Bootlegging Plea Fines Hover At Otto Hendrup Case
Our neighbors note Otto Hendrup a Harlan teamster pled guilty to bootlegging, fined up to one hundred dollars. Other items include Delbert McKeig and companions firing a revolver accidentally, M D Sheets loses sheep to dogs, and a visit by Montgomery county to Lewis consolidated school. Also mentions barber charges, heating woes at Griswold opera house, William Nelson injured, Willoughby leasing a 227 acre Massena farm, Donahoe’s auto misfire joke, Petersen anniversary, Brownlee family moving to Yuma Col o. All three elevators at Griswold are ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hendrup
Harlan Teamster
Vege table Compound praised by Kansas City woman
Mia L. Timmerman of Kansas City Kansas reports relief from back and side pains headaches and nervousness after six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter endorses the remedy for women with functional derangements and offers confidential consultation from the Medicine Co Mars Pi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaness City
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
L. Timmurman
N. Hutchings St
Kansas City
Wriak
Co. Mars Pi
Tong Janice
Grain Storage Reaches Capacity Halting Shipments
The facility is filled to capacity with grain and no care is available to secure shipping. Local traders report stalled movements as inventories back up, raising concerns for transport and market prices.
Thirty five Years Ago Today in Griswold Iowa
January 28 1883 reports weddings such as John FP Toft to Ada Rowles planned at the Presbyterian church. Local concerts in Lewis via telephone, a sleigh stumble injuring Mrs H E Bacon and Miss Jessie Findley, and Arthur Brackett winning all premiums at the Jawa poultry show in Des Moines. Easter falls on March 25. Calico hop at German hall. Miss Jessie Hunt visits Audubon. Mrs W H Vaughn seriously ill. Atlantic streets crowded amid town note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FP
Toft
Ada Rowles
Presbyterian Church
Ww. McConvill
Ed Johnson
Doc McCall
Lewis
H. E. Bacon
Jessie Findley
Arthur Brackett
Jawa
Des Moines
German Hall
Jessie Hunt
Audubon
W. H. Vaughn
Atlantic
Red Cross calls for more workers in surgical dressings
The Red Cross Surgical Committee pleads for haste in shipments of surgical dressings to fill a large government order. It urges more women to help, noting many already contribute despite family duties, and emphasizes war urgency and the need to replace usual peace-time roles with essential war work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Surgical Committee
Government Bureau of the Red Cross
Red Cross
Germany
Aldea
Vinol tonic touted by Wisconsin housewife
Mrs John Lewis of Barneveld Wisconsin credits Vinol with lifting her weak nervous run-down anemia and says it is the best tonic she has taken. The ad claims Mino cod liver and iron remedy helps men women and children and offers a money back guarantee through Druggist Lewis and nearby drug stores nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barneveld
Wis
John Lewis
Lewis
Beat Drug
Women urged to help care for wounded in war effort
A call to volunteers invites men and women to visit work rooms and participate in preparing dressings for thousands of soldiers. The notice specifies items to bring and promises that all who come will learn quickly, contributing to relief and saving lives overseas.
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Atlantic
Death of L. S. Papousick after illness in Texas
Mr and Mrs I D McCarville received word of the death of L S Papousick who died at Fort Sam Houston Texas after a short illness. He had lived with the McCarville family for four years and visited here often. He enlisted last fall in the aviation corps and trained in Texas. The body would be brought to Moreland Pennsylvania for burial, funeral at St Patrick's church in Moreland on Wednesday at 10 o'clock. the McCarvilles could not attend due to late notice.
