Public Schools Topic Dominates Thirty-Three Club Meeting
The Thirty‑Three Club met at the Y M C A for its regular session with a large turnout and a meal by Jameson. Z W Hutchinson spoke on Our Public Schools detailing citizen interest, school governance, and the role of the state superintendent in Des Moines plus the need to keep politics out of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. W. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Jameson
E. C. Stocker
Board of Education
Des Moines
Edward Atkinson
Territory of
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Agricultural Experiment Station
Boards of Education
Muscatine
Iowa
G. M. T. Tus
Inell Ae
Grape-Nuts as a Pre-Digested Food Advantage
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as digestion friendly foods. It claims sugar and starch are properly utilized when pre-digested and describes benefits from Woonsocket user testimonials. The letter cites improved strength, nerves, headaches, and even a baby’s bowel health, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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Woonsocket, R
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Iowa School Board Addresses Education System And Finance
A Muscatine address outlines the roles of the state superintendent, county superintendents, and the state board of educational examiners. It details school district governance, compulsory education, truancy rules, teacher qualifications and pay, text book policies, and calls for better facilities, male teachers, and adequate funding to sustain moral and civic education across immigrant communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State University
Normal School
Muscatine
Board of Education
Board of Supervisors
United States
Board of Directors
Death Notices and Local Events in Columbus Junction
A series of obituaries and community notes from Columbus Junction Iowa recounts the deaths of Mrs. Fred Crossley after ten days of pneumonial illness leaving six children, and S W Edmondson with services at the Reformed church led by Rev. Frank R Lefever. Other deaths include Daniel Murphy of Oakland township. The column lists funerals, marriages, illness, visits, and social events across town in mid March, with names such as Mrs Ida Church, Earl Fairman, Miss Nellie Parsons, and Rev Lefever prominent.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Fred Crossley
Crossley
S. W. Edmondson
Muscatine
Daniel Murphy
Oakland Township
Jennie Gouldsberry
Gladwin
Blanche Dickey
Davenport
Ella
Frank R. Lefever
Ida Church
Earl Fairman
Co. M. Fulton
Harrison Bobo
Jane Parkin
Waterloo
Thos Reaney
Woman's Missionary Society of the
United Presbyterian Church
G. W. Duncan
J. F. Huff
Danville
Marion Carter
Salt Lake City
Nellie Parsons
Central
R. L. Reiley
Wapello
R. J. Crouch
Alice Orris
Glenn Buffington
Cotter
Grace Allen
Des Moines
David Edmondson
Missouri
Rachel Smith
Ainsworth
Dr. Rogers
W. O. Jones
Arthur Springer
George Albaugh
Annetta Wilcox
Washington
Iowa City
A. S. Thompson
Mr. King
Arkansas
Methodist Church
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises $100 Reward
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonial letters from F. J. Cheney & Co. and local druggists claim trustworthiness and ability to fulfill obligations. The remedy is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucus surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ake Uall
Explosion injures eight at Edgar Thomson steel mill
In Braddock near Pittsburg an explosion of molten metal in the Edgar Thomson steel works converting mill sent eight workers to hospitals with serious burns. Several may die as the victims suffer extensive injuries from the hot metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Edgar Thomson Steelworks
Braddock
Iowa Central Railway Sells Low Travel Rates for Settlers
Iowa Central Railway offers round trip and one way tickets for February 20 March 6 and 20 to homeseekers across multiple states. One way fares run two dollars above half fare while round trips cost three fourths of the regular one way fare with twenty one day validity. Tickets available at two sass Tuesday schedules with rates to southwest west and northwest points. Contact Iowa Central agents or A B Cutts Minneapolis for details.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa
Southwest
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
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Iowa Cities
Boone
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
East
West
Dubuque Een Eee Ee
Oskaloosa CO Ee
Ottumwa Ee Tee
Ew Ee
Creston Ee Ee
Centerville
Ewe
Cal. W. Smith
Iowa Avenue
Mississippi
Cravenettes
Anson Clothing Co. “Home of Good Clothing
Wm. Bokenkamp
Butler Building
W. 2Nd Street
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