School Board Ends Busy Meeting With Heating and Coal Awards
The city board of education met Wednesday and awarded the heating plant remodeling to C Hurley for 635 dollars. Springfield coal contract goes to Carson Ries with quantities to be determined. G W Schmidt contract approved to install shafting and power for the manual training department before fall, with an electric motor to supply power.
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City Board of Education
Mouch
Peter Greazel
C. Hurley
Hurley
Springfield
Carson& Ries
G. W. Schmidt
Petition to City for Kirkwood sewer linked to school
The president was authorized to petition the city council for sewerage on Kirkwood avenue to connect Kirkwood school. The resignation of Director Chansky was read and accepted. The finance committee presented bills totaling several dollars for supplies, labor, and services, with receipts from tuition and materials sold in the manual training department.
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Kirkwood Avenue
Kirkwood
Chansky
Chankey
W. J. Welch
J. W. Metzinger
J. J. Lee
Bruce Moore
Isaac Emmons
Frank Patterson
J. Bennison
Standard Oil Co
Smith & Cilek
Town Citizen Publishing Co
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY WITH LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
An old advertisement touts a quick cure for a cold using LaxaTIVE Brom oQuinine tablets. It promises a refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Beall’s Watch Not Found After Interurban Crash
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the watch of motorman John C. Beall, who perished in the interurban wreck near Swisker on Fourth of July, cannot be located. Conductor Hollenbeck turned in the recovered items, including a watch found in a pocketbook, but the watch remains missing. Beall’s family hopes the finder returns it to the interurban company or the family.
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Cedar Rapids
John C. Beall
Swisker
Hollenbeck
Mr. Beall
HoWenbeck
Beall
Mt Pleasant inquiry on Miss Neider suicide unnamed man
In Mt Pleasant a local inquiry questions whether a man named Ross mentioned in Miss Emma Neider’s suicide letter is real. A gentleman who knew her doubts Ross was a fictitious name and suspects the writer was deceived. The ring ordered by Neider remained with her sister in Iowa City.
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Ceda- Rapids Gazette
Mt. Pleasant
Emma Neider
Wen
Spelling Failures Stir County Education Officials
County Superintendent L H Langenberg reviewed recent teachers examinations in Johnson County revealing 651 correct spellings out of 950 words and 68 percent overall. Laura Brown of Solon spelled all words while many teachers mispelled simple terms like duteous and receive. a pointed call to improve spelling practice follows.
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L. H. Langenberg
Laura Brown
Solon
Langenberg
Johnson County
For Sale Good Clean Brick Inquire G J Falk
Brick in good clean condition offered for sale at Johnson County Savings Bank. Inquiries directed to G J Falk with contact details provided by the bank. Sale note dated 7 26.
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G. J. Falk
Johnson Count Savings Bank
German Aid Society Picnic Planned for Next Sunday
The German Aid Society and its friends plan a picnic next Sunday with baskets for dinner and a day of enjoyable activities. The event will start from the society’s hall in the city and promises a pleasant time.
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Society
Brighton Beach
German Aid Society
Hack
Cholera Infantum Cure With Chamberlains Remedy
The daughter of H N Dewey of Agnewville Virginia suffered severe cholera infantum last summer. Doctors gave up hope but after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy she improved within five hours and was fully well after half a bottle. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
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Rath
H. N. Dewey
Agnewville
Chamberlain
One Dollar Saved Represents Ten Dollars Earned
A fragment discusses frugality, urging careful spending and small investments like medicine to save larger costs later. It references Chamb eredial Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and notes household savings via purchasable bottles at druggists.
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