War Industries board orders publishers to end free copies
The War Industries board requires publishers to cut paper use by at least 15 percent and discontinue free sample copies and exchanges. Subscriptions behind on payments must not receive issues after expiration unless renewed. Publishers urge readers to pay arrears and prepay to continue service. The notice is followed by local society notes and advertisements.
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Pulp and Paper Section
The
War Industries Board
Express
Monticello World Notes On Vacations Visits And Events
Local readers record a flurry of vacation trips with Miss Ollie Smithson in Marion and Miss Arvilla Tuel visiting relatives in St. Paul Stillwater and Austin. Others travel to Chicago Des Moines and Ames while gossip lists births marriages and army updates. The piece also notes war pictures at the Princess and community theater plans along with social calls and a hot spell broken by a thunder shower.
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Miss Arvilla Tuel
St. Paul
Stillwater
Austin
Clarence Hubbard Remains in Serious Condition
Clarence Hubbard the young son of Mr and Mrs Bert Hubbard has been delirious at intervals during the past week or two. He was previously injured in an automobile accident years ago, which left him in a paralyzed condition.
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Clarence Hubbard
Bert Hubbard
Local notices highlight parish, travel, and births in Monticello
Letters to Miss Edwards Mrs Caldwell W A Moffatt and others remain uncalled for at Monticello post office as residents plan trips to Minneapolis. Rev Schuetz travels for Lutheran church auxiliary duties. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Doering on August 8 died hours after birth and was interred at Sand Hill. Reiss Stuhler seeks aviation enlistment in Chicago. Andrew Davidson and Mrs. John Hoult visit Minnesota then Canada by car. Frank Stimson travels to Iowa City for a relative in hospital. he inflates five flat tires en route. Miriam Jacobs leaves for Marshall Minnesota after visiting Monticello relatives. she will visit Elma and Burt Iowa. Howard Hosford, Seventh Army medical corps, moves from Camp McClellan Alabama to Camp Merritt New Jersey for soon crossing.
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Henry Doering
Sand Hill
Mrs. Frank
Stimson
Iowa City
Miriam Jacobs
Marshall
Minnesota
Monticello
Miss Jacobs
Elma
Burt
Iowa
Howard Hosford
Medical Corps
Seventh Army
Camp McClellan
Alabama
Camp Merritt
New Jersey
Hog prices set record highs in Chicago and Pittsburgh
Hog prices broke records last Monday in Chicago registering 20.15 per hundredweight for bunches averaging 190 to 210 pounds. In Pittsburgh prices reached 21.25. A year ago hogs sold at 16.35 and two years ago 10.10.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Mrs James Anderson and Family Leave for Lake Okoboji
Mrs James Anderson and her son Carl ton traveled to Lake Okoboji last Saturday for a short stay. They will be joined home by Mrs Andersons daughter Miss Geraldine who has spent the past three weeks there.
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W. E. van Buren
Tipton
Monticello
George
Linn County
James Anderson
Carlton
Lake Okoboji
Geraldine
Theft of car items reported in Cedar Rapids park
A search light and a mouth organ were taken from an automobile owned by Mr. Killian of Cedar Rapids while it stood in the park last Sunday evening. Anyone with knowledge of the theft is asked to report to this office.
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Killian
Cedar Rapids
Arduser Family Arrives From Minneapolis for Gilroy Visit
Mr and Mrs Leonard Arduser and their infant arrived yesterday in the J W Gilroy home for a visit. They were joined by the Ardusers daughter Lysle who has been staying with her father for several weeks.
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Fred Fagan
Chicago
C. D. Baldwin
Cascade
Leonard Arduser
Baby
Minneapolis
J. W. Gilroy
Miss Lysle
Soldier Letters Describe Life in Trenches and War Entry
Joseph Oswald writes to his parents describing a third line trench position and the fear of shells overhead. He notes enlisting in February and going overseas in May, sharing firsthand war experiences.
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Joseph Oswald
Joe
Local notes and draft era additions from Iowa township
Joseph Gavin of Washington township has three sons in the army and a fourth awaiting orders. A new draft bill may affect another son. Castle Grove farmers report oats yielding over 50 bushels per acre, with variable wheat. Jones county men from Camp Gordon include Earl Boyer Anton Koranda J T Pavlishta Hans Jacobsen Russell Cowan Christ Lietha and Jacob Leesecamp who failed the physical exam.
