Tama County 10. Set the Pace for Lincoln Highway Row
Tama County votes unanimously to seek 36000 dollars in federal and state aid for Lincoln Highway improvements within its borders. The plan calls for a permanent earth grade from the Tama county line near LeGrand to near the Iowa river bridge, then a nine foot wide concrete strip through the Indian reservation to the Chicago & Northwestern line, with paving to Tama city pending arrangements.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Tama County
LeGrand
Iowa River Bridge
Chicago & Northwestern
Baie
Tama
Private Allison Lecture Delights High School Audience
Private Sam Allison, a wounded Sect veteran of Belgium and France, spoke Saturday evening on his nine months in the trenches. He described modern warfare in plain terms with occasional humor, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the account of his front line experiences.
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Sam Allison
Belgium
France
Married SMAUPIN DIMMITT in Drinkwater area
The marriage of Miss Mary Olive Dimmitt and Mr Ray Maupin was solemnized Wednesday November 27 by Rev Elliott of Drinkwater. The bride wore blue silk with an overskirt. The couple will reside on their farm at Drinkwater as they begin married life.
Greasy Benetied by Chamberlain Tablet Tale
A fragment recalls tablets and a memory tied to Chamberlain and Benetied. The lines mention a sufferer and an event tied to a seal, with nostalgic reflection on past years and gratitude for recalled good times. The text is incomplete but hints at personal recollection and a historical tablet reference.
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Tam
Chamberlain
Larson Funeral Remains of Mrs Helge Larson Laid to Rest
The funeral for Mrs. Helge Larson, who died November 29, was held at 2 PM Monday at the Friends church. Rev. J. R. Wright led the service. Pallbearers included John Manship and eight others. Distant relatives from Vega and Marfa attended. Burial followed in Friends cemetery in LeGrand.
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Helge Larson
Friends Church
J. R. Wright
John Manship
Benj. Sawyer
N. C. Keen
D. N. Ferguson
H. D. Hoover
M. T. Sweet
J. E. Harvey
Morris Nodland
Oscar Turner
Jas. Sprouse
Dewey S. Larson
Vega
Tex
George J. Larson
Marfa
Larson
Friends Cemetery
LeGrand
Thanking Friends for Kindness at Death and Burial
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the death and burial of our wife and mother, and for the beautiful floral offerings. Larsos and CHILDEEN.
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Larsos
Childeen
Oysters and notices at W. K. Arnold's
Oysters at W K Arnold's and music there invite patrons while public notices advise leaving hack service orders at the central telephone office. Various local items include health warnings amid influenza, school closures, and notices about residents traveling or ill.
Influenza Situation Becomes Serious In Local Area
The flu situation prompted school dismissal for an indefinite period before cases were known locally. About twenty seven cases reported in the Quarry neighborhood, with no fatalities yet. Families including Hoover, Jordebrek, Johnson, and Brisbois report varying mild to improving conditions. Community lime tests and corn club yields highlight agricultural notes amid health concerns.
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Wm. Hoover
Peter Jordebrek
Our Churches. Christian Church Service Schedule
Rev. Peanter E. Suuer leads Sunday School at 10 8 am. preaching at 3 pm. Y P S C E at 7 pm. evening preaching at 8 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.00.
Friends Church Sunday Schedule and Leadership
Friends Church announces Sunday School at 10 o clock led by Superintendent J R Rylander with 11 am preaching service. Junior E Sunday at 11 am under Supt Mrs Retta Bigelow. Y P38 EB at 6 30 with 1 30 preaching. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm. You are invited to meet and worship with us.
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J. R. Rylander
Retta’ Bigelow
Child Welfare Work Under National War Measure
The weighing and measuring test for children aged 3 months to 5 years has become a national war measure to foster healthier citizens. Conducted by the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense with local physicians, the service is free. Mothers are urged to attend promptly. Mrs. W. W. Southwick is named chairman for LeGrand Township No. 1.
