Cedar Rapids schools to run with fewer teachers
The Cedar Rapids school system will operate next semester with five fewer teachers than the current term and 32 fewer than last year. Arthur Deamer, superintendent, told the board enrollment will reach 2,015 in high schools, with 2,423 in junior highs and 2,445 in elementary plus 324 promoted from elementary to junior highs.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
Board of Education
Adams School
Deamer
George L. Moore
Genevieve Dotson
Ruth E. Humphries
Minnesota
Wisdom on art and enthusiasm in public life
The writer muses on artful influence versus moral preaching and cites Greek drama Ibsen and Damaged Goods as examples. He debunks a Latin teaching book and extols enthusiasm to boost college labor output. Mr Wiggam offers to answer conduct and relationship questions by mail with a stamped self‑addressed envelope.
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O'Neal
Ibsen
Wiggam
Local Gazette Notes Bank Presidency and Community News
James E. Hamilton elected president of Merchants National Bank to succeed J M Din widdie of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank. Reports include a coast down Rockford hill accident, golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs R M Mandell, travel plans for Mrs H N Cramer, Father John Arthur returning from Utica, N Y, for family matters, State Senator-elect Francis Heald’s move to Des Moines, and a clock gift to Arthur Hurtt for 25 years of Sunday school service.
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James E. Hamilton
Merchants National Bank
J. M. Dinwiddie
Cedar Rapids
H. N.cramer
Little Rock
Ark
C. H. Chandler
Texas
California
John Arthur
Grace Episcopal Church
Utica
N. Y
Francis Heald
Des Moines
Arthur Hurtt
Zion United Evangelical Church
Jaroslav Kocian
Dandruff Remedy Claim Promises Quick Hair Cure
An old advertisement touts plain liquid argon as a guaranteed dandruff remedy. It claims nightly scalp application dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and improves hair appearance, with a price around thirty five cents and availability at drug stores.
Woman reports rapid fat loss with Kruschen Salts
Miss Rea M. Haines of Dayton Ohio says she weighed 180 pounds and after starting Kruschen Salts she shed seven pounds in a week and reached 145 pounds while continuing usage. The ad promises safe weight loss with one half teaspoonful in hot water each morning and offers a money back guarantee through local drugstores.
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Rea M. Haines
Dayton
Ohio
May Drug Co
Podzimek Phcy
America
Grandmother’s Advice Worth Following
California woman testifies Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier helped her health and energy after ovarian trouble and miscarriage. She credits it for becoming a mother of three and urges others to try the tonic for strength.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Debaters Named Winners in Arbitration Debate
In a Coe College event last evening, the winners on the negative side were J. W. Hawley, William M. Otis and George N. Hall. The losers were J. Ralph Jewell, Norman Olney and E. T.Chismore.
Anniversary Edition Brings Memories To Former Resident
H G Powers of Baltimore Maryland revisited Cedar Rapids memories from his 50th anniversary edition reading dated Jan 1. He lived in Cedar Rapids from 1871 to 1884 and later served 52 years with American Express, in 15 cities across nine states. He recalled early business blocks a river foot bridge and Indian visits to local stores.
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H. G. Powers
Baltimore
Mr. Powers
Cedar Rapids
Old Republican
American Express Company
Mayor Carroll Seeks Re election. Scherck Enters Race
Iowa City mayor J. J. Carroll, a Democrat first elected in 1925, will run in the city primary February 27. Alderman at large C. Rollin Scherck entered the race Saturday as the second candidate on the ticket.
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Iowa City
J. J. Carroll
Carroll
C. Rollin Scherck
Iowa Pied
Selfish Husband Bans Wife Friends in Her Circles
Mary Manners notes Helen’s husband rejects her old friends and curates a new environment. Helen, adjusting to a life shaped by him, misses her social circle while avoiding confrontation. The column mixes advice with a tale of control in married life and social boundaries.
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Mary Manners
Faelen
Helen
Simple fat loss method claims quick pound a day
An advertisement promotes losing a pound daily by taking Jad Salts before breakfast and eating large portions of lean meats vegetables and salads. It warns the salts banish toxins but says the diet does the work, promising rapid weight loss with no hunger and improved well being.
Dear Miss Manners The Married Couple Strain
A wife asks how to handle her husband’s anger after twenty years of hard work at home. The reply says his anger stems from life not her, and suggests patience as he faces unemployment. Also notes Harry Frankel, alias Singing Sam, is a Woodshed troupe graduate.
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Charles B. Hanford
Greene's
Opera House
W. E. Wheeler
Telluride
Colo
K. Tracy
Cedar Rapids
A. C. Phelps
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pearl Bartlett
Fred Hansen
E. G. Cope
Alpha Nus
Olios
Miss Manners
Cross
Harry Frankel
Singing Sam
Woodshed
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Homestead
the Gazette
D. C
Cone’s
Second Street
Albert Edward Wiggam
AG Bernard Shaw
Coe Chapel
Joseph Sailor
Rock Island
Sailor
Wendl
Linn Junction
Jaui
Dandruff
Lydia E. Pinkin
Roger
New
Nelly
DONS
Don
Theresa
Vito
Second Fleet
PRG
Steven's P. Linen
Wateoe
Newman's
Newman’s
Norge Refrigerators
Riverside
Pennsylvania
Montgomery Ward & Co
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