Four start for St. Louis today
Five more Washington county young men entered the service today heading to Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis Missouri. The exercisers include Eynest W. Lehman Kalona Fred L. Schnoebelen Riverside Charles F Fish Washington Merle McAvoy Washington G N Welch Brighton Only the first four boarded the train this morning Welch reports from Greenfield New Jersey may seek commission in medical corps and transfer.
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Washington County
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
National Army
Eynest W. Lehman
Kalona
Fred L. Schnoebelen
Riverside
Charles F. Fish
Washington
Merle McAvoy
G. N. Welch
Brighton
Welch
Greenfield
Medical Corps
Cure for Dysentery Ad Offers Life-Saving Remedy
In Ashland Kansas a Des Moines Iowa man shares that Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy saved his dysentery stricken daughter after a physician failed. Neighbors urged use of the remedy and the child recovered. Lemmons Drug Store sells the product.
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Ashland
Kansas
Chamberlain
William Whitelaw
Des Moines
Iowa
Lemmon's
Advt
Fourth Ward Folks Meet Tonight To Organize War Efforts
This evening at eight o clock in the old Methodist church the first of four meetings will organize Washington’s wards into patriotic war work groups. Citizens from the southwest area are urged to attend, with brief talks from a few speakers and sessions ending promptly. Both men and women are welcome to join monthly educational and practical activities.
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Exemption Board
Burlington
A. Hunter
W. P. Moothart
Altho
Ledse
Ames
State of
Iowa
Washington County
Old Methodist
Washington
Fourth Ward
Three Chamberlain's Tablets Advertised for Liver and Stomach Relief
An advertisement claims billious attacks impair liver function causing constipation and nausea. It promotes taking three Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, promising quick recovery at a quarter, sold by Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain's
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Advt
Virginia Pearson Stars in Her Price at Fox Theatre
Virginia Pearson headlines the new William Fox production Her Price to be shown at the Fox on Monday. The actress plays Marcia Calhoun a woman with ambition who confronts fame and personal sacrifice in a gripping tale of love and worth.
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Virginia Pearson
Fox Theatre
William Fox
Fox
Marcia Calhoun
Marcia
Daily Thought on Courage and Audacity
A brief aphorism notes that women admire brave men yet prefer audacious ones, suggesting bold character as the ultimate appeal. The line ends with a foreign phrase, implying a reflection on boldness and appeal across cultures.
Musical comedy at Graham last night
Dan Cupid a musical comedy opened the season at Graham Opera House with song and dance. A plot about a fortune in Morocco drives tours and keeps audience interest high. The show features beautiful scenery costuming a strong ladies quartet and a five piece orchestra. The audience remained appreciative despite warm weather.
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Dan Cupid
Graham Opera House
Morocco
Robert Owens
Heinie Steck
Graham
Heinie
Red Cross Notes Highlight Local Support and Short August Quota
Washington residents contribute to the Red Cross with monthly one dollar gifts from James Pennell, inspiring community-wide support. The surgical dressing room closes until September first, as workers wrap 75 packets by Wednesday and ship the cartons. a full August quota is avoided, with a break until fall.
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Washington
Red Cross
James Pennell
Humber
Stewart
Announcements from West Chester churches and groups
The West Chester Queen Esther Circle hosts a patriotic play at West Chester M E Church Friday night August 9 at 830 pm with admission 15 and 25 cents. The Girls National Honor Guard suspends practice until September. Baptist Mission circle meets Friday at 230 pm with foreign curios talks and social hour. The L A S of the 1st United Presbyterian will meet with Mrs Al Sowash Friday at 200 pm to bring pieces for quilts and lining for French refugee children.
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West Chester
National Honor Guard
Baptist Mission Circle
Friends of Church and Congregation
L. A.S
1St United Presbyterian Church
al Sowash
Afternoon Bridge Club Meets Friday with Mrs J Mckl hinney
The Afternoon Bridge club will meet Friday with Mrs J 8 Mckl hinney for an afternoon meeting.
Local G A R and church choirs plan rehearsals and travel
Members of W. O R and G A R eligible for the Portland Oregon national convention are told to apply for identification certificates. Services are announced for the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday with a senior choir rehearsal at 7 45 Friday night. The 1st United Presbyterian church choir meets for rehearsal at 7 15 this evening.
