Black Hawk County to Hire Sunday School Secretary
A Black Hawk county Iowa plan proposes employing a full time Sunday school secretary to travel the county, boost Sabbath school interest, train teachers, and organize meetings. A $5 000 fund is sought, possibly raised by collecting a dollar from each of up to 5 000 pupils, with July or August set for the campaign.
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Black Hawk
Interchurch World Movement
A. Q. Tabor
Waterloo
W. J. French
Black Hawk County
Hennepin
Hennepin County
Minn
Congressman From Washington Hates Newspapers and Why
Washington congressman Albert Johnson voiced disdain for press coverage after a Kent speech, recalling a breakfast newspaper misquote and the public’s focus on sensationalism. The piece notes his wartime service, is followed by a brief business change update about Isaac Friedan’s bakery and Lout grocery sale and expansion plans.
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Albert Johnson
State of Washington
Waterloo
Johnson
Kent
Wash
Seattle
Tacoma
Cangressman Oamsen
Isaac Friedan
Plans for improving Lawn City parks by commission
Cedar Falls March 22 the commission completed city plans for material improvements in parks as weather allows. They will begin on the tract donated by Henry and Anne Pfeiffer of New York City and, without estimates, expect to finish by mid summer changing the landscape from east end of Eighth Street to Sixteenth Street. A park supervisor will oversee all summer improvements and more work is planned along Cedar River banks in early summer.
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Cedar Falls
Syong
Henry
Anne Pfeiffer
New York City
Eighth Street
Sixteenth Street
Cedar River
Engineer Loses an Ear North of Oelwein
Engineer Charles Knowles sustained a serious injury when a barbed wire strand blown across the Devorah division of the Rock Island struck him behind the ear as he leaned from the window. The accident occurred on the track, nearly severing the ear and causing his head to strike the cab wall. He survives with the ear loss and related injuries.
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Oelwein
Charles Knowles
Devorah
Rock Island
Colored layers of snow puzzle Decorah residents
Decorah Iowa reports a Friday snowstorm yielding about 1.5 inches. Shoveling reveals three distinct layers, the first pure white, the second light brown dust-tinged, and a final white layer. The brown layer formed from dust lifted by passing clouds, with no nearby dust sources visible.
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Decorah
Superfine Canaries Arrive From Germany
The Louis Ruhe importing agency in New York received a shipment of 12 canaries from Germany, known as Andresberg Rollers, said to be of the highest singing quality. The birds, rare during the war, mark one of the first returns to the U S. George Ragatz praises their singing and beauty, and also received two high quality goldfinches which are pretty and well trained.
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Dubuque, Ta
George Ragats
Fr. Drug Company
Germany
Louis Ruhe
New York
Andresberg
Ragatz
Trapper nets $102 for 14 skunk furs in week
William Elvidge, an area trapper near Rowley, Ja., sold 14 skunk furs for $102 in a single week, illustrating a productive period.
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Rowley, Ja
William Elvidge
Iowa City Mortician William Hohenschuh Dies at 62
William P. Hohenschuh, a leading Iowa City mortician and former president of both state and national funeral directors associations, died in a local hospital after a toe injury led to infection. He was 62, survived by his widow, and had taught embalming at the University of Minnesota and authored numerous articles and books. He lectured in England and Germany before World War I and traveled widely in his profession.
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Associated Frets
Iowa City
Wiliam P. Hohenschuh
Focus
Hohenschuh
Iowa State Funeral Directors’ Association
National Funeral Directors’ Association
Fine maple syrup from Simon Shaulis grove near Waterloo
Simon Shaulis, a longtime Orange township resident, runs a 160 acre farm four miles south of Waterloo where soft maples yield syrup. He expects to market over 100 gallons this year, claiming quality on par with hard maple. Shaulis operates a full plant with a large boiling vat and has previously produced up to 177 gallons at $1.75 a gallon, though this year he notes high costs.
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Simon Shaulis
Orange Township
Big Grove
Waterloo
Shaukis
Prices Rise Slightly for Aweets and Farm Land Interest
General notices report a modest price increase for sweets and note farmland values. Mgr Shaulishua rejected 400 per acre for a farm shaded by soft maples offering summer cover winter shelter and maple syrup. Building permits appear with remodeling work listed for Fred Bronsema on Mulberry St Fraskiia County. Credits to local contractors and garages, including H W Miller and Swarts, are documented along Logan Ave. Coal Co. and 620 Cat Herbert Kenna are referenced.
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Mgr
Shaulishua
Fred Bronsema
Tage Stre Fraskiia County Lump
Wational
Swarts
Herbert Kenna
Zump
Logan Ave. Coal Co
H. W. Miller
Walgate
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