Journal Man Leaves Paper to Enter Battery Business
Former advertising manager Pitchforth leaves the Muscatine Journal after fifteen years to partner with Ralph Schmalz and William Lechner Berg in a new battery and Prestolite tank firm. Schmalz family business ties expand as they assume exclusive agency for Prestolite products in Muscatine and Louisa counties. The Journal reorganizes staff with Clyde Ribodeaux becoming advertising manager and Frank Downer moving to a law color role. Florence Hamman succeeds Downer as collector.
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Journal
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Storaya Battery
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Iron
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Leo Berg
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Muscatine
Uins
Himsell
Muscatina Stadion
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Locyner and Borg
Elmer Pool
Lechner and Berg
Pitchtortt
Clyde Ribodeaux
Ford Endorsed by Michigan Democrats
Lansing observers report Michigan Democrats at their spring conference endorsed Henry Ford for United States senator despite doubts he will accept if nominated at August primaries. Resolutions urged Republicans to withdraw sixty candidates and unite behind Ford as the sole candidate of the two.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Henry Word
Detroit
United States
Ord
Ford
Chicago Cash Grain Market Report Snapshot
The note lists grain and pork prices with figures such as PEG, 2 Glover and pork Nominal, Lardy at 24.00 dollars, Ribs at 21.72 dollars, and 22.22 dollars, reflecting a brief market quote from the Associated Prosa wire service in mid December.
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Prosa
Special Prices in Shoes At Boston Shoe Shop
A local advertisement lists shoes at special prices including Children's Barefoot Sandals in all sizes and canvas leather options. Men’s leather soles and oxfords are offered at reduced rates with prices around $1.00 to $1.75. Located at 823 East Second Street in Boston.
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Boston Shoe Shop
East Second St
Folks of Means Must Buy War Saving Stamps War Solicitation Urged
County Director of Savings warns against ignoring the call for war savings stamps. Emil Webbley in Muscatine reports a telegram from State Director A Miller urging higher pledges. The message stresses that those with means should purchase substantial amounts to help fund the war effort.
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Towa
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Muscatine
Treasury Department
Honor A. Miller
Emil Webbley
Muscatine County
Germany
Tha
Modest Residents Urged to Buy War Savings Stamps
The notice calls on people of very modest means to purchase War Savings Stamps as much as they can, stressing a duty for everyone to buy. It compares this to supporting Liberty Bonds and urges gratitude for participation in the savings program.
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Liberty
America
Germans Halted in Major Central Front Study
Fragmented report argues a new German main blow may still be planned toward the channel. It notes March and May offensives exceeded expectations, with April actions at Ypres and Noyon-Sonne front aimed at pinning Franco-British forces while Germans regroup and Austrian power remains strong.
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Noyon-Sonne Didier
Austria
French Army Beaten Claims by German Report
A garbled dispatch reports German forces claiming French troops were beaten at the front. The text suggests speculation about a possible drastic German advance and notes troops moved toward the western front without weakening the Tallah line. The piece hints officers think Von Stein aimed to mislead rather than reveal factual details to the Reichstag.
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Vico Funeral Rites For Chas. Ea, Tuberculosis Victim
Funeral services for Chas. Ea, who died Sunday evening from tuberculosis, were held at nine o'clock this morning at St. Mathias Church with Rev. F. J. Leonard officiating. Pallbearers included Chas. O'Brian Clyde Ray Jack Rosenfield C. Strom Ghag Bennett and others. Interment followed at St. Marys cemetery.
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Jack Rosenfield
C. Strom Ghag
Bennett
Dw, Healey
Local Battery Drill and War News at Prosperity
John R. Frazer addresses Battery C veterans at a noon luncheon in Hotel Muscatine and previews a dedication speech at the A. O. U. W. service hall. He recalls Battery C’s drill and camp memories in Little Rock while noting wartime industry growth and regional mobilization in Arkansas.
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Colton
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The passage discusses agricultural and war-time topics including dairy interests in the north, rice industry expansion in the south, banking changes, and troop contributions. It mentions crop cycles, water needs, and labor use, with figures on soldiers and funding for war efforts.
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Ames
Wat Serson
Capefally
Arkandud
Five Divisions Oppose Yankees in Bonresches aftermath
AP dispatch from London reports five German divisions pressed the American line in the Clyvon valley near Chateau Thierry, with the center at Bonresches repeatedly attacked. Allied newsroom data note two fresh divisions hurled at the village in a futile bid to recapture it. Coal Shirts at Bornre's Ady.
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Chateau Whierry
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Grant Divorce in Case Today by District Court
A district court granted a divorce today to W. H. Goodwin from Mary L. Goodwin. The trial detailed domestic troubles centered on the mother in law and alleged attempts to poison minds, with Goodwin a contractor from Letts. The wife left with the children after questions. a divorce decree followed after the proceedings.
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Letts
Horwig
Lightning fires home. four burned in Roma tragedy
Roma New York June 12 lightning struck the home of Arthur Honsept early today burning four children ages 3 to 10 to death. A 12 year old boy escaped with burns after jumping from a second floor window. Honsept and the mother escaped, while others in the family perished.
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N.Y
Arthur Honsept
Honnold
No Peace Offer From Kaiser Now
June 12 Paris censorship reports Berlin papers quote an Amsterdam dispatch saying Germany will not issue a fresh peace offer. The claim appears in a forthcoming statement of tar alms and is reported from Baerlin sources.
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Baerlin
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