Local Briefs Highlight Thanksgiving and Visits
Miss Gertrude Connor spent yesterday with friends in Keokuk while Verne McCumber of Camp Dodge stayed at his home. Charles Reynolds and William Kelly visited relatives in the city and Burlington guests joined the list. Miss Nobie Ball is ill with influenza. Carl Meyer returned from Ottumwa. Forest Braden and Gilbert Mumper visited friends from Rock Island. Minnie Hyland of Des Moines stayed with J. A. Beck. Ed O'Donnel visited his mother in Edina, Missouri. W. G. Knight from Rock Island spent days with relatives. Mrs. Frank Nelson traveled to Agency for a few days to see her daughter. Samuel Barnett's home on South Sixth Street was quarantined for influenza. Helen Connor of Davenport visited relatives here. Verle Teeter, stationed at Camp Dodge, spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jericho of Moline vacationed here for Thanksgiving. Edna Barr of Ottumwa visited sister Mrs. Carl Stanford for Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Randall went to Des Moines. D. W. Sauer left for Trenton. News of a daughter born to Otto Workman of Lockport arrived. Arthur Greet and Henry Snyder and others attended the Shriners meeting in Ottumwa. Mark Whitney of Keosauqua visited with sons Wilbur and J. L. Whitney. Arthur DuVal, stationed at Camp Dodge, returned home after discharge. The Harreld sisters from Moline spent time with their mother. Thanksgiving day was quietly spent, with mild weather and usual amusements drawing the younger crowd.
Letter found in French dugout praises Louden employee
A letter dated September 13 1917 from Louden Machinery Co. Fairfield Iowa certifies Warren Davis as a reliable worker in the assembling department over the past three months. It notes he is clean cut sober and steady and fully satisfactory in performance. The letter was found in a dugout in France and sent to R B Louden of Chicago and Fairfield.
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Louuden Machinery Co
France
Chicago, Ill
R. B. Louden
Louden Machinery Co
Fairfield
Iowa
Robert
Leonard Heath
R. H. Duryea
Warren Davis
The
Louden Mdt. Co
C. A. Gibson
Adoption Drives Help Fatherless French Children
Fairfield residents have adopted over thirty war orphaned children from France in just one week through the Fair field field committee of the Fatheess Children of France. A list of about fifty children has been allocated to Fairfield, with age sex and addresses. adopters pledge ten cents a day for one year and the child will write quarterly letters, with funds going to the child's expenses. Any committee member can provide more information.
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Fairfield Committee
France
Fairfield
America
Iowa Folks Get More Sugar Now
Federal Food Administrator J F Deems announces Iowa will receive a per capita sugar allotment rise from two to three pounds starting November 1. He cautions this does not lessen food conservation. The article praises housewives for reducing consumption and notes a possible further increase to four pounds by December 1. It compares past and present sugar use, highlights home consumption, and urges continued sacrifice to boost exports and sustain the food program.
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Iowa
United States
Food Administration
Gloves Mittens Mufflers for the Drake Clothing Co
The Drake Clothing Co on East Side of Square 423 offers gloves mittens and mufflers for the cool days. The shop highlights a range of fabrics and prices to suit different budgets and styles for local customers.
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Drake Clothing Co
Parsons College to Reopen Next Wednesday
Notice informs Parsons College students that illness on campus is improving and the college will reopen on the coming Wednesday. The message emphasizes a return to classes and campus activity pending continued health progress.
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Parsons College
New Silk Shirts New Neckwear at Drake Clothing Co
East Side retailer Drake Clothing Co unveils new silk shirts and neckwear range. Store promotes fabric updates and fashion pieces for season. Local shoppers encouraged to visit for latest styles and menswear accessories.
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the Drake Clothing Co
East Side
War Stamps and Home Weather Strips Ad Pitch
A local line promotes War Stamps while urging residents to call Cable Lumber Yard at 120 about weather strips, storm windows, and storm doors to seal drafts and improve home insulation. The casual audience appeal hints at a neighborly tone and a sales pitch for home improvement goods.
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Cable Lumber Yard
Weeklong drive for food conservation urged by Hoover
A national week of December 1 to 7 will rededicate the public to food conservation as war demands intensify. President Hoover will send a message read in churches lodges schools and civic groups outlining intensified efforts and planned local meetings in every county during the week and after.
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Towa
Lloover
Women’s Committee
Food Administration
Women's Committee
Mr. Hoover
King Albert thanks Hoover for Belgian relief effort
The Belgian king Herbert Hoover, head of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, sent a cable dated October 22 to express gratitude on the fourth anniversary of the relief foundation. He thanks Hoover for saving the Belgian nation from starvation over four years.
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Herbert Tloover
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Albert
Color Preferences Across History and Symbolism
Leonard Troland notes that virtually all colors have been used as symbols of happiness and death in different eras. He argues literature offers no clear color advantage for most purposes beyond mimicking nature, while brightness and redness are seen as potentially stimulating, though evidence remains vague.
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Leonard T. Troland
Transactions of the
Mlumination Engineering Society
Eastern Star Iowa session to convene in Davenport
The grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Iowa will hold an adjourned annual session in Davenport December 3 to 5 at the Coliseum. Headquarters for grand officers and the hotel rooms committee will be at Black Hawk hotel. Associate Grand Matron Mrs Anna Orris will lead local officers to Davenport. A reception for grand officers occurs December 2 at 8 pm in Corinthian Hall, Masonic Temple.
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Order of the Eastern Star of Iowa
Davenport
Coliseum
Blackhawk Hotel
Black Hawk Hotel
Anna Orris
Iowa
Corinthian Hall
For Sale Iron Beds 3ft to 4ft Bargains at 3.98
For sale page ad offers 40 iron beds in 3 ft 3 6 and 4 ft sizes at 3.98 dollars and up. Strong construction and quick sale terms from H. P. McLaughlin Co.
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H. P. McLaughlin.Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gertrude Connor
Keokuk
Verne McCumber
Camp Dodge
Charles Reynolds
William Kelly
George Lyon
Burlington
Carl Meyer
Ottumwa
Forest Braden
Rock Island
Gilbert Mumper
Minnie Hyland
Des Moines
J. A. Beck
O'Donnel
Edina, Mo
W. G. Knight of
Frank Nelson
Agency
Samuel Barnett
South Sixth Street
Helen Connor
Verle Teeter
Ernest Jericho
Moline, Ill
Edna Barr
Mrs
Carl Stanford
M. S. Randall
Boyd Hutchins
D. W. Sauer
Trenton
Mrs. H. Baugher
Otto Workman
Lockport
Arthur Greet
Henry Snyder
Fred Jericho
Clifford Thoma
Shriners
Mark Whitney
Keosuaqua
Wilbur and
JL. . Whitney
Arthur DuVal
Etla
Eula Harreld
Moline
Nettie Harreld
Forman
Dren
Browning
Fairfield, Iowa
King Albert
Hoover
King Bee
Universal
Perfection Oil
Monarch
Richardson Hardware Co
Munsingwear
Munsingwear Union
Roth & CO
Gaines Bros
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