Women Seek Seats in Senate in 1918 Race
The 1918 congressional drive nears with primaries and conventions ending in September. Democrats hold 52 seats to 44 Republicans in the Senate, while the House stands 216 to 209. 21 Senate and 15 House seats are at stake. Montana's Jeannette Rankin seeks re election, Nevada hosts Anna Martin, and New York lists a Woman candidate for Jon Gress. campaigns focus on party control with minor groups eroding.
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Prays
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
California
Washington
Somm
Solid South
House
Ates
Congress
Varda-ssissippi
Hardwick Gorgia
Smith
Michigan
Hollis
New Hampshire
M McCormick
Foss
Mingit
Howard
Georgia
Church
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Anna Martin
Woman’s Party
Nevada
New York
Jon Gress
Prohibition
Things Theatrical Here at Home
The Norwoods launch a four week engagement at Waterloo theatre starting Monday Oct 7 featuring hypnotist Prof Norwood. Also on bill Peck's Bad Boy in a retooled musical farce by Irving Berlin with matinee and evening shows.
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Norwoods
Waterloo Theatre
Norwood
Oling Courier
Grand Opera House
Opera House
Peck
Irving Berlin
Sallie Shat
Waterloo
William Elliott
F. Ray Comstock
Mortis Gest
Lnira
Hale Hamilton
Eyes of the World film hazards at Palace theater
Edward Peil recounts dangerous stunts during the Clune production The Eyes of the World and notes a serious injury while rehearsing a key scene for director Brown. The piece previews the upcoming Palace showing and reflects on risk for realism.
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Edward Peil
Palace Theatre
Sipice
Harold Bell Wright
Mr. Peil
Brown
Fragmented Verse and Local Notices Mixed in Open Page
A collage of poems and prose snippets, letters, and notices appears, including a frail poetic fragment by Tulia Clapton Cresap, brief local remarks, and a staged diary-like column. It blends literary lines with small-town notices, a sale ad, a medical bio, and community items.
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J. Th. Henpecked
Mr. Henpecked
Wwe
Jim Jam Jems
Acta
Belgian Soldier Letters From War Fronts Shared With Bristow Family
The Courier prints wartime letters from Belgian soldier Charles Landuyt and other GIs to Bristow residents and relatives. Letters praise American troops, describe front-line life, relief efforts like Red Cross, and towns in Belgium and France, and recount battles, mail delays, and hopes for peace.
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Sou
Hation
Waldon Jungkunz
J. F. Jungkunz
Brisitow
Charles Landuyt
France
Zook
Berlin
Waldo
Waterloo
Landart
Gerrman Helmer
Landuyt
Altho
Antwerp
Germany
Brandon Area Signal Loss, Memorial Service Held
The Brandon community gathered Wednesday evening at Cy Hall for a Methodist service led by Rev. Father Borate. Obituary notes Peter Ibert Stavitz born in Buchanan county on January 13 1865 died in Ida Grove on September 22 1968 at age 65 after a long illness. He married Mary Usher in Benton county in 1879 and lived in Ida Grove for over 27 years.
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Brandon
John Hardwick
Hristian Church
Scar
Father Borate
Cy Hall
3 McLeish
Dondiue
Alis Sweeney
Walter Jaime Peared
Mr. and Atis
R. i. Janes
Frank Wrrick
Ida ‘Grove
Tiew
Mary Gy Usher
Benton County
Ida Gr County
John Kerr
Cus
Benjamin
Stainbrook
Chris
Renton
Methodist Church
Battle Creek
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Corp
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Camp Dix
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Shallenberger
Sinssell-Lamson
Kian Erlanger
George
Tyler
Jenny
Magnetics
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Leslie Palmer
Beatrice Warren
Louise Pryor
Farrall Pelly
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Banids
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van Hertling
Gil Fuller Hills
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Courier
America
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131St Infantry
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Iowa
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