Christmas Box Returns Home From Across The Seas
Hastings John Wilson received a Christmas box sent to him last November for the voyage to France and back. The box endured a rough journey, yet all articles remained inside. The note ponders how many people helped send the box across and home. Don Collier earned the Decoration of Honor as an expert telegrapher in France. Mrs Laura Simpson was a Malvern visitor Saturday. A town mix up occurred recently. Mr and Mrs J A Wearth were in Council Bluffs Friday. Perry Clover and Vic Paterson are praised as Hastings tree dehorners. Mrs John Clover went to Pender Wednesday to be with her husband employed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilson
France
Don Collier
John Clover
Pender
Virginia
Onie
Bily
Billy
Chance
Jed Barris
Barris
Bea
Hastings Social Notes Mention Visits and Travel
Hastings column lists visits from Mrs. J D Robbins of Malvern and Mrs. Ethel Miler to Henderson, Ed Hathaway and others attending Red Oak I O O F event, and several locals traveling to O’Neill, Randolph, Table Rock, California, Emerson, and Hastings area. A pool hall is to open in Missouri Valley with fixtures arriving. Liberty bonds offered for payment on Majestic ranges at G D Keffer Hastings Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
W. M. Hartman
Miagouri Valley
Botna Valley
G. D. Keffer
Iowa
Ee HK OH
Chance Brings Virginia and Billy Back Together
Virginia, desolate after a concert misunderstanding with Billy, faces a storm and a near tragedy. A sudden car strike moments later reveals Billy rescuing her. In the aftermath, Virginia finds happiness rekindled as chance seems to restore their plans.
The Earths Ancient Atmosphere and Its Gases
A historical theory describes earth's origin with a primordial atmosphere of gases not yet combined with crust. It notes higher past carbon dioxide levels fueling lush vegetation and a era when water existed only as vapor due to extreme heat millions of years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Moon
Laughing at Dickens Caricature Portrait Stirs Amusement
A late caricature of Charles Dickens, by William Miller, was featured in Dickensian after years of failed bids by F Kitton. Dickens himself reportedly found the image highly amusing when seen near Piccadilly and Gad's Hill, and remarked on the humorous oversized likeness with little legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
William Miller
F. Kitton
Charles Dickens
Christian Science
Piccadilly
Diarnell
E . Ir Wilson
Wockingham
Gad's Hill
Just Enough and No More Diet Doctrine in Health
An Ohio State Journal writer argues life near struggle hinges on modest eating. The soul thrives when body is fed only as needed, and excess food harms balance between body and spirit. A noted English author once lived by bread, butter, and fruit, challenging the myth that stuffing the stomach boosts health. Mothers urged to avoid overfeeding anxious children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Aluminum Calne coin circulates in Africa replacement
Africa adopts aluminum coin to replace cowries in Uganda and Nigerian protectorates. Nearly 82 million coins struck at Hrit tah mint in 1 cent or 2 mills values, perforated centers for stringing. Bronze coins circulate on west coast. cowries remain inland as traditional currency.
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Africa
Hrittah
Uganda
France's First Lady Mayoress of Nampeel Town
Mme d'Evry, appointed as first lady mayoress for Nampeel, spoke at a general Mayors of the Army Zone meeting in Paris. She described a village razed by Germans and a remaining population living in cellars or ruins seeking shelter, delivering a moving, eloquent appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mme. d'Evry
Ite
Nampeel
Aisne
Mme. d’Evry
Paria
Mme. d'Dory
Monument Plan for Soldier Graves At Cemeteries
A wartime policy outlines individual headstones bearing the soldier's regiment, name, rank, and date of death to replace wooden crosses. A central, simple memorial cross and inscribed stone are planned in each cemetery, with Kipling selecting the inscribed wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipting
Oldest Tooth Powder Ad From 1660 United Kingdom
A discovered 1660 Mercurius Politicus advertisement from Leith Scotland touts a dentifrice that cleanses and preserves teeth, whitens them, prevents toothache, sweetens breath, and guards gums from canker and impetumes, made by Robert Turner at 124 hee paper with a warning to beware of counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercurius Politicus
Leith
Scotland
Robert
Turner
Warfare Tactics Stand Test of Time In War
General Pershing increased American deployment in response to German lines. The article compares World War I tactics to ancient Rome and Caesar, linking battlefield improvisation with lasting strategic principles. It cites Xenophon and Vercingetorix as precedents and notes Napoleon’s enduring maxim on studying great generals.
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Pershing
Caesar
France
Gonne
Xenophon
Centrites
Vercingetoriz
Napoleon
War Horrors Turn Hair Gray in Wartime Talk
Two women recall wartime hardships as one notes their hair grew gray not from fear but from unavailable imported hair preparations. They express hope peace will restore normalcy and hair color, reflecting postwar relief and practical worries.
Black Fox Industry Expands Across North America
In 1917 Prince Edward Island ranches held about 10 000 foxes at the pelting season start. From December 1917 to January 81 1918, 2 500 foxes were killed for their skins. Ranch breeding of foxes grows across Canadian provinces and northern U.S. states, with Japan and Norway among early adopters in favorable climates.
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Prince Edward Island
United States
Japan
Norway
Wedding Ring Custom to Stay in England
Jewelers note the wartime practice of brides purchasing their own wedding rings has persisted. The groom arriving late or near the ceremony coined the habit, and its advantages, including choosing the perfect size, keep it now in place according to the Edinburgh Evening News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ulan
Edinburgh
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Laura Simpson
Malvern
J. A. Wearth
Council Bluffs
Perry Clover
Vic. Paterson
Itva
Ruth Gawih
John Law
Hillg Aid
Mineola
T. ¥. Altrey
Wall
Ed Guatii
Mesdame
Bd Hathaway
I van Gorkuim
Ina Weatin
Red Oak
Dallas McGrew
Bert Blakesley
Omaha
Fred Lockabill
E. L. Richards
O'Neill
Nebr
Robert Smith
Eva van Ausdale
Will Tubbs
Emerson
R. M. Shipman
Ed Hathaway
H. H. Wilson
Henry McFarland
W. B. Caven
Elmer Collier
Gene Crouse
van Gorkum
Cliff Parker
Milo Marsh
Centerville
Marsh
Table Rock
Edgar Blakesley
F. Lookabill
O. B. Hutchings
California
F. H. Priest
R. Hutchings
Glenwood
J. R. Jones
Hammond Street
Wi 'Yam L. Tubbs
Santa Ana
Calif
Masdames E. ©. Collings
Eva M. van Ausdale
William Crawford
City
Masdames Tubba
Collings
Shipman
Jones
Red Oak Sun
Coturo Mall
Barmers Lumber CO
Boyd Street
Neb
Westen Newapeperates
Sale
Jas. A. Swope
W. F. Barnes
Carl Buch
Benatat Blackamithis
Bide Square
Iewa
Boyle& Empkre Inc
B. A. Gregory
Pacific Junction
Mills County Abstract CO. (Inc
Glenwood Town
Colwell & Baker
E. Benson
State Bank
THE
Advo Collection Agency
B. G. Day
Milla Seamy National Bank
Glenwood State Bank
W. M. Lamb Bank
Carter Block
Riedel's
Cc. H. Harris
W. Wright
Glenwood, Ta
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