Traveler in Ottumwa Pays High For Sugar
J C Fricks a San Francisco traveling plant man for Western Union was cited for sugar violations at the Hotel Ottumwa Ottumwa recounts he bought sugar while under strict food administration limits and agreed to repay a $5 Red Cross donation after a three spoonfuls per cup coffee incident at the grill room.
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Ottumwa
J. C. Fricks
San Francisco
Western Union Telegraph Company
Food Administration
Fricks
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Tie
U. S
N. F. Reed
Homer Roth
W T. McElroy
Joe Beeman
Federal
U. & Marshal
U. S. Marshal’s
Red Cross
Red Crow
Caught Cold at Palm Beach Ad Suggests Foley’s Remedy
Letter from Helen R Saunders of Palm Beach praises Foley's Honey and Compound for a severe chest cold relief. Ad promotes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the source, claiming the remedy helps summer colds hay fever asthma and croup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen R Saunders
Ave
W. Palm Beach
Fla
Foley
Lemmon
Rural Recruits Best Developed at Great Lakes
Assistant Surgeon F. K. Sayers reports in the Great Lakes Bulletin that rural men from small towns and farms are more developed and hardier than city men. Outdoor living and navy training are credited with stronger physiques and better general service potential, with weight gains of about 15 pounds in two months for those enlisting for special duty.
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Great Lakes, Ill
F. KB. Sayers
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Navy
Hamilton County men fail physical tests at Georgia camp
Webster City Iowa August 14 the local board reports that twenty two of 239 Hamilton county men sent to Camp Gordon Georgia failed to pass the physical examination. Fourteen were rejected for limited service and one Stratford man Carl Swedlund lost seven pounds en route.
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Webster City
Iowa
Board of Registration
Hamilton County
Camp Gordon
Carl Swedlund
Stratford
Georgia
Wounded American Soldier Ulysses Charms London Hospital Ward
In King Georges hospital a wounded American named Ulysses, a Southern speaking recruit, lies in sunlit ward among Tommies. Nurses praise his spirit and describe care by ward sisters who provide cigarettes, papers, and comfort. Care Committee volunteers ferry messages and assist injured men from unit to unit.
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London
Ulysses
King George's Hospital
Foch
Ile
Red Cross
States
American Tobacco
Headquarters
St. Louis
Saturday Evening Post
Ward
Ospitals
Mons
Tommie Anzac
War Causes Many Suits for Slander
In London on August 14 Justice Darling at the Old Bailey noted a surge in libel cases against public figures, attributing the trend to war era mania. He described defendants as suffering a crazy condition of mind from war strain and fined one man five hundred dollars.
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London
Justice Darling
Old Bailey Court
Hin
German generals cashiered near Montdidier in Belgian reports
Three German generals who had commanded near Montdidier were cashiered for neglect of duty, Belgian reports relayed to Amsterdam and transmitted by the Exchange agency. A large number of soldiers were court martialed at St Quentin Saturday for high treason. The Germans in Belgium are show-
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London
Montdidier
Amsterdam
Exchange Agency
St. Quentin
Belgium
German Emperor Moves Toward Brussels Amid Uneasiness
Signs show rising unrest as reports claim the German emperor has relocated to Brussels. The move signals heightened tension and possible shifts in European diplomacy during a period of instability.
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Ing
Brussels
Which Is Worst Steal Vegetables or Play Card Game
Henry Frost a Waterloo market gardener confronted a church member who accused guests playing 500. Frost laid in wait at dusk and found the woman gathering cabbage heads from his garden. He will not prosecute due to the offense being her first.
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Waterloo
Henry Frost
Frost
Prost
World advance driven by hopeful workers at life’s edge
The passage extols loung men and women who have treated the waters of life for themselves and, having lived, are determined that others will live more abundantly.
Doll effigies in British Columbia cemeteries
In some Indian cemeteries of British Columbia, wool carved effigies depict the buried dead as they appeared in life. These dolls are painted and clothed to resemble the defunct persons.
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British Columbia
Deserter in Unfit Uniform Roars at Camp Green
Private William Lewis from New York deserts the Seventh Infantry at Camp Green New York after failing to find a proper uniform. He objects to a costume that fits poorly and causes riots of laughter, then deserts after two days of kitchen duty. He asks to be sent to Fort Slocum and vows to fight if a real uniform is provided.
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Younkers
N. Y
William Lewis
Lewis
Seventh Infantry
Camp Green
Special Sessions
Fort Slocum
Camp Greene
Quartermaster Department
Greene
Not to Be Ignored Kidney Health Ad Claim
An old advertisement emphasizes kidneys as vital and cites back pain swollen joints and rheumatic aches as signs of kidney trouble. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as relief for kidney issues and bladder irregularities, noting Lemmon's Pharmacy as the advertiser.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Campaign for wider use of antitoxins launched in Des Moines
The Iowa state board of health starts a statewide immunization drive for typhoid fever and smallpox and informs the public about diphtheria and tetanus antitoxine. Otto P. Myers of New York City leads the effort with a team touring counties to lecture, demonstrate, and distribute literature and supplies. An exhibit at the state fair will showcase the immunization program.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Otto P. Myers
New York City
State Board
Iowa Women in Sugar Contest Opens for 50 000 Participants
The United States Food Administration launches a state wide contest inviting Iowa women to propose sugar saving ideas for canning bread and beverages. Miss Alice French chairs the awards committee with ten prominent Iowa women. Submissions of 50 words must reach Miss French by August 26 with prizes including ten county level first prizes and auto graphed certificates from Mr Hoover.
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Iowa
Hoover
United States Food Administration
Alice French
Octave Thanet
Davenport
Miss French
Ore
J. F. Deeme
Cettine
Mr. Deems
Statewide health education drives immunization access
The state will run a health education campaign and seek cooperation from newspapers to raise health standards. An agreement with a leading antitoxin manufacturer will supply immunizing remedies and antitoxins at affordable prices for all families in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Wealth
Kidney pills ease back pain says engineer from Turtle Lake
An advertisement features Geo McClain of Turtle LakeNorth Dakota, a locomotive engineer, claiming Foley Kidney pills relieved his bad back and irregular bladder action within a couple days, via Lemley’s Pharmacy.
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Geo, McClain
Turtle Lake
N. D
Foley
Lemley
Advt
Iowa football star Lieutenant Fred Becker dies in France
Aug. 14. The University of Iowa mourns the loss of Fred H. Becker, a famed half-century athlete and center who rose from a mediocre sophomore to a national star under coach Howard Jones. Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Becker of Waterloo, entered Iowa in 1915 and became a campus legend before his death on the French front.
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Iowa City
Fred H. Becker
Iowa
University of Iowa
John Becker
Waterloo
Jesse B. Hawley
Hawley
Howard
Worth While Quotation From the Lonely Folk Army
A fragment quotes a line about the vast city streets where an army labeled the Lonely Folk is drawn. It presents a mood of isolation amid urban crowds and hints at a broader literary or editorial exchange without further context.
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Palm Beach
Snea Kk
Sciap
Board of Health
Thero
Averts
Guarantes
MR. Hoover
Fred Becker
France
All Amer
Ican Team
Lemme
Washington
John Peta
Washington National Bank
Washington County
John Alex Young
Charles C. Cunningham
Harvey
Young
Donald
Bell Louis Fifer
Robert Noonan
Joan Alex Young
A. Cook
Jas, A. Harwood
Chas
J. Wilson
Frank L. Wilson
Aset Cashier
Asst
Disiaier
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
Carter
Sarters
Val
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