Soldier's trip was one large ovation from Camp Pike to Camp Dix
From Camp Pike Ark to Camp Dix N J was one continuous ovation for the 334th Machine Gun Battalion as 500 men rode the troop train. Towns along the route welcomed them with refreshments and cheers though Lynchburg Va where cops kept the pretty girls away. In a letter Corp Clayton Acker describes stops in Memphis Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Bristol Roanoke and Lynchburg with waving farm folk and old glory flags. At Washington the train paused to let the men march to the Capitol. Camp Dix lies thirty five miles from Philadelphia eighteen from Trenton and about forty five from New York. He notes the United States Army’s greatness left a lasting impression.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Dix
N. J
Clifton Acker
Clayton Acker
Re Weer
Lynchburg
The
Cumberlands
Corp
Acker
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Bristol
Roanoke
Lynesburg
Corpcker
Washington
Capitol
Philadelphia
Trenton
New York
Corp. Acker
Transfusion prolongs Audubon woman life
Audubon Iowa June 27 Miss Helen Walburn daughter of a former Audubon pastor faced critical illness in Des Moines. A blood transfusion from her brother Audrey Walburn of Washington DC prolonged her life for a short time. The operation lasted about ninety minutes at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines.
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Audubon
Helen Walburn
Des Moines
Audrey Walburn
Washington, D. C
Beat Physicians
Walburn
Methodist
Card of Thanks for Kind Help and Sympathy
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to all who offered help and sympathy after their recent bereavement. They especially thank those who sent flowers and those who provided the music at the funeral services. Rev and Mrs C W Hohanshelt Chester T Smith ip
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C. W. Hohanshelt
Chester T. Smith
Condemnation of stock promoters voiced by Iowa bankers
The Iowa bankers at Dubuque sharply condemned stock promotion schemes and bank officer perks. They urged towns to refuse notes for such stock, prohibit commissions, and oppose new nonessential banks or corporations during wartime, pledging effort to limit such authorities.
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State Association of Iowa Bankers
Dubuque
Promotera Busey
Mat Nes Bank
Iowa
Wilken Monument Works Urges Orders for Memorials
The Wilken Monument Works promotes placing orders for memorial markers and monuments. The ad emphasizes timing and reliability, appealing to customers seeking crafted stonework for lasting remembrance.
Opening game kicks Crystal Lake season amid drought and crops
Walnut and Atlantic Merchants Greys dare to cross data at the lake Sunday as the opening game of the Crystal Lake season. Dr W W Murphy passes medical exam for Uncle Sam service with a likely lieutenant's commission. Ethan Allyn and Joe Vail begin digging the new town well on the Funk lot seeking water within fifty to sixty feet. Wheeler boys, Huston and Lane, help with dirt as grasshoppers damage oats and farmers shift to straw. Cornhag shows rapid growth. winter wheat harvest nears and farm help is urged to support rural work.
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Walnut
Atlantic Merchants
W. W. Murphy
Omaha
Uncle Sam
Ethan Allyn
Joe Vail
Funk Lot
East Main Street
Wheeler Boys
Alex Huston
Col. Lane
Aranda helps Croquet Sets in Better Grades at The People's Store
Aranda battles Croquet sets in, the better grades, Henshaw and Martin at 8421 The People’s Store.
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Aranda Batt
Henshaw & Martin
People's Store
German War Stamp Mystery Remains Unsolved in Maquoketa
United Press reports Maquoketa residents search for the owner of a found Kaiser's war stamp in a public library book. No claimant has appeared. The item is part of a local stir and remains unsettled. The page also carries an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets and a generic want ad.
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United Press
Maquoketa
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Casa County
Red Cross
United States
State Association of Bankers
Wilken Monument Works
Lewis
Hugh Woodward
Will Zike
George Kilpatrick
Griswold
Les Whitcomb
Ford
Atlantic Auto Co
Atlantic
Dre. H. K. Williams
Fulton Building
Fifth and
Chestnut Streets
Chamberlain
News-Telegraph
Atlantic Gas Company F, Goodbod
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