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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
5
General Pershing at French headquarters gives a Thanksgiving address praising victory over the invader, honoring fallen and wounded, and urging gratitude to God. He pledges unity, homecoming hope for soldiers and mothers, and a durable peace through steadfast duty and sacrifice.
Hy George T Bye reports from Lille on civilian suffering during the 1916 deportations of women by the German 64th Regiment. He recounts brutality, fear of soldiers, and personal encounters with German officers, including a dentist's tale of looted dental chairs and attempts to intimidate locals.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio vows the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A. W. Gleabon records this December 1886. Company advertisement notes internal remedy acts through blood and mucous surfaces.
Webster City Iowa reports City Manager G. J. Long has formed a squad of 58 deputy plainclothes officers to ensure Mayor Clark's proclamation lifting the flu ban is followed. Home quarantine remains in effect with influenza patients and their immediate families barred from public gatherings while breadwinners may go out but avoid public places.
In Towa City Iowa on December 5 officials report demobilization of the student army is stalled for lack of blanks and instructions. Local officials in Minneapolis confer with planners on application forms and data recording. Until papers arrive, the demobilization work remains at a standstill.
Fragmentary classified note from the Tay region advertises an unspecified service or item for sale or exchange. Reads as a short notice with limited readable details and no clear contact or price information.
French and American forces replay memories of St Mihiel as Knights of Columbus soup kitchens ride with divisions under fire. German prisoners watch as the traveling kitchens pour hot soup from boiling pots, fueling troops amid shelling and combat.
Dean William F. Russell of the College of Education at the University of Iowa leads an effort to establish the first public schools in Irkutsk, a major Russian city, through collaboration with Russian authorities and local educators.
The head of a United States educational commission works in Irkutsk to promote American schooling. He campaigns for a local education tax, publishes a newspaper with citizen Q&A, and releases a Vladivostok pamphlet. He hosts four hour evening sessions with teachers unions and plans to return to the United States in March.
Mrs. Ed ward Hassett of Frankfort New York says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is splendid for croup and quickly relieves attacks. The medicine contains no opium or narcotics and can be given to children as confidently as adults, available at Lemmons Drug Store Vey ney t.
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