Wine and war myths argue intoxication altered history
A long reflection argues wine helped slow Germany in 1914 with drunken soldiers halting a Paris invasion. It weighs the harm to Belgium and France, contemplates temperance, and questions if banning intoxicants would raise civilization. The piece comments on lice and pests as distractions from human troubles.
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Paris
France
Crown Prince
Belgium
von Kluck
Joffre
Foch
Marne
Germany
Willie
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The poem sketches a rheumatic man wandering town in pain until news of Allied victory lifts his spirits. He shares his aches and remedies in verses, then joins celebrants in courthouse square as news of the war outcome inspires relief and dancing.
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Europe
Heavy fines for food hoarders hit nationwide policy shift
United States Food Administrator J F Deems endorses a tougher approach as hundreds of large voluntary Red Cross payments signal a new policy. The list of penalties includes Horlick Mated Milk Co 50000 and several Chicago firms fined 1500 each while Kansas City bakers face shutdowns, and licenses are revoked for multiple firms long with temporary candy bans in New York and Marsville North Carolina.
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United States
J. F. Deems
Red Cross
Food Administration
Mr. Deems
Iowa
Horlick Matted Milk Co
Greeley Hotel Co
N. Y
J. F. Lalla & Co
Chicago
Lee & Co
Junker & Co
Helker & Bletsch
Podolsky Bros
Kansas City
Revere
Mass
United Cash Stores
Marsville
N. C
Greeley Square Hotel Co
New York
German advance on Petrograd alarm rumor grows
A Politiken dispatch claims German troops are advancing on Petrograd with plans to occupy it. Bolshevik terror is cited as a factor, while past German efforts to seize the city failed. Amsterdam reports Lenine’s manifesto calling for brutal measures against counter revolutionaries. Ukraine peasants oppose German troops amid warfare and food shortages.
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Copenhagen
Petrograd
The
Politiken
Amsterdam
Lenine
Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung
Essen
Washington
Ukraine
State Department
Camp Dodge Quiet as 88th Leaves Des Moines
Dusty scenes at Camp Dodge fade as units of the 88th Infantry depart. The 352nd, 349th to 352nd ambulance and field hospital units relocate, and Depot Brigade expands into vacated cantonment space. Barracks repurposed. quaran tineing men moved from tent city to rebuilt quarters as wind and dust ease.
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Cols. C. 8. Crosby
C. E. Hawkins
Gepot Street
Foreign envoys visit Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
The Rev Reuben Saillens DD of Paris and the Rev J Stuart Holden DD Vicar of St Pauls London visited Chicago to address faculty and students. They spoke on wartime sacrifices and on world liberty and evangelization, using the Moody Bible Institute as a base for their engagements.
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Chicarto
France
Great Britain
Reuben Saillens
Paris
America
J. Stuart Holden
St. Paul's
London
Hoth
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Want Ad in The Journal Will Bell It
A local want ad in The Journal announces a service or sale with contact details. The brief item highlights availability and how to respond, inviting readers to act quickly.
Outwitting the Hun by Lieutenant Pat OBrien
An historical wartime narrative from 1918 detailing patrols and tactics by Lieutenant Pat OBrien. The author describes strategies used to outsmart enemy forces, emphasizing courage, stealth, and quick thinking in dangerous frontline actions.
Brien’s WWI escape saga from Belgium to Holland recounted
The narrative chronicles Brien’s enlistment in the Royal Flying Corps, training in Canada, combat over France, and a dramatic escape from German lines. It details hunger in occupied Belgium, hiding with a Belgian peasant, rationing bread, forging a passport, and clever cat aided scavenging, all set amid war’s hardships.
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Tator
Brien
Royal Flying Corps
Canada
France
Paul Rainey
Courtrai
Germany
Ife
Luxemburg
Belgium
Stelxian
Huyliger
Holland
O'Brien
Kansas Woman Seeks Early Riser Hired Man
A Kansas woman asks where to find a hired man who won’t wait for the sun to warm him in the morning. The inquiry appears in a daily quote from Toledo Blinde, referencing punctual labor and morning routines.
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Kansas
Toledo
Remedies for Hay Fever and Colds Promoted in Ad Text
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for hay fever asthma and coughs while claiming Lemmon's Pharmacy offers guidance. The copy stresses pollen season and relief from inflamed membranes with a familiar cough suppressant.
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Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advi
How to Remove Varnish From Old Furniture
Instructions advise washing with a solution of water glass and water to strip old varnish. Use the mixture generously for best results, then let the wood dry before staining and waxing to restore a fresh, clean appearance.
Iowa Gas and Electric Franchise Hearing Notice 1918
Notice to Washington County Iowa residents that the Iowa Gas and Electric Company has filed for a twenty year franchise to use and occupy specified roads for electric current distribution. Hearing set August 11, 1918 at 1 20 PM before the Board of Supervisors. objections must be presented at hearing. A L Griffith, County Auditor.
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Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Washington County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Township
Township Seventy Four
Eaid Company
A. L. Gripfith
Washington
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
Correction of Westbound Passenger Schedules
W E Lindsay, agent, lists adjusted rail timings for Westbound No 26 Passenger and No 3% Passenger with morning and afternoon departures, No 81 Local, No 92 Local freight days noted Tuesday Thursday and Saturday and Monday Wednesday Friday respectively, covering speeds and routes.
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Washington Lodge
Ralph L. Bunce
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
L. D. Langworthy
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T.—Rercular Meeting 3Rd Friday Night of Each Month. Joe S. McElhinney
B. Cc
Recorder
Washington
C. B.S
R. H. Walker
Rose Reid
Sec
H. W. Russel
ST. P . Correc
Lo West Lim
Window of Sausage and German Soldiers
The narrator notes German soldiers pause for minutes before a butcher shop window full of sausages while Belgians ignore it. He initially suspects German magazines but discovers the display’s true pull lies in meat. He watches soldiers, retrieves flies from a web, and hints at further adventures to come.
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Diers
Mel
Ad Reader Motto Promises More News in Display Ads
A playful ad note claims the full newspaper experience ends with the ads. It teases readers to scan commercial displays for hidden stories and deals.
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Evening Journal
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David Harum
Abe Martin
Tell Binkley
Walt Mason
England
Camp Dodge
88Th
New
Des Moines
Goldsmith
Chueroch
Pat O'Brien
Pat Alva O'Brien
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Building
Charles A. Dewey
Kicher
Livingston & Hicher
LAW
Abstract Department
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Special Collection Department
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz, M. D
Farmers & Mer. Bank
Board OF Supervisors OF
Township Seventy Five
I. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge
L. O. F. Hall
Iowa Ave
J. G Moriaty
Noble Grand
R. S. Keller
Irvin EK. Huston
Lemley
H. Bateman Blair
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
Klein Klothing Ko
Red Washington
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
R. R
J. W. Nickell
Frank Rogers
KL & P
Eeeeeone
Washington Branch
C. B
J. E. Kunath
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