Letter from Corporal Wilson recalls trench life in France
Corporal John S. Wilson of Company K 158th Infantry writes his mother from Columbus Junction about sixteen days in trenches, gas shelling, a German plane shot at, travel by French railcars, and life in France. He notes meals, milk prices, wine and water issues, weather, crops, and nightly duties.
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Columbus
John S. Wilson
Company K
158Th Infantry
Columbus Junction
Washington
France
Tam
Sells Floto Circus to Exhibit in Washington Iowa
Patriotic sentiment marks the Season as the Red White and Blue themed ad proclaims the Sells Floto Circus will show in Washington Iowa on Monday August 5. The company credits government support and McAdoo railroad transport and notes workers’ wartime donations to Red Cross Liberty Bonds and War Stamps.
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Sells-Floto
Washington
Iowa
McAdoo
America
Uncle Sam
A. E. Store in London Busy
George T. Bye reports on the American Expeditionary Forces commissary in London. Yanks in uniform buy cigars tobacco and canned foods at about half U.S. retail prices as the government waives internal taxes. Purchases are cash on the spot with no wrapping or receipts. Some soldiers ship groceries to British families or adopt local households, while rationing limits restrict overbuying.
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George T. Bye
London
A. EK. F. Commissary
Iis
Amy
Navy
A. I. F. Quartermaster Corps
United States
Reasons for repusing others Foley Kidney Pills
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. Lemmons Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
Plague Scare Grows With New Infantile Paralysis Cases
Four new cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Dubuque to the state board of health yesterday and one in North McGregor. Dr G H Sumner, secretary, said a special source of infection likely existed in Dubuque and vicinity.
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Des Moines
Dubuque
State Board of Health
North McGregor
G H. Sumner
Foch redeploys tactics at Marne to again thwart Germans
As in 1914, Foch renews the Marne counterattack with American and French forces striking the German right flank without heavy artillery. The push drives Ludendorff north, risks a German supply cut, and challenges Kaiser Wilhelm as the war tightens around Paris.
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France
Aisne-Marne
von Klinck
Paris
Foch
von Kluck
Marne
Washington County Daily Evening Journal Item
Washington County's only daily newspaper reports local items, updates, and notices from the morning edition. Readers follow city events, school notes, and community announcements through the paper's pages.
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Evening Journal
Washington County
Labor for Service Will List All Iowa Workers
Des Moines July 24. Ralph Faxon announces Iowa labor will be organized for possible government conscription. State leaders condemn the claim as unfounded while acknowledging plans to classify workers and form community war labor boards. Age limits not fixed. doctors bankers and lawyers excluded from conscription. A state committee including A L Urick and Faxon directs the effort.
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Des Moines
Ralph Faxon
Chamber of Commercce
FA. Canfield
State Federation of Labor
Department
A. le Urick
United States Employment Service
H. J. Metcalf
United States Public Service Reserve
Iowa
Washington
A. L. Urick
Hindenburg Very Ill. Germany’s Chief Unable to Speak
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg, head of the German general staff, is seriously ill and has not participated in military operations this year. He attended some receptions with great effort but spoke rarely and is now unable to write.
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Marne
London
No Bald Heads Among Them
A note claims that Negroes and Indians seldom if ever become bald, reflecting a belief about hair loss patterns tied to race and ethnicity in the period.
Rebels Advance as Czecho-Slovaks Suppress Bolshiviks
From Moscow reports militant Czecho Slovak forces seizing Jaroslav and aiding peasant uprisings push east in European Russia. Red Guards offer weak resistance as General Kornilov is expected to assume command of counter revolutionaries.
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Amsterdam
Jaroslav
Russia
Moscow
Red Guards
Korntloff
Preserving Fish by Danish Liquid-Freezing Method
A Danish patent describes freezing fish by immersion in a cold liquid to preserve texture. The process claims to keep fish in more perfect condition than air freezing, avoiding drying and ice crystal damage.
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Denmark
Foley Kidney Pills Provide Aid for Aged Kidneys and Bladder
An advertisement targets middle aged men and women claiming Foley Kidney Pills support overworked kidneys and bladder. It emphasizes daily filtration of impurities and relief from aches and pains, promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy in a period voice.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Time for Bud to Go
A neighbor’s collie named Bud visits Elizabeth and her friends. The child grows worried as it nears eight o’clock and urges Bud be returned home before his owners worry.
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Bud
Collie
Elizabeth
Profitiees Activity
Uncle Eben laments a man who spends time on ukulele and a setter pup instead of earning two or three dollars daily to put in his own pocket. The remark frames a rural view on thrift and productive work in a local setting.
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Uncle Eben
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