Red Cross Membership Drive After War Effort
Good Americans who helped win the war should renew American Red Cross membership in the next few weeks. The drive spans November 2 to 11 with a one dollar fee per member. Those who shirked war work or did it under protest may fail to respond.
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United States
Themerican Red Cross
Protess
Tilda Haint
van Syn- Post
Ole
Margarine
Case
Tilda
Old Case
Gosh
South Dakota
Camp Dodge
Seth
Germany
Minnesota
Red Cross Campaign Emphasizes Ongoing Need After War
The article notes the November 2 11 membership drive and explains Red Cross work remains vital beyond wartime. It highlights home service efforts and the continued presence of American soldiers, urging all former service members to support and not slack off after the war.
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Red Cross
Rural labor reform and mine strike stance
The piece argues immigration and emigration shape hard work hence reform of land tenure. It says farm work should be self directed, critiques miners demand for 30 hour weeks and higher pay while reducing output, and foresees public resistance to revolutionary aims. It concludes the strike will be resisted and defeated.
Language and loyalty in a divided nation
The piece defends President Wilson against hostile attacks, cites Senator Kenyon on English language use and immigrant assimilation, and criticizes critics of reform. It urges enforcing English usage for new residents, warns against un-American influences, and urges active care for children near garages to protect pedestrians. It also denounces cheap politics tying farm prices to political attacks while calling for responsible policy and national unity.
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Senate
Kenyon
tLe
America
Kindergarden
Manson
Bill Harding
Havner
Wilson
Harding
Governor urges lake and forest conservation in Illinois talk
Governor Harding addressed a Chicago meeting urging Iowa focus on lake preservation and tree planting. He argued lakes and similar water bodies should be preserved and expanded, trees planted to aid water reservoirs, industry, food production, and to curb drought amid high land prices and drainage policies.
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Harding
Chicago
Iowa
Marion County
Returned Civil War Soldiers Pinkerton Moral Strength
A Chronicle summary defends Union veterans from moral panic over war life. It cites Col Archer of the 17th Iowa warning that soldiers might return with unlawful tendencies, asserts such fears are unfounded, and lauds local veterans J M Cox and J I Franklin. It praises the great majority of returned soldiers as wholesome, industrious, and capable of rebuilding civilian life.
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Col. Archer
17Th
Iowa
Chronicle
J. M. Cox
Rock Island
Pella
J. I. Franklin
M. E. Church
Indigestion relief testimonial from Agnes Turner in Chicago
Miss Agnes Turner reports chronic indigestion and sleeplessness improved after two months of Chamberlain's Tablets. She describes initial headaches, poor digestion, constipation and dark complexion, then states she can eat well and sleep in comfort and is entirely well today. For sale by all creators.
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Agnes Turner
Chicago
Chamberlain
Quotation Snippets and Rumors From Rural Iowa Notes
The piece surveys humorous and cautionary scraps from Iowa papers about wages, safes, theft, and odd anecdotes. It recounts pay gaps at chambers, a janitor demanding more, and a string of anecdotes about stolen money hidden in socks and mattresses. It also covers a wedding collapse and a returning soldier tale, reflecting local editorial tone.
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Pella Chronicle
Sadler Bros. & CO
A. Young
HH. Sadler
Kon Coulty
Aic
Mickie
Xmer
Wes
BECUZ
Europe
Woodrow
The
Belle Plaine Gazette
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Oskaloosa Herald
Farmer's National Bank
Sioux City Journal
Sharon
John Johnson
Wolf River
Johnson Place
Philadelphia
E. Hollebrands
Ute
F. R. Gambell
Monroe
Worth and
van Zante
Wm. Livingston
Clerk
Mark I. Shaw
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