Constantinople Eugene: Charles Scott's Postcard From War News
Charles Scott reports arrival in Constantinople on February 12 1919 amid cold snow and crowded streets. He describes illness threats poor food restricted movement daylight liberty and sights of Dardanelles battles with Turkish and Allied ships. He mentions upcoming Victory Liberty Loan publicity tours including a special Chicago to Iowa rail tour ending May 3 with 186 city stops.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Europe
Italy
Dardanelles
Russia
Germany
Charles
Corp Tuttle Graduates Into Heavyweight Class
Letter from CORP. C. W. Tuttle of Co. Q 140th Infantry AEF dated March 23 describes a rainy camp near Le Mans with rifle practice and pending move to the coast around early April. He notes homesickness, longing for return, mild humor about weight at 215 pounds, and hopes to see friends soon.
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A. BH. F
Lemans
CORF
C. W. Tuttle
Great Lakes Drill Squad and Band Tour Town
The Great Lakes naval drill squad and a thirty piece blue jacket band will tour towns to support the Victory Liberty Loan starting April 6. The squad of twenty four blue jackets will perform drill and practice at naval stations during each stop.
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Victory Liberty Loan
War Loan Organization
Great Lakes Naval Station
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
Dubuque
Algona’ S
Great’ ‘Lakes
Naval
Liberty
Social Roundup and Local Visiting Highlights
Mrs. Guy Hart and her daughter stayed at the Miller and Park home while M H Stoddard and sons built a house near Ellsworth and James farm. Numerous visits follow across Bancroft, Burt, Story City, Buffalo Center, Swea City, and George, Iowa, with clubs meeting and relatives dropping by for brief stays.
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Guy Hart
Little
Bancroft
Miller and Park
M. H. Stoddard
Henry
George
Burt
Ellsworth & James
Charles Kelly
Alfred O'Keefe
Armstrong
Oran O'Keefe
Little Son
Story City
O’keefe
Pringle
D. L. Wooner
H. L. Furst
Algona
Lena Gutknecht
Mason City
Gus Torine
Swea City
Col
Fred. Miehe
A. Q. ‘Smith
Buffalo
H.G. Smith
Priscilla Club
Noble
Elmore
Otto Kramer
Woden
Mary Rosenau
Buffalo Center
Acorn Club
A. G. Wortman
G. Seymour
Matt Miller
Spirit Lake
Matt Heminway
Henrietta Kliest
Lynden
Wash
Iowa
H. G. Smith
Lelia Mitchell
A. G Wortman
George Breen
Titania
Peter Koppen
G.L. Dalton
Rev. Greider
War Bride Garner Home Welcome From Wales
Mrs Webner Haskins arrived Saturday from Berrydown Wales to join her husband away at Brest France. He hopes to soon unite with his wife in Garner as rumors place their early marriage on December 9th and describe the Welsh bride as a lively young woman. For sale listing mentions a harness set and two colts under repair with Dr Ball as contact.
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Garner
Webner Haskins
Berrydown
Wales
Brest
France
Lars
Ball
New Home Hope Amid War Bride’s Courage
Nellie Phillips, now Mrs Haskins, sails from Wales seeking liberty in America. After leaving Berrydown and Brest she joins her husband in a land she believes offers new opportunities. During the war she worked in an aeroplane factory, contributing to the war effort.
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Ake
Web
America
Haskins
Nellie Phillips
Wales
Berrydown
Brest
France
Kaiser—Democrat
Hawkeye Butter Popular in the Navy
An Algona datelined dispatch reports Hawkeye brand butter from Kossuth County Iowa boosting dairy prominence. Six local creameries produced 400000 pounds of navy butter with 3 percent higher grade than extras, aided by the farm bureau and cooperative creamery methods and purchasing through North Town Creamery Market Association.
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Government Food Administration
Washington
Algona
Ikossuth County
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Navy
New York
Kossuth County
North Town
Traveling booze vender outwits Livermore officials
A traveling booze vendor and a woman pulled a ruse outside Livermore, claiming their car broke down. They hired a taxi to fetch them to the Livermore hotel where the vendor sold liquor before officers, who pursued them, found no broken down car or vehicle.
