Englishwoman Stobart Led Serbian War Hospital Unit
Mrs St Clair Stobart organized and commanded a women staffed field hospital behind battle lines in Serbia during the 1915 retreat. She rode with her column 800 miles to the Montenegrin coast, received royal thanks, and will lecture November 5 for Decorah Lyceum with proceeds aiding the Serbian Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Serbia
Red Cross
St. Clair Stobart
Bulgaria
Belgium
France
Scutari
Fort Harrison Soldier Letters on Army Medical Training
Dr Hexom describes how Army doctors are taught at Fort Benjamin Harrison in 1917. He details cold barracks, winter prep for France, the daily routine, leave perks to Indianapolis, and the broad medical training through trenches, field hospitals, and mock battles. The piece notes the Association of Military Surgeons visit and an enormous camp planned to house up to 100,000 men, with all corps represented and no insignia among trainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Fort Benjamin Harrison
France
Indianapolis
Association of Military Surgeons
Minneapolis
Resent
Infantry
Vacalry
Signal Corps
Engineers
Medical Department
J. D. Texom
Ay Snl
Prize Garden Aids War Effort With 680 Bushels Onions
The C M St P railroad offered right of way and idle land for war gardens. P M W Becker laid out a 3500 square foot plot along Bloody Run and won the S and D division prize for onions. Thirty bushels from a 102 by 18 percent foot patch on Robert Liebner’s McGregor farm yielded 680 bushels per acre, worth about $78 for the patch, with larger potential at market prices. Globe Danver onions grew in 15 inch rows. Liebner notes ideal growing season with rain and cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. W. Becker
North McGregor
Bloody Run
Becker
Robert Liebner
McGregor
Liebner
Worth $30,000 crop from Clare area farmer Joe Hood
Joe Hood, a leading Webster county farmer, reports a 1000 acre Clare area farm yield this season valued at over $30,000. He raised 20,000 bushels of corn and 18,000 bushels of oats, with a net profit projected at $30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hood
Webster County
Clare
A Noble Investment Versus War Bond Call
Secretary Baker urged a Liberty Bond sale at a Washington theater urging money to flow to Liberty and Democracy. He framed war participation as defense of liberty and safety, noting farm and home front support as vital alongside frontline troops, praising a rising national spirit toward victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Washington
United States
Arrest in Mail Fraud Case Reels In Miss Anna Leston
Post office inspector George H. Drake of St. Paul arrested a woman at New Hampton tied to mail fraud schemes. The dwarfish woman, known as Anna Leston, also used the names Anna Cayland and Hazel Cutting and listed Marshalltown as home while seeking funds for fake house servant hires. She allegedly collected advance money for car fare and never appeared for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Drake
St. Paul
Anna Leston
New Hampton
Miss Leston
Marshalltown
Anna Cayland
Hazel Cutting
Fargo, N. D
Fire at Arlington Devours Major Block on Main Street
A Tuesday morning blaze in Arlington destroyed a large part of a Main Street business block. It consumed a pool hall, a manual training classroom building, Dr. Ayers office, a Methodist ladies dining hall, and Electric Power Co offices. Damaged properties include Frank Kaney's dry goods store and Hutchinson owned Electric Co building. Losses total several thousand dollars, partially insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Arlington
Dr. Ayer
Methodist Church
Electric Power Co
Frank Kaney
Half Million Dollar Fire Hits Hart-Parr Plant
Hart-Parr Co of Charles City faced an estimated 450000 plus damage after a Tuesday night blaze destroyed the forging and boring shell shop. Officials said insurance would cover the loss while other plant sections, including steam steering engines and tank parts, remain in operation and the work will not be interrupted. The cause remains undetermined as the largest Iowa plant continues production for government contracts and former shell manufacture has been halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart-Parr Company
Charles City
Iowa
Postville Doctor Injured In Grade Crossing Crash
Dr. F. Smith sustained a fractured skull a broken collar bone and a broken arm after a grade crossing collision half a mile east of Postville. He remained conscious when found and doctors hoped for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. F. Smith
Postville
Accident in ensilage cutter clips leg, foot amputated
Henry Betts was operating an ensilage cutter for John Byrnes at Everett Smith farm when a projecting bolt on the power shaft caught his trousers. The injury crushed his foot and led to amputation below the knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco Plain Dealer
Henry Betts
John Byrnes
Everett Smith Farm
Baby Thrown Through Windshield In Lincoln Highway Crash
An 18 month old child, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Clark of Hazel Green township Delaware county, suffered fatal injuries after being hurled from a car into a ditch on the Lincoln highway pike last Thursday. The child was projected through the windshield as the car overturned. The parents were thrown from the vehicle but escaped with minor injuries. Immediate aid was summoned and the injured were taken to Ryan for urgent hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
Hazel Green Township
Delaware County
Lincoln Highway
Ryan
Weekly Weather Forecast for Plains and Mississippi Valleys
Weather Bureau issues forecast for week starting October 14 1917. Plains states to have fair skies with a brief shower period in the Middle and Upper Mississippi Valley on Monday and again about Thursday. Temperatures to fluctuate with warm and cold spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Plains States
Upper
Middle Are
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Patriotism and Bonds Drive Support for Liberty Loans
An advertising exhortation urges turning patriotism into action by buying Liberty Loan bonds at 4 percent interest. It promotes Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a first aid remedy for minor injuries, selling 30 and 60 cent sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. ST. Clair Stobart
Chow Chow
Bonds
Goddess of
Liberty
York
Bates
John C. Hexom & Son
TOB
Decorah Republican
Bailey Decorah
Iowa & Son (Inc
BEN Bear CO
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Ve Ewart Schaifner & Man
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!