La Porte City Social and Church News April Meeting
The Presbyterian church held its annual meeting after an Easter supper. Officers were elected and plans set for repairs. Local fire destroyed farm home of John Hager with parts insured, and neighbors helped save belongings. Community notes include births, travels, school appointments, and revival services led by Rev. Stephens.
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la Porte City
W. M. Blough
H. J. Anderson
John N. McQuilkin
John McQuilkin
R. R. McQuilkin
James F. Camp
S. Genung
John Hager
Ehim- Bey, Ag
Hager
Union Congregational Church
A. M. Stephens
G. R. Parker
Evils of cigarette smoking shown in charts
Phrenologist Robert J. Black presents charts claiming cigarette smoking dulls intellect. He recalls examining eight schoolboys four years ago, four who were addicted and four who were not, to illustrate his point with head measurements and comparisons.
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Robert J. Black
Mr. Black
Study Links Cigarette Use to Brain Decline in Boys
A recent examination of the heads of several boys shows no brain development in cigarette users and some deterioration in mental capacity among them. The speaker notes having the names and addresses of the boys and a list of related details.
Three Time Wounded Bavarian Seeks New War Duty
Berlin reports the case of a young Bavarian who, despite three wounds and being placed on the invalids list, returned to service by volunteering for the Austrian army. He joined Bavarian forces in the war’s first week and sustained a minor arm wound early on.
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Berlin
Strom
Bohemia
Test of merit for Dean's Kidney Pills proven by Waterloo resident
A Waterloo reader, A. M. Smith of 118 Argyle St, recalls kidney trouble with back pain and sharp pains. Doan's Kidney Pills gave immediate relief and lasting recovery after use. Over five years later he reports no recurrence and endorses the remedy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N.Y.
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Waterloo
A. M. Smith
Argyle St
Doan
Dean
Smith
Veteran's call to avenge his father amid war wounds
A fragment recounts a soldier wounded in Belgium and France, seeking vengeance after his father's death in the Vosges, then another bayonet wound near Lille. He attempts service in Austria but is rejected. The piece ends with a note of gratitude and a list of engagements and licenses to wed.
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Sao
France
Vosens
Lille
Ilias
Batila
Austria
Medicine of Merit Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Ad
A vintage advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as meeting a real female health need for forty years. It touts plant based remedies and the law of survival of the fittest to justify merit and widespread use among American women.
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Lydia KB. Pinkham
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