Suffragists launch vigorous Iowa campaign for 1916 vote
Des Moines July 31 suffrage association will conduct a vigorous statewide campaign aimed at securing equal suffrage in the June 1916 primaries. Organizers have built county leadership across Iowa, appealing for funds including a new effort to raise at least $20,000 from men. A melting pot fundraiser with jewelry and heirlooms boosts the effort as campaign work expands.
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Des Moines
Lows Egnal Suffrage Association
Iowa
Lowa
Lowa General Assembly
Frank Dod- Sod
Mabel Lodge
Flora Dunlap
State Board
Friends of the Cause
Ten
Towe
Register and Leader
Geyer Named Chairman of Iowa Suffrage Press Bureau
Mrs Rose Lawless Geyer of Des Moines elected press chairman of the Iowa Ragual Suffrage Association. A veteran Des Moines Register and Leader contributor, she joins the press committee of the Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs and is well known in newspaper and club circles statewide. She will oversee all press and publicity work.
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Rose Lawless Geyer
Des Moines
Iowa Ragual Suffrage Association
Geyer
Des Moines Register
Leader
Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs
Blair Association
Drowning Rescued Man Promises Vote for Suffrage
In New York Grace Hank of Troy saved Albert Vause from drowning in the Mohawk River. Vause vowed to support the woman suffrage amendment in the fall election as thanks, after being aided by Hank and another woman. Hank, a suffragist, stated the promise to vote.
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Adibany
N. Y
Grace Hank
Troy
Albert Vause
Vause
Vatlso
Miss Hank
Des Moines suffragists mobilize money making bags
Des Moines suffragists aim to raise funds for the state campaign with 600 bags made from old clothes rubber and iron gathered from sympathizers attics and homes. A rummage sale is planned for October with bags three yards by one yard to hold donated items and a printed list of needed articles.
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Des Moines
Political Equality Cub
Pythian Sisters Hold Holiday Practice Evening
Mrs. R J Wells and Mrs Hoyle made a business trip to Waterloo. Miss Jonelle Gries returned Friday. The Pythian Sisters held a practice meeting at their hall Friday. husbands were invited to join in the evening festivities and a supper. Mrs Stainbrook was a Waterloo visitor Friday. Miss Faye Goodwin hosted the Aute girls club Mother’s Jewels with thirty eight attendees.
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R. J. Wells
Hoyle Lnade
Waterloo
Jonelle Gries
Clear Lake
Mrs. Stainbrook
Faye Goodwin
Aute Girls
Striday
Clarice
Catherine Schubert
Andella
Irene Christopher
Iowa Fact and Fancy continues on wealth and a blind reader device
The piece compares per capita wealth in Iowa towns led by Prescott and Donahue, noting Donahue’s high bank deposits yet questioning overall riches. It mentions a professor’s phonopticon reading aid for the blind, praised as a major invention. It also reports a Shenandoah teacher elopement and a Waterloo elevator skirt accident with humorous, cautionary tone.
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Prescott
Aylt
Iowa
Donahue
Scott County
Waterloo
Iowa City
Woman Slade President Anawackee School Board
Mrs Metal Berger wife of former Congressman Victor L Berger and a prominent Wisconsin suffragist has been elected president of the Milwaukee school board the first woman to hold this post in a major American city. Berger has six years on the board supporting instruction building finance and complaints. Eva Harding a Topeka physician has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress from Kansas First district in 18th to succeed Dan Anthony Jr of Leavenworth Republican She is the first Kansas woman to seek the office.
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Metal Berger
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
Millwaukee
Eva Harding
Topeka
Kansas
Dan Anthony, Jr
Leaverworth
Derailments Interrupt La Porte Rock Island Service
Two minor but disruptively awkward railroad incidents occurred within 48 hours in La Porte. A three-car derailment happened Wednesday at o'clock, followed by the last Pullman derailing on train No. 61 Thursday morning. Passengers were transferred and service resumed with little delay. Local social notes cover visits and guests from Des Moines, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines, plus relatives and reunions among residents, with travelers noted to and from Barberton Ohio, Afton, and other nearby towns.
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la Porte City
Rock Island
la Parle
Edwaard K. Evelish
Marshall Minn
Merle Anderson
Clear Lake
Afton
Mary Shea
Cedar Rapids
Vislt
L. L. Shubert
Waterloo
Henry Walters
Little Rock
Ark
Oscar Harvey
G. E. Egloff
Tyre Little Daughters
Corbin
Kan
H. J. Hianchaine
Clara Haberitcher
Mon Ona
Cartes Fultz
R. H. Wahberitcher
Paul McGaheran
N. Henry Blanchaine
Elk Run
Agnes Shubert
Jeanette Wagner
T. W. Hilden
W.melarland
Elgin Gates
Bro. G. BE. Egioff
Cedar Falls
Alma Grown
Des Moines
N. McQuil
Goodrich Tires Pride in Quality and Scale of Akron Plant
Frank A. Dryant of Akron outlines Goodrich Tires pride in product quality and reliability. The article praises the firm’s long history, vast rubber output, and scale, noting 70 acres of floor space, over 34,000 employees, and 284 classes of rubber goods.
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Pride
Frank A. Dryant
Akron
Ohio
Danufseturoe
Goodrich
Thomn
B. I, Goodrich Go
Ot Akron
Oity
Bo PL Goodrich Go
Ely
Goodrich Co
Jis
Besge
DR. I. Goodrich Company
Goodrich Tire Marketing Claims Higher Mileage And Lower Costs
A historical ad-like smear argues Goodrich safety tires outperform rivals in mileage while costing slightly more, citing policy aimed at lower manufacturing costs and improved materials. It stresses consumer savings over time and reinforces pride in Goodrich standards, urging readers to test and compare against other brands.
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Goodrich
Giese Goodrich
Sholl
Goodrich Co. Polley
Devetana
A Strange Case Clarinda Tewa and the Cure
A woman in Clarinda describes eight years of dropsy relief after using Dry Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She praises its quick help, notes repeated use, and urges others to obtain the medicine. The ad touts cures for women’s health, urges readers to order by mail, and promotes the Home Doctor Book with health advice and diagrams.
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Tewa
Pierce
Mmars
M. EE
Doctor Vierce
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Lena Meden
Isnérmnce Leais
Polarine
Teen Dislocates Knee After Step Into Hole
Miss Lucho Treath sixteen daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Meath of 427 Sedley street injured when her right knee dislocated stepping into a hole at Cedar Kleighin while returning from Milas lore residence accompanied by Miss Y Hengst. She was taken home after treatment by neighbors. The incident reportedly occurred Thursday afternoon.
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Lucho Treath
C. C. Meath
Sedley Street
Cedar Kleighin
Milas Lore
Mies
Grapes and produce appear in local groceries
The report notes white, red and purple grapes from Arkansas along with sweet potatoes and home grown blackberries appearing in local groceries this week. A motorist and a farmer discuss distance to Poke town, with the farmer estimating ten miles as the crew files.
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Arkansas
Poketown
Armer
Waall
Hoston
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