Iowa News items reflect wartime bonds and local affairs
A roundup from Greenfield to Iowa Falls covers four Neilson sons serving abroad, a drowning tragedy of Francis Gates and a rescuer teacher, Norman Hall in a German camp hospital, and other war related notes. It reports tax, food control, and conscription actions, plus local crimes, veterans affairs, public health updates, and farm market details across Iowa.
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Peter Neilson
Greenfield
Francis Gates
Iowa River
Iowa Falls
C. A. Legge
Norman Hall
Colfax
Captain Hall
Martin Hansen
Ringsted
Cedar Rapids
Siouk City
Kossuth County
Burt
Lewis Larson
Mike Zimmerman
Lone Rock
Lone Rock. Uncle Sam
Des Moines
A. P. Sherwood
Department of Justice
Iowa
George M. Parsons, Jr
Sac City
National Army
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Parker
Maj
George M. Parsons
Iowa National Guard
George
Shattuck Military Accademy
Faribault Minn
Wilbur Emery Robinson
Dubuque
Mr. Robinson
Dubuque Lodge
No. 3
A. F
A. M
Iowa Order
Jelf” Schurman
Butler County
United States
Frank A. Oconnor
Camp Dodger
France
Camp Dodge
Lieut. L. R. Fairall
Paris
E. W. Edwardson
Frank Perkina
L. H. Martin
Lincoln Highway
State Center
Chicago & Northwestern
J. P. Franke
Albion
Ned
Nebraska
David Lunde
Sioux City
Jackie
Lunde
San Diego
Tuberculosis Soldiers Sent to Otisville for Treatment
Fifty Iowa soldiers transferred from Camp Dodge base hospital to United States general hospital No. 8 at Otisville New York to be taught how to live with tuberculosis and how to overcome it through systematic attack and morale building. Many have returned home or moved west seeking care while state beds remain limited and sanatorium care scarce.
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John Maxwell
Bedford
St. Joseph
H. Prescott
North Liberty
France
Sixth Regiment Marines
Kingdom Come
Dubuque
Estate Board of Health
Farley
Dodge Township
Dubuque County
State Board of Health
Council Bluffs
Clifford Wolffe
Donald MacRea
Wolffe
Coast Guard Service
Jacob F. Zahn
Ninth Infantry
War Department
Jacob Zahn
America
King’s Dragoons
Germany
Soa
United States
Davenport
Omaha
Middle West
J. I. Gibson
Iowa
National Food Administration
J. E. Neil
M. A. Hauser
Woodbury County
Salix
Neil
Polk County
Carl Kennedy
Food Administration
State Council of National Defense
Seed Stocks Committee
Public Utilities Commission of Five
Des Moines
J. F. Ford
Fort Dodge
Dean W. D. Raymond
Iowa City
Clarence Nichols
Vinton
Truman A. Potter
Mason City
J. H. Ingwersen
Edgar Harlan
H. H. Polk
Polk
State Historical Department
Harlan
Camp Dodge
United States General Hospital No. 8
Otisville
N. Y
California
Colorado
Arizona
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
American Red Cross
They Might Enlarge the Army Premium Photos Sell Promoters Tracked
County residents faced a wave of portrait enlarger salesmen targeting homes with service flags. About fifty promoters operated locally last week, many of draft age, with one youth pressuring the editor’s family to enlarge a soldier’s picture. The Bloomfield Democrat condemns the sales push and characterizes it as improper.
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Davis County
Bloomfield Democrat
Cheesecloth Income and a Child’s Shocking Fate
A Houston Post item laments a family misfortune tied to a man with a meager income described as cheesecloth. The piece hints at a girl’s future tears and dimples overflowing due to family financial strain and questionable parental choices.
How Are You Going to Buy the Bonds
A Marshalltown Times-Republican reflection urges readers to preplan bond purchases for the upcoming Sept 24 issue. It stresses thrift and self reliance, noting taxes and new bond issues loom, and calls for everyone to arrange funds, either by savings or income, to avoid last minute hardship. The piece reinforces that banks cannot cover all purchases and that individuals must contribute their allotment.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Advertising Sermon on Honest Store News and Advertising
A Winterset Madisonian editorial criticizes vague chautauqua ads in neighboring county papers. It urges advertisers to provide real reasons to trade, using clear, ordinary language, and warns against deceptive, empty claims. The piece argues readers value reliable information in store news and public notices.
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County Fair Association
Winterset Madisonian
Converts All One Way
A Chariton Leader editorial argues that few truly oppose prohibition while many drift with the majority. It notes high profile figures like Senator Cummins and Governor Harding drift toward support, but no notable defection from prohibition has yet emerged, despite enthusiastic early adopters.
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Senator Cummins
Governor Harding
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D. G. Gosselink
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Prairie City
White Pole
G. L. Harris
Prairie City, Iowa
Dave
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