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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1918
Page
1
Published Every Evening Hixcept Sunday by NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY United Press Association. Directors and stockholders listed. Advertising rates and subscription costs shown for carrier and mail delivery. Including local and foreign options.
The poem portrays the Kaiser railing that Americans will not fight, while Yankee soldiers prove resilient and effective. It contrasts Wilhelm’s overconfidence with the grit of U S troops during World War I, ending with a statement of wartime tone and a 1918 copyright by Geo. M. Adams.
Iowa Des Moines notes that baby health contest entries close at noon, predicting a smaller show than last year when four hundred babies competed. Ames reports a new Army unit at Town State College allowing 18 to 21 year olds to pursue college while serving, with full uniform and training camps, under War Department policy to protect technical college enrollment.
Wood and Banery of Avantic Iowa offer farm loans at five percent and six percent interest. Call to inquire about terms and availability.
United Press report from Aug 2 describes Ludendorff’s June 10 order admitting German prisoners’ disclosures hindered two major drives this year. It urges heavy punishment for leaking details and stresses discipline, with claims of morale collapse among frontline troops.
London, Aug 19. The tin helmet, though mocked, has saved lives in battle. Mons veterans joke about it yet admit its value, recalling a shrapnel strike that left one man alive only because his steel helmet protected him. Tommies repurpose lids as saucepans, seats, washstands, or weapons, with eggs often boiling inside.
Mrs. Lewis of Brooklyn reports a year of misery from displacement and run-down condition with headaches and side pains. Her sister urged Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which she says improved her health and serves as a tonic for similar troubles.
London August 19 Those who sinned shall pay the price Frank Allum a Hampstead Road butcher contravened the rationing scheme and was fined 250 by the magistrate He advertised his heroism in his store and asked customers to contribute toward the fine He boasts he is not out of pocket with veal once scarce in wartime Britain New Timothy seed for sale 2017 Cc P MEREDITH
The Big Fellow, a gentle giant and horseshoer by origin, is wounded yet hopeful in a Lorraine hospital. After shellfire shattered his routine, he endures with quiet dignity and asks a nurse to write to his mother, his best girl, whose letter cheers him as he recovers.
Virginia housekeeper Mrs H Honnshell credits Vinci with curing her chronic cough and restoring energy. The ad touts the product as a constitutional remedy containing beef and cod liver peptones, built to remove the cause of coughs and colds, endorsed by pharmacist Lewis and others.
Lieut. Col. George R. Sommerville, who led the 339th Machine Gun battalion at Camp Dodge, has left for Beauregard Louisiana as assistant chief of staff after a promotion. Mike Gibbons, former middleweight champion and new 19th division instructor, plans a fishing trip after furlough, stopping at Camp Gordon and Camp Meade. brother Tommy teaches at Meade.
John G. Farmer of Rock Island issues notice urging Iowa readers to use special round trip fares to Des Moines for the state fair August 21 to 30. Troop movements take priority, but the railroad offers a fare of a dollar and four halves from Iowa points, advising readers to buy early to avoid Des Moines ticket lines.
United Press reports captured German documents show a formal pillaging program between the Aisne and Marne. Orders specify requisitioning shoes, slippers, blouses, puttees, socks, toothbrushes, and champagne, with officers directing crews to strip booty as troops advance.
A compact wartime chronology notes Aug 19 1917 British gains east of Ypres, Aug 19 1916 British penetration on the Somme front, Aug 19 1915 White Star liner Arabic torpedoed off Fastnet with 181 passengers and crew 242 aboard, and Aug 10 1914 Belgium forces retreat toward Antwerp.
In London on August 3 a naval pitcher and catcher faced 2 000 fans amid a tense fifth inning. A gray-haired man wobbled to the plate and teased the batter, prompting a big laugh before the inning ended. The ground keeper’s tea quip drew more chuckles as the crowd settled.
Harry Marsh of Atlantic hosts Sergt. James W. Rowen and his wife, relatives of local families, visiting from Des Moines where Rowen has worked in recruiting. Rowen previously lived as Marsh’s neighbor on a Nebraska homestead and shared eight years as a navy seaman before his army service. The note ends with a dentist contact.
National League standings show Chicago and New York leading with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh below. Yesterday Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn while St. Louis beat Philadelphia and Boston was idle. American League results list Washington over St. Louis and other games not scheduled with key teams Boston Cleveland New York Detroit and Philadelphia. Three dollars will look like a ten dollar william Saturday at La Mond's.
Special to the News Telegraph Council Bluffs Iowa August 19 extra people Mr and Mrs Heath and three children were seriously injured in an automobile accident Heath and his wife were hurt trying to pass a truck Heath was thrown to the pavement injuring his shoulders and his wife sustained internal injuries as the vehicle struck the curb and street details incomplete
United States Weather Bureau forecast for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys notes north areas fair with showers early week, temperature rise in east, while south areas remain generally fair with near normal temperatures.
An old advertisement proclaims Sanol as the best remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It claims relief within 24 hours and offers 60c and 1.00 dollar bottles from Lewis the druggist.
Noyer Ettal Noyer Chiropodists graduate from Palmer School. Office at Fifth Street, Room 1. Phone Green 304. Residence 223. Six rings.
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