Granddaughters of Revolution honored in Waterloo society notes
Mrs. H. A. Cobb marks her eighty first birthday with friends and DAR greetings. The Mary Melrose chapter and Waterloo and Des Moines affiliates highlight the Revolutionary era lineage and pensions as 40 surviving daughters are noted. Social dances, club meetings, and holiday events fill Waterloo society life with plans at K of C hall Forum hall and local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb
Waterloo
C. F. Brown
Iowa
A. R
United States
Sophia, Andrews
Des Moines
National Society
K. of C. Hall
Alice Brown
Alfred Schroeder
Side Talks on Skirts and Big Business Influence
Ruth Cameron argues that the push for longer women’s skirts is driven by big business to boost cloth production and employment. She muses about alternative clothing changes and questions fashion leaders’ motives while urging practical resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cameron
Cleopatra
Beauty Answers From Edna Kent Forbes Hair and Health Advice
Beauty expert Edna Kent Forbes answers reader questions on hair color restoration weight loss and cosmetic tips. She advises waiting for natural hair growth or using a scalp tonic by request, suggests gradual weight loss via diet, and describes massage and cream methods to improve skin tone and circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W.G
Big. F
Glaad
Beatrice
Sarah H
Mary Q. C
Jane L
Sammie
Olive of
The Sandman Story A Tail Tale Of Fox And Coyote
The tale recounts a chase between Fox and Coyote during a hunting stroll. They quarrel over looks and tails, and Fox vows to mark his tail with a white tip. He later alters his tail to distinguish himself, leaving Coyote astonished at the visible change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fox
Mr. Coyote
Coyote
Fragmentary Threat Note Amid Stolen Gun Claim
A garbled OCR fragment shows a threatening voice warning about a gun and darkness. The readable portion mentions violence and a white-tinted item, suggesting a tense confrontation or intimidation context. No clear names, dates, or locations are established.
Plan to Organize Air Mail Service in Iowa
A preliminary meeting in Des Moines proposed a state air mail unit for the Iowa National Guard aligned with the National Aero Club. Roy Perkins was named president, with aims to secure official backing and form a central Des Moines mail hub for distributing mail to other cities via local flight routes. The project envisions new landing fields and passenger routes, plus long distance wireless transmission demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
National Aero Club
Roy Perkins
Aero Division
National Guard
Lasher
Fou
Lews
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Society News
K. of C. Ball
Order of de Molay
Friars Fraternity
Elan
Awkumon
Assembly
Informal
Hawthorne
Ellis
K. of C.hall
Elklets
Forum Hall
Ankumon Club
Martin Mellvoy
Stephen MM. Wagner
Petrova
Adam Koch
James Graham
E. L. Corton
Cedar Heights
Home Reading Department
Woman's Club
J. C. King
A. H. McCutcheon
King
London String Quartet
Ross Conservatory
Frederic Mills Ross
Cedar Rapids
Gertrude
Mount
A. BD. Mount
Jesup
Jhiannta Thomas
Agatha Cimmigoatti
Mae Steinmetz
Mabel Kies
Genevieve Mount
Ralph Searles
Ted Lane
Clyde Landis
E. Anderson
H. D. Kahler
Ing
H. UG. Northey
June Gordon
Red Cross Home Service Fund
Elkids
Hiks
Iowa State University Hospital
Helen McGrath
Greta Graham
Rock Island
Harry Marsup
Elmer Bolt
Etrds
Agnes Neuhalsen
Chauncey Heckman
Marie Huffman
Hill
Castle Hill
Waterloo and
Town State Teachers College
Stewart
Naomi Stewart
OL M
Plymouth Congregational
Plymouth
Walnut, Street
Black’s
Oliver Stevenson
Walnut Street Baptist—Alpha Philatheans
Ethel Hansen
Wall Street
New York
Lissen
Peggy
Kiddies
Kellogg’s Lessees
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Ibles and
Alsi
Beauty
Edna Kent Forbes
Sandman
F. A. Walker
Berlin
Hall-Ekfelt Company
Park Ave
Lafayette ST
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