Women organize Home Demonstration work in Pocahontas County
A Pocahontas courthouse meeting elected officers for the county group led by Chairman Mrs B C Gilchrist and Vice Chairman Mrs Tra Moore. Township chairs were named for Des Moines Powhatan Cumming Swan Lake Marshall Sherman Roosevelt Garfield Lincoln Grant Cedar Colfax, Nice Lizard. Agent duties include war recipe demonstrations and county-wide home visits. Local cooperation is highlighted with a discussion on public spirit and communal effort. Russia is described as a place no traveler returns from.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
R. Cedar
Colfax
Bellville
Church meeting and Epworth League officers listed
Evangelist Lingrentnd singer Miu Irwin appears for tonight public meeting at eight at the church. Epworth League installs officers Vernon Sharp Grace Johnson Ruth Burnette Vera Everett Ruth Wilson Kathryn Peterson Pern Thomas Esther Burnette Ruth Smith. service led by pastor with sermon The Debt of Power. Cora Richardson leads devotional at seven.
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Miu
Irwin
Epworth League
Vernon Sharp
Grace Johnson
Ruth Burnette
Vera Everett
Ruth Wilson
Kathryn Peterson
British Soldier Letters From France Describe Frontline Life
A veteran writes from France in April 1818 describing being with the British army near the front, enjoying good health and appetite after marching, joking about missing kit, and noting uncertainty about home. He praises British forces and promises more letters later.
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France
London
T, Roy Campbell
Can We Eachen Politics? A War Unity Plea
Editorial urges dropping partisan battles as Americans back President Wilson’s war effort. It lauds congressional unity, cites France’s extended elections, and argues lawmakers deserve re election based on their war records to show loyalty and strength against the enemy. It warns against political distraction during a national crisis.
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Congress
Germany
Actron
France
Jevery
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Santa
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M. Davis
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