British Viewpoint on German Offensive From London
Extracts from letters to Mrs. R T Jenney recount the German offensive begun March 21. The writer describes German plans to crush Britain and France, the costly battles near Arras Amiens, and allied resilience led by Foch. A second extract from G A Carr, a Canadian lieutenant, notes gas, tanks, and heavy fighting. cities and councils in Monticello report meetings and city finances.
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John Carr
London
R. T. Jenney
Germany
Paris
Kaiser
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
St. Quentin
Arras
Amiens
Foch
America
Ashley
G. A. Carr
Jenney
England
Turner
V. C
Ottawa
Fritz
Americans Flourish Under French Guidance in Early Operations
The narrator notes American troops are brigaded with French forces due to inexperience and will operate independently later. They praise American performance as highly capable and anticipate their participation in major operations.
War time gardening and price shifts urge continued planting
Mr. Vernon Hawkeye notes war gardens showed the public can act to ease supply pressures. He cites a year ago potato prices near four dollars a bushel and onions around twelve cents, now about seventy five cents and one cent, respectively, warning that speculators may tighten control this spring.
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Vernon Hawkeye
Russians and Germans Clash Amid War News
The Chicago Herald notes a brief assessment of the Russian front stating that the Germans are taking prize while the Russians are forced back, reflecting a grim wartime mood.
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Chicago Herald
Russia
Weather Rhymes Warn Parishioners On Rainy Sundays
A comic admonition card from Bromide Smith advises parishioners to avoid church on rainy Sundays to prevent rheumatic pains and heat waves. It pairs weather cues with light moral irony about care and fate.
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Kirk
Humorous snippets and real estate transfers dominate page
A collage of jokes from several papers followed by a long Real Estate Transfers list. Items mention barbers eyeing the Kaiser, courting misunderstandings, and brief antique jokes, then detailed land and lot transfers recorded for Morley Anamosa and surrounding areas with names like Helen M Thrap nether Boots I H Meek Nicolai Hanson and many others.
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Helen M. Thrap
Nether A. Boots
Wurzbacher
Morley
I. H. Meek and
Cief
Nicolai A. Hanson
Edmund Booths
J. H. Fisher
Anamosa
Herman Sonken
George
T. B. Watters
Joseph E. Johnson
Albert S. Knapp
Q. c
A. Scott & Skinner
A. Skinner
George H. Walworth
James Finn
George Finn
Leo
Francis Finn
Henry J. Rehorst
John B. Haeussler
Monticello
Fred C. Althen
John F. Althen
Ella M. Sherman
Mariah Miles
Olin
W. K. Pearson
C. B. Paul
R. R. Wyoming
Werman Sonken
Emma Buresh
Nelson Reed
George L. Hoxie
EH. A. Osborn
Boardman
Webster
O. L
Anna Siebels
J. H. Zimmerman
H. J. Harms
J. H. J. Stutt
G. E. Switzer
Fred A
Anna Pancow
H. D. Miller
J. R. Bickerstaff
G. H. Walworth
H.D. Miller
Lawrence Machart
Frank Machart
Books for soldiers gifts from the American Library Association
Theodore W. Koch notes war service books sent by the American Library Association. Many items were accepted, while several were declined with thanks, including outdated or irrelevant volumes such as The Postal and Telegraph Code of the Argentine Republic and twenty year old Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital reports. Koch calls a diary for 1916 a prize gift.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Theodore W. Koch
War Service
American Library Association
Argentine Republic
Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital
Bureau of Ethnology
American Breeders’ Association
Osteopaths Seek Equal Army Navy Examinations Role
The osteopaths push a bill in congress to grant them equal rights with medical men to take examinations for commissions in the army and navy medical departments and, if commissioned, to receive the same game rating. A committee has held the bill for months without report. A table compares hours of study at the American School of Osteopathy Illinois University and Northwestern University Medical School to argue for stronger training.
