Marriage of Miss Mapel and Eardley Belt at Marengo
Miss Novella Mapel and Eardley Ray Belt of Wellman were wed Tuesday July 9 at the Methodist parsonage in Marengo Iowa with Rev. Patterson officiating. The couple plans to reside near Wellman until after the war and honeymoon after the ceremony.
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Novella Mapel
Eardley Ray Belt
Wellman
Marengo
Iowa
Patterson
Willard Hays
Elwyn
Keota
Bell
John Mapel
Welman
Mr. Bell
Thos. Pell
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society Meeting Report
Mrs Louise Reaney hosted a full day meeting with fourteen members and five guests at Pleasant Plains. Red Cross activities filled the day and a cafeteria style noon dinner was served. An annual picnic is planned for Sunset park replacing September, and the August session will be at Mrs Mary Gleakinger's home.
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Eva Smith
West Chester
White Way Club
Clara Skineer
Howard Fisher
Louise Reaney
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Red Cross
Sunset Park
Mary Gleakinger
Chamberlain's Tablets for Stomach Troubles and Constipation
These tablets are intended especially for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. If you have any troubles of this sort give them a trial and realize for yourself what a first class medicine will do for you. They only cost a quarter Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Red Cross Notes June Quota Reached With 273 Packets
The June goal was met with 273 packets completed by 20 workers between 9 and 12, plus 86 knitted wash cloths and 60 eye wipes. The county chair man Mr Keeley announced the July quota at 1,900 packets. The workroom resumes tonight 7 20 to 9 30 and Friday Saturday 9 to 6 with about 30 workers daily.
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Keeley
The Joy of Living Bowel Health Adverts
A advertorial promoting Chamberlain's Tablets to improve bowel movements and digestion for better enjoyment of life. It urges readers to try the remedy, listing Lemmon's Pharmacy as the place to obtain it.
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Lemmon
Advt
Two Iowa Doctors Die In Separate Fatal Incidents
Iowa City reports two University of Iowa medical alumni dead in separate events. Dr. Claude Conwell Sackett, class of 1898, was killed by bandits near Laurel Nebraska while aiding a store robbery inquiry as part of a posse. Dr. Frederick C. Skinner, a 1898 graduate of homeopathic medicine, died suddenly in a New York hospital after twenty years of practice in LeClaire near Davenport.
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Iowa City
Iowa University
Claude Conwell Sackett
College of Medicine
Laurel
Neb
Frederick C. Skinner
New York
College of Homeopathic Medicine
LeClaire
Davenport
Building Stalwart Character Through Daily Duty
In this discussion the stalwart character is defined as an invaluable asset formed by consistent daily devotion to duty. The piece emphasizes how invisible effort accumulates into a strong moral fiber guiding personal and professional conduct.
Girls Recreation Classes Open for Washington Youth
A general invitation invites Washington girls to join the new recreation program led by Miss Jensen. No requirements beyond a 25 cent eight week fee. Indoor activities include Swedish drills dances games calisthenics at the high school. outdoor games tennis and volleyball at the ward school. Classes are organized by age groups with set evening times and Miss Jensen offers guidance for those who must attend different sessions.
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Washington
Miss Jensen
Silence and How It Will Help in Winning the War speech
Russell T. Edwards, director of the national war garden commission, chose Silence and How It Will Help in Winning the War as his subject for a talk in Chinetnuati before the Women's Association of Commerce on July 17. Florence King of Chicago, president of the business women's organization, predicts nationwide women will be let in on a big secret as representatives from every state will attend.
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Russell T. Edwards
National War Garden Commission of
Washington
Women's Association of Commerce
Florence King
Chicago
Business Women's Orgentation
Women's Association
French preacher lauds American soldiers at Cedar Rapids convention
The Rev Dr Reuben Saillens of Paris told Baptist Young People in Cedar Rapids that American troops embody faith and victory. He praised Allied resolve and contrasted French and German soldiers, urging continued war until treaties honor sacredness, while noting American soldiers’ restraint and respect from French civilians. He and his two sons have fought in major wars.
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Cedar Rapids
Reuben Saillens
Paris
France
International Convention of Baptist Youngs People’s Union
Russia
America
Saildens
Dr. Salliens
Dr. Saillens
Delegtates
Verdun
Flanders
Failiville philosopher muses on crowding requests
A Providence quote from a Failiville philosopher suggests grouping requests to make selection easier, noting the humor in asking for many things at once. The Atlanta Constitution captures the wry remark about efficiency and choice.
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Providence
Failiville
Atlanta Constitution
Birthright of Happiness quote by Epictetus
Epictetus claims unhappiness is self made and asserts God created all men to be happy, urging personal responsibility for mood and outlook. The saying emphasizes inner control over emotions and the divine intention of universal happiness.
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Epictetus
Tradesmen Needed in Army Call for Engin ers Corps
A local draft board issued a fresh call for volunteers to join the Engineering Corps in the Army. The list of required trades includes auto repair, blacksmithing, carpentry, electricians, machinists, plumbers, surveyors, and many others. July 18 is the deadline to secure the needed numbers, after which inductees may enter via selective service. The article also notes chaplain service developments and the ongoing use of clergy in frontline and support roles.
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Engineers Corps
Chaplains Return to Duty After France Tour
Two U S chaplains Father Daugherty and Rev Lyman H Rollins were recalled from France and sent to Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville after a day in Washington. They join American soldiers in the ongoing war effort and share in the dangers of leadership.
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Rollins
New England Infantry
Father Daugherty
Louisville
Army
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Father O'Hearn
Washington
Lyman H. Rollins
France
Zachary ‘Taylor
The Dower Suitor Question Sparks Family Banter
In a witty dialogue the suitor asks what the father would settle on the groom, only to be met with the girl replying that the entire family would be settled on. The exchange captures a humorous glimpse of domestic negotiations.
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Alex Lytle
A. L. Hall
Intellectual Improvement League
Samuel Hall, Jr
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Theodore Turner
F. J. Peterson
N. L. Black
O. F Green
H. Green
H. Crayton
H. Rhodes
Samuel Hall
Florence Hell
Chamberlain
Red
TOWA
West
Franci X.bushman
Beverly Bayne
Schied
Winggur
Dir
Mies Jensen
WAR Department
Walton
Danker
Worcester
Mass
Frederick H. Danker
Young Men's Christian Association
Leicheprey
Cantigny
Caner
J. C. Caner
Washington Loan & Trust Company
Chas, I, Keck
Frank R. Sage
H. I. Ward & Co
The
Singer Shops
Singer Sewing Motors
Singer Sewing Machine Co., Inc
A. L. Fluke
Washington, Iowa
Graham Opera House
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