Letter From Don Murdock Describes Navy Yard Life in 1917
Donald Murdock writes from Philadelphia Navy Yards detailing liberty each night and weekend, parade of ships including Henderson and Oklahoma, visits to Philadelphia landmarks like the Liberty Bell and Washington crossing Delaware site, and long awaited shore leave amid wartime duties. He sends regards to family and notes the bustling eastern ports with sailors and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mear Porks
Delaware
Henderson
Philadelphia
Wes
Garden’s Gettin So Weedy That Cy Cawkins Is Anxious
The column riffs on human quirks and anxieties with humor. It notes Cy Cawkins growing restless over rheumatism while spoofing rural manners and the idea of equality in life and death. The piece uses whimsical Henry tone and local character names like Noah and Hiven well.
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Sh Garden
Cy Cawkins
Local notes and visits fill Libertyville week
Libertyville residents host relatives from Ottumwa Hedrick and Glasco while visitors from Beaver City and Albia arrive. revival services announced at Mt Zion church and community events include a Rebekah club supper and Red Cross sheet hemming with other social visits and midweek union service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.N. Hewitt
Beaver City
Neb
Walter Harlan
Stockport
Levi Morely
Hillsboro
Harilie Yost
Rev Coughlin
Batavia
BE. W. Stodghill
Mt. Zion M. E. Church
H. BE. Young
Keosauqua
J. W. Hurst
Albia
Harry Hurst
Taylor
Centerville
Frank Hurst
Roscoe Riggs
Adell
Carl Riggs
Rebekah Club
M. BE
Church
Will Hill
Moss
Washington
Iowa
R. N
Pidt, Glotfelty
Fairfield
Liberty Township
Fine Sucess
A. H. Miller
Will Schwartz
Waterloo
For Sale Classified Items in Hoosier Column
A busy mixed-for-sale page lists a Hoosier kitchen cabinet at 16 dollars and a push cart at 1 dollar, plus multiple houses for sale or rent near South Main Adams and West Van Buren, modern features noted. Also offers animals, a 1916 Overland car, hair switches, and other miscellaneous ads with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McKain
A. C. Wisecarver
Stortz & Taglaeur
Rhode Island
A. H. Messer
South Fourth Street
W. G. Allison
Fairfield
Iowa
Buick
J. E. Cohagan
Frank Berard
Spirit of Mexico Shown in Big Picture at Orpheum
The William Fox production stars Miriam Cooper and traces a senorita Carmlita in love with Pepe Leopoldo and William Jarome an American officer. As the ruffian bandit tale unfolds she promises to marry three suitors. The film opens at the Orpheum tomorrow.
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Old Mexico
William Fox
Miriam Cooper
Orpheum
Carmelita
Pepe
Leopoldo
William Jarome
Reversed plot ends with Carmella shot in Walsh battle scene
The note's reversal of the plot leads to Carmella being wounded as Director Walsh stages a famous battlefield finale on Stone Street near the Mitten Factory. The page also shows ads for finished rooms and rentals with names and phone numbers.
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Carmella
Walsh
Stone Street
Mitten Factory
A. J. Boyd
Louis White
Eest Purlington Street
New Furnace
Jacob Scheffel
Lost black hog found in Fairfield ad seeking owner
Fairfield notice reports a 180 pound black hog with few spots missing. Owner urged to identify and pay for this ad by contacting F. F. Simpson & Son at phone 85 629.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
F. F. Simpson & Son
Army Y M C A drive notices in Fairfield posting dates
A notice announces a November 26 to December 5 visit in Fairfield with leave location at the Leggett House and Scheffel's Music Store. It urges citizens to sign the Y Supporters book at the Court House to support keeping boys clean and fostering future homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Leggett House
Scheffel's
Army
Court House
Unclear OCR Item Prices Amid Historical Ledger
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered prices such as 2.98 3.98 4.50 and 0.98 1.65 2.48 1.25 1.98 0.75 and 1.25 dollars with no clear context or complete items or entities. No readable names places dates or organizations to anchor a full record.
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Don Murdock
Venn
Donald
Donald Murdock
Navy Yards
Penn
Sy Ellis M. Clark
Yeller
Emi
Libertyville
B. Robinson
Oscar Loving and Son
Ottumwa
And
R. R. Colton
Mamie Spry
Hedrick
W. A. Hook
Muriel Helfenstine
Baby
Glasgow
J. F. Wellman
Wellman
J. F. Countryman
Margaret Elder
Oscar Matthias
Birmingham
W. A. Swartz
BE. BE. Edwards
Packwood
B. Miller
Maggie Pollock
Fairfiel
C. W
Methodist
People’s Column
Town
Ray Sayers
Washington Street
Square
West Burlington Street
Fairfield Steam
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Spirit OF Mexico
B. J. Eisenhart
Lee
Orpheum Orchestra
B. A. Rolfe
Ethel Barrymore
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
COODS
Chidren
Merich’s Dry Goods Store
Fairfield, Iowa
Aving
Iowa Electric Co
BE. N. Gentry
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