Red Cross drives support for Liberty Loan amid wartime notices
A wartime notices page urges Marshall County Red Cross chapters to solicit funds and knitted items for the effort. It highlights distribution figures, calls for local preparation for the next Liberty Loan in September, and urges readiness to buy government bonds to support the war.
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The
Red Cross
Navy
Red Cross Commission
France
Italy
War Industries Board
Syarn
Howard W. Fenton
Anager Central Division
American “Red Cross
Bureau of Development
Liberty
Hell
Berlin
Nursing Wanted by a Practical Nurse Mrs Katherine Swiger
Help wanted notice requests a practical nurse for household duties in Marshall County area. Includes details on prompt work and guaranteed service indicated by local classifieds in 1918 newspaper.
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Katherine Swiger
Fulks Bros
Soldier Lawrence Latourette writes from Bourges France
A wartime letter from Lawrence Latourette describes his service in Franco American forces, medical notes on wounds and pay, learning French, and plans to write more after detaching from front duties. The dispatch also includes local Sunday visits and community notices from Henry and Lacon areas.
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James Latourette
Tance
Angus
Frank
Filve-Dolarsiyda
Camp Logan
Sant
Amsy Joyce
Tigle
Raunt Belle
Hazel
Lawrence
Bourges
France
Primary and Special Judicial Election Notice for 1918
Notice in Marshall county Illinois declares a primary election on September 11 1918 at 6am to 5pm for multiple parties and offices including U S senator state officials and district representatives and a special judicial election for the Tenth Judicial District open 7am to 5pm with the county clerk Lawrence D Gregory signing August 28 1918.
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Marshall County
Illinois
United States
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Congress
Lacon
Illnois
Lawrence D. Gregory
Marshall
Illigots
Anee
BAI
Tenth Judicial District
Marning
Tlinois
Soldier writes home from France and Nice in 1918
In July 1918 Harry describes leave in Nice and Paris with visits to Monte Carlo and Notre Dame. He recalls Admiral Moore, a Polish friend, and a Polish officer Poyer, notes the warm hospitality, and mentions military chevrons for foreign service and wounds. He laments taxicab costs, praises French meals, and plans to return after more training.
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Magnolia
France
Nice
Monte Carlo
Admiral Moore
Navy
Poyer
Harry
Paris
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
O. K
Thad
Iike
Tionwita
Tion Signal Corps
Mercie Beaucoup
Sunday News Clippings From Paris Herald Mention Local Electric Plans
The page notes the Paris edition of the New York Herald and mentions Lt Harry in the Aero Squadron. It highlights Putnam County Electric’s village lighting plans, a sale of 109 acres near $13 000, and W L Child buying 200 head. It also covers Pay E Henry Stiewers’s home visit, a Camp Pegler transfer, and eighty eighth division trains from Camp Dodge to an Atlantic port.
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Paris
New York“Herald
Harry
Aero Squadron
Avy E.f.air Service
New York
A P Child
Matt Hanson
W. L. Child
Western Ranges
I. F. Packingham
Henry Siewers
Indianapolis
Ind
Elizabeth Stiewers
Camp Pegler Lower Face
Eighty-Eighth Division
Camp Dodge
Atlantic
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Bursdess
Temcoms
of Ross
G. ‘el Fenwick
Nettie” “Jarman
TSO
Green
Henry
Ill
Board of Review of
Marshall ‘County
Ong
Edward Street
O. L. Schultz
T Lpt
Padi Ma Ae
Ots
Advt
Elidwe
Nnfont America
Ironmonger
Mlinols
Lerten
Paul
North Hopewell
Jacob Helgoth
Anton Frby’s
John Schmitt
W L. Stoner
Walnut Grove
Robert Dilzer
Lorenz Grauer
Peter Hank
Fred Zook
Little Son
Joseph Maubach
Jennie
Cecile Ramp
John Schlosser
William Perkins
Joe Schlosser
Anton Schlosser
Ed Wood
William Schlosser
Springfield
Emma Schmitt
Rosie Dilzer
Charles Wistwsch
Walter LaVern
John. Schlosser
Virginia Stoner
Magella
Schmitta
SVS
Miller’s
Baird
Ea Ma Peg
Chamberlain
Sidney Whitaker
Putnam‘ County, Electric Company
Hemne
Tahnt
Tnree
Ngaured
E. C. Stoneberg
Shocman
Diinois
Peru
Jackies
John Phillip Sousa
Great Lakes
Zip
Richard Yates
Sperene Oarey
Private Archibald Munro
Liberty Fire Company
Seelig
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