Antioch College trains in domestic science for six year plan
Harriett Sedgwick, daughter of Mrs. J. B. Sedgwick, enrolls in a six year domestic science course at Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio. The program blends five week terms of study and practical work with two students per job and aims to give broad technical and cultural training. The school emphasizes real factory and cafeteria experience and national and international representation in its student body.
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Antiloch College
Yellow Springs
Dayton
Harriett Sedgwick
Mra
Ming Sedgwick
Antioch College
New York City
Chicago
Altho
Hormce Mann
Catherine Leask to Wed Albert Simpson at Home of Sister
Catherine Leask daughter of Mr and Mrs William Leask and Albert Simpson son of Mr and Mrs James Simpson Kansas City will marry this evening at 6 at the bride's sister Mrs James Dunkarton Dunkerton Ia Officiating is Matthews of gospel hall The bride will wear a white canton crepe dress with teneth veil Her bouquet Opheus roses Attendant Miss Ruth Matthews in pale green canton crepe with hat to match and Columbia roses The bridegroom will be attended by his brother Walter Simpson Ringbearer is Dunkerton nephew of the bride Lucy Dunkerton flower girl The wedding party will be hosted by Mrs A H Beadle Minneapolis Out of town guests from Minneapolis Chicago Kansas City and Mason City Dinner to follow about 60 Miss Leask a 1919 West High graduate has worked in Minneapolis The couple will reside in Kansas City after a two weeks Colorado trip
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Catherine Leask
William Leask
Albert Simpson
James Simpson
Kansas City
James Dunkarton
Dunkerton
Matthews
Gospel Hall
Ruth Matthews
Columbia
Walter Simpson
Ardon Dunkerton
Lucy Dunkerton
A. H. Beadle
Minneapolis
Minn
Chicago
Mason City
Miss Leask
West High School
Janney, Semple
Simpson
Loose Wiles Biscuit Company
Colorado
Doris Valentine to Wed Reed Morse Next Wednesday
Doris Valentine daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Valentine will marry Reed F Morse of Fredericksburg Iowa next Wednesday. Morse is a Cornell College and Iowa State College graduate and a Kansas State Agricultural College instructor. The couple plans a month trip through Yellowstone National Park after a wedding reception.
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Doris Valentine
Reed F. Morse
Ansgar
Mises Doris ‘Valentine
R. L. Valentine
Fredericksburg
Birthday Party for Royal Neighbors at Ben Hur Hall
About 100 members attended a Friday birthday party for Gannon camp Royal Neighbors. Twenty honor guests presented prizes for each birthday celebrated, totaling around a given amount. A birthday cake and lunch were part of the decor and meal. Mrs. Margaret Sheeley led, Mrs. Berry served, and Mrs. D J Callahan played piano. Transfers were welcomed at the meeting. Harriet Wightman to install as Gannon camp plans Morris chapter Monday. Gannon camp drill team to perform.
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Gannon Camp
Jaz. 1
Ben Hur Hall
Margaret Sheeley
Berry
D. J. Callahan
Harriett Wightman
Morris
Margaret Hersch and Clair Miller to Marry
Miss Margaret Hersch and Clair K. Miller of North English plan a marriage. A dinner party at Miss Herschs home announced the engagement with guests from Buffalo Minn and Mt. Morris College graduates. The wedding date was not announced. Plans for August 14 picnic with the Womens auxiliary to B of L F and B L were discussed at K C hall. Yeomen picnic for Grundy Center Cedar Falls La Porte City attendees planned at Sherwood Park with baskets and a 1 PM dinner.
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Margaret Hersch
Clair KE. Miller
Rome
Miss Hersch
N. D. Hersch
Berth Avenue
Mr. Miller
Gladys Hersch
Buffalo, Minn
Mt. Morris College
Mt. Morris
Ill
wWomen's Auxiliary
B. of
K. C
Tall
Brotherhood
Cedar River Park
Yeoman
Grundy Center
Cedar Falls
la Porte City
Waterloo Yeomen
Sherwood Park
SIDE TALKS ON THE NERVOUS WIFE AND HER CARE FOR HUSBAND
A reader describes the anxious wife who must please her husband in every detail from eggs to pillows and coffee. The piece likens her to a nervous performer behind a show, noting the tension between graciousness and control as the husband’s needs shape her behavior.
