Iowa Discharged Men From Camp Pike Dominant
A July report from Little Rock lists Iowa men among the majority discharged for physical disability at Camp Pike. Most are placed in class B for reclassification. The Iowa names include Des Moines, Red Oak, Ottumwa, Cedar Falls, Fort Madison, Washington, Knoxville, Mount Pleasant, Fairfield, Centerville, and others across several communities.
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Little Rock
Ark
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Iowa
Steve Milesevitch
Charles J. Muesbercer
Lawrence D. Mckiwan
Walter M. Newell
Nicola Affatale
Mery Fh. Prideaux
James P. Smith
Albert W. Barquist
Fred WH. Falkenheimer
Roy Foder
Bert Gant
Alva A. Urich
Arthur H. Holden
James Hiatt
Emanuel Hogdon
Carl «. Lind
Des Moines
Howard Maris
Red Oak
Robert M. Olive
Cedar Falls
William T Mullens
Ralph Allander
Ottumwa
Bam B. Abby
Lloyd W. Arnold
Washington
John Armetrong
David H Vrandmayer
Mount Pleasant
Will Haer
Knoxville
Lyle CC
Boldin
Glenwood
Charles A. Wiick
Fort Madison
Floyd E. Black
Verner N. Koll
Gastavus C. Schrieber
Novo C
Sumptee
Centerville
John F. Summertehtt
Kay J. Dehaefer
Grover C. Cooper
Lee RK. Hite
Frank T. Wren
Jesse R Lutz
William Miller
John P. Morlimdickie
Fairfield
Herman H. Hops
Edward J. Heston
Walter L. Hanab
Port Madison
Oscar L. Lee
May KB. Johnson
Swedish Congregation Dedicates Service Flag and Confirmation
A Swedish church held a Sunday service dedicating a service flag for Walter Anderson who joined the colors. Five youths were confirmed Violet Bramer Myrtle Anderson Mable Johnson Oscar Johnson and Harold Anderson. The event featured the Lord's Supper and an after-service picnic at Sunset Park led by Rev Kraft of Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Anderson
Sunset Park
Mr. Kraft
Rock Island
Woman's Home Companion subscription price hike notice
Readers are warned the annual rate for Woman's Home Companion will rise from 1.40 to 2.00 after a specified date. No further details on dates or amounts are provided in the fragment.
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Det
Funeral Vigil for Comrade Camuel Logan Notices
Comrades meet at the hall at 2 30 p m Wednesday to attend the funeral of late comrade Camuel Logan. The notice mentions renewals and subscriptions and a Journal of 58 Red in the context of club arrangements.
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Nita Belle Mehoon
Journal of 58 Red
Lalso
G. A. BR
Camuel Logan
Washington
Ladies’ Home Journal
Nita Belle McKoon
Journal of 59 Red
Local notices mix ads and visits across Ottumwa area
A miscellany of town ads and short notes lists merchants Crail and Dougherty Bros offerings, household goods, travel to Ottumwa, Rock Island, Burlington, and Keokuk county visits, plus various residents such as Mrs Durst Miss Myrtle Rouse and Mrs Sands traveling for shopping or family.
Steinmetz returns home after army discharge
Charles Steinmetz enlisted in the army and has returned to join family at Fort Leavenworth. He was discharged due to physical disability after two terms of service, while still hopeful of enlisting again elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida L. McKeon
M. C. DeLong
Crawfordsville
Mrs. DeLong
Charles Steinmetz
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Balings Offered by Rohrer and Willits
Rohrer and Willits advertise baling services and provide contact via phone 224 Green for pricing and arrangements. Secure and reliable baling for agricultural needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baling
Rohrer & Willits
SitGood
Chautauqua Tickets Go On Sale In Washington Banks
Season tickets for the chautauqua are on sale at four Washington banks this afternoon for pledges made last summer and for new buyers. The treasurer will mail notices to earlier pledgers who aimed to buy over a thousand tickets for the 1918 assembly. Program booklets are available at banks for pledge redemption and general purchase. The lineup features three or four fine musical acts, noted lecturers, and war related talks by Private Peat Private Gordon Ross and Marie Van Gadel the Belgian nurse. Banks report strong interest and tents on the grounds are available through Frank Stewart. Many plan to camp on site during the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peat
Gordon Ross
Marie van Gadel
Frank Stewart
Mrs Montgomery 81 Died at Home in Washington Iowa
Mrs Sarah Catherine Montgomery 81 died at noon at her home 12 South Town avenue after an illness dating from last Friday. Funeral Friday 2:30 pm at the residence in charge of Rev M R Regan with burial at Elm Grove. She was born in Lexington Ohio June 15 1837 and moved here in 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Catherine Montgomery
South Town Avenue
M. R Regan
Elm Grove
Lexington
Ohio
Samuel Montgomery
Margaret (Tharpe) Montgomery
Trenton
Henry County
John Montgomery
Dillon Montgomery
Denver
Colo
Nevada Speidel
Albert J. Montgomery
Milton
van Buren County
Iowa
Washington
Imitation Ivory in South America Sparks Trade Debate
A regional report notes South American producers pivoting to imitation ivory products. Officials fear market confusion and potential impact on wildlife while citing possible regulatory responses and consumer demand shifts.
