Chautauqua 1919 Promises Patriotism and Recreation
Readers of Wayland Advance note the 1919 chautauqua is needed for patriotic incentive and entertainment after a strong prior showing. Dr Edwin L House spoke on The Powers of the Mind and, despite a storm, delivered Over the Top With Uncle Sam to enthusiastic listeners. House is an M D D and editor and author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. House
House
Mt. Pleasant
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Evry
Dr. House
Wayland News
Gasoline-Filled Fire Extinguishers Rumored Scheme
Kalona News reports a discovered scheme where extinguishers were filled with gasoline to worsen fires. Investigations focus on pro German fiends or other saboteurs aiming to destroy property. The notice advises better inspection of extinguishers though the item is too long for this week.
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Kalona News
Government orders advance payment for Enterprise subscription
The Brighton Enterprise reports Uncle Sam directs immediate advance payment of the Enterprise subscription at 2.00 per year due in advance. Officials cite paper shortages and fuel as reasons, warning 85 percent of print paper supply could be gutted this winter if fuel worsens. Judge Will Cockson of Sigourney fined William Seger 400 dollars for seditious utterances and jailed him six months, suspended on good behavior.
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Sam
Navy
Brighton Enterprise
Willcockson
Sigourney
William Seger
Place
Keota Eagle
Calvert Appointed Milwaukee Agent at Washington
J. W. Calvert of Mystic Iowa is named agent for the Milwaukee at Washington. He previously served as an agent at Siguorney about twenty five years ago and was well liked there. He is described as a prominent state Republican.
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J. W. Calvert
Mystic
Iowa
Milwaukee
Washington
Calvert
Sigourney
Keota Eagle
Ducky Holmes Sets Labor Day Baseball At Washington
Ducky Holmes of the Graham Opera House has arranged a Labor Day baseball game at Washington. Riverside and Cedar Rapids will square off in this benefit event, as reported by the Riverside Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ducky Holmes
Graham Opera House
Washington
Riverside
Cedar Rapids
Soldier Reclassified and Home on Indefinite Furlough
Irvin Hochstetler returned Saturday from Camp Pike Arkansas and is at home on an indefinite furlough to tend his crops and farm work. He may not be called back for several months as the 88th Division remains deployed overseas. Brighton reports say several local boys were recently declared safe overseas and letters reached families. Mrs. Joe Limerman of Washington visited her sister Mrs. C. C. Gardner with Limerman sons in France, one wounded and hospitalized.
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Kek. J. Hesselschwerdt
Camp Dodge
Emil
Kalona News
Arthur Torrey
Camp Mills
New York
Arthur
Keota
Dr Fry
Alex
Iowa City
Irvin Hochstetler
Camp Pike
Ark
Brighton
Will Bristow
Stacy
Lee
Brighton Enterprise
Joe A. Limerman
Washington
C. C. Gardner
Mrs Blake's Trip Lights up Keota Farm Plans for Next Year
Mrs Carrie Blake drove from Washington to Keota Monday taking her mother to the farm near West Chester where Mrs Coffman arranged to rent to Carl Dunbar next year. Merle Eckles manages the place this year and goes to a farm near Washington while the visit ends with Harry England's at rota Tuesday.
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Carrie Blake
Washington
Keota
West Chester
Coffman
Carl Dunbar
Merle Eckles
Hamilton Bros Win State Fair Road Horse Championship
John received a telegram from Ralph on Saturday morning announcing that the Hamilton brothers had captured first prize and championship honors with their road horse. John hitched up the Ford and started for Des Moines at once.
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Hamilton Bros
John
Ralph
Des Moines
Keota Fagle
Mt. Pleasant auto light arrests spark protests
Over thirty drivers were jailed Saturday for light violations in Mt. Pleasant. The Commercial Club met Monday to protest to the Mayor, arguing farmers face discrimination as most violators were rural. Each fine stood at $3.85, and Frank Turner of the state hospital protested. The Mayor sworn Turner in as a speed cop and invited others to apply for similar posts, though several refused the assignment.
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Commercial Club
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Turner
State Hospital
Mr. Pleasant Free Press
Monte Carlo offered as US leave center for troops
Monte Carlo has been offered as a leave center for American expeditionary forces by Monaco police. The prince cited Monaco’s international position and possible quick legal changes to enable the plan within 24 hours. Hotel space can hold 6,000 to 7,000 soldiers, and the gambling casino will stay closed to uniforms.
