Red Cross notes and relief efforts across communities
Last Friday 1 500 8x4 compresses 120 4x4 compresses and three pneumonia jackets were sent to headquar ters completing May surgical dressings quota. The Friday Club donated 25 to the local Red Cross. Rural districts stay active with garments and layettes for Belgian relief. Sir Walter Roper Lawrence praised American troops and canteen service aids transport and morale. Red Cross plans include a hospital service bureau for nurses and aides in France with Ruth Morgan in charge. New junior members include Margaret Carmichael Ruth Arduser and Minnie Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Sand Hill
Castle Grove Catholic Church
Jamma Streeb
Henry Streeb
Margaret Balster
Martha Rickless
France
United States
America
England
National
Sigourney Fay
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Christian Charity
Society
Italy
American Red Cross
Bureau of Hospital Service
Ruth Morgan
Maj. Perkins
Margaret Carmichael
Lovell
Ruth Arduser
Minnie Sanford
Scotch Grove
Children Day Exercises at Presbyterian Church
At 7 30 next Sunday evening the Presbyterian church hosts children day exercises titled The Children of America. Loranz Publishers provided costumes depicting naval and military life and refugees with Columbia portrayed by a senior girl. Senior C EL society members are urged to attend at 6 30 and hear president Harry Heisey report on the Davenport district convention. Morning service sermon is Setting Up Waymarks or Life's Great Mission. Mendelssohn’s Come Gracious Spirit Heavenly Dove will be sung by a double quartet with a solo by Mr Crane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Children of America
lLoranz
Navy
Army
Columbia
C. EL Society
Harry Heisey
Davenport
Railroad presidents discharged with little ceremony
Chicago Daily News notes that railroad presidents are discharged with less ceremony than office boys, who are deemed nonessential under Mr. McAdoo's rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
McAdoo
Alarm Clock Shakes Beds to Awake Deaf Sleepers
An alarm clock invention uses bed jarring motion to awaken deaf sleepers. The device targets those unable to hear traditional alarms, offering a tactile alert method.
Iowa 8th Regiment losses at Cantigny remembered
The 168th Regiment, formerly the 8th Iowa, suffered 22 killed in the Cantigny fight among 38 Iowa deaths. Officers and soldiers from Des Moines Winterset Creston Mason City Dubuque Cedar Rapids Carlyle Independence and other Iowa towns are listed among the fallen wounded and accident deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantigny
Iowa
168Th
E. C. Fleur
Machine
Des Moines
Clarence Greene
Jesse Spillman
Creston
Frank W. Orr
Fred N. Davis
Lorimer
Sigurd C. Anderson
Mason City
Claude Bacon
Oscar Baker
Dubuque
Carl B. Beversteif
Frank R. Brown
Red Oak
Bruce C. Croft
Winterset
Eugene Vorest
Smith Hann
Floyd Gettys
Stuart
Ralston C. Huntt
Otis Craig Blood
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Pfad
Everett Powers
Carlyle
Jesse R. Salisbury
Clemens W. Schuster
Earl G. Shaw
G. E. Perry
Buxton
Carl J. Leschner
Cedar Falls
Everett C. Davis
Nora Springs
Samuel Hazard
Wayne E. Huxtable
Lemars
Wm. M. Sanders
Garwin
Wm. A. Staley
Council
Local hospital notes report multiple surgical procedures
Paul McDonald entered the hospital for treatment last Saturday. Harry Humble underwent an operation last Friday. Andrew Tobiasson had surgery last Monday. Miss Hattie Heiken left for home yesterday. Rolland Griffith was operated on last Monday. Lester Lyons returned home yesterday. Mrs. J. C. Wenger submitted to surgery today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McDonald
Harry Humble
Andrew Tobiasson
Hattie Heiken
Rolland Griffith
Lester Lyons
J. C. Wenger
King George Praises American Troops Parade in London
The king told American soldiers their allies will gain new heart and spirit from their company as they paraded in London on Saturday, a message seen as boosting morale for the soldiers and their cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
George
London
Jones County Claims and Miscellaneous Items
Claims against Jones County list various expenses including farm association appropriation, county use charges, soldiers relief, road and bridge work, sanitation and ill health cases, and miscellaneous service charges. Several named individuals and local firms are cited for labor, materials, and patrol duties across Anamosa, Martelle, Wyoming, and surrounding townships with amounts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farmers’ Association
