Such Is Life in Far West
Dear Courier reports on Los Angeles weather and entertainment scenes in February 1918. The writer describes sunny, rainless California, meets diverse travelers, notes crowds at theatres, describes Harry Lauder and the Grauman Million Dollar Theater jam, praises the Mission Play, and records auto trips with relatives ending with a teaser about Millionaire Row and Bush's Sun.
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Los Angeles
Courier
California
Montana
Canada
Michigan
New York
Missouri
Iowa
Culler
Larson
Reynolds
W. Maher
Fort. Dodge
Edward Sherman
Humboldt County
Fort Dodge
Leis
J. d. Sherman
Bancroft
Strait
Henry Hudson Henun
Henr
Harry Lauder
Auditorium
Marty
Wm. S. Hart
Tean
San Gabriel
Pasadena
Bush
Lee Nugent Honored At State Track Meet
Lee Nugent of the Nugent family was honored after being greeted by the State University track team. A senior in dentistry and Sigma Chi member, he excelled in sprinting and the high jump, with past first place at the state meet and a 21 feet 114 inches leap. His brothers Will, Claude, Clem, and Don also lettered in high school football.
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Lee Nument
WW. D. Nugent
Canto
State University
Chicago
Sol Butler
Leo
College of Dentistry
Sigma Chi
Ile
Will
Claude
Clem
Don
Algone High School
France in Arms at the Opera House
A 1914 to present day French army mobilization documentary shows air war, battles between German and French planes, and dramatic crashes. The film, praised as one of the best war pictures in America, screens Friday February 15 at the opera house.
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America
Opera House
Attorney J R Files Delivers Stirring Ft Dodge Address
The second Win the War meeting at the opera house drew a large crowd. Attorney J R Files of Ft Dodge spoke in place of the ill Rev Orth, delivering a strong talk on the Kaiser's world dominion. Algona Orchestra provided music and Mrs Arch ie Michel sang, with Rev Jeffries giving the invocation. Another Win the War meeting is planned for next Sunday afternoon with a speaker to be named on site.
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Opera House
Orth
J. R. Files
Ft. Dodge
Wiles
United States
Algona Orchestra
Mra
Archie Michel
Jeffries
Milfred Reilly Welcomes Twin Sons In Algona
Milfred and Mrs Reilly welcomed two boys this Saturday marking the first live children in the Reilly family. The Algona area is noted for offering advantages unique to the town, a point the report attributes to local pride and good fortune.
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Twina
Milfred Reilly
Reilly
Stork
Algona
Sack of Flour Order Details and Odd Trimmings
A Saturday shopping scene shows a buyer taking home one sack of four along with various additional items. The order lists 49 pounds of flour plus buckwheat corn flakes oats corn meal rice bran and other scraps totaling a curious assortment described as a 498 pound crack at the Kaiser.
Hartman Notice of Delinquent Accounts at Bank
Dr E C Hartman states debts have been left for payment at First National Bank. Indebted parties are urged to make prompt payment as a matter of convenience while he is called into government service.
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First National Bank
Dr. E, C, Hartman
In France Jingle Sent From Deming to France War Poem
A wartime verse titled In France or En France compares life in France with Deming New Mexico. It recalls Camp Cody, details hot days cold nights rats and snakes, and the longing to return home to Iowa Deming and old towns while noting Will Spear and George Holtzbauer as creators and readers.
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Will Spear
Frank Spear
George Holtzbauer
Cody Rimster
Agair Woltzbauer
Shakey
Camp Cody
New Mexico
France
Cody
Rainbow Division
George
Deming
Towa
Old Town
Iowa
Anderson wins prize at Ames short course in cream class
W H Anderson of Kanawha son of Mr and Mrs A Anderson Algona recently won a prize at the daily short course held at Ames. He earned a silver medal for second prize in gathered cream class with a score of 941, noted as exceptionally high amid keen competition with many states represented. He previously won a county fair prize on his entry.
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W.14
Anderson
Kanawha
A. Anderson
Algona
Ames
Has Algona Auto Law Enforced Yet
A reader argues that Algona drivers ignore speed laws on side streets, noting slow adoption of speed rules and urging the marshal to act promptly with proper backing to prevent an innocent person from becoming a victim of careless driving.
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Algona
Safe Survivor From Tuscania Reach Algona
Messages from Algona reveal Lewis Rist survived the Tuscania sinking after serving with Co. FE Twentieth Engineers. He left the University of Minnesota to enlist and his family celebrates the news as Algona learns Clifford Clarke was not aboard.
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Honndleas
Atlantic
Alona
Mar
A. L. Rist
Messare
Lewis
Vuscania
Co. FE Twentieth Engineers
University of Minnesota
Algona
Clifford Clarke
Tuscania
Alonzo Clarke
Camp Meade
Maryland
Camp Fire Girls Benefit at the Opera Hall
The Camp Fire Girls of Algona announce a benefit entertainment at the opera hall Thorsday this week. The girls will appear in Society costumes and usher at the program. A moving picture by Chas. Ray, titled The Hired Man, will be shown with special numbers. The event aims to attract strong public support and is described as one of the best shows now appearing.
