Jones County War Bond Drive Faces Loyal Support
The county presses ahead with liberty bond sales with strong patriotism in Jones and Monticello. A few alleged enemies are watched by committees and urged to contribute, while Catholic and Knights of Columbus efforts fund chapels for camps. A Davenport case ends with a 20 year term for espionage.
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The
Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Columbus Cay
United States
Wallace
Davenport
Red Cross
Wade
Liberty Day Proposed by President and Governor
Governor Harding urges October 24 as Liberty Day to promote bond sales. Local patriotic meeting already held and countywide drives expected to reach quotas before October 24. Some communities lack coordinated effort and may need meetings, but Jones County aims to complete work ahead of the date.
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Harding
Jones County
Whiskies Price Forecast Sparks Habitual Drinkers
Predicted whiskey cost rises to 50 cents per drink, impacting those with the habit who may be affected by the anticipated increase.
Did you make it the full two per cent and a little more
The reader asks if the target two percent raise was reached and notes a small margin beyond it. The question signals concern over whether the plan achieved the desired rate and hints at approval or adjustment considerations.
Buy Liberty Bonds and Support The War Effort
A call to American citizens to lend money to the government via liberty bonds to fund ammunition food and supplies for soldiers. Emphasizes two options taxation or bonds with interest and urges prompt patriotic purchases to shorten the war and lessen casualties.
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Uncle Sam
Germany
Life insurance schemes lure women into risky investments
A Cedar Rapids life insurance investigator warns that 92 of 100 women lose their life insurance cash within seven years after following unsafe advice. She cites a local case where a woman swapped safe five to six percent growth for promises of seven to ten percent, draining about $1,100 in two years and blaming bankers. Government bonds at four percent are portrayed as safer, encouraging saving.
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Cedar Rapids
Herman Burger
Cascade
John Freeze
Worthington
Grundy County
Henry Romberg
Williamsburg
Will Slager
Delaware County
Jackson County
Dougherty
Anamosa
James Burke
Coggon
Adelbert Calkins
Sabula
Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa
Creighton
Drake
Grinnell
Highland Park
Nebraska
Dubuque Seminary
LaCrosse Normal
Knox
Coe
Henry Matthey
E.C. Willis
Ed Chassell
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Chicago
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
J. Y. Campbell
Barclay Township
Anderson Bros
West Liberty
W. P. Dunlap
Maquoketa
United States
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Carl Mangold
Ryan
Dubuque County
Kaiser
George A. Wood
Henry Rickel
Rickel
Linn’ County
Fayette County
Augusta Fox
West Union
Dubuque
D. 8. Henderson
6Th Iowa Cavalry
Uncle Jass Smells Gold Bricks in Wartime Echoes
A column blends satire and patriotic rhetoric as Uncle Jass condemns German influence arguments amid World War I discourse. It cites figures on draft exemptions and notes Editor sources. The piece links xenophobic sentiment with calls to national duty and industry importance referencing Miss Columbia and Wilson policy.
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Jass
Ellis Parker Butler
N. Y
Sun
Bill Jones
Columbia
Miss
Washington
Wilson
Golden wedding noted as Mt Vernon couple marks anniversary
Mr and Mrs W H Kelley celebrate their golden anniversary at Mt Vernon. Depot and freight house work begins for C M St Paul Ry at Maquoketa. Multiple obituaries, farm sales, and county notices follow, including elections in Jackson and Delaware counties and several property transfers. The piece also lists football scores and local legal notices.
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W. H. Kelley
Mt. Vernon
C. M
St. P. Ry
Maquoketa
Henry Warnock
Coggon
John Burda
Oxford Junction
Press space limits editors face amid sponsor publicity
A Manchester Press roundup shows how editors juggle sponsor promos from auto, rail, alcohol and war agencies, noting many materials are worthy yet crowd space as costs rise. The piece argues publishers must balance public interest with finite page room.
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Rann
Manchester Press
Clayton County
Brewers
Railroads
National War Work Council
American Industries
Navy Publicity Bureau
Allied Temperance Committee
New Oil Corporation
Wyoming
Union Club of Cincinnati
Iowa Press and Authors Club
War Board of the Railroads
United States Food Administration
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Army
Neutrality challenged by German sabotage plans in 1916
Government reveals 1916 German efforts to disrupt Allied logistics by destroying the Canadian Pacific railway and sabotaging U S and Canadian targets. Messages to Ambassador von Bernstorf from the German foreign office describe action plans and lists of operatives in Philadelphia Chicago and New York with varying reliability.
