Tom Nevins Sets a Watch On His Fiancée
Tom Nevins trusts Ned Stevens to watch Lena while away. Hathaway presses Lena, Stevens clashes with him, and Lena reveals her plan. The evening visitation ends with Lena scolding both men and telling Tom not to appoint watchers again.
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Tom Nevins
Tom Phil Hathaway
Tom
Hathaway
Ned Stevens
Ned
Lena
Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Lenay
Nevins
Biff
Dearie
Women in England Saving the Farms
An American in London reports on the Women’s Land Army showing women from diverse backgrounds training at Drayton St. Leonards and working with horses. Farmers note increased profits and successful labor on 57 acres with four women and a boy plowing. Active recruitment continues nationwide as prewar bias fades under wartime need.
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Women's Land Army
Oxford Street
London
Drayton St. Leonards
Carter
Land Army
Wheatless Bread for Sandwiches From University Recipe
Wheatless bread tested by the University of Minnesota home economics division was served in sandwiches to a large crowd and met with enthusiastic reception. The recipe uses squid, fat, sugar, eggs, baking powder, salt, corn flour, barley flour, and raisins. mix dry ingredients, add wet, bake in a loaf in a moderately hot oven until done.
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University of Minnesota
Germany Seeks Grain From Ukraine and Bou Ania
Germany intensifies efforts to secure a large share of 1918 grain from Ukraine and Bou Ania. Central powers claim right to organize grain purchases if Ukraine fails to buy, with troops guarding key districts. Reichstag deputy argues bread must be secured for German people, warning of possible military interference if Ukraine government proves unable.
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Germany
Bouania
Ukraine
Reichstag
Ships Means Soldiers Mean Victory
The phrase links ships to soldiers and to victory, underscoring wartime effort and industrial production as crucial factors for triumph. It frames naval strength and troop deployment as interconnected elements driving national success in conflict.
Fair Would Stimulate Raising of Vegetables at Southern Iowa Fair
The Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa aims to boost vegetable output as substitutes for grain meat and other staples shipped to Europe. It promotes canning, premium prizes for common vegetables, and public education on superior varieties to help the nation.
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Europe
Oskaloosa
America
Gove Een
White House Women Doing War Bit
Washington dispatch notes the president's household women contributing to WWI efforts. Mrs Wilson knits sweaters and mufflers for trenches while Margaret Wilson tours for Red Cross proceeds. Francis Bowes Sayre leads Red Cross work in Massachusetts and William G McAdoo’s daughter campaigns for Liberty loan. Helen Woodrow Bones serves as information desk girl for District of Columbia Red Cross.
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Washington Dispatch
Margaret Wilson
The
Red Cross
Francis Bowes Sayre
Williamstown
Mass
William G. McAdoo
Liberty
Washington
Helen Woodrow Bones
District of Columbia Red Cross
Standardization for the Women's Dress
The Women's Century of the National Council of Women of Canada calls for standardized dress as a wartime economy measure. It argues women are enslaved to fashion and should adopt a standard style for street wear while retaining individual design choices for home expression, not a uniform.
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National Council of Women of Canada
Kingsley quote on success and resilience in life
A concise quotation notes that successful men are cheerful and hopeful, approaching life’s changes with a smile and a ready spirit. It emphasizes steady effort and courage in facing mortality, attributed to Kingsley.
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Kingsley
Library Report for July
July results show 18 new readers registered and 47 94 total receipts. Fines on overdue books amount to 1.94 dollars with non-resident charges listed as 0.80. Daily circulation averages and peaks are noted along with adult fiction and periodicals in circulation.
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Holland Books
Between Loans The blossoms whiten the valley bed
A compact verse noting spring imagery and a weary view of war. It contrasts peace with ongoing conflict, suggesting enduring duty. The speaker envisions rest briefly but vows to return, insisting they are not dismissed but on temporary leave from service.
Going Across for You Mother A WWI Poem
A war era poem by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney reflects a son's pledge to his mother as he serves in Camp Lee Virginia. It contrasts childhood play with soldiers life and honors Belgian and French victims, ending with hopes of return and blessings.
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Motherland
Belgium
France
Zeppelin
Lusitania
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Camp Lee
Virginia
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Pella Markets and Notary Public Notice
Market listings corrected by Van der Zyl Bros and Pella Produce Co show price ranges for various commodities. The document includes a testimonial invitation from F J Cheney & Co for Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a sworn promise of one hundred dollars per case not cured, dated December 6, 1886, in Toledo Ohio.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Cure for Dysentery in Ashland and Des Moines Testimony
In Ashland Kansas a man heard of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy from a Des Moines resident. He credited it with saving his daughter's life during a violent dysentery episode after a family physician gave up. He also reported personal benefit from using the remedy.
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Ashland
Kansas
Chamberlain
William Whitelaw
Des Moines
Iowa
F. D. Stubenrauch
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Western Newspaper Union
England
United States Food Administration
White House
Christ
Pella Markets
Vander Zyl Bros
Pella Produce Co
State of
Lucas County
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
GALE
Vander Linden
Marion County
VIA
Jurdeal
Pella
Safety and Service First
C. F. Dykstra
C. I. Fox
Liberty Sts
A. J. Visser
P. A. Edmund
Wagner's
W. F. Crew
North Side Square
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
Vander Ploeg
DE Beus
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
F. F. Carpenter
Citizens’ Nat'l Bank
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Mais Street
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