Red Cross Urges Quick Rural County Campaign Response
Local Red Cross asks Washington County residents to return or request new-dollar per month pledge cards. July payments not required. nine payments yearly with gaps in December June and July. The drive funds workrooms and relief for troops, urging immediate action and offering replacements for misplaced cards.
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Red Cross
Paris
American Red Cross
Washington County
Pershinge
Dheregard
Red Cross Seeks Seventeen Factory-Ready Hospital Garments
Red Cross notes report blindsided by material delays for boys ten to be used for French and Belgian refugees. Washington county chapter prepares to distribute kits and calls women to volunteer work, with Mrs. C. J. Wilson coordinating and urging quick quota submissions.
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Garment Department
Chicago Tribune
Red Cross
Paris
France
Washington County
Central Division
C. J. Wilson
Wool Shortage Threatens City Merchants
A Dry Goods Reporter notice warns of a looming wool shortage as rug makers refuse new orders and woolen goods may vanish from markets. The War Industries Board says army needs will tie up wool through January 1, 1920, leaving civilians to rely on existing stock. Local merchants already face constrained buying, unable to obtain certain items at any price.
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War Industries Board
Miss Besse Jones Honored by Washington Baptist Guild
Miss Besse Jones, recently named state director of the World Wide Guild, is honored in a Sunday program at the Baptist church. The event outlines the guild’s mission, history, and Jones’s dedication, with sermons, resolutions, and notes on national and international service.
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Miss Jones
The
Baptist Church
Besse Jones
Washington Society
Iowa
U. S
Helen Crissman
Northern Baptist Convention
World Wide Guild
Miss Young
Cuba
Geisenheiner
Assam
Miss Brora
China
Boggess
Miss Besse Jones
Washington
Bess
W.W. G
France
Jesus Christ
Mary
Jesus
Regan
What
Lowell
Besse
Tawa
Fremont Ministers River Tragedy Claims Three Men
Rev M R Regan announces his Fremont Iowa church successor Rev Mr Bruner died in the Skunk river drowning beside dentist Dr Osborn and a man named Milligan. Details were not given in the message. Regan left for Fremont by Milwaukee freight train this afternoon.
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M. R. Regan
Fremont
Iowa
Skunk
Mr. Bruner
Osborn
Milligan
Regan
Milwaukee
Power of Gentleness in Culinary Advice
An authority on culinary matters told the New York Telegraph that boiled potatoes taste better when gently boiled, highlighting the virtue of gentle preparation and kindness in cooking.
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New York Telegraph
Paul Putnam Enjoys Military Camp Life at Lake Geneva
Paul Putnam, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Putnam, writes about the boys camp at Lake Geneva. He details daily drills, inspections, meals, and the hard schedule, noting fellow cadets, a nearby All America football figure, and his wish to extend the stay with his father’s permission and possible funding.
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Paul Putnam
A. B. Putnam
Lake Geneva
Jack
A Soldier Window at Nicola and Harmon’s Book Store
Nicola and Harmon’s book store displays a growing window of Washington county servicemen photographs. Each image carries the original name and current location. Miss Harmon invites residents to submit missing photos for addition to the collection.
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Harmon's
Washington County
United States Service
Harmon
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Clemensau
Red
Ella Bare
West Chester
Max Adams
Camp Forest
Ralph Oldfield
Mattie Bare
Nellie Adams
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
A. Anderson
Howard McCleery
Rhead Warren
Celestine Marie
F. E. Swift
Dayton
Ohio
Mary Dautremont
Riverside
Etheldreda Swift
Knoxville
F’ Marie
J. A
Will Marie
Guild
Lucile Forgey
Washington Boy
Paul
Bun
Harold Putnam
Camp Cody
Beals
Fellows
Washington, Iowa
Nicola
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Harwood
Harwood & Son, the Shoers
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