Sliver in Foot Slices Life of Waterloo Mother Death
Mrs. John Byford of 407 Peach Street died at St. Francis hospital at 10 20 Sunday night from pneumonia caused by a lingering foot sliver. Aged, she left eighteen children, twelve living, and a husband a former fireman. Funeral plans not set. Also: Mrs. George E. Gemmil former Waterloo resident died in Mitchell South Dakota after years away. Interment in Waterloo expected. services at First Presbyterian. Gemmil survived by husband and three children. Funeral in Waterloo arranged for Tuesday at First Presbyterian with burial in Fairview.
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John Byford
Peach Street
St. Francis Hospital
Mrs. Byford
Rededication of Congress Hall recalls early US history
Congress Hall in Philadelphia, once home to Washington and Adams messages, was rededicated on a Saturday in late October. The venue, linked to Andrew Hamilton’s legacy, hosted the First Congress in 1790 and saw Washington’s farewell address delivered there.
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Adams
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George Washington
Andrew Hamilton
State House
Independence Hall
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Congress of the
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Howell builds new farm home after fire destroys residence
A Rockford note reports Howell has begun a 26 by 34 foot foundation for a new house after losing his farm residence to fire. The item mentions a Sunday school convention at Rudi and various local social notes including Maud Rowers in Mason City and Mrs. W. D. Smith’s Ohio visit.
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Howell
Rudi
W. Walker
John Hemt
F. J. John
Study Theme Drama and Prodigal Son Narrative
A fragment from a high school drama study notes a rough production featuring a prodigal son story and a mother’s memory of a son lost to war. The text includes quoted lines about fear, loss, and longing, alongside snippets about theater setup and a speech by Senator Renvert Areneker, plus a note on George Frederick Williams as minister to Greece.
Frozen life and a love tale from Mont Blanc
In a 1925 tale a scientist revisits Chamonix to test reviving a frozen man from a glacier. Hans Twingle, lost decades earlier after a crevasse fall, is thawed in a controlled bath and restored. His reunion with his former sweetheart Anna Bishof unfolds dramatically as family and science collide.
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Mont Blanc
Hans Twingle
Anna Bishof
Hans
Kians
Donenshumer
Institute For Original Research
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Donenshunger
Mans Spring
Himmel
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Iris Bawk
Nils
Astrary
Education Notes Highlight Global School Programs
Detroit appropriates 38000 for school dental inspection and clinics in 1918-14. In Wisconsin 777 towns join a state wide social center organization. Hopkins academy Hadley Mass students learn concrete agriculture as part of their course. Latin America sees 167 new government schools amid Mexico turmoil. Manila dairy drive boosts corn and reduces rice use in the Philippines. American high school lunches cost 1.5 million dollars annually. school lunch rooms offer 178,000,000 calories versus 81,000,000 calories if eaten elsewhere. Women college and university students may voice opinions on International Peace with Lake Mohonk prizes for essays. men compete for International Arbitration. Rome citizens build a dairy barn at a school to teach dairying. Clemson extension aids seventh and eighth graders. Mr and Mrs Stanton Stoddard visited Jesup.
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Lake Mohonk
Easy Way 10 Get Rid of Pimples and Piles
An advertisement extols Resinol products for clearing pimples, blackheads, eczema, dandruff, sores, and piles. It details a daily facial regimen using Resinol Soap and Ointment with hot water, finishing with cold water, claiming rapid healing and a clear complexion. It lists prices 50 cents to $1 and offers a free trial from Resinol Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Baby skin troubles prompt KRESKO cure claims
The ad claims tender babies suffer eczema and rashes and touts KRESKO as the safe cure. It promotes KRESKO Soap for nursery use and offers trial sizes and prices, with distribution through several druggists and wholesalers in New York.
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Kresko Laboratories
Dey
Fourth Ave
New York
Wangler Bros. Co
Schuneman Co
Knapp Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Co
Hugh W. Tag- Bart
Henderson Drug Co
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