Danes Remember Schleswig Theft In War Letter
Cedar Falls Aug 13. A letter dated July 1 from Corporal Thorvald Hansen of Company F 168th Infantry to O. Magnusen recalls Danish resolve and fighting spirit. He predicts a knockout of Germany before the 1918 draft arrives in France and notes their unit remembers 1864 Schleswig-Holstein. A July 6 postcard suggests participation in a Franco American drive north of the Marne.
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Cedar Falls
Corp
Thorvald Hansen
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
O. Magnusen
Hansen
Fritz
France
Magnusen
United States
Aage Hendricksen
Marne
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Passage praising Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
William Whitelaw of Des Moines Iowa recounts hearing of a Kansas man whose daughter was near death from dysentery. The remedy was given on neighbor advice after a physician failed to help. The family credits Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving the child and reports personal success with the product. For sale by Lemon's Drug Store Advt.
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Ashland
Kansas
Chamberlain
William Whitelaw
Des Moines
Iowa
Lemon
Advt
Community trims threshing fare to save flour
In Charles City Iowa Aug 13 a threshing meeting at the schoolhouse agreed to drop pie and cake for crews to follow conservation needs amid flour shortages. Women will serve dinner after two all day jobs. no supper. Threshing hours set 8 30 a m to 7 30 p m.
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Charles City
Yanks fill with real pep amid Bertha bombardment
Paris dispatch notes American soldiers in France exuding buoyant spirit despite the Aug 1 shelling. Lloyd George touts 15 million man force. Allied cooperation and rising morale buoy French and British fighters as German lines show strain. Big Bertha continues to groan as Allied pressure grows toward daylight by fall.
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Geo. T
Paris
London
Big Bertha
France
Mississippi Valley
Madame Dessol
Bir
Bertha
Lloyd George
America
Tommy
Polly
Berlin
Kaiser and Tommy
Cholera? No, Chamberlains Tablets Claim Quick Liver Aid
An old advertisement claims a billious attack harms the liver and stomach causing constipation nausea and headache. It promotes taking three Chamberlains Tablets to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, finishing with a price of a quarter and sale by Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain's
Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Evaders of Draft Arrests Spread in Iowa and North Dakota
Cedar Rapids reports that conscientious objectors and slackers are being pursued by federal marshals. William Nye Doty, son of Elias Doty of Bertram, was arrested in North Dakota on Judge Henry Z. Reed's order and will be tried in Iowa after a period of prior jail time. Doty had initially refused to register and disappeared after release, later found by authorities. Carl C. Stephens is in custody on perjury charges for evading service by falsely stating his age, with more flagged cases expected.
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Cedar Rapids
William Nye Doty
Elias Doty
Bertram
Doty
North Dakota
Henry Z. Reed
United States District Court
Reed
Carl C. Stephens
France
Carl
Fire From Snow Sparks Belgian Farm Shed Blaze
A farmer in rural Belgium left quicklime near a shed overnight. Snow fell on the lime and heated it enough to ignite the shed, burning it and its contents to the ground.
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Belgium
Paris Enthuses Over U S Troops In War Bond Call
Los Angeles lawyer Joseph Scott told Knights of Columbus officials in New York that Paris adores American soldiers. He cited Roosevelt brothers as symbols of U S troops and praised Father Duffy and the Sixty-ninth’s camaraderie and discipline. The talk highlighted Catholic support and military morale.
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New York
Kaiser
Roosevelt
Quentin
Archie
Paris
Teddy Jr
Joseph Scott
Los Angeles
France
Knights of Columbus
Waldorf-Astoria
Scott
Archie Roosevelt
Mr. Scott
Father Duffy
Y M C A units drive Iowa fund campaign progress
The 1917 Y M C A fund campaign in Iowa has raised nearly 199000 with over 70000 from high school boys for a special food fund for war prisoners. Iowa counties report near universal participation and the state aims for 2800000 in the next drive. Local leaders anticipate easier success, citing broad support from schools and communities.
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Aus
Iowa
Army Y. M. C.A
McPherrin
Lams
Dair
Appanoose
Audubon
Avampee
Clayton
Cass
Cherokee
Carrie
Athoun
Emmett
Tranklin
Guthrie
Hamilton
Howard
Harrison
Hancock
Jefferson
Jasper
Louisa
Montomery
Mitchell
Monroe
Menone
Asceola
Plymouth
Sac
Story
Shelby
Sioux
Taylor
Tama
Worth
Wayne
Warren
Towa
Bie
France
Italy
Rawson
John R. Mott
New York
Gasoline found in extinguishers sparks national warning
Major Richard Sylvester, former Washington police chief and head of Du Pont Ponder’s projection department, reveals gasoline secretly placed in hand extinguishers. He warns all Du Pont plants to inspect extinguishers and considers sealed glass-front cases to prevent tampering and property destruction.
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Wilmington
Del
Warnines
United States
Richard Sylvester
Sylvester
du Pont
Eward
Sylvecter
Quieting Title In Washington County Iowa Real Estate
Bertha Cower sues to quiet title to Lot seven in A W Chilcotes Outlet Addition Southeast Washington Iowa claiming error in record title. The suit seeks fee simple ownership and full relief against named defendants and unknown claimants with the case set for September 1918. Original notice issued.
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Wastington County
Iowa
Bertha Irene Cower
Jonathan Wilson
J. HM. Wilson
Aetna Life Incurance Company
J. C. Conger
A. W. Chilcote
Jonathan H. Wilson
Jane A. Chilcote
J. A. Chilcote
T. W. Adams
Es M Adams
Snider
Elizabeth Snider
Jesse Ashby
Alice Wilson
Jonathan ¢. Conger
Home Insurance Company of
Washington
John Warnock
Mawerie S. Warnock
Warnock
C. N. Stewart
Laveria Stewart
Amanda Stuart
William H. Snider
Washington County
A. W. Chilecote
District Court of
Washingtoon County
Towa
Sbove
Catd
Prank W.W. Adams
Cas KE. Clark
District Court
Sat District Court
Washington ,County
Elcher, Livingston & Eicher
Court Entry Warns Default Judgment in Iowa Case
Notice indicates that in Washington county Iowa a default will be entered and judgment and decree rendered thereon with Eicher Livingston and Eicher acting as attorneys for the plaintiff under case number 330 AG 13 20.
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City of
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher
August Flower advertised as remedy for stomach and liver issues
Greens August Flower claimed to ease disordered stomach and inactive liver ailments such as sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas related palpitations. It is described as a centri laxative that regulates digestion and purifies the blood by stimulating bile. sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s
Phamacy
Advt
A WANT AD IN THE JOURNAL WILL SELL IT
A simple want ad notes that using the journal classified section will help sell an item. The message emphasizes visibility and quick responses from readers seeking bargains. The ad implies a broad audience and practical outcomes for sellers.
City Council Pauses Gas Rate Increase in Cedar Rapids
At a special meeting Cedar Rapids Indiana council halted a gas ordinance that would raise the rate to 1.05 dollars per thousand cubic feet. Commissioner Zika opposed the measure while others favored it, citing urgency to pass the ordinance.
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Ball
Cedar Rapids
Zika
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