Soldier from Independence Kills Self Over Despondency
Amos Ludwig, a young Independence soldier home on furlough from Camp Dodge, was found dead in a field near Independence after a note suggested suicide due to despondency and ill health. He had ridden with a local schoolteacher sweetheart Friday evening, then returned home. a note and a bottle of strychnine were found among his belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Iowa
Amos Ludwig
Ludwig
Camp Dodge
Otto Ludwig
Dorris
Bryantburg
Old Home
Westbur
Frank Snyder
Otto Martin
Oscar McFee
France
Sell Scrap Now to Lock High Prices Says Editor
Waste and hides of all kinds bring high prices and delaying sales risks a market decline. Hold back scrap iron metals hides and gunny sacks at this time and sell now to satisfy any reasonable man. Prices are high enough to justify selling today.
Widow on the Farm Wage Dilemma Prompted by Applicant
A Kansas City Star snippet shows an applicant addressing a widow about managing a hired hand. He states you are a widow and questions whether wages or worry keeps a worker on the farm. The exchange underscores practical tensions in rural labor.
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Kansas City Star
Ford Overturns Near Pleasant Plain in Brush with Minor Injuries
A Ford car driven by J. W. Guy flipped near Pleasant Plain after hitting a deep rut. The top was up, shielding three occupants, including Walter Johnson who suffered a sprained hip while Mr. Guy and Chas. Work had minor cuts and bruises. The car remained drivable after the wreck at about 20 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
J. W. Guy
Pleasant Plain
Mr. Guy
Walter Johnson
Chas
Mr. Johnson
House Ways and Means Balks Rail Fare Tax Hike
Washington July 30 The House Ways and Means Committee weighing the 8 000 000 000 revenue bill tentatively rejected raising passenger fare taxes and freight taxes on railroads and turned away any increase in telephone taxes. It considered but did not agree on oil pipe line rates excise and other levies and tentatively held that transporting soldiers or officers in uniform would not be taxed whether on duty or furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Adhesive Tape Trial for Glass Cutting Edge
A correspondent proposes placing taupe adhesive tape on the lower side of a straightedge used to cut glass to prevent slipping. The suggestion aims to improve grip and accuracy in glass cutting tasks.
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Edwin August
Fatty
Hughie Mack
America
Mrs. Vernon Castle
Bessie Barriscale
East Side Square
Grape Fruit
Canteloupe Press
Chase & Sanborn
Chase & Sanborn’s
Kellogg's Post Toasties
Kellogg’s Zwieback Kekellogg’s Bran Biscuit
Kellogg's Minute Brew
Virginia Sweet
Swift
Walton
Brindley’s Sanitary Cash
Pais
Kansas
Walt
C. M. Btinbon
Crail’s
Foxr & Dewey
Carl Combs
Dougherty Bros
Prices Canning
H. L. Henderson
David Durst
Myrtle Rouse
A. E Sands
Burlington
New York
G C. Springman
Brighton
Lyda Hellam
Lemley’s Grocery
Black
E. W. Allen
Winfield
Fred Spangler
R. J. Renoux
Edna
Harry
Ainsworth
Ray Minick
Donald
Lucile
Verdi
W. G. Robb
Joanna
Roscoe
Ernest Dean
Ernestine
Davenport
R. J. Armstrong
Miss Rhue
Merna Fountin
Keota
Norene Kracaw
Wilma Paul
Mercy Hospital
George Dowell
Dorothy
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Amy Folger
Wellman Schools
Omer Jones
Henry Rhodes
Zora
Muscatine
Luba Gwinn Crowder
F. B. Swift
Dayton
Lou Wombacher
Lowa Tel, Co
Kennan
Mary Harper
Milwaukee, Wis
Dorothea Wickham
J. E. Lemmon
C. L Hoerline
Oskaloosa
Hoerline
Green and Bently
Elsie Walton
Cora Diller
Charles Jackson
Bri. O. Logan
Prancis Kathyrn
Ashley
Mr. Logan
Lem and
al Logan
E. Haas
Virginia
Oscar Carlson
Ruth Carlson
Frank Edworthy
Amy
A. FE. Forgey
Carol
Luelle
Hazel Meek
Rublo
Yarmouth
H. H. Payne
Admiral Hay Press
Ethel Bestor
Milton White
Chicago
Marie Turnipseed
Mary Fisher
Titus
Walter Kleese
Florence Boileau
H. H. Moore
Journal
Frank Webb
Los Angeles
Cal
al McCall
the Fair
Lieoyd Durst
Kalona
Red Cross
Lemmon's
Ador
W. C. Willis
Burrell Willis
Mr. Willis
Iona June
Minneola
T. C. Coleman
Walter MeAvoy
Etta MeAvoy
Valley Junction
EF. C. Jones
Wellman
Lee McAvoy
Guy Mintle
Srinnell
Ening
Mr. Mauck
Mee
Ostermoor
Metropolitan Playhouse
Dorothy Phillips
Universal Weekly
Enid Bennett
Graham
Montgomery
F.C. Caverly
Toulon
Ill
Charles
J. Ee. Brown
Lafayette
Maurine Turner
Winona
Franklin
A. M. Turner
South America
West Washington Street
Self
S. Com
Mutual
Coke
John Shields & Sons
House
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