New Pastor for United Evangelical Church Arrives
Rev. J. A. Deedrick arriving with his wife and two sons to lead Logan Avenue United Evangelical Church. He comes from Belle Plaine after four successful years, where he and Mrs. Deedrick built a church from near nothing to about 200 members. The couple are praised by friends, and two other sons attend church college at Mars. A public invitation is extended for his first sermon Sunday morning and services.
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J. A. Deedrick
Logan Avenue
Deedrick
E Mars
Mr. Deedrick
Official Revenge for Handsomest Solon in Senate
Des Moines April 8 Senator J M Slosson was honored by clerks with violets but faced official revenge as the senate passed a resolution declaring him the handsomest solon while blocking his celebrity. A Parker and Pitt measure urged him to sit with his back to the camera to avoid eclipsing other lawmakers.
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Des Moines
J. M. Slosson
Senate
Slosson
Solon
Worth
Bazar Draws Huge Crowd at St Mary's Social
More than 1,000 people attended St Marys bazar in Forum last evening showing strong interest in the spring sociability affair. The popular girl contest is growing with Miss Agnes Bremenschenkel leading and Miss Rose Lashea close behind. Auction of valuable items at merchant and other booths is planned for this evening and Saturday.
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St Mary's Bazar
Forum
Agnes Bremenschenkel
Rose Lasche
Trotter Reveals Unwritten History of Peace Parley
William M. Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian and Equal Rights League secretary, spoke at African M E church recounting his Paris peace conference efforts. He described entering France as a cook on the president's steamer after passport denial and an encounter with President Wilson in 1914. A telegram to Senator Penrose praising the ERA bill was read. The event coincided with his forty-ninth birthday and a tree planting in his honor on Albany and Mobile streets.
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Paris
William Monroe Trotter
Boston Guardian
Equal Rights League
M. EB. Church
Trotter
Quai d'Orsay
France
Wilson
Boles Penrose
Equal Righty League
Pennsylvania
Louis F. Baldwin
Harvard
Local grocery ad lists bulk foods and specials
A dense price list advertises lard sugar soap beans rice prunes peaches macaroni coffee cocoa milk and canned goods with discounts on syrups sorghum and karo. It promotes bread milk and cheeses with a free 15 cent loaf, urging readers to phone orders for prompt delivery.
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Libby’s
Japan
van Camp’s
Wilson’s
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J. D. Deedrick
Belle Plaine
St. Mary’s Bazar
Baum Grocery Co
Armour's
Virginia
All Grocers
Peerless Baking Co
P. E. Rizzo
Logan Ave
Campbell's
Libby's
Black Hawk Meat and Grocery Company
Sycamore St
Ardee Flour
Iowa Flour and Feed CO
Waterloo
Flunt
Hunt
del Monte
Libby
Mt. Whitney
PHORE
Yenney & Hazen
West Third Ave
Margarine
Kelloggs Korn
Swift
Farmer Jones
Ohio
Colonial
Gibbs
Wilsco
Hebe
Elkhorn
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