Biggest Woman in World Ella Ewing Buried at Wyaconda
Burlington dispatch notes Ella Ewing dubbed the tallest woman in the world died at her parents home in Missouri after a spinal curvature illness. She stood 8 feet 4 inches, had large hands and feet, gained fame with Barnum acts, and left a sizable fortune before cremation plans shifted to a burglar proof vault.
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Burlington
Ella Ewing
Wyaconda
Burial Casket Company
Gorin
United States
Barnum
Miss Wing
Miss Ewing
The New Year by Walt Mason
A cheerful verse urging readers to work hard in the new year, aim high, and avoid laziness. It promises blessings and rewards for earnest effort, warns against pessimism, and encourages making the most of opportunities while the sun shines.
Miss Ewing remembered for charity and travel near Gorin
Miss Ewing, a cultured conversationalist who ran a private business, planned an elaborate home near Gorin four and a half miles south. She and her father lived together after her mother’s death. Generous to the poor and to Baptist churches across towns she visited, she traveled widely in later years for pleasure and entertained herself less as funds remained ample. She supported churches in both Gorin and other cities.
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Gorin
Miss Ewing
Baptist Church
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with testimonial offer
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo extols the cure and internal action, with testimonials from the National Bank of Commerce. Cure priced 75 cents a bottle and sold by druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
National Bank OF Commerce
Toledo
Washington High School Exemptions Rise This Year
Pupils with averages above 90 percent gain exemption from Semester Final Examinations as attendance and department policies support the plan. Exemptions increased from 72 to 96 students, with those exempt in all subjects rising from 13 to 29. Teachers praise the improved daily effort and strong scholarship across departments.
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Washington High School
Travelers to vote if bill is passed
A Fairfield traveling man promotes a plan allowing absent voters to cast ballots where they are on election day. The proposal, backed by state labor officials, would seal ballots with an affidavit of residence and mail envelopes to county clerks for canvassing.
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Fairfield
Washington
Des Moines
W. J. Reinke
Boards of Supervisors
Reinke
Kansas
Iowa
The Shepherd of the Hills stage adaptation at Graham Theatre
A Graham Theatre production of The Shepherd of the Hills adapted with Elsberg W Reynolds debuts January 20. The story set in Ozark Missouri Arkansas features characters like Mutton Hollow and Bammy Lane with a strong, lifelike tale praised for its atmosphere and appeal.
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Barbara Worth
Dan Matthews
Elsberg W. Reynolds
Gaskill and MacVitty
Graham Theatre
Ozark Hills
Missouri
Arkansas
Deweyard
Bammy Lane
Matt
Mad Howard
Father Howitt
No Bull Moose Party Now Says Foreigner
A Romanian applicant Wolf Riess told Judge William H. McHenry, since Theodore Roosevelt lost, there is no bull moose party. The court noted his strong knowledge of U S politics and granted naturalization papers.
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Des Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Wolf Reiss
William H. McHenry
Bull Moose Party
Teddy
Mrs. A. R. Tabor Finds Relief with Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs. A R Tabor of Crider Missouri suffered years of sick headaches caused by stomach trouble. After taking two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets she reports a cure. The ad encourages others to try the medicine and get well. Sold by Lemmon's.
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Crider, Mo
Lemmon
Advt
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad for Bromide Quinine Tablets
Bold ad promises a one day cure for colds using laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears E. W. Grove’s signature. 25 cents per advertisement.
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E. W. Grove
The Toothache
A humorous essay by Howard L. Rann describing toothache as a fiery domestic torment. It contrasts plain and jumping toothache, exaggerates pain as a theater of hellish episodes, and jokes about dental nerves dying on the installment plan.
Club Women Plan State Meeting at Cedar Rapids
Federated Women’s clubs schedule the biennial state meeting in Cedar Rapids May 20 to 22 with about 1000 Iowa club women expected. Montrose hotel chosen as headquarters and Edward Howard Griggs Frances Squires Carter Julian Lathrop and Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker to speak.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Montrose Hotel
Edward Howard Griggs
New York City
Frances Squires Carter
University of Minnesota
General Federated Clubs
Julian Lathrop
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
National Federation
Cedar Rapids Club
Jennie I. Berry
W. K. James
St. Joseph
B. B. Clark
Red Oak
San Francisco
Attendance Report Highlights Washington School Pride
The month ending before holiday break shows an average 950 students daily with eleven rooms flawless in punctuality and one perfect in attendance. Miss Ethel McCreedy at Lincoln earns the month’s banner for her perfect attendance, while Lincoln and Heights, Wallace, Centennial, and Heights rooms also posted top records. McKee school maintains a perfect tardiness and absence record since September, prompting a possible half holiday request to the superintendent.
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Ethel McCreedy
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Wallingford
Wallingford, Miss Springman
Miss Kendall
Maud McCreedy
the Heights
Edgington
Miss Hatch
Wallace
Miss Shafer
Miss Springman
McKee
Altho
Croup Advice Promotes Chamberlain Cough Remedy
If children show first symptom of hoarseness from croup, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promptly to ward off the attack. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy Advt.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
Advt
Sparrows Reach Deep into the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
English sparrows reportedly followed British trade routes into the heart of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and are now found in areas where they were unknown just a few years ago.
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Sudan
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as World Famous Cure
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for cold symptoms. It claims worldwide reputation and dependable efficacy, noting it is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon
City Bus Line Call Up Service Details Shown
Call up phone number 589 for the city bus line and leave orders promptly attended by Frank Rogers. Include street and number for delivery or pickup.
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Frank Rogers
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