Iowa farm roots link to noted national figures
Des Moines reports residents within 15 miles of South English Keokuk county produced many prominent figures. The piece cites Homer H. Seerley Cedar Falls John H Burlington John Burke North Dakota Perry McClenahan Fred White Fred Mahanna Walter Athern and Frank Mondell among others raised on local farms and country schools. It notes Mondell’s early hardships and Big Bill Thompson ties while mentioning Bousquet’s Siam journey and a Carnegie Medal awarded posthumously to Rev Walton Bruner for heroism at a 1918 drowning incident near Fremont Mahaska.
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Des Moines
Iowa
South English
Keokuk County
Seerley Homestead
Homer H
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
United States
John H
Burlington
Congress
Frank
Y. M
Springfield
Mass
John Burke
North Dakota
J. B. A. Robertson
Oklahoma
Old Town
Perry BE. McClenahan
Fred White
Sigourney
Fred Mahanna
Orphans’ Home
Davenport
Keokuk
Captain Miller
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Fairfield
University of South Dakota
Walter S. Athern
Drake University
College of Religious Education
Toston University
Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
Dickinson County
Spirit Lake
New England
Amherst College
J. R. Upton
Rev. Upton
Mandell
Chicago
Colorado
Big Bill Thompson
Mr. Mondell
Skunk River
Fremont
Mahaska En Wienty
Walton FE
Bruner
Claude Milligan
Fermont
Carnegie Hero Commission
Carnegie Hero
Ekron
Kentucky
Evans Smith bill funds rural school improvements in Iowa
The 38th General Assembly approved allocating 100000 dollars annually to improve rural schools. The aim is to train better teachers, retain staff, raise attendance, upgrade buildings and equipment, and boost parent-teacher cooperation, addressing Iowa’s 11000 one room schools.
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38Th
General Assembly
Iowa
Des Moines Baker S B Garton Noted for Chicago Fire Relief
Hon. S. B. Garton of Des Moines, longtime legislator and baker, is remembered as one of the state’s oldest bakers. His notable feat includes baking a car load of bread for Chicago fire victims during the 1871 conflagration.
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S. B. Garton
Des Moines
Chicago
Lincoln land tract linked to 1860 grant near Denison
Older Crawford county residents note a 120 acre land tract near Denison once owned by Abraham Lincoln. Records show Lincoln acquired the property on September 109 1860 two months before his presidential election. upon his death it passed to his eldest son Robert Todd Lincoln. Lincoln re-
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Crawford
Denison
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
United States
Robert Todd Lincoln
James Buchanan
Peter F. Jepson
Julius
Jurgen Jepson
Grinnell College Hosts Nine Foreign Students
Nine foreign students study at Grinnell College including Sarkis Ter-Michaelian from Armenia and Mona T. Chie from Liberia. Michaelian met Grinnell President J. T. Main during Armenia relief work. Chie pursues chemistry with medicine as a goal. Nyki from Bohemia leads Romance language studies aided by twelve languages. French department members De Masseau Zimmerman Lebert are natives of France.
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Sarkis Ter-Michaelian
Armenia
Grinnell
America
Mona T. Chie
Liberia
Grinnell College
Michaelian
J. T. Main
Main
Near East
Chie
Los Alois Richard Nyki
Bohemian
Mme
Yvette de Masseau
Amy Zimmerman
M. E. M. Lebert
France
Iowa Creates Official Teachers Bureau Aids State Pedagogy
The 38th General Assembly established a state Teachers Bureau in Iowa to address growing enrollment and teacher placement. In seven months the bureau has saved teachers money in caseloads and offers free enrollment to certified Town teachers and boards of education. O H Longwell, founder of Highland Park College, leads the bureau tied to the state Department of Education.
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38Th
General Assembly
Iowa
Boards of Education
O. H. Longwell
Highland Park College
State Department of Education
Annual Congress on Medical Education Meets in Chicago
The Annual Congress on Medical Education will meet in Chicago from March 1 to 3. Dr. Walter L. Bear ing, Secretary of the Federation of State Medical Associations of Des Moines, will deliver an address.
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Chicago
Walter L. Bearing
Federation of State Edical Associations
Des Moines
Rapid growth of Consolidated Schools in Iowa
The Consolidated School system in Iowa shows rapid expansion with 102 new schools organized since July 1 and a 44 percent rise in the first seven months of the year. The Department of Public Instruction is overwhelmed with requests for help in organizing these schools and aims to be fair to the people.
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Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
Town Business Congress to Hear Educations Debate
Speakers invited for the April 14 to 16 congress include Herbert Hoover to discuss the economic future. Also on the program are Roger Babson Irving Fister Marx Sullivan and F Z Meredith with emphasis on presenting both sides of the educational problem and its advantages and disadvantages to aid free public choice.
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Herbert “Loover
Town Business Congress
Roger Babson
Irving Fister
Yale
Marx Sullivan
F. Z. Meredith
Agriculture
Watertown Man Dies At 107th Lincoln Birthday Anniversary
John G. Wertein of Watertown dies at age 107, son Maj. George Wertein, city chief of police. He recalls youth working for Abraham Lincoln in Springfield Illinois and for Jefferson on a Mississippi plantation. Also notes Iowa high school graduates enrolling in college at 45 percent with Cedar Falls Ames and Iowa City state schools accounting for over 3,000 enrollments.
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John G. Wertein
Watertow
Maj
George Wertein
That City
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Inois
Jeff Avy
Mississippi
Lincoln
John K. Foster
Secondary School Board of
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Ames
Iowa City
Foster
Iowa Teacher Strikes Draw Dex Moines Leader’s Critique
Supt J W Studebaker of Dex Moines on the Iowa State Teachers association executive board denounces the recent strikes at Oelwein Mason City and Jasper county rural schools. He argues teachers are public servants with duties to educate, and says striking is the wrong remedy like that of police or soldiers.
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J. W. Studebaker
Dex Moines
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Oelwein
Mason City
Jasper County
Mr. Studebaker
Curious Bird Captured Near Cedar Rapids in Late Fall
A unusual avian specimen was captured near Cedar Rapids during late fall, drawing interest from residents and wildlife officials. The bird’s exact species and origin remain uncertain as observers await expert assessment.
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Cedar Rapids
Striking Birds and Parole Actions From Iowa Museums to Prisons
A skua, stray from the coast, sparked speculation on inland travel to Iowa where two rare birds Clark’s nutcracker and Harris sparrow arrived at the university museum. The state parole board made quarterly rounds: 30 men freed at Anamosa, 50 seeking hearings at Fort Madison, and 20 women prisoners submitting applications at Rockwell.
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Middle West
Towa
Uiversity Museum
Rocky Mountain
Solon
Yowa
State Board of Parole
Anamosa
Parole Board
Fort Madison
Rockwell
Mild laxative tonic offered as gentler bowel aid
An ad copy touts Chamberlains Tablets as a mild laxative tonic that gently moves the bowels without causing noticeable medicine effects. It contrasts this with harsh mineral waters and strong cathartics that dehydrate and worsen digestive issues.
Drug Store Ad Mentions Constipation Relief
An old advertisement notes Lemmon's Drug Store and druggists everywhere offer remedies for constipation, reflecting period marketing language and product references within a readable fragment.
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Lemmon
Advt
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Iowa Gas & Electric Company
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