Christian Church Hosts Teachers Reception in Exira
Exira Iowa September 16 The Christian church people held a reception Friday for teachers in the public schools here. Several local men proceeded to Audubon to enlist for U S service. Henry Bush and sister Miss Lena visiting Missouri Valley. Mrs Albert Burroughs of Menlo visiting superintendent Burroughs family. Lou Snyder and wife of Carson visiting while returning from Minnesota.
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Exira
Towa
U. S
Canada
Henry Bush
Misal Lena
Missouri Valley
Albert Burroughs
Menlo
Supt. Burroughs
Lou Snyder
Carson
Minnesota
Lazy man must work or die during wartime stress
A biting mock rhyme condemns fake claims of inability to work, declaring the lazy man has no excuses amid wartime strain. It argues employers seek workers as the grim demand of war rises and the faker is exposed by public scorn. Copyright by Geo. Matthew Adams.
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Geo
Matthew Adams
Judge Rockafellow Seeks Re election In 16th District
In the 16th judicial district voters must choose four district judges on election day November 5 to succeed Judges Rockafellow Cullison Arthur and Wheeler. Judge Rockafellow, a long serving jurist from this city, is a strong re election candidate noted for careful study of law and few reversals. The editorial urges keeping experienced, non partisan judges on the bench and warns against political experimentation.
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16Th Judicial District
Rockafellow
Cullison
Arthur
Wheeler
Rippling Rhymes Plenty of Work
Poem humorously laments the lazy man who avoids labor and faces trouble. It recalls a past scene where a hungry beggar asked for work, received charity, and was watched while consuming a muffin with a punchy moral about idle claims. The verse hints at a shifting attitude toward welfare.
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Howe
Anita Town News Highlights and Local Visits
Russell W. Calkins visits son in St Paul while D B Pilmer and wife from Des Moines stay in Anita. A Bunch of News reports a dance at B L McLaren home raising 38 for the Red Cross. Nash Swanson with wife and daughter of Elk Point return from Anita en route to Cambridge to visit before going home. longtime ex-residents of Benton township.
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News-Telegraph
Anita, In
Russell W. Calkins
St. Paul
B. L. McLaren
The
Red Cross
Nash Swanson
Elk Point
Cambridge
Til
County
Benton Township
Brayton News Highlights Include Local Visits
Brayton Iowa September 14. Harry Miller in U S service and in training camp visited his parents here. Rev Nelson who preached at the Baptist church for months left for Albert Lea Minnesota. Mrs George Horton and her children from Burton Nebraska are visiting. D O Gross sold his garage to M B Nelson who takes possession at once.
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Brayton, Ia
Harry Miller
U. S
Nelson
Albert Lea
Minn
George Horton
Burton, Neb
Do. M. Gross
M. B. Nelson
Pershing Alleged to Descend from French Huguenots
Okmulgee records held by Mrs. Hattie L. Hagar claim General John J. Pershing, commander of American forces in France, is a direct descendant of French Huguenots of Alsace. The tree traces from Frederick Pershing born in 1724 near the Rhine to the present generation, with the family name evolving from Pfoerschin to Pershin.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Hattie L. Hagar
John J. Pershing
France
Alsace
Rhine
Frederick Pershing
General Pershing
American
Pershin
Isaac Pershin
United States
Early orders urged for county road materials
L. M. Martin, district highway engineer, warns that material for county work will be hard to obtain. He advises counties to order materials now to anticipate needs and ensure delivery.
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L. M. Martin
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory visit reveals the plant behind Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It uses 850000 pounds of herbs yearly, harvested at peak potency, with strict sterilization and pasteurization. The article cites validated women’s health testimonials to support its reputation.
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Lydia F. Pinkham
Marne Man in Important Work In France
H J Busden of Marne says his son Ray, en route to France with the Marines, will join the intelligence section upon arrival. The work involves tracking the enemy and requires high educational qualifications. Dr H K Williams is a dentist in Fulton building Fifth and Chestnut streets.
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H. J. Busden
Marne
Ray
France
H. K. Williams
Fulton Building
Fifth and
Chestnut Streets
Backache remedy promising liver and kidney benefits
When you have backache the liver or kidneys are out of gear. Try Land, it does wonders for the Uver, kidneys and bladder. A trial will convince you. Get it from Lewia, the druggist.
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Lewia
Metz and the Rhine the Goal of U S Troops
Washington dispatch explains American aims to seize Metz and push toward Berlin. Details cover Lorraine operations, fortifications, Pershing's force buildup, and possible turning movements on the left flank as the drive extends from St Mihiel toward the Moselle and Coblenz.
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Metz
Berlin
St. Mihiel
France
Verdun
Belgium
Pershing
Picardy
Flanders
Alsace
March
Rhine
Luxemburg
Paris
St. Quentin
Givet
Germany
Coblenz
Moselle
Marne
Vesle
Vosges
One Iowan Today Four Yesterday In Casualties
Washington D C Sept 16 Corp Edwin Henry Griffith of Cot ter Is wounded severely was the only Iowan in today s casualties Yesterday s Casualties Died of Disease Pvt Guy B Hampton Des Moines Wounded Severely in Action Pvt Melvin B Ingebirgsten Radcliffe Pvt George F Kelley Waukon Missing in Action Corp Stanford A Myers Des Moines
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Washington, D. C
Edwin Henry Griffith
Cotter
Guy 8
Hampton
Des Moines
Melvin B. Ingebirgsten
Radcliffe
George F. Kelley
Waukon
Corp
Stanford
A. Myers
Methodists Hold Burgoo Supper In Grundy Center
The annual Burgoo supper of the Methodist church drew about five hundred members Friday night. A program followed with music and readings, plus a paper and speech by Weeks of Grundy Center. Plans for next year’s budget were completed, and the event closed with prayers by Rev. Prather of Grundy Center.
