Sacred Heart Church Dedication Highlights Monticello Past
Dedication services for the new Sacred Heart church were held with a large crowd despite muddy roads. Monsignor Heer led morning Mass and Rev George Hauck presided at High Mass and future sermons. Archbishop Keane was unable to attend due to road conditions.
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Sacred Heart Church
Anticello
George Heer
Dubuque
George A. Hauck
Monticello
John J. Keane
Monticeloy
Father Wyrick
Holy Ghost Church
All Saints
Father Powers
Anamosa
M. 8. Murphy
Castle Grove
Kinsella Hall
Davenport Hall
Monticello Bank
Father Coggon
Church of the Sacred Heart
Coggan
Father Welch
Welch
P. O'Dowd
P. J. O'Conner
Sand Spring
O’conner
Tobin
J. McCormick
George Hauck
EB. J. McLaughlin
Clinton
P. J. O’conner
Sioux Quity
R. Powers
Niances
Father Coggan
Father O’conner
Sioux City
Father Tobin
John McCormick
Winthrop
Bose
Father Hauck
Asa
Paris War Economy Shifts to Cash and Necessities
Paris faces a wartime shift as commerce moves to spot cash due to moratoriums and scarce materials. Luxuries decline while essentials and items for front line households rise, with shops adapting to reduced demand and staff mobilization. Foreign trade aims to leverage Atlantic control as Caillaux seeks Brazil ties.
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Paris
von Kluck
Caillaux
Brazil
Atlantic
France
Yale Year Calls for Earlier Start and Expanded Facilities
Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes cites 1745 as eight weeks vacation and 44 weeks study, while 1913 shows 186 percent days of rest. He proposes starting the year a week earlier with a reading term from Sept 6. Dean Frederick Jones seeks a new building for education, dormitories for 300, and a large chapel.
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Anson Phelps Stokes
Yale University
Yale
Frederick Jones
Remarkable Fortitude of German Soldier Wounded in Action
A Berliner Tageblatt report from Ziegelstrasse's royal surgical clinic describes a German defender who emerged from a transport seriously wounded yet declared only three head blows and ten bayonet thrusts plus a chest wound as “nothing else.” The tale contrasts battlefield resilience with a note on historical button use and buttonholes.
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Berliner
Suburban Grievances Over Housekeeper Fees
In a suburban vignette the narrator questions a housekeeper paying for breakages. The humor rests on exaggerated expectations as residents claim she should cover items she did not break while noting the monthly wife’s salary and expenses.
Minority presidents and the perils of popular vote
A Philadelphia Ledger analysis recalls how several U S leaders won the White House with minority or slim majorities. It notes Buchanan Taylor Lincoln Wilson Cleveland Cleveland Tilden Garfield Hayes and others, highlighting the mismatch between votes and presidency across multiple eras.
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Wendell Phillips
White House
Pennsylvania
James Buchanan
Taylor
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
United States
Harrison
Cleveland
Tilden
Garfield
Te Hayes
Philadelphia Ledger
Civilization ban ends for autocratic ruler who treats war as sport
The article criticizes a ruler who views war as an outdoor sport and calls for ending civilization’s toleration of his autocratic rule, arguing for decisive action against his regime.
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Washington Star
Iowa Woman Credits Mayr's Remedy For Recovery
Mrs William Litzenberg of Montezuma Iowa suffered long digestive trouble with weakness and fatigue. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy she reports rapid improvement after the first bottle and now enjoys appetite and strength. The advertisement promises permanent relief for stomach liver and intestinal ailments with a money back guarantee.
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William Litzenberg
Montezuma
Iowa
Mayr
Warning on Vehicle Registration Violations in Jones County
County Attorney Geo Gorman warns Jones County motorists to comply with state laws on vehicle registration and license numbers. New cars may operate with dealer plates for up to fifteen days after registration request, while the Secretary of State expands processing to handle hundreds daily. Violations carry heavy fines and potential arrest.
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Jones County
Secretary of State
Geo. O. Gorman
Teaching Her To Swim Street Exchange
A Philadelphia Record snippet recalls a boy asking how to teach a girl to swim. A comic exchange follows with rough dialogue about instruction and safety, ending in a joke that mislabels a sister as a potential pupil.
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Philadelphia
Cedar Falls summer school draws thousands of teachers
The Cherokee Times notes about 3000 teachers attend Cedar Falls summer school. It quips that many Iowa women may remain unmarried, with around 2500 girls in one school affecting marriage prospects amid sea of social life.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
The Perfect Man Paralyzed Man Dead
A poem notes a man who never drinks or smokes and shuns vices yet is paralyzed and dead because he never does what is right. Ila wife can tell his constant absence at morning noon and night.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Ila
A Sunbeam to Warm the Weary Traveler
Poem by Jessie Palmer of Maquoketa Iowa printed in the Sioux City Journal. The verse speaks of a sunbeam as a symbol of comfort and divine sustenance for travelers and the weary, promising peace and enduring light in heaven.
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Jessie Palmer
Maquoketa
Iowa
Sioux City Journal
Bryan Justifies Secretary Role As Servant Of Country
The Philadelphia North American notes Mr. Bryan defends his record as secretary of state, arguing his service would significantly aid the nation and satisfy critics who believed in his capabilities.
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Philadelphia
Bryan
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