Local notes from Estherville and surrounding towns
A collage of short items lists visiting relatives and travel, funerals, and local business moves. Readers learn of Ruth Coady and Evelyn Erlein visiting Cedar Rapids, Mrs Mack Groven and Miss Ma hefle Perkins to Washington, and Bessie Lien attending a funeral in Story City. Also noted are tire price drops, community movements, aeroplane and automobile entertainment in Spencer, Irvin Hanson’s job move to Pittsburg, and a large funeral for Dr. Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Coady
Evelyn Erlein
Ceder Rapida
Mack Groven
Mahefle Perkins
Washington, D.C
Byron
M. Biersboth
Liscomb
Iowa
Viei-frienda
Bessie Lien
Story City
T. Lier
Stork
Nichols
Roy Schutter
Dunnell
Roy Goggin
Eatherville
Dig
Donaldson Bros
Jg Spencer
Spencer
R. L. Richardson
Estherville
W. C. ‘Richardson
Emmetaburg Tribune
Irving Hanson
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electrical Company
Columbus
Ohio
Ira Overholt
Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake Commercial Club
Dickinson County Fair Association
Play therapy aids wounded soldiers in US camps
Chicago medical officials report a new treatment using prescribed play to aid joint and muscle rehabilitation for wounded soldiers. Physical directors of the M C A supervise targeted games at camps including Taylor Dodge Great Lakes Fort Sheridan Fort Des Moines and Fort Harrison with plans to expand to Camp Grant Funston Sherman Custer and Ford hospital Detroit. Major Kelley at Camp Grant has set aside two barracks as a gym and will seek MA C A help to direct wounded goblers in games.
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Chicago
Central Military ‘Department
Kallenberg
Doctor Kallenberg
Funston
Sherman
Custer
Big Ford Hospital
Detroit
Kelley
Camp Grant
Honor Fighting Parson Dr John H Clifford Receives Croix de Guerre
Baptist minister and MOA worker Dr John H Clifford is lauded as a fighter in war and peace. He earned the Croix de Guerre for extraordinary bravery under fire, joining two others who braved enemy shells in the firing zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Clifford
Baptist Minta
Decter Clifford
Efe
Col Albertoa Catlie Heroic Marine Rescue Described
A wounded Marine officer of the Sixth Regiment is carried to safety on a stretcher. Doctor Clifford endured heavy fire going over the top multiple times and narrowly escaped death on several occasions. He is described as fifty one years old.
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Euing
Albertoa W. Catlie
Sixth Regiment of Marines
Clifford
Praise for Consul General Harris’s Siberia service
An official committee extols Consul General Harris for aiding the American Expeditionary forces and assisting Czechs and Russian prisoners, highlighting his broader humanitarian work and a memorandum filed with state department officials.
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Harris
Siberia
Eaps
Almerican
Heras
Grant Athistic Program Seeks US Aid for Artistic Projects
A murky draft mentions an athletic art program linked to American development in the 4B era. The text references cooperation with pastes and a project titled for athletic nations, but details are unclear and names are fragmented.
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United Pastes
Atmerion
Fraternizing claims denied by Allied troops isth front letter
A St B Stecher of Racine Wisconsin and a Y M C A worker with the Ninety‑first division writes from France denying fraternizing rumors after the armistice. He describes three fronts of service, bravery awards, and a strong contempt for German soldiers, asserting officers would prevent fraternizing if any occurred.
