Government role in countering German propaganda urged
A dispatch advising cautious reading of news is urged as a government tool against misinformation. The article cites Ottumwa reports of a sinking rumor and warns against sensational headlines. It stresses verified facts, responsible dispatches, and public education to prevent panic and deception.
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Ottumwa
United States
France
Europe
Tom
Trum
Mnea
Nowa
War stamp drive hinges on canvass methods in Muscatine
Announcement yesterday set the Friday meetings for the war stamp drive in Muscatine. Success relies on strong solicitation by canvassers and participation of every member of the Liberty League and local volunteers.
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Muscatine
Moe
The
Lib
War Service Pledge Urges Local Participation in Friday Drive
The article calls on all War Service League members and patriotic groups to attend a 6 pm Elk's meeting and a Methodist church gathering, stressing that failure to respond is cowardly. It urges city and county support for the war stamp drive, insisting every affiliated person join the Friday effort to aid liberty and victory.
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Erty Campaign Club
Elk's Home
Woman's War Service League
Ife
Home Army
America
France
Mascatine
Cause of Liberty
A Birthday Gift Mislaid in a War Worker’s Spring
In a maple grove a lieutenant helps repair a car and a young woman Jane plans a birthday basket for a little boy named Stephen Hampton. The note reveals Stephen’s memory of Jane since childhood and the scene shifts to the Hampton home where Jane discovers Stephen cherishes her photo, and the misdirected gifts become a touching reunion plan.
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Louise Oliver
McClure
Synificate
Leutenant
Jane
Lalis
Soul
Gibbon
Rome
Mary
Stephen Hampton
Bean
Stephan
The
Hamptons
Juno
Tseles
Mrs. Hampton
Dad
Deanna
Anid Mia
Hampton
Steve
Bealdes
Stephen
Mrs. Mampton
Jono
Ato
Dane
Reminiscences of Long Ago Noted Across Decades
A digest of aged items recounts events from 60 to 20 years ago, including crop notes on Richmond cherries and Marellis varieties, odd fruit shapes, trips by W. F. W. Brannan to New York, race talk at Indian Park, and travelers returning from Texas. It also mentions Captain Might of the Red Wing and Captain Congar in a Burlington race, plus local residents Leonard Newell and Will Hoppe returning home, with references to education and recent graduations.
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Sweetland
W. F W. Brannan
New York
Col. Cadet
Judea Richman
Oind Park
Might
Red
Wing
Josephine
Congar
Burlington
Leonard Newell
Charles ‘Newell
Mascatine
Eliminate Worry and Embrace Self Belief Says Fern Howard
Fifteen lines relay advice on banishing worry and fear to attain success and happiness. quotes from readers discuss missed opportunities, past errors, and the idea that eliminating destructive thoughts leads to fortune, peace, and improved wellbeing.
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Fern Howard
Journal Man Writes of His French War Impressions
A WWI diary entry from May 21, 1918, recounts a month in France. The writer describes initial emotions, the beauty of France, its war-ravaged yet resilient society, and the rapid deployment of troops to the front. He notes camp life, American training, and interactions with German prisoners of war.
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MAN
Dy VT
Wastraie
A. P.O
France
Franco
War Hay
Walcome
Germany
al Opern
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