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Germany
Bernstorf
von Bernstorf
Foreign Office
Boehn
Zimmerman
United States
Canada
Joseph McGarrity
Philadelphia
John Keating
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Jermiah O’leary
Park Row
New York
Friendly All In Army Camp
In the Rainbow division churches coexist amicably and priests from New York aid chaplains on Long Island. Protestant clergy share notices of Catholic meeting locations and urge attendance. Soldiers learn all serve the same God and aim for shared good, with unity possible through war’s pressure.
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Cedar Rapids
Long Island
New York
Just Wonest Tears
A Cedar Rapids tribute recalls a Bohemian farmer who stood on a wagon as soldiers from battery E departed. Two uniformed youths leaped aboard, lifting him for a final farewell while his tearful, proud face watched the last coach leave.
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Cedar Rapids Tribune
Green Square
Battery E
Dad
La Follette’s speeches declare personal guilt on war opposition
The Duluth News Tribune reports Senator La Follette convicting himself in a manuscript speech by admitting disloyal attitudes toward the war. He argues his stance harms national unity and aids the enemy by sowing division, challenging popular support for the administration and Congress. The Chicago Tribune adds a separate note that peace could be achieved only by Germany, not by it.
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Duluth
Chicago Tribune
Germany
Amendment Is Close In Iowa Vote By Wet Majority
Official counts may decide the result of Iowa’s constitutional prohibition amendment after unofficial returns show a net wet lead of 687 votes. The tally stands 218 747 for the amendment to 214 434 against with corrections from Clinton and Buena Vista counties widening the wet edge. Delayed returns and county corrections erased earlier expectations of a large lead.
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Monticello
Lovell
Iowa
Clinton County
Buena Vista
Jones County Vote Shows Strong Prohibition Support
The report details Jones County’s prohibits vote by precincts, indicating a dry majority in most areas except five. turnout was incomplete, with many abstentions likely opposing saloons. It notes deceptive booze campaigns and cites the final tally as 16500 Yes and 2181 No with a 681 majority, plus a Des Moines Capital critique of Ike La Follette as a dangerous, untrustworthy figure.
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Jones County
Hiquor
Pussyfoot
Anamosa
Cass
Castle Grove
8Th Center Junction
Clay
Fairview
Greenfield Val
Hale
Jackson
Lovell
South Madson
Monticello
Onslow
Oxford Junction
East Richland
West Richland
Rome
Washington
Wayne
Wyoming
Stone City
Scotch Grove
Des Moines
Ike LaFollette
LaFollette
Kaiser
Congress
Aaron Burr
Senator la Follette
United States Senate
Citizens debate price of a letter versus car cost
A Sioux Falls Argus-Leader passage notes people complain more about paying 3 cents for a letter than about a $500 increase in a $3,000 car. The sentiment reflects quirky local views and phrases like Folks is strange, anyhow.
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Sioux Falls
Senate Censure of Traitor Highlighted in Aberdeen News
Aberdeen News notes growing government strictness with a traitor facing censure even within the United States senate. Washington Star asserts Liberty bonds are strong both in business and patriotic support.
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Aberdeen News
United States Senate
Washington Star
Physical Enthusiasms Poem By Don Marquis
A playful verse from Don Marquis in the N Y Sun mashes body parts into love and loss. The speaker ribcages and organs lament a broken promise as a doctor ends the romance with a surgical cut.
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Don Marquis
N. Y. Sun
Monticello State Bank Financial Snapshot and Officers
The Monticello State Bank reports cash resources totaling 268 041 dollars and total assets of 457 529 58, with additional figures 22 795 73 and 334 733 85. Officers listed include Henry M Carpenter as president and William Stuhler and G T George as vice presidents, with other directors named such as M W Herrick G Henry and J A McLaughlin.
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Henry M. Carpenter
William Stuhler
G. T. George
End of Suffering Brings Call for Liberty Bonds
A wartime appeal urges readers to abandon only prayer and donate to liberty bonds. The piece notes house and farm costs, comparing past costs with current prices, urging support as building costs rise less than crop values and wages. It emphasizes patriotic duty and financial sacrifice for soldiers.
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Atchison Globe
Neighborhood News
Robert G. Cousins
Mechanicsville
Claude Wyrick
Cuba
Gulf States
San Francisco
J. L. Peters
Nestle
Monticello State Bank
H. 8. Richardson
WF. Becker
Rass’t
Halstead M. Carpenter
Ags
John A. McLaughlin
M. W. Herrick
G. Henry George H. M. Carpenter
William Stubhler
Hicks
Richardson
H.W. Hoag
J. W. Schweitzer
Bene
Neegeneenesen Sansenens Real Hstath
Banking House
Jones County Trust and Savings and
J. H. J. Stutt
F. E. Stimson Cashier
J. J. Locher
G. W. Ireland
High Heaven
T. W. Bickett
North Carolina
Harry 1
Rodman
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