Davenport pastor to speak in Washington on war effort
Dr. Frank Cole of St. John's Methodist in Davenport returns from France after six months as army Y M C A secretary. He will address a Washington audience next Wednesday night, stressing man power, food conservation, and generous support for the Y M C A and Red Cross among soldiers.
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Frank Cole
St. John's Methodist Church
Davenport
Washington
Cole
France
Army Y. M. C. A
H. H. McCleery
Washington County Army Y.M. Cc. A
Davenport Democrat
America
Grand Opera House
Dr. Cole
Dr Cole
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad for Kidney Relief
M. W. Taylor of Calvert Alabama writes that Foley Kidney Pills are the best remedy he used, restoring kidney and bladder function and relieving backache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, and sore muscles. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
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M. W. Taylor
Calvert, Ala
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
Bubbles Form Round Shape From Equal Air Pressure
A description explains that air inside a bubble pushes uniformly against the water film, keeping the bubble perfectly round as it enlarges when more air is added.
Children See Cows for First Time in Countryside
Two New York City boys visiting relatives spend two weeks on a farm and marvel at cows chewing cud. They ask the owner how he can afford gum for all the cows, a curious detail from Cleveland Lanier.
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New York City
Cleveland Lanier
Army calls for five thousand doctors to serve as surgeons
Surgeon General Gorgas and the American Medical Association urged five thousand medical men to join the army as surgeons, with the navy seeking two thousand. Washington county already sent four physicians to active army hospitals and more volunteers are expected as surveys assess local capacity and age limits. The AMA offered its nationwide resources to mobilize the medical profession for war.
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Gorgas
Army
American Medical Assn
Navy
Washington County
Roy A. McGuire
Brighton
James E. Edgington
Washington
George Maresh
Riverside
Floyd Weichlein
Wellman
C. A. Botcee
Des Moines
American Medical Association
Medical Reserve Corps
National Association
United States
Where Liberty Bond Money Goes
Analysis of military expansion costs detailing provisioning for 1,500,000 new troops. Includes equipment, shelter, helmets, gas masks, shoes, feeding, planes, rifles, ammunition, and drafting costs with figures for initial gear and ongoing needs.
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America
General Pershing
Pitch the Dollars in Win the Liberty Pennant
Grover Cleveland Alexander urges fans and players to support the Third Liberty Loan. He likens the drive to a baseball inning, calling for every American to invest, promising interest and national victory over Kaiserism.
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Alexander
Bone
America
Sam
Working Overtime to Grow Money with Liberty Bonds
The piece extols investing idle funds in United States Liberty Loan bonds as a tireless money maker. It touts bonds from $50, offering 4 1/4 percent interest yearly with a guaranteed market, backed by government promise and state wealth, urging readers to buy now.
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Washington
United States
United States Liberty Loan
Simerman and Moore Letters from Front in France Describe Trenches
The Emporia Gazette prints letters from Cor poral Wayne Simerman of Company K 168th Infantry in France describing a four hour patrol in No Man's Land and German trenches. Private Rennie L. Moore of Company K recounts raids and shelling as he and comrades hold trenches near the Alps.
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J. A. Simerman
Wayne Simerman
Company K
168Th Infantry
France
No Man's Land
Zimmie
Wayne
Simerman
168Th Iowa
Rennie L. Moore
A. B. Moore
Ainsworth
In the Name of Women and Children Urges Bond Buying
Poem-like wartime appeal invokes women of Flanders and Belgian French children to buy bonds. References to German aggression, murdered sons, bombed hospitals, and Paris on Good Friday frame the plea for financial support and national resolve.
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Flanders
Paris
Cut This Out It Is Worth Moneys Don’t Miss This Slip
An old advertisement invites readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Fo leys Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets via Lemmon's Pharmacy Ad appears as a promotional clipping with no further context.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Warning Pimples Signal Sluggish Blood Purifier
The ad claims facial pimples indicate impure blood and offers 5 5 8 to purify it. It promotes S S S as the greatest vegetable blood purifier and invites readers to buy at drugstores. A free medical advice offer is made from the Medical Director in Atlanta, Georgia.
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