Central College Calendar Teems With Banquets and Plays
Central College hosts a busy calendar with the Jewett Banquet and a Daughters of Today event featuring A N Vander Linden and student performances. Junior-Senior Banquet, Sacred Concert, class plays, picnics, and campus improvements fill the week as seniors rehearse The Fool for Commencement.
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Jewett
Central College
G. A. Jewett
Carl Bogard
Henry Steunenberg
Marjorie Baron
Irene Boot Largo
Belle Bogard
New Ink From Straw Sparks Farm Relief Claim
A Wisconsin newspaper reports the Marit Daily Herald will print using straw-based ink from Lincoln County straw, developed by Harrison Paint and Chemical Co. The process yields straw oil and various byproducts, with carbon extraction enabling a quick drying ink. a farmer recently earned $162 from straw.
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Marit
Wis
Daily Herald
Lincoln County
Durand
Ill
Herald
Harrison Paint and Chemical Co
Merrill
George H. Harrison
McNary-Haugen
Merrill Herald
Harrison
Warning to Auto Drivers Headlights Required by Law
Notice from Chief Marshal H. Brom. All cars must have two functioning headlights. Violators will be prosecuted. Fix them promptly at once.
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H. Brom
Moonlight Mission Band Apron Sale May 18
Next Saturday afternoon May 18 the Moonlight Mission Band will hold an apron sale at Central States Electric Co. Come and see our fine assortment of aprons.
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Moonlight Mission
Central States Electric Co
Poland tackles public baths with monthly observance plan
Poland considers a nationwide monthly public bath rule with exemptions for children under two and seniors over sixty five. The piece notes historic bans on bathing, contrasts with US access to baths, and argues education and facilities, not law, drive healthier habits. It emphasizes need for public baths infrastructure to enforce any policy and suggests enlightenment matters more than legislation.
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Poland
United States
Des Moines Ship Tour Arrives May Twenty First
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce announces its annual fellowship tour arriving in our city May 21 at 8 30 in the morning. About 100 Des Moines businessmen ride a special train of 11 cars with the Argonne Post American Legion band. A concert will be held in the city. The tour visits about 50 towns on the Rock Island railroad to exchange greetings and foster closer fellowship among businessmen. Balloons candy and other souvenirs will be given to children along the route.
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Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
Argonne Post American Legion
Rock Island
Iowa Girl Wins In Meat Contest
Miss Emily Ellis of Ida Grove Iowa, a high school student, won the sixth national meat story contest in the central district. She receives a university scholarship and $50 in cash. Judges included university professors and editors from Better Homes and Gardens and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Emily Ellis
Ida Grove
Ellis
Margaret Fedde
University of Nebraska
Josephine Wylie
Better Homes and Gardens
Mabel V. Campbell
Home Economics
University of Missouri
Florence Ike
Cleveland Plain Dealer
National Live Stock and Meat Board
National championship awards across districts to three women
The national championship went to Ruth Cullen of La Grande Oregon. Elizabeth Weacott of Marlton New Jersey won the eastern district title and Mina Genevieve Molt of Shreveport Louisiana won the southern district. Prizes were awarded in every state.
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Ruth Cullen
la Grande
Ore
Elizabeth Weacott
Marlton
N. J
Mina’ Genevieve Molt
Shreveport
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa
Notice is given that a document on file in the Clerk of the District Court office in Marion County Iowa purports to be the last will of Klaas Van Veen. The will will be heard in the May term 1920 of a sid court on May 23 1920, at which time interested parties may appear.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Klaas van Veen
Students' Answers Fuel Laughs in Class Quiz Tale
A lighthearted report notes eighth grade responses described as jokes, including a quirky claim that the equator is a menagerie lion, illustrating playful misunderstanding in geography class. The piece preserves schoolyard humor and classroom dynamics.
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Equator
Fragmented Mosaic of Odd Expressions and History
A collection of quirky aphorisms and historical notes ranging from a blizzard inside a duck to Martin Luther's excommunication, with odd comparisons like the epistles as wives of the apostles and a deacon as a hilltop light. Includes a crude joke about a thermometer and a reference to a Pathfinder.
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Martin Luther
Lightning Strikes Van Roekel Farm Residence
A thunderstorm Friday afternoon brought a bolt that struck the A. T. Van Roekel farm home 10 miles west of Pella. The roof caught fire but was quickly extinguished. The property was insured with W. W. Gook and Son of this city and the claim was settled within half an hour after the strike.
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A. T. van Roekel
Pella
W. W. Gook
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Wave
Mendelssohn Glee Club
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God
Margaret Brandau
Misa Bertha de Boer
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John Keuniog
Muyakens
Upper Town
Luther
Miss Greiner
Elizabeth ‘Taylor
George Hanamp
Pietenpol
New Central
Wesselink
Suran Pole
Udell Hendricks & Co
Insurance Agency
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Vander Linden
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Orphingtons
Applie
J. H. Shinn Hatcheries
Love Brothers
Puritan
Take
Shere’s
Iowa Druggists Association
Ideal Pharmacy
Martin Pardekooper
Srug Store
B. F. Vander Linden
Puritan Drug Co
John Heeroma
Walter Kester
Knoxville
van Roekel
Kuyper Lumber CO
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