Young Washington Boys Join World War Adventure
The piece reflects on the emotional impact of American youths departing for Europe. It frames the war as a rare global experience that will reshape millions of young men, expanding their horizons beyond the United States and forging a broader, more adventurous American character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Poland
Serbia
Russia
Europe
America
United States
Asia
Africa
Australia
Japan
China
New Zealand
South America
Rhymed World War I Propaganda Verse About Austria Italy and Russia
A WWI era verse depicts Kaiser Karl lamenting Austrian shortages while Italian forces rally. The soldiers seize food from each side as they advance and retreat, leaving battles and ghastly shortages in their wake. The fragment ends with survivors returning home gaunt and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Karl
Austria
Taly
Kaiser Wilhelm
Italy
Karl
Ain
Women Join War Effort To Stand Beside Allied Forces
The passage urges women to shed personal timidities and fully commit to the wartime cause. It envisions them supporting the war by joining the national effort, rising to meet expectations, and standing alongside soldiers fighting the enemy in France.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem praising American WWI troops marching on to defeat Kaiser Bill. Verses celebrate Allied effort, landing troops and poised victory, noting European soldiers joining in praise as the Yankee Doodle spirit rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Prairies
Kaiser Bill
Kaiser
Old Map of Iowa Brought to Light at Cedar Rapids Exhibit
The oldest known Iowa map, created in 1839 by J. H. Colton of New York, is on display at 305 Fourth Avenue, loaned by Mrs. Althea Vanard of Mt. Vernon. It covers about three tiers of Mississippi River counties and shows Linn County at the edge of civilization with few towns, including Dubuque and Bloomfield, but none in Linn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
J. H. Colton
New York
Mississippi River
Linn County
Cedar River
Johnson County
Clinton
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Johnson
Cedar
Scott
Muscatine
Slaughter
Washington
Louisa
Henry
Des Moines
Lee
van Buren
Prairie Lar Porte
Charlestown
Lyons
Bloomfield
Jones County
Iowa Territory Map Description from Early Survey
The four pages describe survey details of a portion of Iowa Territory. It notes Linn county population of 205 at map publication. Robert Lucas was named governor and superintendent of Indian affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territory
Iowa
Linn County
Robert Lucas
Damage by British airmen reported in raids on Merhange
London reports extensive damage at Merhange hostile aerodromes from raids on the nights of the 19th and 20th. One large shed and three hangars were destroyed with no further details. The Hague notes Germany and Bolshevik allies arranging a guard at the German embassy in Petrograd in civilian dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British
Air Ministry
Merhange
the Hague
Germany
Petrograd
Cologne
Germans Flee From Reims Sector Amid Marne Push
The report details German withdrawals north of the Marne as French American and British forces close the Bezu-St Germain area. Prisoner counts cited reach toward twenty thousand, with combat heavy around Griselles and Bezu-St Germain and rapid Allied advances across the Marne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Pershing
Marne
France
Bezuest
Germain Clive
Chateau Thierry
Suissons Belic S
Grissoles
Bezu- St. Germain
Grisolles
Germith
Salient
Griselles
Tbezu- St. Germain
Epels
Fere-en-Tardenois
Soissons
Contuct
Hateau Thierry
Geralts
Outwitting the Hun A WWI Flying Ace’s Escape Tale
The narrative follows Pat OBrien's ally from the Royal Flying Corps through training in Canada to France, detailing downed German pilots, a final wound and capture, and a prisoner’s journey via Gibraltar to neutral Italy and on to Austria and Germany. The memoir contrasts hospital care for wounded enemy soldiers with limited care for his own injuries, notes forged papers, and ends as he writes from captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Franccisco
Pat O
Irien
Royal Flying Corps
Canada
France
Ile
Engand
Holland
Strait of Gibraltar
Italy
Austria
Germany
Gibraltar
England
America
Missing pilot and a deadly battle in the air
The narrator recalls a comrade missing after a raid and the long wait for word or a casualty listing. An orderly then offers to escort him to witness a great air battle now unfolding at the front as the story continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
German Flying Corps
Mystery Divorce Suit Over Husband's Hidden Photo
An eastern woman sues for divorce after discovering another woman’s picture in her husband’s watch cave. The remark notes the oddity of double lives and men not keeping up appearances with their watches.
Train schedule notice from 1918 corrected dates
The item lists corrected January 20 1918 railroad timings for eastbound and westbound passenger trains No 3 and No 26 with local Nos 91 and 92, noting daily operation except Sundays and signature of W E B Lin ds a agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun H. W. Russ
J. E. Kun
Lo'west Lim
W. EB. Lindsa
Chronometer transforms sea navigation and fixes longitude
Before the chronometer, navigators could measure latitude but longitude relied on dead reckoning, a shaky method that led to many shipwrecks. The chronometer, introduced in 1735, resolved this by providing precise longitude determination.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Journal
Publishers
City Editor
The
Post Nfice
South
McKinley
Rone
Walt Maso
British Air Ministry
EN Pantc
Reims
Momence
R. F.C
O'Brien
Atkinson
Pat Alva O'Brien
Courtrai
San Francisco
C. J. Wilson
Cc. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Charles A. Dewey
Eicher & Livingston & Escher
LAW
W. M. Keeley
W. FH. Butterfield
Special Collection Department
Crail
Physicians and Surgeons
H. Bateman Blair
General Practice of Medicine
A. John Droz, M. D
Farmers & Mer
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ralph L. Bunce
W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
L. D. Langworthy
H. P J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Joe S. McElhoney
E. Cc
J. W. Morton
Recorder
C. B.S
Mra
R. H Walker
W. M
Rose Reid
I. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge
Iowa Ave
Mimer Me Wadden
Noble Grand
KR. C. Keller
Irvin E. Huston
Lemley
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
R. R
J. W. Nickell
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Mra. M. H. Sartor
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
Klein Klothing
Red Washington
Southwest Corner
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
St. Paul
J. J. McKeone & Co
Frank Rogers
Washington Branch
C. B&q
ATH
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!