Americans assist Fourth Liberty Loan through foreign language pageant
The Woman's Council of the fourth Liberty Loan organizes foreign speaking committees across states to present a roll call of nations. The program includes native songs, dances, and folklore, with food exhibits to show Americans how to save for the war effort. Pierre Nuyttens aids production and spectacles.
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Liberty Loan
Simon
Woman's Council
Fourth Liberty Loan Organization
Felix J. Streyckmans
Federal Reserve
Constantine Howard
Pierre Nuyttens
Chicago
Nuyttens
Howiard
Liberty Bond Price List for Navy Supplies and Vessels
A 1917 Navy Department cost summary lists approximate prices for vessels under construction and completed through June 30 1917 along with gun mounts armor piercing shells torpedoes and assorted clothing and equipment. It notes the cost per man per day for the first half of fiscal year 1918 ranging from 0.49 to 0.52 dollars depending on vessel size.
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Navy Department
McGowan
County Price Interpreting Committee Formed
Authorized by the Food Administration a county price interpreting committee is named with ex officio members W C Spaulding and J McKenney plus Ray Maxwell Louis White H C Erickson J H Stuckey C W Wade Walter Burns Dean Taylor and others to oversee price interpretation duties.
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McKenney
W. C. Spaulding
Ray Maxwell
Louis White
H. C. Erickson
J. H. Stuckey
E, C
Fligg
C. W. Wade
Walter Burns
Dean Taylor
State Leads Nation in Fourth Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Iowa tops the fourth Liberty loan with subscriptions totaling $148,920,500 though some counties awaits reports. New York towns report progress with 39 districts meeting quotas and Jefferson County nearing full allotment as gains push toward completion.
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New York
Chicago
Iowa
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Hun Flyers Raid Venice and Avalona
Venice reports enemy aerial attacks with two women and children injured but no material damage. In Avalona the raid caused some loss of life among Austrian soldiers in prison camps.
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Rome
Venice
Avalona
Admiralty
Miss Vanilla Smith and Curtis Elliott wed in Ottumwa
Announcement reports the September 28 marriage at First Methodist church Ottumwa with Rev F E Day officiating. Bride Miss Vanilla Smith daughter of W R Smith Glendale and groom Curtis Elliott son of Mr and Mrs B H Elliott of the city. He recently left Deming New Mexico after an army discharge and works as a printer at the Ledger office. They will reside in the city.
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Vanilla Smith
Curtis Elliott
Ottumwa
First Methodist Church
F. E. Day
Bert Adams
Elliott
W. R. Smith
Glendale
Fairfield High School
Mrs Etta Smith Copeland Dies in Davenport
Jay Copeland reports the death of his sister in law Mrs B E Copeland in Davenport. A former local resident known here as Miss Etta Smith, her body will be brought home for burial with funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Jay Copeland
B. E. Copeland
Davenport
Retail Merchants to Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The regular meeting of the Retail Merchants Association occurs next Thursday evening. This annual gathering will elect officers and directors for the coming year.
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Fraternal Aid Hall
Retail Merchants’ Association
Italian Valor Medal Awarded to American Sergeant
Rome on October 2 reports that the Duke d Aosta presented the first Italian valor medal to an American infantryman, Sergeant Albert Richardson, for saving the life of a soldier who fell into a mountain torrent.
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Rome
Duke d'Aosta
Albert Richardson
Richardson
20 Sailors Drowned Off Key West After Boat Sinks
Washington reports a scout cruiser Salem boat carrying a Liberty party overturned offshore Key West in rough seas. Early dispatches listed 20 sailors drowned and 11 rescued, with no bodies recovered and no exact casualty count from the Navy Department yet.
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Salem
Key West
Fla
Washington
Navy Department
Department
New Hats Caps for Men and Boys from Drake Co
Drake Co offers a fresh line of hats and caps for men and boys with new styles and sizes. Available in store now, featuring durable materials and period-appropriate designs for everyday wear.
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Drake Clo, Co
For Sale Notes in People's Column
Childs bed with dropped sides for sale. Phone 2702. Mrs. Fred Rohrer. Artistic crochet bed spread on display at Fair store. Proceeds aid Y M C A war work. Call to view. County U M CLA. Sorghum for sale, phone 8510 J O Danielson. Trade equity in 100 acres near Fairfield Ia for a dwelling or other property. Address box 28 Fairfield Ia.
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Fred Rohrer
Fair Store
U. M
J. O. Danielson
Fairfield
Classified Rentals and Help Wanted Listings
Multiple short notices list for rent rooms and houses with various features and contact numbers, plus a few help wanted and lost items. Entries include furnished rooms with heat and kitchen, a seven room house with barn, farm help and domestic help requests, and a lost blue jacket in a local Anna area.
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J. C. Barnes
East Washington Sca House
Sam Caller
City Square
Mra
N. Redick
J. M. Bunter
N. B St
American Infantry Shoot Down German Plane in France
In the Vosges town of St Die American infantrymen fired at a German aircraft that skimmed low over the city. Rail ground fire and pistol shots from military policemen failed to stop it until a company of infantry opened rifle fire. The plane fell in flames after being struck during a brief encounter.
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France
St. Die
Vosges
Liberty Loan Speaker Falls to Death in New York
A 26 year old Liberty loan speaker died after slipping from a fifth story window while sealing an office building from the outside to make Liberty loan appeals. He had made four appeals and was attempting a fifth when the accident occurred.
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Liberty Loan
New York
Kymie Fullerman
Aomateur “Humanity
Drake Clo Co Camp Shirts For Boys
East side Drake Clo Co offers shirts flannels and khaki for boys entering camp or college. The ad highlights practical attire for new students with a focus on durable fabrics and a reasonable price point.
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Drake Clo
East Side
Salesmen Wanted by National Live Stock Remedy Co
Three or four energetic salesmen wanted to travel selling the farmer. Good position with salary expenses and commission. Apply at National Live Stock Remedy Co 615 W 80th St Chicago Illinois. 1864.
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National Live Stock Remedy Co
80Th St
Chicago
Illinois
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