Heating Contract Troublesboard Legal Award Questioned
The West School Board faces more trouble as the legality of awarding the Emerson school heating contract to American Foundry & Furnace of Bloomington is disputed by another bidder. Attorney W N Birdsall finds the board acted within authority in accepting the $6,846 bid for a furnace fan system, with plans to amend specs for a hot air plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West School Board
Emerson
American Foundry & Furnace Company
Bloomington
W. N. Birdsall
J. £. Dempster
Birdsall
Three Good Things Lead to Sovereign Power
Quoted maxim by Tenoyson on self reverence self knowledge and self control as keys to personal power. The aphorism emphasizes inner discipline as a path to authority and mastery.
Indoor Life and Safe Weight Loss Fad Promoted
A period health note urges indoor dwellers to guard against excess fat from lack of fresh air and exercise. It touts kerine capsules and oil of kerein as a cheap, safe method for shedding up to 20 pounds, claiming quicker digestion, energy return, and lighter footsteps, with Hansen & Hansen or Wangter Bros offering supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansen & Hansen
Wangter Bros
Owa Youth Has A Grand Day At The Cattle Show
A long day of events in Owa featured concerts by La Rue's Orchestra and the Minnesota Ladies' Quartet in the Coliseum. A children’s conservation parade swept through downtown at 11 a.m. The afternoon included the Russian Juvenile Band, talks by R A Pearson and Prof. William M. Kuser on farm uplift, and concerts by Sons of Black Hawk and Minnesota Ladies' Quartet with a Milkmaid's Convention skit at Central Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake, Mich
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
la Rue
Coliseum
Minnesota Ladies’ Quartet
R.A. Pearson
Iowa State College
Ames
William M. Kuser
Eldora
Sons of Black Hawk Band
Minnesota Wadies
Milkmaid's Convention
Philathea
Central Christian Church
Seerley
Homer i
This Simple Laxative A Household Necessity
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative for constipation. It claims no opiate or gripe, cites a WV legislator testimonial, notes 50 cent price, and urges readers to avoid imitations by checking for signature and portrait on the box. A free trial bottle offer is included with address in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Cauldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Illinois
Congress Opens With Address by Scerley at Cedar Falls
Scerley, president of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, will address on Character Training and Development. A large audience is expected. a Sunday program features music concerts and a grand cattle parade with diploma awards at 3 30 p.m. Water shortages at booths cause complaints. police report excellent order with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scerley
Iowa State Teacher’s College
Cedar Falla
Seerley
Iowa
Congress
Caldle
Coliseum
Ommcints
Dandruff remedy claim promises hair restoration
Four ounces of ordinary Maquid arvon is advertised to dissolve and destroy dandruff overnight. The copy claims itching stops and hair becomes shinier after repeated applications. It urges readers to buy Hantdarven at drug stores as an inexpensive remedy.
Doctors Are Surprised by Grandville Cancer Patient
Mrs. M. J. Ables of Grandville Iowa underwent three operations for cancer without success, leaving doctors surprised by the lack of response to treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Ables
Grandville
Iowa
German Specialist Dr Myers Treats Cancer Patient in Waterloo
Mrs M J Ables visits Dr Myers the German Specialist after three breast cancer surgeries failed to halt the disease. She reports X ray and ultraviolet therapy with internal medicines and no knife. Dr Myers and Dr Summers offer consultations at 71245 Sycamore Street, Waterloo, Iowa, 9 am to 5 pm weekdays and evenings Mon Wed Sat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Ables
Myera
Myers
Summers
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Veal and Mutton Dishes Listed with Prices
A vintage menu fragment lists veal stew roast chops and loin with ib as a price indicator followed by a mutton stew reference. The terse notation suggests a catalog or sale listing from a butcher or market.
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Emerson School
Caesar
Commodore Perry
Bir
Robert Boyd
Gibraltar
England
Browne
Boyd
London
Uncle Sam
Woodrow
Owa
Leativs
Simmons
Vernis Martin
Eans
Leath's
Commercial Market & Grocery
Commercial Street
Porterhouse
VEAL
Siegel & Blott, Proprietors
Lafayette Street
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