Community Notes From Over County Neighborhoods
Sam Nebel and family had Sunday dinner at John Graber's. Nellie Davis of Crawfordsville visited Frances Eicher. Eicher sawed wood for Robert Matthew and Peter Graber. Ella Schantz visited Anna Widmer near Olds. Jonathan Graber did carpentry for Rev. Daniel Graber. Jess McCoy, Crawford township assessor, was here Monday. Several families shared dinner at F G Rich’s home and others worked on farms and tile projects in the Crawfordville area.
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Stringtown
Sam Nebel
John Graber
Nellie Davis
Crawfordsville
Frances Eicher
J. E. Eicher
Robert Matthew
Peter Graber
Ella Schantz
Anna Widmer
Olds
Jonathan Graber
Daniel Graber
Jess McCoy
Crawford Township
F. G. Rich
E. EB. Eicher
Ruth Mast
Harriet Boshart
Otto Williams
Robert Wells
Crawfordaville
David Graber
Dan Alliman
P.W. Widmer
Will Richard
Harry Stutzman
Local news roundup from Havre area showcases visits and trades
March reports from Havre list cattle sales by Bloyd Easter to A B Carr and John Putman Jr, horse sale to John Putman, and various visits. Families such as Ely Jackson, Miss Myrtle Saville, and Rev P H Peterson are noted visiting, with carpentry work by Art Long and paper hanging by Ed Knox. The Havre Red Cross auxiliary plans sewing at the Washington rooms Wednesday.
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Havre
Donald Tucker
Bloyd Easter
A. B. Carr
John Putman
Ely Jackson
Tom Stewart
Richland
Peter Witting
Wayland
Art Long
Will Stafford
Junction
Ed Knox
Washington
John Caldwell
Glenn Pratt
Lloyd Easter
Roward Baker
Jim Shrader
Jake Shrader
Myrtle Saville
Will Palmer
Haskins
Red Cross Seeks 5000 Tons of Used Clothing
The American Red Cross will tour the nation March 18 to 25 collecting old clothes for Belgium and German-occupied France. The drive seeks 5000 tons of clothes and shoes, plus blankets felts and cloth. Members urged to deliver usable surplus items to local Red Cross chapters for shipment.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Belgium
France
Belgian Relief Commission
Red Cross
Kaiser Seeks 15 Billion Mark War Loan
London dispatch reports Germany plans a new war loan of 15,000,000,000 marks to be issued soon. The German war debt is stated as 100,000,000,000 marks, equivalent to about 27,250,000,000 dollars, according to the exchange telegraph from Copenhagen.
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Germany
London
Copenhagel Bays
Floyd K Jackson sought after for forged checks
Washington bankers and local merchants seek Floyd K Jackson, a mysterious man who passed checks for ten dollars at a shoe store and three dollars elsewhere, promising to return shoes if they did not fit. He claimed to live near Washington, but no one knows his whereabouts or true identity.
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Washington
Floyd K. Jackson
Washington National Bank
Jackson
Floyd
Washington National
How Red Cross Cares for Wounded U S Army Men
A correspondent recounts life at Base Hospital 18 where trained nurses endure harsh conditions. Nurses sleep with gas masks beside beds, work long hours in cold wet settings, and provide warmth through hot meals and blankets. Soldiers describe trench experiences, injuries, and the relief of gentle care from Red Cross staff.
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American Red Cross
Base Hospital
Eds
Kitchener
Red Cross Notes on Donations and Schedules
Mrs Crail reports that a hand crocheted Arabian centerpiece by Mrs John McCall sold for 4.00 and funds are with the treasurer for the local supply fund. A lace border by Mrs Libbie Anderson sold for 1.00 and is with the treasurer. A duplicate lace by Mrs Anderson awaits sale and is on display at Crail's. Mrs Westphal will head the surgical dressings tomorrow. Mrs Clyde Boice will supervise tomorrow evening. The 9x compress will be made day and night. A prior gauze shipment was understated. 15 000 yards were received.
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John Westphal
Clyde Boice
Grant rail rate increase approved by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Western railroads request for higher import and export commodity rates between Pacific coast ports and interior points. Rates on sisal binder twine were denied. The ICC also approved increased terminal charges at Seattle and Tacoma Washington and Vancouver British Columbia proposed by the St Paul road.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Vancouver
B. C
St. Paul Road
Vinol advertised as cure for bronchitis in Massachusetts woman
Mrs. P B Thayer of West Somerville claims Vinol restored her appetite stopped her coughing and gave back her energy after bronchitis. The ad promotes Vinol as a constitutional cod liver and iron remedy with a formula on every bottle and lists Sherman Bros Druggists and other drug stores as outlets.
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West Somerville
Mass
P. B. Thayer
Vinci
Sherman Bros. Druggists
Washington
Advt
Australians Raid German Positions Near Messines
Australian troops conducted night raids on hostile posts east and northeast of Messines, killing several Germans and taking a few prisoners. Artillery was active on both sides southeast of Armentieres and east and northeast of Ypres.
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London
Messines
War Office
Armentieres
Ypres
Luxburg Flees Argentina for Chile
It is reported here that Count von Luxburg the former German minister has fled Argentine territory escaping to Chile.
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South American
Chile
Buenos Aires
Count von Luxburg
Argentine
Way of Some Wives
In too many cases a wife measures her husband by his faults as described in an editorial note from The Enquirer.
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Jefferson Street
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