Mystic Co. at the opera house this Thursday to Saturday
Professor Caruthers presents Psycho Mystic Co. at the opera house with performances Thursday Friday and Saturday. G O. Davis, tolling as depot ticket agent, slipped on a bicycle fall earlier this week injuring both hands but not hindering work. Sim on De Haan visited from Os ka loosa Wednesday, initially heading by auto before returning to train due to slick roads. Herman Bruinekool and family of Chariton came for days this week for his father’s illness. Wizard Self Rising Pancake Flour advertised as top quality for gems muffins and quick meals and sold by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Davis
Herman Bruinekool
Chariton
Eli Hollebrands
Tony
New Sharon
Notice to club accounts signed by president and secretary
All accounts charged to the club must be accompanied by a written or der signed by the president and secretary of the club. All other accounts will not be paid. Woman's Federated Club. Mrs Mitten, Pres.
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Mitten
The Flower Gardens of Holland Flourishing After Constantinople Fall
The text explains how after the 1453 fall of Constantinople Holland transformed into a vibrant flower land. Dutch travelers from the Crusades brought seeds home, introducing silks jewels and exotic plants along with new flowers. Plantings in Holland’s rich soil sparked a nationwide passion for gardening and vibrant floral culture.
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Constantinople
Holland
Food Administration Achievements Highlighted
The Food Administration has forged cooperative ties with major religious denominations and press, enlisted fraternal and commercial groups, and won endorsements from the National Canned Food and Fruit Brokers Association. It plans a nationwide enrollment drive beginning October 21 to build a food conservation army with pledged households reaching over a million.
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Canned Goods Commission
Packers’ Committee
Emergency War Council
Master Bakers’ ‘Association
Rice Millers’ Association
Food Administration
National
Canned Food and Fruit Brokers’ Association
Washington
Hoover
U. S. Food Administration
R. L. Wibur
Ida M. Tarbell
Food Administration to distribute weekly report cards
The Food Administration asks churches and synagogues to place weekly report cards in homes covering over fifty million people. Distribution begins Sunday October 28 and runs to December 30. Plans are broad and aimed at aiding America and its Allies in winning the war. As details unfold, the public will applaud the initiative.
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The
Food Administration
America
Choir and sermon events at First Reformed and Baptist church
The First Reformed Church presents a choir performance singing By the Water of Babylon by Watson and soloist Miss Mabel Iowa Jones. Baptist Church invites Prof F Bosch of Central College to preach both morning and evening services.
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First Reformed Church
F. Bosch
Central College
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Remains Trusted
Thousands of mothers worry as their children cry in sleep and fall ill, but Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children has stood for 30 years as a trusted remedy in many homes. The product is said to break up colds in 24 hours, regulate bowels, and destroy worms.
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Mother Gray
Admiring a Lie in Prison and Its Lesson
A Home and School column critiques criminals who praise lying and stealing. It argues that criminals cling to a belief that wrongdoing pays, but true reform comes from embracing right as the only admirable path. The piece contrasts such views with nations and places where honesty defines civilization.
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Morocco
High Opinion of Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs C A Barnes of Charleston Illinois writes that Chamberlain tablets are mild and pleasant for biliousness and act as a laxative. She notes her own high opinion and mentions her brother also using the tablets with satisfactory results.
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Chamberlain
Speeding car hits streetcar amidships
A small car speeds from a cross street and strikes a streetcar squarely in the middle. The conductor steps off to gather evidence for his official report. A passenger quips about a husband beating his wife and mentions the whip in a humorous, dated delivery.
Allen's Foot-Ease for the Troops in Drill
Antiseptic powder shaken into shoes or used in foot baths. Young men in communities use Allen's Foot-Ease in drills for military preparedness. Used by Allied French and English troops to rest the feet reduce friction from boots and make walking easier.
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Allen
Remarkable Values at 900 Kinds Suitings
All wool suitings priced at $15.00 made to order with perfect fits. No advance in price, still $15.00. Offered by M. Vander Linden with emphasis on value and customization.
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M. Vander Linden
Linden M. Vander
Prohibition permanent aim in Iowa election
The Des Moines report notes the October 16 ballot on constitutional prohibition and argues for its permanence. It cites states with constitutional prohibition adopted since 1864 and claims none have repealed. Iowa temperance leaders seek to shield the policy from political shifts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Maine
Kansas
North Dakota
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Colorado
Oregon
Arizona
Idaho
Nebraska
South Dakota
Michigan
Montana
Big Iowa State Fair Seen As Model Of Prohibition Era
Dean C. F. Curtis of Iowa State College at Ames says the recent state fair attracted national attention as a model with no alcohol. He notes few exhibitors, prosperous crowds, and argues the dry amendment should be adopted on October 15 due to Prohibition’s positive effects.
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Dean C. F. Curtis
Iowa State College
Ames
Dean Curtig
Fragmentary wartime snippets mix satire and medical advice
The clipped text blends odd quotes about creation and eight dollar potatoes with garbled phrases from a wartime period. It mentions foot care powder for tired feet and a note about British and French troops, suggesting a chaotic page of miscellaneous items and advertisements.
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Profesor Caruthers Psycho ‘Mystic Co
Opera House
Simon de Haan
Oskaloosa
Ernest Sterrenburg
Coe
Pella
Newton Record
Wizard
Rev. L. Colyn
Presbyterian Church
Albila
Martha van Toorn
Edna Sedrel
Leighton
Otley
van Zante
van Zante’s
Jim van Dusseldorp
Camp Dodge
Arie Tol
A. Miedema
J. L. Warren
Helen Warren
Drake University
Coriniua Bruinekool
Chicago
Peter
John Ver Meer
B. Ver Meer
P. Ver Meer
L. J. Carpenter
Jasper County
Pella City Roller Mills
Bob Hites
Deming
N. M
Art Verrips
Bussey
Mra
Ervin Beaver
Gertie May
Eddyville
Isaac Woods
Lionel Barrymore
Marguerite
Metro Wonder
the Flower Gardens OF
the Food Administration
Vernon Kellogg
Howard
B. Grose
Selz Fall
Selz
D.G. Gosselink
Baldruf Rosenblatt CO
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