Fourth Liberty loan drive urged amid war support call
A wartime editorial urges strong support for the Fourth Liberty loan due September 28, calling for citizens to sacrifice, back the troops, and avoid tightwad labels while recalling debates in Germany and the need to back America’s war effort. It notes drought damage to corn crops in Kansas Iowa and Missouri and reports on IWW leaders' conviction under the espionage act and a rural teacher’s death and hardship.
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Uncle Sam
Scooge
Bob Ingersoll
State Board of Agriculture of
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Missouri
Republican Committee Endorses Iowa Forum Publication
The Republican State Central Committee by resolution endorses the Iowa Forum published weekly at Des Moines by writer editor W. O. Payne. The endorsement credits the paper with much work and thought.
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Republican State Central Committee
Iowa Forum
Des Moines
W. O. Payne
Law and Liberty Bonds Draw Civic Notice in Winona Speech
Mgr Bryan sparks audience with a pointed comparison between lending to government and risking a son, urging universal subscription for liberty bonds. Farmers cheer the business class joining harvest work, noting many once toiled on farms and gained discipline. The state Democratic Party awaits the president’s stance on national constitutional prohibition, unsettled by the party platform.
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Mgr. Bryan
Winona Lake
Democratic Party
Heaven
Earth
Iowa ballot rule upheld after primary neglect in Page County
Cedar Rapids Republican argues the attorney general erred in allowing post primary nominations by convention. It states neglect cannot excuse placing names on ballots for county offices. The piece insists primary law stands and candidates must be chosen in the primary to appear on the official ballot.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Page County
Roosevelt on Ford in Senate Race
The Kansas City Star argues against private life debates in elections but urges discussing Henry Ford’s pacifist stance and wartime actions as a Michigan senate candidate. It notes Ford’s wealth, his son’s war exemption, and suggests Ford belongs on the mourner’s bench, not the national council.
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Kansas City Star
Henry Ford
United States
Michigan
Ford
Mr. Ward
Mr. Ford
Council Board of the Nation
Roses Bloom And Fade Ay YaYe Manson Democrat
Ed Meredith, once dominant in the state Democratic scene, was absent from the recent state convention in his home city. He was only mentioned when blamed for the party’s previous defeat, fading from town papers in under two years.
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Manson
Ed Meredith
Local School Chief Resigns for Army Training
Supt Pehler resigns from Lost Nation schools due to army training. Water loo barbers raise prices to 60c a haircut and 20c a shave with shops closing at 6 30 p m. A Cascade boy died after a baseball bat injury in Omaha and a Richland township wedding linked to Cascade.
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Pehler
Lost Nation
Union
Barbers
Waterloo
William Shafer
Cascade
Omaha
John R. McQuillen
R. H. McQuillen
Richland Township
Jones County
Garryowen
Grace Reddin
Cascade Dry Goods
McQuillen
Richland
Dubuque County
Dubuaque
Clark
District Court
Attorney General's Office
Johnson County
Iowa City
Oxford Junction
Volunteer Fire Company
Louis Gardner
Anamosa
C. H. Murphy
Davenport
Manchester
Tobe Husmann
Coggan
A. M. Cloud
Husmann
G. Mattox
Dubuque
Lucille Littig
Eleanor Mueller
Littig
Mueller
Myra Bender
Gladys Bender
Florence Graham
H. B. Boies
Rockwell City
A. J. McLaughlin
Iowa
W. IF. Reisener
C. Bock
H. Yarnell
Illinois Central
Julian
The County Agent And The Grizzled Farmer Anecdote
An anecdote describes farmers who resist advice from county agents and rely on neighbors for hints of agricultural experiments. A traveling agronomist meets a skeptical southern farmer who declares he has already worn out two farms. News wires note Europe’s leaders pursuing rapid, decisive action.
Early History of Jones County Fair Traces Growth to Monticello
The Jones County Fair began in 1914 near Olin and later moved to Monticello in 1874 after interruptions from the Civil War and a 1873 lull. From small 1850s exhibits in Anamosa to a modern grounds and amphitheatre built in 1902 the fair grew into a well funded, debt free event with stock shares, ample facilities, and a Monticello Country Club nearby.
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Anamosa
State Penitentiary
Oxford Township
Iowa
Bowen's Prairie
James
Peet
Yoockwell
Wureka
Tom Hyer
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Jones County Agricultural Society
8. S. Farwell
W. Miller
Viroqua
Morley
C. W. Gurney
A. M. Loomis
Wyoming
Union Park Association
Park Association
Fair Association
The
Monticello Country Club
August 1878 Monticello Express highlights and births
The Monticello Express records August 1878 incidents: injuries from horse crashes and a buggy fall, births including Willie McLaughlin and two Duers, deaths of Jane Springer and infant Alaina, a bridge of social events such as J S Weberhart’s split trip to Chicago, and local farming notes. The Greeley game score is noted as 28 to 138 with umpire Bordman. Republican county picks nominate White for clerk, Dyer for recorder, Schoonover and Bates for supervisors.
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Monticello Express
Little Joe Podhaski
Hattie
M. L. Carpenter
Michael McLaughlin
Castle Grove Township
Russell
John McLaughlin
Willie
Fred Simons
J.S. Wberhart
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
W.S. Brown
Iowa
Adam Reichart
Coxsee & Rigby
Monticello Stars
Greeley Baseball
Dr. G, DD. Bordman
Jane Alaina
Dennis Springer
R. L. Duer
John OQ. Duer
Warren Dodge
Lottie Frye
Frank Frye
Dennis O'Brien
B. H. White
R. L. Dyer
A. L. Schoonover
John Bates
Ballade of the Falgeen reminiscence of marching boys
A poetic reminiscence in a New York Times feature recalls boys who marched away to distant wars. It evokes echoes of trumpet and drum, lost youths, and distant battlefields across seas and empires, ending with a call to remember those who did not return.
Probate Notice for Henry Null Will in Jones County Iowa
The 88th District Court of Jones County Iowa notifies interested parties that a purported last will and testament of Henry Null has been filed for probate. The court sets September 16, 1918, for final proof and appearance. Dated August 19, 1918. Attorney for the estate: Doxsee & Doxsee.
Notice of Probate of Jacob H Courtney in Iowa
District Court of Jones County Iowa issues notice of probate for the will of Jacob H Courtney filed August 10 1918 with September 16 17918 set as probate date. Interested parties may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Clerk Ga A Fisher Cochsee Doxsee attorneys for the estate.
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State of Iowa
Jones County
Henry Null
G. A. Fisher
Jones Co
Iowa
Doxsee & Ddoxsee
Attys
Jestate
Wise
Jacob H. Courtney
Said
A. Fisher
Coxsee & Doxsee
Eclipse Corner promotes farm efficiency and housing
The Eclipse urges farmers to plan a combined corn crib and granary, hire farm help, build livable tenant housing, and add sheds for calves and colts. It notes self feeders for hogs, rat proofing, and using cement to combat rats, stressing moderate costs and early winter storage upgrades.
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Hayward
William P. Dodds
Allamakee County
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Roosevelt
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Sioux Falls
Turkey
Europe
Chicago Daily News
Jones County Fair Association
Rome Township
Olin
State Agricultural Society
Jis
Memphis
Thebes
Carthage
Cathay
Tiber
Alania
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Avery
Federal Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Monticello State Bank
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Splinters
Harry L Rodman
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