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T. M. Morton
Cass County
Fairfax
S. D
Griswold
Chag. Ostrander
Pasadena
Calif
Cody Rudolph
Waterloo
H. Rudolph
Greenfield
C. A. Grubb
Preston
Pat Boyle
Lawton
Okla
B. F. Boyle
James Greheny
Des Moines
Pio
I. D. McCarville
L. S. Papousick
Fort Sam
Houston
Texas
Papousick
Aviation Corps
Moreland
St. Patrick's Church
McCarvilles
Audubon Ad‘oyorate
Oil salesman Divan jailed over fraud charges in Audubon
In Audubon Iowa a traveling oil salesman for Capital City Oil Co of Oakland faced fraud charges. He took orders and cash discounts but did not supply oil or honor checks. Deputies pursued him, leading to his arrest and transfer to Oakland to answer the fraud case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
O. CG
Divan
Capital City Oil Co
Oakland
J. C. Boyer
Jefferson
Boyer
Army of Women to Be Sent to France
England plans a large female contingent for overseas service sent to France. Women will fill roles in freight, warehouses, offices, and the Royal Flying Corps. Labor Minister Roberts lauds adaptability and efficiency, noting better meals, cleaner messes, improved sanitary conditions, and that three women replace two men in hut space. The program aims to deploy many near home but send a large share to diluting manpower zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
War Office
Royal Flying Corps
Roberts
Hvery
Reas
Mesopotamia Sweats Through Extreme Heat Record
Messengers report record heat in Mesopotamia with Bagdad reaching 122.8 and Basrah 322. August 28 Basrah 118 and September 6 116 in damp air. Despite the heat troops keep spirits high with sports including a June football cup at Samarah and a September regatta in Bagdad. A boxing tournament training is under way as autumn opens.
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Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Basrah
Samarah
Sugar Acreage Allocation Across 12 Million Acres
The world’s sugar supply is annually derived from more than 12 million acres, divided between cane and beet crops to produce the sweet commodity.
Fragmentary note on a curious line in a phrase
The readable portion shows a puzzled request about “Father” and a garbled question in a glutton related line. It seems like a damaged OCR fragment with unclear wording and no identifiable entities or events to anchor a full summary.
How the Elks Spend 5 Cash for War Work
Local Elks issue a Grand Lodge statement from Harper of Lynchburg Va detailing large war work disbursements. The order funds base hospital equipment at University of Virginia and University of Oregon, builds a hospital in Boston, outfits units in France, and guides Liberty bond investments totaling about a million dollars. Subordinate lodges contribute $100,000 to the Red Cross and $50,000 to the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Harper
Lynchburg
University Ofirginia
University of Oregon
Boston
France
Red Cross
New Creamery Company Organized at Exira
Audubon township forms Audubon Township Creamery Company with $4,000 capital. Articles filed with the secretary of state. J. A. Tibben named president and L. P. Nelson secretary. Institution marks local dairy industry growth in Exira area.
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NEW Creamery Company
Exira
WXIRA
Audubon Township
Audubon ‘Township Creamery Company
J. A. Tibben
L. P. Nelson
Harrison County Farmer Fined for Driving Booze Toward County
Logan Jan 28 H Voss a young farmer faced Judge Arthur and received a 200 dollar fine and coat for driving a booze laden load toward Harrison county His car broke down south of Council Bluffs the liquor allegedly moved to another vehicle before sheriff Myers arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan, In
H. Voss
Arthur
Coate
Harrison County
Council Bluffs
Myers
Voss
Wealth Dreams and the Pitfalls of Get Rich Quick
The poem rails at gullible schemes and penny stock pitches while a worker, content with steady toil, rejects wealth via dubious oil wells and golden promises. It notes a parade of hustlers and the lure of quick fortune, contrasting it with earning a living one ruble at a time. Copyright 1918 Geo. Matthew Adame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Fortune
Ming
John D
Geo
Matthew Adame
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Atlantic News
News and Telegraph
News Publishing Company
United Presa Association
Lews
Congress
Chas. F
CHASE
Delbert McKeig
Harlan Loy
Sheets
M. D. Sheets
Montgomery County
Lewis Consolidated School
Massena
Cumberland
Griswold Opera House
William Nelson
Willoughby
B. A
Donahoe
Peter Petersen
Walnut
Brownlee
Yuma
Colo
Nike
Scott & Bewns
Cook
Daniel Griffin
Congressman Griffin
New York
Food ‘Conservation Lodge
Griffin
Frompt and
Courteops Delivery
Hedges Brothers the Cleaners and Rug Renovators
Walt Mason
Dooce Brothers
Dodge Brothers
America
O. B. Datroft
Imu Tg
Cushing Machine and
AUT
Walnut Street
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