Big Sendoff Planned for County Men Draft Bound for Camp Pike
Washington county drafts 161 men plus detachments from Des Moines Appanoose Lee Van Buren heads depart Monday evening for Camp Pike. A massive patriotic sendoff is planned in Keokuk with thousands expected to line the route to wish the troops well and see them off.
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County Draft Board
Logan
Washington County
Camp Pike
Washington
Burlington
Keokuk
App
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Little Rock
Des Moines
Appanoose
Lee
van Buren
County Bands to Gather in Washington for Farewell Event
Riverside band will attend and others from the county are urged to join in Washington on Monday. Spanish-American War veterans Capt. D W Harvey W A Harper and S J Kelloge lead the committee arranging a farewell reception for departing soldiers. Washington band will play free of charge and a speaking program in Central Park is planned with addresses by local men and patriotic organizations asked to cooperate.
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Washington
Riverside Band
D. W. Harvey
W. A. Harper
S. J. Kelloge
Riverside
Washington County
Central Park
Reasons for Refusing Others Foley Kidney Pills Ad
Persons who have once used Foley Kidney Pills prefer them to any other medicine. They give relief from kidney and bladder troubles back ache sharp shooting pains rheumatism stiff swollen joints sore muscles puffiness under eyes nervousness always tired feeling and sleep disturbing bladder ailments. Lemon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Confession at Fox Theatre Promises Thrilling Drama
A new William Fox film titled Confession featuring Jewel Carmen premieres at the Fox theatre next Friday. The drama centers on a mysterious plot with twists and a star driven by bridal early tragedy and stark beauty, designed to showcase Carmen’s talents.
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Jewel Carmen
FOX Theatre
William Fox
Otar
Miss Carmen
Miss Brushley Declines Mr Lawhenad's Advancing Note
Dialogue reveals Miss Brushley refusing further talk to Mr Lawhenad who questions cold treatment and a note from last Thursday. She insists she is not a fish and ends the exchange. The scene underscores tension and a firm boundary set by Brushley.
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Mr. Lawhenad
Miss Brushley
City Council Adopts Rate On Gas Thousand Feet
City leaders approve the proposed rate on gas thousand feet to fund infrastructure upgrades. The decision sets new pricing for natural gas service and allocates funds for maintenance programs. Community groups express concern about impact on households.
Opening of Clara Barton Street Makes Old Roadway Unnecessary
At a city council meeting an ordinance set gas and electricity rate limits for Washington Iowa. The gas cap is $1.75 per thousand feet with a path to future reductions if conditions change. Dean W G Raymond investigated the costs and recommended the raise. The council also Vacated East Tyler Street as Clara Barton Street opens, closing the old route to the county hospital grounds and paving the new street, with surplus ground to be sold.
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Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Washington
Dean Raymond
W. G. Raymond
Engineering College
The
State University
Light Committee
Council
Iowa
Tyler Street
County Hospital
Clara Barton
Hospital Park
East Tyler Street
Major Brookhart Visits Home From Camp Perry
Major S W Brookhart chief instructor at Camp Perry Ohio stays home briefly visiting family after a death at his late home in Arkansas. His brother Lieut T L Brookhart is en route to France, and son Ned Brookhart returns from Camp Hancock Georgia on furlough. The rifle shooting school trains officers from camps nationwide with about eleven hundred in residence and fifty instructors.
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S. W. Brookhart
Riflemen
Camp Perry
Ohio
Arkansas
Washington
Brookhart
T. L. Brookhart
Quartermaster’s Department
Jacksonville
Fla
France
Ned Brookhart
Camp Hancock
Ned
Major Brookhart
Iowa
M. C. Mumma
Lowa
Rcently
German Bombing Strikes Red Cross Hospital in Jouy
Paris July 17 German aviators bombed the American Red Cross hospital at Jouy at eleven o clock. Two enlisted men were killed and nine nurses and staff were wounded including Miss Jane Jeffrey. Despite the blasts doctors worked at four tables and operations continued.
