Fourth Liberty Loan Bond Drive Demands Full Civic Duty
The county prepares for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive with a call to all citizens to buy bonds based on income, not wealth. It urges fair participation across income levels, warns against viewing war bonds as a side obligation, and notes plans to notify each eligible buyer as campaigns begin on the second of October. The paper stresses patriotism and full duty, criticizing complacent attitudes and promising tighter oversight this year.
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America
Hogwash and boasts at luncheon toast to Ukraine Hetman
The Kaiser and the Hetman of Ukraine share a pompous exchange over aid and loyalty. The Kaiser’s toast and ensuing rhetoric emphasize empty promises and national disappointment, provoking sharp sarcasm about German propaganda and the Ukrainians’ fate.
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Kaiser
Ukraine
Hetman
Uk-raine
Rippling Rhymes on a Merchant Prince’s Death
A mourning poem laments the death of the Blue Front store owner, a longtime town pillar since 1884, noting war times and public indifference to individual loss. It humorously contrasts grand grief with the urgency of news from France, already wearying the community.
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Blue Front
Saul
France
Geo
Matthew Adams
Camp Dodge Yarns
United Press reports officers at Camp Dodge expect the new 19th division to fill its barracks fully. If so, more than seventy new buildings will be needed to house the division plus the 163rd Depot Brigade and attached corps detachments. Barracks may be built on the Hunhusker division artillery range due to artillery unit realignments.
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United Press
Camp Dodge
19Th Division
163Rd
Quartermasters and Ordnance Corps
Hunhusker
Korniloff presses on to Petrograd in September 1917
Today in great war notes Korniloff continues the march on Petrograd as of September 11 1917. Other items record British troops repelling Bulgarians near Lake Tahinoa on September 11, 1917. Earlier entries note Austro German capture of Skidel east of Grodno on September 11 1916 and German forces retreating from Paris vicinity on September 11 1914.
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United Press
Korniloff
Petrograd
Lake Tahinoa
Skidel
Grodno
Paris
Marne Young Man on Way to France
Special to the News-Telegraph from Marne Iowa Sept 11 H J Husden of Marne reports his son Ray A Husden is en route to France with the Marines.
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Marne
France
H. J. Husden
Ray A. Husden
Marines
Farm Loans at Six Percent Now Available
Farm loan offerings announced by Wood & Savery of Atlantic Iowa. Rates set at 6 percent with three 6 percent references and invitation to call for details. Local lenders emphasize accessible terms for farmers seeking funds.
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Wood & Savery
Atlantic
Iowa
Dick Bode Declares Willingness to Serve if Elected
The report circulating that Dick Bode would resign if elected is denied. He states he plans to run and will serve his term if elected, asserting full commitment to honest effort to win and fulfill duties.
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Dick Bode
Tewis Stanilard
Letters From Kirk Boys Share Frontline Wounds and Wills
Mr and Mrs A M Kirk receive letters from sons Earl and Paul detailing hospital care after injuries near the Ourek river. Earl describes a shoulder wound and hopes for a nonpack assignment, while Paul notes healing, meals, and visits with fellow soldiers in a Paris area hospital. He recalls the front and a shelling incident and mentions seeking Earl and correspondence with Cay Kringer. The letters reveal family worry, camaraderie, and the strain of war on young servicemen.
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A. M. Kirk
Earl
Paul
Karl
Altho
Stars and Stripes
Oureq
Oureq River
Bewis Man Has a Close Call
George Clifford child of H G Marker and wife nearly died Thursday after stepping on a rotten board over a cess pool at the Wm Tieman home. The pool held about five feet of water. A broken board lodged under his chin and kept him afloat while Robbie Osen raised the alarm. Mrs Marker descended to aid her unconscious son and both survived with prompt help. She credits first aid as essential for every mother.
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George Clifford
H. G Marker
Enme
Notice of Probate of Will in Cass County Iowa
State of Iowa Cass County To Whom It May Concern You are hereby summoned to appear at the Court House Atlantic on September 24 1918 at 9 oclock A M to attend probate of the alleged last will and testament of Sarah J Callaway deceased showing cause why the will should not be admitted to probate Dated August 27 1918 A A Emigh Clerk of the District Court Seal
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Court House
Atlantic
Casa County
Iowa
Sarah J. Callaway
Cass County
Jaws
Death of 89 year old mother at Indianola
F W Lippincott receives word of his mother's passing aged 89 in Indianola. Body sent to Earlham for interment. Lippincott attends funeral Friday. Depot closed due to lack of staff at headquarters. Lewis schools announce second entertainment series starting with the Liberty Singers on October 15.
