Iowa State Colleges and the Birth of Public Higher Education
The article traces Iowa's early colleges from church and community roots to public state schools. It covers the 1847 founding of the State University of Iowa, later state agricultural college at Ames, and the transformation of the State Normal School into the State Teachers College. It notes funding, labor programs, and pivotal leaders shaping Iowa’s higher education.
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Iowa
New England
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West
Madeco
Congress
General Assembly
Amos Dean
New York
D. Edson ‘Smith
Iowa City
Des Moines
University
Grimes
Old South Hall
Dental
Pharmacy
Graduate College
College of Engineering
College of Education
College of Commerce
College of Agriculture and Mechanics
Ames
State College
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Normal School
Sender
Normal
Homer H.,seerley
State Teachers College
William M. Beardshear
James Wilson
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
State University
Samuel Calvin
Gustavus Hinrichs
Charles A. Schaeffer
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
United States
Agricultural College
Iowa State Teachers College
College of Agriculture
Normal School
Drops Colds Where They Start
Ads urge using Penetro Drops at first sign of a cold noting most colds begin in the head. The product contains ephedrine and other balanced medicine and is sold in 25c 50c and $1 bottles at all druggists.
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Nature
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A poem reflecting a daughter’s realization that her movie star hero is human, revealed by an egg stain on the chin. The narrator notes heroes from afar are merely ordinary, and the moment teaches that the great and low are kin.
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Edgar A. Guest
Janet
Descarted Friends Turn Up Missing As Romance Ends
Jennie vanishes from her circle as romance consumes time and attention. Friends drift apart, highlighting the folly of sacrificing longtime friendships for a brief affection. The piece contrasts social loss with Miss Manners advisory letters on dating at young ages and guidance on attracting a shy suitor.
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Jennie
Miss Manners
Dorthea
Prophecy Foretold Death From Poison in Prague
Josef Kovac 24 was warned of an unnatural death by a fortune teller. He sought a herbal remedy to avoid conscription, but the medicine caused acute poisoning and his death in Prague.
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Prague
Ins
Josef Kovac
Kovac
Koval Prokop 13 breaks wrist after porch fall
A 13 year old boy, Koval Prokop, suffered a broken wrist yesterday when he fell from his home porch while repairing a radio aerial. Alfred Nelson injured today when his hand was caught in a machine at Rathje bakery. Ed Wynn and his Grab Bag appeared at the Majestic theater today. The American Legion executive committee voted last night to furnish labor for a cabin at the Boy Scouts camp on Indian Creek south of Kenwood.
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Koval Prokop
Alfred Nelson
Rathje Bakery
Ed Wynn
Majestic Theater
American Legion
Indian Creek
Kenwood
Minstrels at Greene's Opera House Last Night
Neil O Briens minstrels performed at Greene's Opera House with a lively show. Frank Hale sustained fatal injuries after a runaway team struck him while he rode a bicycle. Mr and Mrs Charles W Kenyon led Ben Hur tribe members from here to Waterloo as guests. Mrs Maud Keyser eastern stars grand matron received honor at Marion chapter reception.
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Neil O’brien
Greene's Opera House
Frank Hale
Charles W. Kenyon
Waterloo
Maud Keyser
Iowa
Florodora at Greene's Opera House Draws Big Crowd
A vivid report notes Ralph Riggs and the famous sextet performing Florodora at Greene's Opera House last night drawing strong audience response. In a separate incident John Dushek, a Rock Island railroad coach cleaner, was killed when struck by a train near a cinder pit with cause not yet determined. Ed Olmstead and Sam Weir, Rock Island engineers, have been reassigned to the northern division for runs between Albert Lea and Minneapolis.
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Ralph Riggs
Greene's
Opera House
John Dushek
Rock Island Railroad
Ed Olmstead
Sam Weir
Rock Island
City
Northern Division
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
Local Youths Win Honors At Western Military Academy
Cadet G C Wheeler son of Mr and Mrs G C Wheeler 370 Nineteenth street SE cited for excellence in scholarship at Western Military Academy Alton IL end of first grade period. Wheeler ranked sixth overall in grades. Cadet Glenn William Higbee also named on scholastic honor roll. Both play on Western B football team undefeated in St Louis district ABC league Higbee at end Wheeler in backfield.
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G. Clark Wheeler
G. C. Wheeler
Nineteenth Street SE
Western Military Academy
Alton
Paul Leurig
Wheeler
Glenn William Higbee
G. W. Higbee
Washington Avenue SE
Barbarous South African Otomacas Practice Arranged Marriages
A report notes Otomacas customs in which young girls wed older widowers and young boys wed older widows, describing the practice as barbarous and part of local marriage traditions.
Beware Coughs from Common Colds That Hang On
Rote ted our pou ca cold or bronchial. Content fragment discusses lingering coughs from common colds and related respiratory issues.
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Penetro
Home Products
Miniature Cooking School
Ren
Lipton’s Tea
Black
Greer
del Monte Canned Foods Sale
Aly
Mary Manners
Babby
William E. Borah
Alex N. Gelb
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