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United States
Congress
Medical Department
Army and Navy
American School of Osteopathy
University of Ilinois
Northwestern University Medical School
County agent cites tax method for farmers with inventories
The Treasury Department advises farmers keeping clear books and annual inventories can file income tax using their ledgers. Jones County 700 plus farmers use the farm business record book now available from the county agent for ten cents. The book minimizes writing and follows a consistent method year to year.
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Treasury Department
Office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Jones County
People of France Suffer for Food
World War I era note contrasts French civilian and soldier rations with Americans urged to curb luxuries. Wheat rations for French people reduced two thirds while French soldiers and American civilians face smaller cuts. Prompt calls for shared sacrifice amid war.
French wheat shortages and rationing highlighted by envoy
In a Southern commercial congress address M. Tardieu warns of France facing severe wheat shortages. He notes drastic cuts in bread and sugar, rationing of meat, and production limits as Paris requests increased American wheat shipments and continued civilian sacrifice.
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M. Tardion
Erench
United States
Southern Commercial Congress
Canada Urges Less Bread to Conserve Supplies
The Canadian food controller calls on Canadians to eat less bread due to shortages of barley rye and oats in the Dominion. He argues victory comes through reduced bread consumption and that Europe’s minimum needs will be met by spring with no surplus wheat or flour for home use.
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Dominion
Canada
Victory
Europe
Hoover Urges Long Term Garden Planting Focus
The quotation emphasizes developing gardens beyond immediate perishables, prioritizing potatoes and beans for substantial, lasting harvests. It reflects Herbert Hoover's view on creating durable food sources through strategic crop choices and extended cultivation.
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Herbert Hoover
Peasants Rely on Local Shops in French Villages
The peasantry in France live in villages rather than on farms and subsist mainly on the small local stores and bakeries that serve their communities.
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France
Better Off Than Canada Across Food Prices
A U S comparison shows record low price increases with the United States faring better than Canada. One third of 9 of 20 food packers saw price drops in the U S while only 2 of 22 food commodities declined in Canada. Canned goods rose in Canada as U S prices declined for some items with few declines overall. Food staples rising in the United States generally rose in Canada except for fish.
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United States
Canada
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Council Proceedings
Library Board
Cemetery Board
Park Commission
C. J. Northrop
Voorhees
Hanssen
Welch
Schneider
Rockstad
Bell
Hoag
Council
Monticello Express
Jones County Times
Ricklefs & McNeill
West First Street
Iowa Tel Co
Monticello Elec Co
DOWOY
General Fund
Nanan Ae
Coai
Renee
Wm. Netcott Ste
Thos. Cassady
C. G. Thomas Abeebed
W. H. Proctor & Co
Matt Parrot & Sons
Cc. J. Northrop
H. S. Lee
G. P. Rockstad
P. D. Bellasreane
Jake Arduser
H. Herren Nesses
Chris Dinklage
Wm. Sanford
M. Sanford
T. Carson
Eobaen
Kirke
Bromide Smith
Congregationalist
THE
FUN Makers
Arkansas Gazette
Wasy Street
Louisville Courier- Journal
Samuel
Sybil
Sammy
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Boston Transcript
Marysville
Kansas
Advocate
Lehigh Burr
Reginald
Birmingham Age-Herald
Fiske O’hara
Murphy
Dooley
Hiram
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
William
Kansas City Star
Harry Lauder
Red Cross
Chicago
Peebles
Tam
People OF
AB Tardieu
Trance
Awithin
Tardieu
Kalamazoo
Altor
Kalamazoo Tank & Silo Co
Michigan
Rudolph Bohren
Wolif
Woli
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Til
W. W. Stickford
L. H. Lang
F. B. Collins
Viola, Ia
Denkhoff
Hand
Dr. Hand
Charles W. Bosley
Lara Bosley
Bosley & Bosley Doctors of Chiropractic Princess Theatre Building
C. N. Patrick
Rickless & McNeill Hardware
Iowa
J. E. Monticello
Teman
Lowa
Monticello Business
Mayr
A.M. Maurice D. D. S
Lovell
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