Shower Honors Mrs Wissler With March Shower
A shower was given at the home of Mrs. Marie Bontrager on Thursday afternoon March 21 in honor of Mrs. Bert Wissler. Mrs. Bontrager and Mrs. C V East hosted with games music and a five o clock lunch including hot biscuits cream potatoes cream chicken mixed salad dill pickles hot coffee maple nuget and Angel food cake. Attendees listed include Mae Long Mildred Holton Esther Bear Edyth Lewis Mae Hansen Mayme Bell Lula Faga Clara Robinson Ella Biggs Effie Sweney Bessie Carson Bertha Donohoe Carrie Rasmussen Mayme Redburn Francis Harry Merta Robinson Grace Galiher Anna Bell Ruby Biggs Addie Grace Grace Winder Hazel Forshay Ruth y Schwenneker Harty Clardy Effie Bean Ada Karns Edyth Leftingwell Maggie Bontrager Abbie Mallory Ida Mc Cord.
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Marie Bontrager
C. V. East
Bert Wissler
Frank McCord
Mae Long
Mildred Holton
Esther Bear
Edyth Lewis
Mae Hansen
Mayme Bell
Lula Faga
Clara Robinson
Ella Biggs
Effie Sweney
Bessie Carson
Bertha Donohoe
Carrie Rasmussen
Tag the furnace not the shovel in city heat note
A city election passes quietly as a public advisory urges oversized furnaces to save coal. An industry expert argues that larger warm air heating units reduce fuel waste by keeping drafts closed, with savings paying back the extra cost within a year and a half to fourteen years depending on use.
Discon tinue Sending Food to Camps Urged by Defense
The Iowa State Council of National Defense requests the public to stop sending food to soldiers in camps and cantonments to conserve supplies and prevent spoilage. The measure targets relatives and friends of servicemen and emphasizes national duty and health.
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State Council of Defense
Council of National Defense
Iowa
Iowa State Council of National Defense
H. J. Metcalf
Pro-German shipment requested for Camp Stuart rifle range
A wartime letter from Cor. William Petty at Camp Stuart urges sending four carloads of pro German prisoners to the rifle range. He argues real targets will yield more good than dummy shots and mocks German enemies and “Good Indians” in a harsh, propagandistic tone.
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Camp Stuart
Fried Sherm
Germany
Cor
William Petty
Tenant Rise Rent Demand Sparks Farm Dispute
The owner planned a rent raise after visiting the farms and faced strong opposition. He compromised with tenants by requiring one egg daily and one hen per week to offset higher living costs. The tenant farmers agreed to meet these terms.
Personal letter to Stuart from G M Boatright
A 1918 note from G M Boatright to Stuart in Stuart Iowa includes well wishes for recovery, a subscription payment for the Old Home Paper, a cartoon clipping from the Chicago Tribune, and mentions Anita and long‑time local friendships.
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Stuart
Iowa
Sherm
Bessie
Anita
Perry Davis
Letter of sympathy on Mr Myers illness from E E Major
E E Major of Los Angeles writes to Mr and Mrs Myers in February 1918 expressing sorrow for Mr Myers illness and delaying positive news. She conveys ongoing concern and wishes for improvement, extending sincere regrets and kind regards amid the family’s distress.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mrs. Myers
Anita
Mr. Myers
Sweden Sees U S Starving and Soldier of the Sea
Mrs. Thomas Lister of Denison shares a Sweden letter claiming U S hunger and noting relief hopes with $1. The piece also profiles Arthur R. Jewel from Denison, recently transferred to Cavite Philippines after Marine Corps training, serving in the Cavite naval station guard amid WWI mobilization.
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Thomas Lister
Denison
Sweden
U. S
America
Jefferson Herald
Arthur R. Jewel
South Tenth Street
Marine Corps
Marine Barracks
Mare Island
Cal
Cavite
P. I
Jewel
Los Angeles
Uncle Sam
C. W. Hook
Manila Bay
Luzon
Phiippines
Dewey
Philippines
San Felipe
Our Flag Anthem Recalls Nation's Pride and Stripes
The poem extols the flag with praise for red white and blue. It celebrates the country’s symbol as unique among lands and evokes patriotic sentiment through its stripes and white stars.
Sherm's Condition Shows Some Improvement This Week
Brief health note indicates Sherm’s condition edging toward improvement while reporters hope for further positive updates next week. No specific details provided.
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Sherm
Garden drive urged to aid war effort this spring
Citizens urged to plant more vegetables starting April 1 to support troops and feed the army, with Chas Lathrop Pack stressing the need to maximize food production and curb waste as a patriotic duty during the war.
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Berlin
Hindenburg
Advertising agency asks where paper circulates
A publisher recalls responding to an agency inquiry about circulation. He notes the paper traveled from Maine to California and from the Red River to the Rio Grande, with nights spent working until about 2:00 a.m. to keep it in business.
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Maine
California
Red River
Rio Grande
Hell
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Kirkham
Homer Kirkham Earl
Holton
N. W. Way
Dr. H. E. Campbell
Chas. Scholl Tree
John L. Carey
S. F. White
Cc. W. Clardy Pena
Peer HO
Thors BE
W. Holmes Peden Ene Neon
Rene Ewer
Anne
J.B. Lewis
Daneeriar
Everyenes
C. A. Long
D. R. Donohoe
Haser
Marsh Millholl
Deedee Rede
Scattering
Godfrey Miller Seeerwee Apereeeren
Leon G. Voorhees
Rae
Fred H. Sears
Uesboeg Aget Dinate
United States
France
Congress
L. R. Galiher Co
Bo’sn
WM. V. Petty
G. M. Boatright
E. E. Major
Soldier Boys
Gage
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