05 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
1
Election day reports show Harding winning with 174 votes against the constitutional convention proposal. Precinct No. 2 in Dillon tallies 132 votes with 94 men and 38 women, while election boards include Mrs. A. A. Wolken and Mrs. Wendell Foote. Local notes cover community updates, purchases, illnesses, and moves amid a snowy election day backdrop.
Armistice Day to be observed Thursday November 11 with local LeGrand shops closing all day. Store owners Sawyer and Tosteyson Wisnall Harverson Co Harver Barer Snore urge patrons to shop Wednesday to allow honoring those who gave their lives. Also notes warnings about coughing and lung disease with a Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ad urging timely treatment.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the trusted cure for catarrh for 35 years. It promises blood-based action to heal mucous surfaces, with a one hundred dollar reward for cured cases and a free sample offer.
The article notes elderly voters across families with standout lines Mrs Addie Knudson cast the first ballot and Mrs Torkel Olson the last. Chas O Neal at 90 voted for Harding and Coolidge, tracing his first vote to 1852 for Schott. Elizabeth Trine at 87 topped oldest women voters, while Jordan recalled voting for Lincoln. Harriet Inman, 84, voted straight Republican. Newsroom details describe election day buzz and a manager’s adept handling of bulletin wire services.
Hiram Hammond of Los Angeles encloses a yearly Reporter subscription and writes about a rare half inch rain washing dust from foliage, brightened air, and paved streets removing mud unlike Iowa. He notes high rents yet says 1500 to 2000 people arrive daily from the east, sending best wishes to LeGrand friends.
A Verona Pennsylvania reader Mrs J N Rose reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy has long helped her family for coughs colds and croup. She says it broke up the attack at once and she has recommended it to many friends and neighbors who used it with good results.
A Pasteur Institute director recounts a visit to a Tangier refuge for poor Muslims. He finds a derelict site with a collapsed roof, naked, filthy occupants, and swarming vermin. He calls the scene a manuree heap and questions how such misery remains near well travelled roads to golf links and polo grounds.
Hawthorne Daniel writes that pollen is the main cause of hay fever but other sources arise. Dogs cats horses feathers satchets and pillow dust can trigger symptoms in sensitive individuals. Tiny emanations from these sources can mimic pollen and provoke reactions.
The notice lists church activities with Rev Frank D Asasa as pastor and Rev P E Shult filling the pulpit in his absence. Sunday School at 10 with J F Rylander as superintendent. Junior G E at 2 30 and Y P S C H E at 6 30 led by Lois Rylander. Evening preaching at 8 and Wednesday prayer at 7 30.
Christian Ghurah and Rev R W Prrvan invite all to Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m. Y P S C E meets at 6 30 p m with a 7 30 preaching service. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30. You are cordially invited to meet and worship with us.
A terse city directory snippet lists Max M Mills as an office detachment at 10 East Main Street in Marshalltown Iowa. The fragment notes only the name and address with no additional context or dates.
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