Document Editor Or Aide Named For Iowa
Des Moines Governor Clarke appoints Ora Williams as Iowa document editor. The two year term starts July 4 and consolidates state reporting under one bureau with duties to edit condense and supervise printing and distribution of all state funded reports. Logan reappointed adjutant general with brigadier general rank. Plans for Woodward epileptic colony proceed with 500000 available and 200 patient capacity.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Ora Williams
Iowa
Secretary of State
Williams
Logan
Guy H. Logan
Iowa National Guard
Red Oak
Woodward
Board of Control
Histrionic Wonder Tale in New England Social Scene
William Barnes Jr recalls a club remark about a blonde socialite at a New England reception. A friend points her out as Miss Smith with great histrionic ability and says her amateur theatrics turn the most painful tragedy into amusement.
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William Barnes
Jnr
New York
Jones
New England
Miss Smith
Philadelphia Telegraph
Strategist Quips About Boy Pretending Vocal Practice
In a humorous exchange a strategist asks if the child is taking music lessons. The reply reveals the boy was spanked yesterday and coaxed his sister to accompany on the piano so he could claim he was only practicing vocal exercises to the listening boys.
Knapp challenges Pavloff on gastric juice trigger
In a new anatomy text Dr. Mark I. Knapp of New York disputes Pavloff’s mind stimulus theory for gastric juice flow. He argues the secretion begins after food presents chemical stimulation and stomach muscular contraction, aided by intrabdominal pressure, regardless of the stimulus type.
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Alimentary Canal
Mark I. Knapp
New York
Pavloff
Knapp
No More Girls on Warships After Torpedo Mishap
A British admiralty order ends women aboard warships after a torpedo tube mishap on a Newport destroyer. A gunners misfired during a demonstration, sending a torpedo toward an Italian liner but it struck a pier wall instead. The blast drenched onlookers and damaged the pier. officials warned against such gatherings.
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Newport
Notable knack at the right moment makes fame and wealth
The piece cites Gutenberg Franklin Garolotta a barrel organist on Main Street and the Lusitania torpedoing as examples of timing shaping success. It argues the habit of doing the right thing at the right time leads to prominence and wealth.
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Gutenberg
Franklin
Giuseppe Garolotta
Main Street
Buffalo News
Lusitania
Giuseppe
Ofien
Qiuseppe
Unusual Bloody Fight Reported By AP In Rural Georgia
An AP dispatch from the Atlanta office described a bloody rural fight between two men using a scythe corn knife shovel and butcher knife. The report, after edits, concluded that they had some sort of misunderstanding.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Great News-Gathering Organization
Maine
Curious War Coincidences From a Welsh Driver
Private S N Jones of the Motor Transport unit writes from Llangollen Wales about a strange wartime twist. He drove a Llangollen to Wrexham motor-bus route and was later drafted to the exact chassis of that same bus in France. The road-car company plans to repurchase the vehicle after the war and install a plate noting the coincidence.
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S. N. Jones
Motor Transport A
Llangollen
Wales
Wrexham
France
Denbighshire
Road Car Company
Jones
Wart Remedies From Old Advice Column
The text recommends home wart cures such as bathing warts in vinegar two or three times daily and applying a collection at night. It also suggests pressing firmly on warts until a sharp pain is felt, like a needle prick, after which the warts dry up and disappear.
Patience Performs Vaudeville Gag With Virtue Twist
A brief excerpt describes Patience presenting to a vaudeville manager and replying that she can “cease to be a virtue” as a humorous act. The scene lampoons celebrity behavior and public personas in a playful, historical tone.
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Patience
Puck
British Silver Coins Composition
The article states that British silver coins are made from an alloy of 87 parts pure silver and 3 parts copper, outlining the standard composition of the coins.
Look unto me and be saved a simple gospel message
The speaker recounts Spurgeon's conversion and contrasts the simple path to salvation Look unto me and be saved with the difficulty of truly turning from idols to trust Jesus. Morality and reform are insufficient without faith in Christ.
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God
Adam
Jesus
Noah
Sam
Nicodemus
Nathaniel
U. S
Oregon
China
Shanghai
Canton
Nagasaki
Japan
Jesus Christ
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George W. Clarke
Atlantic City
George Ward
Primghar
H. W. L. MacHood
Humboldt
J. F. Har
Eldora
W. H. Neil
Keoku C
Cooper
Agency
E. J. Brownson
Cedar Rapids
H. T.davis
Council Bluffs
H. J. Wilkins
Anita
W. C. Barber
H. B. Pierce
Rock Rapids
A. Bryan
Pocahontas
P. D. Bersell
Ottumwa
N. Bowman
Chariton
J. P. van Horn
Oelwein
J. P. Toombs
Bloomfield
Albert Guhl
Vincent
E. I. Leighton
Fort Dodge
W. R. Jameson
Waterloo
H. Rich
M. S., Odle
Des Moinag
Anti-Saloon League of America
J. ¥. Hardin
Bidora
Keokuk
C. S. Cooper
H. T. Davis
C. A. Bryan
Delweiny
P. Q. Bersell
Hon
FE. N. Bowman
BR. I
Leighton
E. H. Rich
M. 8
Odle
Shelby County
Marshalltown
A. A. Swan
State Department
C. B. Hextell
Jack Campbell
State Executive Council
East Grand Avenue
Capitol Grounds
State Pharmacy Commission
Henry B. Sampson
Attorney General's Office
Industrial Commissioner
Keokuk County
C. S. Woods
State Board of Education
State Board of Health
Wooda
G. A. Robbins
Fort Madison Penitentiary
W. J. Dixon
State Board of Control
J. I. Gibson
Buchanan
Linn
Cosson
The
Industrial Commission
Welker Given
Commission
WAVY
Columbia
Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Columbia University
Lemnos
Mudros
Isle of
Galicia
Galician
Carpathians
Dardanelles
Sedd-ul-Babhr
House of Representatives
Genevieve Clark
Champ Clark
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
Pavioff
Rev
B. B. Sutcliffe
Amitant Superintendent
Moody Bible Inatitute of
Chicago
Chas
H. Spurgeon
England
Ain
Isaiah
America
Paul
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