Word from the Boys at Aix les Bains in France
Sergeant Lowell Hicks writes from Aix les Bains during a four day leave in early April 1918. He describes hotels paid by Uncle Sam, Y M C A activities, mountain excursions, a Cadillac tour, and visits to baths and museums, with a note on fellow soldiers’ health and upcoming return to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. G. Hicks
Lowell RE. Hicks
10Th Engineers
Forestry
France
Aix Les Bains
Sam
Mt. Revard
Hannibal
Alps
Savoi
Monte Carlo
Uncle Sam
Current Humor in Classic Quips and Local Wit
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from early newspapers. Bits include a husband and wife sale joke, a whale meat inquiry, a whale show tease, a wrecked touring car moment, a war den prisoner line, a Senator naval quip, and a streetwise fisherboy's joke.
The loafer is a slacker across town
The piece condemns loafers as shiftless and parasitic, blaming them not on a single place like pool halls or beaches but on a general lack of work ethic. It argues loafers harm society whether driving, playing, or idle, and says they avoid work to avoid helping their country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Eureka
It Confirms German Perfidy Says Sioux City Journal
The Sioux City Journal notes a memorandum by Prince Lichnowsky, the German ambassador to Great Britain at the war's start, accusing Berlin of responsibility. It urges distributing a German-language copy to sympathizers in the United States and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Prince Lichnowsky
Great Britain
United States
Farming States Lead in Liberty Loan Exceedance
Kansas City Star notes Arkansas led western states in exceeding its Liberty loan quota, ahead of Iowa Oregon and others. The piece highlights rural, sparsely populated areas driving strong early participation despite conservative farm attitudes and wide geographic dispersion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Iowa
Oregon
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Arkansas
Words From Maire and Schneider
Kansas City Missouri May 2 1918 to the Editor Herman Schneider and Paul R Maire report from the US Army unit two and a half miles from Kansas City quarters occupy a four story building with trucks machine shops sleeping quarters dancing hall and mess hall about 500 town boys from Marion Cedar Rapids Centerville Vinton Des Moines Clinton and Oskaloosa in two companies of 250 each drill officers include two captains six lieutenants and twenty in airuotora a large Y M C A tent
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Maire
Schneider
Kansas City
Missouri
Herman Schneider
Paul R. Maire
United States Army
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Centerville
Vinton
Des Moines
Clinton
Oskaloosa
Unusual Push for War Savings Stamps in Iowa
The war savings stamps campaign in Iowa urges citizens to subscribe promptly and in larger amounts to meet quotas. Officials stress the stamps are easily purchased and appeal to those who can spare a little money, aiming for universal holding and higher subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Bank Call To Uniform National Standards
The next state bank call will be changed at government request to be uniform across states. It will require a statement of all government securities held by the state bank, including war savings stamps and government bonds, to be published with the usual bank statement.
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District Court of Iowa
Jones County
Stephen A. Leek
Jennie W. Leek
District Court of the
Homed County
Anamosa
Doxsee
Manson Democrat Pool Players Extend Daylight Fun
Local residents in Manson use the extra hour of daylight to squeeze in another pool game. The note highlights community leisure as evenings stay light.
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Manson Democrat
Passing of Little Coffin Delays Channel Port Traffic
In a busy channel port a small funeral cortege draws attention as priests, laymen, and women with a white coffin pass through crowded streets. Soldiers, sailors, and townsfolk pause in reverent silence amid clanging streetcars and busy traffic. The scene records a wartime city’s mixed emotions surrounding a child’s burial.
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Tommy
James B. Connolly
Collier's
One of the Women of France the Baroness de Rothschild
Irving Batcheller recalls meeting the Baroness de Rothschild in a French hospital where she tended wounded amid daily long hours. He notes her charity, work ethic, and blend of wealth with service, describing her as a radiant yet dedicated figure in wartime France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Baroness de Rothschild
Irving Batcheller
New York Independent
All In the Point of View Pavlowa and Buenos Aires Press
Pavlova notes Buenos Aires papers praised her company except one native paper that accused members of immorality. The editor explains the remark stemmed from the girls wearing unveiled outfits and the men lacking hats, prompting inquiries.
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Pavlowa
Buenos Aires
Mme. Paviowa
Detroit Free Press
Japan Builds Giant Military Airplane in Tokyo Arsenal
A massive military airplane finished at Tokyo's arsenal, chiefly designed by the late Lt Sawada who died at Tokorozawa. Construction took a year and a half with progress in aerial navigation. It has three 100 horsepower engines, can sustain 80 mph for six hours, and carries five passengers.
