American Legion Gathers News of Missing WWI Servicemen
Indianapolis August 16 The American Legion continues its search for 2000 plus cases of missing or dead WWI servicemen. Families report conflicting or missing updates on fate dates places and outcomes. The Legion Weekly Roll Call column publishes letters seeking details to help mothers and relatives reconstruct their sons' final moments and sacrifices.
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American Legion
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American Legion Weekly
France
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War Department
Evangelical clergy arrive for Iowa conference at River View Park
Ministers of the Evangelical denomination and their families begin arriving in Cedar Falls for the annual conference at River View park. Bishop AG Meinmitter Cleveland will lead the session with Mrs. Heintailler arriving Thursday and Dr. C A Mock from LeMars along with Hege. George Keep of Northwestern College will be musical director. Trustees of Western Old People’s Home plan their annual meeting to select a successor to A L Hauser. Meanwhile various church and community events unfold as attendees gather for sessions and talks on church work.
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Aug
Iowa
Riverview Park
AG. Meinmitter
Cleveland
Heintailler
Park
C. A. Mock. LeMars
Western Union
Hege
George Keep
Northwestern College
Naville
Western Home
Western Old People’s Home
A. l L. Hauser
Hauser
Nels J. Kjar
Austin Callaghan
Mount Vernon
Callaghans
Colorado
California
Evaid Due
Copenhagen
Denmark
Severin Lowe
Riceville
Santee
Teachers’ College
Estherville
Carrall
Shenandoah
Centerville
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Cedar Heights
Lloyd Willard
Joe VanderVeer
Lawrence Drohman
Richard, Burns
Guy Orr
Fulton Barnes
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Man
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Hoopeston
George McCowan
William Barrie
Edward Noble
Reinbeck
Chicago
St. Louis
Mae Daugherty
Minneapolis
van Dyke
Kusens Smith and Son
Walter B. Luke Is New Postmaster at Hampton
Hampton Iowa August 11 Walter B Luke is named postmaster of Hampton in a merit based appointment after long service in the office He started as a clerk and served as assistant postmaster with the new role following recent staff departures The transfer will ease operations though trained help remains scarce Real estate transfers in Black Hawk County include Kettlesen to Elizabeth A Landis in Waterloo and several Cedar Falls and Waterloo lots changing hands involving Henry Dahl and others
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George HH. Twaddle
Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Weat Fourth Street
Hampton
Walter Th Dinke
Port‘nastier
Ibugr
Luks
Black Hawk County
Assstranta Kettlesen
Elizabeth A Landis
Hammond & Hurd
Waterloo
Elia Jacgon
John A. Parker
Furst
Cmtawar
John Haws
Block &Dition
Henry Dahl
Lambert
Bleck
Cowin
Duke of Wellington Receives Humble Helping Hand in London
In late life the Duke of Wellington enjoyed some independence yet welcomed aid in his walks. One crowded Piccadilly evening a passerby, aged as the duke, stepped forward to help him cross. At Apsley House the elder stranger bowed and thanked his lordship, saying he never hoped to aid the greatest man who ever lived.
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Duke of Wellington
London
Picadilly
Apsley House
Sioux City Plans Goat Dairy Industry at Leeds Farm
Sioux City will launch a goat dairy at Leeds, a $150,000 venture described as the first of its kind in the United States. Benjamin De Haan envisions goats used for land clearing and dairy production, with goats yielding up to a gallon daily in the best breeds. The milk, rich in fat and protein, is touted as close to human milk and beneficial for infants and invalids, drawing interest from hospitals and state fairs for prize stock.
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Signal City
Iowa
United States
Cook County
Ilinois
Children’s Hospital
Leeds
New York
California
Leeds J
Lutherans Show Membership Gain at Iowa Synod
Waverly Iowa August 16 The Lutheran synod of Iowa reports a strong membership trend ahead of the triennial convention August 25 21 in this city Despite losses in many denominations Iowa synod enrollment has risen The decade shows an average 18 percent gain with communicants 128120 across 1000 congregations total including non confirmed 201046 Individuals There are 580 pastors and parochial schools plus property valued near 4500000 The nine districts hold annual conferences The general synod composition and officers are listed including President Friedrich Richter and Secretary J Eckert
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Lutheran Synod of Iowa
Hear
Iowa Synod
Kyrmoen
General Synod
Lowa
Fredrich Richter
D.D
Clinton
Carl Proehl
Menota
John Ecker
J. Haefner
Muscatine
Two Hawkeye Shippers Appointed to Livestock Loss Campaign
Two Iowa men Martin Sar of Essex and A Sykes of Ida Grove join a national advisory committee for a conference to reduce avoidable losses in livestock. The effort targets millions in losses and a reduced meat supply, with a nationwide campaign to improve handling during shipping and storage.
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Chicago
Iowa
Martin Sar
Essex
Iowa Co-operative Livestock Shippers
A. Sykes
Ida Grave
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Everett C. Brown
National Livestock Exchange
Institute of American Meat Packers
United States
Bossy Died After Gas Intake Plane Held for Payment
Cincinnati report details aviator B K Leonard missing after leaving Greenville Mississippi for a Cincinnati field. He refueled at Corydon Junction Indiana landing in a farm field and telephoning for fuel. Leonard gave an old man a ride before events continued.
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Cincinnati
Greenville
Miss
B. K. Leonard
Corydon Junction
Ind
Leonard
John Hoehn
Cow Dies After Drinking Gasoline From Open Vessel
Hoehn filed a writ of attachment on an airplane after his cow Bossy died from drinking gasoline left in an open vessel. Leonard and a passenger landed as the aircraft was held for valuation at 85 dollars. Leonard reimbursed the farmer and flew away.
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Hoehn
Justice of Peace
Leonard
Strange Arab Customs Described In Satirical Sketch
An excerpt notes an Arab man laughing at walking with his wife, riding a donkey with his wife behind him, and disdain for chairs tables knives forks spoons except wooden. It claims no use for bedsteads bureaus or fireplaces while entering a house he removes shoes and keeps hat, mounts horse on the right.
Reading of a curious rural lifestyle excerpt
The passage depicts a man and his family with unusual habits. He writes letters with an outside flourish of compliments, keeps his head wrapped warmly year round, and goes barefoot in winter. He reads and writes from right to left and ends days with a hot oily mess.
Unclear OCR notes recount two fall incidents in Albany area
The fragment describes a man named Tony Piet who fell two stories onto Clinton Avenue, suffering a slight chin injury. It also mentions Ba Karrowski in Schenectady, who fell five stories onto a car, with the car top damaged but Ba Karrowski reportedly unhurt.
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Albany
Tony Piet
Clinton Avenue
Schenectady
Ba Karrowski
Jandi
Eal
Is Your Skin Ablaze With Fiery Itchings
A historical ad style claims skin disease stems from impurities in the blood and promotes S. S. S. as a cure. It asserts local skin treatments fail and urges readers to obtain S. S. S. through a physician’s guidance from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
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Cas
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Gament
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