Story county school plan praised in Grant union progress
The Grant union schools report a new Story county system with eight grades reduced to four month semesters and annual vacations. Five of six sub directors in the March elections supported the plan, seen as superior to the old seventeen grade setup.
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Deloss
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Cinna
Story County
Towa
Duly Miveting Ltd
Hach
Aner
Grant Union
Iowa
Scott
Limiting College Capacity and Democratizing Education
A Des Moines register and Leader commentary attacks limiting state university access. It argues against an aristocracy of intellect and calls for expanded public education while keeping private elite standards. It urges democratizing common schools and warns against closing state universities to aspiring common people.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State College
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Crumbia
New Rural School Plan Aims Consolidation Without Equipment
I J Scott, Store county superintendent, introduces a grade distribution scheme that mimics consolidation using only a horse and wagon for pupil transport. Grades are grouped in buildings by district, with late grades transported to central rooms, enabling short recitations and shared teaching across districts.
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I. J. Scott
Store County
TS Pie
Fae Leechera
Sete Fortit Ia
Buth
Tien Suiiauls
Join
Catarrh Cure Claim From Cheney Co Promises Relief
An advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure that works. The copy asserts a constitutional treatment acting on the blood and system to destroy disease, claiming a full cure and urging testimonials and addresses for a trial. It mentions Bald by all druggists and a pancake powder product at low cost.
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Tran
Legat
Cig
Duindo
Gal
Pointed Questions Spark Iowa Editorial Echoes
A jumble of civic and political musings from Des Moines to Cedar Falls and Iowa City critiques rising taxes, public policy, and the state’s direction. Mentioned are Des Moines Capital and Cedar Falls Record among others in a collage of headlines and anxious commentary.
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Iowa City
Republisin
John
Open Saloon Debate: Youth, Tax, and Community Cost
A Waterloo tax payer argues for restricting saloon reopenings, warning the city that renewing licenses shifts burdens to youth and families. He contends Open saloons threaten future workers, urges keeping licensing while noting the financial motive of saloonkeepers and community costs.
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Waterloo
The Saloon Question Debate in the Courier
A Courier reader attacks liquor licenses, calling saloon revenue a form of municipal protection money. He argues licenses shift taxes to workers, expose hypocrisy in regulation, and condemn a system that profits the wealthy while harming wage earners.
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Eontor Courier
Waterloo
Calaboose
Lcense
Making Ready Beforehand Cuts Daily Task Burden
The Evening Chit Chat urges preparation as a time saver for daily chores. It cites sorting, threading, and laying out outfits the night before to speed morning routines. A diligent businesswoman exemplifies early readiness, easing the start of each day and reducing overall effort.
Oberlin movement could reshape higher education policy
Des Moines Register reports Oberlin College may limit arts and sciences enrollment to about 1,000 for five years through a formal recommendation by a faculty committee. The panel compared 35 leading institutions and questioned the role of state schools in an era of capped college capacity.
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Des Moines Register
Oberlin College
College of Arts and Sciences
Architecture as a critique of American design
The author defends architecture as a noble calling while lampooning many American buildings. He laments ubiquitous frame houses, mismatched additions, and utilitarian blocks, noting Europe’s cathedrals and urging higher standards despite faulting contractors and local tastes.
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America
Europe
Rome
State schools must reach homes to educate the masses
The author argues that state education should focus on accessible schooling for the general population rather than vast central universities. He cites Ames extension work and a eight mile reach goal for the short course, urging limits on standards and emphasis on dissemination of knowledge to all schoolchildren.
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Iowa
Ames
Kennedy
Oberlin
Deputy Court Clerk Charles Heer Dies Suddenly in Iowa
Charles Heer deputy clerk of the Iowa supreme court died at his Des Moines home after a severe grip attack. He was at work briefly in the morning, took a New Year meal, then grew ill and lay down. The immediate cause was heart failure linked to the grip illness. He had suffered the illness for over a week.
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Des Moines
Charles ©. Heer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Heer
Death Follows Ill Husband After Urgent Call
A wife feared for her husband as his condition worsened and she summoned a doctor. The husband died before the physician could arrive, leaving the family to face the sudden loss.
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Mr. Heer
Delaware County Farm ers Institute to meet in big city courthouse
The Delaware County Farmers institute will convene January 15 to 17 in the county building courtroom 1 at Big City. Secretary F L Sly has secured Professors Vaughn and Stewart of Ames as principal speakers. Indications point to a highly successful event. Foley Kidney Pills ad claims aid for backache and kidney ailments.
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Delaware County Farmers’ Institute
Big City
F. L. Sly
Vaughn and
Stewart
Ames
Delaware County
Thomas Denied Pardon by State Parole Board
Des Moines Iowa January 2 Charley Chester Thomas convict No 8901 at Fort Madison was denied a pardon recommendation by the state board of parole He faces life imprisonment following his 1899 Des Moines murder of Mabel Scofield The Courier notes his long legal fight and calls for ongoing efforts to secure clemency.
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Des Moines
Charley Chester Thomas
Fort Madison
State Board of Parole
Charlie
Thomas
Mabel Scofield
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