War Talk Tonight and Chautauqua Lectures Begin
Private R H Gordon-Ross to lecture on war experiences with a preceding Miller Company concert. audience filled with patriotic selections including the Star Spangled Banner. Gordon-Ross will also demonstrate trench equipment. Tomorrow the Chicago Preachers quartet performs with Rev John Wesley Holland and Dr J A Alexander addressing wartime religious topics. Dr Alexander discusses moral foundations and calls for peace makers. A Grounds Committee list details tent owners for the chautauqua event with many names and plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ening
Washington
Amiens
R. H. Gordon-Ross
Chicago Preachers
John Wesley Holland
J. A. Alexander
Russia
God
Alexander
Roy Burham
D. Carris
Jake Squire
George Clapper
James Chilcote
Et al
W. A. Cook
F. W. Gass
Mary French Et al
W. M. Beal
C. EB. Lemley
KR. Bennblossom
Miller Operatic Company
Donald Ross
Daisy Asman
Preachers
Daisy
Wishart
Chautauqua
Iie
McMillan
Dr. Alexander
Miss Olsen
Mrs. Asman
Chautauquas
Edna Chilcote
Asman
Opening of 1915 Chau Tauqua Feels Wartime Purpose
A large enthusiastic audience greeted the opening session despite threatening weather. Dr J M Wishart answered why hold the chautauqua during the war stating the nation’s duty and the postwar need for religion education and morality. The Miller concert company offered a balanced program and prayer was given by Dr Frank A Gage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wishart
Chautauqua Association
Fere
Wishart
Miller Concert Company
Frank A. Gageby
John Miller Operatic Company
New York Music Teacher Endorses Vinol Cures Coughs
Henry Albers of 121 Nicholas Ave New York City promotes Vinol as a constitutional remedy for chronic coughs colds and bronchitis claiming it strengthens the entire system and aids nature. Ad notes Vinol is sold by Sherman Bros and druggists everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Nicholas Ave
Henry Albers
Sherman Bros
Need to the Warning Pimples Signal Bad Blood
Pimples on the face and body are warnings from Nature that your blood is sluggish and impoverished. They foretell eczema boils and other skin disorders. The remedy is a vegetable blood purifier, S S S, which cleanses the blood and aids skin health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Swiss-Canadian Entertainer to Headline Chautauqua Program
Lorenzo Zwickey, a noted Swiss-Canadian artist entertainer, is engaged to fill the vacant Saturday date with a talk that blends philosophy humor and poetry and includes his own cartoons. The day also features Belgium Red Cross nurse Marie Van Gastel and a "Darkest Hour Before Dawn" pageant in the final day program.
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Lorenzo Zwickey
Strickland Gillilan
Ralph Parlette
Alton Packard
Ross Crane
Marie van Gastel
Belgium
Red Cross
Frank Stewart
Jessie Kleih
Light criminal court activity and modest fines in county year
In the year ending June 30 1918 criminal business was light with no jury trials and total criminal expenses totaling 2594.41 dollars. Five prisoners pleaded guilty with fines and jail terms and one case dismissed. The county handled 122 marriages 12 divorces and reported 350 births in the year ending December 31 1917 along with widows pension support for 1916 and 1917 totaling 32.50 and 21 dollars weekly respectively.
