Gravity Post Office Mail Matter Entry
An item entered at the Gravity town post office for second class mail status. The notice notes official handling and classification of mail as second class matter at the Gravity facility.
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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
4
Assembly closes with reflections on duties and dissatisfaction
An official recap states that the 38th Assembly faced serious problems and that members did their best to fulfill duties and represent county residents. They acknowledge that not all citizens may be satisfied with how issues were handled, noting the public’s perspective differs from insiders. The piece condemns German propagandists who urged leniency toward the Allies, labeling them as manipulating lists and desperate threats.
Germany and America warned against holm evil plans
A commentary asserts that without a negotiated peace favorable to Germany the nation will unleash malefic intrigue to destabilize America and other countries as it did in Russia. The piece dismisses the threat as scare tactics and pledges resolve against Holsvist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daeckel and
Eucken
Germany
America
Russia
Harvey’s
Bedford Social Notes Mention Local Activities
North Washington Wm. Wright of Bedford stalled a new acetylene light plant for Joe Morgan. Mrs. John Ridnour traded in Clarinda Saturday. Ed Berry attended the Victory loan meeting at Bedford last Thursday. L. A. Mahaffey and family drove to Clarinda Saturday to do shopping. Mrs. Arthur Hamblin chaired District No.6 and attended the Bedford meeting last Thursday. A Sunshine Club meeting at Mrs. S. T. MacColm’s Thursday featured visiting music and an Easter program. nine members attended. The club will be entertained by Mrs. S. E. Neville on May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wright
Bedford
Joe Morgan
John Ridnour
Clarinda
Ed Berry
Victory Loan
L. A. Mahaffey
Arthur Hamblin
Obituary: Emerson Carriker Dies at Age 3 in Kansas
Emerson Carriker born October 17 1915 in Sabetha Kansas died April 16 1919 at the Swanson home near Sharpsburg where he had lived for two years. He was three years and six months old. He leaves a sister Francis and his mother along with many relatives and friends after a six week illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Carriker
Sabetha
Kansas
Swanson
Sharpsburg
Francis
Emerson
Unsettled Postwar News and Local notices mix of events
A scattered Iowa and national roundup includes shifts in postwar policy with mentions of Iowa counties and local figures. Notable items cover a new universal joint invention, Shorthorn sales, wartime casualties, a church disaster, community pledges, a hospital donation, bank troubles, and ongoing peace conference developments in Paris with Allied and German positions and unrest in Germany.
Global tensions and postwar clashes across Europe and Asia
The text surveys interwar turmoil including U.S. stance on Japan and China, Allied and German moves at Danzig, and upheavals in Poland and India. It notes anti American rhetoric in Japan, limited U.S. intervention, shifting Paris negotiations, and ongoing border conflicts as Haller’s forces move through Germany toward Poland while unrest in Punjab prompts martial law and violence. It also mentions aviation training opportunities and a call to attend the Atlantic City aviation convention for defense and commercial developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Germany
Danzig
Faller
Paderewski
Posen
Haller
Breeders Debate About New Poultry Feed Claim
A fragmented trade notice discusses a powder claimed to regulate blood bowels and digestion in poultry. It asserts benefits such as red combs bright wattles and fertile eggs and lists Gravity Produce Co as seller.
