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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
5
The article announces LeGrand's second chautauqua running from Friday July 23 to Tuesday July 27. It urges readers to plan visits, buy season tickets early, and spread word through letters and advertisements. Town excitement grows for a larger program than last year.
The Tama county road gang led by E. N. Blodgett has begun work on a half mile of gravel between the Booth hill area and Blodgett driveway with Wm Harris in charge. The piece aims to meet Marshall county’s road and extend toward Jos. Haynes cross roads, with a call for a public subscription and a proposed Good Roads Day to rally volunteers.
Notes from LeGrand and nearby towns include visits by O. J. Olson and Mrs. Martha Howard, travelers such as Harry Smith en route to San Francisco, and Judge Edward Vinje stopping by. Reports cover social events, birthdays, and a strawberry harvest amid recent heavy rains and hail.
Mrs Anna W Enge 77 died Sunday evening at 6 from paralysis at the home of her daughter Mrs Edward Harem in Stavanger neighborhood. Born Anna Bjedvesdatter in Norway June 2 1888 she came to America in 1891. Survived only by Abs Harem. Funeral held Wednesday with services at 1 and 2 o clock and burial in Stavanger cemetery.
Washington letter from June 1, 1915 details a summer stay with Martin Swift in Silver Lake Washington. The writer visits Tacoma Seattle and sees battleships and a steamship while noting a Seattle dynamite explosion causing wide damage and a watchman’s death. Mentions many local residents events and travel.
We offer maps booklet and information on the Great North Woods lake country and resort fishing districts of Wisconsin Northern Michigan and Minnesota. Apply to Ticket Agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
The Aero Club of America announces the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco as the permanent aerial route for cross country flights this year. Prizes totalling 20 000 dollars stand, with potential to reach 50 000 dollars before contests begin, drawing top aviators. Landing places will be set along the 3400 mile trail and signs erected for in‑flight guidance.
The text explains deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It states local applications cannot cure it and remedies must address the inflammation to restore tube function or hearing may be lost. It attributes nine of ten cases to catarrh and advertises Hall's Catarrh Pills with free literature.
Our Churches seed Rev A J Haxson Pastor. Sunday School at 10 Preaching at 11 Intermediate Endeavor Supt Mrs Pemberton Junior Endeavor Eunice Arnold Senior Endeavor Sunday 7 Leaders Ursula Mills Loretta Arnold Hazel O Neal Topic Christ s Call to the Young Women of Today Lk 10 38 42 Preaching 8 Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 Cordial invitation extended to all to attend.
Rev. G R Hammond pastor. Sunday July 18 1914 9 44 am Sunday School Rev J W Piper Sept 11 00 Preaching Service Studies in Matthew Compensation 7 00 Intermediate and Senior Endeavor Topic Christ s Call to the Young Women of Today Luke 10 38 42 Leader Miss Leoda Hawbecker 8 00 Preaching Service Studies in the Life of Moses Prayer meeting Wednesday evening Teachers Training days Thursday evening You are welcome to our services.
Rev. S. G. Henderson leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. followed by preaching at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p.m. Evening services begin at 8 p.m.
Cornelius D. Weaver, a Brooklyn lawyer, collapsed and died while addressing a meeting at the Mariners temple. He had been lecturing on Biblical texts before an audience of boys and young men. Doctor determined heart disease caused his sudden death.
Charles B Davenport notes in Popular Science Monthly that cancer resistance appears as a dominant trait. Offspring lack resistance when both parents come from a nonresistant line. He cites rural Maine and island communities where cousin marriages are common, increasing cancer-race concentration and inbreeding effects.
A terse exchange shows disagreement over using anesthesia during a dental visit. Vietin questions the choice while the other party recalls insisting on gas previously, implying a clash over medical procedure preferences.
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