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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
1
An Iowa railroad and highway commission debate centers on eliminating dangerous grade crossings. The plan seeks to remove or elevate crossings, especially where banks conceal them, to boost safety amid rising traffic volumes. Community notices list local visits and shipments. a U.S. S. Melville casualty report adds concern for Fred Huxtable's fate.
The National Motor Truck Development tour with twenty five trucks will stop in Dubuque on August 6 accompanied by a Navy Band and two recruiting officers to promote new enlistment terms of two to four years. Veterans receive four months pay on reenlistment plus seven dollars monthly, with direct seacoast posting after Cedar Rapids events August 9 to 11 and stops in Belle Plaine Tama Ad Marshalltown LeGrand August 11.
Howard Outland and Cleo Leech were in Chicago with hogs amid a favorable market and were profiled in the Evening Post. Local notes praise American Legion ideals, veterans unity, and postwar service, with social visits, births, and town business updates from Marshalltown to Albion.
Willis Browning of Pattonsburg Missouri reports Chamberlain's Tablets cured his wife of a severe bilious attack and long standing constipation after she had suffered for years. The ad-style statement promotes the product as excellent for bad attacks.
The article emphasizes starting digestion in the mouth with thorough mastication and saliva. It warns that neglect leads to stomach trouble, advises avoiding beef or veal if indigestion occurs, and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation that aid digestion and strengthen the stomach.
A returning tailor, Charley Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harvey, arrived home after World War I service. Enlisted June 30, 1917 at Des Moines, trained at Great Lakes then served on the U S S Bridgeport, crossing to Bermuda and the Azores and Brest. He met President Wilson in Brest, then discharged July 29 1919 at Great Lakes, IL.
Sunday School at 11 a m. Preaching Morning and Evening by Ay A Richards. Junior C E at 3 p m P SCO E at 7 30 p m 8 30 p m Preaching Service Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 30.
Sunday School at 11 led by J F Rylander with Lois Rylander as president. Preaching at 8:30. Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:30. Postwar memories include a Camp Merritt arrival in New York July 7 and discharge details with souvenirs such as shell fragments. Ida Stephenson hosted. Naomi Weitzell visited Marshall town relations.
Town War Savings committee backs a budget system for individuals and families to build savings and support War and Thrift efforts. Leading papers publish sample budgets based on local costs to guide savers and reduce ordinary spending. Iowa War Savings HQ in Des Moines reports daily inquiries on budgets for incomes from 309 to 4000 dollars.
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