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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1917

Page

8

Camp Doge ends Sunday work amid double pay dispute

The Iowa United States army camp at Camp Dodge ends Sunday work and cancels double pay for Saturday afternoon and Sunday labor after a Washington agreement. Camp Dodge, the second largest camp in the region, trains 44 529 men from Iowa Illinois North Dakota and Minnesota. Other notes report a piano raid in a disorderly house, a Sioux City Carroll train derailment near Ida Grove, and farm milk payments and local road marking efforts.

Bam Camp Doge Washington Alleghany Rocky Mountains Camp Dodge Chicago Thomas A. Barry Central Department U. S.A Iowa Illinois North Dakota Minnesota A. W. Spencer Sioux City Carroll Ida Grove Maple River Bridge Ladley Co-operative Creamery Company Waukon Harley Leas Rossville Ege Tory Earl Daley Hanover Hanover Cheese Factory Mississippi Keokuk Hannibal Quincy Irving King Department of Education of the State University King Red Oak J. N. Wilkerson Vil- Uscaux Bellevue Galus Marshalliawy George C. Whitaker Glencoe Ill Abraham Slimmer Dubuque Waverly Omaha St Paul Milwaukee Simmer Activa Iife R. P. Polisher Lost Nation Davenport

Division of Motor Fund Announced for Iowa Counties

Major distribution of motor vehicle fund proceeds has been prepared by State Treasurer 5 H Hoyt for April 1 to August 1. A total of 408,586.80 is set aside to meet federal road building funds, with counties to receive 479,950 and individual townships 290 each. a long list shows exact county allocations from Adair to Wright. Major Graham in service. In a Washington dispatch, Maj W A Graham, U S R, of Des Moines, assigned to Judge Advocate General Crowder’s office. known in Iowa for leading Company B, Third Iowa infantry, to the border, then to inspector and JAG roles. Soldiers to vote on prohibition. Iowa soldiers may vote on constitutional prohibition in Camp elections on October 16, overseen by J B Weeds. plan to have camp voting if needed. General Allen to Deming. Brig Gen Hubert A Allen of Cedar Rapids ordered to Camp Cody to command the Sixty-seventh infantry brigade. Flag for best Red Cross enlistment. Mrs W L Harding to present a silk flag to the county enlisting the largest share of Red Cross workers. Iowa aims to mobilize 30,000 sweater sets and related items.

Crowder First Army Caroline Thompson Athens Cape, Town South Africa St. Anagar Madagascar Anggar Hampton Carleton Wright Willard Cheadle Ottumwa Leutenants United States Navy Secretary of the Navy Daniels Iowa Naval Accademy Des Moines Burlington Fairfield Chas. W. Cockling Palestine Texas Cockling Thomas Maltas de Witt Charles Young Sioux City Young John Reynolds Waukon Reynolds Two Rivers Wisconsin Yow B. T. Baldwin Philadelphia Iowa University Baldwin Milwaukee Milwaukee Freight Train In the Yarda Dubuque James Harrington Cedar Rapids Fort Des Moines Fort Medical Department of the Army J. F.deems National Food Commission Raymond A. Pearson Ames Wilson Pearson Fred W. Schrieber Chariton Iowa State College Blate Highway Commission South Dakota Schrieber Watertown Henry Schocker Maquoketa Davenport H. Hoyt Adair Adams Alla Kee Appanoose Ate Dubon Banton Blackflank Boone Bremer Buchanet Buena Vista Butler Calhoun Carroll Casa Cedar Cerro Gordo Cherokee Chickasaw Clarke Clay Clayton Clinton Crawford Dallas Davis Decatur Delaware Dickinson Emmet Fayette Boyd Franklin Fremont Greene Grundy Guthrie Hamilton Hancocky Hardin Harrison Howard Humboldt Ida Towa Jackson Jasper Jefferson Joahnson Jones Keokuk Kossuth Lee Linn Louisa Lucas Lyon Madison Mahaska Marion Marshall Mills Mitchell Monona Monroe Montgomery Muscatin O'Brien Oscaola Page Pato Alto Plymouth Pocahontas Polk Pottawattamla Poweshiek Ringgold Sac Geott Shelby Woodbury Worth Graham Washington W. A. Graham Sandy” Graham Third Infantry Iowa National Guard Southern Department San Antonio Harry McHenry Leutenant Harding W. L. Harding American Red Cragg Red Cross

The raat Need and the Udine prince dine in New York

The tale, set at a New York lunch, features The raat Need and the prince of Udine, head of a Trulian commission. A Milan restaurateur hires a dirty tramp, pays him with a two lira note, and sends him to bathe, hinting at a further bath if change occurs.

