Nearby Towns Notes and Local Health Efforts
James Rickabaugh of Otley visited the Miles Richards home. Mrs. Gerrit Vanderpol spent Sunday with her mother. Emmet Autry of Sully visited Mr. Antry’s family. Jay Harding, recently moved to Chariton, spent Sunday at home. Edna Dennis and Claire Stonaker visited from Pella. Mrs. Pearl Whiteman underwent appendix and tonsil surgery in Osceola. Her sister Mrs. Ace Odem visited during the operation. Professor Jacques of Ames College reports success in a clover field poison trial to curb grasshoppers. County Agent I N Taylor noted marked relief. grasshoppers appear largely reduced. The spray was broadcast and may need another dose after rain. Hasselman praises the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
James Rickabaugh
Otley
Miles Richards
Gerrit Vanderpol
J. R. Roberts
Emmet Autry
Sully
Mr. Antry
0. P. Amtry
Jay Harding
Melcher
Chariton
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ace Odem
Stuart
Hasselman
Jacques
Ames College
I. N. Taylor
New Sharon News Briefs and Local Notices
Mr and Mrs H D Rhine with Mr and Mrs Jack Anewweg visited Tama Reservation Sunday. A Leyden bought the DeVore farm south of town for 300 per acre. De Vere family plans unclear but likely to stay in New Sharon. Chester LeCocq and father left for Kansas City for auto mechanics training. wife and child to stay with Taylor family for about three months. J Sparks a pioneer resident died in Grinnell Iowa aged about ? burial at Lynnville by Masons. Robert Roland four so burned near Taintor after gasoline accident. mother extinguished flames then fire spread, severe burns to lower body. death occurred next morning. Neighborhood shaken by the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
H. D. Rhine
Jack Andeweg
Tama Reservation
A. Leyden
DeVore
de Vere
Plana
New Sharon
Chester LeCocg
Chris LeCocq
Kansas City
J. H. Taylor
J. Sparks
Jasper County
Grinnell
Iowa
Lynnville
J. J. Sparks
Masons
Robert Roland
Earl Northcutt
Taintor
Knoxville News Miscellany From the Journal's Knoxville Desk
A. J. Kerr calls on families in Monroe and Des Moines while W H Lyon travels to Chicago for legal matters. Mrs. Ashile Welsher visits Minneapolis then returns with daughter and grandchildren for an extended stay. Several locals plan army service in Des Moines and Washougal while the 17th Iowa Infantry reunion looms in Knoxville. A Saskatchewan drought report follows as Herbert Risewick loses a horse valued at 160 dollars. Union township votes to donate 15 dollars per threshing meal to the Red Cross. A heat scare near Cronkhite's, John W. Brillhart dies at Mt Pleasant hospital after a long illness and insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Journal
A. J. Kerr
Monroe
Des Moines
W. H. Lyon
Chicago
Ashile Welsher
Minneapolis
Ray Bousquet
Joseph
Catherine
Butte
Mont
Phil Schell
Army
W. H. Allen
West Knoxville
Washougal
Wash
H.L. Stoops
Grand Army of the Republic
Portland
Oregon
West
Knoxville
17Th Iowa Infantry
Lillian Underhill
John
R. H. Underhill
Osage
Risewick
Union Township
Red Cross
Wm. H. Stoops
Abe
Cronkhite
Oda Allard
Q Depot
Ida M.bailey
John W. Brillhart
Mt. Pleasant
Geeth
Death of Rhod es Br nike ne i habits and family ties
The obituary notes a man died after a mental breakdown with no known cause. He left a widow Maggie, daughter of ex Recorder Frank M. Smith, and two children. The body was moved from Knoxville to Dallas for funeral services and burial in Dallas cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Frank M. Smith
Knoxville
Dallas
Enlist and Go to College to Serve Country
The War Department opens a plan where 1918 graduates may attend college and join a new U S army college training unit. Eligible students over eighteen enroll voluntarily and may be called to active duty after age twenty one, with military instruction funded by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
U. 8. Army College
Army of the
United States
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign Opened September 28
The Fourth Liberty Loan begins September 28 and closes October 19. The effort will be watched in Europe as a measure of American support for the war, with enemies hoping for failure and friends hoping for victory. Each dollar subscribed strengthens soldiers and pressures the Teutonic powers. The pledge tests American loyalty and sacrifice against our troops in Europe.
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Europe
America
United States
Woman's statement helps Pella resident find relief
A Pella woman describes relief from sour stomach and bloating after trying Adler-Ika buckthorn bark glycerine mix. She notes it flushes the bowel tract completely and relieves gas and constipation with instant action, as advertised by Vander Linden's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Linden
I Read A Detective Tale While Mom Cleans Up
A child in Cleveland Leader ink describes a household evening. The narrator hides to read a detective story while his mother quietly finishes chores. He realizes he was selfish and feels guilty for ignoring her calls. The piece centers on family dynamics and a quiet moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Cleveland
Chamberlains Tablets Boost Digestion Says Mrs Bowers
Mrs Blanche Bowers of Indiana Pennsylvania credits Chamberlains Tablets with transforming her digestion after years of weakness. She reports only light foods previously, but after taking the tablets about a year ago she now has normal digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Blanche Bowers
Indiana
F. D. Stubenrauch
Misapplied Trouncing Turns to Truth in Family Talk
Mrs. Thornton counsels Robert after he beats Willie Saunders for calling his father a drunkard. She explains lies harm no one and truth heals, citing Bible wisdom from Second Corinthians. Robert, impressed by his mother’s reasoning, decides to try truth rather than violence.
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Robert
Mrs. Thornton
Willie Saunders
Father
Willie
Jet Willie
Bilious Attack Remedy Advertisement in Quarter Page
A 19th century style medical ad describes bilious attacks caused by liver dysfunction leading to constipation and stomach fermentation. It recommends taking Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver, purge the stomach, relieve nausea vomiting and headache. The text notes a price of a quarter and credits D Stubenrauch.
Iowa State Fair Exhibits From State Institutions
At the 1017 Iowa State Fair inmates from penal reformatories prepared notable displays. They show unique and useful articles including manufactures, rugs, wearing apparel, canned goods, fancy work, basket ware and more. Remember August 23-30 for the fair celebrating Iowa wealth, industry and resources.
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Towa
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Eddyville
Aed
P. P. Claxton
U. 8S
Commissioner of Education
Liberty
Pella
Watson Tremaine
OF Auto Racing
Thaviu
T. Fred Henry Band
Fisher
Burlington
National
Royal Kealakal Hawaihiana
Thavia Grand Opera Company
International Ballet
Chicago Grand Opera Singers
Middle West
Tanbark Arena
Hankinson
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