Baptist colleges clash over Iowa's heritage and funding
The Burlington Hawk-Eye cites tradition shaping the dispute between Central College at Pella and Iowa College in Grinnell, amid plans to merge or degrade colleges to feeder roles. Cedar Rapids Republican notes wartime patriotism at Central College and warns against dissolving the historic Baptist institutions.
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Burlington Hawk-Eye
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Pella
Marion County
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Waterloo
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Cedar Rapids Republican
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Pay Your Way There ares few editors in this te
A fragmented OCR item hints at a note about editors and staffing, with unclear phrasing and missing context. The readable bits indicate a discussion of pay and work conditions, but essential details are not present to identify people, places, or events.
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Ares
J.D. Stubenruach
Rockefeller gives 832 million to general education board
On Thursday February 17 John D. Rockefeller announced a gift valued at 832,000,000 in interest bearing securities to the General Education Board. Earlier on Monday February 12 Standard Oil Company raised prices on all grades of oil.
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General Education Board
Standard O11 Company
Wild man captured in Mexico shocks Cleveland readers
The Cleveland Leader reports a wild hairy man captured in Mexico and notes the paper often wonders what became of the populist party.
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Cleveland
Journal clerk mishap sparks House member joke
The Winterset Madison notes the journal clerk of the house has lost his reason and been taken home while observers quip a discrimination favors house members. The remark suggests lighthearted tension over the clerical mishap.
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Winterset Madison
State House Passes Bill to Return Road Tax System
The house of representatives passed a bill from Representative Teter of Marion county giving townships the option to revert to the old road tax system. The measure finds approval among many farmers across the state.
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House of Representatives
Teter
Marion County
Editorial warns blends under pure food law in Des Moines
The Des Moines Register and Leader voices a blunt judgment saying whiskey is good for only one thing to let alone. It claims whiskey whether straight, blended, or crooked defeats any man who tackles it.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Death of prominent Iowa Falls businessman E E Ellsworth
E E Ellsworth, a well known Iowa Falls businessman, died in that city on Friday. Physicians attributed his death to a rare heart disease caused by hardening of the arteries. The Chronicle notes his popularity and trusted character, contrasting past cases of similar ailments.
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E. E. Elsworth
Iowa Falls
Chronicle
Ellsworth
College students disrupt public entertainments in Tama and Ann Arbor
University crowds in Tama Iowa and Ann Arbor Michigan last week quietly seated themselves at theater events, shouts and audible comments interrupting performances. While some applaud student freedom, others condemn the rudeness as excessive and question the use of “rope” to vent surplus enthusiasm. The incident reflects growing tensions over student behavior and public decency in college towns.
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Tama
Iowa
Ann Arbor
Mich
Slick Carver Ad Seeks Help at Dick’s Grill
A fragmented Chicago want ad notes a man called Slick Carver selling items to Tony and mentions cannibalism in a troubling context regarding a young woman. It hints at a job or apply action at Dick's Grill on Calumet Avenue in Chicago.
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Chicago
Dick’s Grill
Calumet Avenue
Fragmented Clippings Show Local Notes and Oddities
Fragile scrap of a page lists assorted brief items from readers and notices. Vignettes include social chatter, a mislaid barn project, a claim about a ship deck, a flirty remark, a missing frow, pattern sales, a monument inquiry, and local health notices. The jumble also mentions a sermon salary remark and a court joke about a railroad fault in a cow damage case.
A Depression Era Family Struggles on a Winter Day
A penniless Iowa family travels by wagon with five children and a worn wife as Bill, a prosperous farmer, buys a few groceries and a harness while the woman endures hardship. She hid the fatigue and kept hopeful for better times, while Bill presses on with household expenses and promises of “next year” improvements amid scarce cash and worn clothing.
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Bill
House and Lot for Sale in Four-Room Frame Home
Four room house with a 100 by 200 foot lot and fruit trees includes a barn and chicken house. Located five blocks east of a main path, the sale is pitched as a bargain. Note: unclear additional location or seller name.
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Dingamen
College Pantatorium Cleaning Service Ad
Cleaned and pressed clothing on Saturdays by experienced workmen at John Hollebrands barber shop. Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices reasonable. RC Fleisher, Prop.
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