Grinnell College plans big building funded by alumni
Plans are under way for a new Grinnell College building costing about 150000 dollars. Alumni and former students raise funds under a unique plan with each contributing 50 dollars in annual 10 dollar installments without interest. The Class of 1915 subscribed 4000 dollars.
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Grinnell College
Ida County
Ames State College
M. H. Hoffman
Roy F. O'Donnell
J. W. Coverdale
W. #. Simonson
Katherine Miller
W. P. Christy
University School of Muslic
Iowa City
Spokane
Wash
T. L. Hazard
Iowa University
Christy
Mullan
Waterloo
Bryan & Co
M. & S. Gear Company
Winfield
L. B. Pierce
Old Yellow Springs College
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Tipton
Davenport
Clinton
Muscatine
Roy Marshall
Shenandoah
Linden Sachau
Casey
BE. C. Winkelmann
New Salem Lutheran Church
Ludlow
Harlan Sargeant
B. D. Sargeant
Osage Green House
Cedar River
Hawkeye
Chariton
Eagle Grove
Clarion
Arl Bock
Cedar Rapida
Bock
Roy Chinn
Hig Chin
Paul Koontz
H. M. Vawter
Knoxville
Security Savings Bank
Marshalltown
Iowa State Historical Society
Albert K. Graves
First United Brethren Church
Mississippi River
Alvin Sundeen
John Vancencelllaus
Vancencellious
Guy Erickson
Maple Hill
Blencoe
Leonart Williama
Peat Oak
Sparrows Tease Rochester Storekeeper Sparks Clash
Rochester man F W Huntington, who owns a candy store at 849 Bay Street, endures persistent harassment by neighborhood youths. After three sparrows were released inside his shop, Huntington captures one in a pasteboard box as evidence. The youths, led by two older boys, had previously used derision, cabbage tossing, a tick-tack device, and other tricks to torment him.
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Rochester, N. Y
F. W. Huntington
4 Nations
Bay Street
Bull and Veal clash over marriage in Binghamton
Charles Bull and Miss Maude Veal wed in Binghamton after fleeing Scranton to escape Veal family opposition. Bull said the couple rode a chair car in disguise to marry, joking that the Veals will keep beefing while they endure their roasting.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Charles Bull
Maude
Veal
Shot children in dream shocks San Antonio
Mrs. W. B. Little of Medina Dam area shot her two children while dreaming burglars were entering the home. A automatic revolver discharged hitting a six year old girl and a three year old boy in the right leg, causing flesh wounds. She is said to be unnerved and unsure if she fired while dreaming or by accident.
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San Antonio
Tex
W. B. Little
Medina Dam
Libtle
Boy Tries To Rival Birds In Evansville Fall
John Mitchell fourteen living on Mount Vernon road attempted a gravity glide from a stable roof using a girder and improvised wing. The wings collapsed and he broke his left arm near the elbow and suffered minor internal injuries.
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Evansville
Ind
John Mitchell
Mount Vernon
Birds
Mitchell
The Easy Going Tax Lands A Lot More Mousy Than Race
The easy going tax performances land a lot more mousey than the average race horse in this quirky item.
Denison Coffee Ad and Light Local Exchange
An ad style fragment promotes Drink Denison’s Coffee describing it as pure and delicious with a regular preference. A conversational piece quotes a churchgoing line about Bronson and a light exchange about love as aging and weight gain are mentioned.
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Denison
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR AND COTTON PRODUCTION NOTES
Advice paragraph promotes Precede shampoos and Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and skin care, inviting readers to sample by mail. It also reports California Imperial Valley cotton farming growth, 63 000 acres, 60 000 bales, and a network of 19 gins, 3 oil mills, 3 compresses with Calexico concentration.
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Dent
Boston
California
Inperial Valley
United States Department of Agriculture
Calexico
Let Us Hope She Got One Dog Show Ribbon Tale
A Brockton Enterprise overheard exchange about a little pet dog in a show. A woman asks if there is a ribbon for each dog and the handler replies ribbons go to winners. The owner hopes Tootsie would not be heartbroken if not awarded.
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Tootsie
Brockton Enterprise
The Commuters and the City Dream
In a porch chat, a husband jokes about a wife from Philadelphia Ledger seeking the city life. The exchange hints at urban allure versus domestic routine while the wife deflects the claim, keeping the mood light and local.
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Philadelphia
City
Philadelphia Ledger
German baker uses windmill for flour and dough
In the Boston Transcript line, a German baker leverages a windmill to grind grain into flour and then mix and knead dough, illustrating traditional mill and bakery processes. The remark contrasts age appearance with stamina, adding a humorous aside about plumpness.
Birthday Surprise Sparks Simple Joy
A wife sits by the fire on her birthday, hurt by a forgotten date. Her husband returns with a tiny parcel containing pipe cleaners and feathers, claiming they will please her, proving his love despite the oversight.
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Evan
Taking Papa Along
A baggage master enforces a new law requiring declaration of trunk contents. The mother assigns values to two trunks, one thousand dollars and eight hundred dollars, while a smaller trunk is valued at ten or twelve dollars. The official remarks that Farther is accompanying them.
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Papa
Mamma
Calm Resignation Story From Dinner Party Joke
Congressman Joseph J. Russell recalled a dinner party anecdote about marriage. A bachelor guest and a spinster exchange jests on how marriage affects happiness and tolerance, ending with the bachelor’s remark that longer marriage means a man seems to mind it less.
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Joseph J. Russell
Envious remarks and children's woes in a short scene
A mother asks what troubles Alicea and learns Mabel Jones has adenoids while Alice laments not having anything. The dialogue pivots to a quip about cranks and a cynical musing about divorces hidden under liberty’s cloak.
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Alicea
Mabel Jones
Alice
Government Salt Influx Onset Tale Baffles Beachgoers
On a sunny Onset afternoon two young women stroll the beach and discover a breakwater where bags are stacked to shield land from seas. A companion explains with mock gravity that the water in Onset Bay was once fresh and the government inlanded it, filling bags with salt to flavor the water, a claim she now repeats as a joke about a “government salt ing apparatus.”
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Onset
Onset Bay
Wake Him Up
A girl tells Mr. Jenkins of a home remedy to ease a hurt lip. She recalls her mother kissing a bruise to make the pain wait. The young man, skeptical, considers whether old fashioned cures really work as he watches her attempt the remedy.
Pa Knows Everything: Septic Tone Explained
A dialogue where a child asks about a sepulchral tone and a father explains it means to speak gravely, clarifying the phrase's meaning in plain terms. The exchange presents a simple lesson on tone and gravitas through parent child conversation.
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