Iowa bill would fund rural school consolidations and new curricula
Des Moines measures push consolidation of rural districts with state aid for equipment and maintenance. Two to four room schools would receive funding linked to agri culture home economics and manual training. State appropriations total 150000 with 50000 available this year and 100000 later.
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Cerro Gordo County
School Commission
Good Roads Trade Drawers Good Roads Trade Drawers
A Grundy Center Democrat piece extols roads value to traders. A farmer trades to Eldora for banks and shopping due to paved streets and cleaner routes, despite closer distance to Grundy Center, illustrating how road quality and paving influence where residents conduct business.
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Grundy Center
Eldora
Grundy
Fuu
Wheat and its paradoxes in the breakfast industry
An essay on wheat by Howard L. Rann extols wheat as a hardy cereal grown in cold regions, notes its role in the breakfast trade, and mockingly critiques speculators and readers while tracing its ancient origins and cultural quirks. The piece closes with a jab about brain health and breakfast.
Roads Shape Towns as Trade Draw
A quote notes roads and streets rank high among factors drawing trade to towns. It contrasts the impact of infrastructure with other attractions, suggesting good roads are essential for economic vitality and growth.
Living baby sent by U S parcel post
Vernon Lytle, a rural mail carrier from Batavia Ohio, became the first to deliver a live baby under parcel post rules. The 10 3 4 pound boy, within the 11 pound limit, was mailed from near Gien Este to his grandmother Mrs. Louis Beagle. Postage was 15 cents and the parcel insured for 50 dollars.
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Batavia
Vernon
Lytie
Jesse Beagle
Gien Este
Des Moines Schools to Issue Individual Towels
Des Moines public schools will provide towels for all 16,900 students under a new city ordinance prohibiting roller towels. Towels about the size of a large handkerchief will be purchased at about two cents each, with 50,000 towels planned to cover demand. Parents will ensure each child has a clean towel for school each morning.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Public Schools
Atlantic White Pole meeting advances western road ties
Atlantic hosted boosters from towns along the western White Pole route to discuss prospects of the road. Delegates from Stuart Adair Anita Oakland and Casey were named to attend the Des Moines reorganization meeting with Roy Stacy of Adair favored for secretary.
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Atlantic
Commercial Club Rooms
White Pole
Washington
White Pole Association
Des Moines
Roy Stacy
Adair
Stuart
Anita
Oakland
Casey
What the kettle sings
Poem excerpt by Margaret Vandergrift published in February St. Nicholas. It recalls winter sounds that hint at spring, with imagery of snow, ice, and dreaming of fruit, streams, and green woods. A waking moment from a mother with a kiss ends the piece.
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Margaret Vandergrift
St. Nicholas
Woman Mislabels Money Order With Hlonk Honk Name
A German woman at a post office held up a line while requesting a money order to a sailor in foreign waters. Lacking the address she used a phonetic sound for a place resembling a motor horn. Clerks suggested Hongkong and she completed the transfer.
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Ser Son
Hongkong
Weekly Telegraph
Rich man balks at cemetery plots over sea fear
A clerk reports the town's mean rich man refused to buy a burial plot, fearing no return on investment. The manager notes everyone dies, but the man adds he might be lost at sea, highlighting a comical economic mindset from Tit-Bils.
Mrs Wilson backs mountain laurel as national emblem
Mrs Wilson, wife of the president elect, is reported to favor the mountain laurel as the national symbol, signaling a botanical branding choice for the administration.
Pirates and a Dame Shipboard Yarn on a Foggy Night
A bos'n recounts a pirate past told to a new boarder on a dark night. The tale climaxes with a shipwreck, a fearsome ship, and a surprising twist as a women's club aboard changes the fate of the crew.
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Bos’n
Dog Detectives on Rail Lines Track Quail Smuggling
The Kansas City Journal reports Santa Fe, Rock Island and Frisco railroads hire bird dog detectives to detect contraband quail in Kansas and Oklahoma. Dogs sniff baggage on trains and signal dead quail. owners must prove suitcase contents. Dogs may mistake fried chicken for quail but never miss contraband birds, earning railroads hundreds in bills.
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Santa Fe
Rock Island
Frisco
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City Journal
Trouble With Corruption Reveals Open Secret
Reform mayor Frank J. Rice of New Haven warns that political corruption remains elusive and indirect. He recalls an anecdote where a rival offered money for votes, but the official notes the value lies in influence rather than a sale.
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Frank J. Rice
New Haven
George
Tim
Here be the old stile and carved initials
In a twilight scene in Scotland, John and Annie reunite after years apart at an old stile. He recalls their carved initials and declares Annie as beautiful as ever, while Annie responds with affection and playful teasing, amid distant aviator hum.
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Scotland
Annie
John
All Kinds of Money Comedy Between Black and White
A humorous Kansas City Star item shows Black inviting White to dinner claiming wealth. After a costly meal, Black asks for a loan, revealing only small change totaling a dollar and change while insisting he has “all kinds of money.” White retorts, and Black counts his coins to prove the point.
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Black
White
Kansas City Star
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Advertisement
Reliable medicine for cough and cold praised as pleasant and safe. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy with a simple sales note.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
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