West Fantile paralysis claims patient life
Funeral services were held at the home by L Ey L her. Interment was made at Gravity Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madex Gravity Cemetery
Victory Loan Sunday Observances And Local Notices
Victory Loan Sunday activities framed by church services and patriotic observances across communities. The notice mentions Helen Walters and Mary, along with relatives, and reports deaths and local court tasks in nearby towns. Details reference church gatherings, a salvation through faith, and a piano recital at a home while scheduling a community cooking event on West Main Street Gravette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Martin
Ona Posten
Willer
St. Joseph
Oswalt
Bedford
Christianth
Posten
Mar- West Main
Grava
Oak Hill May Fourth event and Easter visits noted
Oak Hill reported a May Fourth cradle roll day with a ladies social led by Mrs. J. Hamilton and Mrs. Frank Houchen, plus an Easter Sunday gathering at multiple homes. Families including Parks, Koneene, Roberts, Richardson, Meredith, Houchin, and White shared church visits and meals. Mrs. H H Johnson was ill. Melvin, a child, was mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak
Ali Sociel
Mra. J. i Hamilton
Frank Houehin
Albert Parks
John Koneene
Frank Koneene
R.B. Roberts
W. K. Richardson
George Roberts
Tom Roberts
John Roberts
Nodaway
Clarence Meredith
Ralph McPherrin
Frank Houchin
Edd Meredith’s
Earl Morgan
Cora Phillips
Bedford
Oak Hill
Oscar White
Guy
White
M. A. Irwin
H.H. Johnson
A Melvin
For Sale signs for poultry and hogs ad in repaired furniture
For Sale items include signs for little chickens and hogs. Bring broken furniture to repair. Located one door north of Hirture show. Contact M. A. Priseler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirture
M. A. Priséler
Professional Cards JAMES R LOCKE Attorney at Law
James R. Locke offers legal practice in all state and federal courts with emphasis on probate estates land titles and notary work. Office front rooms upstairs over Haddock's Investment Co Redford Iowa.
Hines D V M Veterinary grad vaccinates hogs
F A Hines D V M graduate of Kansas City Veterinary College administered tuberculin and malle in tests. Hogs immunized against hog cholera. Calls answered promptly day or night. Phone Grivry Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Veterinary College
Grviry
Iowa
Secretary Baker in Paris plans large US troop return
In Paris on April 16 Secretary of War Newton D. Baker said 275,000 American troops would be returned from Europe this month. He projected 250,000 in May due to transport limits, then about 800,000 in June, with a monthly rate until all 1.4 million remaining are sent home. He noted only volunteers would serve if Rhine defense became ongoing. Baker is in France for the liquidation committee and expects to visit Coblenz and the former front with General Pershing before returning home in about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stu
Y Sateen
Cerro
Gordo
Franklin
A. W. Judy
Centerville
Louisa County
Iowa City
Chester Giles
Perry
Sgt
B. M. Giles
D. S. Giles
Presbyterian Church
Hepburn
Fred Graham
Philip Cook
Lamont
Religio Department
G. S. Trowbridge
St. Louis
Lieut
Charles Merrick
Boone
France
Sheldon High School
Edward Dippo
Emma Lamb Young
Clinton
Agatha Hospital
Jane ‘Lamb
H. D. Kreig
Batavia Savings Bank
W. A. Lewis
Libertyville
W. R. Beers
Fort Dodge
Paris
United States
Europe
Newton D. Baker
Brest
Rhine
Baker
Coblenz
Pershing
Ark of the Covenant described as sacred Israelite chest
The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred chest directed by the Lord to hold the tablets of the law given to Moses on Mt Sinai. It measured four and a half feet by two and a quarter by two and a quarter feet, covered with gold, carried by staves in rings on the corners, and placed in the holy of holies in the tabernacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Mt. Sinai
Holy of Holies
Tabernacle
Canada Wheat Supply and World Food Prospects Discussed
A historical report notes Mr. Hoover's estimate of Germany receiving 180000 tons of grain in April and warns German stocks of grain vegetables may exhaust before June. It discusses global reliance on North America to avert hunger, British soldiers' protest over starvation risks, and Canada’s role in maintaining wheat exports amid wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
India
Germany
Europe
Canada
Ient
Shaving Home and Gentle Health Advice
A Louisville Courier entertaining note mocks barber shop talk about shaving at home. The piece blends quirky quotes about shaving routines with an odd health tip urging gentle laxatives like Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets once a week as part of keeping clean inside and out.
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Louisville Courier
Jonas
Pierce
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