Iowa Convention to Draw Big Industry Figures to Sioux City
Sioux City prepares for the tenth annual Iowa State Manufacturers association convention May 8 to 10 with speakers on taxation workmen's compensation industrial education and Iowa freight rates. Noted figures include Frederick W. Taylor Louis E. Reber James A. Emory and Senator W S Kenyon. Over 100000000 is available for manufacturing in Iowa and the city expects wide state representation.
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Sioux City
Iowa State Manufacturers’ Association
G. A. Wrightman
Des Moines
Iowa
Wrightman
Frederick W. Taylor
Taylor
Louis E. Reber
University of Wisconsin
James A. Emory
Washington, D. C
George T. Bell
The
Commercial Club
Generous Easter Gift to College Endowment
Out of Muscatine comes a $5000 gift to the Seventeenth-Year Endowment fund of the college from Mr. and Mrs. K L McColm. Mrs. McColm is daughter of the late Peter Musser a leading Iowa lumberman. The couple, grieving losses since last Easter, offer the gift in sympathy and support for southeast Iowa youth.
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Mr. Pleasant
Muscatine
Kk. L. McColm
Breakfast After Banquet Promises Breath of Fresh Air
A morning after an important lodge meeting, Brown answers his wife with a playful request for breakfast. The ad promotes MI DNA stomach tablets alleged to neutralize poisonous gases, claiming a clean stomach by morning. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers a money back plan for a large box at 59 cents.
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Brown
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Talking Politcs By Walt Mason Dated Rhetoric On Hinges
Poem parodies political chatter as a customer at Beeswack's store laments being pressed into campaign talk while seeking hinges for a sagging door. The speaker mockingly contrasts the intrusive political discourse with everyday shopping.
Muscatine church receives funds for endowment and organ
Donors pledge 8500 to the new church at Muscatine and plan to install a Skinner organ at 8000 more. They require the first 100000 of new endowment to be raised by July 1 as a condition for these pledges.
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Muscatine
Widows Pension Bill Drafted By Charity Workers
Des Moines Iowa April 12 A widows pension bill will be introduced in the next session by charity workers. The plan would have the state pay a nominal sum to a widow to keep the family intact until the children reach wage earning age. The proposal argues the state already supports dependent children and would save homes by aiding mothers.
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Des Moines
Governor Carroll Accepts Address at Civil War Monument Dedication
Keokuk Iowa April 12 Governor B F Carroll has accepted an invitation to speak at the dedication of the monument to unknown dead soldiers and sailors of the Civil War in the national cemetery. The services will be held Memorial Day.
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Keokuk
B. F. Carroll
National Cemetery
State Has Some Pine Cows
Des Moines reports Superintendent George Mogridge at Glenwood says the statefeeble minded institution owns a herd of seventy three Holsteins. A butter fat test shows an average of 3.4 percent, with the top cow at 6.6 percent.
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Des Moines
George Mogridge
State Institution For Feeble Minded
Glenwood
P B O News Notes Iowa Chapter Meeting
Supreme President Mrs Samuel Parks of Chicago and other P B O Society officials will attend the Iowa Chapter meeting in Ottumwa on May 7. State officials will be present and about 200 delegates and visitors are expected.
Trolden Keeps Busy With Speaking Tours in Iowa
Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry G. Trolden has a full Illinois and Iowa speaking schedule. He accepts many requests at his Des Moines headquarters and will speak in Farley Dubuque Des Moines Norwalk Valley Junction and at the Y M C A ministerial meeting St Pauls church and Ad men's club luncheon over April 12 to 18.
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Des Moines
Perry G. Trolden
Farley
Dubuque
Farm the Best Place for All Farm the Best Place for All
Solon C. Vial state agent for Eldora Industrial School for Boys argues farms are best for reforming city youths sent to Eldora. He notes parole after merit, 14 months minimum, average two years, with boys earning up to 85 dollars monthly on farms and some saving money. He seeks willing farmers statewide to take apprentices and reinforce training, cleanliness, and education.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Solon C. Vial
Eldora
Vial
Mr. Vial
Industrial School
Savings Bank
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STECK
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Steck’s
Jewelry
the Citizens Savings Bank
Washington
J. F. McNamara & Son
South Side Furniture
Caner Music Co
White & Eldridge
Victor & Edison
Just
Towa
TION
Mr. Pleasant College
By Walt Mason
Poday
Beeswack
Sing
Jonah
Governor Carroll
Ottumwa
Holden
Solon
Dustrial School
John Shields
S.vicetaus
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Fred L. Stewart
Washington Plumbing & Heating Co
Washington, la
Wikdsor Grocery
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