Orphans' Home to Be Enlarged by State Bill
Des Moines reports Senate committee chair Senator Kimberly backs enlarging the soldiers orphans home at Davenport to care for 300 children instead of 400, raising monthly per child from 25 to 24 dollars and lifting maintenance to 13,000 with total campain funding at 2,614,460 for the biennium. Provisions cover multiple institutions with various sums. A bill also contemplates renaming Woodward facility to Hospital for epileptial and feeble minded children.
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Des Moines
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Kimberly
Seate County
Senate Committee On
Board of Control
Soldiers Orphans’ Home
Dnveuport
Soldiers
Marshalltown
Juevenile
Toledo
Oakdale
Mitchellville
Mr. Pleasant
Woodward
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Rockwall City
Building Projects Debated by Town Falls Club
Town Falls club meets on February 1 to discuss local building projects and community improvements. attendees outlined plans and funding ideas while considering neighborhood impact and timelines for completion.
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Town Falls Club
City plans and proposals to vote on spring election
F. J. Peat discussed plans for a new city hall structure with figures shown by 1]. U. Hall. Gilbert argued for stock sales parity as favored by farmers and breeders. Other items include a college gymnasium and Rock Hud depot. The annual election is on Monday.
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Gational Society
F. J. Peat
U. Hall
Gilbert
College
Rock
Ten Men Enlist for Hawaii and Waterloo Recruitment
Ten men join the Hawaii and Waterloo recruitment drive announced by the local office. The list includes Martin A. Stimson, Miller J. Armstrong, Lawrence G. Mapes, Theodore P. Miller, James McGuire, John G. Kennal d Goodrich, Charles C. Young, Frank Miller, Lawrence A. Kutpy, and others. The Fourteenth Cavalry bandmaster at Fort Des Moines seeks musicians and a piano player, offering enlistment bonuses. Of the ten, seven joined the quartermaster corps, two the ordnance corps, and three the signal corps for the Hawaiian Islands.
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Huawaiian Islands
Waterloo
Martin A. Stimson
Miler J. Armstrong
Lawrence G. Mapes
Theodore P. Miller
James MicGuire
John G. Kel Noenald Goodrich
Charles C. Young
Frank Miller
Lawrence A
How Fat Actress Was Made Slim
An advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets help actors lose fat and stay slim with repeated use. It states the tablets are available from druggists for a dollar or directly from Marmela Co. in Detroit Michigan and urges readers to try them, saying they are harmless and effective.
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Marmela Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Astoria
Fletcher
Sulphur Healing Skin Promises Overnight Relief
A noted skin specialist touts Mentho-Sulphur as a remedy for broken out skin, itching eczema, and facial blotches. The ad claims rapid improvement the next day and urges readers to obtain Bowles Mentho-Sulphur from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
iRaymond Dramatic Club to Give Play Friday and Sunday
Raymond Ta Feb 1 special the dramatic club of this place will present a farce comedy in three acts A Poor Man s Mant a in the hall Friday evening February 2 and Sunday evening February 4 The cast includes Victor O Connell John Wise a poor married man and others with strong attendance at past performances
Local figures and students named in a community notice
A list of residents and relatives including John Sadler Dr Graham Mike Lutgen Billy Mat Wingert Jupiter Jackson Genevieve Petri Mrs Iona Ford Agnes OConnell Bala Vivian OConnor June Graham Berntta Farrell Rosa Lind a college reporter is recorded in a social directory notes.
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John Sadler
Graham
Mike Lutgen
Billy
Mat Wingert
Tupiter Jackson
Genevieve Petri
Iona Ford
Agnes O'Connell
Bala
Vivian O'Connor
June Graham
Httle
Berntta Farrell
Rosalind
Four High Schools Will Take Part in Iowa Falls Contest
Four high schools will participate in a Iowa Falls contest with participants from Waterloo City and surrounding districts. The event spotlights student teams and local school involvement in the Iowa Falls area.
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Iowa Falls
Wotater City
Declamatory Contest Draws Humboldt Eagle Grove Iowa Walls
Humboldt Eagle Grove and Iowa Walls will participate in an annual declamatory contest Friday evening. Judges named are George D. Eaton Clarion F L Mahannah Cedar Mals and James Raw. A typhoon disaster in Ma Leon City Swatow China has caused thousands of deaths and local industry reports 8,000,000 pounds of rose products produced by a primitive process.
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Humboldt
Eagle Grove
Iowa Walls
George D. Eaton
Clarion
F. L. Mahannah
Cedar Malls
James Raw
Maleon City
Swatow
China
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