U S Seeks Safety of Americans in Damascus Region
Washington directs Ambassador Herrick at Paris to press France for protection of American lives and property in Damascus and Syria. US destroyers Coghlan and Lawson ready at Alexandria to assist Americans, about 1000 in the region, as tensions rise after Damascus bombardment and French actions.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Menthes
Amba’ Herrick
Paris
Damascus
Levant
Coghlan
Lawson
Alexandria
Egypt
Americas
France
State Department
J. H. Keeley
Von
Sarrail
Syria
Painleve
Ondrance
League
Painleya
Doumergue
Sarran
London
Jerusalem
Daily Telegraph
San
British Claims Over Damages From Beirut Coast Bombardment
British coast authorities presented claims to France for damages to property of British subjects during the recent bombardment. Dispatches yesterday alleged the French warned their own citizens to evacuate Damascus while omitting guidance for other foreigners about the impending action.
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Damascus
Peddler Killed in Wagon at Crossing Near Rockwell
Mason City Iowa October 29 Oscar Albert about fifty was killed when the closed peddler wagon he drove was struck by a Rock Island freight train at a crossing two miles west of Rockwell. The injured man’s home is Cedar Rapids.
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Mason City
Oscar Albert
Rock Island Total
Rockwell
Cédar Rapids
Vocation necessary to attain life aims West students
Miss Helen M Bennett of Chicago spoke to West High students on choosing a vocation. She urged that aims such as wealth fame happiness or service require a vocation and asked students to decide if they are leaders or followers and active or static in their path. Bennett spoke with girls about vocational talk and outlined involvement through the Business and Professional Woman's club sponsorship. Sesqui exhibits planned in Beck, Iowa, for Philadelphia centennial show approved by Mayor John R. Carpenter.
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Helen M. Bennett
Chicago
West High
Miss Bennett
Waterloo
Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Schoolboy unearths medieval family honors in class
Chicago, Oct 23 AP American Antenore, a 16 year old high school student, brought heirlooms to school. A set dated 1351 with signatures of Charles IV and Philip of Castile were deciphered by Miss Margaret Older and Prof. Charles Bee son, linking him to a leading Florentine lineage.
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Chicago
Antenore
Florence
Nick Antenore
Armerica
Charles IV
Holy Roman Empire
Philip
Castille
America
Margaret Older
Charles Bee- Son
University of Chicago
Missing Des Moines Girl Reunited With Friend in Juvenile Home
Versa Cheout, 18, long believed abducted by white slavers, was found yesterday in a juvenile home with 14 year old Cathleen Williams. Williams said her husband had cared for both girls the past week before custody was taken.
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Des Moines
Versa Cheout
Cathleen Williams
Governor to Attend Meeting of Masters in Iowa City
Gov. John Mammill is expected as guest of the Swafford council of Royal and Select Masters at their annual meeting in the Masonic temple on November 3. Delegations will come from Cedar Rapids Muscatine Des Moines Davenport and Washington with Grand Master Sterling of Bugle Grove in attendance.
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Iowa City
IUP
John Mammill
Swafford Council of Royal and Select Masters
Masonic Temple
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Des Moines
Davenport
Washington
Sterling
Bugle Grove
Guthrie Loses and Hamilton Makes Gain
Des Moines reports Guthrie county population at 17 007 a drop of 459 since 1920 census The county seat Guthrie Center has 1 824 inhabitants Hamilton county stands at 20 635 up 1 107 since 1920 Webster City population is 6 649
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Des Moines
Guthrie County
Guthrie Center
Hamilton County
Webster City
Siyen
City in Brief West End in St Bridge and Local Advertisements
City notes include an optical service advertisement for Ca Bldg Stuchenan and a report that Martin Burke, a special Illinois Central agent from Dubuque, was in town on business. Dr J R Macartney will lead a Y-Indus club meeting at the Y in the H. C. A tonight. Sheriff’s jury will continue hearing damages from the Central Iowa Power and Light dam tomorrow at 9 am. County Supt H C Moetler leaves for Marathon to attend his brother in law’s funeral. Also contains a Black Band block sale ad, and a Daughters of Isabella rummage sale listing at 726 Lafarette.
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Martin Burke
Dubuque
Illinois Central
J. R. Macartney
Firsk Presbyterian Church
Y-Indus Club
Iowa Power & Light Co
H.C. Moetler
Marathon
Rane Henry
Logan Avenue Coal Co
Isabella
Prigay and
Urday
Sunday School Lesson by Rev Fitzwater Opens Series
Rev P B Fitzwater, D D, Moody Bible Institute teacher, presents a Sunday School lesson introducing the series. The piece outlines aims for biblical understanding and practical application for readers of the Western News Service in 1918.
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P. B. Fitzawater
D.D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western News Paper Union
Lesson for November 1 The Fight Against Strong Drink
The Temperance lesson frames the Christian life as a warfare against spiritual forces. It asserts the eighteenth amendment faces a defiant assault and urges believers to clad themselves in God's armor, drawing strength from the Lord and resisting the devil through truth and righteousness.
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Visio
Mil
God
Joint Ease promises quick relief for stiff joints
A promotional item touts Joint-Ease as a miracle tube treatment that soothes rheumatic joints in minutes. It claims dramatic improvements, lists joints it helps, and notes a 60 cent tube price with sales by Wangler Bros Co and Robert Drug Co.
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Wangler Bros. Co
Robert Drug Co
Liver Secretion Tablets Claim Fast Health Boost
An ad-promoted health claim promotes a liver gland secretion from ox used in tablets called Dioxel to increase bile flow, improving digestion and fighting intestinal poisons. It urges nightly use, coupon mailings, samples, and a book from Whitehall Pharmacal Co in New York.
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Drexel
Refined fragment hints at persistence and struggle
A terse note suggests determination in a facing challenge, with phrases hinting at perseverance and steady effort. The text appears as a clipped excerpt, lacking clear event or names but implying endurance themes.
Mail 5 000 Bids to Iowa Badger Game
Five thousand invitations have been mailed to civic organizations the American Legion officers reserve and chambers of commerce to attend the Iowa Wisconsin game in Iowa City October 7. Miss Helen Hays daughter of an army officer has completed a cross country horseback trip from Washington to El Paso.
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Iowa-Badger
Iowa City
American Legion
Officers Reserve
Chambers of Commerce
Aliss Helen Hays
Washington, D. C
el Paso
Tex
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Vigor for Dull Hair
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a vitalizing beauty tonic that nourishes hair, prevents brittleness, and encourages growth. It claims a 35 cent bottle will restore life, gloss, and thickness, with tips to apply while brushing for dramatic results.
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Hamilton
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Stuchenan
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