Thrift Stamp Day Set for Wisconsin Merchants
Wisconsin merchants plan Thrift and War Savings Stamp sales on Thrift Day and through Dec 1 1918. Henry Greenblatt chairs Milwaukee Central Committee to organize promotions in city and state with subcommittees. County chairmen to form county campaigns urging all retailers to support the war effort.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Henry Greenblatt
McAdoo
Treasury Department
War Savings
Wisconsin Faces May 25 Draft Call For 10,007 Men
Wisconsin will furnish 10,007 men for the national army in May and June with most called on May 25. The provost marshal general’s call totals 25,339 for Wisconsin, of which 9,275 credits already exist leaving 16,064 to be supplied. Local boards will learn exact quotas in coming days as districts have varying credits.
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Onsin
Wisconsin
Congress
United States
HER TURN. She asks him what would you do if I turned you down
A shy woman asks a man what he would do if she refused him. He stays silent and glances away. She nudges him, prompting a clarified response as he jokes about addressing the gas in the parlor.
Most Loyal Town Carthage Earns Liberty Bond Honor
Washington report notes Carthage in North Dakota as the most patriotic town, with a Liberty bond quota of 24000 and total subscriptions of 1089700, an oversubscription of four thousand four hundred percent, earning the right to forty four stars in the flag.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Carthage
Liberty Bond Issues and Conversion Privileges
The article lists four current Liberty Bond issues with plans for two more. First Liberty Loan bonds yield 3 1/4 percent, mature June 15, 1947, redeemable after June 15, 1932 with conversion privilege. Second Liberty Loan bonds yield 4 percent, mature Nov 15, 1942, redeemable after Nov 15, 1927 with conversion privilege. Additional converted bonds from first and second issues into Second issue form. Third Liberty Loan bonds at 4 1/2 percent mature Sept 15, 1928 with no redemption before maturity. Two more issues to come: 4 percent bonds from conversion of First Liberty bonds and 4 1/4 percent bonds from conversion of Second into the Third Liberty Loan, with no conversion privilege.
MRS DUNLAP PASSES AFTER brief illness at Fond du Lac
Naomi Lilly Donley Dunlap died Saturday May 4 after a brief illness at her son in law Dr W A Mason home. Born 1848 in Pond du Lac county Wisconsin she was 70. Survived by five children two daughters and three sons. many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Service held at 9:30 Sunday at home conducted by Rev James Blake, with interment in Onida South Dakota where husband was buried.
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Naomi Lilly Donley
W. A. Mason
Pond du Lac County
Wis
Jash
M. B. Dunlap
James Blaxe
Stevens Point
V. A. Mason
Marshfield
R. E. Dunlap
South Dakota
Dunlap
Pond du Lac
Kendall
Monroe County
BR. B
Carrie Tyler
Goldfield
Alrs
FP S
Bostow
Sparta
James Blake
First Baptist Church of
Stevens Paint
W. W. McCulloch
Ain Countrie
Wilson Rector
Onida
F. L. Dunlap
Maxine
Robert
Fond du Lac
Ethel
Florence
Addresses to be resumed for soldiers listed as casualties
Washington May 2 The War Department will resume almost immediately the practice of giving addresses of American soldiers named in casualty lists sent from France. President Wilson decided after public appeal and discussed the subject with Secretary Baker after his return from France.
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Washington
War Department
France
Wilson
Baker
Two To Get A Wisconsin Marriage License Rule
Wisconsin attorney general issues opinion binding county clerks that both bride and groom must appear in person to obtain a marriage license. Parties may appear together or separately, but both must be identified. If doubt arises clerks may require proof of identity.
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Wiscongin
Barron County
Governors order close of draft boards in ATL cases
Governor Pailiop directs that classification of registrants be closed except for extraordinary cases. He states Atlanta cases may be regarded as closed, and reiterates that only actual changes of status can alter final decisions. He argues the military needs require definite counts of available men and that district boards must finalize decisions.
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Pht
Focal Draft Board
Disrngh Board
ATL
Pailiop
War Department
Roral
Army and Navy Seek Thousands of Trained Workers
The Civil Service Commission reports civilian branches of the army and navy require thousands of highly trained workers before 1918 ends. The Ordnance department seeks engineers, draftsmen, chemists, and metallurgists while inspectors assess ordnance and munitions. The Quartermaster Corps, Signal Corps, and navy also list numerous clerical and technical roles.
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Army
Navy
Civil Service Commission
Ordnance
Quartermaster Corps
Signal Corps
How He Got It Big Money by Drawing Straws
A brief quip cites the New York Sun about Chumley gaining wealth by drawing straws. The exchange asks if gambling, then notes Le used to do something related to a bat company in a humorous, clipped line.
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Chumley
New York Sun
Many Tuberculosis Men Returned From Military Camps
Official lists released to the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association show 374 Wisconsin soldiers discharged from U S army camps for tuberculosis, with more awaiting figures. Mil waukee County leads with 58 cases, Dane 18, Rock 22, and counties across the state are represented. The Wales Tuberculosis Sanitarium and other facilities are overwhelmed, and broader sanatorium capacity is urgently needed as many young men show disease after military examination and training.