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Joseph Gavin
Washington Township
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Camp Gordon
Earl Boyer
Anton Koranda
J. T. Pavlishta
Hans Jacobsen
Russell Cowan
Christ Lietha
Jacob Leesecamp
Hogan Family Returns From Visit in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Pat Hogan and daughter Miss Jetta return to Cedar Rapids after visiting her sons Mike and Mark Hogan. Misses Lillian and Lucille Hogan accompany for a week at home.
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Pat Hogan
Jetta
Cedar Rapids
Mike
Mark Hogan
Lillian
Lucille Hogan
Mrs Adams Returns to Monticello After Visit
Mrs Harold Adams returns to Monticello from Portland Maine after a brief visit. Her husband Lieutenant Harold Adams of the coast artillery has been at Fort McKinley and is now en route to France for service in the war.
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Harold Adams
Monticello
Portland
Maine
Fort McKinley
Coast Artillery
France
Dr. Heichhold Visits from Clearfield at Chicago Dental Meet
Dr. John Heichhold of Clearfield Pennsylvania attended a dental convention in Chicago and spent a few days with his sister Mrs A W Steiner before returning to Chicago and planning a Detroit visit to another sister.
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John Heichhold
Clearfield
Pennsylvania
Chicago
A. W. Steiner
Detroit
Doctor Stuhler Accepts Army Commission for France
Dr Louis G Stuhler has accepted a commission in the medical department of the army and expects to be called to Camp Riley Kansas about the first of September. He will join a field hospital unit to be deployed to the battlefields of France.
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Louis G. Stuhler
Medical Department of
Army
Camp Riley
Kansas
France
Captain Halstead Carpenter Transferred for Mobilization
Capt Halstead M Carpenter moved from Fort Snelling to Camp Devens Massachusetts a mobilization camp. This signals his deployment once the division completes for service his wife remains at Ayer nearby camp site.
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Halstead M. Carpenter
Fort Snelling
Camp Devens
Massachusetts
Ayer
Final Liberty Bond Payments Due on Third Series
The article reminds buyers final payments are due this day on the third series liberty bonds. Installment plan holders who forgot their due date should settle tomorrow morning as the day’s final business.
Regular services resume at Methodist Episcopal church
Regular services will be resumed next Sunday morning by Rev. J. H. Barr who has returned from Illinois after attending his father's funeral. Union services of the Congregational and Methodist Episcopal churches will be held in the park in the evening.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
J. H. Barr
Illinois
Congregational
Methodist Episcopal
Cedar Rapids Delegation Tours Monticello After Delhi Visit
A party from Cedar Rapids including Killian Bros The Cherry Co The Gazette Commercial Club and The National Swine Show traveled through Monticello yesterday on their return from Delhi. They visited Senator Kenyon to pay respects and looked in on the Daily Day celebration en route home.
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Cedar Rapids
Killian Bros
The
Cherry Co
Gazette
Commercial Club
Monticello
Delhi
Kenyon
Wedding Ties Bind Schuetz Family to Miss Mathias
Rev. W. H. L. Schuetz and family with Miss Emma Behrends traveled to Westgate Iowa yesterday for the wedding of Miss Adella Mathias to Rev. H Gihring. Mathias is noted as Johnsontown parochial school teacher. Gihring has accepted a call to China and the couple plans to be at Hankow by January 1 1919.
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W. H. L. Schuetz
Emma Behrends
Westgate
Iowa
Adella Mathias
H. Gihring
Mathias
Johnsontown
Gihring
China
Hankow
White birch struggles in heat at town lawn
The article notes that white birch trees on the Fawcett property and near Mrs. Herrick’s residence struggle in extreme heat and prefer cooler moister conditions. It mentions the town’s Jones County Fair running Tuesday through Friday with strong attractions including the Royal Highlanders band and a Wednesday Thursday night carnival with fireworks and vaudeville shows.
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Fawcett
Jones County
Royal Highlanders
Civil War Veteran Rudolph Laid To Arlington With G A R Funeral
Mrs. Amanda Hosford reports her brother in law Mr Rudolph died last week and was buried in Arlington cemetery with a military funeral under the G A R. He served in the Civil War and was a member of the First Iowa Cavalry. The piece notes related men Nic Maurice and Lawrence Schoonover from Anamosa.
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Amanda Hosford
Arthur Rudolph
Washington
Mr. Rudolph
Arlington Cemetery
Rudolph
First
Iowa Cavalry
Nic Maurice
Lawrence Schoonover
Anumosa
Mission Festival at Reformed Church Set for August 18
The annual mission festival of the Reformed church occurs Sunday August 18 with Rev L D Benner of Sheboygan Wisconsin officiating. Sunday school at 9:30 service and Lord's Supper at 10:30 afternoon service 2 80 evening 8 special music morning and evening offerings taken at all services dinner on the church lawn invited congregation members and friends.
