Notable War Hero and a High Society Divorce Case
Judge Marvin Kelly recalls John Breen a Major in the 11th Engineers wounded at Argonne Forest and decorated with the Croix de Guerre as Gerrit Rantoul faces a sensational divorce trial with Josephine Lam bert. Josephine denies wrongdoing while asserting her independence and wealth shaping a citywide intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Kelly
Gilbert van Horn
Argonne Forest
Gilbert
John Breen
John
Josephine
St. Botolph
Gerrit
van Horn
Wentworth
Kentucky
Kelly
Marvin
Gerrit Rantoul
St. James
Jason, Fillmore and Jones, &@ paper company
Southampton
The
du Barry
Rantoul
Paris
Almon Strauss
Supremely Unconcerned Widow Sets Grounds For Return to New Ark
Sephine declares she is reopening the old house after a divorce and plans to settle down, telling Judge Kelly she is ready for life anew. The judge notes that Gilbert and John Mete would have approved as he hints at a return to New ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin
Judge Kelly
Gilbert
John
Newark
Corn Hooking Ahead as Snow Delays Harvest
Farmers plan to finish hooking corn next week hoping for no more snow. The community notes a busy social scene with visits to Huntington, Ringsted, Algona, Estherville, and Grover, plus school events, church updates, and local trades. Multiple residents, including the Kruse and Olson families, are mentioned with everyday errands and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kruse
Huntington
Fred Kruse
Beacon and
Boone
James Ellerston
Maple Hill
Arthur
Evelyn
Peachee
Odus Paugh
Nellie Helmers
Ringsted
Will Martin
Grover
Teachers’ Institute
Sam Anderson
C. C. C. Club
Algona
Sophus Lund
Nels Peterson
Lillian Edwards
Irma McIntire
Armstrong
Jim Edwards
John Hansen
Emmetsburg
Mr. Inman
Dorothy Kruse
Ed Wahldieck
Fairmont
Manchester Uses Hobson Checks to Raise Funds
Manchester uses Hobson Choice checks sponsored by the local community club and inventor O. O. Hobson of Cedar Rapids to speed up business and fund the unemployment pool. A one dollar bill is cemented on a two dollar check with the 50th endorser peeling off the bill, and each endorser loses two cents instead of writing a new check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Hobson
O. O. Hobson
Cedar Rapids
Endorseral Trade Tax Document Adds Small Unemployment Fund
The text describes a system where paying 2 cents federal tax saves one dollar for a local unemployment fund. Endorsers date in numerals beside reduced payment amounts that they receive in trade and cash within 24 hours. Each check purchase totals $74.50.
Water Heaters for all cars in Gamble Stores ad
Winter driving prompts concerns over freezing. ad highlights water heaters for vehicles and mentions Gamble Stores stocking Ford Model A manifold and related heater parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamble
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Re Sas
Ca Fs
Maxmil
Nan Schweitzer
George St. James
Toshi
James Ruelly
South America
Schweitzer
New York
Josephine Lambert
Cansandan
Prince Miguel
Palm Beach
Felix Riesenberg
Sephine
UED
Acip
Pesia
EE Sack
Elmer Gangestad
Tom Hansen
Mesdames Knute
Gust Olson
Estherville
Arnold
Kenneth Olson
E. H
Lone Rock
Gladstone
Eliza Welsh
Ellsworth News
Purl Partello
Fred Johnson
Millard Christopher
Corens Society
Ernest Heyer
Albert Sternberg
Whiler Williams
Ralph Hartman
Howard Waterman
Ed Rinehart
Millard Christopher and Sons
John Stanerson
Tom Sunde
Sadie
Charlie Smith
Frank Harris
Bert Schultz
Dorothy Bettin
Louie Harris
Monterey
Will Otto
Denry
Charlie Pleper
Ceylon
V-R
John Sandwen
Estherville, Igwa
6Th and
Lincoln Street
Fred Davies
Monarch Groceries
Atlantic
Fred Cariel
Seth
Pada Staiemakes
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