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Japan
Military Arsenal
Tokyo
Sawada
Tokorozawa
Press Battles and the Adams Administration
The piece recalls John Adams facing harsh attacks from the press after 1797 and using the sedition law to target papers. The public backed the press in a four year fight, helping elect Thomas Jefferson to the presidency in 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Washington
Adams
Thomas Jefferson
War machine of liberty calls for citizen duty
A strongly worded call urges every American to tighten the war effort through personal responsibility. Readers are asked to conserve resources, fund Liberty Bonds, donate to the Red Cross, and report leaks while treating patriotism as a daily duty. It closes with a note on pronunciation quirks and a millinery ad.
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America
New York
Red Cross
Gelett Burgess
Vigilantes
Lovell House Help Wanted and Cedar Rapids Real Estate Ads
Classified listings include help wanted for general work at Lovell House and a for sale notice for a violin and case. Also offers from Hall Manufacturing Co. on Cedar Rapids residence properties, plus Mendets leaks repair by Hattie B. Hoag and cement work by A Ebrisman. An investment deal by Tait and Wagner Co. at Masonic Temple Cedar Rapids lists two flats and rental potential for six rooms each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Prominent Avenue
Tait & Wagner Company
Masonic Temple
Pershing backs drills on arising exercise plan
General Pershing endorses setting up exercises on arising while criticizing a car owner who lacks a self starter, suggesting readiness and practical mobility as key themes.
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Minneapolis
Gen. Pershing
McAdoo Calls for Maximum War Effort
Secretary McAdoo insists victory requires maximum effort in every direction, rejecting the idea that war can be won with minimums. He urges full mobilization and sustained action across all fronts.
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New York
Illinois Border Counties Rally Over Indiana Dry Law
Revolutionary talk surfaces as Illinois border counties express ire at Indiana dry law guests. Contenders propose a unified solution and discuss cross state movement amid liquor policy disputes.
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Minneapolis
Illinois
Indiana
Germany to Withdraw From Russia Then Return Later
The Boston Herald reports Germany is gradually pulling out of Russia but plans to return later to recover what it may have missed, signaling a fluctuating stance in wartime strategic moves.
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Boston Herald
Germany
Russia
Dealer Sells Car to Debtor Overdue On Subscription
Panora Vedette reports a local dealer sold a vehicle to a man who owes $8 on a back subscription. The notice notes frustration over the unpaid amount and the sale proceeding despite the debt.
Monticello Plumber Seeks New Pipes in Jest
A Monticello plumber jokes about needing new pipes after stomach gas and colic attacks. He credits Mayr s Wonderful Remedy with ending his pains and swelling, claiming the product clears mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract.
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Monticello
Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Woman says Adlerika relieves sour stomach and constipation
A Monticello woman reports relief from sour stomach bloating after using Adlerika a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mix. She claims the product flushes the entire bowel tract and provides instant action, with druggists Kettlitz & Kay advertising.
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Kettlitz & Kay
Sample Bottle of Green's August Flower Promises Cure
Advertisement claims free sample bottle at W. W. Stickford’s for Green's August Flower. It touts fifty years of success against indigestion and dyspepsia, torpid liver, constipation, sour stomach, and related symptoms, calling it a gentle laxative.
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Green
W. W. Stickford’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lowell Hicks
Marie
Proctor Wilkins
St. Joseph Hospital
Boston Transcript
Jake
Kansas City Journal
Sydney Bulletin
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Chief Executives and the Press
Fight For Liberty
The
England
Cowper
Cooper
Lord Cockburn
Coburn
Earl Cholmondeley
Chumly
Marjoribanks
Marchbanks
Bolingbroke
Bullingbrook
Hawarden Castle
Gladstone
Harden
St. Leger
Silijer
Devlin Millinery
L. G. Stuhler
Lovell House
Dora Idman
Newton Parrott
E. A. Andrews
Center Junction
Houser
Brad Street
Charles Shipman
Monticello State Bank
John Schoon
J. H. Zimmerman
Catholic Church
Third and
Sycamore Streets
C. S. Bidwell
Exibition
S. C. White
George Balsiger
Hall Mfg. CO
J. D. Mateer & Co
1St Ave
Room
Hattie B. Hoag
A. Ebrisman
Hall
J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
District Court of
Towa
A. G. Hejinan
John R. Tice
Tice
Nathan G. Sales
Isabella Sales
James Carter
Rhoda Jane Carter
John H. Beam
Lucy Ellen Beam
Mark Newhard
Wapsipinicon
Remley & Remley
Plaintifg
Iowa Telephone Company
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Tank & Silo Co
Michigan
Rudolph Bohren
J. E. Bateman
M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Geo. K. Meyer
J. W.doxses
Chas. A. Doxsee Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
Lovell Block
A.P. Lambert
Jones County Trust & Savings Bank
R. D. Cooley, Auctioneer
Wyoming
H. M. Remley
James Remury
Attorneys AT Law
Main Street
C. N. Patrick
Rickless & McNeill Hardware Store
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
Dr. Hand
John G. Schoon
Lara Bosley
Bosley
Doctors of Chiropractic
Princess Theatre Building
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