Island riprap nearing completion on southern Linn County island
Workers finish the limestone stone wall at the river edge on the southern point of the municipal island south of the Fourth Avenue bridge. Engineers say the 7100 foot long masonry and 42000 square foot slope will be complete by Saturday as Cedar River floods are held back. The wall, twelve to eighteen inches thick, shelters the jail area from rising waters.
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CWA
Fourth Avenue
Linn County
River wall repair project at Fourth Avenue bridge
A Linn county CWA project south of Cedar Rapids on the Ely road repairs the river wall at the Fourth Avenue bridge. A crew of about sixty men started in late November and used roughly 3 000 cubic yards of limestone excavated nearby. Payroll totals $8 613.30 with most for construction labor and trucking labor. progress continues despite subzero temperatures.
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Fourth Avenue
Riverside Road
Linn County Cwa
Cedar Rapids
Ely Road
Ely Cwa
Engineers aid book on guiding students to engineering careers
Prof Elmer E Moots of Cornell college says the American Association of Engineers sponsors a six year effort by about fifty specialists to publish Vocational Guidance in Engineering Lines It aims to show high school and prep students what engineering entails and steer those unsuited for technical work away from the field.
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American Association of Engineers
Elmer E. Moots
Cornell College
Moots
Engineers’ Association
West Side Chevrolet Incorporates in Des Moines
Articles of incorporation filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones name G. O. Fletcher as incorporator and sole director. The firm capitalizes at $10,000 with $7,000 common and $3,000 preferred stock. Officers include Jennie B. Cunningham as president Perry J. Cunningham as vice president and Leta Bauman as secretary.
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West Side Chevrolet Company
Dempsy Jones
G. O. Fletcher
Enterprise Box Company
Cedar Rapids
Jennie B. Cunningham
Perry J. Cunningham
Leta, Bauman
Mind and Morals in Wealth Society
An author notes science limits moral answers while asserting wealth shapes social order. A Q A discusses rich individuals preserving both morons and geniuses, describing a finishing school trope and marriage dynamics amid wealth and admiration.
How to Form the Habits You Desire
Announcement of a small booklet on habit formation by Dr Albert Wiggam and William James principles. Requests require a self addressed stamped return envelope and 10c in coin or stamps to cover costs. ask for HABITS.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
Harvard
William James
Albert Wiggam
Ambition, capacity, and advice from a 19th century dialogue
A dialogue discusses balancing ambition with ability. It suggests parents should avoid pushing children into schooling and recommends evaluating personal strengths with possible psychologist guidance. Disraeli’s boastful line is dismissed as overoptimistic, noting real achievement requires effort, not mere wishing.
Husbands Gifts as Luncheon Gossip and Miss Manners
A luncheon table discusses gifts from husbands with witty anecdotes about lingerie flowers and houseware. Readers submit Miss Manners advice on romantic balance and loyalty with responses urging calm and wise decisions in dating and friendship dynamics.
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Jim
Joe
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Abey
Meter Ice JR
Frigidaire Oks General Motor
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Checker Motor Supply, Inc
2Nd Ave
Dial
Everett Dean Martin
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A. Disraeli
Edgar A. Guest
Moon
Mars
Miss Manners
Chi
May Drug Company
Neta
Paulie
Killian
Oxfords
Lee
Carnelians
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