S U L Mobilizes Resources For War
The University of Iowa moves to graduate seniors early to enter civil service and aid war effort. President Jessup and the university council coordinate plans with medical, dental, and engineering faculties to deploy facilities and staff for government needs. Cadets, faculty, and alumni could form a large regiment. nursing and hospital units, and a red cross unit are in preparation as war approaches.
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Towa. Guy
University of Iowa
Jessup
Herman W. Craven
United States Civil Service Commission
University Senate
Morton C. Mumma
Mumma
College of Engineering
Compan of Engineers
College of Medicine
Red Cross
Towns Of Iowa Are Sinking Into Debt
Eight hundred sixty eight incorporated towns and cities in Iowa own property to the extent of 38 793 292 and have a total assessed value of 424 982 705 according to C E Klingaman head of the extension division of the University of Iowa These cities in 1916 had an indebtedness of 20 591 587 which is an increase of 1 478 505 over the year previous Municipal taxes have grown rapidly while the burden of government cost increases faster for city government than for the nation.
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Iowa
C. E. Klingaman
Extension Division
Uiversity of
Odes to a Worn Automobile and Repealed Insurance Law
A nostalgic verse laments high insurance costs and a beloved old car now worn. The speaker contrasts repealed insurance rules with enduring frustration from pricey bills, endless repairs, and faded memories of better days driving. The poem blends financial grievance with affection for the vehicle.
A Doctor's Story of a Mad Scam and Escape
A young physician recounts a case where an apparent madwoman was held for lunacy by estate claimants. The mysterious mansion, a large advance fee, and a plan to control the heiress are exposed. A lawyer friend uncovers the ruse, and the doctor quietly returns the $50 fee.
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Charlia Knowlton
Charlie
Devil
End of a Romance: Miss Abigail Adams’s Prolonged Engagement
A Chicago Tribune reminiscence recalls Misa Adams of Back Bay, a sixty year old descendant of the Adams family who remained engaged for over thirty years to a man who cared for his widowed mother. The tale ends with the mother outliving the son, leaving Abigail Adams alone in lodgings to ponder lost home and pride.
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Boston
Back Bay
House of Veils
Misa Adams
Adams
Fife
Lfe
House of Wells
Abigail Adams
Chicago Tribune
Father’s Peril in a Colonial Diary Fragment
An 1628 diary fragment recounts a winter famine in a small colony. Father tracks game for meat but is blocked by a stalking savage and torn between shooting a turkey or risking his family’s safety. The page ends with a vow of remorse from Walter G. Doty quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Father
Walter G. Doty
Oddities of Taxation in England
A historical note recalls amusing taxes and evasions in England. The horse faced taxation as farmers rode cows to market or used wives with dogs to haul goods. Chimney taxes led to ruined fireplaces and window taxes left homes looking boarded up, with many Daglishmen's eyesight worsened.
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England
A Cobbler's Dozen Tradition From Italy Mentioned
The London Mail notes a saying that in Italy a baker's dozen is called a cobbler's dozen with a superstition about nails around a boot heel. Historically cobblers supposedly placed twelve nails around the heel edge and a thirteenth for luck, a law once thought to exist.
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Italy
London Mail
Phrase on a card sparks sharp social jab in Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet notes a curt insult in social exchange. A maid replies with phrases like How now girlie and a card reading Sweets to the sweet while lemon drops arrive, reflecting playful yet pointed social banter.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Back Yonder Club Question in Richmond Times Dispatch
A Richmond Times Dispatch column recalls Sunday dinner memories once cooked on Saturday and wonders about the old sawbuck question. The piece reflects on family life and familiar terms from earlier times.
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Richmond Times Dispatch
Pine day, Mr. Gloom, and disposition
J Fuller Gloom snaps at Tudge in a terse exchange about failing to meet a boast. The fragment hints at a tense confrontation between named figures over perceived achievement or bravado. Further context is unclear from the readable text.
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Mr. Gloom
J. Fuller Gloom
Local Mate Elopement Sparks Tense Confession
In a surprising turn Loudan Telegraph reports a private elopement between Quite Friendly and Hen pybeck that unsettles a marriage. Gabbieton-Why questions the bond with a friend as the couple seeks quiet domestic disruption.
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Hennypeck
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Webster City
Ian
J.H. Gammon
Graettinger
Onal Bank
John Bondhus
Jorgen Andersen
Farmers’ Grain Co
V.L. O’connor, Yssrombany
G. C. Coolidge, Graettinger
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