Honor Thy Father and Bonds Drive Public Appeal
A Missouri community discusses liberty bond purchases amid patriotic appeals. Readers express desire to buy bonds for children, funding Uncle Sam’s war effort while reflecting on fathers’ wartime contributions and national duty.
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Fumis Parkens
Pluahing
Long Fatund
Monk Club
Congregational Church
Doxena
Severni Iltex
Sam
Moxot
Lia
Moses
Brother
Kleeter
Thorn
Sam Inthia Gret Workerimla
Military air program would end war faster says columnist
The Chinako Herald reports a proposed US led European aviation project costing about 290 million dollars. The plan envisions massive production and joint Allied cooperation to strike German bases, supply lines, and war plants, potentially shortening the conflict and boosting air superiority.
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Tank Callan Quanghna
Chinako Herald
Europa
Europe
United States
Inter
Aviation Department of the
Wome
Washington
Lia
Bagidh
Jtrench Alemon
Jan
War Department
Mumon Planta
Germany
Cold frames extend early garden crops production
An article notes that experienced gardeners overlook the power of cold frames to extend harvests. It explains that many early spring crops struggle in open heat but thrive under cold frames with wind protection, recommending lettuce, radish, and succession planting for continuous yields.
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United States Department of Agriculeura
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming blood action cleanses mucous surfaces and pledging a $100 reward for incurable cases. It urges immediate use, promises health improvement, and offers testimonials and free instructions from Cueney & Co of Talady, Ohio.
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Hall
Dino
Calarrn
Ted
Cueney & CO
Talady
Ohio
Mother and Daughter Tangle Over Car Ride Trust
In a small town, a mother counsels caution as daughter Trone contemplates a date with Gerald Garaton. The encounter escalates into a late afternoon drive ending with a tense, blurred plan as concerns about Garaton’s past circle the scene. The mother’s unease about risky choices and potential danger frames a cautious, morally charged moment.
Robbery Confession and Lost Watch Folly at Barrage Station
A chaotic scene follows a disorderly theft as Garston is arrested by a policeman after a flawed robbery gone wrong. Irene lends a watch to repay debts, but the tale ends with a confession and talk of consequences, while the mystery of Walsh or Garston lingers unresolved.
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Garston
Gareston
Trane
Irene
Anc
Jena
Wich
Mr. Garston
Wanton
Walsh
Trond
Jerry
Mayr's Wonderful Tete Ailment Remedy Ad
Bad stomachs and stomach and intestines troubles are blamed on auto intoxication yellow jaundice and other dangers. Mayr's Wonderful Tete remedy is touted as a cure with claims of quick relief and healing, offered by Vendoran Dron Co and druggists.
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Stommel
Vendoran Dron Co
Health and Happiness Nervous digestive issues and gastric pain
Readers describe anxiety driven stomach symptoms and hunger fluctuations. Guidance urges medical exclusion of cancer and other conditions, with lifestyle changes, proper diet, and general health toward relief. Also notes canker mouth causes and nervous headaches tied to eye strain and digestion.
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Klomich
Revi
reminiscences and local notices from a faded issue
A choppy reminiscence column mixes old time youths in red shirts with garbled phrases about upper Mississippi. It also mentions Moore and a stock buyout, a tin alcohol washing store, and a barberish note about baldness. A Q&A explains dispensing physicians, with Dr Huber and John B. Huber addressed for general inquiries, not individual care.
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Arez
Tis
Moore
Gray
Miller
W. D. Ammont and Co
Hale
Bonds as a Secret Front in War Effort Rally
Amid whispers of escape, the speaker urges heading to the nearest bank or old bondhouse to buy bonds. Each bond purchased is framed as a blow to the Kaiser, a punch in the enemy’s chest, a chance to support the war effort and Sam's credit.
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Avery
Amaerica
Urattar
Free
The Dollars Behind the Guns Offer to Back War Bonds
A comic call urges readers to buy war bonds, claiming pennies will hasten victory. It mocks pacifism, celebrates American patriotism, and stresses supporting Uncle Sam with every dollar, arguing saving for bonds shows loyalty more than enlistment.
Forty Years Ago In Local Delegates At State Convention
Forty years ago delegates from the county discussed gubernatorial choices among Grinnell Merrill Catell and Williamson as counties split their vote. Greenough resigns school post to possibly travel to Europe. A boy falls near a well. a girl rescues him. Muscatine tree delivery appointments listed. Wilton school graduates named. Twenty years ago Pythian event planned with multiple speakers. Ten years ago St Mathias school produced a grand commencement at the Grand Opera House.
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Wuige
Grinnell
Colonal Merrill
Catell
Williamson
Ee Greenough
Greenough
Europe
Ponymaster
Museel
Matearri¢Ra
Muscatine
Toreph LR. Anson
Wn. MM Swing
John W.W. O'Brien
Charles A Rosemund
Saute Attutes
John M. Callahan
Louis Bernhardt
Wilton
Grice Wallace
Jamie Tacon
Edwin Wise
Mollie Scott
William D. Porter
Mary Sharp
Nettle M. Ross
St. Mathias School
Grand Opera House
Elven Hut
Koren
Andae
Lightning Strikes Buechner Residence During Storm
During a severe electrical storm the Buechner home at 980 Roscou Avenue caught fire after a lightning strike. The chimney was torn away and the blaze was quickly extinguished by the family with alarms from the ambulance squad arriving later. overall damage considered slight. A separate dispatch notes 150 ambulance drivers and 73 nurses arriving in France as the American army advances, preceded by a British military band amid cheers.
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Conrad Buechner
Roscou Avenue
Wis
Miin
Boulogue
Dune
France
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