Letter From Reginald Knutson to Red Cross Chapter
August 18 1918 Reginald Knutson writes from an Iowa camp praising a Red Cross comfort kit. He thanks volunteers, notes barracks meals drills and shop work, mentions Highland Park town near campus, a base hospital operation for a sick comrade, and plans to share the letter with Mrs. C L Thoresen and the Red Cross ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Knutson
Red Cross
Lost Island Township
C. L. Thoresen
U.S. A
Graettinger
Highland Park
Fort Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Ole Thoregen
The
Red Cross Society
Reginald S. Knutson
Gas mask gas from pits urged for soldiers in Emmetsburg
George W Kolp writes from France to Miss Bessie Kolp praising the country and urging coal and gas mask supply efforts. The government seeks peach pits, plum pits, dried fruit shells, and nut shells to manufacture gas for soldiers. Emmetsburg Red Cross will ship pits to the government. a barrel at the Hub collects pits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kolp
France
Bessie Kolp
Graetlinger
Iowa
Bessie
Mother
Loften
George W. Kolp
U.S. Engineers
Red Cross Society of
Emmetsburg
Marl Beebe
High School Notes by Joe Sullivan
Sophomore reception at Miss Margaret George home. Town team beat high school 24 to 7 17 in a fast basketball game. Teachers plan an eight man team this year. Report cards next week and semesters divided into months. Several pupils absent with pink eye. Debating team to be chosen from the argument class under Miss Craos. Arthur Jensen returns to school. West Bend organized basketball team and teachers held a meeting. Literary Digest ordered for history class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sullivan
Margaret George
Tang Bren
Smyth
Bragg
Peterson I
Emimersburg
Lande
Craos
Arthur Jensen
Livermore
Miss Smyth
West Bend
Graettinger 1918 Lyceum Course Underwriters List
List of underwriters for the Graettinger 1918 719 Lyceum Course including E M Cathcart Antone E Johnson H N Osher Co A Jensen M J Reidy Th T Nane E S George F E Schurmann Charley Jensen J A Spies F C Weigmann John Wikert Vincent Kelly J P Jensen Fred Spies Chris Jensen W H Noble R W Andrews John Jackman C Stanley A J Johnson P G Johnson Elizabeth Jensen John O Jertson Harry V Dickey Louis Christiansen W M Knutson Barthman Bros J F Noble Ed Arnette Vera Ford Cora Christopher Anna Bergum Bertha Fudge Harold Jensen Carl Spies John J Sullivan W C Foster Knutgan Bolstad Bob Wilson J B Ellis O R Gardner G C Coolidge F G Madigan O H Raleigh A H Shaver H Leslie Wildey lL Lindsey Anna K Peterson Edna Brage Ruth Smyth Della Croot Esther Osher
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Cathcart
Antone E. Johnson
H. N. Osher
A. Jensen
M. J. Reidy
Th.t. Nane
E. S. George
F. E. Schurmann
Charley Jensen
J. A. Spies
F. C. Weigmann
John Wikert
Vincent Kelly
J. P. Jensen
Fred Spies
Chris Jensen
W. H. Noble
R. W. Andrews
John Jackman
C. Stanley
A. J. Johnson
P. G. Johnson
Elizabeth Jensen
John O. Jertson
Harry V. Dickey
Louis Christiansen
W. M. Knutson
Barthman Bros
J. F. Noble
Ed Arnette
Vera Ford
Cora Christopher
Anna Bergum
Bertha Fudge
Harold Jensen
Carl Spies
John J. Sullivan
W. C. Foster
Knutgan & Bols
Fatal Stow Fire Claims Mrs Meechams in Town City
The Old Story reports Mrs William Meechams fatally burned Monday after starting a gas stove with a match. She was alone in the house and escaped into the street with clothes aflame but died shortly after from the injuries. Streets along Estherville are described as overgrown and neglected, with weeds masking street holes and bumps, reflecting poor conditions cited by local papers.
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Tal
William Meechams
Town City
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Eatherville
Toiting and Tooting Follies in Odd Editorial Tone
Fragmented OCR style piece mocks advertising and business ethics with garbled anecdotes about printers pushy marketers and a dubious prison report. Mentions Menlo, Leavenworth, and names Rasmussen and Serrpion in a chaotic, era newspaper flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bfsymy
Lainey
Ehadiper
Rasmussen
Serrpion
Whittemore
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Farmers & Merchants Bank
Graeettinger, Iowa
MO. P. Kirby
B. A. Gronstal
United States
J. H. Gammon Estate
Chicago
the Royal Lumber Co
Chas
N. Wells
New Windsor
FE ‘Schurmann
Aeriion
First National Bank
Graettinghr, Iowa
Chevrolet
Jensen Auto Co
John Bondhus
Jorgen Andersen
V. L. O’connor
Farmers’ Grain Co
V.L. O’connor
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