Central pupil wins state musical contest at Mt Vernon
Edna Vander Meer with accompanist Miss Wilhelmina Van Nimwegen left for Mt Vernon to compete in piano violin and voice. Vander Meer placed first in singing, earning the chance to represent Iowa in the Tri State Contest with Illinois and Wisconsin, while Lucille Cochran took second in piano. The trip was funded by the Pella Women’s Federated Club and praised for developing local talent under Mrs Liggett’s instruction.
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Edna Vander Meer
Wilhelmina van Nimwegen
Mt. Vernon
Lucille Cochrane
Central
Vander Meer
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ner
Chicago
New York
Miss Vander Meer
Miss van Nimwegen
Liggett
Pella Women’s Federated Club
Edna
Mark and Scoteh mark valued in historical money
The text notes an old term mark for money from the twelfth century valued at £0.53 and mentions the Scoteh mark or mesk of the nineteenth century at about £0.42. It also references a weight divided into 24 carats.
Correcting usage in reference to phrases and apropos
The user argues that the phrase aprances of is incorrect and that af is unnecessary. Apropos means in reference to and should not be followed by of. The suggestion is to use in reference to your letter rather than in reference to of your letter.
Tanlac claim boosts Whitty and Iowa day old chick boom
William Whitty, a Chicago retiree, credits Tanlac with restoring his health and weight after nerve, stomach, and mobility troubles. The article also notes the rapid growth of Iowa day old chick production, highlighting uniform age, easier handling, and winter egg prospects, with 54 hatcheries and a state Iowa Baby Chick association.
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Tanlac
William Whitty
Calumet Ave
Chicago
Ill
Taniac
Iowa
H. A. Bittenbender
Poultry Husbandry
Professor Bittenbender
North Dakota
Addresses for Girls of Glee Club on Trip
From the Central Raw the Girls of Glee Club list travel addresses for March 19 through April 13. Entries include Rev. A Wubbena in Peoria and Rev. John Kuite in Chicago with multiple stops across Illinois New York and Michigan with several clergy and YWCA locations and Morrison General Deli noted.
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Glee Club
A. Wubbena
Reed Ave
Peoria
Ill
John Kuite
Perry Ave
Chicago
T. W. Muilenburg
South Holland
J. C. Bovenkerk
Mich. Ave
Harriet Judson
Brooklyn
N.Y
John E. Bennink
Catskill
Edith Talmadge
A. Hudson Ave
Albany
M. E. Koster
East Williamson
N. Y
John Ossenaarde
Marion
H. C. Jacobs
Winton Road
Rochester
John Vande Laare
Park Place
Kalamazoo
Mich
Henry Boer
Hermitage St
Grand Rapids
Ilinois
Ladies Glee, Club
General del
Morrison, Il
Reyv
Isaac van Westen Berg
Fulton, Nh
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of EngeltJe De Koen deceased is on file in the Clerk of the District Court office in Marion County Iowa. The will comes for hearing in the May term 1923 on May 1st at which time interested persons may be heard. Clerk Walter Kester notes the date March 1 1923 with inserted later date March 22 31.
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District Court of
Iown
Marion County
Iowa
EngeltJe de Koen
Walter Kester
Rnesville
Slarch
Magnificent Natural Maroor Port Jackson Preacher in Sydney
A remark extols Port Jackson as one of the finest natural preachers in the world and notes its influence extending inland for more than eighteen miles from Sydney along Shieh streets, highlighting the city’s reach into surrounding areas.
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Port Jackson
City of
Sydney
Tammy's Threats Trigger Wary Confidences Outside School
A stern young woman warns Tammy to behave or face loss of name. Tammy later confides to a chain that the teacher threatened marriage if she misbehaves, revealing a startling claim of coercive pressure.
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Tammy
Stepping Stones
A brief saying from the Boston Transcript urges doing the best you can as the practice that helps you improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
When you have nothing to say Colton quote
A terse adage warns that silence can harm defense and help an opponent. The ruler Colton is cited as author of the maxim about saying nothing when lacking a strong reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton
Odd Fire Extinguisher Described in Report
A pistol style extinguisher uses cartridges with powder triggered by a percussion cap. The resulting gas is carbon dioxide that suppresses flames and prevents combustion.
School Tablets Special at 2 for 5c
Vander Linden's Bazar advertises bulk sale of clean new School Tablets. The offer lists a price of two tablets for five cents.
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Vander Linden
BAZAR
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John Deere
Stover Gas Engines
Samson Tractors
Letz Feed Mills
Samson Trucks
Litchfield
Cornell College
de Wit & Bousquet
Whitty
Kemp
Waechter
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