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James
James Avas
Jamies
United Brethren Vacation School Ends with Program
United Brethren Vacation School at Graves Memorial United Brethren church concluded with a student program and exhibit. Kindergarten songs and Bible stories from primary and junior departments showcased handiwork and prizes were awarded for best work. Funds raised from offerings will support Dr. F. A. Risley in Africa.
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Iarge Company
Graves Memorial United Brethren Church
Dilan
Miesinez Henry
FP. A Risley
Africa
Chicago Girl Brings First Grand Piano to Iowa
Miss Ethel Jones of Chicago visits Independence Iowa to see her parents and proudly recalls owning the state's first grand piano. The instrument, a square Digno inherited from her maternal grandmother Harriet Hawley, marks a family musical legacy tracing back to Washington DC.
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Iowa
Ethel Jones
Sunnyside Agenus
Chicago
Independence
Carlos PD. Jones
Miss Jones
Old Square Digno
Harriet Hawley
Chevy Chase School of Music
Washington,d. C
Chicago Daily News
City in Brief: Local Residents Return from Trips
Mis Marian King Ross returns from Minnesota lake resorts. Mrs P E Ritz and son Robert visit North Liberty relatives. Frank Lichty family back from Minneapolis trip. Mrs Ernest Johnson to Mayo Clinic for goitre surgery. J S Hattary returns from Madison Lake vacation. Moody Bible Institute grad Charles W Stull from Waterloo. Daughters of Veterans ice cream sociable postponed due to weather. Rev Richard Linstrom and Grace visit Lake Preston. Burkitt and Hollingshead families visiting A D Gilbert home.
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Marian King Ross
Minnesota Lake Resorts
P. E. Ritz
Robert
North Liberty
Frank Lichty
Minneapolis
Minn
Ernest Johnson
Fort Rochster
Mayo Clinic
Charles W. Stull
Waterloo
Moody ‘Bible Institute
Chicago
Daughters of Veterans
Richard Linstrom
Grace
Lake Preston
S. D
Harriett Wightman
L. J. Burkitt
Glen Hollingshead
Morrison
A. D. Gilbert
Baby Hair Care and Skin Health Tips for Infants
Child care guidance outlines mild shampoo use every two weeks, gentle scalp massage with olive oil, and careful handling of any scalp irritation. It advises trimming hair for a cooler head, keeping skin clean with quality baby soap, monitoring digestion, and early dental care.
Nature Notes column of tips and reader questions
The piece presents Burroughs Nature Club Notes with reader questions and home care tips. Topics include skin cleansing routines, managing facial pores, dyeing hair with henna, avoiding overuse of bleaches, and removing skin shin via gentle molding and chamomile, with an offer to mail a henna formula.
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Nature
Nature Notes
Aissers
Jane
Unclear fragment notes a rabbit and odd scenes
Fragmentary text mentions a rabbit and unusual actions near a doorway mat and a bed. References to a sand house owned by Uncle Wigagily appear, but the passage is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or report.
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Uncle Wigagily
Local notes feature trips and health update in Waterloo
Miss Effie Collins visits Epworth relatives while brief motor trips span northern Minnesota. Several families plan vacations to Chicago, Arlington, Elkader, and Hasles Park. Diphtheria cases drop. city council to discuss warrants and bonds. Army camps fill. two Waterlan youths disappointed. Epworth league reports and a long east coast automobile tour wrap the item. Judge Shiras dead in Pittsburgh after a fall.
Uncle Wiggily and Bunty's Ball Adventure
Uncle Wiggily receives a bouncing rubber ball from Bunty the rabbit girl who visits his hollow stump. The ball causes mischief, hitting him in the nose and breaking a plate while Bunty defends him from a Bob Cat. Uncle Wiggily departs to seek adventures as Bunty cheers him on with her ball.
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Uncle Wiggily
Mela
Mr. Longears
Bunty
Bunny Gentleman
Wieguy
Hollow Stump
Nurse Jane
Uncle
Boh
Wigzi- Wy
Bob Cat
Baby Bunty
Uncle Wigsily
Prairie town dogs and Arbor Day origins
The text discusses predators around prairie towns and their food dependence, compares bird and mammal speeds and endurance, and traces Arbor Day origins from a Swiss village where oak groves were planted for community benefit, noting a village celebration and broader planting idea to avert starvation.
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Freviouvus
Sean Antimal
Tory
Uquirrota
Opon
Barrowora
Switzerland
Emi
Vilage
Italy
Afterthoughts on Modern Devoters and Musical Taste
Foreign critics claim Americans are crude in taste and culture yet opera, concerts, and phonographs expose a clash between mass enjoyment and high art. The piece laments America’s appetite for quick entertainment over Mozart, Wagner, and classical symphonies, urging a return to refined listening.
