Democracy in dress leads high school reform in Iowa
Des Moines reports a new movement in Iowa high schools promoting simplicity over makeup and finery. Public health nurses back healthful living, while clubs and churches host events and announcements about parties, lectures, and community action, highlighting gingham fashion and reform ethics.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Itinctije
White House
Gingham
Voile
Percale
Treasury
Cotton Group
Side Talks on People Who Resist Service and Help
Ruth Campron reflects on the DSEEpa type who refuse simple favors yet others readily offer aid. An inn guest embodies reluctance to be helped, insisting on independence while benefiting from small acts like hot water, blankets, and tea. The piece urges balanced graciousness in serving and being served.
The Loon's tale in MRS. F. A. WALKER's Sandman Story
The tale explains the Loon's gloomy voice cast by a Fairy Queen. Fairies once praised their beauty which angered the Queen, who cursed the Loon with a haunting cry. Since then the Loon, though handsome, remains shy and solitary, avoiding mortals while out at sea.
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Leon
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Mental beauty is crucial alongside physical looks. The article urges women to cultivate inner qualities, noting inward beauty can outshine flaws and that true beauty blends appearance with mental and spiritual refinement, urging ongoing self improvement.
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Beauty
Edna Kent Forbes
Dr Harvey buys Galloway residence on Sheridan Road
Announcement notes the sale of the J W Galloway residence on Sheridan road Prospect Hills to Dr H E B Harvey chiropractor for 38000. W B Herren company and Howard and Peavey realtors handled the deal with the buyers represented by Howard & Peavey. Possession set for April 7. Mr Galloway to move into Harvey’s former home at 408 Frederic avenue. The Sheridan road property is among Prospect Hills earliest and finest homes.
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J. W. Galloway
Sheridan Road
Prospect Hills
H. EB. Harvey
W. B. Herren Company
Howard & Peavey
Realtors
Dr. Harvey
Frederic Avenue
Mr. Galloway
Galloway
Jury Drawn For Case Against Ben Hur Tribe
The March term district court opened with a jury drawn in the Maude Holdum versus Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur case over a Policy of Insurance payment dispute. The panel, selected in 20 minutes, includes six women and six men led by Lucy O Leavitt and R Shepard, with members Mabel A Stull Maude Bozarth and Maude Holdum among others.
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Maude Holdum
Supreme Tribe of
Ben Hur
Lucy O. Leavitt
R. Shepard, Jr
BE. Keegan
Nata A. Kuhns
C. J. Hoffman
Mabel A. Stull
Maude Bozarth
C. G. Steearns
Ed Sipert
Joseph Margadant
Martha Jean
David Allison
Suit for Foreclosure of Note for 828 560
William A and August Weiser sue William C Fisher and wife in the May term district court for foreclosure of a $27 200 promissory note dated March 1 1920 now totaling 29 560 with interest at 6 percent from March 1 1921. The mortgage covers the northeast quarter of section 36 Fox township in the extreme south part of that township.
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William A
August Weiser
William C. Fisher
Fox Township
Women Leaders in Finance Rise Among Top Executives
Women executives shape modern business with key roles in finance and leadership. Miss Henrietta R. H. Reid, former Bush Terminal treasurer, is cited as one of America’s brightest, reportedly the highest paid woman on Wall Street, earning over 50 000 dollars yearly and challenging traditional gender roles.
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Henrietta R. H. Reid
America
Bush Terminal Company
Wall Street
Wall’ Street
Stranger Works Queer Game on Dubuque Woman
In Dubuque Iowa two widows report a stranger who rented rooms promising $140 and $150 for board and lodging for himself and his son. He persuaded one woman to refurnish and bought furnishings while the other had papering done. He claimed to be a wealthy Detroit physician owning 14 houses and planned ventures in East Dubuque. He occupied rooms briefly, decamping then, and asked for a $25,000 draft but received only $8. Police have no results yet.
