Dehoads dance bid and varied local notices
In Elgin community scraps appear with Dr J H Bower veterinary notes, auctioneer Berg, and a raft of small ads. Items praise White Lily gasoline, lamp sales, flour and farm goods, plus civic notices, marriages births deaths and local goings on from Hoovers hog drive to a comet scare and war news from El Paso and the World Series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FR. R.berg
Teddy
McCoy's
Weibel Bros
C. S. Halstenson
Eigin
C. L. Harrington
Old Iowa
No Irish Need Apply in Des Moines Capital
A reflective column argues that Irish immigrants quickly became Americans while retaining pride in Ireland. They integrated into U S life, honoring constitutional laws, contributing wealth, education, military service, and public office. The piece concludes that more Irish Americans would not harm the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
America
Killarney
Shannon
Treland
Erin Go Bragh
Seed corn shortages prompt Iowa to help neighboring states
A report from A R Bliss, director of the Agricultural Extension Department, urges Iowa to supply seed corn for 1918 as Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota report severe seed shortages after a killing frost. The piece calls for extra seed saving in Fayette county and notes strong demand and profitable prices for good seed, highlighting patriotic and economical motives. The Gay Life of a Station Agent follows with a humorous, rambling description of a station agent’s busy duties in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combs
A. R. Bliss
Agricultural Extension Department
Ames
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Agricultural College of
North Dakota
Fayette County
The Brutal Truth and a Hypocritical Faith
The Clay County Sun quotes a passage condemning a community that mocks a girl’s misadventures yet grieves when she reaches ruin. It laments Christians who condemn sin in others while enabling harm, warning that many church members may face a demon fueled fate for tolerating cruelty and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County Sun
St Pauls Church to join Illyria service on Sunday
St Pauls M E Church will not hold services Sunday evening October 14. The congregation will join Illyria for the service led by Dr Dickman and the U S A male quartet. Pastor T S Creworth announced.
Fayette County Teachers Institute Set for West Union
The Fayette County Inspirational Institute will be held in West Union October 18 to 20. The program lists sessions with Dr. Frank S. Fox, Dr. C. P. Colegrove, and Edna Eugenia Lowe among others, including sectional meetings for high school, grade, and rural teachers and multiple general sessions and readings across Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
West Union
Frank §. Fox
Emma Watkins
Edna Eugenia Lowe
Dr. Fox
Martha
Edna
Miss Lowe
Frank S$. Fox
Colegrove
Edna Hugenia Lowe
C. P. Colegrove
Frank S. Fox
Miss Watson
Insurance for the Soldier and Dependents in War Law
Secretary McAdoo promotes a proposed war insurance bill endorsed by President Wilson. He argues every soldier and sailor earns eligibility to benefits, making protection for dependents a national duty. The plan aims to support wives, children, and parents while service continues and after return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ises
McAdoo
The
Treasury
Wilson
Congress
America
The Man Who Drives Motor Car
A poem urging motorists to avoid drinking and driving, portraying alcohol as a deadly danger to the driver and others. It condemns bar hopping and long drinking sessions, warning that intoxication leads to accidents, injuries, and fatalities on crowded streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Bower
Dehoads
Kaiser
Clara Strauch
Fl Paso
Texas
Boss Capper
Boies
Uncle Sam
el Paso
J. H. Graham
M. BH
Iowa City
Graham
Boston
Elgin
Capper
McCoy
Earnest Holzer
J. D. Shaffer
Minneapolis
Arlington
Nelle Mattoon
Leslie
Salem
Citizens’ State Bank
Albert Gehring
T. V. Soden
Albert Topp
St. Paul
Henry Topp
Dr. Schmidt
Postville
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
Chicago
Giants
New York
John Sharp Williams
Mr. Williams
Williams
Frank Bakeman
Huron
South Dakota
Hart
Shaffner & Marx Clothing
Campus Toys” Clothing
Gordon
Hart, Shaffner & Marx Clothes
Elgin, Iowa
Net
Honolulu
Vancouver
B. C
Biggar Independent
Dr. L
Hutchinson
Teacher's Institute
Moore
City Drug Store
South Bend
W. J. Kohler
C. L. Freiburghaus & Co
Elgio Ete
Maurice Goldsman
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