Halloween Party at Central Hall Features War Theme Fun
A campus Hallowe'en party hosted by Prof and Mrs Sadler included a music guessing contest honoring Prof McIntire, with a playful World War I theme where Pearl Phillips portrayed King George and Ralph Westervelt as Kaiser Wilhelm. Allies won the night, using china and real silver, while Germans used paper plates.
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Witch
His Majesty
T.R
Pearl Phillips
King George
Ralph Westervelt
Kaiser Wilhelm
Old Central Hall
Dame Witch
Prof. McIntire
Mendelssohn
Why The Young Folks Go To The City
Mt Carroll Illinois newspapers report a town board warning children not to play on school grounds after hours and adults not to pass through school grounds to town. The article argues such laws reflect old fashioned restrictions while cities move to remove age old limits.
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Mt. Car
Yeu, Ill
Mt. Carroll
Board of Education
Mt Carroll
America
Modern boards open school grounds for all day play
The article argues school grounds should be accessible for play at all hours and buildings opened to town adults for meetings, turning schools into social centers. It criticizes repression and fanaticism and urges progressive towns to supervise recreation rather than suppress youth, linking policy to revitalizing country towns.
Express Money Orders For Red Cross Relief
Notice from American Express Company states all local offices will issue Express Money Orders free of charge to support Red Cross relief in Europe. Also included is a legal notice of a will for Sarah J. Keables filed in Marion County Iowa with hearing set December 1, 1914.
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Chronicle
American Express Company
American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Co. L. Magee
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Sarah J. Keables
Meyer Langerak
Walter Kester
Knoxville
Halloween Night at Auditorium Ends with Spooky Parade
In October moonlight chaperons watched as six Red Riding Hood figures led a masked procession to an old church. Ghostly costumes, clowns, and fortune telling followed while lively games and a Halloween spread of pumpkin pie and apples concluded the event.
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Red Riding Hood
Advansonia Celebration Haunted Campus Frolic
A campus Halloween like event drew the Advansion clan through Miss Gregory and Miss Tracy houses with masks and a chamber of horrors. Guests encountered witches and goblins, a seven course odd dinner, and a late march through yards and fences ending at Wars.
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Miss
Blue Beard
Slaughter House
Richardson House
Spooky party ends with empty doughnut jar tale
In a lighted room haunted by odd heads, uncomfortable chairs upset guests. After fixes, spooks served hot coffee, doughnuts, and pumpkin pie like mother made. A clamor and cries in the next room lead to the discovery the doughnut jar and pie pans were empty. The evening closed with stunts and late hours as partygoers called it enjoyable.
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Ren’s
Mother
Education and Baptist Denominational Colleges Highlight Iowa Convention
At the Washington Iowa Baptist Convention October 21 25 education was a major topic. Reports urged strong denominational support for church schools facing competition from state universities. Speakers argued that education and spirituality are compatible and that Baptists must sustain their own colleges to advance religious and intellectual growth.
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Iowa Baptist Convention
Washington
Iowa
Education Commission
Frank W. Padelford
Boston
Board of Education
Northern Baptist Convention
Moses
Paul
Augustine
Calvin
United States
Baptists
Christian College
A. W. Tandy
Hamburg
W. C. Coleman
Wichita
Kans
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Inference on Religion Backing State Education
The author argues that the religious life of denominational schools overflows into state schools, creating incentive and inspiration for all. He asserts education and religion are inseparable in value, urging cooperation between state and denominational schools for the common good.
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Pres
J. W. Bailey
Pieces of Silver First American Currency in Mexico
The article explains that cacao beans were used as money in pre conquest Mexico, with larger beans reserved for liquor. Around 1535 Spanish Cas tilian coins appeared in small quantities, leading the viceroy to mint silver pieces weighed for value, called nego, followed by gold and copper coins as the system evolved amidst fraud concerns and three royal mints.
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Mexico
Amerins
Early Mexican Mint History From Viceroy Mendoza to 1778
The New York Sun recounts coinage in the City of Mexico beginning under Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza who set up a mint in Marquis del Valle buildings, later moving to council and viceroyal palace. Minting faced demand for apparatus and capacity through the era. It notes 1778 establishment in the Apartado building and continued there. From Independence to 1847 the mint was rented to contractors.
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Mexico
Antonio de Mendoza
Marquis del Valle
Council
Viceroyal Palace
Apartado
New York Sun
Milton and Shakespeare Work in a Coal Mine
The sixth grade at a foreign settlement school in one of our cities studied sentence building. The task asked pupils to correct and expand the expression Milton and Shakespeare's works into a full sentence. Joseph Nikodym submitted: Milton and Shakespeare work in a coal mine.
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Milton
Shakespeare
Joseph Nikodym
Living With Them In Law Quip From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet humorously notes a wife’s maiden aunt moving in with the couple and the husband’s comment on keeping his wife’s relatives at a distance. The punchline centers on an aunt living in their house despite objections.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Buying Books and Printing Prestige Quote
A brief quotation notes that buying books solely for being printed by an eminent printer resembles buying clothing that does not fit simply because a famous tailor made it. The aphorism underscores value beyond branding and provenance.
We Exaggerate Misfortune and Happiness Alike
A reflective line notes that people rarely feel as wretched or as happy as they claim, illustrating a paradox of human mood. The quote attributed to Balzae questions the reliability of self reported feeling.
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Balzae
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W. E. Cooley
THE
Billy Sunday
Des Moines
Register
Leader
Daily Register and Leader
Register and Leader
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