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Methodist Church
Grundy Center
Prather
Bernard hosts Labor Day K of C War Fund Picnic
In Du buque county the small town of Bernard held a Labor Day picnic for the Knights of Columbus war fund and netted about $2,000. State Deputy J. H. Devaney of Cascade spoke during the afternoon on the group's war activities and returned in the evening to discuss a Red Cross program at Worthington.
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Bernard
Dubuque County
K. of C. War Fund
J. H. Devaney
Cascade
Red Cross
Worthington
Local taxi drivers plead not guilty to fare dispute
Local taxi drivers defend their three dollar fare to Lewis area claiming the rate covers a standard trip. They admit weather or late calls may increase the charge, countering Atlantic press reports of driver holds up behavior. The item also references local ads and business names appearing in the column.
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Lewis Standard
Atlantic
Lewis
Bunk
Pro-Hun Confession Leads to Sugar Flour Bust
In Adair last Saturday a man bragged of not needing Hoover foods after a family dinner. Des Moines reporters alerted authorities who found 400 pounds of sugar and eight sacks of flour at his home. He forfeited flour for six months and was required to buy Liberty bonds and donate to the Red Cross.
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Adair
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Cagey
Red Cross
Massachusetts Nurse Endorses Vinol For Grippe Recovery
Mrs F M Locke of Greenfield Massachusetts says the grippe left her weak with a cough but Vinol rebuilt her strength and restored health. The ad touts Vinol as a tonic made from beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates. Also promotes Saxon Salve for eczema and credits Lewis druggist.
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Vindl. Lewis
Are Pro German Mice
A satirical United Press item from London mocks wartime shifts as mice raid hotel ledgers to cope with scarce lodging. It likens mice to Britons facing wartime shortages and notes the mischief of hotel nibbling, touching on government use of top hotels and unclear cost figures.
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United Press
London
Mouse
Alfred Mond
Today in Great War highlights for Sept 16
United Press recap notes key events on September 16 across 1914 to 1918 including German and Russian developments. It mentions the German dig in beginning in 1914, Von Mackensen moving into Pinsk in 1914, British capturing 1700 prisoners north of the Somme in 1915, and the Russian republic proclaimed by Kerensky in 1917 with a future marker for Sept 16, 1918.
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United Press
Kerensky
Somme
von Mackensen
Pinsk
For Sale House Bargain By A H Mountain
Strictly modern home close in offered as a real bargain. Act quickly before next week. Sale is ready Saturday with possession now by A H Mountain.
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A. H. Mountain
Germans Fearful As American Offensive Advances
Washington dispatch reports German nerves stretched by rumors of a long range gun and advancing American forces in upper Alsace. Mulhausen and Alsace evacuation discussions surface as German papers urge calm while continuing to publish such reports.
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Washington, D. C
France
Mulhausen
Alance
Grand Duchy
Baden
Freiburg
Atlantic News Extra Copies Telegraphed Coast to Coast
Extra copies of the Atlantic News were telegraphed to every corner, with John Deere Gang Plow and Anker Supply Co of Atlantic, Iowa, highlighted in the notice.
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Sohn Deere Gang
Anker Holth
Citizens Lumber & Supply Co
Atlantic
John Deere
Iowa
John Deere Gang
The
Atlantic News
Fifteen Years Ago In Franklin Township Liquor Arrest and Local News
Notes from September 16 1903 recount a Franklin township resident sobering after a fall into Bull Creek. Marshal Terbush jails David Wortman known as Topsy for illegal Sunday liquor sale. Brown Melcher dry goods store opens. Frost reported but not damaging. Locals J H Marshall Henry Weidemann C B Clovis Crain family Crain son James Fulton Lamoreaux visit and travel through the city.
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Franklin Township
Bull Creek
David Wortman
Topsy
Marshal Terbush
Lianor
Brown & Melcher Dry Goods
O. W. Brown
Dora Melcher
J. H. Marshall
Nebraska
Henry Weidemann
Columbus
Neb
Chas. Weideman
Birch Street
Max Crain
Cudshy Packing Company
Omaha
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EB. P. Chase
R. K. A. Chase
Chas, F. Chash
B P Chash
Christian Church
Extra
Audubon
Uncle Sam
Judge Rockafellow
By Walt Mason
Anita Town
D. B. Pilmer
Brayton
Says Pershing
Ruth Roland
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eggers Bros
Hedges Bros
Metz and
Washington
Arthur Beats
Henning
Chicago Tribune
Lorraine
Chateau Thierry
Michigan-Wisconsin
F. R. Haley
Opera Hous
Phopa
Cole
Massachusetts
Wood & Gavlery
Wien
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