Oliver-Walls Fair Highlights Educational Pageant
Des Moines Wallace's Farmer features a detailed Oliver-Walls fair article praising a farm education event. It describes a countywide program with a pioneer life pageant, school floats, and crafts. Rules emphasize learning over prizes, with strict attendance and fair governance by nine superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Des Moines
Farm
Oliver
Aes Fordance
Peentis
Ats
Pers
Pioneer Life
Alvis
Harvest optimism and call to aid nonproducers in war effort
A midwestern style reflection cites improved crops and rising farm activity across the nation. It urges the United States to supply necessities to nonproducers abroad and warns that idle wealth destruction could bring decades of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Ing
Flanders
Russia
Austria
United. States
Elbert Hubbard versus Kaiser Wilhelm recalled in fate tale
The piece recounts Elbert Hubbard’s savage critique of Kaiser Wilhelm II in The Philistine and links Hubbard’s death aboard the Lusitania to the Kaiser’s submarine attack. It also notes Dunkirk bombardment ranges and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for colds with a parable about grass blades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
William
Germany
Elbert
Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
the Philistine
Willam
Pagseiger
Lusitania
King
Dr King’s New Life Pill Promises Quick Bowel Relief
Health promotes happiness by stressing digestion and regular bowel movement as key to wellbeing. The ad urges taking one small pill at night to ensure a full free movement by morning and improve appetite and digestion.
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Rev Dotson
Rev B F Dotson of Marshall testifies to relief from backache and weak kidneys after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He recounts prior suffering in Martinsburg and urges others to obtain the same remedy, noting he has not needed kidney medicine since. Purchase price 50 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotson
Dean’s
Marshall
B. F. Dotson
United Brethren
Chestnut Street
United. Brethren
Martinsburg
Dean
Rev. Dotson
Foster Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo
N.Y
Two Great Disappointments in Life
A reflective nugget states there are two major disappointments in life. One is not getting what you want and the other is getting it both framed as a concise, aphoristic observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Oliver-Walls
Edgar
Clark
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Ines
Board of Health
U.S
John
Lowe
Oliver's
Wate
Tiinois
Queensware
Groceries and Queensware
Dunkirk
Scientific American
Eton
Keifer ‘Drug Co
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