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W. OR. C
Portland
Ore
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. A. King
Camp Pike boys sent to barracks
Special correspondence from Camp Pike Arkansas describes 170 cadets from Casual Co 414 162 depot brigade arriving at the new Company K Fourth Infantry replacement. They receive rifles and packs, endure drills and quarantine now lifted, and brace for intensified training and possible deployment.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Green's August Flower offered free at Lemmon's Pharmacy
Free sample bottle of Green's August Flower promoted to ease indigestion and dyspepsia. Claims fifty years of success and that headaches come from stomach disorders. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the remedy as a gentle laxative and available in civilized countries.
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Green
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advyt
Wilson Ordered to Pay Tax on War Finances
Washington Aug 8 The house ways and means committee urges President Wilson to pay about 24000 as his share of war funding within the new 8 billion dollar revenue bill. The panel says judges and state officers would also face taxes despite constitutional limits.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
the House
Wilson
Supreme Court
Caude Kitchin
Hoar
Dry Town and Dry Vegetables
Essay defines a dehydrated vegetable as water removed and humorously contrasts a dry town with only water. The piece, attributed to Pourtland Press, plays on word meanings to critique or amuse about dryness in produce and towns.
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Pourtland Press
Reforming Optimization: Gradual Path to Durable Use
A cautious, phased approach to improving optimetic thought argues that durable usefulness comes from gradual reforms. Emphasizing steady testing and refinement, it urges avoiding abrupt shifts that could destabilize established systems or produce unintended consequences.
Sugar to Go to Trenches First in France
United States Food Administration official J. F. Deems says sugar allotments must support American and Allied troops in the trenches and that candy for troops will be kept abundant. Home sugar use dominates. 32,000 pounds of excess sugar forced a Brooklyn firm to suspend four days. Cafeteria staff in Washington uses substitutes to lower costs.
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Burlington
United States
J. F. Deems
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Salvation Army
France
Consolidated Sugar Company
Brooklyn
New York
Food Administration
Washington
Teach Children Correct Speech At 8 U S Clinic
Twelve year old Harry arrived six weeks ago at the University of Iowa speech clinic and now speaks clearly and sanely. Twenty other children with stammers clutterers and stutters attended the summer session, improving under Mrs May Kirk Scripture of Columbia University and 35 graduate students. Self control was the first lesson taught to the boys and girls at the clinic.
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Harry
University of Iowa
University
May Kirk Scripture
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
University Clinic Aids Children With Defective Speech
At the University of Iowa a summer session introduced a new speech clinic. Boys outnumbered girls three to one and many children, though mentally bright, lagged in speaking. Mrs Scripture led the program at the Child Welfare Research Station, building on Yale professor Edward W. Scripture’s legacy.
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University of Iowa
Scripture
Edward W. Scripture
Yale
Child Welfare Research Station
Peggy's Path to Power A Coal Baroness
In a witty exchange a character notes Peggy has married and grown up. The punchline reveals she became not a countess or duchess but a coal-baroness, highlighting a rise in social station through marriage into industry.
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Peggy
Japanese Inventor Develops Sprinkler Ad Display
A Japanese inventor creates a street sprinkler that distributes water to form advertisements. The device spreads watery messages across sidewalks, attracting attention for commercial display and marking a novel use of urban infrastructure.
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Havermonts
Optimistic Thought on Self Reform
A reflective reminder urges improving in oneself what one dislikes in others. The guidance emphasizes self change over criticizing others, tying personal growth to better interactions and character.
Mrs Isaac S M Elroy Weds In White House Ceremony
Miss Alice Wilson niece of the president married Rev Isaac Stuart McElroy Jr in a White House ceremony performed by the great father. Mira Wilson is of Baltimore and McElroy pastors a Presbyterian church in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia, planning another year there before going to Japan as a missionary.
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Alice Wilson
White House
Isaac Stuart McElroy
Mira. McElroy
Joseph R. Wilson
Baltimore
McElroy
Presbyterian
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Japan
Early fire discovery and primitive ignition method
Fire was known early in human history as primitive man likely learned to produce it by rubbing pieces of wood together. The statement suggests early ignition techniques and human discovery of fire from friction.
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