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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
5
A U S private in the Rainbow division recounts a French holiday dinner in a fashionable home near a cathedral. He details courses from spaghetti to beef, custard, and coffee with wine, noting hospitality, menu quirks, and the festive toasts to the American guest amid wartime travel.
A World War II era Muscatine report describes a German air attack, a downed plane, and a local fighter tenant killed. The narrative notes a passenger in the aircraft and a plane fragment recovered near the town, with references to American camp demolitions and local residents connected to the incident.
Muscatin businessmen will hear first information on the effects of the draft law at a noon luncheon Wednesday. Two members of the legal exemption board will speak at 9 o clock, Dr. T F Beverie and E Nicholls are among the participants.
G A Fabrizius of 1247 Dale Street traveled to Camp Merritt to see his son William, a member of Battery C en route to France. He spent four days visiting, praised the Y M C A for aiding his search, and noted Camp Merritt’s vast growth as troops move toward embarkation. His son Otto remains at Camp Cody with Battery B.
Geneva Island is set to regain popularity as Fourth of July picnics and summer visits increase. Despite high water, waterfront cottages remained intact and many properties are being improved, promising an orderly resort environment for visitors through August. An ad for Thomas Remedy hog medicine and stock remedies appears along with W. H. Fayle Co. advertisement.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a medical discussion at a society meeting, referencing tarpon exemption claims, a lawyer, and officials. The text mentions Mr. Nichols and new work provisions, with scattered names and dates, including July 6 and a tax reference.
The Mutine city council will hold its bi monthly meeting on Tuesday evening due to a holiday. Officials plan to discuss city payrolls and several outstanding items that require council action.
The Pentecostal Nazarene Church under Pastor Mand It. Hume announces another week of special evangelistic services at the Cedar and North Streets tent. Last night’s dance drew the congregation, and meetings will run nightly at 8:00 p.m. with an Independence Day program planned for evening and morning attending.
Frank Grau son of Mr and Mrs C W Grau of 411 West Fourth street will enlist in the navy. He left this morning on the interurban for Davenport to begin enlistment. Grau has served eight months at the American Express office in Washington Town and previously worked four years in the Muscatine office.
More than $2,000 was raised at the South Shore Country Club auctioning boxes for the July 4th athletic carnival at Camp Grant Rockford. Boxes sold for 65 dollars each as officials promoted the event and an exhibition on bayonets by Captain Sidney B Minch of the Connaught Rangers was featured.
A Muscatine corporal in the American Expeditionary Forces writes from a rest camp in France about the beauty of the French countryside, red-roofed farms, and a two-hour hike. He notes oranges, cherries, peaches in local markets, and mentions travel between camps near a large city. He also jokes about not studying French and hints at upcoming movements. The item includes local notices and an advertisement for Chamberlain’s ointment as a remedy for rheumatic pain.
The text outlines a municipal rule restricting clothing items from having more than three pockets and specifies half-lined vests and trousers. It mentions an applicant and references detailed provisions governing pocket count and garment construction.
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