Uncle Jimmy and Eliza Lewis wed in Des Moines
Historic Des Moines wedding at the Savery Hotel drew sixty relatives from both families as Uncle Jimmy Lewis, 72, long time courthouse grounds keeper, married Eliza Brown, 60, near Ankeny. The ceremony united two large families with sixteen and twelve grandchildren respectively and three great grandchildren noted among guests.
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Jimmy” Lewis
Des Moines
Eliza Brown
Ankeny
Savery Hotel
Dee Moines
Jimmy
Lewis
Newton
Pauline Van,Gundy
Slater
Stars and Stripes
Draft to Fill Ranks Army Needs 100000 More Men
Washington May 29 reports show volunteering shrinking as draft plans loom to raise the National Guard to 400000 and bring the regular army to 203000. Congress debates exemptions while states report declines in enlistments and Ohio shows large Guard losses, signaling possible federal conscription to meet war strength.
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Milwaukee Railroad Company
North McGregor
Truro
Harding
Marvin Davidson
Des Moines
Coast Artillery
Honolulu
Iowa
Herbert Seal
Commercial Department of
Western Normal School
Shenandoah +i spring
Vera Seal
Army
Navy
Waukon
St. Louis
Jefferson
Greene County
War Department
Logan
National Guard
Milwaukee Company
Mississippi
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Middle West
Fonda
Iowa City
Bedford
Sac City
Hiram P. Shedd
Cedar Falls
Sioux City
Washington
Representative Ware
Philadelphia
Militia Bureau
The
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Ohio
Time Turns His Hourglass On Our Fading Year
A reflective piece notes time’s passage as seasons shift swiftly like fall. Youth, life, and daily change fade with the year, reminding readers that no hour lasts and time moves on with quiet inevitability.
Peace Riot in Chicago Prompts Peace Terms Demand
In Chicago at the Auditorium Theater and Grant Park on Sunday four thousand and five thousand people demanded clear terms of peace with Germany. Rioting and arrests followed after speakers denounced President Wilson, though inside the theater there was no administration criticism. A quote from Washington Irving appears amid culinary notes and reflections on benevolence.
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Chicago
Auditorium Theater
Germany
Grant Park
Wilson
Sinking of Spanish Steamer Ejizaguirre Reports High Loss
A Reuters dispatch reports 133 dead from the Spanish steamer Ejizaguirre disaster with 48 passengers and 85 crew missing. The second officer says the ship sank in five minutes after a great noise. only his lifeboat survived as the vessel broke in half. In Illinois Burt Sapp was found guilty of trunk murder in Aledo, receiving a 20 year penitentiary sentence.
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Reuters
Elzaguirre
London
Ejizaguirre
Reuter
Eizaguirre
Aledo
Ill
Burt Sapp
Emma Larkin
Six Fishing Boats Sunk Off Faroe Islands by Submarine
A Faroe Islands dispatch says a German submarine sank six Faroe fishing boats on the banks south of the islands. About thirty fishermen are missing.
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Copenhagen
London
Faroe Islands
Irishman Must Head Convention Chief in Ireland
London on May 20 reports leaders urge the Irish Government Convention’s chairman be Irish to enter the talks with a better spirit and fuller sympathy. The call reflects a desire for strong Irish representation at the helm of the meeting.
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London
Bran Bread and Varied Bran Recipes
The passage lists several bran based baked goods and drinks. Recipes include Bran Bread with bran flour buttermilk molasses and soda, another bran bread with sour milk raisins and soda, Fruit Bran Muffin with molasses milk bran walnuts flour and raisins, Bran Orangeade with bran cola and orange juice, Bran Gems with bran graham flour milk butter and baking powder, Bran Biscuit with bran flour baking powder and melted butter.
Farmers Work Harder Using Allen's Foot Ease
Farmers are working murder and using their feet more than ever before. Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder shaken into shoes and sprinkled in foot baths increases efficiency and comfort. It takes friction from the shoe, freshens feet, and prevents tired or blustered feet. Women everywhere use Allen's Foot Ease. 25c. Bold by dealers. Also note: cocoa shells fed to cattle in French dairy experiments.
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Allen
How Hens Know Roads Ready for Use
A quirky exchange questions road preparation by a machine praised as Pennsylvanian invention. The speaker notes scarifying and rolling the surface in one trip, then asks how hens could know the roads are ready for use.
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Gure Eneuch
Father of the Man Hatch Is He Henpecked
A witty courtroom exchange features Judge noting Hatch must mind the baby as part of a lighthearted dialogue about parental roles.
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Hatch
Bride Finds Whipped Cream Temptation In Recipes
In Cooking, the Kansas City Journal notes that it is hard for a bride to resist topping nearly every dish with whipped cream, a playful observation on dessert heavy habits and culinary trends.
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Kansas City Journal
Farm To Table Association Seeks Young Man Organizer
We Want a Young Man of good standing to represent us in this section and organize producers for selling direct to consumers. Liberal compensation to the right man. Write Farm to Table Association, Inc. 171 Madison Avenue, New York.
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Farm To Table Association, Inc
Madison Avenue
New York
Sweet Exchange About Proposals and Ideals
A dialogue features a woman recounting five marriage proposals she refused because none fit her ideal. A man jokes that she will be offered a sixth, but she asserts she is certain the sixth will also be unsuitable.
Fiery Red Pimples Heels With Cuticura Soap Ointment
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap plus Cuticura Ointment quickly heal eczemas that itch and burn with a single hot bath, and promote daily toilet use. Free sample by mail with a book and address card from Cuticura, Dept. Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. Boston
Novelty Items Include Electric Fan for Public Places
Quirky slang and garbled dialogue describe a bed wrist watch line and a lighthearted gag about placing a watch under a pillow. The text notes an electric fan among in-slot novelties designed for public spaces, reflecting playful gadget chatter.
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