Special Honors for Scholarship in Rural Schools
Des Moines reports State Supt. P. McClenahan launches a statewide contest to honor scholarship in rural districts. Rules require eighth grade rural pupils, four exams in core branches, county winners, and 15 boys and 15 girls nationwide to receive diplomas signed by the governor and officials. Central exam sites to be set by county superintendents with local merchants encouraged to donate medals.
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Des Moines
McClenahan
State Department of Public Instruction
Wast Public Instruction
Olcott Pleases Again With Macushla at Waterloo
Ghauncey Olcott, famed Irish comedian, headlined an annual Waterloo Theatre appearance in Macushla. The cast included Sir Brain Fitzgerald and Miss Allyn Gillyna with much of last season’s line, delivering familiar songs in Olcott’s engaging, effective style.
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Ghauncey Olcott
Waterloo Theatre
Allyn Gillyn
Patricia
Sit
Olcott
Thief demands liquor at gunpoint in DuBuque home
In Dubuque Iowa on December 16 a burglar entered the home of a prominent local resident while others were away and forced the hired girl to show the liquor. He brandished a revolver to back his demands, touched no valuables, and left quickly after finding no alcohol.
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Dubuque
East Dubuque
Tropics
London
Mae Murray
Overshoes Sale Ad From Wang & Millers
Buy your overshoes and rubbers at special price from Wang & Millers. Advertisement notes a promotional offer. The text also mentions a plant allegedly drugged with chloroform and then grows abnormally fast after recovery, as part of the same scanned content.
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Wang & Millers
Wang & Miltects
Land Owner Pays Tenant One Bushel For Corn Rent
A Cerro Gordo county farm adopts a bold rent solution four miles from Mason City. The landlord accepts 1 206 bushels of corn as rent and gives a receipt for 1 200 dollars, aiming to realize one dollar per bushel on the crop. County agent Roy O'Donnell says renters are vital to agriculture and this plan could help many during the present crisis.
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Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Roy‘ O'Donnell
Cerro Gordo
THINGS THEATRICAL Mello Alexander James McIntyre duo
The famous world known character comedy team Mello Alexander and James McIntyre with lané Thomas K Heath perform in a night of comic sketches and stage routines. The act blends sharp wordplay with physical humor to entertain a broad audience.
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Mello Alexander
James McIntyre Lané
Thomas K. Heath
McIntyre & Heath
Alexander
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Promises Complete Kidney Cure
A Village Springs Alabama resident recounts severe kidney trouble lasting three weeks with extreme pain. After using Foley Kidney Pills, pain eased after the first doses and he was completely cured with no recurrence. The ad touts the product as the best kidney remedy in the world and claims it is sold everywhere.
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Rowee
C. E. Brewer
Village Springs
Ala
An Uric A Cure for Rheumatism Promoted
Uric acid excess causes rheumatism. Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo developed An uric to drive out uric acid, relieving pain, swelling, and inflammation. Get Anuric at drug stores or send 10 cents for a trial package. It is claimed to be more potent than lithia.
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LE Smith
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Pierce
Glessco Promises Quick Relief For Croup In Minutes
Croup causes a gasping cough at night and mothers seek fast help. Glessco, a forty year household remedy, claims to relieve croup in fifteen minutes without vomiting and without upsetting a delicate stomach. Drugists offer Glessco in 50 cent bottles. It is valued by mothers in emergencies.
Garden Theatrical: Hello Alexander at Waterloo Monday
Waterloo Theatre presents Garden Theatric s Hello Alexander with McIntyre and Heath hit of their pairing. Shubert organization backs a large tour cast of principals and a lively chorus.
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Waterloo
Madc Oguite
Ing
Hello Alexander
McIntyre
Heath
Messrs
Shubert
Waterloo Theatre
Homer Comes Hone at Valaw shows Chaplin in Kally Street
Advert reads Homer Comes Hone at the Valaw with Charles Chaplin in Kally Street. Palace Theatre advert promotes overshoes at special price from Wang and Miltects.
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Nakes
Homer
Charles Chaplin
Palace Theatre
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