Ex Crown Prince Friederich Wil Thelin Denounced as a Coward
A wartime critique portrays Friederich Wil Thelin as unwilling to "play the game" and accuses him of leading troops to terrorize civilians in Belgium and France. The piece argues his cowardice and calls for punishment, asserting German leaders harmed unarmed civilians and sought territorial gains.
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Friederich Wil- Thelin
Friederich
Wader
Hell
France
Belgium
ABE MARTIN on discrimination and the tie in the in law
ABE MARTIN muses on discrimination with a folksy note about those who claim to oppose it. He jokes that even a felon might keep house with his in law if asked, reflecting on social norms.
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Ping A Felier
Kep House
Rippling Rhymes on Pie and Peace Ends War Era
Poem recalls wartime shortages and rationing with humor and nostalgia. The speaker contrasts scarce bread, grease, sugar, and jam with past abundance and hopeful postwar peace. He celebrates calmer days, restored pies, and the end of hardship for households and families.
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Uncle Sam
Bitter Taste of Their Own Medicine
The speaker admonishes Friederich for mocking others who faced consequences, recalling how millions endured the same treatment while he watched with a grin. The tone challenges him to confront the consequences and participate in the outcome.
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Friederich
War era letters and soldier return brighten Davenport streets
A letter sent by aerial mail from New York reached Davenport after weeks, showing slow wartime communication. Amid this, Ashingtion county homes celebrate soldiers' return daily as uniforms appear more often on city streets, reflecting ongoing postwar adjustment.
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New York
Davenport
Ashingtion County
Snow Aids Expected to Slow Finishing
Hope mounts that snow will curb the Fin in its advance as weather lingers. Local observers note cold, heavy flakes may hamper activity and alter plans for the coming days.
Local Towa Bias Targets German Citizens
The piece notes pro German sentiment in some Towa localities where loyal German residents face boycotts by their own community. It argues such sentiments are treasonous and should be confronted, comparing peaceful times to wartime intolerance.
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Towa
Ambitious Travel Forecast and Fiscal Notes
The clipping notes comments on Tom Marshall and cabinet meetings in Des Moines with a jab about cigars. It predicts a surge in American tourism to Europe next year and suggests money spent there may not return. A brief aside to Marshalltown Times-Republican mentions military training and traditional tools.
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Tom Marshall
Des Moines Register
Europe
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Amana Society currency sparks anti American talk
Des Moines Capital notes Burlington Hawkeye and To w a City Republican pieces mocking the Amana society. The Amana group issues its own tiny currency reading ein cent and the paper urges Americanization or sale under alien property laws.
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Amana Society
Lows County
Alien Property Agt
Des Moines
Food Administration Keeps War Food Work Going
Acenblogram from Herbert Hoover to JF Deems of Burlington, Iowa states the food administration will continue work for another six months. Hoover notes Europe cannot resolve main food difficulties within six months and sends Christmas greetings to county food administrators and staff for their wartime efforts.
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Herbert Hoover
JF. Deems
Burlington
Iowa
Hoover
Europe
Deems
Food Administration
Uncle Eben’s Practical Advice Sparks Humorous Quip
A dialectic quip shows Uncle Eben urging restraint before speaking, noting that many times one has nothing worth saying. The line captures a folksy moral about thinking first and speaking only when needed.
Civil War Greater Cost and Sacrifice than World War I
The article argues the Civil War cost far more in money and lives than World War I to the United States, citing figures like 5.16 billion dollars, about 600000 dead, and widespread destruction. It compares this to World War I costs and emphasizes the fierceness of Civil War fighting and the enduring impact on national memory.
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America
Aubera
France
Phil Sheridan
Prince Charles
Metz
Germany
Sedgwick
Waterloo
Vieville
Plevne
Antietam
Greens August Flower Remedy for Digestive Ailments Ad
Greens August Flower has been a household remedy for constipation intestinal troubles and torpid liver for decades. It is a gentle laxative and can relieve indigestion nervous dyspepsia and associated symptoms. Sold by Lemunon’s Pharmacy. Advt.
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Lemumon
Pharmaecy
Advt
Brotherhood of Men Pact Promised by Welson
In a speech Welson urges a moral tide of братherhood uniting nations to preserve settlements and promote right and justice. He calls for courage to act on shared ideals and to organize global moral force, ending with a toast to friendship and the queen’s health.
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Toyeelf
Geoul Lerkin
Gould Heir Howard Gould Seriously Ill in London
Howard Gould, 47, third son of the late Jay Gould, is reported gravely ill in London. He shares equally with brothers Frank and George in their father's $66,000,000 estate and is widely known as a yachtsman.
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New York
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
London
Mr. Gould
Frank 4. Gould
George J. Gould
T N T THROWN INTO OCEAN
Washington reports the railroad administration towed out to sea hundreds of thousands of pounds of explosives including T N T and pierre weld from South Amboy New Jersey and dumped 35 miles from the Scotland Neck lightship. The action aims to dispose of 228 carloads of explosives stored near Wilmington Delaware awaiting transport.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
T. N.T
Pierre Weld
South Amboy
N. J
Scotland Neck
Wihnington
Del
Europe Wants Sub Chasers
Several European countries expressed a wish to purchase some of the 110-foot American submarine chasers in European waters. Secretary Daniels said the boats are being sent to various ports for inspection and the navy department, while not eager to sell, would dispose of quite a number.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
Five Dempsey Children Die in Aldred Fire Tragedy
Bradford Pa December 28 Mrs James Dempsey and her five children were burned to death when their Aldred home was destroyed by fire today.
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Bradford
James Dempsey
Aldred
Potential Palm Nut Oil Source Discovered
It is believed that large quantities of an oil with many commercial uses can be obtained from the nuts of the coyal palm, which grows prolifically in central and tropical South America.
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Central
South America
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Firm Offers Reward in 1886
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The affidavit dated December 6, 1886, notes internal use and bloodstream action. The notice invites testimonials and lists product sales by druggists across the area.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
T.c. Hall
Railway Time Table Corrected to June 1 1918
Amended schedule shows arrivals departures for No. 38 30 6616 361 88 1 7 89 and Washington Branch services. Local passenger Nos. 450 429 449 3 9 92 and freight Nos. 526 835 836 88 89 operate daily except Sundays with regional agents H W Russel CM st and J W Calvert announcing corrections through December 8 1918.
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Ues
Washington Branch
BL & Gq
H. W. Russel
Washington Lodge Regular Meeting Set Friday Night
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting the Friday night of each month. Ralph Launce is Worshipful Master and J W Morton serves as Secretary.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ralph Launce
J. W. Morton
Rose Reid
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Cettyebure
Minnesota
Peersburg
Gettysburg
Texas
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Gettiesbore
Mississippi
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Chicago Tribune
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Brotherhood OF Men
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Atlantic
U. S
St. Pr
Test Lim
Pridgay
S J. W. Calvert
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Physicians and Surgeons
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Lemley
Washington, IA
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Blair Blde
Chiropractors
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Se Pone
Klein
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
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J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Side
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
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Crail
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Noble Grand
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