports state institutions waste funds and mismanage affairs, recommends a central board of control to cut about 300 000 dollars per biennium, critiques trustees and hospital spending, and urges economy across insane hospitals prisons and schools.
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Board of Control
Dus Morris
Iowa
State University and Agricultural College
Ames
State Normal School
Lowa Legisat
Ome
Glenwood Institute
Fiealy
Sueport
Mount Pleasant
Larinda Hospital
United States
Board of Trustees
Nho
Independence
Allen & Co
Mt. Pleasant
Clarinda
Ate Treasury
Mermra
Building Commission
Cherokee Hospital
J. R. Ratekin
Board of Commissioners
Stota
Ratekin
Quartermaster Longley
Twenty-sixth General Assembly
Marshalltown
Glenwood
Anamosa
WP. W. Madden
School For the Deaf
Davenport
Levent
Senate
Executive Council
General Assembly
Cherokee Insane Hospital
Twenty-fifth General Assembly
Wisconsin
Shode Island
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Haw
University and Agricultural College
New York
Merriam
Healy
Porter
University
Normal School
School For the Blind
Agricultural College
Committee Criticism Highlights Soldiers Home Funding
The committee voices strong critique of the Soldiers Home funding and per diem policy. It notes the home ranks second in attention and calls for clearer use of funds and governance.
Fashions and Follies of Evening Wear in Northern Climes
A column catalogues trimmed skating costumes and elegant gowns. Descriptions include Western velours moire with silver embroidery and turquoise velvet details, pale satin ball gowns with fox fur trims, white satin dinner gowns with gold and silver embroidery, and a black net dinner dress with jet embellishments and orange accents.
Social Guidebooks and the Etiquette Conundrum
The piece questions who reads yearly etiquette guides and notes the demand from readers seeking enlightenment. It cites social pretensions and the awkwardness of polite conversation as depicted in Pinero, highlighting the reliance on small talk among strangers in society.
Western Canada Draws Curious Traveler In Letter From Ongoing Inquiry
A St Paul paper quotes a correspondent touting Western Canada. The account praises abundant lakes and streams, fertile soil, and livestock, noting 160 acres offered free to settlers and examples of rapid land clearing. Government agents organize tours and Ottawa’s Interior Department provides contact information.
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Leca Leet
Western Canada
Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Pythagoras
Dainty Petticoats and Fiery Icing Tips for Bakers
A fashion and domestic guide describes pale blue glace silk skirts with cream frills and velvet edging, then moves to divided skirts with lace and chiffon. It adds practical cookery notes on making creamy icing, from preparing syrup to sealing icing in a jar and using a warmed glaze for cakes.
Evening Wear Descriptions Highlight Green and Emerald Gowns
A dainty lace bodice with green chiffon frills and La France roses is paired with mauve ribbon. Green night wear is praised when the shade and wearer are right. A regal gown of emerald miroir velvet features a low bodice trimmed with lace, jet and turquoise jewels, lace sleeves with Parma violets. A cream dinner gown completes the set.
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la France
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure All Impure Blood
An 19th century advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia rheumatism and catarrh claiming it purifies blood strengthens nerves and regulates the stomach as a great tonic and strength builder.
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Hood
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Beauty Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a beautifying laxative. It promises clear skin by cleansing the liver and bowels, urging readers to buy for ten cents with guaranteed satisfaction. It also notes Yale University totaling 2,500 students.
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Cascarets
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Committee OF Investigation
Oldines
Bessie
W. Hull Western
Social Guidebooks
St. Paul
New Star of Liberty
Ethel
CO. C
Sts
Yale University
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
Wew York
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