War era notes and local rejoinders from Iowa reports
Wartime news and civic updates from Iowa counties include a front line progress report noting German aircraft downed, local aviator transfer stories, and home front activities. Community efforts to ration meals and provide kraut to soldiers, farm fires, and industry calls thread through rural life. Education shifts remove German and foreign language requirements during wartime while state and federal loans surge.
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Moinea
Mississippi
McGregor
Bosen
Attlc
Rabbite
Clube
Wright County
Grace Richards
John Baldwin
Clear
Creek Township
Johnson County
Camp Dodge
Edward Young
Milwaukee
Dubuque
Germany
Samuel W. Mercer
Wisconsin
Joseph Wieland
Riverside
Nevada Independent District School Board
Iowa
Food Administration
Adoo
State Board of Education
The
State University
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Omaha Bank
Federal Land Banks
United States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
French Impostor Dazzles Gotham In War Time Tale
A New York impostor calling himself Count Rousselot entranced society by posing as a French noble on secret missions and courting attention from banks, officials, and actresses. He used forged letters and wartime intrigue to gain access to funds and social circles, until U.S. authorities intervened. A London case follows of a grocer jailed for pickpocketing amid wartime delays.
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W. E. D. Stokes
New York City
Lansing
Rousselot
Alfonso
Spain
Alliea
New York
London
Middlesex Court
Henry Phillips
Shoes Day Rest for Weary Soles Mentioned
A Boston Evening Transcript item quotes a light remark urging giving shoes a day of rest or lighter use. The brief line wittily notes resting their weary soles and echoes a casual tone from the era.
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Boston
Evening Transcript
Parvenu Dinner Party Attracts Universal Attention
A fragment from the Tatler’s dinner party report notes Mra Parvenu drawing universal attention with gauche observations of the nouveau riche. The dialogue features a bemused response and a Boston Trangerlpr reference about guiding life’s journey.
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Ara
Parvenu
Tatler
Mra
Gauchettes 80
Boston
Ancient Catarrh Cure Ad Offers $100 Reward
A historical advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward. It claims catarrh is constitutional and requires constitutional treatment and presents testimonials from Chaney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The copy urges readers to consult druggists for the remedy.
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Ye Chaney & Go
Toledo
Onn
Ho Waa Complimentary Exchange Question
A fragment shows a playful exchange where one person asks for a kiss and the other demands a higher quality sample. The dialogue hints at flirtatious banter and expectations without broader context or outcomes.
Reliable Kilmer Swamp-Root Kidney Medicine Ad
Drugstore readers are urged to try Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine praised as a physician prescription. The ad notes its long tested merit and asks readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle with paper mention.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Ady
Spring Fever Remedies and Blood Purifiers Promoted
An advertisement extols tonic and blood purifier remedies for spring fatigue and anemia. It touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets, notes alcohol-free extract blends from Blood root and other herbs, and mentions weekly purges with herbal pills to detoxify the system. Distributed from Chicago, Illinois, with product codes and price cues.
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Oregon
Doctor Pierce
Pierce
Chicago
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Cure Claims For Kidney and Bladder Health
A vintage advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney bladder and urinary issues. It asserts the oil penetrates kidney linings to purge poisons, promises renewed vigor, and urges continued use to prevent recurrence, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Haarlem
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Ineidants
Gotham
Sis
Brillant
Unitatina
Marquid- Ramond
Rounselot di Caetiilot
Td “Temple Ovetor
Ln Brillant
Waldorf-Astoria
Jasuing
France
Spai
Bobby
Ehloy
Tongert
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Ilinois
Castoria
Carter
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