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Livermore
Goat Milk Tests Show Higher Butterfat Than Cow Milk
HIGIL W A Corey bought timber from the Fraser house on West McGregor Street and will build a Spring Valley ranch home across the river. He reports his goats thriving with over twenty spring kids and half the does freshened. Milk from one milking goat tested 6.9 percent butterfat at the creamery, versus 3 percent for cow milk. The goat averaged 4 1/2 pounds per milking, about two quarts. The note adds this milk could be adulterated with water and still outperform cow milk.
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W. A. Corey
Fraser
McGregor Street
Spring Valley
Hesperian Society Hosts Fine School Entertainment
Last Friday in the Consolidated schools assembly room pupils presented a praised program. Vera Mech narrated Recessional, a new School Orchestra performed, Della Beenken played piano, and a debate on the League of Nations followed with mixed verdicts by judges. Freshmen announce a lighter next act with a charity for Armenian relief and soy bean trials offered by the Agricultural Experiment Association with seed distribution to town farmers beginning at once.
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Vera Mech
Kipling
Della Beenken
League of Nations
Lela Wolfe
Vera McElroy
Magdalene Sartor
Piercey Reibsamen
Floyd Longsbottom
Steena’ Javers
Miss Sartor
Mestaines Fisher
Holcomb
Cuthbert
Hesperian Society
Vera
What Roosevelt Would Say On League Covenant
The Hustler argues Theodore Roosevelt would oppose surrendering American rights to a nine nation council. It states he valued Americanism, Washington teachings, and the Monroe Doctrine and would reject altering the constitution for league adoption.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
America
George Washington
United States
League
Hustler
Soy Beans Win Favor in Iowa Trial Acre Planting
Among hundreds of farmers who planted a trial acre of soybeans with corn last year, the verdict favors soybeans. Nearly all plan to plant more soybeans this year and several will plant soybeans with all their corn.
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Iowa
Analysis of Road Bill as Introduced by Iowa Legislature
An Iowa road bill draft from a joint house and senate sub committee outlines a comprehensive program. It proposes a 6000 mile primary road system aligned with federal aid, with secondary county and township roads under existing titles, plus funding from federal aid and motor vehicle licenses. It details bond options, districts, assessments, and management of primary and secondary road improvements.
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House
Senate
Iowa
State Department
Iowa Road Improvement Plan Urges Unified Support
The article urges broad backing for a sweeping Iowa road act allowing county financing and tax power if townships fail. It notes provisions enabling county boards to build roads through towns and city lines, promising major improvements and a united push to make Iowa a premier place to live and do business.
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Iowa
Incorporated
America
Gruesome baby found in wrapping aboard train in Elmore
Brakeman J C Ward discovered a newborn corpse under a seat of the Elmore bound car after passengers were discharged from a Lake Crystal to Elmore train. Doctors say the child was likely born eight to ten hours earlier with carbolic acid signs. No suspects named yet.
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Lake Crystal
Elmore
J. C. Ward
Value” Store
Mankato
St. Paul Dispatch
Advance
Iowa Faces Impeachment Risk in Rathbun Probe
The Rathbun investigation raises questions about the governor and attorney general and hints at possible official misconduct. The secretary of state may resign to avoid impeachment, as calls grow to purge corruption from Iowa politics.
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Commonwealth of Our State
Iowa
Rathbun
Allen
Thhem
For Sale Notice from Farmers Elevator Item
A garbled sale notice describes vehicles and farm items including a car priced at 210 and another tankage item. It mentions Farmers Elevator as the sale location and lists a breeding rooster and hatching details with a price of 1.25 per 16. The text includes names like Mara R Bail Titonka and partial phrases about sale items.
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Pura
Mara
Bail
Titonka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Scott
Great Lakes
Rev
Agrcultural Experiment Association
Towa
The
Association
J. Buchanan
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
T. R
Joe L. Long
Highway Improvement Bureau
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