All Jones county men reach 21 must register in Anamosa
All Jones county men who have become 21 since June 5 must register at the local board office in Anamosa on Saturday August 24 between 7 am and 9 pm. The provost marshal requires frequent registrations for those reaching 21, so those aged 21 since June should note the date.
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Jones
Anamosa
Advertisers Urged to Submit Copy Before Thursday Forenoon
The note reminds advertisers that late changes on Thursday forenoon delay the office work and the paper's appearance. While some accommodation is possible for contingencies, publication remains the first consideration. Early copy helps printers avoid two days of extra work.
Iowa State Fair Library Exhibit Promotes War Efforts
The Iowa Library Commission holds its annual exhibit in the ground floor north end of the women and children's building at the State Fair from August 21 to 30. It highlights the traveling library, library war activities, food conservation, book collection, and records of local soldiers, urging fair attendees to learn about state provisions for free books and libraries' efforts to support the war.
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Iowa Library Commission
Women and Children’s
German Inscription Found in Socks Raises Pro German Sentiment Irony
A Red Cross sock pair yielded a German note reading For a brave defender of the Fatherland signed by the maker. The tone suggests the writer may refer to Germany as the Fatherland or to the United States as the Fatherland with irony, implying pro German feelings.
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Red Cross
Tatherland
Germany
Watherland
Sugar Hoarders Face Return Opportunity Under Open Season
The open season for sugar hoarders began August 11 according to county food administrator W. O. Welch. Those who bought in excess of their allotment and stored for a rainy day may return excess sugar to their buyers. The administration will review sales records and deploy field agents to enforce rules and deny Red Cross penalties to violators.
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United States Food Administration
W. O. Welch
Food Administration
The
Red Cross
Be "Bees" See Vinegar Seeded By Mother of Vinegar
A quirky glossary note explains why some women call the mother of vinegar a colony of mycoderma aceti bees. The piece links old terms like mother-of-vinegar with modern kitchen talk as women cultivate jars to convert alcohol to vinegar.
Oxford Junction Office Discontinued
Doctor C W Bosley announces he will relocate his chiropractic practice to Monticello due to increased business at the Oxford Junction office, and will devote all his time there.
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Oxford Junction
Monticello
C. W. Bosley
Chiropractic
Prohibition Speech At Park Echoes War Time For Liquor Ban
J H Woertendyke of Los Angeles spoke at a Sunday park assembly in Cedar Rapids. A Y M C A quartet from Cedar Rapids provided music, and the Cedar Rapids Y M C A secretary gave the invocation. The speaker urged total prohibition of alcohol as a war measure, citing bonded whiskey, grain conservation, and government control. He warned of a prolonged war and Germany’s strength, urging people to support the liquor ban.
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Park
J. H. Woertendyke
Los Angeles
California
Y. M. C. A. Association
Cedar Rapids
Messrs. Killian
Weatherwax
Evans
Hepner
Woertendyke
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Union
Germany
Maire Writes From France Amid War Time Stay
Varry Maire reports from France on July 16 describing landing in a harbor, a camp near a high stone wall, and daily drills. He notes French marines, a Y M C A, and a mix of weather and local prices while expressing safety and hope for Paul’s safe passage.
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Varry Maire
France
O. K
Reduced Rail Fares To Iowa State Fair For Visitors
Railroads announce one and one half fare for the round trip to Iowa State Fair visitors, a concession from a Chicago meeting between state fair officials and railway heads. The public is expected to take advantage and spend a few days at the exposition.
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Iowa
Death of Lucian A. Rann Navy Enlistee at 20
Lucian A. Rann, only son of H. L. Rann of the Manchester Press, died in a Brooklyn naval hospital last Sunday night at age 20. He enlisted in the navy a year ago and succumbed to a disease that followed a severe cold contracted at sea.
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Lucian A. Rann
H. L. Rann
Manchester Press
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
Navy
Anamosa woman Hannah Johnson hospital bound for treatment
Miss Hannah Johnson of Anamosa is at John McDonald hospital receiving medical treatment.
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Hannah Johnson
Anamosa
John McDonald Hospital
Master Edward Nichols Undergoes Tonsil Removal
Master Edward Nichols had his tonsils removed at the hospital last Wednesday.
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Edward Nichols
Yes Tested and Glasses Fitted
Dr. L. G. Stuhler confirms the glasses are tested and fitted, signaling successful vision correction.
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L. G. Stuhler
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Reiss Stuhler
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Canada
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