Ohio Troops Leave Trenches After Two Weeks of War
In France on March 22 Ohio troops march from the trenches under heavy German shelling. They endure mud and danger, recapture a battered village, and finally head to rest with their spirits high and belief they serve in the best unit. The relief includes Col. B. W. Hough and French officers, amid a night of rockets, shell bursts, and improvised battlefield logistics.
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Herbert Corey
Ohio
France
Paine
Jerry
Ftent
Col
B. W. Hough
Hasson
Ameri
Colonel Hough
Red
Hough
Baron” Troutman
Y. M
Sharpshooter Selpker Wins Valor Medal in Marine Corps
William Clemens Selpker, a Marine sharpshooter and son of Mrs. Whit O'Brien of 313 Cheatnut Street, earned the sharpshooter honor. He enlisted January 15, 1917, trained at Port Negal and is stationed in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The narrative recalls bombardments near a ruined village and the soldiers’ grim endurance as shells fall and they press toward rest and sustenance.
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Wiliam Clemens Selpker
U. S. Marine Corps
Selpker
Whit O'Brien
Cheatnut Street
Marine Corps
Port Negal
South Carolina
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Ciue
Sheridan Stove Company Reopens With Modern Plant
The Sheridan Stove company restarts at Payson avenue plant after remodeling. About 100 workers return as new machinery and Keokuk dam power power the facility. First heat to be blown Tuesday. products include Sheridan stoves and ranges with job casting. Officers are E H Huenfeld president, H P Oberling VP, W T Duker secretary, C H Wood, Homer Swope directors.
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Sheridan Stove Foundry
Sheridan Stove Company
Payson Avenue
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Keokuk
E.H. Huenfeld
H. P. Oberling
W. T. Duker
C. H. Wood
Homer Swope
Local Service Members Report Letters and Gifts From Home
A Lieut. Hugh E. King son Francis stationed in Gibraltar describes sending messages to Brownie Loeffler of Quincy during signal work and a day of chatting about home. Zollie Foreman of Pittsfield receives a gas mask from a dead German soldier via J I Irwin of the 12th engineers with Ed Doocy of Pittsfield on the French battlefield. Joseph R Steinkamp of 1031 Oak street enlists in the Coast Artillery and is now in Newport R L. Walter Kelker’s Quincy son in Camp Dodge reports Oscar Eggeson’s homemade cake shared after the last draft quota arrived.
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Carl Grimmer
Quincy
France
Camp Logan
Mr. Grimmer
123Rd Machine Gun Company
George Grimmer
Cherry Street
Hugh E. King
Francis
Gibraltar
Brownie” Loeffler
Zollie Foreman
Pittsfield
J. I. Irwin
12Th Engineers
Ed Doocy
Judge Doocy
Joseph R. Steinkamp
Oak Street
Coast Artillery
St. Louis
Newport
R. L
Joseph Meyer
Walter Kelker
Camp Dodge
Oscar Eggeson
Spain's flag colors trace back to Saracen era shields
The text claims waving flags reached Spain with the Saracens and identifies the current red and yellow as derived from the old shields. It notes this historical lineage as part of a broader discussion on flag origins and Spanish color symbolism.
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Spain
Real Estate Dealer Urges Persistence in City Property Sales
If you have been trying to sell your city property or farm for any length of time, give us a trial. We're not like one brother real estate dealer. He says he's not trying much. Our mot is try, try again. Stay in the and win. C. E. Delaplain, Rooms 8 and 9, Stern Bldg.
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C. E. Delaplain
Stern Bldg
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