Bibles Fund Drive Nears Final County Total
Jefferson county collected funds to provide khaki Bibles for service members. The drive raised 117.13 to the American Bible Society after street buckets, small banks, and church contributions totaling 119.56 with 2.43 spent on expenses. The committee led by Revs. Anspach Polly and Kuhns submitted the report.
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Jefferson County
Uncle Sam
American Bible ‘Society
Garter AG
Isa
E. Stodghill
Libertyville
Revs. H., A. Anspach
R. H. Polly
L. 4
Kuhns
Uniform action urged for draft boards on classifications
Adjutant General reports Crowder orders Iowa local boards to recheck registrant classifications to ensure uniformity between class 2 and class 4. About half of 1918 registrants likely belong to class 1. The notice urges correct classification to avoid depriving dependents of support and warns boards against applying class 4 to married men without children.
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Adjutant General
Washington
Iowa
Crowder
Yarn Room Notes on Returning Finished Articles
All persons who have had yarn longer than three weeks must return finished articles immediately. A shipment box may be held if work is not returned as specified. If not told, ask when finished work must be returned and do not take yarn unless you can meet the requirements.
Parastram on Spider Fly Parasitism Study
A correspondent cites the London Chronicle noting a parasite insect relationship where a spider uses a housefly as a meal carrier. The spider’s weak web may guide fly movement until the host dies or is eaten, advancing parasitism and commensalism study.
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Parastram
London Chronicle
No Monotony in Nature and the Country Life
An essay by David Grayson contrasts factory and city labor with country work. It asserts nature's perpetual change prevents monotony, as seasons alter tasks from haying to repair, farming to smithing, and civic duties. It praises rural adaptability and citizen participation within the commonwealth.
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David Grayson
Crabb Wins Second Flight By Default At Golf Club
The second flight of the annual Handicap Tournament ended with Carter defaulting to Crab. Semifinal pairings set Crabb versus Fordyce and Heer versus Hunt. Winners meet next week for the championship.
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Crabb
Golf Club
Carter
Crab
E. R. Crabb
C. Fordyce
C. H. Heer
W. D. Hunt
Adventist Meetings Continue At Airdome Postpone Denominations Talk
The Seventh Day Adventist meetings at the Airdome press on with growing interest and many have accepted Christ as Master. A talk on Why So Many Denominations is postponed due to rain and will be rescheduled this week, with the exact date announced in the Daily Journal. Elder Smith notes hundreds await the subject as attendees ask why multiple denominations exist and what they stand for.
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Airdome
Daily Journal
El_ der Smith
Presbyterian
Notice for Red Cross furniture donations at Stubbs building
The Red Cross has permanent headquarters in the Stubbs building behind Dr. Gaumer's office and seeks rockers chairs a desk table couch. Those able to contribute should call Red Cross Headquarters at phone 2688.
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Stubbs
Dr. Gaumer
Red Cross
Y M C A Buys Vast War Food Supplies for U S Troops
Paris reports the Y M C A orders for U S forces show 840 million cookies, 98.75 million chewing gum sticks, 112.5 million chocolate bars, 1.85 billion cigarettes, and 7.5 million jars of jam and marmalade. Soldiers also request checkers and bugs to play with them.
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Paris
Red Triangle Organization
Uncl Sam
United States
Liner Fires On U Boat Off New Jersey Coast
Passengers aboard a British liner report engaging a German U boat about 750 miles off the New Jersey coast. The ship fired three shots at a submarine on Saturday night but neither side appeared to be hit.
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Atlantic
New Jersey
Saturda
Canada Uses Food Saves To Aid Soldiers Abroad
Food Administrator praises Canadian conservation efforts as homes and eateries cut beef bacon and flour to feed an army of 500000. Canada aims to grow 400 million bushels of wheat this year up from 225 million in 1917 with a five acre per farmer increase, boosting Quebec, Manitoba acreage and expected yields.