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J. P
Board of Prisoners
Sss
Gate Ann Mall
Washington
Wilson valued as camp father at Cody Y M C A
John S. Wilson draws high praise from J B Wright for his work as Y M C A secretary at Camp Cody where he is affectionately known as Daddy by the soldiers. Harley McCreedy also assists in the YMCA program and Wrights toured the camp with Major Glenn L Laffer present during a shared dinner and a horseback ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Wilson
Camp Cody
J. BE. Wight
Deming
Mr. Wilson
Dad
Daddy Wilson
Harley McCreedy
Wilson
Y. M. Co
Cody
Wright
Digestive Relief Tonic Ad From Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Foley Catholic Tab provides prompt relief for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating and gas. It works gently yet thoroughly cleansing the bowels sweetening the stomach and aiding the liver under Lemmon’s Pharmacy advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley Catholic
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
Movies on American Transports Delight Troops Aboard
The YMCA and Community Motion Picture Bureau supply and manage film showings for soldiers on transports. Each ship receives 40,000 to 60,000 feet of film, with new programs after landings. Troops see Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, William S Hart and other stars, while a steady supply of wholesome outdoor scenes and comedies entertains the wounded and crews at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Motion Picture Bureau
High Seas
Soldier Boys
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Williams. Hart
Motion Picture Exchanges
Bureau
Iowa Women Double Canning Efforts urged by Food Administration
Early spring appeal by J. P. Deems prompts Iowa women to boost home canning and preserving. Home demonstration agents promote sugar free canning, communal kitchens, and fruit exchanges to conserve supplies for soldiers and the army, while discouraging purchase of commercial canned goods. The Evening Journal reports strong town efforts and a statewide push led by Catharine J. MacKay and Camp Fire Girls cooperatives.
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United States
J. P. Deems
Burlington
Iowa
Miss Neales
Knowles
Catherine J. MacKay
United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Reccon
Soliers
Quartet of Singers to Perform at Chautauqua Assembly
An exceptionally talented quartet of singers and entertainers will present two concerts at the Chautauqua assembly tomorrow. Shows are scheduled for 2:30 and 8:00 p.m. in the main hall. Don’t miss this performance.
Draft bribe charge filed against Nebraska county official
Sheriff John P. French of Burleigh county filed information in federal court accusing farmer John Johnson of Grassy Lake North Dakota of paying 100 dollars to obtain a draft exemption for his son and offering 400 more in a note. Oswald Kunhardt former German consul general was ordered interned at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia following Washington orders.
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Bismarck
N. J
John P. French
Burleigh County
Burleigh Draft Board
United States District Court
John Johnson
Grassy Lake
N. D
Boston
Oswald Kunhardt
Fort Oglethorpe
Washington
Clock change debate echoed by daylight advocates
The Philadelphia Ledger notes opponents of daylight saving argue waking earlier would not be adopted by all. The piece discusses the broader problem of human nature in accepting time shifts and the difficulty of universal adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Violation cases under Deems lead to Red Cross funds boost
About 400 alleged violations of U S food rules were investigated by J F Deems Iowa administrator and staff. Fines became voluntary Red Cross contributions, including a $1000 payment by a DeWitt flour dealer. others faced grand jury binds or reprimands. One Iowa case netted nearly $5000 for profiteering on eggs.
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United States Food Administration
United States Food
J. F. Deems
Iowa
Burlington
Red Cross
DeWitt
Federal Grand Jury
The
Food Administration
Sked Cross
Neu
Grand Jury
Stomach Health Advice From Historical Figure
The guide recommends occasional fasting for stomach discomfort and suggests a fruit diet until the tongue loses its yellow coating, stating a meal loss does not harm and rest aids recovery.
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DR. Wishart and Miller Singers
R. H. Gordon-Ross Will Lec
Ture
Mr. Ross
Preachers’ Quartet
New York
Mike C. Lewis
J. A. Harwood
Jacob Hotle
Alta Eckels
Rev
Wm. Matthews
Geo. Foster
Co. P. Rivers
Lloyd Martin
M. C. Brown
Harry Nelson
Ft. Madison
Floyd K. Jackson
Anamosa
Menno Nafziger
Warren Cash Grocery
J. BE. Wright
Tion Picture Circuit
Washington and Vicinity
J. W. Miller & Son
Cook's Bakery
Journal
Clarence Goodwin
Lytle
H. H. Beitel
North 2Nd Ave
Girlington Steam Laundry
Otto Dankwarat
Frank Fisherty
Manior
Boyd Berdo
F. & M. St Bank Bldg
Cy Bush
Gas House
South End
the Evening Journal
Quarté
Farmer
Son
Harper & Gardner
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