Remembering German atrocities of 1870 in Rheims recall
Waterloo resident Mrs. EB Tuttle recalls wartime memories from Rheims during the Franco Prussian War. She describes German atrocities witnessed as a child, including executions and the forced care of soldiers, reflecting on the enduring French spirit and a son serving with a motor mechanics regiment.
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Waterloo
EB. FE Tuttle
Rheims
France
Tuttle
Ahheims
Rheiss
Peace League enters politics calls for league of nations
The Peace League to Enforce Peace begins a nonpartisan political push urging Democratic and Republican leaders to adopt platforms backing U S entry into a league of nations to safeguard victory and secure world peace. Campaign manager W R Boyd Jr says the idea transcends party lines with support from Taft Parker and Hughes.
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League
United States
League of Nations
W. R. Boyd, Jr
New York
Taft
Alton B Parker
Charles E. Hughes
Hoyd
Germany
Czechs to Aid the Allies Reach France via U S Route
Mrs Louise Jerris Chez and her husband Anthony W Chez of Ogden Y M C A workers report from Vladivostok that 25 000 Czecho Slovaks allied with American British and French forces will join the war effort and travel to France via the United States. They describe uprisings in Odessa and the plight of prisoners under Austrian and German control.
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Salt Lake City
Frank Chez
Joe Chez
Frank
Ogden
Viatlivostok
France
Austria
Germany
Italy
United States
Louise Jerris Chez
Anthony W. Chez
New York
Chez
Budapest
Paris
General Pershing
Ambassador Sharp
Francis B
Odessa
Mrs. Chez
Russia
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Mr. Chez
Manchuria
China
Pekin
Siberia
Emerson
Yokohama
San Francisco
Joseph Chez
Denver
East
Washington
Morrontown
W. Va
University of West Virginia
Young Iowa Soldier Victor Returns From War
In May 1917 an Iowa youth joins the army amid a nation ready for war. After enlistment, a year later a Red Cross nurse recalls his Western Front wound and pride in his service. The jovem soldier speaks of duty and earning his family's honor as battles loom.
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Iowa
Littl College
Red Cross
Battle Front
Lona
A Mother’s World War II Farewell From Vinton Iowa
The poem from a Vinton mother honors sons departing for military service. It urges courage and duty, recalls faith and prayer, and asks the son to be true wherever his lot, hoping for return but accepting sacrifice if needed.
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Washington County
Stomach Versus Soul
An editorial note from the Houston Post argues the average man’s stomach urges spending more than his soul when signing checks, highlighting money over principle in public life.
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Houstop Post
Chamberlains Tablets Promise Relief for Digestive Ailments
Chamberlains Tablets target stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. The ad claims long term cures for chronic constipation and permanent relief for years of stomach trouble. Sold at Lemmon's Drug Store with directions on each bottle.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Soldier recalls frontline charge and close combat
A veteran describes charging with his squad, facing Huns in shell holes, dodging barbed wire, and firing to close the distance. He meets two surrendering foes, is wounded, and shoots another before blacking out. He asks to tell folks back home he is alright as nurses obtain addresses.
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