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Newspaper

Gravity Independent

Location

Gravity, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1915

Page

24

Iowa State News Highlights A Mix Of Local Events And Obituaries

G Bills of Dubuque dies at 100. Waterloo teachers gain 22 percent pay rise. Pavement contracts total 225000 at Logan. Bedford high school Western Iowa high school champ. Milford faces more ice. 600 ton surplus. Bess G Bissell of Dubuque returns from 16 months as canteen worker. Frank Maroney of Dubuque dies at 55 from heart disease. Decatur County honors its returned soldiers with a Dig celebration in Leon. Nate Kendall to speak. Grinnell student Ki Nien Yang extracts edible milli from soy peas. Woodmen circle to meet in Gon City. Auto speeding costs James Young 7000 in Cedar Rapids district court. two verdicts for accident victims. Capt James Norman Hall honored by Iowa residents in New York at Hotel Plaza reception. Sioux City carpenters strike over 80 cents. employers offered 70 cents. Lieut M H Howell of Belmond awarded Croix de Guerre amid war coverage.

Pillza G. Bills Dupuque Waterloo WABOL Logan Bedford High Schwestern Iowa Milford Decatur County Ool Leon Nate Kendall Grinnell Ki Nien Yang Woodmen Circlé

Spirited Debate on Russia Intervention and Versailles Peace

A long, fragmented review notes allied positions on Russia and a non intervention pledge, with Lloyd George and France amid tensions. It mentions Italy, Allied unity worries, and a push toward peace terms linked to the Versailles settlement. Also included are domestic items on public health placards and fish and game funding measures, plus a resignation tied to state conservation issues.

Pickard Germany Versailles Py Edward W Associated Powers Russia

Belgian Congo Marriages Describe Bride Walks Behind Groom

Natives in the Belgian Congo marry at age eighteen after the groom’s presents to the bride’s parents are deemed sufficient. The ceremony occurs at a Methodist mission in Kapanga with a bride protected by an umbrella, followed by bridesmaids, and a wedding breakfast of goat meat and corn mush. A subsequent line notes a humorous exchange about joining a league of swatters.

Congo Belge Kapanga

Absorbine JR offered for bruises and strains

Ciris filled tendons soreness from bruises or strain stops Spavia Lameneas and allays pain. It blistering, hair removal or horse lay up not required. A $2.50 bottle available at druggists or delivery with Book 1 R free. Absorbine Jr septic liniment for bruises cuts wounds strains swollen veins or glands. Made in the USA by W. F. Young, 310 Temple St., Springfield, Mass.

Absorbine, JR U.S. A W. F.young Temple St Springfield Masa

Advertising Like Japan Sets Bright Example in Copy

An Iowa review notes Japanese advertisers use lively comparisons and vivid imagery to sell goods. Phrases praise speed, care, elegance, and customer treatment, with ads claiming shipping as swift as a cannon shot and textiles as smooth as polished skin.

Orient Ty Rical Steamship Companies Indy Japan Dayton News

Defending Himself. Miss Tare I think bright, clever men are always so conceited

Featheredge and Miss Tare dispute the idea of self praise. He argues people can be merely self confident, while she asserts conceit is common among clever men. The exchange unfolds as a literary debate on ego and intellect.

Tare Featheredge

Women Readers Urged to Check Kidney Trouble

Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing their cause. Poor kidney health can trigger back pain, low energy, and despondency. Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a remedy, with a sample bottle offered by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York. Drug stores offer larger sizes.

Nou Kilmer Root Kilmer & Co Binghamton N.Y

Speed is Wanted in Daily Wallstreet Themes

The fragment hints at a discussion of speed and appearance topics tied to daily themes and cosmetics. It mentions individuals and actions in a cryptic way, suggesting a trend analysis or opinion piece on branding and personal presentation.

Woman's distress ends with a temperance tonic promise

An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for feminine ailments and fatigue. It claims the tonic strengthens weak women and restores health after overwork, urging readers to send 10 cents for a trial package or request free medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Pierce

Acid stomach linked to nervousness and headaches

Article touts a close stomach brain link noting indigestion belching and headaches as common signs. It promotes BATONIC as a fast acting remedy to neutralize acid stomach and relieve symptoms, claiming medical endorsement and guarantees of satisfaction.

Batonic Batonto Katonic

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