Iowans Vote Bonds for Consolidated School Building
Voters in the Corwith consolidated district approve a 40000 bond for a new consolidated school. The region reports wage rates up to 75 to 86 dollars monthly for farm laborers, and a German society hall sign is torn down and posted on a telephone pole.
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Corwith Consolidated
Sheldon
Denison
Iowa
O .H. Johnson
Cvonuel of Defense
Waterloo Commercial Club
State Railroad Commission
Bose
McAday
F. J. Holsteen
Burlington
National Guard
Hawkeye State
Deming
N. Mex
W. H. Bailey
Adjutant General’s Department
Engineer Corps
General Crowder
Vancouver Barracks
Vancouver
Wash
Ritalions of Cedar
American Federation of Labor and Democracy
America
Waterloo
Alxty
Charles Webster
Laws
Merle
Potter
Gaia
Webster
Veils Return as Fashion Resurgence Observed
Fashion notes describe veils evolving from retirement styles to dominant today. Lace mesh and chiffon veils appear on hats and shoulder levels, with scarfs extending the neckline. Patterns include patchwork and head coverings signaling a revival of veil wear among women.
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Weils Timk
New Departures in Sleeping Garments for the Season
Sleeping garments show a wide variety of designs from night gowns to two piece sets in crepe de chine and wash satin. Embroidered lace trims, floral patterns, and home made pieces headline the season with flesh and black color schemes and coordinated mandarin coats with matching pantalettes. Care of nails section suggests brief daily upkeep to finish a well groomed look.
Unclear text on Cravenetted Ostrich and Kamin Oy
Fragmentary OCR mentions Cravenetted Ostrich named Cravenetia and a clock named Kamin Oy built in Mymouth Waglund. Details are garbled and no coherent event or date is discernible.
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Mymouth
Waglund
Candy proves proverb as $1000 in candy at city post office
At the Washington City post office before Christmas Eli Sherwood private secretary to Postmaster Chance bought candy for the City Post Office club. Sherwood, a close aide to Chance and election board chair, paraded a thousand dollars in candy while joking with a colored messenger who declined most of the sum as too large for a joke.
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Ashington
Ofice
Eli Sherswood
Chance
Cindy
Sherwood
Chanes
Chanee
City Post Offce
City Post Office Club
Worth Waiting For This Worm and the Grand Reunion
A limned scene at Union Station depicts a gaunt woman waiting by the gate as trains arrive and depart. A final reunion line leads to a kiss from a large man, framing a parable about transformation and the worth of unlikely beings.
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Union Station
Charlotte Corday
Corcoran Gallery
Joan of the Revolution
Napoleon
Mom
Sony
Questionnaires enliven draft era as experts aid registrants
An era piece notes widespread use of legal professionals in helping registrants complete draft questionnaires. It cites exemp tion boards and industrial grounds as focal points, with anecdotal remarks on accuracy and mischief in answers. The piece highlights exemptions, court support, and the role of experts in shaping early selective service processing.
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Acton
Waterloo
State Council of Defense
State Council
Educt
Tinal
Apeqnost
Wayeriine Tesetz Pla
SLA
State University
Charles Webster
Keokuk
Port Madison
Burlington
Davenport
Clinton
Dubuque
Pictura
J. M. Fisk
Uncle Sam
America
United States
Judge McCall
Jacob Andrew Jacobson
Norway
Lynn Hamt
Donald Palmer
Leon Springs
Camp Deming
Hart and Palmer
Crowder
Harding
Iowa
Wellsburg
Legal Advisory Board
Exemption Board
Legal
Nodtenea
Army
Selective Service
Stammter
Bhexete
Diveres
Tan
A Stay-at-Home Day for Women Debate
A Philadelphia style debate on a stay-at-home day for women prompts discussion of streetcar congestion and home duties. The speaker argues women could ease urban strain by staying home during certain hours, suggesting broad civic involvement and timing.
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Wilelington
Avery
Mater
Evry Walt
Hole Altayedone Lay
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Iowa News
Hawkeye Highway
Center Grove
Dubuque County
Clarksville
Southwest
Trousseau
Washington City
Sam
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