Bright baby joins Floyd Allin family in Mt Olive
A seven and a half pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allin. The report notes hospital procedures for Mrs. John Deller and multiple community activities including weddings, family visits, and church events. A discussion on forest fire fighting via gas bombs is included, with agencies questioning feasibility and accuracy challenges for air-dropped incendiary devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Allin
John Deller
Aurelia Hospital
Beryl Porter
Mra. Gillet
Edith
Aurelia
Misa Flora Dubes
Carl Magnuson
Ernest
Una
Axel Johnson
Mike Dubes
Chas. Sawvell
Howard
Ruth
Albert Cooley
Cherokee
Frank Dubes
Bery Porter
Sioux Rapids
Storm Lake
Raymond
Howard Sawvell
Mr. Geckler
Mr. Sawvell
McGregor
Earl Crippen
Mrs. T. Crippen
C. Crippen and Son
Theyail
Washta
Ed Kaunklin
United States Department of Agriculture
Crossed Wires and a Double Love Mixup
James Wilcox and Constance Helmson fall into a tangled romance until Aggie, Constance’s sister, appears identical in looks and steals James’s attention. He discovers Aggie’s likeness and pursues a risky plan as a family dinner shocks him with the truth of Constance’s prior feelings. The piece ends with a comic note on misaligned affections and Cupid’s crossed wires.
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Constance
Jimmy
Aggie
James
Harry
Conny
Cupid
To Destroy Grasshoppers With Poisoned Bran Bait
A simple cheap method uses poisoned bran bait with 25 pounds wheat bran 1 pound green or white arsenite 6 finely chopped lemons or oranges 2 quarts low grade molasses. The mix is scattered over fields for control. Communication among farms is urged to prevent new invasions from neighboring farms. A note mentions lemon juice luring the hopper during poison ball incidents.
American Gum Craze Spreads in Europe After Soldiers Arrive
Europe adopted chewing gum after American troops introduced it, turning the habit into a widespread craze. In 1918 the United States exported about 2,164,200 to England as the leading buyer, with wartime munitions factories fueling demand and tobacco bans increasing gum's popularity.
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Argentina
United States
Europe
England
Fragmentary Courier Note on Loss and Shakespeare
A Louisville Courier appendix fragment notes a girl who, on the subject of loss, explores singing and Shakespeare in a concise, oblique statement. The stray quotation marks and garbled text suggest a fleeting literary comment from a period column.
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Shakespeare
Loulaville Courier-apuendl
Town State Fair to Feature Broad Farm Implement Show
The 1920 Town State Fair will host a farm implement and household accessories display with exhibits from major American manufacturers. Electric lighting devices tractors trucks milking machines and related equipment will be shown in the fair pavilion. Farmers and their wives can view these exhibits at the event.
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America
Five Days of Fast Horse Racing Featured at State Fair
The state fair introduces five days of racing with top purses over 28000 dollars. Officials say Hawkeye The Great Western lead a field expected to be the fastest in Iowa in years, with the 2 10 trot and 2 14 pace among key events.
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Towa
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Gillet
Oelwe
Church Notes
Ones
Pierce
Esy Ila Oh
Groceries Corrections Tobaccos
Bischel
Eo. Lumber Dept
Iowa
Teee Wedas
McClure Newspaper Syndicates
James Wilcox
Constance Helmson
Sobia State
Fair Tract
al Wilson
Ruth Law
Dardanelles
Asec
Banda
Des Moines
A.B. Daniels
Live Stock Commission
A. B. Daniels
Dick J. Dresser
B. J. Knoerle
Jeie Clark
W. Teeting
W. F. Thompson
Hartford
Live Stock Exchange Nat’acy Exchange
E. G. Bates
Aurelia, Iowa
A. G. Connell
Weavers
A. J. Tanner
Northwest Iowa
Fineat Cs Utal
Egga
W. C. Waddell
Baumann
H. A. Baumann
C.L. Lee
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Cherokee County
Little Sioux River
Buena Vista County
F. H. Preps
J. C. Lockin
F. H. Crepps
G. M. Dieterich
Nelsons Restaurant
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