Udine New York Galleria Milan Beth

Suspect Plaster Analysis Question Sparks Dialogue

In Kansas City Star style JJ remarks on the need for court plaster analysis by a bacteriologist. Walter Groom questions necessity and suggests trying it on a brother-in-law, highlighting skepticism about the procedure.

Walter Groom Knnans City Star

Kidney Remedy Ad From Kilmer and Co

A 1916 advertisement from Spartanburg urges readers to try Swamp Root kidney and bladder remedy by sending ten cents for a sample and a booklet. It claims doctors and druggists trust the product and notes availability in large and medium bottles at drug stores, asking readers to mention the paper when writing.

Kamien Drug Store Kartiner Pra Bpartanburg Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N Les

Natural Feeling Scene Standout Translation

A fragmentary quotation shows dialogue about a breeze and a light breeze remark. The line hints at regional speech and playful characterization rather than a full narrative arc.

Cedarville Welcome for Nesbit as Local Return

Wilbur D Nesbit author of Your Ping and My Tog returns to Cedarville Ohio his native village. The crowd recalls his college departure and notes he now writes poetry. Two old villagers gossip about his past fame and current life as they spot him in town.

Wilbur D. Nesbit Cedarville Will

Cuticura Soap Ointment Ad Promises Rapid Relief

Cuticura is soothing for skin discomfort. Bathe the affected surface with Cuticura Soap and hot water, dry gently, apply Cuticura Ointment, repeat morning and eight. Method offers immediate relief and speedy healing for everyday folk use. Free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. Boston.

Bool Cutleura Dept. Ty Boston

Impulse Governs Artillery Horses at Fort Morrison

A Tuliniumpalls News excerpt quotes Tolph Lockwood of Indianapolis asking if artillery horses could be developed to start and stop automobiles and be guided by a steering wheel after a morning on horseback with the Second battery of the Ninth division at Fort Morrison.

Fort Morrison Tolph Lockwood Indianapolis Tuliniipalls News

Clinger Says Boss’s Wife Stays Cool by Phone Tone

The Clinger notes the boss’s wife remains calm during heat via a telephone voice described as cool and composed, suggesting a cooling influence amid the weather. The comment, reported in the Galveston News, hints at interpersonal dynamics shaping workplace atmosphere.

Clinger Lee —Galveston

Idleness Makesa Fortune At Great Buddha Of Nara

The Tokyo Herald notes the great Buddha at Nara earned fortune despite idleness. In the year ending June 25 it drew 851,000 visitors paying $9,350 in admission fees. Since 111 began, gate money totaled $127,500.

Tokyo Herald Nara

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Towa State Divide Motor Fund J. B. Weeds Mr. Weede General Allen Deming Hubert A. Allen Praceich Camp Cody N. M Sixty-seventh Infantry Hyatypah Dervice Goon Sme Mason City Edward Benjamin Long Benjamin Kansas City National Guard State House Supreme Board Thirteenth Army Thirteenth First National Army Third Lawn la Third Iowa Fairgrounds Mineola S. L War Department State Board of Education State Agricultural College United States Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Pasen Bois Gnu Ae Olmats Tari Jano Menyan Jafmoniata Ottows Can Baltie Imaore Amertenn Fletcher Castoria Aine Oastoria Murine Rye Salve Tabor Murine Eve Remedy Co Uae Paul Samanantiy Buy Vane Jae Ao Sroudigy Yey R Schittmann Co., ‘Proprietors St. Paul Mark Ratthens CO Rochenter Roomester University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Indiana Atlestaa Lydia E Pinkham IW. U Ehigago
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