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Wisconsin
United States Army
Surgeon General
Washington
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Milwaukee County
Dane County
Rock County
Wales
Man With Printing Skill Finds Hope In Alps Aid
A French veteran Waeltele, who earned 14 cents daily pension and fought tuberculosis in Grenoble, is aided by American Red Cross. He travels to Lasmure in the Alps with his wife and baby, seeking nourishment and rest. The Red Cross funds and care relieve his worry as he contemplates returning to work. The piece notes 400,000 new French TB cases since the war began and the Red Cross efforts to combat the disease.
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Cain
Lille
Waeiele
Teroungeter
Norbern
Waeltele
Grenoble
Red Cross
Lasmure
French Alps
Woeltele
France
American Red Cross
Largest American Flag Spans St Louis Size Unveiled
The city of St Louis Missouri claims the largest American flag in existence measuring 150 feet long and 78 feet wide with thirteen stripes six feet wide each. The ground plot totals about 13 700 square feet nearly a quarter acre. Parades require about 2000 people to carry due to its width, limiting street routes. Popular Science Monthly estimates the flag's colossal dimensions.
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St. Louis
Popular Science
Monthly Statement of School District No 1804
A dense list of monthly expenditures and balances for School District No 1804. Includes payments to banks, suppliers, and service providers such as plumbing and heating, supplies from publishers, and staff salaries. Totals show 18 205.07 in debits with numerous line items for March and April.
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Bank
Lahmann & Weiers
Fesiswt
Teady
Los
Becker & Panther
J. Lesselgong
Miller, Lund
LL Custi
Panaith
Raby OG
Sheavin Bibwe
Guute
Ruylillies
TAS
G. E. Blodgett & Sons
Oki Ieeelenett Wa
H. C. Koenig
Normington Bros
Lsuniry
Tifa Su
Tee as good as it is cracked up to be
May 1 notice from Clerk Kraus appears in a fragmented OCR item stating Tee is about the only thing that is as good as it is cracked up to be with no additional context.
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Tee
Sleeper in Luxury Bed Once Used by Greek King in France
Ridge Sly of Yakima, a U S Marine with General Pershing's forces, describes a furlough experience in France. He slept in a hotel chamber once occupied by the Greek monarch, attended by a velvet clad valet. His mother recently received a letter detailing the leave and the royal-tinted lodging.
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Seattle
Wash
Greece
France
Ridge Sly
Yakima
U. S. Marine Corps
Pershing
Sly
Local Notes From Bakerville May Visit and Illnesses
Mrs Yaeger was taken to St Josephs hospital last week for an operation. Joseph Ert left for Pennsylvania for a month visit with her parents. Mr and Mrs Werner of Marshfield own a new car and visited Bakerville with their daughter Maxie. Marie Warner and Anna Gleichener of Marshfield spent Saturday with Barbara Gleichener. Frank Goldbach of Hewitt and two children visited Louis Kasberger. John Sicklinger of Chili stayed a week to help his father with farm work. Mrs Arthur Waldmann is on the sick list.
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Bakerville
Yaeger
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joseph Ert
Pennsylvania
Frank Bell
Werner
Marshfield
Maxie
Ludwig Binder
Marie Warner
Anna Gleichener
Marshfilli
Barbara Gleichener
Frank Goldbach
Hewitt
Louis Kasberger
John Sicklinger
Chili
Arthur Waldmann
Mill Creek Socials and Local Happenings
Mill Creek notes say Mr. and Mrs. C Gallatin hosted relatives on Sunday, and Henry Ashley joined his sister-in-law's family. Rose Redig was surprised with a party Saturday. A neighborhood quarrel led to a town constable's involvement. Mrs. Emil Ohm returned from hospital, and Mrs. Horn and daughter Mary visited the Noonan home. The Gallatin family fished on the Eau Pleine river Sunday.
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Mill Creek
C. Gallatin
Henry Ashley
Rose Redig
Emil Ohm
Thomas Horn
Mary
A. Noonan
M. Gallatin
Eau Pleine
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Mrs. Dunlap
Adress Again
Adler Theater
Guernsey
Sale Barn
Holsteins
Wm. H. Krause
Thorp
Wr. Klemme
J. C. Kieffer
Auburndale
River Palmer
Neillsville
Weisenburg
Schultz
Albert Wachsmuth
Curtiss
L. E. Peckham
Grand Rapids
Chas
Pitzke
Stetsenville
Schmidt
Arpin
Herman Radke
Wm. H. Krause & Son
J.C. Kieffer
J. I. Schmidt
Guernseys
C. E. Blodgett
Roy C. Buznell
Thorpe __ Clark & Jackson
Grand Raii
Fred Husted
Marshfeld
Fred Baker
Weyauwega
E. E. Glocke
Weyauwege
C. E. Blodgets
the Chene
Roy
Buazel
Wow
Clark
J.C
W. W. Clark
Sale Mer
Db. C
Heath ‘& Co
W. Zelie
Ezu Claire Book & Stantionery Co
the Macmillan Co
L. Heiser
American Book Co
H.R. Bathries
Ls Eds
Ae Power
Sal
W.T. Pond
Sal, & Mareh
Hiwe, & Auto Co
Suyi
PIER
Yece Ge Syne Connor Retail
Siller
G. J. Mettelka
Milligan
Natl
LGR
Eles
Ole Eau Claire Book & Stu. Co
SUPP
P. J
Kraus
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