Washta Visit and Local Notes From Mt Olive
A crowd viewed Washta ruins Sunday. Frank Dukes appeared Monday. Frank Radle prepares for navy enlistment. Nina Olson teaches south of Quimby. Ray Peters buys a Dodge. Bill Porter buys a new Auburn. George McLain with an unidentified car. Scheers children out sick. Earl Crippen shows a two headed pig with two mouths and extra limbs. Clara Ohlson vacationing at home folk. Mt Olive Sunday services resume at 7:30 PM. Simmona Bros. sold hogs and cattle in Holstein. Aurelia lodge notices mourn the death of Henry E. Johnson and adopt resolutions including draping the charter for 30 days.
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Frank Dukes
Washta
Frank Radle
Navy
Nina Olson
Quimby
Ray Peters
Bill Porter
Auburn
George McLain
Scheers
Cherokee Lass and the Stenographer Ad Tale
A Cherokee woman responds to a Sioux City stenographer job ad with a satirical letter. She boasts extreme shorthand speed and bizarre gadgetry while lampooning the employer’s crude hiring pitch and warning about strict requirements and high pay.
Seed corn for sale in Buena Vista and Aurelia Iowa
County agent recommends seed corn from local farmers. Addresses listed for Peterson Iowa growers including Burgeson Bros and Darrel Grundy, plus others in Aurelia area such as E G Rydstrom Parrott Brothers and Grienke. Write now to reserve supply.
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Buena Vista County
Peterson
Iowa
Burgeson Bros
Darrel Grundy
F. W. Plagman
Chas. Fastenow
J. Jensen
Herman Grapenthin
H. B. Erichsen
The Kaisers Talk to Hell and Women in Liberty Loan Drive
A poem features the Kaiser appealing to the Devil about modern warfare and Wilson's U boat changes. In Cherokee County a Women’s Liberty Loan drive recruits women to support the campaign to raise three billion dollars through 4 4 percent Liberty Bonds. Emma E. Molyneux chairs county efforts urging organization and active participation.
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Cherokee County
Womans Liberty Loan Organization
Liberty Loan
General Committee
Emma E. Molyneux
Glyerine Mixture for Appendicitis Cited in Older Text
A fragment notes Aurelia people using a glycerine mixture with buckthorn bark and Adler-i-ks as a home remedy for appendicitis. The passage reads as an old, informal medical tip without modern clinical context.
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Aurelia
Dempster Seeks His Fortune in a Park Bench Romance
Lee Dempster, a good looking job seeker, answers a “Male Help Wanted” ad for a valet. He wins a rich bachelor’s trust, showcases talent as an entertainer, and catches the eye of a movie boss. A romance with the boss’s daughter prompts him to reveal he is John Dempster’s son and destined for the family bank. Harmon learns the truth and asks him to stay as friend and best man.
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Lee Dempster
Dempster
A. Harmon
Harmon
Weaver
Dempster Gol
Lee
Fanny
John Dempster
Say Good Bye But Never Go Here in New Dark Tearooms
Irvin Cobb reflects in the Saturday Evening Post on a Hawaiian delegation in New York tearooms. He mocks the idea of natives promising departure, noting they sing instead and rarely leave, describing their misapplied goodbyes and a reluctance to part.
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Kaiser
Devil
Central
Satan
Kaiser Bill
Bill
Belgium
Zeppe
Paris
Woodrow Wilson
William
Kaiser William
Hell
Boys In
Blue
New
Pullman
Irvin
Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
MT. Olive News
Earl Crippen
Clara Ohlson
Mt Olive
Simmona Bros
Hall of
Maple Lodge
C. F
Jaws
Henry. E. Johnson
Aurelia Sentinel
J. M. Gay
A. U. Pairchild Committee
P. FY. Parrott
Ida County
Sac County
H. G. Corrie
Ida Grove
Roy Owens
Sioux City
Europe
Eirope
Irope
Toj
National Board of Censorship
Ian
Illinois Central
Asia
Pierce
Uae
the Kaiser
W. E. Curry
By Hi Akers
W. G. Chapman
Hawaii
Winfred Moulton
Iffee
Aurelia Lowa
E. G. Bates
Dr. Bundy
Vaudevill Gage
Tine
Gene Clark
CTW
Peeling
Llog Salesian
W. C. Waddell
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Aurelia, Iowa
Little Sioux River
F. H. Crepps
J. C. Lockin
A. W. Baltimore
Baumann
J. C. Baumann
Nelsons Restaurant
L. P. Nelson
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