Camp Dodge notes reveal large draft transfers and discipline
Camp Dodge reports outline an eight thousand man transfer from the eighty eighth division to Camp Pike Arkansas and three thousand to Deming while a thousand from Illinois goes to Houston. A private was dishonorably discharged but later restored after protests. Also noted are training hours, winter conditions, magazine shipments, and a military camouflage poem.
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Camp Dodge Cantonment
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Beaver Valley
Selective Service
The
War College
88Th
Eighty-Eighth Division
National Army
Camp Dodge
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Arkansas
War Department
Middle West
Eighty Eighth Division
Deming
Houston
Texas
Medical Corps
BE. H. Plummer
W. A. Graham
Grand Forks
N. D
Quartermasters’ Department
Seed corn campaign informs Jones county schools
In Jones county the Farm Bureau distributed two thousand seed corn circulars and three thousand reminder cards. About thirty cooperators including educators and business leaders aided the county agricultural agent to educate nearly every school on early seed selection and the risks of corn shortages.
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Jones County
Jones County Farm Bureau
Kate Maurice
Charles Brown
C. H. Hale
Phil. Daly
J. R. McNeilly
John Livingston
John Morse
H. M. Carpenter
W. D. McLaughlin
K. D. Miller
Howard Irvine
E.A. Grimwood
Huffaker
N. B. Lathrop
Henry Kruse
Charles Cole
H. W. Flenniken
Wilcox
Mahoney
Some of Both Kinds
A Sioux City Journal excerpt mocks drivers who speed through streets and pedestrians who stroll with challenge. The writer suggests uniting both behaviors could shift events to the profit side.
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Sioux City Journal
The German machine of 1914 and its flawed efficiency
The piece argues that a highly efficient German war machine, praised for its discipline and design, proves destructive and morally hollow as it fails in diplomacy and the broader aims of liberty. It claims preparedness costs and warns that efficiency without restraint breeds hostility.
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Sioux City
Germany
Middle
Europe
Anamosa Hureka Defended in $16,000 Damage Suits
Jones county is defendant in four damage suits totaling 16000 arising from an accident last July on the Olin Morley road after a severe storm. Plaintiffs Louis J Smith Mary J Smith Maude Luloss and Alfred Luloss of Cedar Rapids seek damages for car and personal injuries alleging bridge missing barriers and a plunge into a creek.
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Anamosa Hureka
Jones County
Louis J. Smith
Mary J. Smith
Maude Lufois
Alfred Luloss
Olin
Morley
Louis P. Smith
Maude Luloss
Cedar Rapids
Epaulette markings by rank described
The text outlines military insignia from second lieutenant to lieutenant general. It lists epaulette details for each rank, including bars, maple leaves, spread eagle, and silver stars, indicating progression in insignia design.
Shortage of corn huskers hits Jones county this year
Jones County Farm Labor Bureau warns of a corn husker shortage and urges immediate action. If demand cannot be met locally, workers may need to be imported from regions with greater surplus. Notify the county agricultural agent in time so he can locate needed labor. Washington Star mentions Liberty loans.
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Jones County
Farm Labor Bureau
A Patchwork of Snippets From The Era
A collage of brief quips and cultural snippets from 19th or early 20th century press. Jests about paper almonds and military life mix with observational notes on slang and literature. The tone mirrors a miscellany page highlighting light humor and social reflections.
Hog cholera controls urged in Jones county
Jones county faces hog cholera with 1916 losses noted and calls for county-wide action. County agent Fred F. Clark urges vaccination during outbreaks, strict disinfection, destruction of carcasses, clean housing, balanced rations, parasite control, and neighborly warning to halt spread.
Kerensky Faces Russia Crisis as Women Picket Elsewhere
Topeka Journal notes Kerensky guides Russia amid turmoil while no group of determined women demonstrates at his doorstep, implying other pressures eclipse domestic protest.
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Topeka
Kerensky
Russia
All the Same Desertion Discussed by Marshalltown Paper
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues a deserter remains a deserter whether he runs from his regiment or evades Liberty loans, emphasizing moral judgment over method.
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Marshalltown
Not a Word Waster. Banff native Sir William Grant
The piece recalls Sir William Grant master of the rolls born in Banffshire who served in parliament and the bench. It notes his quiet nature and famed bluntness in discourse including a tale of his two day parliament argument ending with the act repealed.
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William Grant
Rolls
Banff
Trinity in Music Guiding Rhythm Melody and Harmony
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes music as a threefold art with rhythm as the physical body, melody as the heart, and harmony as the soul. It traces history from drum to lute to lyre, notes music’s influence on understanding, and cites soldiers marching to drum taps.
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Philadelphia
Home canning saves meals and fills shelves
Advice on home preparedness through canning. Crops and canned goods stave off waste and hunger, with berry and vegetable canning highlighted as birdproof and winter-ready. A brief note recalls a royal-era private Nicholas Roma nov, from Russia, and his humble service.
Theater and baseball crowds prompt questions about interest
A man asks why weep over strangers' sorrows at the theater while a woman wonders why we cheer for unfamiliar players in baseball. The exchange contrasts distant empathy with distant cheers.
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Siideg
Marriage Opposition Fails to Deter Wedding
Dialogue shows a couple debating a marriage amid strong opposition. One warns that a poor match may lead to future regret while the other questions accountability and outcomes. The exchange hints at social pressures and personal choices in a domestic matter.
Window Glass Seller Accused of Dishonest Trade
A passage notes Smith could not misrepresent goods as the trick would be obvious. The dialogue asks what goods he sells and answers window glass. A magazine comments on a collector of antiques being a hoard of old furniture.
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Baltimore
Binnicky
Browning
Quotation on Love and Language Facts
A witty remark contrasts loving a wealthy girl with loving a poorer one and notes the ease of obtaining her. The second line asserts the English language contains eighty two sounds, presenting a compact, humorous reflection on romance and linguistics.
Cargo of Locomotives Calms Skipper Over U-Boat Threats
A Philadelphia skipper recalls crossing the Atlantic during peak U boat warfare with sixty locomotives in wooden crates. Bells from the engines rang continuously as waves and weather shook the ship, yet the crew pressed on. The skipper says the voyage cured his fear of U boats despite danger.
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Atlantic
Philadelphia
Delaware
Bay
Capes
Henry Irving
Perdition
Philadelphia Ledger
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Government
Black Point
Fla
Hohenzollerns
Eewin Carty Ranch
New York Sun
County
Washington Star
Kansas City Journal
Boston Transcript
Jes
Jacky
Henry
du Maurifer
Fletcher
Derrick
Robert P. Utter
Harper's Magazine
Kaiser
Fred F. Clark
Danny
New York Globe
Nicholas Ir
Nicholas Romanoff
Prlend
Sinancler
Maxwell
Detroit
Henry H. Schoon
Oxford Junction, Iowa
Sale
G. P. Tyrrell & Son
Cols
N. G. Krechel
J. G. VanSickle
W. G. Brock
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