Life at Camp Boston with Anita Boys at Commonwealth Pier
Mutchy McIntyre writes from Commonwealth Pier Boston June 2 1917 to describe early mornings and camp life. He notes YMCA boxing and wrestling events, divisions playing ball, church visits, training frustrations, quarantine talk at stations, and hopes for friends like Vernon Lowden and Taylor while sharing newspaper clippings about Coffeyville cyclone damage and home escapes.
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Prohibition Debate and Farm Prices During War Period
The speaker questions rising alcohol costs and argues farmers selling crops to out of town buyers feed food speculators. They urge nationwide prohibition during the war period and warn Congress may be steered off course.
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Hay Price Panic in Iowa Headlines Food Shortages Rise
A terse political commentary laments rising costs and scarcity in Iowa markets. It notes rice and other staples, including potatoes cabbage onions and hay, with hay currently valued at twenty dollars a ton, suggesting social tensions over food supplies.
Woman seeks relief from flag ubiquity in distant regions
A woman who publicly voiced weariness at the constant display of the flag considers relocating to sparsely populated areas where Old Glory is less visible, seeking relief from ubiquitous symbolism in her current vicinity.
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Frisky gink, nutty prose, and wartime notes mix in Anita
Fragments mix odd humor and local life with wartime topics. The column references a frisky gink by the water, nut-overloading science artists, weather hopes, bootleg whiskey, and plans for postwar settlements. Local notices recount Memorial Day visits, school board actions, and residents assisting in Red Cross efforts, along with obituaries and community reshaping.
Contemplations on War, Economy and Society in Iowa
An Iowa Farmer letter critiques anti conscription sentiment and wartime supply neglect. It notes cattle shipments to Omaha, local management shifts at Fairmont Creamery, and social visits in Menlo Anita. It lampoons profiteering, calls for law enforcement, and mocks press patriotism while commenting on weather price pressures and wartime policies.
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Fran Thomas wicEvoy Gardner joined by Rhoads and Lattig faced Fickel in a local school event with unclear outcomes. The fragmentary OCR lacks clear scores or dates but notes multiple participants listed together.
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Orville Lowden
Herman Taylor
Edwin Burkhart
William H. Reed
Harold Donohoe
Howard Mitchellin
Claude V. Ruggles
Edwin E. McIntyre
Dr. S. Ear
Daughenbaugh
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