High School Girl’s Letter to Parents on School Scandal
A high school girl from California recounts personal experience with a school scandal and urges Des Moines parents to act. She praises Miss Elizabeth Dale’s advice column and argues parents must engage with their children, supervise social life, and foster open discussion to prevent immorality. The piece links parental involvement to better youth welfare and notes scandals occur nationwide.
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Des Moines
Elizabeth Dale
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Wes
Tehook
Iowa
California
Dal
Odd Fellows Elects Leaders at Ames Grand Lodge Session
F F Rodgers of Ames installed as grand master of the Iowa lodge of Odd Fellows. Mrs Margaret Schechter of Marshalltown elected Rebekahs president. The session drew 2 000 delegates with Keokuk chosen for next year. Officer nominations include John R Price Abi a as grand master and L J Irwin as deputy grand master.
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Ames
F. F. Rodgers
Iowa
Odd Wellows
Margaret Schechter
Marshalltown
Rebekahs
George Quigley
Des Moines
Keokuk
Grand Lodge
John R. Price
Instant relief Ely's Cream Balm offer
Fast relief for stuffed nostrils and catarrh with Ely's Cream Balm. Small bottle from druggist provides immediate air passage dilation as it soothes inflamed nasal membranes and restores easy breathing. Apply a small amount into the nostrils for quick comfort.
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Ely
Methods Plan Conference Preparations in Des Moines
A Methodist general conference planning committee visited Des Moines to inspect the Coliseum and church facilities for the May gathering. The group reviewed auxiliary meeting sites and housing arrangements, with members Ezra S. Tippie chairing the commission and delegates from New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Iowa, Boston, Minnesota, and Ohio.
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Des Moines
Methodist General Conference
Ezra
Tippie
Madison
N. J
William F. Conner
Pittsburg
Edward E. Shipley
Cincinnati
Oscar P. Miller
Rock Rapids
Slas Pierce
Boston
Joseph Bell
Minoak
Joseph S. Mand
Fergus Falls
Minn
Herbert Scott
Boy of 14 claims crime wave after burglaries and auto thefts
Rupert Kinslee fourteen years old told Chief Detective V Manri gan he acted with the Brotherly Bums then went solo committing four car thefts in a week plus burglaries and mail thefts. He described stealing four automobiles, a mail letter, a revolver and a water can. His mother fainted when detectives relayed the confession.
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Louis
Rupert Kinslee
V Manrigan
Rupert
Chauncey Wright
Wright
Edward H. Simon
E. W. Granny
Forest Park
Kurtz
Mary Torbert
Keep Out the Warp Drive a Nail Into Tree Bark
A fragment reflects on how a single change in a tree's bark alters its growth and suggests how one warped person can affect many lives through contact. The piece uses metaphor to discuss disruption and widespread influence.
Church Visual Mission Drive Extends Global Reach
The New World Movement publicity department plans stereopticon displays for United Presbyterian churches nationwide to depict home and foreign missions. Each display will use color scenes and brief explanations to educate members about fields in Egypt India and the Sudan. An itinerant preacher era is compared to modern circuit riding aided by motorcycles for efficiency.
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New World Movement
United ‘Presbyterian Church
Egypt
India
Sudan
Circuit Riders Adopt Motorcycles for Travel
Motorcycle travel replaces horses as circuit riders switch to bikes for faster outreach. Riders report improved mobility and wider coverage across rural routes.
Unclear Excerpt Reflects On Woman’s Nature
Quoted lines discuss why a woman may seem contrasting and perverse, suggesting she was made from one of the most crooked parts of man. The fragment hints at gendered stereotypes and early 19th or 20th century moralizing language.
Smoke training for horses in Argentina shocks researchers
Imported horses are taught to avoid a poisonous weed by forcing them to inhale smoke from burning pieces, a practice used to make native animals shun the weed. A separate note describes a perfected process for spinning glass into long continuous thread suitable for winding on spools and multiple uses.
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Argentina
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