Greater Requirements for Teachers in Des Moines Schools
Des Moines officials and Iowa college leaders push to enforce tougher teaching exams. State officials face resistance from teachers and county superintendents as they seek higher qualifications to raise instruction standards. If the state falters, Des Moines may establish a municipal board to enforce stricter criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
J. F. Riggs
Homer H. Serley
State Normal
George E. MacLean
State University
State Department
President Roosevelt's Son Joins Cavalry March
Dispatches from Ft. Riley indicate Kermit Roosevelt son of the President will accompany the Thirteenth cavalry on its march from Ft. Riley to Ft. Sheridan starting in August. He will join at Ft. Leavenworth with Captain Fitzhugh Lee and Lt. Philip Sheridan. The unit is expected to reach Rock Island about the end of six weeks.
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Ft. Riley
Kansas
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Thirteenth Cavalry
Ft. Sheridan
Washington
Ft. Leavenworth
Rock Island
Fitzhugh Lee
Philip Sheridan
Lee Syndicate to Continue Following Founder’s Death
Ottumwa Iowa July 26 The Lee newspaper syndicate founded by A W Lee will be continued along the same lines as in the past The head editor died in England last week Publishers will maintain the syndicate as a monument to his work and for business advantages Lee's will provides for full financing of the five papers in the syndicate and any future acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
A. W. Lee
England
Lee
Cedar Rapids Republican Co. Change in Ownership
N G McMillan sold his half interest in the Cedar Rapids Republican and the Republican Printing Co. to Luther A Brewer. Brewer had been business manager of the Republican and later owner of the Torch Press, indicating a shift in control of the local newspapers and print shop.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
N. G. McMillan
Republican
The
Republican Printing Co
Luther A. Brewer
Torch Press
Mrs B B Stuff and Viola Go to Ottumwa for Treatment
Mrs B B Stuff and her daughter Viola left this morning for Ottumwa where Viola will receive treatment. Dr F L Woodburn joined them at Rubio and traveled with them to Ottumwa.
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B. B. Stuff
Viola
Ottumwa
F. L. Woodburn
Rubio
Jones Visit Daughter Miss Eva Jones
Mr and Mrs T A Jones traveled from Wyman to Keota for a day visit with Eva Jones, their daughter.
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T. A. Jones
Wyman
Keota
Miss Eva Jones
Best of Everything at John Son’s after the Ballgame
A brief: postgame visit to John Son’s offers the best of a family restaurant scene. Patrons enjoy hearty plates and friendly service after the game, with casual dining and lingering conversation.
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Johnson's
Proper technique for putting on long gloves
The guide explains a careful method to wear long gloves, stressing lines of the hands and seams. It describes ten minute fitting, stretching precautions, finger-by-finger placement, and gentle rubbing, plus peeling off inside out to avoid stretching. Proper care preserves shape and fit.
Public infants find relief as churches test child care
The author argues theaters and churches should provide child care during events and services. A church group once offered infant entertainment in a dedicated room, allowing mothers to attend worship without disruption. The piece urges wider adoption to help exhausted parents and reduce cries during public gatherings.
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Young Ladies’ Aid Society
Household Hints On Cooking And Care
Practical tips on using sardine oil for fish cakes replacing butter, heating a knife to cut hot bread, preventing glass from cracking by a metal spoon in hot liquid, keeping teapots closed to preserve flavor, onion odor removal with raw celery, using old silk hankies as dusters, soaking walnuts to remove shells, and preserving egg yolk by soaking in cold water.
Turning Kitchens Into Cozy Evening Rooms for Maids
Screens placed before the range and sink hide the work area from view. In small alcoves, a high curtain rod with a white sheer and dark side curtains creates a window like effect, transforming the room's appearance.
Bishop Declares 365 Day Christian Movement In Speech
Bishop John H. Vincent of the M E Church urges ministers to abandon revival sensationalism. He calls for daily holy living 365 days a year and critiques testimony style revival meetings at a Chautauqua gathering.
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John H. Vincent
M. E. Church
God
Chautauqua Grounds
Bishop Vincent Attacks Revivals In Chautauqua Address
Coffeyville Kansas July 26 Bishop John H Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal Church criticizes revival methods as sensational and only temporarily effective. He advocates steady year round evangelistic effort and a weekly program of church and community instruction to make religion a weekday power.
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Coffeyville
Kan
John H. Vincent
Methodist Episcopal Church
Vincent
Greatest Swine House at Iowa State Fair Era
The state’s new swine pavilion, costing more than 875 000 initially and expanded to finish interior later, now nears completion. Built of brick and steel, three acres under roof, it houses three thousand hogs for the annual fair and offers clear viewing for all visitors. An emphasis on Iowa's hog industry as a mortgage lifter frames the feature.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Department of Agriculture
Washington National Bank Among Iowa Honor Roll Banks
The Washington National Bank of this city is one of seventeen Iowa national banks on the honor roll for surplus and profits exceeding capital. It ranks fourteenth with 106.60 percent. Iowa has 297 national banks, seventeen on the list. the state ranks ninth in banks on the roll. Nationwide, 880 of 6137 banks earned honorary status.
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Washington National Bank
Iowa
Home Guards Move Meetings to Swift Woodmen Hall
The Home Guards announce future meetings will be held in the Swift hall now Woodmen Hall while repairs proceed. No meeting until repairs finish, expected August 9th. Signed by J. W. Warner, Mrs. Ellen Edworthy, J. F. Curran, Trustees.
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Home Guards
Swift
Woodmen
J. W. Warner
Ellen Edworthy
J. F. Curran
Holiness meetings at Keota continue with Sunday services
Notice lists continued Holiness meetings in Keota with services at 3 and 8 pm led by H. E. B. McCollum Chas Brown and others. Two men Wittman and Cherryholmes head to Ottumwa for a horse sale. The passage also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a money back guarantee and observes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Keota
H. EB. McCollum
Chas. Brown
Mr. Cherryholmes
Wittman
Ottumwa
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Miss Pearl Beebee Connected to Pa cific wreck survivor
Miss Pearl Beebee of Eugene Oregon is a survivor in the wreck of the Columbia on the Pacific last Sunday and is a niece of Mrs Edgar Brown of this city. Will McConnell returns home to Ainsworth after a city business day. A Kansas paper quotes a Swede boy Yonny Olson answering a teacher How old are you I not know how old ah bane I was not born at all I got step mutter.
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Kansas
Misses Bath and Rippey Visit Miss Minick in Columbus Junction
The Misses Ruth Bath and Ma Rippey of Columbus Junction spent a few days with their friend Miss Elsie Minick.
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Ruth Bath
Ma Rippey
Columbus Junction
Elsie Minick
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