Why We Are Fighting And The World War polity
A dramatic wartime op ed declares the United States must fight a power driven by aggression and treachery. It cites Germany’s submarine warfare and spy networks, Belgium’s invasion, and calls for victory to secure democracy. It notes liberal German influence in the Reichstag and a handful of German-leaning U.S. congress members demanding concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South America
Belgium
Austria
Servia
Russia
France
Serbia
Liberal Party
Germany
Reichstag
American Congress
City and country unite: Adams county women urged to lead
The piece urges social service by women to bridge city country gaps, proposing a county advisor for women to share knowledge on health diet and economy. It notes war demands thrift and sacrifice and mentions army chaplains considering three per regiment, a "fighting bishop" idea.
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Vincy
Maude C. Hessler
Adams County
America
March of the cantonments in wartime America
The article details the rapid creation of sixteen cantonments to house 600,000 mobilized civilians. It notes locations including Louisville Fort Sam Houston Ayer Petersburg and Annapolis Junction, with vast lumber shipments railcars and payrolls. It highlights the scale from 100 mills to 250 street lamps per site and the aim to make cantons like modal civilian cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Louisville
Fort Sam Houston
Ayer
Petersburg
Chillicothe
American Lake
Rockford
Little Rock
Des Moines
Fort Riley
War Department
Hooty the Owl and Reddy Fox hear Gobblers plan
Hooty the Owl eavesdrops on Reddy and Mrs Reddy below his tree as they discuss Gobblers, twelve young birds like Farm er Brown hens and the chance of a dinner if they can be caught before roost. Hooty decides to hunt for the Gobblers at shadow-time, hoping their daytime smarts make them vulnerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Forest
Big Tom
Mrs. Gobbier
Hooty
Reddy Fox
Mrs. Reddy
Hoes the Owl
Reddy
Farmer Brown
Mr. Sun
Culver Stockton Musicale Oct 2
Culver Stockton college music department opens its musicale season next Tuesday evening October 2 in the college auditorium. The drama department joins the program with instructors Flora Crusch Mary Cason Frances Tipton and Jacquelin Norwood in prominent roles in a classical program. The Christian church circle meets Friday with Mrs Ella Patterson to plan a college student entertainment. Mrs Katherine Linn leaves for Chicago for the year awaiting return plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Culver Stockton College
Flora Crusch
Mary Cason
Frances Tipton
Jacqueline Norwood
Church Circle
Christian Church Circle
Ella Patters
Chicago
Katherine Linn
Stock Brings Good Prices at Farm Sale
Palmyra Sept 20 The Matthew Rothweiler place sale drew a large crowd with cows and heifers averaging 90 dollars each and a top cow at 107 dollars Horses sold for 185 and 173 dollars a span of young mules brought 156 dollars Hay in barn went for 21 50 a ton Straw 6 20 a ton The total proceeds reached 3300 dollars Fourteen colored men were drawn in Marion county quotas for the next call Two men already certified have time to arrange business affairs Mr Jeffries of Hannibal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Matthew Rothweiler
Marion County
Jeffries
Hannibal
Aeryoplane Over Our Town Quietly Fascinates School
In a small town school the students witness a German aeroplane fly overhead. Miss Palmer orders a recess then secures the class as officials warn of bombing while Torp Stebbins and others discuss moving relatives to the cellar. Fatty Bellowes jokes about poison candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blinky Hammond
Miss Palmer
Blinky
Torp Stebbins
Brothers & Sisters
Torp
Fatty Bellowes
Stebbins
Short Leg
Milliken
Short
Fatty
Palmyra Officials Set Next Water Works Visit
City collector and Mr Weseman of Palmyra water works and light plant superintendent will join the next call to review utility services and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ig City
Weseman
Palmyra
Premier Brings Libel Suits Against Newspapers
London sept 28 David Lloyd George the premier begins libel actions against papers that claimed he left London for Walton Heath during Monday night air raid. He actually departed for France that night, refuting the reports and seeking redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
David Lloyd George
Walton Heath
France
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Ig Peoples Gas
Chicano
Quincy, Il
Postoffice
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
the Whig
Jack Pot
Plutocrat
Webster
Jesse
Cere
Liberty Hall
LTKE
H. T. Webster
Hooty the Owl
Thornton W. Burgess
Cleneay
Cathryn
Linn
East College Street
Dick Bushman
G. B. Smith
Methodist Church
Macon
C. V. Lanius
McKendree Methodist Church
P. B. Boyer
Q. Station
Fred Birk
Culver-Stockton Musicale
Canton College
Steamer
Keokuk
Peat
Quincy
Taaves Keokuk
Paul Wist
Frank Moser
Old Ben Franklin County
Riverside Coal Co
J. L. Frese
Prop
Nearo “Bice Eros
Parker
Oura
Quincy Railway Company
A. E. Prince
Newcomb Hotel
Gail Bison
SRF
Philadelphia
Hampshire
Deere
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