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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1912

Page

8

Y M C A Boys 10 Hold Camps in Towa Falls

First state boys camp of the Y M C A planned for Towa Falls opens June 11 for ten days. Leonard Paulson state secretary leads with Asa Turner of Farrar and Prof Raymond of Ames among instructors. BD R Porter may attend. Kk Starr oversees grounds and Carley directs athletic work.

Towa Falls Towa Leonard Paulson Asa Turner Farrar Raymond Ames BD. R. Porter Kk. J. Starr Whiterloo Carley Fort Dodge

Prof Peck to Teach at Harvard Next Year

Grinnell June 7. Prof Paul F Peck head of Grinnell history department gains Harvard appointment at Prof A B Hart request. He will conduct Hart's American history course and teach reconstruction period class. Hart plans Asia Minor travel in 1913. Mrs Peck formerly Miss Parsons Ottumwa high school.

Grinnell Paul F. Peck A. B. Hart Peck Lowell Harvard Hart Asia Minor Miss Parsons Ottumwa High School

Iowa Baby Health Contest Highlights at Washington Meet

Des Moines reports the Iowa baby health contest will be part of the fifteenth international hygiene and demography congress at Washington, running September 23 to 28. Initiated by the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs at the State Fair in 1911, the contest drew premiums totaling 280 dollars last year and will be expanded this year to be more significant.

Des Moines Iowa Washington Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs

New Websterian 1912 Dictionary Promises Self Education

The Journal promotes the New Websterian 1912 Dictionary as an economical, comprehensive English reference in one volume with leather binding. It claims revised content from leading authorities, offers vocabulary expansion and simplified spelling, and urges readers to exchange coupons for purchase, highlighting career benefits for stenographers and clerks.

Webster's Dictionary Syndicate Publishing Co New York City

Pigeons Fly 297 Miles In Record Run From Mason City

Sixty carrier pigeons were released by the West Side Homing Club of Milwaukee and began a 297 mile flight to Milwaukee. The fastest averaged fifty miles per hour as 160 birds carried separate messages. The advance guard arrived shortly before 3 p.m. after being released at 7:45 a.m. Birds represented several breeds.

Mason City Milwaukee West Side Hioming Club Here

Changes in College Faculty at Iowa State Teachers College

Cedar Falls June 7 Five changes have been made in the Iowa State Teachers College summer faculty Milton Loomis of Madison Wis appointed substitute government instructor replacing C H Meyerholtz on leave Miss Anna Iverson New Hampton to draw instructor with Henrietta Thornton on leave Alma Cutler violin instructor department of orchestral music Margaret Blake Wellesley Mass physical education instructor replacing Mary Samson on leave Laura Gano natural science instructor June class has 15 members with twenty earning bachelor of arts degrees another large class to graduate in July at end of summer term

Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers’ College Milton EK. Loomis Madison Wis C. H. Meyerholtz Anna Iverson New Hampton Henrietta Thornton Alma Cutler Margaret Blake Wellesley Magss Mary Samson Laura Gano ISS

Townprepares three day jubilee in Gilmore City

Gilmore City Iowa prepares for the greatest celebration in its history spanning July 3 to 5. Plans include three days of events and special trains by the railroads to handle expected crowds.

Gilmore City

Notices to present bills for Decoration Day fund

All persons holding bills against the Decoration Day fund are asked to present them to me at the Fox & Dewey store, 90L2.

Fox & Dewey

Foley Kidney Pills Help Run Down Sufferers

Mrs J E Henry of Akron Michigan reports kidney pain and frequent trips eased after using Foley Kidney Pills and purchasing a bottle from Lemmon's Pharmacy. Mrs Lela Love near Covena Georgia says the pills gave instant relief when kidneys were sluggish and inactive and she recommends them.

J. E. Henry Akron Mich Foley Lela Love Wiley Love Covena

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