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Prince of Monaco
Paris
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Fire making in early human history described
The article notes fire's ancient origins and suggests primitive humans first learned to produce fire by rubbing wood together. It mentions early discovery and the dawn of controlled flame use in human evolution.
Rural Washington county teachers meet for fall term plans
County superintendent Miss Katherine Stich ter calls rural Washington county teachers to convene for fall term preparations. They will receive supplies and instruction for special work. War savings societies will form in all districts as exams for twelve week summer teachers yield new certificates for Ethel Reed and others.
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Katherine Stichter
Washington County
War Savings Societies
Court House
Ethel E. Reed
Brighton
Elsie M. Plecker
Wellman
Frances Palmer
Dorothy Birkey
Verna M. Crone
Washington Ruth Oldfield
Georgina von Hoene
Velma Maplethorpe
Gertrude J. Schroeder
Bessie Swift
Washington
Mary O'Connor
Riverside
Grayee Chapman
Zephyr F. Miller
Gladys M. Sleichter
Kalona
Ruth Hazel Fletcher
Crawfordsville
August Flower ad promotes stomach and liver cure
The advertisement touts August Flower as a remedy for ailments from a disordered stomach to an inactive liver. It claims central laxative effects, digestion regulation, stomach cleansing, and liver stimulation to purify blood, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Man Without a Country Here Monday
A World War era drama follows John Alton a pacifist in New York who rejects patriotism until a vision with Columbia and the ghost of Philip Nolan spurs him to enlist. Barbara Blair sails to France as a Red Cross nurse, later reuniting with Alton as war begins.
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John Alton
New York
America
Alton
Barbara Blair
Phineas Blair
Barbara
Tom
France
Red Cross
Dr. Milton
United States
Milton
Edward Everett Hale
Philip Nolan
Columbia
Taddess of
Liberty
Joh Alton
Nolan
Chance for Girls to Serve Country in Red Cross Motor Corps
Washington county Red Cross seeks several hundred women drivers aged 25 or over with motor corps qualifications or mechanics and first aid tested. Immediate applications for service in France with Paris unit quotas, mainly for motor messenger and ambulance work. transportation and possibly living expenses paid by Red Cross.
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Washington County
Red Cross
The
Frances W. Elijah
Motor Corps Service
Paris
France
Red Cross Motor Corps
Bureau of Personnel
A. R. C. Motor Corps
Foreign Service
American Red Cross
Young Girl Confuses Homesickness With Painful Throat
Three year old Catherine White visiting her aunt complained of a sore throat. She overheard adults say homesickness was likely. Later she asked the time and, told it was 9 45, said she wanted to go home because it hurt her in her homesickness.
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Catherine White
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Internal Remedy Claims Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. The medicine is said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. The preparation combines tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials are promised, with the firm name F. J. Cheney & Co. listed for Toledo and druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Margin of Profit on Butter Limited
The United States Food Administration restricts retail butter margins to five cents per pound for cash and carry and six cents for credit and delivery. Dealers exceeding these margins face penalties. the ruling applies to all county retailers with adjustments for fractional costs.
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United States Food Administration
Food Administration
Sunday gasoline ban limited to pleasure riding
Washington reports that the gasoline ban on Sundays will apply only to pleasure riding. Fuel Administrator Garfield stressed that reasonable use of gasoline-driven vehicles for necessary purposes is not prohibited.
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Washington
Garfield
Women transit workers win near full pay raise
London reports a departmental committee has awarded women workers on buses trams and the underground railways pay close to what they demanded after returning to work. The decision signals substantial wage gains for female staff across transit services.
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London
Star Theatre Reopens with New Equipment and Child Shows
The Star theatre resumes nightly shows except Sundays under manager C A Pratt with five and ten cent admission. Upgrades include a new operating room, improved projection equipment moved from Fox, and cleaning supplies making the venue look nearly new. Friday children’s programs will feature specially chosen films.
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Star Theatre
C. A. Pratt
Fox Theatre
Star
The Rape of Belgium Exposed in German Food Reports
German food reports shown to Food Administrator Deems describe 1917 measures feeding the Fatherland. Hay and straw production kept troops fed and cattle diverted to military abattoirs. Large vegetable plots and jam production supplemented rations, with poultry, pigs, and chicory cultivation emphasized.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Nietzsche and Christianity: German influence and moral consequences
A historical passage questions how Nietzschean critique shapes German views today. It argues that the anti Christian stance links to wartime crimes and invokes his verdict calling Christianity the great curse and parasite, citing bloodshed in occupied France and Belgium and Lusitania victims as implied proof.
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