Funeral directors convene in Iowa City a lecture by state official
More than 150 funeral directors from across Iowa completed their 34th annual convention in Iowa City. President Thomas H. Machride spoke on ancient and modern burial customs with illustrated slides. Future meeting site chosen, Des Moines plan to expand university departments, and local improvements debated.
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Iowa City
Thomas H. Machride
Uniy
Dansern
Des Mouines
F. D. Ker- Tick
Fairfield
Charles Emerson
Reston
Guring
State Board of Education
Cemtistry
Natural Science
Jowa
Frank Gilson
Lagan
Bhutan
Oskaloosa
Kamas
O.csce
of Weinnell
Grinnell Movement
China
Grinnell
Woitten
Martin Hanson
Washon Prairie
Waukon
Norway
Gilnwood
John Smith
Meriden
BE & Bt. L
Perry
Han
T. Peters
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Burt, Ta
Tres Meinas
Peters
Cosie
Mason City
Minneap
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Marion
Toois
Wir Rapids
Ambil
Decorah
America
Stara
A & Bon
Des Moines Electric workers face exams under new liability law
In Des Moines the Des Moines Electric Company and other Iowa firms begin physical examinations for employees ahead of theJuly 1 liability law. Officials expect some discharges for ailments, while others predict limited impact, with broader testing by many manufacturers likely under the new rules.
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Des Moines
Des Fines Electric Company
W. H. Thompson, Jr
Thompson
Iowa Telephone Company
Electric Company
Des Moinés
George A. Wrightman
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Black
Des Moines Ice Company
Mr. Black
Emil G. Schmidt
Ten Cents and Handkerchiefs Joke Reflected in Lincoln Steffens
A short anecdote from Getting Round It features Jimmy four asking if ten cents is the smallest piece of money and a mother confirming it as church money. The piece also notes a Lincoln Steffens address at Cooper Union in New York where he recalls a wife of a child labor millionaire and a quip about earning by selling handkerchiefs in past times.
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Des Moines Electric Company
Ges
Allance
Neb
Moist
Times
Fante
Cody
Wye
Columbus
Delaware
Ohio
Clarkson
George Pierce
Sioux City
Grain Exchange
Flessner
Pomeroy
Antuns
George and
James Bragington
Manson
Carl A. Carlson
Bragingions
Mabel Nonweiler
J. A. Treganza
Britt
Forest
H. Rasmussen
Royal Lumber Company
Curtis
Chariton
Hidgeway
Purlington Lrain
Iris Lack
GC. A. Steward
LeoMars
Harvey Haines
Montezuma
Dubuque
Earl
Isaac Lebacieh
Waterloo
John MaeGilvery
Cedar
John Smith
Davenport
Shenandoah
Mil Sohn
Jimmy
Lincoln Steffens
Cooper Union
New York
Lebor
George
Aghos
Segson
Pei
Thermes Oron
Iscomfort
Standard Oil Co
Chicago
Ntl
Old Acquaintance Lamp Shade Joke
A resourceful girl rewove a pink party frock into a lamp shade and surprised a caller by asking his opinion. He paused and recalled dancing with the original dress, adding a playful twist to the clever reuse.
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William
Still a Bachelor Patience Joke Excerpt
A fragment from a humor piece contrasts bachelor patience with a brother who joins the militia. The dialogue notes four engagements and an unbroken record of being captured, with a sharp aside about a locomotive engineer getting his head lighted.
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Militia
Patrice
Taking No Chances. Doctor Meets Former Patient on Street
In a cautious exchange, Doctor Bigbill greets former patient Mr. Brown on the street and asks if there is a charge to speak. Brown questions the cost before continuing the conversation.
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Doctor Bigbill
Mr. Brown
Unkind Exchange Over Superstition and Dates
Mr Meek ton laments superstition about the Houre 13 while his wife counters. The two joke that the only date to fear is April 2. The narrator notes some men have soft heads and a brick makes a deep impression, and that some people are never happy unless they find fault.
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Mr. Meekton
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