Remembering Our Far Heroes and a Soldier’s Letter
A nostalgic piece honors unknown graves and war heroes with flowers as time passes. It then reflects on home life and marriage, urging patience and virtue, followed by a soldier’s letter recounting travel from Salt Lake to Camp Kearney, California, with vivid notes on scenery and experiences.
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Earth
Salt Lake
Sanfrancisco
Merced
Cali
Stockton
California
Camp Kearney
Pacific Ocean
Roy Baskett
Funston
Conway Hoselton
Headquarters Co
Inf
Changed Camps Prep for California Coast Defense
A soldier at Camp Funston writes home on October 29 1917 about a 3000 man mobilization toward France. He mentions about fifty in his group traveling to California next and a four day march by train with provisions. He recalls guard duty and hoping to return safely.
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Funston
Kan
Minnie Hoselton
Purdin
California
Coast Defense
France
Camp Funston Letters Describe Quarantine and Army Life
A 1917 letter from Camp Funston Kansas details 18 day quarantine due to measles, limited mail, impending pay, and drills in the trenches five miles away. It notes sickness among troops, a death in Co C, and mentions local figures and a campaign for a Linn County Pure Bred Livestock Association with dates December 6 and 7. It ends with a request for livestock owners to provide herd data to County Agent Ross Nichols.
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Camp Funston
Kan
Papa
Miles Wiliams
Felow
Co. C
Elmer J. Morrell
Meadville
Peale
Farm Bureau
Cuming
Linn County
Ross Nicho
Letters From the Front Barracks Report Mild Conditions
The writer notes potential deployment to France within two months and describes staying in barracks, studying, and avoiding illness. He mentions drills, a square dance, warm weather, disinfected mail, and limited home letters while praising the lack of measles in the company.
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France
Oae
Ray
Financing Hints On Road Bonds From Missouri Expert
Columbia, Mo, November 18. Dean E J McCaustland of the University of Missouri warns that long term highway bonds clash with short lived roads. He cites cases of forty year lifespans shrinking to ten years and notes many states issue bonds with long terms for highways.
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Columbia
E.J. McCaustland
University of Missouri
Paying for a dead horse in highway financing warned
An anonymous Missouri engineering expert urges careful study of highway financing methods. He argues against saddling future generations with all public improvement costs and cautions that pay as you go should mean payment for present service, not future burdens.
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Missouri Engineering
Obediah Broyles Dies After Long Illness At Farm West Of Cora
Obediah Broyles born May 15 1849 to Mr and Mrs Christoph Broyles resided on the Broyles farm near Cora Missouri. He married Mary Elizabeth Fields in 1877 and later Antonette Wood in 1889 leaving several children in Oregon and Kansas. He suffered rheumatism years and died November 8 or 11 Surname spelling and dates approximate due to OCR. funeral held November 7 conducted by Rev Judson Harm at Dry Ridge cemetery with large crowd in attendance.
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Obediah
Christoph Broyles
Missouri
Broyles
Cross Roads
Cora
Mary Elizabeth
Marion Fields
Walter Broyles
Baker City
Ore
Ada Whetstone
Chillicothe
Arson Broyles
Coroia Broyles
Mary Elizabeth Edens
Antonette Wood
Fannie
This City
Alfred
Camp Funston
Kan
Elmira Ward
Keystone
Mable Irene
Curtis
Clarice Hope
Flora Jaunita
Browning
Dryridge
Prison labor used to ease state road work in Missouri
War labor shortage hits road construction across the state. The Missouri Highway Department cites success of the first prison road camp and urges broader use of able bodied inmates in road building, quarrying, and related tasks.
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Missouri
State Highway Department
Missouri State Penitentiary
State Highway Board
Well organized crew trains on special machinery
A disciplined crew trained to operate specialized equipment not only achieves higher output but also maintains gear better reducing repair costs and extending service life.
The Devil Resigns His Post Over Hell and Rhine
A satirical note shows the Devil resigning from Hell by a lake of fire. He laments being outclassed, vows to quit, and suggests giving the job to Kaiser William, claiming better understanding of war and modern rule. Laurel Outlook notes the quirky resignation.
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Hell
Keiser William
Laurel
Mont
County farm agent for Sullivan county approved
The Sullivan county farm agent program is approved with the government funding $1800 yearly, the county adding $1000, and farmers contributing $1000 via a yearly membership fee. The agent will work with farmers to boost cooperation, disease prevention in stock, soil conservation, and cooperative marketing.
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Sullivan County
Milan Republican
Inventor Seeks Breakthrough with Spring Tire Wheel
Edward Kollasch, an employee at his brother in law J H Wilson restaurant, has devised a wheel using a spring and solid rubber tire meant to replace pneumatic tires. His model on a bicycle absorbs bumps better, and he plans to produce a car wheel set to rigorous tests to verify elasticity. Mechanics view the plan as plausible and expect successful development. West Bend Journal.
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Edward Kollasch
J. H. Wilson
Kollasch
West Bend
Iowa
Franklin Bundridge wedding ties Milan and Cora pair
In a quiet home ceremony last Wednesday Rev. T. T. Frazier joined G. D. Franklin of Milan and Miss Adrice Bundridge of near Cora Mo in marriage. The couple left for Browning and planned a future in the county. Friends wish them a bright life ahead.
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T. T. Frazier
G. D. Franklin
Milan
Adrice Bundridge
Cora
Browning
City
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Home Circle
Superstition
Henry Ward Beecher
Camp Life
Breeder's Association
Franklin-Bundridge
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