State Retail Merchants Meet Encourages Unity and Reform
J. J. Grove addresses Des Moines gathering of the Iowa State Retail Merchants Association urging organized cooperation among locals to influence legislation and combat detrimental bills. He highlights education, standardized credit ratings, and collective buying as paths to efficiency and financial protection, urging use of the state secretary for ratings on new applicants.
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State Association
J. J. Grove
Des Moines
Iowa State Retail Merchants Association
Clinton
Newcomes
State Secretaries Office
Retail Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Insurance Department
Thomas
Des Moines Handel Messiah to headline state teachers convention
A grand production of Handel's The Messiah will open Des Moines November 10 with four soloists, a 350‑voice chorus, and the St Paul Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Rothwell. Notables include Jessie Lynde Hopkins, Grace Clark DeGraff, Arthur Middleton, and Nielg Hougaard Nielsen. The event, free for all teachers, aims to be Iowa's biggest musical entertainment.
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Des Moines
St. Paul
State Teachers Association
Theodore Roosevelt
Frank Nagel
Highland Park College of Music
Iowa
Dean Nagel
Frederick Vance Evans
Jessie Lynde Hopkins
Chicago
Grace Clark DeGraff
Arthur Middleton
Nielg Hougaard Nielson
Cincinnati
Mark Twain as the Embodiment of American Romance
Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina portrays Mark Twain as a symbol of national romance in his new book. He traces Twain’s evolution from journeyman printer to renowned author and world humorist, paralleling American life’s ascent. The piece cites Current Literature and notes Twain’s progression mirrors broader American progress.
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Mark Twain
Archibald Henderson
University of North Carolina
Henderson
Lincoln
United States
Grant
Johnson
Andrew
Runaway Girl at Armory Opera House November 4
Edwin Patterson presents The Runaway Girl a bright comedy with new musical numbers featuring Blanche La Dell and a strong chorus. The show uses Dutch themed humor and a tough waiter as comic elements. Appears Saturday night November 4 at the Armory Opera House.
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Armory Opera House
Edwin Patterson
Patterson
Andrews Opera Company
Boston
Best
France
Blanche la Dell
Will
The Broiler Girls Chorus with The Runaway Girl at Armory Opera House
The Broiler Girls chorus will perform with The Runaway Girl at the Armory Opera House this Saturday night. Local fans are invited to attend for a lively evening of music and theatre.
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Ada Scott
Mary Kintzley
Des Moines
Mercy
Broiler Girls
Armory Opera House
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Iowa State Retails Merchants Association
the State Association
Rone
Ontario
Florence Watkins
Harriet Wilkinson
T. D. McGrath
O. F. Freed
Huxley
Kittie Baughman
Irene Buchanan
W. H. Beedle
Ing
Marie Beedle
Capital
W. H. van Duzer
Fred van Duzer
Rand Junction
Floyd Scott
Nellie McGrath
the Boone Story
The
Christian Church
M. J. Adams
Calla. Motan
AMES
Eap
B. Bush
Ph G
Baker’s Jewelry Store
DR. F. &. Waters
Bakers
City Cafe
Severt Johnson
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Wisnigeg
Canada
Grand Trank-Pacific
Zeneia
Canada Wheat Lands Co
Fleming
Endicott
Minn
Thos. Thompson
C. Sorenson
Fish and Game
Canier Bros. & Herman’s
DR. Venetts
Burley & Stevens
Daniel Bros. & Herman
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
College
Boone Street
Ben Edwards
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