Letters from Camp Dodge Rider Describes Life 1918
From Camp Dodge Iowa May 31 1918 a soldier writes home praising meals and shelter noting corn bread absence of biscuits, drills limited, band performances, YMCA duties, bunk life and furlough plans. He mentions fellow soldiers and local contacts while describing camp routines and a mix of personal news. He also includes unrelated agricultural profits data from a 1916-17 experiment on steers and silage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Iowa
J. S. L. Fields
Cora
Army Life
Y.M. C.A
Silage as Major cattle feed for fattening
University of Missouri Experiment Station reports in 1915–16 and 1916–17 tests that silage can form the major portion of feed for fattening cattle. It may replace much of the costly hay and a large part of the corn used to prepare cattle for market with diets including corn silage alfalfa and nitrogenous concentrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri Experiment Station
Red Cross Benefit Baseball Game Highlights Local Spirit
The Red Cross Benefit baseball game played Sunday at the local diamond drew praise for lively hits and fine fielding. Freeland and Thurlo starred for the home team as spectators note the cause outweighed any Sunday baseball objections. A Columbia telegram from Herbert Hoover urged conservation of grain and continued restrictions until the harvest arrives, emphasizing storage and substitutes. a head-end collision near Purdin involving a Buick and a Hupmobile caused no serious injuries to four and one passenger respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Freeland
Thurlo
Incid
Columbia
Herbert Hoover
F. B. Mumford
Missouri
Miles Hutchinson
Purdin
Mr. Head
Mr. Hutchinson
Garrett and Hall for policing grounds
Garrett and Hall for policing grounds. The Leader-Record advertising at cost.
Head End Collision Reported Tuesday Afternoon
A brief item notes a head end collision occurring Tuesday afternoon involving longtime Sheriff J Wes Head. Details are sparse in the readable text but indicate a traffic incident near an eastern location with no further injuries listed.
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J. Wes
Plans for permanent Woman Worker in Linn County defense effort
Council of Defense outlines plans to place a Home Construction Agent in Linn County under the Lever bill. Thirty three Missouri counties gain agents, twenty eight organized, seven forming a circle around Linn. Meetings planned by both men’s and women’s divisions at designated locations as defense movement expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Defense
Missouri
Linn County
Jack” Perhsing
Council Ligee
Local Pride Sets Meetings Across Linn County
Community groups announce a series of daytime and evening meetings across Linn County. Dates run from June 10 to June 20 with locations including Brookfield Bucklin Marceline Strawberry Church Shafter Tharp schoolhouse Meadvill e New Boston Browning Electric Theatre Shelby Purdin Prairie Flower Laredo South Eagle Forker.
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Linn County
Brookfield
Bucklin
Marceline
Strawberry Church
Shafter
Tharp Schoolhouse
Meadville
New Boston
Browning
Electric Theatre
Shelby
Purdin
Prairie Flower
Laredo
South Eagle
Forker
Letter From France Describes Gas Attack and Hospital Stay
In a May 7 1918 letter Claud Browning writes from a French hospital to his parents. He explains about 33 days in treatment after being gassed in the eyes and notes others affected are recovering. He jokes that the Kaiser will pay and mentions corn planting back home. He signs from Co D 1st Bridg M G Bat AE F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Myers Browning
Kaiser
Claud. Co. D
Bridg
Gloucester senior leaves for government shipyard work
Robert Urbach, 18, a Gloucester High senior and Baptists member, travels with his brother Leslie Green to join a government shipyard in Gloucester, Mass. The group receives a cordial farewell from Marceline Harold and other seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Urbach
Gloucester
Mass
Leslie Green
Robert
The
Baptist Church
Marceline Harold
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Liberty Loan
National War Savings
National War Savings Committee
John Gable
Mary Frances Davis
F. J. Alexander
R L. O. Carpenter
Florence Wyckoff
E. M. Neely
J. R. Williams
Butler
Milan
Alvin Shipley
Joe Christiy
Clarence Sargent
Allen McClearn
Allen Lawrence
John Roseberry
Pollock
White Oaks
Havn
the Farmers Exchange Bank
France
Gloucester Shipyard
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