British Forces Advance on Western Front as Prisoners Surge
Dispatches report Allied gains on the western front with British forces taking 66,300 prisoners and 700 guns in September. French authorities say troops entered St Quentin. London papers warn Belgium loss hurts Germany and Asia’s position, predicting Turkey’s fate if peace remains delayed.
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France
St Qunetin
London
Belgium
Germany
Ausia
Turkey
Local Sales Announced In Upcoming Weeks
The Record lists several local sales over the next weeks including the Cay sale this Saturday Jentz sale next week then Whitten verger and Valentine sale east of Claypool. John C Lucker schedules October 16 sale and F D Haynan sale on Saturday October 12.
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Cay
Seward Township Red Cross Drives for Belgium Relief
On Thursday Sept 26 1918 the Seward Township Red Cross collected 848 second hand garments for Belgium relief. President J. Foreman and workshop assist chairman thanked the community for the generous response.
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Seward Township
Red Cross
Belgium
Pres. J. &. Foreman
Embroidery Club Guests Entertained at Summe Home
Last Friday afternoon members of the embroidery club were entertained at the home of Mrs. Mabel Summe. The gathering featured informal sewing and social time with attendees sharing projects and snacks.
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Embroidery Club
Local notes from Wabash and area this week
Mrs. Thomas McCormick returns to Wabash from a week with daughter Mrs. J W Ferrerda and family. Miss Lela Grossnickel visits from Detroit. Mrs Haze Bloom of Wikhar t visits. Several residents and visitors, including S T Rittenhouse and J W Herverda, are mentioned along with local events and minor notices.
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Thomas McCormick
Wabash
J. W. Ferrerda
Lela Grossnickel
Detroit
Decker and Snyder
Victoria Reading Club Holds Monday Meeting
Members of the Victoria reading club gathered Monday night at the F. M. Jaques home. The Mazda class of the M. Es. Sunday School were entertained at the I. J. Gemmer home last Wednesday evening.
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Victoria Reading Club
F. M. Jaques
Mazda
M. Es
I. J. Gemmer
Mrs Margaret Paulus Visiting Detroit With Roscoe Ladd Family
Mrs Margaret Paulus visits Detroit Michigan to spend time with her grandson Roscoe Ladd and his wife. She will be away for several weeks.
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Margaret Paulus
Detroit, Michigan
Roscoe Ladd
Linen Week appeal to aid French hospitals
Citizens are urged to donate towels sheets napkins and handkerchiefs to the Red Cross for French hospitals. Do not send worn articles. Linen should be strong rather than fine in quality and quantity crowds are invited to contribute.
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The
Red Cross
Famous Operatic Star Hosts Theater Box for War Heroes
A boxing party at a theater honored six disabled veterans from the Chateau Thierry battle. Some lost limbs or fought poison gas and face uncertain futures, yet they displayed unbroken spirit. The audience felt deep emotion and urged further patriotic effort and fundraising to win the war.
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Chateau Thierry
Fractured Letter From Home Front German Soldier
A fragmentary wartime letter reveals a German soldier berating Americans with crude slang and bluster. He mocks U S language, requests German breastplates, and urges his father to send speeches to boost morale while boasting of German superiority and speed. The writer signs as Crown Prince Villie.
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Rhine
Marne
Indiana
Papa
Paps
Belgium
Deutschland
Irmy
Eder
Villie
Gordon Gresso Enters College in Urbana Military School
Mr and Mrs Gordon Gresso traveled from North Manchester on Monday afternoon. Gordon, among 18 to 21 year old registrants, was placed in class one by the Wabash board. He chose to enter the Urbana Illinois military school and left Tuesday. Mrs Gresso will stay with her parents, Mr and Mrs A S Sprigg.
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Gordon Gresso
North
Manchester
Gordon
Wabash
Urbana
Illinois
Ruth Stemm Weds William Bruce Morgan in Goshen
The Goshen paper announces the marriage of Miss Ruth Stemm daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Stemm Goshen to William Bruce Morgan of Peoria Illinois The Stemms are well known locally Mr Stemm grew up on a farm southwest of town.
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Goshen
Ruth Stemm
W. W. Stemm
William Bruce Morgan
Peoria
Walter Tridle Returns Home From Martinsville Sanitarium
Walter Tridle who was taken to the Martinsville sanitarium for rheumatism was brought home east of town last Saturday. He handled the trip well and shows improvement. Mrs. Tridle accompanied him during his stay at the institution.
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Martinsville Sanitarum
Subscriptions Advance as War Board Order Sees Praise
The notice states loyal subscribers paid in advance following a Government Industrial War Board order. It reports many have complied but several delinquent subscribers still owe back payments and face removal from the list.
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Government Industrial War Board
War Board
Every able bodied citizen should fight for humanity
A declarative statement urging all healthy citizens to dedicate themselves to humanitarian efforts, framing service as a duty to improve society and support those in need.
Food Regulations On Rye Wheat Mixes Halted Stores
The notice details wheat flour rules for rye and wheat mixtures and mixtures with substitutes, penalties of $100 to Kuntz and Chevillot, two week baking suspensions for Cross and Harris & Dixon, and a telegram from Herbert Hoover praising county food administrators for wartime service.
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Harris & Dixon
Eli Emil
Indianapolis
Herbert C. Hoover
United States Food Administration
Indiana
Fort Wayne Grocer Violations Halt Sugar and Flour Sales
Max Himmelstein a Fort Wayne grocer agreed to sell a bushel of tomatoes for one dollar but failed to deliver and ignored warnings from the food administrator. As punishment he will be restricted from selling sugar or flour until the war ends.
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Max Himmelstein
Fort Wayne
Britling Cafeteria Fined For Sugar Violations In Louisville
The Britling Cafeteria in Louisville Kentucky has been fined one thousand dollars for serving excessive sugar amounts and violating wheat flour substitute rules as cited by official regulators. The case highlights enforcement actions against institutional diners for compliance lapses in food preparation standards.
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Britling
Louisville
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H. R
Claypool, Ind
J.C. Hay
Summe Bro’s
Silver Lake
Ira Leckrone
Silver Lake, Ind
Jefferson SE
A. Huff
P. O
Buffalo Street
Warsaw, Ind
Dr. Ghas
A. Rigdon
Warsaw
J.R. Norman
Gough
Grand-Aid Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Rager & Jontz
Triumph
National Medical. Institute
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Condon
Alles
Record Job Printing Department
Mary
Charley Snyder
S. T. Rittenhouse
Ebert
Wm Dahlem
Blocker
Noble
Bluffton
Fred Warne
J. G. Groninger
Marion
South Pleasant Church
My Place
George Brown
E. Jones
H. B. Ferverda
Leesburg
J. W. Herverda
Jesse F. Lynch
Disko Phone
Oil Brown
Claypool
Linnie
Oliver Typewriter
Georgia Martin
Mrs. L. D. Underhill
Bennie Drudge
George Newhouse
T. A. Jontz
Camp Custer
Michigan
Russel(Brown)Jontz
Pagy
Geraldine Farrar
Sanatarium
Walter Tridle
Puta
Commercial State Bank
John E
Peter
Harry E. Barnard
Samuel Kuntz
Jerome Chevillot
Jefferson Street
Hamburg
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