Iowa must unite education and growth for state progress
The Courier and Reporter highlights Carnegie Foundation findings on Iowa education, urging a nonpolitical state board. It argues concentration and co ordination are essential, notes rural schools and female teachers dominate the workforce, condemns overextended higher education, and calls for private life leaders to govern.
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Towa
Iowa
Courier and Reporter
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie
Board of Education
Nhot
Courier and
cMty
Waterloo
Farmers census shows shifts in residence impact yields and communities
The 1919 farm census reports 1,000,000 farmers operated farms less than a year and varied residence durations. Regions with longer tenure average higher corn yields, while frequent moving correlates with lower yields and community decline, risking desertion as farms become abandoned. The note highlights Jona and the census record's current concerns.
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Jona
Bridges washed out in Johnson county storm
Over thirty Johnson county bridges were destroyed in a single storm this month. Most were large wooden spans and will require heavy county funds to rebuild. In Elkader a country bridge collapsed Tuesday, killing a young man and three horses.
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Johnson County
Elkader
Great Power Not Without Passion Explains Difference
A reader asks about the meanings of passion love and affection. The writer argues passion is intense emotion like love when it hurts, compares it to fire force, and urges mastering it for power and goodness. Dante is cited to illustrate contrasting warmth and cold in passion.
Political Storms and Light-Hearted Snatches Across Iowa
A patchwork column cites Sioux City’s Savage blaming Cummins for party disruption while Vinton Eagle and Davenport Times praise the Des Moines campaign and enforcement of law. It recalls old quarrels, mentions Cummins’ integrity, and weaves in jokes about deaf wit and a lawyer’s high earnings in a blended historical clipping.
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Sioux City
Vinton Eagle
Des Moines
Burlington
A Moment of Fun and Jokes from the Ragged Roger De
A child Freddy jokes about being at the bottom or top of the class in a school day tale. The piece includes a light moral about learning and shared humor. It references a Western Christian Advocate feature and a neighborly exchange about home made bread and a pepsin tablet.
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Freddy
Boston Transcript
Self Made Men Define Success By Work And Will
The article extols self made men who build themselves from basic material with hard work and knowledge rather than relying on inherited status. It contrasts self made leaders with aristocratic wealth, notes their long hours, practical focus, and argues America’s greatest achievement lies in self made enterprise versus European lineage.
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Statistica
United States
Europe
Slander of Iowa’s Senior Senator Voices in Waukon
The Waukon Standard reports Democratic press coverage of Senator Cummins, accusing Fred Davis of spreading slander from Washington via columns. It asserts Cummins remains influential in the Senate, with key committee assignments and broad support. Also noted are real estate transfers in Black Hawk County, including George R. Shelley to Caroline Jensen for land in 11-89-14 at $700 and R Waves Puckett to M Grant Baldwin involving church donation blocks in Waterloo.
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Waukon Standard
Senator Cummins
Cummins
Fred Davis
Washington City
Democratic
Iowa
Davis
Cummings
Senate
Cumming
Simy Slush
Washington
Br Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
George R. Shelley
Caroline Mario Jensen
R. Waves Puckett
M. Grant Baldwin
Cooley's
Waterloo
Kenyon amendment boosts farm demonstration funds
Senator Kenyon won Senate adoption of an amendment to increase farm demonstration funding for northern and western states by 230000, balancing a bill with 460000 for the region while the south has 630000. The plan may expand county agent appointments and split costs between counties and the federal government. Iowa already lists five agents under federal supervision. The amendment passed without opposition.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Senate
Southeast
North
South
Iowa
Free eye remedy claim promises glasses’ end
A sensational ad touts a “free prescription” to restore vision and end glasses use. It urges readers to buy Optona tablets, dissolve in water, and bathe eyes two to four times daily, claiming quick relief from inflammation and improved clarity.
The Evening Chit Chat on Philanthropy by Ruth Cameron
A column discusses wealth and charity, praising a widow with three children for her gifts of money and service. It contrasts types of philanthropists from the frugal giver to Daniel Ford, who sacrificed comfort for the needy, and mentions Reed B. Freeman's sacrifice for factory families.
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Daniel Ford
Reed B. Freeman
Binghampton
N. Y
Local Republicans and Democrats announce June primary bids
A batch of candidate notices lists E Duke Nave n James S Rason H B Tullar Clayton E Bronson B H Kascht T R McElhinney William J Burbank H W Grout and others declaring candidacies for county treasurer state representative and county supervisor. Each advertises nomination subject to June primary votes.
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Black Hawk County
Juhe
Upton B. Kepford
Tam
E. Duke Naven
James S. Rason
H. BE. Tullar
Aes
Waterloo
Clayton E. Bronson
Black Hawk, Co
B. H. Kascht
T. R. M’elhinney
William J. Burbank
Barclay
Poyner
Fragmentary Reflection on Wealth and Charity
The readable fragments discuss wealth and charity, noting that the rich may give money yet often fail to cultivate grace. The passage reflects a critique of how possessions distract from true virtue and spiritual entry, referencing the difficulty for the rich to enter the Kingdom.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Posiach
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Pregnant Mothers Praise
Letters from several women in Missouri Pennsylvania West Virginia Florida and New York praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy preparation and building up the system. They claim it helped them have healthy babies and feel it saved lives.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myeks
Gordonville, Mo
E. M. Doras
R. BR
Conshohocken, Pa
Mrs. Mosm Blakely
Imperial,Pa
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