War Stamp Drive Urges Citizens to Invest in Victory
The piece urges Muscatine residents to hear Captain Allan tomorrow and invest every dollar in war stamps to aid troops. It argues savings fund equipment for artillery and planes, warns against complacency, and notes British officers will promote thrift in America. It links consumer spending to wartime readiness and victory.
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Amerten
America
Muscatine
War Department
United States
Mabor
Smat
Germany
Allan
Mit
Nurses And The War Response By Americas Graduates
Nurses and the war effort go on the offensive as graduate nurses of America rally to support Surgeon General Gorgas. The piece highlights their heroic response and ongoing service to military medical needs.
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Nurses of
Americas
Gorgas
Nurses Needed for War Effort Across Cities
The Red Cross organizes home nursing classes nationwide as nurses enlist for army camps and field hospitals. Women volunteers will train in home dietetics and care for invalids while campaigns urge public participation to keep communities healthy amid wartime needs. If unable to nurse, citizens are urged to contribute in other ways.
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Army of Mercy
Fe ‘Pelng
Magentine
Red Cross
Nurae
Foch Seen Helping Italian Soldier On Steep Italian Trail
In a Vedar Ranids Gazette excerpt, British and French troops push into Italy as Italians retreat. An exhausted Italian boy carrier is aided by a French soldier who lifts the heavy load, and the scene includes a salute to Foch, who remains a practical, bold leader amid the rugged ascent.
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Italy
Toch
France
Iim
Red
Anid
Aeov
Ining
Nergona
Foch
le Patron
Vedar Ranids Gazette
The Evening Story Fipteen Sours In Durance
Susan Clagett presents The Evening Story about Lougle Cochran rushing to Stanton despite a snowbound delay. The Windsstar bound train leaves Washington on time while friends warn of trouble, and Lougle faces anxiety over potential postponements and dangers along the journey.
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Durance
Susan Clagett
McClure
Windsstar
Points South
Ateady
Lougle Cochran
Washington
Stanton
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure and Reward
A 100 dollar reward claim accompanies an advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh in all stages. It asserts constitutional treatment through internal use and blood circulation, promising to strengthen the patient and build up constitution. The note invites testimonials and lists Toledo, Ohio as the company base with widespread drugstore availability.
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Hall
Fall
Midnight Train Snowbound and a Confession Forged
On a frozen midnight train near Winchester the journey stalls amid drifting snow. Louise and Robert Lee confront a tense past and a vow to clarify not yet spoken as the storm deepens their uneasy bond and confessions surface amid hunger and cold.
Have You Sufficient Faith In Yourself To Be Your Own Master
An essay on personal belief contrasts intelligent faith with blind following. It tells of a man who succeeds by thinking for himself, warns against relying on others, and urges readers to think independently to seize opportunity and avoid parasitic dependence. It includes anecdotes of a mother’s faith and a fortune hunter as cautionary examples.
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Ibewilderment
Mel
Louise
Winchester
Robert Lee
Louise Cochstan
Fern. Howard
Maya
Palth Wan Athy
Germany
Aca
Flowers for Sammies in Quaint French Town
A wartime letter from Ed ward H. Bitzer, son of Mrs. M. Lf. Bitzer, describes U S troops in a French town amid market day scenes. He recalls friendly reception, villagers’ curiosity, and flowers from girls and children as they march through the streets in hopeful memories of France.
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France
Edward H. Bitzer
M. Lf. Bitzer
Mulberry Avenue
M8th F. A
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Amea
U. S
Country fair observations at an American expedition camp
Edwin H. Bitzer describes a country fair featuring a variety of goods including an American mower and hoy rake, live pigs resembling French hogs, soldiers covered in confetti, and town festivities. He notes market leisure, occasional bereavement signals, and signs of a lively wartime camp scene.
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Towa
Edwin H. Bitzer
Huglar Battery E
145Th FP. A
American Expeditionary Forces
Reminiscences of Long Ago on Local Celebrations and Accidents
A long column recounts anniversaries of 60 and 50 years, noting Methodist Sunday School plans near Hoopes real dance on the Island for July 3, a Keokuk boat by Capt Sting Height, and a family dispute over a roadside ditch injury to Robahaw of Goshen. It also mentions steamer logs shipments, a fatal engine accident near Whisker Hollow, the Fourth celebration invite in Muscatine, and local election figures from Davenport Tribune.
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Methodist Sunday School
T Piculc
Sting Height
Keokuk
Rock Island
Montrose
Pittsburgh
Robahaw
Goshen Township
Ats~ Ligaa
Hank Poebe
Penwright
Stillwater
Tumik and Roberts Saw Mill
Whisker Hollow
Ononwa
Kindelbarger
Wilton
Robertson
Gobble
Muscatine
Davenport
Davenport Tribune
When Itching Stops With Zemo Skin Remedy
A Cleveland reader recommends Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching irritation and skin eruptions. The 95¢ or $1 bottle is applied as directed and claims to relieve pimples jackheads eczema blotches ringworm and similar troubles quickly leaving skin soft smooth and healthy.
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Cleveland
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