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Camp Fire Girls
Algona
Thorsday
Chas. Ray
Camp Fire
Found Love Letters End Marriage For Algona Lawyer
Marion R Curtiss testified that her husband Frederick Curtiss a former Algona lawyer now in Davenport was cruel and unfaithful. She found letters from another woman and received a property settlement giving her a mortgage on a Hunters ranch and sole right to the farm value while Curtiss could visit the child.
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Spokane
Washington
F. M. Curtiss
Algona
Marion R Curtiss
Frederick Curtiss
Blake
Mrs. Curtiss
Davenport
Curtisa
Four-Minute Men organization in Algona expands
Last summer a Four-Minute Men group formed in Algona but stalled after its president enlisted. Now a renewed effort brings speakers to local moving pictures three times weekly. This week’s topic is The Eyes of the Navy with appeals for support and loaning field glasses and telescopes to the U. S. Navy. Speakers include L. A. Dickingen Rev Maynard and Rev Jeffries.
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Algona
Verle Vincent
Navy
U. S. Navy
L. A. Dickingen
Maynard
Jeffries
English
T. P. Harrington
Back From the Trenches Local Food Officials Visit
Three representatives of the food administration will speak in Altoma next Tuesday February 19 at 1 30 pm in the opera house. Speakers include Dr R L Wilbur Everett Colby and Miss I G Beecher recounting European food shortages and urging conservation to aid soldiers in France.
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Food Administration
New Yorks
Altona
Opera House
R. L. Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
Everett Colby
Orange
N. J
I. G. Beecher
Birmingham
Waterloo
Europe
France
Culbey
Wilson
New Jersey
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Hoover
Washington
Wilbur
America
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Munich
London
Cooper Medical College
Stanford
Migs Beecher
Trench Meeting Set for Opera House Tuesday Afternoon
A note announces a Trench meeting to be held at the opera house at 1:30 in the afternoon next Tuesday. The small item signals local civic or fraternal gathering with timing and venue. The report provides no further details on speakers or agenda.
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Opera House
Boys Camp Essay Contest at Iowa State Fair
County Superintendent Shirley announces the Boys Camp feature at the Iowa State Fair. One county winner attends a week with all expenses paid. Farm boys aged 15 to 21 with good character may enter, essay topic How the Farmer Boy Can Help Win the War. Submit via County Superintendent Shirley Algona by March 15.
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Shirley
Algona
Iowa
Kossuth
Lutherans Prepare National War Drive Next Week
Lutherans nationwide plan a drive to raise funds for war services with a goal of 230 in Algona and Bancroft. About 4,610,160 members exist in the United States, and 10,000 Lutheran boys are serving. John Nelson leads Algona subscriptions, John Nyman Bancroft. Northern Iowa District conference in Emmetsburg discusses drive plans with Lundell, Snell, and Nyman attending.
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United States
Algona
Bancroft
John Nelson
John Nyman
Keep a Smiling Amid Wartime Uncertainty
A wartime column urges readers to maintain optimism despite mood and business uncertainty. It notes war shocks, food concerns, and public mood while predicting a forthcoming return to normalcy and urging people to keep smiling.
Died for Country John H Thompson of Lone Rock
John Howard Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Will Thompson of Lone Rock died of measles and complications after traveling to Kansas City to learn the automobile business. His parents attended his funeral in Lone Rock with the Odd Fellows lodge in full attendance.
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Burt
John Howard Thompson
Will Thompson
Lone Rock
Kansas City
Kanena City
Odd Fellow’s Lodge
Farm Manager Faces Hen Purchase Ban Under Egg Law
Phiebe Ca manager Matt Lamuth received notice from the fool administration that from February 11 to April 30 no purchase of five or freshly killed hens or pullets is allowed. The rule aims to boost spring egg production and does not hinder transfers for egg breeding.
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Matt Lamuth
Phiebe Ca
Fool
Is On Sid's Trail In Fenton Reporter Quip
The Fenton Reporter quips about Backus of the Upper Des Moines Republican, noting his frequent free advice as not credible and ridiculing him for offering opinions on important subjects despite little credibility or demand.
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Backus
Des Moines
Fenton
Twins for Quartons in Des Moines Birth Splash
The Quarton couple welcomed four pairs of twins last Tuesday in Des Moines, a boy and a girl in each pair. It is the first set for Mr. and Mrs. Quarton, making their grandparents W. B. Quarton and family delighted. Mrs. A Anderson traveled to Des Moines Friday to visit relatives for several weeks.
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Des Moines
D. Quarton
A. Anderson
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Lee Nugent
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Lewis Rist
Camp Fire Girls’ Benefit
F.M. Curtiss
Everett Ge By
John H. Thompson
WN Automobile School
Sid
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