Armstrong Spear Dies at 70 Former Cornell College Secretary
Mount Vernon Iowa August 2 Armstrong Spear longtime secretary of Cornell college died here last night from a stroke of paralysis. He had been unconscious since Thursday night and was previously stricken in California last spring. He was 70 years old.
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Judge Shiras
Pittsburgh
George Shiras, Jr
United States Supreme Court
Mount Vernon
Armstrong Spear
Cornell College
California
Knickerbocker Whisters Triumph In National Auction Bridge
The Knickerbocker Whist club, represented by P. H. Sims Edwin Wotslar Wintold Liggett Jr and J B Lens, won the pH National Auction Bridgel Championship in New London Conn. They claimed the magnificent silver trophy donated by Auction Bridge and Miah Longe and earned permanent possession by winning three times. The event used duplicate play with teams facing each other across sessions.
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Knickerbocker Whisteluh
New York
P. H. Sims
Edwin Wotslar
Wintold Liggett, Jr
J. 8
Dreidern
Miah Longe Magheing
Wintekerbocker Whist
Ancient Swindle Revived in Waterloo Letters
A Spanish gentleman in a Farcelona prison seeks help to release and gain fortune. Neal Parker and B Leckington receive letters describing a scam and claiming a $360,000 fortune, with mentions of five automobiles and a driver, tied to a house Neal once left fourteen years ago.
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Farcelona
Egypt
Neal
M.A. Parker
Scayen i Sete Beyrt
Butierer
B. Leckington
Bertch
Uae
Parker
Secret ledger and cable request tied to court funds
A letter asks the recipient to cable funds to an address to cover trial expenses. The court register will release baggage with a secret pocket containing large checks payable to cater.
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Cartain
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Waerloo
Phi Beta Kappa
Morsa
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Ames
Tat’ Beta Pi
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Manhattan
Yellowstons National Park
Temple Rebekah
Noble Grand Association
Byrnes Park
Clair Miller
Cistmox
Jones
Janes
Lok
United Brethren
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Jennie Barrett
Gilley
Caroline Markle
Birs
Julia White
Phoebe Voris
Lottie Lick
Olive Stevens
Eliza Newton
Sunnyside
Sunnyside Country Club
Frank Fowler, Jr
L. A. Daum
Wayne Raymond
Miss Kurth
Helena Kurth
Catherine Bremenschenkel
W. C. Foster
J. J. Kipp
Mary Mitchell
Mullan Avenue
Alpha Beta Gamma
Town State Teachers College
Lois Patten
Marshalltown
J. S. Hattary
Weat Fourth Street
Madison Lake
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin CO
Galloway
Minnesota
Effie Collins
Epworth
William Zarafis
Newell
EB. C. Harris
D. Tf. Plater
Guy Robbins
Marjorie
Arlington
McGregor and
Elkader
H. O. Hellman
Wilfred
Mildred
George Cousins
Lorna Rodney
Alice Quirk
Hugo Kolar
Bernadette Quirk
Elizabeth Sumpter
Summit Avenue
Board of Health
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Wael Ross
Hasles Park
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FP. Schmolt
Elmstrest
West
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
Cal
Canadian Rockies
J. F. Dietz
Paxton
W. J. Zitterell
Webster City
Minis Central Railway
G. B. McCord
Fred Court
Muney Ingalls
Cushing
A. B. Gnagy
L. C.greenup
U.S. Army
Waterlan
Frederic Mills Ross
Harriett
J. H. Yousday
Mme. Mellae
Yavlowa
Ballat
Ross
Ruvale
St. Paul's M. E
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King’s Heralds
Neva A. Hemphill
Florence Garber
Marian Muzzey
Epworth League
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Arthur E. Weld
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Washington
Indianapolis
Cumberland Mountains
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Tan
Fanae
Mne
Opera Cotique
Paris
Madelon
America
Mozart
Gounod
Wagner
Puccini
Beethoven
Liszt
Schubert
Moszkowski
Chopin
Debussy
Orpheus
Pan
Cornet College
Patalysis
Vakosr
Knickerbocker
Booth
North
Potnia Agamnat Lla
Thatley
Liggett
South Hand
South
Wert
East
George B. Miller
Black Hawk County
Sibert
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