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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
2
Serial and Club Notes lists numerous gatherings from Rebeccas to Twentieth Century club, with hostesses, dates, and topics. Activities include planning social events for Epworth League, needle craft for war relief, study topics like The Barber of Seville, and annual meetings for City Federation and P. E. O. chapters.
Hawthorne 'Chair' Mrs G C Perkins hosted Hawthorne club Monday evening. Jacquine Millety featured as California nature poet while Mrs Baker sketched Millety's life. Other readings covered The Poet of the West, Columbus, Red Cross and the war. Eldora clubs resume after flu recess with social chats and shared tasks.
Rev Oliver Scevengon of Conrad Presbyterian will preach at Eldorn Presbyterian Sunday at 2 oclock. In the evening Rev D Hy Mid dents, who has supplied here, will be installed as pastor of the State Center church. Do not fail to hear him.
Congregational Church announces Rev A R K Rice pastor. Sunday school 10 am morning service 11 am subject The Civilization of Heaven on Earth. Christian Endeavor 6 30 pm evening service 7 30 pm subject How to Succeed in the Christian Life. Twenty minute sermonette. Midweek meeting 7 30 pm. Men of the Discussion class urged to attend 10 o clock. Bring your little books.
Multiple church notices outline Sunday services and programs. Baptist, Episcopal, and German Lutheran churches list morning Bible school worship and sermon times. Programs include patriotic services, youth events, and weekly prayer and class meetings with varying pastors and times.
A telephone message from Mrs. C. E. Petty at Leon Iowa notes Ralph’s condition improving but still critical. Mrs. Anna Hall of Hastings Nebraska is visiting her mother Mrs. Catharina Adams and sister Mrs. B. H. Ioach. her stay is indefinite while her husband is in Memphis on business.
A new Vallantic underwear range for children, including boys and girls, is announced with a focus on bath and union style wear. The brief notes completion of the line, signaling broader market reach for kids apparel.
Eldora residents mingle at Bateson Fur niture Store and visit relatives in town. Harms of Steamboat Rack shopped in Eldora Tuesday. Mrs Sherbin recovering at Deaconess hospital. Rev Rondman heads to Cedar Rapids conference. W B Patton previews new comedy A Wise Boob next Monday. Five year old Frank Nearing’s daughter dies from influenza. body to be buried here. Master John Dobson undergoes surgery at Deaconess hospital. condition good.
Richard Henry Little recounts a New York visit by a former Chicago newspaper man now in France. He shares vivid impressions of American soldiers in Paris, including a bemused butcher’s-eye view of French affection, a large infantryman with a pink ribbon, and a rough sketch of frontline courage at Chateau Thierry. The tale highlights pride, humor, and the boldness of U.S. troops.
The article urges a patriotic thriftier Thanksgiving focused on conservation amid victory and peace. Local products should fill a simple homegrown menu with turkey and chickens, vegetables, and desserts using apples and squash. A demonstration event at Ellorg Library on November 23 invites requests for menu planning assistance.
A vivid veteran account recalls a brutal assault where a battalion presses forward under Dutch artillery and gas, with officers clashing over where to halt. Marines push through trenches, shoulder to shoulder, using gas masks, grenades, and improvised tactics as the front line collapses into chaos.
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