Jim Irwin to Speak at Farmers Institute Amid School Exhibit
At the Iowa Farmers Institute the Woodruff district showcases a rural school exhibit featuring milk testing grain viability crop rotation and livestock judging. Jim Irwin a local teacher is invited to Ames for Farmers Week with modest honorarium amid district board tensions and romantic gossip involving Calista Simms and Newton Bronson.
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Farmers’ Institute
Iowa
Woodruff
Colonel Woodruff
Jim Irwin
Professor Withers
Ames
Jim
Calista
The Colonel Takes the Field at the School Show
Jim Irwin faces criticism from Mrs. Bonner and Mrs. Bronson as the school board debate and a cooking exhibit unfold. Tensions rise over support for Jim and the role of community ties in schooling and girls from Simms.
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Jim
Mrs. Bonner
Mrs. Bronson
Bonner
Peterson
Newton
Jim Irwin
The Happy Days Were Often Half Days
The article recalls that what were called the happiest days often constituted only part of a day. It reflects on fleeting moments of joy and the way time felt shortened by happiness in memory.
Dainty Christmas Caps Frame Festive Morning Styles
Christmas breakfast caps feature ribbons and lace in bright colors. The top cap uses shirred net and satin ribbons with lace trim and small flowers. A second cap shows a wide frilled edge and front flower accents with ribbon ties.
Egyptian ornaments enter holiday gifting line
A new range of Egyptian style ornaments and costume jewelry arrives as novel Christmas gifts. The centerpiece talisman uses sealing wax and glass pendants on a black silk cord, about the size of a silver dollar, featuring a Sphinx head and colorful wax paints.
Ribbons Describe versatile Christmas Gift Materials
The article highlights ribbons as adaptable for gifts, noting a satin ribbon powder puff container and satin ribbon slippers. It describes an envelope-like box sealed with wax flowers and a snap fastener, plus satin-covered male figures with ribbon frills held by elastic at the ankles.
Keen Interest in Airship with Sea Power Draws Attention
Not since Zeppelin raids has there been such interest in the dirigible. The ZR-1 tops lighter-than-air craft and Curtiss Navy planes deploy unheard of speeds. Plans for another German dirigible to cross the Atlantic next month stir talk of polar expeditions and large-scale transport despite explosions and anti-aircraft worries.
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New Republic
Women Dye Faded Garments to Look New Again
Local ad promises dyeing and tinting services for worn and shabby garments and drapery. Cuts through the fluff with a direct offer to refresh fabrics and restore presentable appearance.
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing any worn item by women, noting a 15-cent package with clear directions and color choice at the drug store. The snippet ends with a street scene line about Paula and taxi plans.
A Plush Sateen Comforter and Pillow Gift Idea
A soft narrow comforter and matching pillow in sateen or similar fabric, bound with decorative braid or ribbon, makes a lovely gift especially for the elderly. Black sateen with cretonne figures appliqued adds a handsome, refined touch.
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Herbert Quick
Simms
Newton Bronson
Sera Bava
Calista Simms
Jennie Woodruff
Bronson
Jennie
Haakon Petergon
Yennie Woodruff
Haakon
Mads
Walter Baker& Co.Ltd
the Security Savings & Loan Co
P. O
White Plains
N. Y
Thompson
Cleveland
Paula
Kuriune
Chevrolet
Whutopher &So
United States
Fedartae
Chevrolet Motor Co
Detroit, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Superior Superior
Ali Prices
America
Hill JR
Sammon
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