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Dubuque
Chicago
Detroit
East Dubuque
West Eighth Street
West Locust Street
Bazar for Benefit of St Marys Church Opens Tonight
A bazar to aid St Marys church opens at Forum hall this evening under St Marys Social club. The event promises entertainment and booths surpassing prior years with special orchestras for dancing and scheduled performers Marie Bartett and Peaveys orchestra. Tomorrow afternoon focuses on children with parish high school girls running a fish pond and elaborately decorated booths managed by various church and local groups.
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St. Mary's Church
Forum Hall
St. Mary's
Marie Bartett
Peavey
Follrng Men’s Sodality
Ecelian Society
Newsboys Invited to Crystal Theatre to See Black Beauty Tonight
The Crystal Theatre hosts over a hundred Evening Courier newsboys tonight with manager Alexander Frank coordinating the event. The feature is Black Beauty based on Anna Sewell's juvenile classic. Added attractions include four Crystal jockeys in song and dance and a Buster Keaton comedy, Neighbors.
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Crystal Theatre
Evening Courier
Alexander Frank
Crystal and Plaza Theatres
Anna Sewlell
Frank
Carrier Boys
Buster Keaton
Garland Flour Mail to Make Good Ad
Garland Flour advertisement promises value and reliability with a mail to make good offer. Likely a promotional insert urging customers to mail in for money back or guarantees.
Evang Pastors Named for Year at Conference in Dumont
In Dumont Iowa on April 4 a conference closed with clergy appointments for the next year. Reports show growth in membership and stronger gifts for missions and general purposes. The bishop announced assignments across several districts including Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Fort Dodge. Rev C H Smith and Rev L Baumgartner to First and Calvary churches respectively will be welcomed by congregations. The conference lists Rev L F Smith connected to Story City.
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First Presbyterian
Philo Parker
Mner
E. C. Granner
Unione A
Henning
Smith Agony
Calvary
Aumeart- Sacto Orly
P. W. Praltzeraif
W. Laas
Wilton
V. Wirth
Cedar Falls
H. Z. Faust
Presiding Elder
Athley
H. C. Schluter Aredale
L. N. Day
G. L. Bergman
Dumont
G. P. Cawelts
Fort Dodge
Pleasant Valley
E. Nolte
Des Moduea
A. Haebien
Presiding
Alder
Audubon
la Multer Blairstown
O. M Boxholm
Council Bluffs
L. Sot
Des Moines
Trinity
Schles‘Iman
Highland Park
Jaéhien
Gilbert—El
MM. Raecker
Latre
Women Jurors Help Murder Conviction in North Dakota
Sioux Gilla April 4. Charles Christiansen was found guilty of second degree murder for killing his wife Ethel Christiansen at her parents home on January 15. A jury of twelve, including two women, delivered the verdict Saturday afternoon.
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Sioux Gilla
Charles ¥. Christiansen
Ethel Christiansen
Christiansen
Fire Threatens Pavilion and Park Buildings
A grass blaze spread near Rainbow drive threatening the Johnson dance pavilion and Electric Park buildings. Waterloo fire crews fought the prairie fire, using 1009 feet of hose, after it crossed the interurban right of way and a street car line. Automobiles clogged Rainbow drive as responders reached the scene. The fire was contained with no material damage to the structures.
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Johnson
Rainbow Drive
Electric Park
Waterloo Fremen
C.F
Rainbow
Gall
Stattion No. 4
Tiller
No. 3
Congress
A. A. Jennings
Lane Street
Lafayette Street
Moir Street
Wife Sues Rival for 5000 Damages in Iowa Case
Mason City April 4 Mrs Theresa Fiala sues Miss Mayme Kuhl for 5000 alleging seduction and alienation of her husband A Pisia. The petition claims the couple married in 1887 and three children are adults. The husband left in 1920 and lived with the defendant, who is an unmarried woman, under the same roof and even shared meals. The case likely to be heard at the April term of the district court.
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Mason Cityda
Nheresa Fiala
Nas Bhd
District Court
Mayme Kuhl
Fiala
Pisia
Dame Spring Stages Related Parade of Easter Hats Sunday
The weatherman staged his Easter parade yesterday a week late as Fourth and Bridge streets filled with spring promenaders. Automobiles rolled, bicycles and carriages shared the avenues, and downtown parks welcomed young couples and children enjoying spring. Dame Spring has arrived in full glory.
