War time camp notes from a serviceman’s letter
Wm R Wedrick writes from a detention camp detailing transfers to Camp Burn, insurance and allotment papers, and a $10,000 trust in favor of his mother. He describes Red Cross kits, the camp diet, and the mood of wartime unity, noting censorship and confiscation of whiskey cigarettes and gum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman Guards
Camp Burn
Red Cross
Washington
Sam
Middle West
Wm. R. Wedrick
War Savings Stamps and Local Notices Highlight Small Town Record
War Savings Stamps are urged with local appeals and neighborly notices. Residents discuss taxes, auto licenses, sales, visits, and community events while promoting war efforts and thrift.
Names and Addresses of Silver Lake Servicemen
The column lists Silver Lake residents and former locals serving in the U S military with their addresses and units, including Wilbur E Amiss at Portsmouth Virginia John M Bishop 82nd Division New York J Watson Cook Camp Meade Maryland Robert R Craig Camp Shelby Mississippi Chester 4 Craig Arsenal San Antonio Tex Floyd O Henderson Donald S Leonard and others. Corrections and updates are requested weekly to keep addresses current and complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Lake
Uncle Sam
Cook
Ord
J. Watson
Camp Meade
Maryland
Craig
Robert R
139Th Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Chester
Arsenal
San Antonio
Tex
Hoffman
Ralph
Camp Decatur
Great Lakes
Tminoia
137Th Regt
Field Artillery
Teeter
Olem I. V
U. S
Dixie
Oare
New York
Underhill, Deverlle
137Th Field Artillery
Mies Wedrick
William R
Grando Gargle Promoted for Infant Health and Prevention
A promotional notice extols Grando Gargle as a valuable antiseptic for children from teething to cold symptoms. It claims reduced infant mortality with mouth and nasal use, highlights eucalyptus content, and advises regular application to prevent germs and adenoids. Sold by druggists and the Grand-Aid Co. fort Wayne Ind. 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gland-Aid Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Igold
Rager
Dontz
Grand-Aid Co
Prise
Rager & Jontz
Flag Themed Rally Echoes Liberty Promise
A quoted patriotic pledge references the flag as a symbol that will bring liberty to nations. The speaker asserts soldiers fight for a banner that has inspired the free world.
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the Record*pub.co., Brush & Hanson, Proprietors
John D. Cill
Warsaw
W. H. Kern
H. R
Claypool, Ind
J.C. Hay
Summe Bro’s
Ira Leckrone
Silver Lake, Ind
Jefferson St
J.R. Norman
ANGLE
Ss. S
Anna Funk
Monticello
J. BE. Eschbach
Pearson
Brush & Hanson
Jacob Zimmerman
Wawska
Will
Ruth Leckrone
South Bend
Alberto Leffel
William Yates
Jesse Lynch
Fred Haviand
Pierceton
Jesse
I. 0.C. F. Lodge
Pauline Getty
Walter Homman
Frank Scott
Indianapolis
Charles Raber
Detroit
Dodge
Samuel Austro
Getty Homes
Oliver Typewriter
John LaRue
Valparaiso
John Leonard
Fanny Shipley
Claypool
Murphy, Paulus Leonard
Amiss
Isenbarger & Fleming
North
Manchester
L. D. Underhill
Robert Frye
Kaiser
U.S
Bishop
John M.—Co
82Nd
Henderson
Floyd O
127Th U.S. Inst
United States Bay Working Reserve
Paul Hathaway
George A. Brusg, Charles C. Hanson
Kosciusko
Wabash ‘Counties
State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.J
F. J. Cheney & Co
National’ Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Free Land
Jonitz
Russell Sage
Claypool Lumber & Coal Co
Claypool, Indiana
Kosciusko County
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