Girls at Iowa State University work to pay expenses
Des Moines reports numerous Iowa City students at the State University funding their education through outside jobs. A Y W C A employment bureau lists 38 girls seeking work with 50 calls, 24 positions filled, totaling about 1361 dollars earned this year. Authorities debate defining places of amusement and regulate transmission-line franchises to spur state development.
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Des Moines
State University At
Iowa City
Y. W. C. A. Employment Bureau
Missionary Conference Sets World Record Attendance
In Des Moines 1800 men attended the Laymen's Missionary conference second session, forcing organizers to ask women visitors to leave. The men's event required registration and a participation fee, with women only admitted if space remained after all men were seated. The surge exceeded expectations and filled the church capacity.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Waterloo Declares Red Geranium City Title
Waterloo plans a citywide geranium movement after two businessmen offered 500 dollars each if the Rotary club backs it. A committee will organize display of red geraniums on stationery and in windows with traffic posts topped by pots, turning the city red and green.
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Waterloo
United States
Rotary Club
Prominent Iowa Democrat W. F. Cleveland Dies
Harlan banker and longtime Iowa public figure W. F. Cleveland died at his home after a three month illness. A native of New York, he moved to Iowa in 1871 and was 71. He served in the state senate for the eighteenth district during the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth General Assemblies.
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W. F. Cleveland
Iowa
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Senate
Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
MBS
Whyshinna
I T
Contest College Bequest In Des Moines Case
Martha H. Wilson, sole living heir, sues to annul Lorinda Champlin's 1912 deed of a $7,000 house and lot to Des Moines college alleging the elderly donor did not understand her action. The disputed property comprised a major part of Champlin's estate.
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Contest College
Waterloo
Lorinda Champlin
Des Moines College
Martha H. Wilson
Good Roads Drive Spreads Through Area
The good roads movement began at Eagle Grove and led to improvements on thirty miles of roads in the vicinity. Boosters in Thor, Goldfield, Clarion and Webster City now plan further road work. A public subscription funded graveling at Eagle Grove and fifteen men each donated 300 loads of gravel.
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Eagle Grove
Thor
Goldfield
Clarion
Webster City
Suit Over Income Tax Filed Against Mauro & Wilson Co
A suit filed in the United States District Court alleges Mauro and Wilson Co. failed to report 1914 income and seeks 10000 dollars in damages. Claude R. Porter district attorney brings the action, noting the 1914 return was not made by March 1 1915. This is the first such case in this division.
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Keokuk
United States District Court
Mauro & Wilson Co
Burlington
Claude R. Porter
University Faces Law Suit Over Aspirin Production
Bayer Manufacturing Company of New York city says it may sue if the University of Iowa does not stop aspirin manufacture in university laboratories. Compliance would impact the pharmacy department's experimental work and recent potentially beneficial discoveries.
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Iowa City
University Laboratories
Bayer Manufacturing Company
New York City
Department of Pharmacy
New Viceroy of India Capt Lord Chelmsford Named
Capt Lord Chelmsford of the Fourth Dorsetshire regiment is appointed viceroy of India to succeed Lord Hardinge. He has represented the king in Queensland and New South Wales and is the son of a renowned general who fought in the Crimea the Indian Mutiny and in Africa.
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India
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Queensland
New South Wales
Crimea
Africa
Puzzling Inscriptions of Maya Htruscans and Hittites
The article notes Maya inscriptions on Yucatan ruins puzzle scholars. It states that the Htruscans and the Hittites once occupied broad regions Italy and Palestine, later resisting Israelite conquests under Joshua. It emphasizes the undeciphered Etruscan and Hittite writings and their mystery to archaeologists.
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Curious Silver Sword plant of Maui Rare Haleakala species
The silver sword is a highly unusual plant with silver spines and a crest found in profusion in Kaypo gap at Haleakala Maui. It flowers July through October and is nearly unique to this crater region. A green sword variety also exists only in Haleakala crater.
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Haleakala
Maui
Haleakala Crater
Chinese Women Secluded Home Life Revealed
A historical portrait describes the life of a Chinese woman and her household. It notes intimate gossip among servants, restricted access to the outside world, and visits conducted within enclosed courtyards. It concludes that marriage remained a scarce option for women of reduced means.
Too Good to Last in a Tiny Scrap of Newspaper
A reflective note recalls a newspaper venture that began with promise and humor. It hints the project was short lived and possibly among the best, pondering whether excellence fades with time.
Some Men Are That Mean Says Uncle Eben Critics
Uncle Eben declares some men would welcome disaster to scare others they dislike, illustrating a harsh view of human nature and social tension in the era. The remark frames a gritty, skeptical take on community attitudes and fear.
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Uncle Eben
Moody Bible Institute Leader Rev B B Sutcliffe Profile
The piece introduces Reverend B B Sutcliffe assistant superintendent of men at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, detailing his role and affiliation with the Chicago school. It presents a concise biographical sketch highlighting his vocation and institutional ties.
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Rev
B. B. Sutclife
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Having Loved His Own unto the End in Christ
A devotional reflection on believers as Christ’s own property gift purchased and held by the Father and Son. It emphasizes Jesus’s eternal love, the believer’s guided path, provision, and protection, followed by a funeral notice for Henry Wallace noting his Iowa prominence, missionary work, and farming advocacy.
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Christ
Calvary
Illah
Simon Peter
Peter
Philly
Thomas
England Holds Rubber Shipments Amid War Fears
England may halt all shipments of rubber to Europe as a precaution during wartime, signaling a tense period when supply lines are used as leverage in conflict and trade policy.
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Europe
England
Diet Advice Shifts While Public Appetite Remains Flexible
Many major papers still follow the old habit of eating whatever is available, even as some departments offer guidance on nutrition. The piece notes a broad continuation of practical, ad hoc choices over strict dietary plans.
Surplus Shrapnel Finds Room in World Kindergartens
As larger shells arrive, surplus shrapnel will still have space for use in the world’s kindergartens, illustrating the unexpected reach of wartime material flows.
Bank Swindler at Work in Iowa Falls
George Payne of St. Paul deceived a local bank in Iowa Falls by cashing a $177 withdrawal after presenting a $277 check drawn on Leavitt & Johnson in Waterloo. He rented a house in town, paid rent through March 1, and left town after fleeing with cash. the check returned as no good days later.
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Thlo
United Presbyterian
Henry Wallace
West Newton
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Morning Sun
Colorado
California
Adair County
Winterset
Hiome
Wallace
Hfe
Cilies
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Leavitt & Johnson
Waterloo
Plan Permanent Roads Waterloo
Waterloo county board adopts resolution to gravel Hawkeye highway from the city limits to Jesup as first permanent surface. Work to start at the city limits and continue as funds allow with plans to permanently surface all leading roads in the county.
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Waterloo
Hawkeye
Here
Jesup
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