Iowa towns rally for liberty bonds and war effort
A sprawling Iowa wire reports civic drives and fundraisers as towns like Davenport Cedar Falls and Knoxville push liberty bonds. Citizens join drives from school programs and relief efforts to Red Cross comfort bags and 1060 Christmas pockets while national wartime campaigns unfold across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Crehe
Davenport
Rickkern
Mississippi
Clinton
Traer Red Crees
Red Cross
John Keith
Mason City
Iowa
Ovoe College
Cedar Rapide
Conradeetab
Shenandoah
Biks Club
Boy Scouts
Peoce
Oscar C. Morten
Waterloo
Bes
Washington
August Borgers
Cedar Falls
America
Germany
Marion County
Knoxville
Gamble
War Talks By Uncle Dan on Patriot Lessons on the Farm
Fifteen year old Billie hosts his Uncle Dan for a war talk on universal military training and national readiness. Dan argues for immediate large scale volunteer forces and permanent universal training, urging preparedness, sacrifice, and unity to defend liberty and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
Dan
Bille
Uncle Dan
Township
Joneses
Greggs
Grandma Jones
Judge Brownell
Germany
United States
Graham
America
Uncle Cap
Jimmie Colles
Erasy
Uncle den
Jimmie
Ban
Ue Howard
H. Grogs
Universal Military Training League
Pella Markets stock and grain and will notice
Market listings show stock and grain ranges for cattle hogs corn wheat and oats with prices per hundredweight and bushel. A probate notice announces the will of Thomas Blommers filed in Marion county Iowa for December 4 1917 hearing in Knoxville with clerk Harold Clements. An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort and mentions use by British and French troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp Dodge
Kwartermester
Col. Cooper
King Corn
Buena Vista
Newell and
Rennodt
Arthur A. @Mline
Bedford
Alabama
Camp Dodge
National Army
Joseph B. Jones
Cedar Rapide
United Sates
Healy
Iowa
Cedar Falls
A. G. Larson
Tencore
Andrew Jensen
Hkewise
Larson
M. F. McLaren
Mt. Pleasant
Russia
Don
McLaren
Ottumwa
Burlingtom
la Crosse
Ated States Regiment
McLaran
Bunker Bros
Hamburg
Farreget
Lusker Bros
Vanderly
District Court of
Marion County
Thomas Blommers
Harold Clements
Knoxville
Allen
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W. Ho James Ust
Rousé
Northwestern Railroad
Boone
Fyisale
Russian Railway Corpes
Mies Anas Gulwell
Waukon
Eastern Star of Town
Dow City
Alimch
Kaiser
Liberty
Crawford County
Paul W. France
Tipton
Deming
New Mexico
Iowa Machine Gun Company
State University
School of Medicine
Fort Madison
Ft. Madison
Great Britain
Dilley
Sioux City
Andy Moore
Des Moines
Wm. Tweedie
Ryan
Tweedie
Ireland
A. L. Dodd
Charles City Commercial Club
Iowa Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
R. L. Titon
Mr. Tilton
James T. Wolcott
Monroe
J. 9
Dibbel Farm
Webb McConnell
Jack Weatrope
Herlan
McConnel
W. A. Trout
Perry
Seventieth Misson Infantry
Illinois Infantry
Trent
N. M. Everhart
Moville
R. Lucas
Anshon
Possceston
Mr. Everhard
Masons
Knights of Pythise
Gedretary
War Baker and
Reverses
Devisen
P. B. C. Society
Kid Cook
Lhat
Punnetier
Westb
Howell
Pella
Pella Markets
Pella Produce Co
Ny Rae
McCall's
Womans World
Farmel
Wolf
Tmirseeé
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Vander Linden
the Chesnutt Directory CO
Washington St
Knoxville, Iowa
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