Western Governors Pledge Aid to Salvation Army Campaign
Western governors and notable figures including Governors Lowden Philipp Allen and Larazzola, plus Senator Capper, join the Salvation Home Service fund national committee. They pledge to lend effort and influence for the coming drive.
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United States
United States Army
National Committee
Salvation Home Service Fund
Thomas Still
Salvation Army
Lowden
Milinois
Philipp
Wisconsin
National Campaign Committee
Allen
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Larazzola
New Mexico
Salvation Army Drive To Double Aid For Iowa Poor
For six months ending March 31 1919 the Salvation Army in Iowa distributed shoes milk and bread to 1821 people 437 baskets of food 9708 pairs of shoes and clothing 200900 pounds of coal meals to 4230 persons lodging to 451 and provided 226 men employment plus railroad tickets. The Home Service Drive aims to double this aid in the next six months and asks for help.
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Salvation Army
Iowa
Salvation Army Home Service
Soldiers' Arrival News Telegraphed By Charity Firms
The Salvation Army has spent over 40000 sending telegrams to soldiers families in New York upon arrival. Western Union seeks out incoming ships for business. If a soldier cannot pay, the message is billed to the sender. The army claims no charge to the soldiers. Moral exhortations follow.
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Salvation Army
New York City
Western Union
Howe
French in South America Readers Embrace French Literature
In South America French is widely read with editions of classics in most homes and bookstores filled with modern French writers, both in translation and in original prose and verse.
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South America
Oyster Mystery Explained Across Heat Extremes
The Knoxville Journal explains oysters are sensitive to extreme heat, accounting for the scarcity of these delicacies in a bowl of soup. The note underscores how temperature affects oyster viability and availability.
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Knoxville Journal
Salvation Army Opens Free Farm Help Bureau in Chicago
Responding to a farmers appeal the Salvation Army will set up a free employment bureau in Chicago to recruit farm workers for the Western states. A portion of the 2,250,000 the Army plans to raise in Illinois from September 22 to 30 will fund the bureau.
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Salvation Army
Chicago
Kiddies Enjoy Sprinkler On Ash Street
The daily social sight for Ash Street youngsters is the passing street sprinkler. Barefooted children rush out as it arrives, enjoying cooling waters flung to the curb and surf-like fun on their home block, with a growing line of kids following along to Trumbull Avenue.
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Ash Street
Trumbull Avenue
Detroit News
Embarrassing Lift Moment Inspires Skirt Change
A walker recalls a man lifting her onto the sidewalk to clear a high curb, saying he was pleased to have been of assistance. The incident left her feeling awkward and she admits she has not worn the skirt since.
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Chicago Tribune
Jones County Board Opens Bids and Grants Pensions
Anamosa Iowa September 23 1919 Third Day's Session of Jones County Board of Supervisors adjourned meeting grants increases in blind pension from 150 to 300 dollars per year and to John Wain 150 to 200 dollars. Opens bids for road work Scotch Grove township with Foley and Bullock bidders. Foley awarded earth excavation at 44% cents per cubic yard. Motion to dispose old tax receipts ordered. Wyoming memorial hall petition laid over to October session. Adjourned to October 5 at ten o'clock a.m. County Auditor E J Hines signs.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Streeper
Kruse
Shimerda
Bodenhofer
Hughes
Wm. Strickel
C. A. Wildy
John Wain
Martelle
Scotch Grove
W. E. Foley
Harry Porter
M. J. Bullock
Mr. Bullock
Solid Rock
W. JE. Foley
Badenhofer
W. FE. Foley
W. S. Garrison Soldiers Relief
Wyooming
Wyoming
Dr. Geo K Meyer Osteopathic Physician
Dr Geo K Meyer osteopathic physician based in Monticello Iowa licensed by Iowa and Missouri boards operates from Dr Peets residence and provides contact by phone 260.
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Geo. K. Meyer
Maria Theresa dollars shape Arab trade and fates
The article explains how the Austrian Maria Theresa silver dollar became the main coin in Abyssinia and Arabia. It details how Arabs valued the coin for jewelry and trade, smugglers moving it through Aden, and its 1780 date and crude die. It also notes Red Sea bankers importing bulk coins from Trieste and the coin’s weight and silver content.
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Abyssinia
Arabia
Red Sea
Aden
Trieste
Generous Royal Gambler Chronicle
A fragment recalls a romance around a plainly dressed stranger who once crossed paths with a generous royal gambler in a famed tale recounted by Thiselton-Dyer. The brief hints at intrigue and charity linked to a monarchic legend.
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Mr. Thiselton-Dyer
Honduras Offers Rich Land For Development
Honduras with a population near 600000 and area similar to Pennsylvania features a tropical climate, mountainous interior, and abundant land suitable for diversified farming and fruit growing. Much of the terrain is used for pasture, presenting ample room for growth.
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Pennsylvania
Honduras
Obituary Uses Tongue in Cheek Portrait of Deceased
An Atchison Globe obituary notes the departed man possessed the courage of his conviction, remarking he was stubborn as a goat. The piece blends humor with respect, reflecting local tone and community memory.
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Prussia
Atchinson Globe
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