Normal training in Iowa high schools boosts facilities
From Des Moines April 26 the state aid for high schools with normal training boosts equipment and prompts new school building. About 160 such schools exist with a waiting list. districts seek better teachers, while the education department tightens faculty standards and oversight from primary grades upward. Also notes on former State Treasurer Gilbertson’s health, census work and a crackdown on Polk County officials, plus new regulation of automobile races at state and county fairs under the International Motor Contest Association.
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Des Moines
State Education Department
Orce
International Motor Contest Association
C. B. Cameron
J. C. Simpson
American Association of Fairs
United States
Canada
Sensational Plea in Damage Suit in Omaha kiss case
In a $650,000 damage suit against Al Clark of Council Bluffs by Mrs. Edith Hicks of Omaha, jurors deliberated long as counsel urged damages for alleged kiss. The judge instructed that damages require proof of a non-consensual kiss and warned against punishing the defendant rather than compensating actual injuries.
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Council Bluffs
al Clark
Edith Hicks
Omaha
John O. Yeiser
Mr. Connell
Clark
Hicks
Corncil Bluffs
Yéiser
Lile Hicks
Leslie
Mrs. Hicks
Mr. Clark
Hon G H Purdy of Floyd County Dies
Mason City reports George H. Purdy of Rockford Floyd county representative in the Thirty sixth general assembly died Saturday afternoon after a brief illness. He was a Republican and a strong progressive ally, chaired the horticulture committee, and held posts on agriculture appropriations and several other panels. A native of Canada, he had lived in Iowa forty five years and was 48.
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Mason City
George H. Purdy
Rockford
General Assembly
Floyd County
Des Moines
Purdy
Agricultural College
Board of Control
Canada
Iowa
Sioux City Police Chief Guilty of Conspiracy
Sioux City April 26 Chief of Police George W Peirce was found guilty by a jury Saturday night on the charge of conspiracy. The jury deliberated since Thursday evening and long ballots preceded the final vote 11 to 4 for conviction as the last holdout changed to guilty.
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Sioux City
George W. Peirce
Mason City Scene of Strange Murder
Alexander Koslosky, employed in the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad roundhouse in Mason City, was shot and killed Sunday morning between 4 and 6 o'clock. His wife, initially denying knowledge, later claimed a tramp fired the shot through the window. Twenty seven Russians living at the victim's home and nearby are held by police for questioning.
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Mason City
Alexander Koslosky
Minneapolis & St. Louis
True Information Filed in Murder Case Faulty
Marshalltown Iowa April 26 Judge Willett ruled the true information in the double murder case against John Confer faulty not in harmony with the law. Proceedings restart to place the coroner inquest minutes in the record as the court notes this may be Iowa’s first Mirae deformation filing in a murder case.
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Marshalltown
Rerausa
Willett
John Confer
Confer
Iowa
Lkely Confer
Vonfer
Por ‘Tuxe
Wis
Bila Dennis Milan
Green Mountain
WHONP GIRL WINS SUIT OVER BIANC S WILY
Shenandoah, April 26. Miss Jessit Moreledge of Clarinda won a suit to enforce a will granting an 80 acre farm to her fiancé Join Shultz. The court ruled she must pay his relatives 3,000 dollars. Shultz died last summer of typhoid while at the state hospital. The case questioned his capacity to will while ill.
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Shenandoah
Misa Jessit Moreledge
Clarinda
Shultz
State Hospital
State Institution
Treasure treasure tale in Cherokee county yard
Cherokee April 26. Deputy county treasurer W. C. Adsit believes a buried treasure lies in a manor yard beneath a large tree. A mysterious Illinois man, who once excavated there with an assistant using a map, hinted he would return. Adsit notes wary behavior around strangers near his home.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County
W. C. Adsit
Ilinois
Adsit
How Primghar Was Named From Center County Seat Tale
Decorah Public Opinion reports a Primghar Iowa tale of how the town was formed at the geographic center of O'Brien County by residents from the former O'Brien seat. Prominent citizens relocated to a central point and split into four townships forming Primghar. To settle naming controversy they used the initial letters of the four central townships.
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Decorah Publica
OH. Winterble
Primghar
O'Brien
Hanes
Winterble
Iseule
Darkens Gray Hair With Q Ban Restorer Ad
Gray hair and thinning caused by premature aging are targeted by Q Ban Hair Color Restorer. The ad promises roots act to darken and regrow hair, stopping itching and dandruff, with a nonsticky formula. Available at Hansen & Pletcher's Drug Store Waterloo Town and by mail for outsiders.
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Hansen & Pletcher's Drug Store
Waterloo
Town
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement for Constipation Relief
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to treat constipated children and upset stomachs. It markets a gentle laxative solution marketed as a safe, effective remedy for babies to adults, claiming quick relief and a pleasant taste, with directions on the bottle and a note to ask for the genuine 60 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Primghar Founders and City Name Forming Tale
The text recounts eight founders whose surnames determined the city name. It notes a complex exercise arranging letters to form the city name, mentioning the choice of Primghar after considering various letter placements and noting the final adoption and persistence of that name.
English and American Flags Mark St George Service
At Christchurch yesterday a special sermon by the rector Rev G W Mine Ke marked the St George society attendances. English and American flags were displayed and about fifty members attended as the church was crowded.
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Christchurch
G. W. Mine Ke
Sons of St. George
St. George
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Gilbertson
Census Bureau
A. U. Swan
State Census Bureau
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G. H. Purdy
Floyd Co
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Runkels
Rome
Runkel
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Peverisy
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Horlick
Waterloo Overdlans CO
East Fifth Street
Galloway Bros. & Co
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Chicago
Falan-Bollman
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Wrigley’s
Wim. Wrigley Jr. Company
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