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Canada
Quebec
Manitoba
Zeppelin Falls in Flames Near London Frontier
A Zeppelin fell in flames near Balheim close to the Holland German frontier, according to a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam. The incident reports a dramatic blaze over the Balheim area with no further details on casualties or cause released.
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London
Balheim
Amsterdam
Postwar plan to divide seized enemy ships among allies
A London committee report to the British board of trade argues for surrender and division of seized enemy shipping after the war. It warns Britain could lose its mercantile marine unless restoration is treated as a national priority and urges universal freedom of the seas as a cardinal postwar principle.
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London
Board of Trade
United States Department of Commerce
Huns Admit Peace Remote From Reichstag Extension
Berlin daily Tageblatt reports a bill may be submitted to prolong the life of the reichstag for another year. The current term would have ended in January but was extended in 1916 and another extension is likely because the war’s end remains uncertain.
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New York
Berlin
Austria Blamed by Swiss On Sarajevo Crime
Rome reports the Swiss press again questions Austria's responsibility for the Sarajevo crime amid the approaching fourth anniversary of the war. Peace talks between Austria and Finland are anticipated to start next week in Berlin.
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Rome
Ngain
Sarajevo
Austria
Finland
Berlin
Son of Gen Harris Killed in Auto Crash
Paris July 20 American officer M Harris son of General Harris who commands American troops in France was killed when an automobile he rode in overturned. A French interpreter who accompanied Harris was severely injured in the crash according to a dispatch from an American port.
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Paris
M. Harris
Harris
France
Entire Iowa Family Killed in Collision Near Waterloo
Five members of the Brown family were killed and one injured when an interurban car collided with an automobile four miles south of Waterloo Iowa. The dead are Milton I. Brown his wife Mrs Milton T Brown and children Trene Clifford and Edith Wartlett. The crash was blamed on a blocked view caused by trees.
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Here
Milton I. Brown
Milton T. Brown
Trene Brown
Clifford
Edith Wartlett
Brown
Ottumwa machinists strike for higher wages
Ottumwa Iowa July 29 union machinists at Hardscog Wonder Drill and Ottumwa Bow Car Loader Co struck for 62 1/2 cents an hour and an eight hour day. Ottumwa Iron Works workers to vote on joining. no firm war orders reported.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwea Bow Car Loader Co
Ottumwa Iron Works
Thousands of Iowa schools face teacher shortage says Coffman
At the University of Iowa July convention twenty six degrees and ten certificates were awarded. Dean Lotus D. Coffman of Minnesota urged education as a national asset to sustain democracy worldwide and warned that in a year 100000 schools could lack teachers if the war economy continues.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Lotus D. Coffman
Minnesota
Cofiffman
Public Library to Close for Cleaning Beginning July 30
Beginning next Tuesday July 30 the Public Library will close for house cleaning and repair for a short time or until further notice. Patrons with overdue books will receive credit for the closure period by order of the Board of Directors H M Dysart Librarian.
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H. M. Dysart
Lost on the Ottumwa Brighton Road Suitcase Recovered?
Lost leather suitcase found on the Ottumwa Brighton road early Friday containing a young man's clothing. Reward offered to H. Isaacs at C. C. D., 4948 N. Albany Ave., Chicago Illinois. Five dollars reward.
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Ottumwa
Brighton Road
H. Isaacs
Albany Ave
Chicago
Ill
Railroad Time Tables Eastbound and Westbound Summary
Schedules list multiple trains with routes between Chicago Denver Peoria McCook Ottawa Creston Omaha and Burlington. Times include departures and arrivals across various No. numbers and services like Fast Mail and Freight, indicating a broad intercity timetable.
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Chicago
McCook
Ottawa
Burlyton
Creston
Peoria
Omaha
Honor to Boy-Ed Now Won by Emperor William
Captain Boy-Ed former German military attache in Washington who faced recall over German propaganda was officially recognized by Emperor William for his activities in the United States. The Cologne Gazette, citing a speech by Boy-Ed, calls him naval captain Von Boy-Ed.
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Boy- Ed
Washington
Emperor William
Cologne
Boy-Ed
von” Boy-Ed
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