Leon visitors and local notes fill LEROY section
John Cherry and Afonday Quve Jennings visited Leon while Myrtle Write returned from Sharpsburg. Many residents, including Harry Jennings and Osceola travelers, attended relatives gatherings and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cherry
Myrtle Write
Sharpsburg
Eliott Wells
Osceola
Chariton
Conway Vy
Derby
Harry Jennings
Leon
Wile Anderua
Aida Weaver
Thamday
Dex
Ars. Wood
van Wert
Henry
Weldon
Reck
John Aeafl
Hazel
C. L. Culver
Josephine Coffey
H. Buffum
Camp Dodge and local visits noted in community snippet
A fragmented local page records visits and Sunday gatherings around Camp Dodge near Des Moines with names such as Nettie Coffey Winnie Culberton and Thelma Coffey. Other items mention a political biographer’s assessment of Lord George Bentinck and excerpts from the London Daily Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J USA
Camp Dodge
Nettie Coffey
Winnie Culberton
Harry Greene
Dodge
Thelma Coffey
Ben Coffer
Rand
H. W. Reed
Carl Reed
Elwars Lang
White's
London Daily Chronicle
Pleasant View Family Visits Span Region in Derby
Pleasant View notes show George Jones visiting three parents and Mrs 5S A Jones with Herm e Jones along with Sam Laverne Irwin visiting relatives in this vicinity last week. Sundey with Ned DeWitt and family attended a Busy Sunday in Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi Bel
J. E. Xuuzh
Grace Hichman
S Iter
Sheloy Reed
Manford
Wil Bell
Holly Garten
Lon
Texas
Walter Hickman
Gerald
A. J. Surbaugh
Ross Francisco
Will Barr
Dean
Allen Francco
John Hickman
Shelby Reed
Arlene
Henry Hrewer
Derby
A. Jones
Herme Jones
Sam Laverne Irwin
Pride Percheron Stallion to Enter 1918 Breeding Season
Pride the pure bred Percheron stallion will make the season of 1918 at my farm six miles in Humeston and ten miles west of Cory. Call B. S. Owen at the farm. Will be at the barn morning and evening. Mere and cok stend good for service fee. Insurance and parting with mates fore insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humeston
Cory- He
Ameri
State de Luna
Mere
B. S. Owen
My Farm
Corydon
Cc. V
Fat as a health booster not a disease sign
The article argues that fat is not a disease indicator and is, in fact, a vital and useful tissue. It states fat reserves are essential for organs, including muscles liver kidneys nerves and sense organs, serving as a reserve margin for health.
Cambria Notes and Agency Visits in Des Moines Region
A jumble of personal notices lists residents and visitors in Cambria area towns including Des Moines Millerton Tingley Rock Island Milo Gunwahl Seymour Gun Wahl and Chariton. The piece also cites a Scientific American summary on malaria’s agricultural losses in the southern United States with a $24 per family estimate and broader implications for crops and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology
Madison Parish
Scientific American
Strong Ale Bottling Timeline Clarified
The article notes ale must be bottled after three weeks in cash and should be ready for use, per the mdon Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mdon Chronicle
Empresses Coat Sells for Queen’s Work Fund in London
A richly embroidered purple black satin coat once owned by a Chinese emperor is being offered for sale to support the queen’s work for women in London. It spent 170 years in an airtight case at Pening Palace, preserved in veneration. The sleeve cuffs show rainbow and blue embroidery. The coat arrived in England after the latest Chinese upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
London
Palace of
Pening
England
We Should Eat More Corn in Wartime Talk
A fragmented wartime column argues for using cornmeal to avert famine, noting America’s mills and cooks can boost corn production. It contrasts American corn with Europe’s wheat handling and urges releasing corn to feed the nation rather than exporting wheat, highlighting corn’s culinary potential and national resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Rupe
Europe
Fragmented note on resource waste and farming output
An unclear reading mentions wasting resources and efforts to reach better yields in the United States. It references farming, materials, and energy but remains garbled and lacks coherent specifics.
Kot as Heartless as He Appeared
Noyes E Brewmore recalls a phone tip claiming a woman matching his wife’s description with $50 was found dead. He dismisses it, saying his wife never carried 350 and would not die with money in hand, and notes coworkers accused him of calmness. Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kot
Noyes E- Brewmore
Kansas City Star
Reconstruction Era Record of Iowa Law Book Entries
Fragmentary OCR notes reference 270 species or specimens and a Society of American something. Mentions 19th century laws and a Book of Iowa records. Indicates historical legal or scholarly recording context with unclear personal names or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Amerpaseng
Lowa
Ssid Ste
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Robert Reuies
Dorothy Foster
Laverne Irwin
Josephine Funk
Fred Spencer
T. R. Shores
Guy Irwin
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Parley Horton
Dave Miller
Asceola
Alec Jones
Ralph
Elmer McCann
Ehion Jones
Great Lake
Esliposs
Taney
Uemary
H. BL
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Joe Rel
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Arthur Green
Lue Bouse
J. FE. Surbaugh
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Ray Surbaugh
Kenneth
J. L.surbaugh
Lloyd Guinn
Adene
Augh
Lonnie Coiley
The
Sunshine Club
George Jones
Mirs Sundey
Ned DeWitt
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Notige
Cambria Personals
Cambria
New Era
Cy Hart
Des Moines
Springer
Fred Lindow
Millerton
E. Hinshaw
Max
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D. Sniten
Edd Opp
Fare
Ethel
Ler
Tingley
Albin Gardner
Rocksland
Lieutenant Ray Gardner
John Key
Gonnal
Howard Abel
Ster
Kirby
Saturd
James Miner
Cecil Woods
Margarerita Benda
Milo
Epworth League
Mr Kinson
Mrs. Myers
Emma Hyd
Frank Myers
Gardner
Des Mui
J. E. Gardner
Harriett Paugh
Doris
Seymour
Charles Donatl
Jim Abel
Vand
Henry Kirby
Chald
Gunwahl Sanday
Oct Abel
John Rickey
Dr. Scott
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Ireland
Mahal Doetele
Weaes Werrees
Victor
Owmer
Percale
Madras
C. L. Hart
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McCormick Harvester
Keller & Yates
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