Monroe News in Brief From The Mirror
Oliver Werner and wife return to Des Moines after visit with C B Livingstons. Gasoline shortage may force Monroe to ration city gas and limit stoves. Marriage announced for Chas Forest Talmage and Miss Marjorie Edna Haynes in Orange California. Auto crash near James Irwin residence injures none. tire blowout leads to collision with a telephone pole. Ralph Hollingsworth and Miss Bessie McReynolds wed and plan housekeeping in Monroe. Accident near Gordon Slycord garage injures none. Hasselman truck backs into buggy near L J Newquist family.
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the Mirror
Oliver Werner
C. B. Livingstons
Des Moines
Monroe
Chas
Forest Talmage
Marjorie Edna Haynes
Orange
Calif
Chas. Talmage
James Irwin
Vern Jarnagin
Chas. Bray
Vern
Mr. Bray
Ralph Hollingsworth
Bessie McReynolds
Unionville
Simpson
Ralph
Monroe Auto Repair
Eddyville Notes Include Enlistment and Local Happenings
Eddyville news reports Lloyd Alibaugh joining the Aviation department in Rochester and headed south soon, Dr. Coffreen of Indianapolis scouting Red Mineral Springs for a potential sanitarium project, and Mrs. Mary J. Carson preparing to move to Moberly Missouri after auctioning her Eddyville home. Bruce Billick of Oskaloosa, a cousin of Jeff Billick, was accidentally killed while hunting near Oskaloosa, and Allen McFarland travels to Chicago for further facial surgery after prior injuries from a corn shredder.
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the Tribune
John Wynberg
A. Bandstra
Albia
Gwylim Evans
Fred Vanderzyl
Ottumwa
J. L. Allbaugh
Lloyd Alibaugh
Aviation Department
Rochester
New York
Sam
Coffreen
Indianapolis
Eddyville
Red
Mary J. Carson
Moberly
Jeff
Allen McFarland
Chicago
McFarland
Des Moines Trip and Destructive New Sharon Fire Report
New Sharon residents were noted visiting Des Moines and Pella as well as Sunday callers to local homes. A destructive fire destroyed the Star building and an adjoining structure around 1 45 to 2 00, bypassing rapid containment due to prior extensive contents and the age of the frame buildings.
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Anne de Penning
Fred de Penning
Galesburg
John McMahan
New Sharon
Oliver Stutzman
Star
H. A Stout
Stutzman
Prairie City News Notes and Visits
Miss Lucile Hiemstra of Vandalia visited at Martin Hiemstra's in Pella Thursday evening. A. T. Rouwenhorst returned to Pella after a visit with son Everett. Mrs. Geo Kane of Fairmount spent the day with her parents, the Zaa gers. Ruth Phillips of Washington planned a weekend with Prof. H A Phillips. Viola Van de Kamp returned from Pella, feeling much better. B Bos came home from Des Moines after an operation at Mercy hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rucker and others attended the funeral of Wm. F. Rippey at Ira.
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Lucile Hiemstra
Vandalia
Pella
Martin Hiemstra
A. T. Rouwenhorst
Everett
Geo. Kane
Fairmount
R. Zaager
Ruth Phillips
Washington
H. A. Phillips
Viola van de Kamp
Viola
B. Bos
Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Arthur Rucker
Carrie Awtry
Northa
J. W. Jeffries
Martha Rucker
Wm. F. Rippey
Ira
Knoxville News Notes and Personnel Updates
Enoch Mayer ends treatment in Ex celsior Springs Missouri and returns home. Walter Kester of Knoxville's Fifty-sixth Aero Squadron is now in England. A Knoxville traveling salesman C O Wilson reports dizziness and recent episodes prompting a Des Moines visit to Dr Grimes. Ralph G Zingrebe is mentioned as a young man in the report.
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Enoch Mayer
Excelsior Springs
Walter Kester
Knoxville
Fifty-sixth Aero Squadron
England
Flora Bly
Burlington
C. O. Wilson
Des Moines
Grimes
Ralph G. Zingrebe
Local arrests and smallpox outbreak in Knoxville
Deputy Sheriff Conrey arrested a Clark West farm worker on wife desertion charges last Thursday. Smallpox, though mild, has appeared east of the square with rigid quarantine in Knoxville. Knoxville residents Overton family return to Marion County under plans to reside permanently in Iowa. Mrs Lett's illness prompts travel to Marshalltown for care. Infantile paralysis claims Cleo Flanagan, a four and a half year old near town. Olympic theatre incident ends with arrests of five, fines of five dollars, appeals filed.
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Clark West Farm
Town
Conrey
Paulding County
Ohio
Knoxville
Zingrebe
Buckeye State
ED. T. McLaughlin
East Ward
H. A
Bud) Overton
Marion County
Orange California
Overton
Iowa
California
Fred Yates
Bessie Robinson
Marshalltown
Omer Lett
Jas. F. Robinson
Yates
Cleo
Forrest Flanagan
An Old Man's Stomach and Diet Cautions
An aging reader learns that older adults need less food as activity declines. At 85 or 90, appetite often decreases while overindulgence still occurs. The piece promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as aids to aid digestion and gentle bowel movement, attributed to F. D. Stubenrauch.
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F. D. Stubenrauch
Thought Kept Him Alive on Atlantic Crossing
The passenger Murphy, aboard his first Atlantic voyage, felt overwhelming agony and fear of death. A doctor reassured him he would not die, and Murphy confessed that believing he would die was what kept him alive.
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Murphy
Atlantic
Great Burma Rice Crop Exports Surpass Half Global Trade
Burma remains the world leading rice producer with roughly twenty eight million tons produced annually. Although exports stay under ten percent of the crop, they account for more than half of the rice entering international commerce, with exports around two and a half million tons.
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Burma
Universal military training urged for national defense
Uncle Dan and Billie discuss the 1870 71 Franco German war lessons. They argue France built a stronger army after defeat and universal training, while Germany’s disciplined force saved Europe. The dialogue promotes training camps, drafted youth, and preparedness to deter future wars.
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Dan
Aaid Billie
Jimmie
Germany
France
Slocum
War
Uncle Dan
Alsace
Lorraine
War Department
Billie
God
Brotherhood of Man
Early London Lunch Leads to News Agency Founders Connect
A London lunch anecdote recounts Baron de Rueter meeting a foreign visitor who had been locked in at the office after being told to wait. The incident helped secure one of Rueter's earliest prized subscribers. The office boy later became secretary and a key investor in the company.
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Baron de Rueter
London
Rueter
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement for Tired Feet Relief
Use Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and sprinkle in foot baths. It relieves tired aching and swollen feet relieves corns bunions and prevents blisters and calouses. Sold everywhere 26c. Try it today.
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Allen
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L. J. Newquist
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J. R. Kisor
John Burggraf
Albert Burggraaf
Joe van Baale
Curtis Carver
Prairie City
Gent & Bowne
Boseyfald
W. J
Olympic Theatre
C. L. Elder
Elder
Switzerland
Hs Reed
Sterling
Illinois
Fletcher
Castoria
Perevidice Sonal
Parcel Post
Ted Briggs
Oskaloosa
Lowa
Pella City Roller Mills
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