Wedding Bells Bring Haire and Luma to La Porte City
Recount of travelers and locals notes in La Porte City details the July wedding of Miss Luma Harvey to Robert Haire at the bride’s parents home. Rev. A W Henke officiated. Bride wore white voile. Guests from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Charles City and Fort Dodge attended plus local friends and relatives. A two course supper followed. Several townspeople and visitors are listed with comings and goings, illnesses, and minor incidents including a demented man taken to Waterloo for county attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
Oscar Harvey
Miss Luma
Robert Haire
A. W. Henke
Waterloo Business College
Canfield Lumber Co
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
D. L. Payne
Pas Nelle
Mt. Auburn
Lucile’ Criss
Clear Lake
Cresco
Mason
B. I. Bereaford
E.G. Moon
Vinton
E. G. Morton
Cain
Buck's Crossing
Wassen
Marguerite
Kenneth
Frank Wettstein
Davenport
W. D. Wagner
A. E. Osborne
Greene
B. N. Maud
Kathleen Calling
Wrado
Sacred Heart Academy of
Misa Nelle Campbell
Luma Harvey Thie
W.W. Hummel
Clyde
Charles City
Volga
S. D
Perry Sanders
Mabel McGill
Independence Monage
Dumont Happenings in Brief from July
Dumont residents report moves, visits, and local events. C E Howell sold Model Pharmacy stock and plans Cedar Rapids travel. Miss Violet Lokenyteh and others stayed with friends. church groups plan a new building and basement work proceeds. Various residents attend meetings, surgeries, and family visits. local homes undergo rebuilding and families relocate expectations rise.
Waverly Social Notes Paint A Midweek Tour
Waverly residents Mrs Altie Lamb and Mrs Heitler left for home in Dubuque after a week with Mr and Mrs H M Pierce. CG Neubayer and family started a two week auto trip north visiting Orlenda Glenwood Minn. Dr and Mrs Patteson of Oelwein visited Dorothy Schuknecht. Agnes Rhode spent Tuesday in Allison with her sister-in-law Mrs Frank Weires. Mrs Henry Bartling of Waterloo came to care for Ed Brula at Fremont street home. Gertrude La Dage returned from Charles City after two weeks there.
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Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Colfax
J. B. Metesli
Kansas City
Gln
Dumont
Miler
Farry Lumley
Linde
East Dumons
Violet Lokenyiteh
Ruth Stone
Freida Westhot
Charles City
Gertrude
Methodist Church
Meadames Who
Stubfer
Bert Cave
Carl Black
Fla
Lee
Tedd Ree
Spirib Lake
Templar
Templar Park
Spirit
Ben Messinger
J. c. Messinger
de. Stewart
Nashua
Mercy Hospital
Wolfathe
J. C. ‘Phies
Evangelical Church Choir
Q. I. Chaffee
Chicago
Chaffee
Bernice Thies
Marshalltown
Blanche Connally
Dorothy Schuknecht
Agnes Rhode
Allison
Frank Weires
Henry Bartling
Waterloo
Ed Brula
Fremont Street
Gertrude la Dage
Manchester to Build Fireproof Armory in City Center
Manchester will host a new three story armory building in the business district. Joseph Hutchinson plans a concrete brick structure covering three lots with auto sales on the ground floor and armory facilities above. A 64 by 76 drill room, parlors, and lockers will be included as Captain Grossman enlists the city’s best. The couple Rephart-Legg weds Opal Kephart and Archie Lege, with a brief honeymoon and future home in Oneida.
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Manchester
Jos. Hutchinson
JM. Jones & Sons
Grossman
Rephart-Legg, Nuptinis
Opal Kephart
Archie Tege
Oneida
W. J. Suckow
Congregational Church
Lege
Prisoners in Russia Pressed Into Farm Labour
Petrograd July 22 The official count shows 208 500 war prisoners now employed in agriculture and other work across Russia. A good harvest has spurred demand for laborers with wages about 35 roubles monthly, roughly half the normal market rate. Work is reported generally satisfactory.
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Petrograd
Russia
Gideons Gather at Iowa Capital in Des Moines Convention
Traveling men from across the nation converge in Des Moines for the ninth Gideons convention. Notable events include street meetings, hotel lobbies services, and a Union Park rally with remarks by Mayor Tinn A Clarke Henry Wallace and Rev M S Nethercut. Additional sessions, address by J Nicholson founder, and a central Presbyterian consecration highlight the program amid a bank robbery investigation and political chatter in Grinnell.
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Des Moines
Gideons
Thorn
Chamber of Commerce
John HH. Nichelaou
Wisconsin
Des Moines Gideous
Union Park
Walcoming
Tinn A
Clarke
Henry Wallace
AL B
TL Moore
Gideon
Grace Church
W. S. Bowen
Todd
Georgia
John
R. Rhode
The
Iowa Commercial Travelere
M. C. McBrayne
Michigan
Cure For Child’s Face Pimples With Cuticura Ointment
Mrs Lewis White of Morin Reach Michigan recalls her two year old daughter's severe facial pimples. The rash erupted with red bumps and intense itching, leading to scratching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a week the symptoms began to heal and within a month the child showed no sign of previous lesions.
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Morin Reach
Mich
Tsa
Briton Sticks to Last, Cost Heavy
London reports on July 22 that British troops hold their trenches to the last man amid heavy casualties. The article notes French and German and Bas values shift with battlefield dynamics, while tradition pressures continued endurance despite mounting losses.
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London
Americans Can Make Dyes In U S Says Dow
Detroit July 22 Herbert Dow president of Dow Chemical told the federal commission that American chemical makers can produce aniline dyes and related products as cheaply here as abroad with a bit more experience. He warned that export of bromide aided Germany, which undersold US products and captured market share while imposing duties. The discussion included questions from commissioner Joseph Davies about whether such practices are common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Herbert H. Dow
Dow Chemilal Company
Midland
Milch
Comsission
Chemicala
Germany
United States
Michigan
Joseph KL Daviea
Ian
Germans Use Levin to Destroy WMD Pence
Fragmentary report from Muckink France dated July 22 claims German forces deploy Levin to neutralize Hutid and disrupt Russian entanglements on the western front. The text is severely garbled with missing words and unclear references.
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Levin
Muckink
France
Crermaik
Hutid
Fragmentary: Squid weapon scene amid wire and fire
A fragment describes a device carried by a soldier resembling a fire extinguisher. A lever releases the squid into the stream, projecting about ten feet toward barbed wire as flames burn faster than wirecutters could react.
Fire destroys postmaster property at California Junction
Logan July 22 fire of unknown origin swept away the store post office and residences of Elmer Smith at California Junction at 3 o clock yesterday morning. Damaged additional buildings. Loss estimated from 3000 to 6000 dollars.
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Logan
Elmer Smith
California Junction
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Washington Star
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MR. Farmer
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