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Council of National Defense
W. W. Southwick
LeGrand Township No. 1
Worth Trying Flu Remedy From Washington Mo
St Louis dispatch reports a local editor claiming a flu remedy used in Washington Mo may help. Five drops of carbolic acid in one ounce of grain alcohol were placed on a handkerchief and inhaled to combat the flu, which is spreading in Des Moines area and St Louis. The note is presented as a reader suggestion from BR H Broopecoop.
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St.Louis
Meta Party
Washington
St. Louis
BR. H. Broopecoop
Sunday visits and church notes in Dillon area
Miss Bessie McGarel visited the S R Piper home on Sunday. Phoebs McCorst sews this week at Dave Bracklacher home south of Dillon. Miss Della Richards spent Saturday with her sister Mrs W W Newell at Marshalltown. Women’s Missionary Union of the Friends church meets Thursday December 19 at 2 PM with Mrs Davis Hoover. Miss Chloris Richards visited brother Glen Richards and family at Marshalltown. Mrs Glen Richards very ill with pneumonia following influenza at her home in Marshalltown. Pleurisy added to complications. she was taken to Deaconess hospital and operated on. excess fluid drawn from the lungs. condition pronounced satisfactory after operation Wednesday morning.
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Ursula Mills
Fertile
Grinnell
Old College Friends
Grace
Harvey
Winfield
Phoebe Adair
Thomas Draper
Marshalltown
Phoebs McCorst
Dave Bracklacher
Dillon
Della Richards
W. W. Newell
Women’s Missionary Union of the Friends Church
Davis Hoover
Miss Chloris
Richards
Glen F. Richards
Glen Richards Hastei
Deaconess Hospital
Decoration Day in Sunny France Chroniclele Tale
A narrator recalls American graves in a French town tended by French women who adopt and care for the graves as their own. The piece notes Bouls Day as France’s closest spiritual analogue and details a growing practice of French families taking responsibility for American graves, expressing gratitude and solidarity across nations.
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France
Freedom
Ieee Ben
America
Sailor Letter From New York December 1918
A sailor writes to his sister from New York detailing arrival after Neptune voyage. He outlines upcoming moves to Cuba and Panama, recalls a Frisco trip, and notes landings at Arica Chile and Tocopilla, Chile. He reports canal passage, rough seas near Cape Hatteras, and a week in Norfolk before returning north. He mentions discharging sailors and awaiting discharge to resume work.
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New York
Cuba
Panama
Frisco
Arica
Chile
Tocopilla
Canal
Atlantic
Florida
Cape Hatteras
Norfolk
Walt
ACTOS
Cuagrun Forbes
Croup Remedy Promoted For Children
An advertisement urges parents to procure Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to guard children against croup. It notes the remedy is effective, advises careful observation of directions, and promises guidance on proper use during attacks.
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Ady
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Lincoln Highway
Iowa
Private Allison
W. K. Arnold's
Collar & Gaunt
W. KK. Arnold’s
Minnie Nodland
Central Telephone Office
P. A. Sanders
Belge Larson
John” Rykader
Des’ Moines
Iown State Horticultural Society
Lloyd Omundson
Kansas City
Frank Outland
Herman Wolken
Sergt
Dernard Humphrey
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ward
Alfred Omundson
Christmaas
Board of Health
Austis
Oliveri
Ctoes
Quarry
Marion
Carlton
Acre Corn Club
Linny County
Jasper ‘County
Adams County
Butler
Farm Bureau
David
C. B. Adair
I. M. Gaunt
Marshalstown
David Friend
L. T. Hibbs
E. H. Sharp
Chicago
Miss Cornwall
Coggan
Christian Church
Peanter E. Suuer
Junter C. E
S.C.E
J. R. Werest
Bessie McGarel
S. R. Piper
L Irvin S. Cobb
Post
Clayton Forbes
Pacific
W. K. Arpold’s
Croup
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