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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
5
A wartime appeal extols Liberty Bonds as a patriotic duty and sound investment. It argues bonds are backed by US wealth, taxes guarantee repayment, and that buying bonds protects principal while tax receipts do not. The message urges action by Saturday night to support war expenses.
Elgin Echo reports a letter from a local at Camp Cody October 20 1917 describing army life 6000 feet up sand storms heat cold at day cool nights mentions guards insects such as Grand Baby tarantulas and rattlesnakes and desire for letters from Elgin townsfolk while praising treatment and discipline under orders
Word came that Ed Walters died at his Willow River Minnesota home. The funeral is set for Thursday. Walters once lived in Higham and was a meat dealer with John Falk, then a baker and well driller. He married Emma Holzer. The family moved to Howard County, then Minnesota, and settled in Willow River. Relatives and friends attend the funeral. Services announced for Sunday include 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. sermon. Reverend Robert Kinney of Fredericksburg Iowa will preach at the M E church at 10 a.m. Attendance figures for Lime Kiln school Pleasant Valley No 3 through October 19 listed.
The Red Cross Society officers named committees on October 22 1917. Executive Committee includes Mrs A M Weibel Mrs H S Hadsel Dr H B Hadsel Mrs G Stoehr F W Hughes Nelle Matcoon Besse Halstenson Mildred Harrington Samuel Mosby. Finance and Membership lists Dr H B Hadsel L J Groth Samuel Mosby T J Capper J B E McCoy Albert Schori F R Berg. Publicity includes F W Hughes Frank Capper Max Thoma Herbert Faith. Inspectors are Mrs C J Harrington Mrs E Hunsberger. Surgical Work names Ella Lehman Mrs G Stoeler Mrs Warren Harrington Katherine Wilson Flossie Capper. Sewing committee: Mrs A M Welber Mrs F Greenley Mrs Clem Schmid Mrs J C Cooley Mrs Mary Skarshoug. Cutting committee duties include supplying patterns and cutting articles ordered by sewing. Knitting committee: Mrs H B Hadsel Mrs R Lehman Lena Meyer Mrs F G Spahr. Mets of materials to be provided by R W Muehlenthaler. If your name is on a committee it means duty like the blue card to our boys.
Advice on easing sour stomach suggests chewing thoroughly and avoiding meat for several days. If symptoms persist, take one of Chamberlain's Tablets after supper. Cites red meats as common triggers and notes sale by Stoehr &.
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