Local notes from Goldfield and Eagle Grove
Local items report Miss Mary Miller visiting Laura Packard, Mrs. Harley Gardner accompanying Ethel Beckwith to Penton, and a road trip to Fork Dodge. Mentions piano tuner Harold Schaeffer, musical entertainment at Goldfield, and thanks from Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Klassi for illness support. Also notes fashion at Donhowe Charlson & Holt, bread price up, and a proposed vessel shield by W F Garrett.
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W.F E. Garrett
Eagle Grove
War Department
Market management faces pushback over local market plans
The Roanoke Virginia chamber of commerce appointed Frank Fooshe to lead efforts to consolidate a public market. Producers and grocers clashed as Fooshe tried to boost local supply and fair prices, prompting council and commerce interest while opponents argued against perceived interference.
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Mac
Roanoke
ATCC
Waltetin
Tiger
Recurssi Renu
Megisn
Indientloe
Ronnaky
Comtotom Wag
Wichita
Mar Doel
Fragmented moral musings on reform and danger
A garbled piece discusses dangers of impulsive defense, a boastful preacher’s reluctance to engage physically, and a New York law on dealing with peril. It cites Doerr Godderd of the Vinekind Institute for detectives who warns that purification of the mentally infirm would take generations, stressing disease and vice as ongoing threats.
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New York
Doerr Godderd
Vinekind
N. J
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Noted impersonator boxes daily to trim waistline
A noted femme impersonator is said by his press agent to box daily to cut his waist. The piece notes happiness with his mistress aiding when some caller speaks of Nitabet. Federal statistics show rising births over deaths, but the piece questions theorists demanding literacy tests for immigrants seeking residence.
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Oace
Nitabet
Alin
War Economy Faces Grim Notes in London Child Trade
A fragmentary report suggests London children wear wooden footwear amid wartime austerity. Observers mock costs of sandalwood while concerns arise about fakery at the federal reserve. Reports from Petrograd warn of rising profiteering and fear. a cautious girl pursues security, considering marriage as a remedy.
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London
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Renwick, Iowa
Mirst
Mary Miller
Goldfield
Laura Packard
Harley Gardner
Ethel Beckwith
Penton
Mrs. Enest Jones
Halle Allingon
Fork Dodge
Richardson's Store
Livermore
Harold Schaeffer
Strain’s Furniture
Black 406
Iowa
Mesdames C. H. Scott and
Vera Blesie
J. H. Klassi
Howers
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Sui
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Burr M. Packard
Mesdames Benedict, Sill, Brace
Wm. Packard
Rolla
North Dakota
Belmond
Canada
British West Indies
Massachusetts
Connecticut
United States
Great Britain
Dominion
London Times
Henareh
Richardson’s
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Tully
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Federal Reserve
Ve Petrograd
Gerngdit Gyhdlers
Cindy
Garde
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