Davenport Soldier Praises Y M C A In France Letter
Sergt Scott L Crail of Davenport defends the Y M C A in a published letter. He says the Y M C A provides valuable aid and cookies and cigarettes in France, contrasts it with other groups, and condemns critics as ignorant.
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Sergt, Scott Crail
DAVEN
Davenport Times
Sergt
Scott L. Crail
Robert Crail
Davenport
Scott
Craik
K. C
Red Cross
France
States
Foley Promotional Slip for Cough Remedy Trial Package
An old advertisement invites readers to cut out a slip and mail it with 5 cents to Foley & Co of Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Remarkable Live Stock Sale in Marshall County
Marshalltown Iowa April 4 Thirty seven head of Shorthorn cattle mostly cows and heifers sold for 23300 at public auction average 630 M L Andrews stock breeder of Melbourne offered the lot Two thousand dollars topped the sale paid for an imported year old cow with a calf Shiever Son of Knoxville Iowa bought the cow and the second highest priced cow at 1360 and a third at 1000 Twin bull calves of the top cow sold for 920 and 500 Most cattle sold to Iowa buyers.
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Marshall County
Marshalltown
M. L. Andrews
Melbourne
Shiever & Son
Knoxville
Iowa
Move Linn County Seat Cedar Rapids Petition Downtown Referendum
On April 4 the Linn County board received a petition to move the county seat from Marion to Cedar Rapids and submit the issue to a referendum. It lists over 14,000 electors, a majority. Marion circulates a remonstrance. supervisors will decide at the June meeting and, if sufficient, place the question on the November ballot.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Supervisors
Marion
Coin Will Stay Behind in April Time Change
April 4 report notes Coin will retain the "old time" despite a decision by local business leaders. Railroads and government work will be the sole changes in the town time.
Aged Woman Finds Strength in Simple Remedy
A letter from Mia Wells in Malone New York touts Vinci as a strong tonic for weak nervous conditions. The 84 year old woman cites improved strength appetite and sleep after using Vinci. Sherman Bros. and druggists promote the remedy and also advertise Saxol for skin troubles.
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Mia
Wells
Vinci
Malone
N. Y
B. Wells
Sherman Bros. and Druggists Everywhere
Saxol
Y M C A Worker Recalls Frontline War Ordeal
Chicago reports Frank M. Van Epps, wounded Y M C A worker, recounts his wartime experiences in Argonne and Alsace. He survived torpedo attack on the Oronze, endured shell fire in barns, and served as stretcher bearer and in first line trenches before evacuation to a hospital.
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Chicago
Frank M. van Epps
Argonne
Y. M. C. A. College
France
Oronze
van Epps
Tie
Alsace
Wales
Hollyhead
Middle Alsace
St. Mihiel
Madedeline Farm
Thomas F. Hadley
Hadley
Hachey
Paris War Department Advances Army Education Program
General Rees arrives from Washington to head army educational work and accelerate the Y M C A plan. Textbooks reach units overseas quickly while post schools open at forty per division and officers and soldiers join French and British universities to their capacity.
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Paris
Rees
Washington
War Department
Army
Y. M. C. A. Army Educational Commission
John Erskine
Columbia University
Y” Commission
General Praises Y M C A Paris War Time Letter
Brig. Gen. J P O'Neill of the Ninetieth division defends the Y M C A in Paris. He notes some foolish employees, recounting one who stayed near front lines and was recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross. He commends the work and urges continued support and mission suppression impact.
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Paris
J. P. O'Neill
Ninetieth
Merrill praised for cool conduct in northern Russia surprise attack
The general commanding the American and allied expedition in northern Russia recommended Howard B. Merrill of New York a Y M C A worker for suitable recognition of his cool behavior during a surprise attack on the forces he was serving. The recommendation arrived by delayed cable from the expedition’s commander to the Y M C A national war work council offices.
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Russia
Howard B. Merrill
New York
Y. M. C. A. National War Work Council
Thought Wilson Made World Rule A Satire From Persia
Miss Margaret Cowden writes from Hamadan Persia describing a Persian grandma story about Wilson ruling the world. The letters dated December 16 and January 24 recount Thanksgiving and New Year observances at the mission with missionaries, YMC A, relief workers, and local customs.
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Margaret Cowden
Hamadan
Persia
Journal
Khanum
United States
England
Germany
Wilson
Miss Cowden
Funk
St. Louis
Relief Commission
America
American officers to enter English universities for courses
English universities prepare to welcome American officers and men assigned to collegiate special or postgraduate courses under an army education scheme conducted by the United States Army and the YMCA.
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Army, Educational Commission
United States Army
Y, MC. A
Thieves Move 1744 Pounds Clover Seed to Shenandoah
Clover seed stolen from Berry Seed company in Clarinda was kept in Eva Spencer’s coal house and shipped to Shenandoah, then sold to Henry Field Seed. Four charged suspects include Albert King H R Wilson and Harry Steeve who allegedly hauled the seed, valued at 600 dollars, to market. Wilson arrested in St Joseph and brought to Clarinda.
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Shenandoah
Berry Seed Company
Clarinda
Eva Spencer
Henry Field
Albert King
Miss Spencer
H. R. Wilson
Harry Steeve
Wilson
St. Joseph
Tama Jim Wilson III passes illness report in Traer Iowa
Tama Jim Wilson III of Traer Iowa, aged over 83, has been ill for nearly two weeks with bladder trouble. His doctor says the condition is not serious and he was reported much better recently.
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Traer
Iowa
Tama Jim” Wilson
Nat
Wilson
Miss Springtime at Grand Opera House Muscatine
The musical comedy Miss Springtime by Klaw and Er langer with music by Emmerich Kalman comes to the Grand Opera House in Muscatine on Friday night April with. Principal cast includes Edith Allan Harrison Brockbank Weeyne Nunn Florence Hope and others. A large chorus and lavish scenery are highlighted features along with a special orchestra April 4 8 10 dates listed.
Every Mother's Son at Fox Theatre Readers' Choice Drama
The Fox Theatre screens William Fox photo drama Every Mother's Son this Saturday afternoon and night. Charlotte Walker stars as a wife and mother who sacrifices for country and family as scenes span the Great Draft battlefields, Versailles peace talks, and Reconstruction. The film, directed by R A Walsh, centers on a mother's patriotism and love amid war and postwar recovery.
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William Fox
Fox Theatre
Charlotte Walker
R. A. Walsh
France
Versailles
Plivver Beat Train Tragedy Averted at Greene
Ernest Koester’s Ford stalled on the track as a Rock Island train approached. The locomotive dragged the car fifty feet tearing tires windshield and woodwork but Koester escaped unhurt in a miraculous survival near Greene April 4.
Boxing Suggestion Becomes No Proposal Plan
A Detroit News item notes a young man advising a girl to take boxing lessons and implies she should not count on a marriage proposal from him. The informal counsel reflects social attitudes about courtship and self defense.
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Detroit News
Finding It After Payment Keeps Neighbors Up
A garbled exchange suggests a neighbor advises the hard part after payment is keeping others informed or engaged. The misheard words imply concern with social pressure or communal awareness following a purchase.
Dr Kings New Discovery touted for coughs and colds
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a relief for parched throats, coughs, colds, and bronchial attacks. It claims long use since 1869 by millions and urges purchase from druggists with prices of 60 cents and 1.20 dollars as an essential family medicine cabinet addition.
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Dr. King
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