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Paris
Red Cross
Jouy
Jane Jeffrey
Chalons
American Red Cross
Soldier's Cough Cured Says Private Harold Hamel
Private Harold Hamel of the 66th Regiment at Ft Adams writes of relief from a three month cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar. Ad suggests it also eases hay fever asthma and bronchial coughs with Lemmon's Pharmacy as a source.
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Harold Hamel
66Th Regiment
Ft. Adams
R. 1
Foley
Lemmon
A Real Friend
A humorous exchange defines a real friend as someone who knows you well yet keeps quiet about your plan to take out life insurance. The quip contrasts close knowledge with discretion in a lighthearted tone.
Vineland claims to aid night workers in Springfield ad
An advertisement profiles Charles T Harder praising Vineland for building energy and sleep. It touts beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates as the ingredients. The ad promotes sale by Sherman Bros. and druggists nationwide.
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Sherman Bros
Adyvt
Global Post Letters Largely Written in English
It is estimated that about two thirds of all letters carried by the world postal service are written sent to and read by English speaking people.
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Postal Service
Regular Squall in Boston Transcript Cats and Dogs
A Boston Transcript brief plays on household chaos as humor about ruling pets. The author jokes about cats and dogs dominating the home in a lighthearted column tone.
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Boston Transcript
One Thing More Brave Gen Stedman at Chickamauga
An Argonaut reminiscence recalls General Jim Stedman rallying a retreating brigade at Chickamauga with grit and wit. He urged them to hold the line while an officer lamented their sacrifices, and Stedman quipped that they had not yet died, reflecting fighters’ resolve.
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Jim” Stedman
Chickamauga
Lut
Stedman
Argonaut
Triumph of Justice and Duty to All
A Pem note urging steadfast pursuit of justice and equal rights for all. It calls for resisting injustice, respecting others' rights, and safeguarding liberty and property without exception.
Reformers and the spirit of reform in history
A concise reflection on reformers as makers of the Declaration and the Constitution. The author praises reformers who build positives and critiques negative reformers who oppose without proposing alternatives.
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United States
Giant gum trees tower over forests in Australia
The article notes Australian gum trees reach over 400 feet tall with a specimen felled in southeast Australia measuring 471 feet, surpassing California's tallest "big trees" at 325 feet. Gum trees grow rapidly and hold the record for tallest trees recorded.
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California
Australia
Popular Science Monthly
Glass Making an Old Art
Fragments of wine vases dating to Exodus times have been found in Egypt. The article notes Nascent glass making likely existed among the ancient Assyrians. It references glass as a symbolic emblem of brightness in the New Testament.
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Egypt
Barebones Parliament nickname origins explained
The Barebones parliament convened in 1658 by Oliver Cromwell earned its nickname from member Praisegod Barbon a Puritan preacher and leather denier whose surname inspired opponents to label the body in this way.
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Oliver Cromwell
Barbon
Demoralizing Influence of the Sickly Ideal
Orison Swett Marden argues that holding a sickly failure focused ideal demoralizes people. He contends that lowering standards to mediocrity drags excellence down and keeps individuals dwelling in failure.
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Orisen Swett Marden
Fish Population Density in Sea Regions
A scientific note estimates about 120 million fish inhabit every square mile of the sea, indicating extremely dense marine populations and highlighting variability by region and species.
War Department Mobilizes Farm Service And Recruiting
A. L. Barkman directs a nationwide mobilization of farm service volunteers across all sections. He assigns a special farm service man to each federal employment office and uses small town post offices as receiving stations. A. L. Scott of Boston joins civilian recruits to oversee army clothing and supplies with orders to obtain the necessary materials.
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A. L. Barkman
Division of Farm Service
Department of Htbor
A. L. Scott
Boston
War Department
EU Fur
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