Reform Push Aims to End State Scholarship Grants
Des Moines June 3 The new state board of control plans to abolish university scholarships funded by the state and to end the practice of crediting high school pupils based on teaching staff university degree origins. The move aims to equalize duties between Cedar Falls normal graduates and university emoluments, while preserving Ames scholarships at the State Fair. Also noted are upcoming examinations for medical and law certifications, and a push to modernize road dragging under a new highway law.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Ames
State Board of Control
Iowa
State House
House
L. A. Thomas
State Board of Medical Examiners
Senate Chamber
H. W. Byers
Pharmacy Commission
Doan’s Kidney Pills Advert Said to Cure Sciatic Rheumatism
An Idaho man from Lewiston credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing two years of crippling sciatic rheumatism in his thighs after kidney issues caused irregular secretions and pain. He says doctors failed, but after using the pills he recovered fully and remains in good health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Samuel D. Ingraham
E. Matin Bt
Lewiston
Idaho
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Tender but Not Loving
A waiter responds to a customer complaint about a steak not tender enough with a sharp retort denying sentiment, implying sarcasm about the dish and the diner’s expectations. The exchange highlights a harsh humor tone from service staff and customer friction over food texture.
Laughing through a coma misbelief death joke
A young man emerges from a coma and recounts being thought dead by friends. He explains he knew he was alive because his feet were cold and he was hungry, noting heaven would bring no hunger and hell would not have cold feet.
The Captain’s Repartee On the Atlantic Liner
A ship captain, irritated by management woes and many tourist inquiries, is asked about commotion off the starboard side. He, on the port side, replies with sarcasm that maybe a cat fish had just had kittens as a lighthearted explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pridge
Mutual Surprise in New Orleans Reformatory Encounter
A mission worker visiting a New Orleans reformatory encounters an old acquaintance, a Black youth named Jim once regarded as upright. She expresses surprise at finding him there. Jim admits, with humor, that he is jailed for stealing a barrel of sweet potatoes.
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New Orleans
Jim
Yassum
Home Made Names in a Little Drugstore Exchange
A druggist and a doctor discuss a patient and a tincture order, noting benzoin versus ben zine. The doctor recalls a diphtheria case where a woman asked about antitoxin given with an epidemic syringe, illustrating terse small talk in a medical office.
Postum Helps Man Quit Coffee Says Texas Resident
An elderly resident of Baird Texas recounts dismal coffee health issues and how switching to Postum improved digestion bowel trouble pains and overall strength. He notes his son also found benefit and the family now uses Postum in place of coffee. Read Wellville in packages.
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Baird
Texas
Postum
Reagon
Th Wellville
Des Moines Y W C A Building Dedicated Next Sunday
The Des Moines Y W C A plans a week of receptions ending with the dedication Sunday. Events include meetings with pastors and wives, Y M C A secretaries, state committees, and a contributor reception led by B C Ward Simon Casady Henry Harris and C A Rawson. Open houses for public and students are scheduled with a flag presentation by the W R C.
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Des Moines
New Y. W.C. A
Y. M
B. C. Ward
Simon Casady
Henry Harris
C. A. Rawson
Taft Opens Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition With Pageant
President Taft activates the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle at 12:30 pm Pacific time. The opening features a naval parade with Pacific fleet ships, Japanese vessels, and a city-wide celebration as gates swing open and crowds cheer. The $10,000,000 fair spans administration buildings, the Auditorium, Pay Streak, and the Fine Arts structure with Mt. Rainier visible in the distance. The grounds showcase Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Japan, and numerous pavilions amid fir forests and street parades.
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Seattle
Wash
Taft
White House
Washington
W. B. Hoggatt
Alaska
James Dunsmuir
British Columbia
J. H. Brady
Idaho
William Spry
Utah
F. W. Benson
Oregon
Gov
Gillett
California
Pacific Coast
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
Leslie R. Fort
Urial Sebree
W. T. Swinburne
Aso
Sayo
Puget Plaza
Ping Arts Palace
Olympic Place
Alaska Avenue
University of Washington
Women's League
Masonic
Olympia Place
Cascades
Canada
Japan
Mt. Rainier
United States
Welcome to Atlanta at Railway Mail convention in session
Governor Hoke Smith welcomed delegates to the seventeenth annual Railway Mail association convention in Atlanta on June 1. Opening exercises filled the House chamber with speeches by Senators Bacon and Clay and Representatives Livingston and Griggs. City leaders and officials attended a reception, with plans for amusements including tours to Stone Mountain and social events over five days.
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Atlanta
Gav. Hoke Smith
Railway Mail Association
House of Representatives
Capitol
Govenor
Maddox
E. I. Blodgett
J. T. Canfield
Syracuse
N. Y
Association
Bacon
Clay
Livingston
Griggs
Clark Howell
Thomas EB. Watson
Stone Mauntain
Haskin Stadium at Drake University Des Moines Hosts Meet
The Haskins stadium at Drake University Des Moines hosted the state collegiate track meet last Saturday. It is built in Greek stadium style with seating over ten thousand and was a gift from Norman Haskins. Since completion three years ago it has hosted many important athletics events and college meets.
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Haskins
Des Moines
United States
Norman Haskins
Drake University
Indigestion Remedy Offered Free by Dr Caldwell
Many healthy people suffer digestive problems as the stomach and related organs impact health. Dyspeptics face disliked foods, sour digestion, and irregular stools. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is touted as a gentle liquid remedy with laxative and tonic effects, with free test bottles available by writing Dr W B Caldwell, 201 Caldwell Building, Monticello, Dl.
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Dr. Caldwell
C. Fowler
Carson City
Mich
Ida A. Fortune
Grand Junction
Tenn
FP. Thompson
Shenandoah
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Mayor With Wooden Leg Delights King in Weymouth
A Weymouth mayor during a King George visit defied ritual by shaking the queen’s hand instead of kneeling. The master of ceremonies corrected him, claiming he should kneel. The mayor retorted that he could not, announcing his wooden leg, which sparked a royal smile and the king’s laughter.
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England
Penzance
Clive Holland
Weymouth
George
Col. Gwynne
Cure for Severe Skin Eruption Reportedly Works
H A Krutakoff of Chicago describes a severe skin eruption with intense itching. After trying doctors and many ointments, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, which stopped the itching in days and cleared the eruption in about three weeks.
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H. A. Krutakoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Potter Drug & Whom, Corp
Solo Props
Doston
Magnetism and a Dancer Two Hearts in News Sketch
A vivid note describes a first dancer as a very attractive girl and a second sufferer whose father is a prominent steel magnate. The brief item hints at social prominence and romantic tension within a local context.
Pure Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Statement
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes confidence by publishing a full statement about its laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It emphasizes purity, uniformity, and ethical manufacture known only to the company, urging buyers to seek the genuine product.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Onfornia Fig Syrup Co
Druggiata
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National Conference of Charities and Corrections
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G. 8. Robinson
Samuel I. Crosby
Grinnell
Jennie McCowen
Davenport
Emma C.youngquist
Horace S. Hollingsworth
BH. G. Rhodes
C. W. Wasaem
Iowa City
James Watt
Jessie Binford
Marshalltown
Rabbi Rauch
Sioux City
Jowa
State Board of Educational Examiners
Expresa
Covngil ‘Bluffs
Railroad’ Commission
General Assembly
Nichols
Morey and Hiff
State Dairy Commission
State Executive Council
Hayward
Morrow
State Board
Byers
Penne
Ibldlora
Sciatiga
Georgia City
Haskin’s
Cutiura
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