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Dame Spring
Fourth
Bridge
Fourth Street
Dobbin
Emmetsburg Priest Named Domestic Prelate for 50 Years Service
Very Rev. P. F. Farrelly, pastor of Assumption parish in Emmetsburg Indiana, is appointed a domestic prelate and monsignor by the pope. Announcement notes his 50 years in priesthood with ceremony details and vestment distinctions. The honor coincides with his fiftieth ordination anniversary.
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Emmetsburg
Publc
P. F. Farrelly
Assumption
Rome
Heelan
Sioux City
Father Farrelly
Made to Make Good garden classes at Garland schools
Children anxious for gardens this year attend Saturday classes at West High and East Junior High. They plan to use each garden plot in school work and hope for a place in the Dairy Cattle Congress exhibit this fall.
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School Gardens
West High
East Junior High
Births Reported in Hawk Township March
Mr and Mrs Patrick Fe Kime report a son Jacques born March 21. Mr and Mrs Aubrey Nicholson announce a child born March 8. Mr and Mrs G Harley Incels welcome a birth in Black Laughter Hawk Township on March 26.
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Patrick FE
Kime
Jacqques i
Aubrey Nicholdson
Prit i
G. Harley Incéls
Hawk Township
Clark Deems Main Street Immoral Yet Popular
Rev. Fred J. Clark criticizes Sinclair Lewis's Main Street as immodest and without uplifting plot or inspiration while acknowledging its sharp caricature of small town life. He notes the book's popularity, its 16 editions in six months, and urges readers to choose literature carefully as newspapers and books shape minds. A Meistersingers male quartet from Boston performed at the service.
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Fred J. Clark
First Gen- Kregational Church
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis
Minnesota
The
Courier
United States
Altho Dr. Clark
Edward Bellamy
Clark
Dr. Clark
So-and-So
Lewis
Ing
Potton
George Bernard Shaw
Feo Memcbers
Meistersingers
Boston
Master Builders Set Des Moines Conference
Waterloo to send four or five delegates to the Iowa Master Builders state meeting in Des Moines at the Mazonie temple building. About 75 representatives from across the state are expected. The wage problem is likely to dominate discussions as the group moves toward resolving wage disputes in the building industry tomorrow.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Des Moines
John G. Miller
Master Builders of
Jer
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Mount Vernon Township
Freeman Allen
Allpha Beta Gamma
Hotel
Russell-Samson
R. A. Dunlaver
Hush Muillarkey
First Evangelical
C. Breyfogel
Reading
Evangelical Church
Ralph Hickelberg
R. W. Smith
W. H. Brown
W. H. Langins
May-Prussing
Louise G. Prussing
George
Prussing
Warrensburg
T. Edmond May
Lulu B. May
G. D. Serrill
Missouri
Yaegla Millinery
Meisch & Pint Grocery
May
Franklin Street
John Fiske
T. A
R. L. Short
Parent-Teacher Association
Mildred Luce
Clare Heald
Clarence Dewey
Weather Street Baptist— Women’s Organization
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F. M. Haislett
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Harry Redd
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Ment
Mission Department
Council
Searchlight Room
BR T
Sunshine
Silver Star
Maggie Delaplain
Kansas City
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Waterloo Shrine Club
Armory
ChristeChurch
King
Maude Dudley
Mmes
Reuben Brown
M . Kimball
C. W. Hardinand
J. E. Armstrong
Sacred Heart
Friends of Rosary Society
Thomas Conry
Rebekahs
Noble Grand Association
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Ruth Camfpron
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
A Henrieta PR Reid
Stranger
St. Mary’s Church
Newsboys
Black Beauty
EVANG
Bergemen
Lawn City
Hange
Prairie Bhite
Gates of Electric Park
Brousga Insurance Agency
YMGA
Sinclaire Lewin
Congregational Minster
L & C Shoe
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