Town
Coutty
S D Alspaugh
Anamosa
W Streeper
George Shiner
W_Sigworth
Geo C Gorman
Road and Bridge
Road work details in Clinton County Iowa 1918 minutes
Monticello Iowa council minutes and payrolls dated May 6 1918 list the day to day road labor including hauling rock and dragging equipment. Names include J Burda Shimerda Stender Straka and Hodgden with crews from Por ter and eclipse Lumber Co. plus officials and bids. Proclamations urge June coal purchases and June 17 1918 bid call for Wyoming township road grading with 1500 cubic yards material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse Lumber Co
Chase IT Foley
Chas 'T Foley
J H Gordon
Sam Humble
John Haemsler
g@ bride
Kettling & Kay
P Matthiessen
J McCrea
Ben Lindley
Porber Co
Shimerda
A J Burda
Sonny Mpo
Chanel
Tackasegas
Frank Tarris
Fron
Ixeve Lumber Co
Lasack Bros & Co
Carl J Stender
Joe Straka
H Huntington
W Orr
H W Glenn
O Hay
E Jones
Feng Kruse
Frank Mitchell
Lemnbaugh
Cere
A.M Taylor
Lord Evecpessni Asadensisnaconteans
Allen
D Adams
Brady
South Road
Clinton County
John Tf
James Straka
W Wherry
John F W Allen
Streeper
Bullock Bros
C&n W Ry Co
Franks & Sons
F M Kerr
WA Merrill
Fay Merrill
King Dragging
Svend Neilson
Roy Overly
Madison Township
Geo
Sears
Monticello
Iowa
Hoag
Iowa Tel Co
Eagle Stamp Works
Ricklefs & McNeill
Renk & Cropp
Jones Co Times
F. Kellum
A. Meyer
Co. J. Nortt
Tom Carson
FF. D. Slauson
Naval Station Ban
Chris Dinklage
A. Farnham
Henry Kemmerman
Henry Herren
Adolph Ikernen
Gus Paulsen
HW. S. Lee
C. J. Northro
Voorhees
Marshal
Lee
W. Kellum
J. Arduser
Winnice Schneider
Welch
Bell
Hanssen Witter
Rockstad
Bell Health
Hanssen
Schneider
H. S. Lee
Tom Carson Close Co
M. V. Kehoe
Oakwood Cemetery
Nitty Creek
Main Street
Wyoming Township
J. Hines
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and for years supposed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy taken internally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
I. J. Chisney & CO
Phosphated Iron Powers a Rebound Recovery
A young man credits Phosphated Iron with a swift revival from exhaustion and nervous strain. He describes improved sleep appetite weight and color after use and notes doctors are prescribing it. The ad warns against substitutes and promotes capsule forms through W. W. Stickford and leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Stickford
Ady
Dr Hand Colic Remedy Promises Quick Baby Relief
An old advertising claim touts Dr Hand’s Colic Remedy as neutralizing acid, soothing the stomach, expelling gas, and aiding digestion to relieve infant colic promptly. The text notes the remedy is prescribed by physicians and sells for 25 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hand
Hand
Also Mentioned on This Page
John McDonald Hospital
Jones County
L. G. Stuhler
P. D. Bell
J. G. Schoon
Poland
Prairieburg
John Wiben
EH. A. Andrews
Center Junction
C. S. Bidwell
Salie
N. G. W. Winner
J. G. Krause
John Schoon
J. H. Zimmerman
Estray
North Main Street
L. C. Howland
Aati
A. Ebkisman
Walnut
Third Streets
Taylor
White
Alion
P Board of Wyuai
Kehoe
FE Pinnell
John Co. Gearhar
Fred Lees
Knepper
Jas T O'Brien
J Winkler
YD Bell
J North
P Rockstad
Vvn Welch
A Voorhies
Hanssen Soresesrnnaceeener
Justice Court
State of Town
Ious
C. J. Northrop
The
Fuel Administration
J. A. Voorhees
McGarvey
Beery’s
R. D. Cooley, Auctioneer
Wyoming
M. F. Hogan
Qoffich
F. A. Hefner
Stickford
Monticella
Charles W. Bosley
Lara Bosley
Bosley
Doctors of Chiropractic
Princess Theatre Building
C. N. Patrick
Rickless & McNeill Hardware Store
Monticallo
Towa
H. M. Remury
James Remley
Remley & Remley
A.P. Lambert
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Lovell Block
Geo. K. Meyer
John G. Schoon
Insurance and Real Estate
Kettlitz & Kay
Michigan
Kalkaska
Antrim
Charlevoix
Swigart Land CO
First National Bank Building
Ee Chicageo, Ul
Mayr
Swigars
Dearborn
Chicago
Green
W. W. Stickford’s
Big Stock Co
Tent Theatre Beautiful
Richland Township
Elizabeth Lynch
L. P. Waddick
H. 8. Richardson
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Tank & Silo Co
Rudolph Bohren
J. E. Bateman
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
Iowa Telephone Company
Save Food
War Savings Stampa
Liberty Bonda
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!