Plea for better schools in rural Iowa urged at meeting
P B E McClenahan state superintendent spoke to the Southwestern Iowa Teachers Association urging improvements in rural standard schools. He cited 1200 standard rural schools in year two, noted literacy rise to top national ranks, highlighted vocational and home economics programs, and said the placement bureau saved teachers over 80 000 dollars while locals spend more on tobacco than schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Iowa
P. BE. McClenahan
Southwestern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Iowa Standard
McClenahan
McClonahian
State Department of Public
Department of the State Superintendent's Office
Squatters endure peril as rancher threatens their haven
Polly Hopkins and her father cling to the Silent City settlement near Ithaca while Oscar Bennett schemes to drive them out. Polly hides a lamb she cares for as Bennett, angered by Evelyn Robertson's shifting affections, confronts Polly and escalates to threats and violence, culminating in a brutal attack on the girl as Marcus Mackenzie remains a determined adversary.
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Silent City
Ithaca
New York
Polly Hopkins
Small Jerrys
Granny Hope
Oscar Bennett
Evelyn Robertson
Polly
Marcus Mackenzie
MacKenzie
Robert Percival
Evelyn
Dolly
Bennett
Oscar
Kevlyn
Larry Bishop
Daddy Hopkins
Ife
Silent
Percival
Robert
Billy Hopkins
Avglad Stone
Nin
Tom
Pollyop
Robertson
Nanny Hopkins
Nannyop
Wee Jerry
Miss Poll Hopkins
Prohibition Debate Rises As Iowa Campaign Rally
The A O N P opens Des Moines headquarters March 7 with a goal of 200 000 Iowa members to weaken national prohibition and legalize beer and wine The pledge to defend prohibition comes from Loyal patriot women urging an immediate membership surge The State Federation of Clubs supports stance and calls for Christian women to rally with 13 000 volunteers ready to serve
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Iova
Lowa
God
State Federation of Clubs
Death of Mrs Cornelia Adair in London alters Texas ranch scene
Mrs Cornelia Adair, a leading Texas ranch owner and donor, died in London. Her Clarendon area cattle ranch reportedly covered over 300 000 acres and held significant cattle holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Adair
London
Texas
Clarendon
Pluck Your Way to Success Says Captain of Industry
The captain of industry told business students that all his success came from one trait, pluck. He urged students to adopt pluck as a motto. A front-row student asked for whom he had plucked, prompting the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business College
Ottumwa Banks Win Suit Reducing Assessments
A district court decree by Judge Seneca Cornell cut bank stock assessments in Ottumwa and Wapello County by 50 percent for 1920 1921 and 1922. It aligns taxes on bank stock with real estate at 20 mills per dollar, and provides refunds for overpaid taxes, affecting nineteen banks including the Iowa National First National and Ottumwa National.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Seneca Cornell
Wapello
Walter Young
Wapello County
Iowa National
First National
Ottumwa National
Cornell
Basque Women Shave Heads for Beauty View in Spain
Basque women in Spain adopt head shaving as a beauty practice amid social and cultural beliefs. The article notes public reaction and potential grooming trends influencing fashion.
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Spain
Cotton found sewn in knee after operation
Johnny Roges, a child from Knoxville, returned home from the Iowa City hospital after treatment for a supposed knee tuberculosis. Specialists traced a wad of cotton sewn into a wound from a Des Moines surgeon's early winter operation, and university doctors say the boy will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Johnny Roges
Iowa City Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Des Moines
University
Mothers urged to guide girls through first years of womanhood
The article emphasizes a mother or guardian must counsel daughters from age twelve through womanhood to prevent long term health and happiness problems. It cites dangers from cold wet feet lifting heavy items or overwork and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonies from Mrs E Kluczny and Gloria Te 1116 9th Ave Florida praising its benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lynd
Lydia E. Pinkham
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia FE. Pinkham
9Th Ave
Tampa,lorida
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Mr. McClenahan
Grace Miller White
R.H Livingstone
Little, Brown and Company
Wil
Scar
Tolly
Jerry
Red Cross
Dereival
Ray Dexter
CPO
Didi Bebolds
Association
Ladies Home Journal
Ottumwa Banks
Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia
A. E. Atchison
Kner
Sherman Brothers
Katheryn Lynd
Gladys Ave
Chicago, Ill
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia
EE. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lyon
Massachusetts
Grahats
Grahams
Men’s Athletic Union Suits
Athletic Union
Nainsock
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