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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
5
Louis Tracy, noted novelist and British War Mission member, writes a commemorative account marking four years since Great Britain's entry into World War I. He is widely known in the United States for The Wings of the Morning and numerous other works.
Louis Tracy writes from New York on August 3 1918 about four years of war and Britain’s endurance. He details British casualties through 1914 to 1918 and the heavy toll on officers and men, praising American support and urging continued determination until Germany is defeated.
A wartime address extols Britain's total war effort from 1914 to 1918. It cites manpower, labor, and production figures across fronts in Belgium, France, Italy, and beyond, praising naval power, munitions output, and the role of women while urging continued resolve against Germany's Kultur.
Dr Wilhelm Muehlen once a Krupp director and confidant of Germany's prewar councils discusses his opposition to war and his view that German diplomacy failed under the Kaiser. He now lives in Switzerland after expulsion and plans to publish day by day war notes while preserving sensitive data for future historical study.
Windblown pollen spreads germs causing hay fever and asthma. A remedy promises relief from choking and coughing. Toby’s Honey and Tar coats inflamed membranes and stops coughs and colds. Lemmon’s Pharmacy advertisement.
A car struck by a Chicago North Shore Milwaukee train north of Racine killed five occupants, including John Hjorth 31, factory manager. Mrs. John Hjorth 29. Elsie Hjorth 6. Bier Hjorth 24. and a man named Pouradnite and a child. The family, returning from Milwaukee, were reportedly unseen by the engineer. bodies were taken to Racine.
Des Moines August meeting of the state labor advisory board outlines county quotas equal to 0.2461 percent of 1915 populations, with about 1,900 of 5,805 workers to stay in Iowa and 8,900 sent east. Community labor boards are being formed in 78 of 99 counties to manage recruitment and allocation under government calls.
Foley Cathoric Tab provides prompt relief for indigestion and biliousness. The formula gently cleanses the bowels, sweetens the stomach and benefits the liver. Advertises Lem mon's Pharmacy.
The Ontario hydro commission began work on a new channel to Niagara Falls Ontario to tap a 300 foot head and produce 300000 horsepower with potential to triple output. The project aims to supply Canadian industries and redraw treaty water allowances amid war limits and plans for consolidation of Canadian power companies.
An old advertisement urges attention to kidney health equating kidneys with heart lungs and stomach. Mention of back pain sore muscles and rheumatic aches as kidney trouble signals. Foley Kidney Pills claimed to relieve kidney trouble and banish bladder irregularities. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Mabel recalls mortifying moment at the Pouch mansion when her checollate gown forced her to stifle a laugh, hiding the joke in her glove as Flo asks what occurred.
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