Heavyweight title bout postponed to October in Des Moines
World champion Stani Klaus Zhyneko versus Cadduck Caiddock delayed ten days after original date. In a letter to the American Legion cadduck explains training issues and travel plans from Poland to Maine, aiming for optimal shape. Prize money totals ten dollars to one dollar with 16 percent war tax. tickets via Oscar Thorson, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Stani
Klaus Zhyneko
Tarl Caiddock
Dea
Argonna’ American Legion
Peschyenka
Poliand
Maines
Caddeck
Slate
Caddack
Lax
Oscar’ Thorson
East Lorant St
Des Moines
Towa
Verboten I tried to buy sane in the streets
In a grim diary style fragment a speaker laments strict laws against poison sales yet describes buying a deadly tool and ammunition. Across the street vendors push cheaper guns while bystanders shout bears and rats. The piece ends with a violent, fatal moment and a haunted walk home.
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Jaya i
Sisny Jima
Mason
Humboldt Legion to Play Britt at Football
Humboldt Legion football team rallied from their clash with Clarion last Sunday with no serious injuries and will be in top shape to face Britt at Pair Grounds in Humboldt Sunday afternoon at eight. Admission Nifty cents plus tax. The report highlights Humboldt’s backfield led by Jaqua Sykes Beebe and Fitch tearing through Clarion and notes Britt’s strong defense as the key matchup. The outcome affects Humboldt’s chances against Waterloo Athletic Club the following Sunday in Waterloo.
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Humboldt Legion
Clarion
Britt
Mbaldt
Oeto
Jawning
Sandis
Humbold
Waterloo Athletic Club
Waterloo
Humboldt
Woman's Auxiliary Formed for American Legion Post
A Woman's Auxiliary linked to the McPeak Post of the American Legion invites eligible women connected to Legion members or veterans from April 6 1917 to November 11 1918 to join. Meeting October 18 at 10 O P M. Dues for 1921 are 60 cents. Applications via Mrs. Wm Beenen G A Richardson or Post Commander Thompson.
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Am Legion
American Legion
Aistéreof
Wm. Beenen
G. A. Richardson
Thompson
Farmers of Iowa to donate corn for Near East relief
The Story City Herald reports farmers of Iowa plan to sell four loads of corn to provide cash relief for Armenians through the Near East organization. Money will be sent via local pastors to denominational representatives, with minimal overhead and direct aid reaching goal areas.
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City Herald Fomiair
Towa
Afhenian
Tha Near East Organization
Lowa
America
Shookle
Will and pallbearers Named by Dying Man
A southern man making his will called six bankers his pallbearers. When asked by the lawyer about the choice he replied that these men had carried him his whole life and should finish the task.
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Bankera
Local Citizen Watches Lantern Lady At Fender Scene
If citizens were up at midnight last Monday they might have seen a woman sitting on a fender with a lantern beside a car. The report does not identify the man involved nor provide further details.
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Nea
Fragmentary Kansas City Star encounter on road hazards
A garbled report recounts a local incident where a driver argues with another as a tire or car issue arises. Names and places are indecipherable, but the tone resembles a brief street scene or anecdote from a Kansas City Star page.
The Shhock of a Quiet House Night
A fragmentary dialogue shows a mother denying a daughter’s varied excursion requests. The scene hints at tension between propriety and desire, with a dreamy, disjointed exchange that suggests a dramatic moment in a domestic setting.
In the Philippines a man flees and plans to marry again
A garbled report recounts a man fleeing Mae Laok with another woman in the Philippines. He tells his wife he plans a new marriage and hints at enlisting while awaiting orders. The text is fractured and difficult to parse but centers on a wartime marriage disruption.
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Philippines
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Dickie Yes egrie clothes London Mali. The readable fragment hints at a puzzled dialogue about remedies or items to prevent bogging or musketees. Not enough context for clear action or outcome.
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Dickie
Egrie
Landon Mali
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