Early Days of Winnebago Vocational School in Iowa
In 1835 the U S government tested vocational education for Winnebago youths in what became Allamakee County Iowa. Indian boys learned farming while girls studied sewing under Reverend David Lowry and his wife who opened the stone two story school near Yellow River about six miles above the Mississippi ten miles from Fort Crawford.
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Black Hawk Purchase
United States
Allamakee County
Laws
Bruce E. Mahan
The
State Historical Society
Yellow River
Mississippi
Fort Crawford
David Lowry
Winnebagoes
Andrew Jackson
Mission School Stories From Winnebago Removal Era
A granddaughter recalls Rev Lowry’s mission where Zachary Taylor's family visited for dinner and taught Indian children. The Winnebago removal from western Wisconsin and eastern Iowa led to the 1840 abandonment of Yellow River School and later reopens near Fort Atkinson Iowa before Winnebagoe removal to Minnesota in 1848.
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Lowry
Zachary Taylor
Fort Crawford
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Iowa
Neutral Ground
Yellow River
Fort Atkinson
Minnesota
Warranty deeds filed at County Recorder in Creston Iowa
A record list shows several warranty deeds filed in late 1924. Lofus Pederson transfers to M A Franklin for Lot 67 Swigerts Second Addition Creston. Charlotte Majikus transfers to Elizabeth J McCafferty, NE NE 21 71N 30W for school purposes. F A Cramer and Bessie to F M Crandall and LeRoy Crandall on Oct 11 1924. Thomas L Shiflett to Frank C Shiflett on Dec 29 1924 for 2800.00. Describes multiple fractional sections and parcels in Twps 72 and 22 and Rs 28 and 29 West of the 5th P M, with land also east of G W R R Co containing 53 acres more or less.
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County Recorder’s Office
Geo. A. Ide & Son
Creston
Iowa
Lofus Pederson
M. A. Franklin
W. D
Said
Charlotte
Elizabeth J McCafferty
F. A. Cramer
Wr. Bessie
F M
LeRoy Crandall
5Th P. M
Thomas L. Shiflett
Frank C. Shiflett
N. R
Divide Kitchen Drawer For Neater Utensil Storage
A kitchen drawer can be divided into multiple compartments of varying sizes to fit spoons knives and kitchen knives. This organization helps locate items faster and keeps the drawer tidy.
Americans Buy Many Antiques in France Controversy
Paris protests the export of historic French antiquities to the United States with Duke of Trevise urging tighter controls. An American buyer balks at stolen-artifact risk, as France debates laws and protective measures. The report also mentions Iowa nut varieties and grafting efforts by state horticulturists.
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Associated Press
Paris
America
Duke of Trevise
Faubourg Club
Xodus
France
Fine Arts Department
Ne Arts Department
Dairy Culls Sold To Many Iowa Farmers
Iowa imports thousands of dairy cows from other states, with 1922 23 purchases costing around 5 million dollars for 50 000 head. Experts warn many are culls and TB contagious abortion and other diseases spread, while some buyers claim value in a few animals.
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Iowa
Iow
John Shaw
Iowa State Collage
Shaw
Specialists Hunt Nut Trees For Iowa Farms
Horticulture and forestry specialists at Iowa State College predict farms will soon plant nut tree orchards for home use. They are surveying which nuts best suit Iowa and selecting superior varieties for propagation. Nut trees grown from seed do not reproduce the parent variety.
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Iowa
Mississippi
Park Buckley
Strawberry Point
Buckley
R. S. Herrick
State Horticultural Society
Anamosa
Fairbanks
Burlington
August Schwartz
Emma Schwartz
Iowa State College
Wordly Goods at Strand Theatre A comedy drama of marriage
Agnes Ayres stars in Wordly Goods at the Strand as a wife who goes to work to finance luxuries, testing the balance between wage earning and home life. Pat O Malley leads opposite the star with supporting turns by Victor Varconi and Edythe Chapman. The film adaptation of Sophie Kerr s novel ends happily in divorce court.
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Stramd
Agnes Ayres
Sophie Kerr
Strand
Pat O'Malley
Victor Varconi
Edythe Chapman
Fred Hopper
Hopper
Fred
Eleanor
Audiences hear McCormack Bori as radio opens new arts
Radio concerts feature John McCormack and Lucrezia Bori with promises of future broadcasts by other stars. Open air opera plans move ahead in Atlanta with a $100 000 stadium. A Jenny Lind statue will stand in Battery Park next fall. Olga Samaroff performs at Drake University. Ohio clubs offer $50 prizes for solo and choir entries. Cairo plans open air opera near the pyramids with Mascagni conducting Thais. The Creston Concert Orchestra resumes rehearsals after the holidays.
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John McCormack
Lucrezia Bori
Atlanta
Jenny Lind
Battery Park
New York
Creston
Henry T. Finch
New York Evening Post
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs
Cairo
Egypt
Mascagni
Pyramids
Germany
Creston Band Resumes Rehearsals At McKinley Park
The Creston band ends a two week vacation and resumes rehearsals this Wednesday evening. The Hollywood Bowl becomes property of Los Angeles County ensuring its permanence as an amphitheatre for music. After two concert seasons at McKinley Park the band enjoys wide popularity and plans a great next summer season. A strong band is framed as a community asset with year long efforts to be a fine musical medium.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Creston
McKinley Park
Creston Band
Honey as Vehicle Antifreeze Tested by Iowa Scientist
Prof Adolph Shane of Iowa State College reports tests on a honey and water antifreeze blend for car radiators. He says the mixture remains safe if kept at half honey half water, freezes only slightly below zero, and separates water from honey on evaporation. Leaks around pumps and candy like deposits noted. heating required before starting in very cold weather.
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Adolph Shane
Iowa State College
Shane
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Lael
Sid
Hanson's Drug Store
Rexall
St. Sauveur
Saint Martory
Music News
Olga Samaroff
Drake University
Des Moines
Baltimore
Rock Island Mig. Co
Rock
Creston Church News Platte Center Church
Platte Center Church
Marcelling
Faciala
Milady
Wareham
Beauty Shop
Agnew
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