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Chicago
Western Front
St. B. Stecher
Racine
Wis
National War Work Council
Stecher
Y. Mom. O. A
St. Mintel
Manders
Argonne
France
Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Company
Stacine
California National Guard
Los Angeles
Cal
Mra
Major General Praises Y M C A Service in France
General Dickman issues an order praising the Y M C A for aiding soldiers in France during Chateau Thierry through Meuse and St Mihiel. The movement sent care to 34 men and 6 women of the division, with Col. J C Rhea reporting large, free distributions by the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Work Council
Dickman
Bod Triangle
France
Chateau- Thierry
Marne
St. Mihiel
Verduti
Meusea
Dickuian
Great educational program planned in France for soldiers
General Pershing signed an order to establish an American Army university in Beaune France to educate 15000 to 20000 soldiers. The Y M C A Army Educational Commission moves its main office from Paris to Beaune. Courses will cover engineering, herald arts, science, music and more with horticultural exhibits permanent features. The program cost is now $700000 a month with $1500000 in books and supplies sent overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
General Pershing
Nan American Army University
France
Bennie
Y. M.C. A. War Work Council
A.B. FL
Army
Idle Time Courses At Army Bases And Camps
The text describes educational courses supervised by the M. M. A. for soldiers at base camps and ports of shipment, with short courses for those soon to be moved and engaging offerings for all personnel to pursue during idle time.
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Army of Occupation
Y Operates London Hotels Under U S M C A Control
The American Y M C A now runs about half a dozen London hotels including the Palace Cosmo and Grafton in full operation as part of a broader occupation era program. The setup aims to expand the war effort and provide expanded services under Allied oversight.
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London
The
Palace
Cosmo
Grafton
United Kingdom
Unclear text on American tablea and soldiers
Fragmentary OCR text references American tablea and grateful soldiers awaiting home orders. Content is garbled and lacks coherent events, names, or actions to summarize meaningfully.
Small Town News Notes on Advertising and Agriculture
The article surveys rural life habits and business trends, noting a potato growers association in Wabbard County Minnesota certifying seed stock, road maintenance tips, and parallels to postwar farm machinery adoption. It also mentions town newspapers consolidating and field meet closures affecting local commerce.
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V-R
Wabbard County
Minn
W E Albert named new Iowa game warden move to Des Moines
W E Albert of Lansing will move the fish and game department from Spirit Lake to Des Moines. He has served eleven years as deputy warden and will oversee the Flynn farm transfer to a 1400 acre park in Delaware county known as the Devil's home. Williard Tews of Odebolt died in a Sioux City hospital after injury from a cave in of a large pile.
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W. E. Albert
Lansing
Spirit Lake
Des Moines
Albert
Harding Rat
R. T. St. John
Riceville
Flynn Farm
Des Oines
Delaware County
Aick
Hear Gdebolt Where I Fed A SeH Before
An unclear, short OCR fragment mentions a person named Gdebolt and a location or action related to feeding. The readable text hints at a prior context or statement but lacks complete details for a full news item. Further context would clarify event, date, or affiliation.
Ancient Gaza legends and aged olive trees near Gard
The fragment notes Gard near AV Mintar and a claim that Samson died at the town gates. It mentions olives along the Gaza to Jaffa route, some over a thousand years old. An old legend credits Gaza with the invention of the first mechanical clocks, possibly sand clocks still used in some languages.
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Gard
Mintar
Samson
Gaza
Jaffa
Reproof of a Good Man Removes Stains on Character
A fragmentary Quotation praises reproof as cleansing for character, noting Fuller’s earth metaphor for stain removal and drying loss, attributed to Williamson.
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Fuller
Willamson
Optimistic Thought On Royal Power Limits
A brief reflection notes that a king cannot always rule as he wishes and must contend with limits beyond personal will. The piece emphasizes humility in leadership and the practical bounds of sovereignty.
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Allet Lake Park
Weat Bend
Sanaee
Lsa
Henry
Mahlum
Isitoh
Burlington
Anderson Jasturalay
Eesepression
W. J.beauman
A. Anderson
Effie Anderson
Oxfords
Central Military
Doctor Clifford
RED Triangle - Worker
Bulite
Met
Republican
Fin
Indicator
Rand
California
Washington
Ake Telephone No
Williard Tews
Odekolt
Sioux City
Sconberg & Kilgore
Carlol the Jeweler
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