Fort Snelling Letter Describes Typhoid Shot And Camp Life
A September 2 1917 letter from Fort Snelling Minnesota details a soldier’s first typhoid inoculation and a demanding training week. He describes drill, meals, sleep arrangements, and the disciplined routine, noting health improvements and pride in Minneapolis’ wartime effort. He identifies his unit, Eighth Company, and invites visits from home folks at Fort Snelling.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Braddock
Briggie
Blore
Tess
Army Office
Minneapolis
Snelling
F. B. Streeter
Eighth Company
Breedock’s
John Blore
Storing Vegetables for Winter Longevity
The article notes optimal storage for beets carrots parsnips onions squash pumpkin cabbage and corn. It advises moist sand near freezing for root veg dry cool air for onions dry conditions with ventilation for all, cellar storage preferred, avoid furnace heat, sun-dry seeds before storage and ensure corn maturity for seed viability.
How Mature Must Corn Be For Seed Tests at North Dakota Experiment Station
Tests at the North Dakota Experiment Station indicate that corn seed maturity affects germination and vigor. Researchers evaluate moisture content and kernel development to determine optimal harvest timing for seed production.
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North Dakota Experiment Station
Advertised Letters at Local Post Office List
A list of advertised letters held includes Elizabeth Burns Alfred Bain Bowie Brean Mrs W L Fee Cecelia Freije N and M Greene Lawrence Kurske Emanuel Ulmer and Henrietta Books. Postmistress note indicates these are the advertised items awaiting pickup.
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Burns
Elizabeth Bain
Alfred
Bowie Brean
W. L. Fee
Cecelia Freije
N. & M. Greene
Kurske
Lawrence
Sioux Lbr. Co. Ulmer
Emanuel
Farewell celebration for Emmons county drafted boys
Emmons county invites the community to a farewell event tonight for four first drafted youths bound for Des Moines training camp. George Williamson Vincent Shier Julius Timmcke of Linton and Simon J Moen of Braddock will depart Friday noon. A send off includes music and an address by H A Armstrong with entertainment and a tribute to their wartime sacrifice.
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Emmons County
Des Moines
Iowa
George Williamson
Vincent Shier
Julius Timmcke
Linton
Simon J. Moen
Braddock
Etiquette of the Flag Practices and Protocols
The guide outlines proper flag handling including sunrise and sunset rules, salutes at national hymns, half mast procedures, and display order. It covers ceremonies during parades, crosses with other flags, handling on caskets, and flags on private poles with guidance from the War Secretary.
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War Secretary
Red Cross Units Grow as War Aid Expands
In Minneapolis last week Mr. A. R. Rogers, general supervisor of Red Cross work for the northwest, offers free services for a national knitting program as Hazelton reports a 40 member board and W. D. Tracy seeks local branch blanks. About 3 000 chapters exist nationwide with 5 000 units, amid a warning on emblem misuse and a push to supply yarn through merchants for hand or machine knitting.
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Minnesota National Guard
Minneapolis
A. R. Rogers
Red Cross
Northwest
Rogers
Ned Cross
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Pioneer Doctor of County Is Called Suddenly
Dr. J. F. Snyder a Braddock and Hazelton pioneer physician died suddenly at his home of heart trouble aged 53. Born in Mt Sterling Virginia he moved to Missouri and studied at the University of Louisville. He located in Braddock in 1898 and moved to Hazelton with the town’s growth. Funeral held in Hazelton and burial in Charlton Iowa. His widow Grace Harlan survives with his aged mother a daughter Mrs. F. P. Baker in St Louis and brother John R. Snyder in Bismarck. He was among the oldest known doctors in Emmons county and his death was unexpected.
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Hazelton
J. F. Snyder
Braddock
Emmons County
Snyder
Mt. Sterling
Vai
Missouri
University of Louisville
Grace Harlan
Trenton
F. P. Baker
St. Louis
John R. Snyder
State Auditor
Bismarck
Charlton
Iowa
Linton City Schools Move Up Opening Date
Linton City Schools will open Monday September 10 replacing October 1 as announced. The change stems from failure to complete construction and teachers being contracted for September 10. Efforts to secure extra downtown room are noted due to the need to divide the classes.
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Linton City
Honor Roll Honors Town, Listing Local Names
The notice lists residents and former students including John Blore Chas Renschler Jacob Bernhardt Henry Van Beek and many others as honored or recognized figures. It names several local banks Temvik Lumber Yard Templeton State Bank and community figures such as Rev Fr Sayler and Anton Horner among those acknowledged.
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John Blore
Chas
Renschler
Jacob Bernhardt
Henry van Beek
E. H. Hinsdale
German State Bank
Strasburg
Farmers’ State Bank
S. F. Rudd
Thomas Fergus Wm. McCulley
Kamps A. L. Portz
A. R. Corwine
H. A. Armstrong Temvik Lumber Yard
Templeton State Bank
R. K. Batzer
G. A. Battery
Martin Appert
Egbert Compaan
Henry Pietz
Theo. Meinhover
Lipps
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Mrs. Henrietta Books
Gippland
Lithgow DS Tpmotion
Missud
Dvorak A Eegtesr
Losey
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Lampe
H. A. Armstrong
Waltz
Schmidt
Sieielseinielel Fejese Siecle Miller
G. A. Ward
W. B. Andrus
E. J. Babcock
R. C. Colburn
W. D. Tracy
Blanks
The
Farents
City School
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