June Section Bids Farewell in Class Day Exercises
Muscatine High School June division graduates of 1909 held class day exercises in the auditorium. The program featured salutatory, prophecies, and theatrical notices, with papers on the class history and a desk gift presented by Leonard Shoemaker. The event included musical numbers and reflections on four years of study, aided by teachers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
Edna Feaster
Josephine Stirlen
Auroran
Leonard Shoemaker
Sidney Guthrie
Minnie Klein Lectures in Mobile Public Platform
Special to the Journal reports Miss Minnie Klein appearing today on the lecture platform in Mobile Alabama. The public is well informed of her career and her name is writ in the discourse of reform and social improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Klein
Mobile
Ala
English Composition and the Art of Writing Interest
Book notice from Quincey Michigan dated March 12 1926 highlights a guide on English composition and the craft of writing, outlining methods to improve expression and style and noting its practical approach for students and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey, Ml
Miss Eva Eitman Elected High School Principal
At a June 11 1921 school board meeting Miss Eva Eitman was elected principal of the high school. A former graduate and efficient teacher she will start duties soon and plans to establish a zoology of the poles course after she begins work. She has spent time traveling in polar regions studying relics and notable northern phenomena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Eitman
Princip
Eitman
North Pole
Oliver Munn to Host Muscatine Upper Crust
Oliver Munn will host Muscatine's "Upper Crust," presenting a feature on local pastry trends and community bakers. The segment spotlight includes interviews with notable chefs and a tour of area kitchens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Munn
Muscatine
Miss Dickerson Publicly Opens Hair Dressing Parlors
Miss Dickerson invites the public to inspect her manicure and hair dressing parlors at 508 E. 7th Street in the Dickerson block. She has studied in the East and uses the newest materials and methods, with Miss Feaster the renowned vocalist praising her work and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dickerson
E. 7Th Street
Dickerson
Miss Feaster
Second Shakespearean Genius and Female Talent Highlighted
A Chicago essay praises Ethel Edna Trickett Salisbury as a natural genius with twelve completed dramas deemed equal to Shakespeare. In Muscatine a local artist Edith Magoon earns a contract illustrating Flora Dora Flunnerbassin’s Frolics of Flaxen Frossy. In Iowa City 1918 a political note proclaims W. Randall’s election as U S chief executive with a predicted four year period of progress and a possible second term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Chicago
Ethel Edna Trickett Salisbury
Miss Salisbury
Ethel
Muscatine
Iowa City
Edith Magoon
State University
Flora Dora Flunnerbassit
Missionary to North Pole
A brief item from Seattle dated May 8 1930 notes a missionary bound for the North Pole region. Details are limited in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Seattle
Wash
Invention replaces operators for telegraphing
Description of a self recorder device that eliminates the need for human operators and cuts telegraphing costs, promising widespread use and reduced expenses.
Mercy Hospital Matron Sent to Scene of Disaster
Miss Nellie Rice of Noted Mercy Hospital departed yesterday for Chicago to assist at the disaster scene. The move follows reports of a major incident requiring medical staff coordination and rapid response from city facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Nellie Rice
Inventive Mind Reaches Its Zenith in Iowa
Miss Josephine Stirlen of Muscatine has invented a dusting machine praised as a blessing to housewives. The idea emerged during her high school years while she attempted to duplicate notes for masculine students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Muscatine
Josephine Stirlen
Miss Stirlen
President's Son Enrolls in Rome Language School
Mr. Will Randall Jr. departs aboard the airship Aurora for Rome to study under Prof. Leonard Shoemaker at his renowned language school. The article notes Shoemaker as "the ablest" in his field and highlights the president's son pursuing advanced studies abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Will Randall, Jr
Aurora
Rome
Italy
Leonard Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Five Volume English Composition by Miss Anna Fern Shinnabarger
The largest firm plans to sue this week over a five volume work on English composition and the art of conversation by Miss Anna Fern Shinnabarger. Critics welcome her vast experience and practice in this field and anticipate a valued contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Fern Shinnabarger
Western Railroad Magnate Loses Millions in Iowa Pacific
Salt Lake City reports the Iowa Pacific railroad owned by For Dickerson failed due to weak management and careless staffing. Dickerson placed the line in receivership to protect stockholders, signaling an orderly transition despite the collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroad
Salt Lake City
Muscatine Journal
Great
Iowa Pacific Railroad
Dickerson
May 26 1925 Munn to Host Mansion Reception for 401
Tomorrow evening Oliver Munn one of Muscatine's wealthiest young men will entertain Muscatine's four hundred and one at his Mulberry avenue mansion. Munn has earned a reputation as a munificent entertainer dating from his June class presidency at M. H. S. in 1909. He recently inherited five million dollars from a Brazilian aunt enabling leisure and lavish hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Munn
Muscatine
Mulberry Avenue
Munn
Mr. Munn
Edna Lenora Feaster Set for New York Opera Debut
Miss Edna Lenora Feaster, after study in Europe, returns to be presented to New York music lovers. She will debut Tuesday January 10 in the new concert hall The Hercules, marking her entry into the operatic world. Her voice is noted for promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Mr. Williamson
Paul
Baltimore
Maryland
Ida Weaver
Miss Weaver
Edna Lenora Feaster
New York
Europe
St. Katherine’s
Janary
Annear
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Mary Martin
Iene
Mary Bielefeld
Miss Bielefeld
Mary
Vera Dickerson
Esther Stohr
Polo City
Northland
Miss Stohr
World's Missionary Society
South Africa
London
Clark Abbot
Court of St. James
America
Panama
Red Cross
Marconi
Earl Eversmeyer
U. S
Prof. Shoemaker
State
Philadelphia
Verna Miksch
Robert Wallace
10Th Street
Miss Miksch
W. F. Miksch
Mr. Dickerson
University of Iowa
Viola Tilgner
Laura Schroeder
George McGaughey
Harry van Wagner
Edna Laflin
Leota Randleman
Anna van Camp
Robert Berry
Clark Abbott
Ollie Munn
Will Randall
Helen Stahl
Anna Ferneshinnavarger
Eva Ellman
Earl Dickerson
Ethelyn Salisbury
Paul Williamson
Democratic
William Randall
W. Demsey Randall
William
Randall
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