Dinner in a French home described by a Muscatine soldier
Edward Bitzer, a private in Battery 248 of the US Field Artillery with the Rainbow division, writes from Somewhere in France about attending a dinner in a fashionable French home during a colonial holiday. He recalls courses from spaghetti with garlic to beef and peas, missteps with a knife and fork, and the social toastings and hospitality that marked the evening.
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France
Edward Bitzer
Matlutie
Bitzer
248Th United States Field Artillery
Murcatine
Muscatine
Abs Part BMY Plane Er Possesses in War Effort
Fragmented notes describe a Muscatine resident linked to a World War II bomber and a German air attack. The letter references a pilot captured after a German lieutenant’s engagement and mentions Army Engineers and medical society discussions. It notes April 12 as a build date and June 6 as a key moment in the wartime record.
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Alfred Busines
Agivas
Knce
Muscatin Businessmen Read Draft Law Effects
Two members of the local exemption board, Dr. T. F. Beverio and E. Nichols, will speak at a noon luncheon to discuss the draft law and its local impact for Muscatin businessmen.
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Severi
American Medical Society
Gage
Pry
Nichols
Muscatin
Exempn
T. F. Beverio
E. (. Nichols
War Tax 5 Cent Cricket Ady Leads Noted Copy
A fragment notes Cc-G. W. Hill ex copies om Be July 6 and references a 5 cent war tax cricket ady with unclear context.
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G. W. Hill
Pentecostal Nazarene to Extend Special Meetings
The Pentecostal Nazarene church under the tent at Cedar and Burth Streets will extend evangelistic services for another week. Maud Hume, pastor, announced the continuation this morning after strong attendance and a noted improvement in the meetings. Evening services continue at 8:00 with additional hours planned for Independence Day including a special pair meeting and possible morning and afternoon services.
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Cedar
Burth
Maud Hume
Father of Battery Boy Makes Trip to Atlantic Coast Camp
G A Fabrizius of 1247 Dale Street visited Camp Merritt to see his son William of Battery C. He rode to Rock Island then chased the train eastward and arrived just ahead of William. He spent four days with the Muscatine troops and praised the YMCA and YWCA hospitality. Otto Fabrizius remained at Camp Cody with Battery B.
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Battery
Atlantic Coast
Son
Battery C
Muscatine
Battle Zone
Fabrizius
Journal
Camp Merritt
Gotham
Shepard
YM. C. A
Long Island
Y. Man
Glen Hopkins
Hopkins
Otto
Camp Cody
Battery B
Outing season returns to Geneva Island
Geneva Island is expected to regain popularity this week as cottages stay inhabited through the Fourth and into late August. Despite fears, high water did not damage rewafted property and many picnics are planned, with ongoing improvements giving the area its familiar orderly appearance.
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Geneva Island
Thomas Remedy praised for hogs and stock health
New London Iowa farmer A A Wilson recommends the Thomas Remedy for hogs and stock health after trying many remedies. The advertisement notes sale of the remedy by W H Foyle Co at 214 Walnut Street.
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New London
Iowa
A. A. Wilson
W. H. Foyle Co
Walnut St
Frank Grau to Enlist in Navy
A Muscatine youth, Frank Grau, son of Mr and Mrs C W Grau of 411 West Fourth Street, left for Davenport to enlist in the Navy. He previously worked eight months at the American Express office in Washington Iowa and about four years in Muscatine.
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Muscatine
Navy
Frank Grau
C. W. Grau
West Fourth Street
Davenport
Grau
American Express
Washington Iowa
Large sum raised at Camp Carnival auction
More than $2,000 was realized at the South Shore Country Club auction of boxes for the July 4th athletic carnival at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois. Two boxes sold for $55 each and Captain Sidney B Minch of the Connaught Rangers gave an exhibition on the bayonet.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ilinois
South Shore Country Club
Camp Grant
Rockford
Sidney B. Minch
Connaught Rangers
Local Soldier Impressed by French Scenery
Corporal Ed. Goldsberry of Muscatine writes from a rest camp in France describing the landscape as beautiful. He notes red tiled farms, a big nearby city, limited travel, and prices for oranges and peaches in wartime France.
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Muscatine
Ed. Goldsberry
France
French
Goldaberry
Third Provisional
Ordance Battalion
American Expeditionary Forces
A. H. Cobb
East Third Street
Trinity Choir Boys G. W. Hill excursion to Tri Cities
Advertisement notes a Trinity Choir Boys trip organized by G W Hill to the Tri Cities on July 6 with war tax five cents per ticket.
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Trinity Choir Boys
G. W. Hill
Tri-cities
Good Liniment for Lameness in Household Use
Mrs J W Wallace of Macon Missouri endorses Chamberlains Liniment as a splendid remedy for lameness sore muscles and rheumatic pains. She adds it is the best liniment they have ever had in the house. Advertisement.
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Chamberlain
J. W. Wallace
Macon
Clothing Scarcity in Germany Expands Under New Rules
AP dispatch from Amsterdam reports an imperial clothing department ordinance limiting pockets and overall features. The measure details that garments for applicants will be made with restricted pockets and specific construction limits to curb supply.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Imperial Clothing
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