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Lewis
F. W. Lippincott
Indianola
Earlham
Mr. Lippincott
Lewis Standard
Lewis Schools
Liberty Singers
Food Administration Notes on Bee Sugar and Flour Rules
The article outlines sugar allotment statements for beekeepers, issued by W. T. McElroy in Ottumwa Iowa, and details new 80-20 flour regulations for retail dealers. It lists approved substitutes for wheat flour, such as barley flour and corn meal, and notes government requisitions of olive oil in Italy and rising horse meat use in France.
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Towa
W. T. McElroy
Sugar Division
Ottumwa
United States Food Administration
Italy
No Christmas Packages for the Doughboys in France
United States authorities ban Christmas packages for soldiers in France this year citing transportation space. Instead the American army plans a Christmas for stricken sections of France while soldiers anticipate a home celebration next year. Wilken Monument Works advertises orders.
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France
United States
Washington
U. S
Hay Fever Sufferer Finds Relief With Vinol Remedy
Sam's Flickinger of Millville New Jersey says three bottles of Vinol cured his hay fever. He was run down and unable to sleep while managing Golf Links but recovered to full health, urging others to try Vinol for blood and nerve strength. Lewis the druggist promotes Vinol. Forty-five men aged eighteen to forty-five registered on September 12.
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Millville
N. J
Vinci
Sam’s
Flickinger
Lewis
Telegraphic Brevities General News Fragment
Reports from Vladivostok indicate Tehita on the Trans Siberian route has fallen to the Czecho Slovaks opening toward Irkutsk while the enemy retreats north of Vladivostok destroying wells. An American detachment aided allies near Oberserskaya and escaped from a swamp bound trap after fighting through. Capt Count Bertrand de Lesseps of the Twentieth Light Horse was killed before Bouvilly. Italy protests wartime liquor import limits via Ambassador di Cellere to the Senate committee. Col Horatio Gates Sickley U S A retired shot himself in St Louis due to health worries. he was 64 and a former Twelfth Cavalry commander.
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Tehita
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Khabarovsk
Oberserskaya
Count
Bertrand de Lesseps
Twentieth Light Horse
Bouvilly
Ferdinand de Lesseps
di Cellere
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
Horatio Gates Sickley
St. Louis
Twelfth Cavalry
Public sale dates in Alliance Neb overshadowed by wreck
Twelve people are dead and nearly twenty injured in a Burlington train collision near Bridgell siding seven miles east of Alliance Nebraska. The wreck occurred at two o clock yesterday afternoon due to a misunderstanding over time changes between mountain and central zones.
Grant Girl in the Holy Land
W S Hall and wife in Grant, Iowa receive a letter from their daughter Miss Maude Hall a nurse in Jerusalem describing Red Cross field work among refugees in Palestine and her plan to assist the chief surgeon in a new Jerusalem hospital likely funded by American capital.
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Grant
W. S. Hall
Maude Hall
Jerusalem
Palestine
Red Cross
Hardin county organizes for patriotic war work
Iowa Falls Sept 10 Hardin county men organize a county wide patriotic effort aligned with the state defense council. Pro vost General Crowder urges timely registration on Sept 12 with guidance on where to send cards and how to address local boards. Lasher warns 18 to 45 year olds to register and notes many officials have prepared for a mass registration, with about a quarter of a million expected statewide.
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Iowa Falls
Hardin County
War Service Council
State Council of Defense
Crowder
Jowans
Adj
Louis Lasher
Lasher
President Wilson Pays Large Income Tax Says News
The article notes President Wilson with a $75,000 salary pays about $25,000 in income tax. It frames this as a statement on tax liability and urges readers not to be dismayed by large taxes.
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Wilson
Rock Island Railroad Time Cards Westbound and Eastbound
Rail line timetable shows westbound trains including No. 13 Flyer No. 7 Local freight No. 6 Flyer and No. 17 Local with times from 9:55 a m to 9:27 p m, carrying passengers between Council Bluffs and Stuart daily except Sunday. Eastbound trains include Local No. 810 and Flyer No. 8 with morning and afternoon departures, service between Council Bluffs and Stuart daily except Sunday. Audubon and Griswold Branch times listed with departures and arrivals.
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Stuart
Council Bluffs
Atlantic Northern Arrive Laare No 8 2 No 4 P M
Train timetable fragment mentions stops at Kimballton and Belite with various times. Passenger schedule appears garbled listing AM PM and numbers, with days noted as Tuesdays.
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BY Walt Mason
Camp Dodge Yarns
Gates
Averts
Guaraares
Lano
Hedges Bros
Ship Cream Direct
Central
KIRK
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Othen World
H. K. Wiliams
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Bewis
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Food Administration Notes
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Wilken Monument Works
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Alta I. Newman
Nebraska
Holy Land
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