Pleasant Plain Residents Make Local Business Visits
A string of visits and travel dots the town scene with residents from Pleasant Plain Ottumwa Glasgow and Des Moines reporting business and family news. Notable items include births at local and county hospitals and memorial services for Alexander Drish with several locals attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drish
Pleasant Plain
E. F. Gayle
Alexander Drish
A. P. Bathelow
Des Moines
Harry Kennedy
France
Kennedy Majority Reported In Des Moines District
Unofficial returns from seven counties show Kennedy leading the district by about 4,323 votes, with Harding ahead by roughly 2,879. The soldiers' vote remains to be counted and expected to widen both margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mr. Kennedy
Harding
Montreal Hears Of Truce As Armistice Near
Montreal reports unofficial advices that Germany has signed the armistice and that Premier Borden plans to sail to Europe. A London cable says Germany accepted Foch terms. Berlin confirms a German delegation left for peace talks.
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Lord O’shaughnessy
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Montreal
Borden
Montreal Star
London
Foch
Western Front
Amsterdam
E. G. W. von Gruenell
Hague
H. K. A. von Winterfeld
Paris
Meurer
Paul von Hintze
Old resident of county votes Republican through eras
Ambrose Lyman, ninety, longtime Jefferson county resident, cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor in 1848 and has supported Whig and Republican tickets in every election since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Lyman
Jefferson County
Glasgow
Zachary Taylor
Mr. Lyman
Baptism of Fire for U.S. Troops in Northern Russia
Nov 6 reporting Americans with Russo allied forces saw combat within 24 hours of leaving their train at a northern Russian village. French troops were relieved, and Bolshevik shells greeted the new unit. Officers praise their steadiness as they shelter in huts and peasant stations, aided by locally supplied wood and tea from welcoming hosts.
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Russia
France
America
Rock Island Arsenal Workers Skip Thanksgiving For War Effort
Fifteen thousand workers in the Rock Island arsenal plan to forgo Thanksgiving this year and devote the day to boosting munitions production. They will also donate their earnings to the Red Cross and related United War Work Campaign groups. The estimated total gift is 45000 dollars.
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Rock Island Arsenal
Red Cross
Rock Island, Ill
United War Work Campaign
Emperor Charles Refuses Armistice Demand in Vienna
Copenhagen reports that Emperor Charles of Austria would not sign the armistice, deeming the terms too hard. The armistice for Austria was later signed by General Arz von Straussenburg, the Austrian field commander.
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Germany
Wilson
United States
Emperor Charles of Austria
Copenhagen
Charles of Austria
Berlin Tageblate Beains
Vienna
Austria
Arz von Straussenburg
Red Blooded Men Fight Backed by Phosphated Iron
A promotional piece extols Phosphated Iron as nerve and energy fodder for men and women. It cites doctors praising the tonic for vitality, strength, and combating fatigue. It urges readers to buy capsules from Gaumer Bros and leading druggists to face life with renewed vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Run Pdown
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Heritiveland
Earl Kirkhart
Ottumwa
E. P. Taylor
C. J. Fulton
Raymond Charles
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Verne White
West Washington Street
Ed. Fisher
Tom Grant
Dan Stout
E. L. Stephenson
Eldon
B. C. Riley
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
George Sessler
F. M. Hunter
C. C. Stanley
FE. Starr
Chariton
Parsons College
M. H. DeHart
Keosauqua
Joseph Karr
Bever Falls
Ohio
Henry Peterson
W. Broadway
Karr
Emlie Peterson
E. C. Huston
Joseph
Columbus Junction
C. E. Anderson
Huston Isfyceoute
Fort Riley
Kans
Robert Higley
T. F. Higley
Kennedy
von Gruenell
Northcliffe
Viscount Northcliffe
North German Gazette
Berlin Tageblatt
Foe
Washington
Marshal Foch
William
Gaumer Bros
Spurgeon
Storfs
West Side Square
Fairfield
Iowa
Children’s Cotton Union
Ecru
Boys’ Union
Lamsdown Union
Sam
Spurgeon’s
Spurgeon’s Popular Price Stores
Fairfield, Iowa
Green
Burgundy
Gingham
Billie Burke
Norm Br
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