No Great Loss and the Trenches’ Deafening Roar
Private Loggers recalls the roar of the big guns in the trenches making it hard to think. An older woman comments on the officers doing the thinking, noting the harsh realities of war.
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Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
War Declared on Rats by U S Gov t and Stearns Paste
Washington prepares a national campaign to kill destructive rats, mice, roaches, and waterbugs. An estimated loss of food exceeded two hundred million dollars annually, worsened by scarcity. The government has purchased thousands of dollars worth of Stearns Paste for extermination and urges households to buy a box for thirty five cents to curb food loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King Lewanika’s State Barge On Cousin Rhodesian Voyage
A Wide World Magazine excerpt describes King Lewanika of Barotse aboard an immense 100 foot royal barge with two enclosed rooms. A monster elephant statue crowns one deck while a jester entertains, and a 20 musician band plus 50 to 60 paddlers propel the craft. The voyage lasts four to five months each way.
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Rhodesia
Wide World Magazine
King Lewanika
Barotse
Kindness Behind the Library Trip Hearts Revealed
Private Simkins returns from the front to discover his girlfriend walking with another man. She explains the daily outings as kindness, noting he took her to the library each day to see if he had been killed.
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Simkins
Iowa World War Era News Flurry From Davenport to Des Moines
The Davenport grand jury found two defendants not guilty in a conspiracy case while four others faced acquittal disputes. Fire damaged Western Box and Paper and Klondike Incubator in Des Moines, with losses up to 40,000 for Klondike and 8,000 building value. Knights of Pythias initiation planned. fires hit Nevada and Cedar Rapids area causing at least 12,000 in damages. Police and military notes cover recruiting, speed limits at Camp Dodge, and the Navy’s evolving home front.
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Davenport
Henry Matthey
FP. C Willis
Walter Matthey
Charles Wiese
A. H. Miller
Henry Vollmer
United States
Claude Porter
Western Box and Paper Company
Klondike Incubator Company
Des Moines
Abraham Sherman
John K. Wilson
Knights of Pythias
Justice Rathbone
Cedar Rapids
Nevada
Nyal Drug Store
George Meadows
Woodbine
Frank D Gageby
Synod of Iowa
Ames
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Dubuque
Hughey Cullen
Talbott Union Stock Yards
Camp Dodge
Lillian Johnson
Fort Des Moines
Oscar Blackburn
Blackburn
O. K Grefstad
Bode
Chris Hilland
Grefstad
Council Bluffs
Eighth District
Woman's Relief Corps
Clarksville
Buter
Bremer
Blackhawk
Grundy
Fred Swan
Missouri” Valley
Hjalmer Ransen
Camp
Dodge
Lieut
Ransen
Finland
United States Army
Colored Officers’ Training School
National Army
Sampson Davis
Marshalltown
Davis
Kentucky
Piper
KE. R Moore
Iowa
Sioux City
United States District Court
Nathan Scofield
Pocahontas
Scofield
The
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellow
Webster County
Webster County Liberty Loan Association
Ft Dodge
William Smith
Turin
Union Pacific Railroad
Council Blues
Liberty Loan
Erry
Perry
Farcour
William Crownover
Cedar Falls
Milwaukee
Paul Macauley
Burt Macauley
Hubbard
Logan
Forrest Wright
Montezuma
W. H Duffus
Grinnell
Endrick
Oura Roop
Ollie
Minneava
Peruna Cough Remedy Praised by Tennessee Letter
A Rogersville resident writes he suffered a severe catarrhal cough during the 1909 grippe and, after using five bottles of Peruna, his cough ceased and catarrh cured. He notes his weight increase from 115 to 14814 and urges others with catarrh to try Peruna.
No Sample Better Than The Real Thing Observed
A lighthearted note questions whether imitation samples surpass the authentic version, hinting at quality perception. The snippet playfully contrasts samples with the genuine article. It reads like a casual opinion line from a grocery or consumer feature.
Red Cross Bal Blue Advertised by Grocers
Grocers advertise Red Cross Bal Blue with broad availability in shops. Advertisement notes its appeal and suggests consumer familiarity with the product.
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Red Cross
Llamas Tolerate Humble Indian Care on Long South American Trek
The piece details Peruvian llama handling by an Indian guide, noting the animals’ patience and dignity. When tired, llamas pause with the guide. if pressed, they respond with calm defiance and rarely break formation. Indians show nearly reverent respect during loading and unloading.
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Tle
Save Superannuated Oysters
Polluted oysters may be purified by soaking in water with a touch of calcium hypochlorite. The process is claimed to render them safe and suitable for eating without altering flavor.
Very Poor Speller Creates Dictionary Mishap
In a comic office anecdote Miss Bizness is praised for usefulness yet derailed by spelling. Her employer buys a dictionary for her. She protects the book with cloth and labels it Dictionery, a misspelled cover miscue that amuses the staff.
Melancholy Thoughts and Merchandise Cutbacks
A fragmented column mixes humorous musings on melancholy and a joke about moving to an apartment. It notes Milwaukee merchants cutting free merchandise deliveries to save costs, reflecting local commerce changes.
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Milwaukee
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