Sailor Boys Die From Spanish Influenza at Great Lakes
The Spanish flu is blamed for multiple deaths among sailors and soldiers with homes in Jones and nearby counties. Grover Holub was brought to Onslow for burial after illness at the Great Lakes naval camp in Chicago. Elliot Graham, of Hazel Green Township, Delaware County, died at a Brooklyn base hospital after serving on the battleship Louisville. Dr. Louis Stuhler left for Camp Greenleaf after receiving a commission as a first lieutenant. The illness is accelerating calls for medical officers in the East and South.
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Jones
Grover Holub
Onslow
Great Lakes
Chicago
Pat Britt
Hopkinton
Fagan
Scotch Grove Township
Great Lakes Naval Station
Louis Stuhler
Camp Greenleaf
Georgia
Stuhler
Naval Lieutenant Wins Honor
Lieutenant Frank Loftin U S N receives the Distinguished Service Cross for actions aboard a destroyer in a war zone. He ordered full speed and steered toward a periscope sighting, aiding depth charges that drove the U boat away. Loftin is a 1907 Naval Academy graduate from Tennessee.
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Frank Loftin
Navy Department
Loftin
Tennessee
Naval Academy
When to Shut Your Eyes in Edison Story
William Maxwell recalls Edisons habit of knowing when to shut his eyes and let conflicts unfold. He cites lessons from Edison and a Lincoln quote about avoiding third party interference in domestic disputes and organizational squabbles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edison
American Magazine
William Maxwell
Edison Company
Edison
Lincoln
Executrix Notice for Tacob H Courtney Estate
Alice V Courtney executrix of the estate of Tacob H Courtney deceased gives public notice to file claims with the Jones county Iowa court clerk sworn and timely. Creditors urged to present claims and debtors to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa September 17 1918. Doxsee and Doxsee attorneys for the estate.
Executors Notice for Henry Null Estate in Iowa
Public notice from Jones County Iowa that Henry Null estate executors John Behrends and Gerd F Null call creditors to present sworn claims within legal time, and debtors to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa Iowa 17th day. Doxsee and Dorses attorneys for the estate.
When I Come Home From Dark to Light
The speaker longs for return to a peaceful home life after hardship. He envisions ale, bread, white sheets, and a kiss at bedtime, dreaming of recapture of childhood. Later he speaks of walking familiar roads and village greens, hoping the journey back will be a fair reward for his toil.
Administrator's Notice of Estate of William H. Corbin
District Court of Jones County Iowa appoints administrator for William H. Corbin estate. Creditors must file sworn claims with the Clerk within legal time to be allowed or proved and avoid costs. Dated Anamosa September 18 1918. The Lovell State Bank administrator Coxsee Coxsee Attorneys for Estate.
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District Court of
Jones County
State of
Iowa
William H. Corbin
Anamosa
A. D
Lovell State Bank
Coxsee
Eéstate
Monticello Merchant Financial Wreck
A Monticello merchant claims financial ruin due to medical expenses for his wife a decade of illness blamed on gall stones gastritis and intestinal inflammation. He credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with steady improvement after one dose and notes a money back guarantee offered by local druggist W W Stickford.
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Mayr
W. W. Stickford
For Sale: well bred mare and carriage in Monticello Iowa
A chestnut sorrel mare broken to drive and ride, Arabian-Hambletonian-Morgan breeding, gentle and lively. Also a near new second-hand buggy and carriage with leather seats and top. Sold together at a low price by Rev. A. P. Walton, Monticello Iowa. 13-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Walton
Monticello
Iowa
Famous medium and clairvoyant visits Monticello
Renowned life reader William G. Jordan offers weekly visits in Monticello, providing personal past life insights and future guidance without questions. He claims accurate advice for business, finances, love, and domestic matters, with strict confidentiality and pay only after satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Jordan
Monticello
Jordan
Mr. Jordan
J. Samuels
Des Moines
George Brown
Chicago
Jeanette Timmons
Phosphated Iron Turns Worried Nerves Into New Energy
A young man recounts a dramatic turn from exhaustion to vitality after taking Phosphated Iron. He credits better sleep appetite weight gain and facial color to the remedy and notes doctors are prescribing it. The ad warns to insist on capsules and avoid substituted pills.
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W. W. Stickford
Adv
Boschee's German Syrup Promoted for Coughs and Colds
A classic remedy advertises Boschee's German Syrup as effective for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles with fifty two years of use across the United States It promises restful nights and easy morning expec toration while aiding natural healing Sold by W W Stickford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
United States
Nature
W. W. Stickford
What to Use to Prevent Appendicitis
Monticello readers are advised to use Adler i ka with buckthorn bark and glycerine to flush the bowel and prevent appendicitis. A single spoonful of Adler i ka is claimed to relieve sour stomach gas or constipation by removing foul matter that clogs and poisons the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Kettlitz & Kay
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by internal action through the blood. The makers offer $100 to any case it cannot cure and invite readers to request testimonials. Sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J
CH Y & CO
Toledo
Ohio
All Drugelet Bc
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Germany
Prussia
Switzerland
England
France
R. R. von Baracz
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
District Court
Tacob H. Courtney
Alice V. Courtney
Doxsee
Henry Null
John Behrends
Gerd F. Null
Doxsee & Dorses
Leslie Coulson
Mothers of the Soldier Boys
Jones Co
M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
H. M. Rumpzy
James Remley
Remley & Remley Attorneys ‘At Law
Main Street
Monticello Merchant Financial Wreck
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
George J. Wenzlick
W. A. Mirick
Geo. K. Meyer
Osteopathic
Dr. Peet
Charles W. Bosley
Lara Bosley
Bosley & Bosley Doctors of Chiropractic Princess Theatre Building
Alice Beeks
Sam Hoffman
The
Franklin Barn Equipment Co
North Cedar Street
Chestnut Street
J. G. Schoon
Vernon Slauson
John Schoon
J. H. Zimmerman
Eureka
Eureka Mfg. Co
East St. Louis, Ill
M. W. Herrick
Willis Walton
David Smith
Diedrich Dirks
German Mutual Insurance Association
Wayne Township
Wayne Center
Gerd Harms
DR. A.M. Maurice D. D. S
Lovell
R. D. Cooley, Auctioneer
Wyoming
C. N. Patrick
Ricklefs & McNeill Hardware
S. M. Adamson
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Schipman
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John G. Schoon
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