Immunization drive prioritized by Iowa educators and health agencies
The Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers plans a state wide immunization campaign against diphtheria in cooperation with the Iowa State Board of Health led by Dr Henry Albert. Director Steel smith states 75 percent of communities will complete the program, while Belva Swalwell revised the School Health Appraisal Form. Earl Harden announces a livestock sale of 16,000 pounds or more at 25 cents per hundred pounds to Stony City.
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Iowa Congress of Paints and Teachers
Iowa State Board of Health
Henry Albert
Steelsmith
Belva Swalwell
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Iowa
Stony City
Earl Harden
Whistler and Rossetti as Collectors of Odd Treasures
The piece contrasts Whistler’s money troubles and pawnbroker fetches for wine and porcelain with Rossetti’s passion for old furniture and Japanese bric a brac. His house served as museum and menagerie while he drove hard bargains and disposed of rarities, including manuscripts and a zebra, revealing a morbid taste in some collectors.
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Whistler
Rossetti
Rossetth
Odd Expressions With Humorous Origins From Language Lore
A Kansas City Times piece surveys playful word histories such as mimsy and chorile derived from mischief with words. It notes spoonerisms from William Archibald Spooner and cites examples like a half warmed fish for a half formed wish and a blushing crow for a crushing blow.
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Lewis Carroll
Frank E. Vizetelly
William Archibald Spooner
Kansas City Times
Act of God in Law Defined for Natural Causes
The term act of God covers accidents caused by natural forces without human intervention. Courts have applied it to events like lightning floods earthquakes and storms. A severe snowstorm delaying rail traffic fell under the rule, and frozen fruit in transit was also deemed act of God when no carrier delay was shown.
Knightly Armor Weight Variations in Fifteenth Century
The weight of Gothic armor from the fifteenth century varies widely with specimens weighing 45 pounds in New York, 58 in Paris, and 85 in Vienna. A Henry VIII suit in the Tower of London weighs 94 pounds, and a separate jousting defense there weighs 106 pounds, built for a brief period in the sport.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Paris
Vienna
Henry VIII
England
Tower of London
Question Before Women Golf Championship Sparks Club Note
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a scene before a women’s golf championship where practicing women infested a course. An old man, disgusted, planned to join a gentlemen’s club after seeing women book two hours ahead, only to be teased by a witty spectator who asked what monkey he’d be eligible to join.
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London
Unreasonable Work Breaks Describe Downtime at Company
A reader recounts quitting a secretary position after a week due to a vice president who treated lunch like a long break and lingered at work until late. The tale highlights a clash between perceived prestige and poor management.
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Saturday Evening Post
Tastes Differ Beard at the publicbrary
A reader’s garbled requests at a library show the public’s varying literacy and taste as Indianapolis News comments on the struggle to identify suitable titles. The piece notes a child’s plea for Bible stories and complex words, illustrating early 20th century library challenges with language and access.
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Sywabowell
American Child Health Association
Sioux County Fair
Township Farm Bureau
Gerrit van Strayland
Grange City
Lowa
McCormick- Deering Farmall
Farmall
McCormick-Deering Farmall
Rock Valley Implement Co
Spencer Roorda
God
Indianapolis News
Farmers Elevator
Long Monument
Sioux Falls
A.L. Green
Hawarden
F. L. Meyers
Shelden
White House
Baris
Peter Bare
Centurie
Peter Pan Cnaranteed
France
Roelofs & Vander Bekt
Doon, Iowa
ACME
John Vander Poel
DR. L. D. Shannon
Steck & Walpole
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