State Education Board Faces Mounting Costs and Record Attendance
Des Moines reports record student turnout at state institutions with near 7,000 at the university this year and rising attendance at Ames. The board seeks funds to cover soaring maintenance as outside firms court trained staff, including dentists and geologists, amid growing demand and higher salaries.
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Institutions face rising costs as student numbers grow
The state bears higher expenses with each added student, while taxes are described as the heaviest burden yet imposed, highlighting financial strains on public institutions.
Challis and Nicholas Coney Island shop hosts hot dog contest
At the Challis and Nicholas Coney Island coffee house Ferguson won by eating 24 hot box sandwiches. He outpaced 16 rivals as the runner up consumed 19 dogs and another 17, with the fourth man also noted.
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Challis & Nicholas
Coney Island Coffee House
Ferguson
Ferguson Ailing. Employed at Local Clothing Store
Perguson remains in bed and has eaten nothing since. He is employed by the National Clothing System store here.
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Perguson
National Clothing System
Wise Women and the Roots of Healing Knowledge
A historic note credits Wise Women with early healing wisdom from medicinal plants and herbs. It discusses female expertise in treating disease and encourages Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a modern preservation of that tradition.
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Ross Waipser
Roseland Place
Pinkham
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