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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
2
Local Gravity newsroom notes a surge of Missouri liquor arrivals and police searches. Sheriff Keith reports 900 pints seized in one car, trains halted for wet goods checks, and a jail well stocked with contraband. A tale of an alligator and a big fish ends with playful bragging from the editor.
The Christian Advocate presents a wartime declaration echoing the 1776 spirit. It denounces the Imperial German Government for fifty years of aggression, lays out cruelties from Belgium to France, and calls for a just, holy war with united resolve and protection under Divine Providence. It invokes liberty, rights, and the quest for world peace through steadfast alliance.
New granary available for sale at Ladoga that can be moved easily. Inquire at this office for details and pricing.
Iowa plans a large modern packing plant in Des Moines to serve as the state’s meat industry hub. Iowa leads nationwide in swine production with 9,370,000 hogs in 1916, far surpassing Illinois and Nebraska. The Iowa State Fair swine show features 3,000 purebred animals and draws breeders from across the country, reinforcing Iowa’s pivotal role in pork and beef production.
Dr C B Hendricks an osteopathic physician has set up in Grav ity with an office at the Frank Whiteman home. He attends calls day or night and offers free consultations. 451f Merle Morris and Amos Wire left for Corning to join Co K and report as the unit mobilizes for Des Moines. A large crowd from here marched to Lenox for the Fourth with good times in Corning and Corning race promotion drawing attention locally.
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