Local residents depart for travels and theater plans
Local residents scattered for visits and jobs with trips to Milwaukee Tripoli and Duluth noted. Mrs Frank Strang leaves for Tripoli for employment while John Thomas heads to Milwaukee for a short visit. Adler theater schedules the return of Over the Top with Sergt Guy Empey on Oct 16 and 17. Families host and visit relatives, with rentals offered by 2 AL & R. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Vollmar
Duluth
Min
Adler
Sergt
Guy Empey
Adler Theater
If I Should Die in France Poem by C. E. Welsh
Poem expresses a soldier's plea to his mother, asking her not to weep if he dies in France. It praises divine protection, bonds with home, and promises honored graves and remembrance by sisters, townsfolk, and fallen comrades. The speaker vows to return in spirit to comfort his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
C. E. Welsh
Battlefeld
School Drive Urges Attendance and Bond Support in Grand Rapids
A wartime education appeal invites all under 21 to enroll for up to eight months at the County Building Grand Rapids. The message urges parents to plan schooling, offers boarding or work help, and calls for buying bonds to support troops over there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Call 4 885 Badgers for Army Service
Madison Wisconsin Adjt Gen Orlando Holway has received calls from the federal government for 4 685 men to entrain in the five day period beginning Oct 21. Of this number 3 543 men are waited for general service at Camp Shelby Hattiesburg Mississippi and 1 142 for general service at Jackson Barracks La.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Orlando Holway
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
Miss
Jackson Barracks
Krueger Version On Battle Continues From Page One
Eyewitness recounts blood in a second floor bathroom during a battle on September 14. Ennis vows to finish and resist surrender while Louis and Leslie evade capture, hiding in forests and barns across Clark County. The speaker reflects on Banig’s death, fear of soldiers going to France, and the grim fate of those who fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Louis
Leslie
Clark County
Minnesota
Daota
Montana
Jilace
Banig
France
Nau Claire
Guides for Spanish Influenza Precautions Issued
A memo lists public health rules to curb the spread of Spanish influenza, urging avoidance of crowding, covering coughs, breathing through the nose, maintaining cleanliness, staying cool when active and warm at rest, opening windows, washing hands, staying hydrated, not sharing utensils, wearing comfortable clothing, and breathing fresh air to bolster immunity.
Rural Carrier Examination Notice for Wood County Wis
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier examination for Wood County Wisconsin to be held at Grand Rapids and Marshfield on November 9 1918 to fill Pittsville and other rural route vacancies within the county Applications and blanks are available at local offices or from the Civil Service Commission in Washington D C Applications should be sent to Washington as soon as possible Women may enter rural carrier exams on the same terms as men during the ongoing war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Wood
Wis
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Pittsville
Washington, D.C
Commission
Washington
Post Office Department
Library Notes Urge Support For War Reading
Public Library promotes patriotic reading and military knowledge. It lists new titles on army insignia, uniforms, and battlefield life, plus practical farming manuals. Readers are urged to reserve copies and donate books, clothing, and funds to aid khaki-clad soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amtana
Red Cross
Marshfield Sidewalk Ordinance 428 Requires Frontage Plank Walk
The Mayor and Common Council of Marshfield enact Ordinance No. 428 to require sidewalk construction on East Sixth Street fronting lots 7 and 8, Block 227, from South Chemy to South Vine. Owners must build a five foot eight inch wide two inch plank sidewalk with three 4x4 stringers by October 30 1918 or face city construction and a tax to cover costs per Wisconsin Statutes. The ordinance takes effect after passage and publication. dated October 1 1918 and approved October 2 1918 by Mayor Henry Kaisched and City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Marshfield
East Sixth Street
South Chemy Street
South Vine Street
Henry Kaisched
Mayo
John Seubert
City Cherie
Germans Print Weekly Propaganda Aimed at U S Soldiers
A German weekly propaganda sheet, circulated for soldiers, is described as cleverly produced in English with anti Britain rhetoric and Monroe Doctrine undermining. It uses allied clippings to sow discord, sent to Americans via balloons, while underestimating U S soldiers’ intelligence amid the St Mihiel offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Herbert
New York Sun
America In Europe
Frankfort
John Bull
Lloyd George
Uncle Sam
United States
Great Britain
St. Mihiel
Mayor Refuses Dietz Show License in Pittsville
Mayor Ebbe and Pittsville council deny a license for Clarence Dietz moving picture show planned to screen Thursday evening, citing resemblance to the Krueger case at Withee and alleged misrepresentation in advertising. Dietz and his manager had secured only a permit to operate outside the city limits east of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsville
Ebbe
Dietz Moving Picture Show
Arpin
Krueger
Withee
Wisconsin
Clarence Dietz
Corn Show Draws Iowan Farmers to Grand Rapids
Wood county speech celebrates corn and Kaiser as vital partners in farming. The First National Bank of Grand Rapids hosts a corn show with ten ear samples requested. Blue ribbons and prizes are offered, highlighting seed quality and savings practices as key to farmer success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood County
William
First National Bank
Grand. Rapids
Seed corn advertising and farmer outreach outlined
The text describes advertising seed corn and cards listing seed variety, amount, and buyer details to help growers find good seed. It mentions sending exhibit pictures to farmers and notes W. W. Clark as Emergency Food Agent promoting quality seed and crop prospects for next year.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Thomas
Milwaukee
W. T. Pond
Woolworth
Frank Strang
Tripoli
Fred Russler
Ashland
Winterburn Drug Company
Porter Harney
West Chester
Penn
Dave Harney
AL & R
Phil Griffin
Ladysmith
Mike Griffin
Griffin
Mrs. Griffin
Library Notes
Harry Lather
Public Library
U. S
Quartermaster Corps
Coast Artillery
U. S. Army
Rand, McNally Company
Mable
Edward Streeter
Corp
Bill Breck
Camp Wadsworth
Wall
Harper
Dimack
Hasselbich - Mack Co
Refuses Dietz
Kaiser
W.W. Clark
Adler Theatre
Charles Breckenridge Stock Co
The
Adier Theatre
Vtew
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