Swisher Boys in War Letters From France
Mr and Mrs O M Swisher of this community report three sons in the army with two in France. Claude and Morris in the Rainbow division and Ellis with the First Iowa at Camp Cody send letters noting settlements and pay, insurance, and plans as they await trenches. Morris urges sister Hazel to keep studying and promises to write when possible while Claude describes moving quarters and non commission school. Local ad for Chamberlains Tablets appears amid war correspondence.
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O. M. Swisher
France
Company K
Lot
Morris
Claude
Ellis
Iowa
Camp
Cody
Swisher
Morris Swisher
Morris Swishe
Hazel
Mall
168Th Infantry
Monmouth College Girls Glee Club Sings for Soldiers
The Monmouth College Girls Glee Club returned from a spring tour to Iowa towns including Washington Keota Newton Indianola Albia and Camp Dodge. They performed for soldiers at Camp Dodge especially the base hospital where seven to eight hundred men were housed. Ralph and Wilbur Douglass hosted a mess after the performance. The group plans more concerts for nearby towns and hopes to entertain Monmouth friends soon.
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Monmouth
Iowa
Monmouth College Girls’ Glee Club
Washington
Keota
Newton
Indianola
Albia
Camp Dodge
Young Ladies’ Organization
Mess
Ralph
Wilbur Douglass
Aerial Joy Riding Banned At Camps In Dallas Fort Worth
Aviation cadets at American Love Field Fort Worth camps have tightened rules after a Canadian flyer joined an American cadet on a solo flight and the pair’s daring maneuvers. Camp commanders stress camps are training grounds not social venues with passes needed for visitors. Cadets may visit on weekends and some leaves are granted, blending military life with Dallas social scenes.
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Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Love Field
Royal Flying Corps
United States Treasury
United States
Army
Liberty
Zemo Offered as Fast Acting Skin Remedy
When Itching Stops promises quick relief from skin irritation with Zemo. Consumers are told to ask for a 35c bottle or £1 and apply as directed to banish irritations pimples eczema ringworm and similar troubles. The L. W. Rose Co Cleveland Ohio markets the penetrating liquid for cleansing and soothing skin.
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L. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Billous Troubles Relief Ad Promotes Liver Health
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to cure billousness and stomach dullness. It claims faster relish for food and banishing a dull feeling, offered for sale by J. E. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. FE. Lemmon
Advt
J. E. Lemmon
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Giel Two Daves
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Washington, Iowa
TechQuinico
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Klein Klothing Kompany Outfitters
the Evening Journal
van Tae
Geo. W. Stewart
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