American Legion News Highlights War Aftermath and Services
The body of Merle Bay the first Iowa World War casualty is en route home and will trigger a large state funeral in Hay. The American Legion reports over 5 000 needy ex servicemen cases nationwide covering unemployment hospital care insurance and lost papers. Posts plan Fourth of July events and 500 draft deserters are named on public lists amid responses. A Council Bluffs incident shows veterans demanding accountability from a slur. Ad for Chamberlains Tablets ends piece.
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Merle Bay
Iowa
Glidden
France
American Legion
Des Moines
Legion
Something to Be Thankful For by Jud Tunkins
Jud Tunkins notes it is fortunate many people do not need to be found dead to supply first chapters of detective stories. He adds humor about readers and writers benefiting from imagination over grim facts.
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Jud Tunkins
Boston
Baptist Church Announces Sunday Services and Sermons
The J-R Baptist Church invites members to Bible school at 9:45, morning service at 11, and an 8 PM evening service. Sermons include The Woman, the Heaven and the Meal in the morning and The Menace of the Modern Dance in the evening. Communion and reception of new members will follow the morning service.
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J—R
Brough
Maquoketa
Bible School and Brotherhood
L. Elgin -Brough
Tron Mill Sunday Services with Pastor Watterson
John Watterson, pastor, invites readers to Tron Mill Sunday school at 10:00 and preaching at 11:00. It pays to advertise in the Sentinel.
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Tron Mill
John Watterson
The
Sentinel
Hats on the head: Times fashion cor respondent notes
The London Punch reports a fashion quip that hats are best worn on the head, as the Times fashion correspondent advocates this view. The remark underscores hat etiquette and style prominence in print culture.
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Wats
Times
London Punch
Guinea Fowl In Greater Demand For Hotels And Restaurants
The article notes rising demand for guinea fowl in large cities as a tender, flavorful poultry option. Most flocks are small on farms in the Middle West and South, though some miners near Eastern markets raise about a hundred birds annually.
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Middle West
South
Guinea fowl as poultry watchdogs and delicacy
The article notes guinea fowls serve as alarms against marauders and predators in poultry yards while also being kept as guards. It describes their behavior, the practice of raising muiness with a rack of turkers, and their use as warning birds at night. It highlights rising demand for guineas as a meat option in hotels and banquets, their attractive dark meat when well cooked, and mentions they can be tough and dry like other fowl.
Ridding Henhouse of Mites and Cleaning Steps
The article explains methods to remove red mites from henhouses by cleaning and disinfecting. It recommends ventilating, sunlight exposure, renewing roosts, and spraying with a two to one stock dip solution. applications spaced five to six days apart to catch newly hatched mites.
Birds aid crops by eating pests in orchards
A fragmentary note urges people to encourage children to feed birds during owl storms and spring weather. The aim is to boost fruit crops by reducing insect pests through birds' feeding activity in orchards.
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Bulletin
Washington
Council Bluffs
Towa
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Broxam & Hinckley
Staack & Luckiesh
Free Methodist Church
LT Ea
Mann’s Jewelry Store
Navarre
Sheffield
Z.J. Elgin
Elgin
Streamiline Elgin
Pickard
China
Guinea
United States Department of
Esting
Wallace
Falcon
Peck
Thelle Alister Stores Co
Rons
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