Lusitania Memorial Under Construction In Ireland
Sculptor Jerome Connor visits the Orphir in Kinsale to discuss the Lusitania memorial planned for Cobh Ireland. The work is funded and to be unveiled May 7 1936 in the square where victims were laid out, featuring a mourning fishermen group and a winged bronze figure symbolizing peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsale
Jerome Connor
Cobh
Queenstown
Ireland
Dublin
Faith Cody
Lusitania
Aging Gazette items recap local ills and honors
Ten to twenty years ago in The Gazette numerous city appointments and resignations appeared with Fred S Alden named senior engineer and Thomas Bassett as assistant engineer. A pastor farewell for Rev John D Clinton preceded his move to Fayette. Accidents and injuries included M E Teeter nearly asphyxiated by leaking gas and Ernest Meyers falling twenty feet after a platform rope broke. Local reunions and dedications, including St Wenceslaus church, and a Cedar Rapids veterans’ reunion drew crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Alden
Thomas McCauley
Thomas Bassett
John D. Clinton
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Clinton
Fayette
M. E. Teeter
Charles Cirkle
Mercy Hospital
Atkins
Cedar Rapids
Bever Park
Knights of Columbus Hall
Father O'Donnell
Father Behan
Father O’donnell
Sumner
Blessing
Ernest Meyers
Lincoln Hotel
Joseph Pauba
National Oats Mill
Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad for Kidney and Bladder Health
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic for weak kidneys and irritated bladder. It claims to flush waste, reduce backaches and nighttime urination, and notes puffy eyes and leg cramps as symptoms of kidney trouble while urging readers to purchase the genuine Haarlem product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Misplaced Pride Wrecks Happiness Of Young Couple
A youth engagement ended over a trifling quarrel and pride kept them apart. Now both are single and unhappy, a cautionary tale of unreconciled lovers. The Miss Manners column offers advice on handling relationship pride and late reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Winken
Blinken
Esther Strait Wins Count the Bubbles Contest
Mrs Esther R Strait 726 L Street SW wins the Count the Bubbles contest at Home Specialty 304 Second Ave SE with a correct count of 1043 from over 2000 entries advertised in The Gazette. Prize is a deluxe One Minute electric washing machine. Judges include Mayor F K Hahn Justice A S Reed and Constable John Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther R. Strait
L Street
Second Avenue SE
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
A short poem urging effort and perseverance. It argues success comes from trying and perseverance, while quitting before attempting guarantees failure. The speaker emphasizes that even the strong and wise can fail if they avoid effort, and those who keep striving may overcome odds.
Enrollment Surges at University of Iowa College of Medicine
The University of Iowa reports 395 students enrolled for 1935 36, the largest since 1930. Seniors number 92, juniors 96, sophomores 103, and freshmen 121, with the College of Pharmacy totaling 97 students and 23 percent of fathers being druggists. Also noted is the death of George W. Bolton, 76, of Independence after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Ewen M. MacEwen
College of Pharmacy
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United Feature Syncate, Inc
Gilbert McAllister
Charles Wanous
California
Banning
Calif
St. Wenceslaus
Archbishop Keane
Coe
Iowa State College
Ames
Reynolds
Bertram
George D. King
Mary Manners
Wild Girl
Esther Strait
Edgar A. Guest
Independence
George W. Bolton
Swan and
M. E.garmoe
Killian’s
Better
Christine Holbrook
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Killian
Miss Holbrook
Frank Decatur
White
Better Homes
Better Homes and Gardens
Ind
WM. Rogers
Crestwood Silver
Ideal Bridge Prize
Sheaffer’s
Chintz
Heisey
Plymouth
Noritake
Erie
SPODE
China
Philco
Indy
Rome
The
Killian Company
CHASE
Chase Circle
FIRTH
Rayon Damask
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