American Soldiers in France Stir Romance and War Worries
War dispatch recounts Secretary Baker praising the friendly ties between American soldiers and French and British peers. The piece notes soldiers with French children, carrying wood for French households, and the risk that distant love may fade as men face uncertainty about returning home.
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Ifeyou
France
Baker
Battle Front
Great Britain
Washington
Sunset Park
ABE MARTIN Nostalgia for Ready Made Pants and Costs
ABE MARTIN recalls the old days of press creases in ready made pants and jokes that high living costs only spur marriages. The quip plays on thrift and social changes in a humorous anecdote.
Let Him Live Kaiser Anthem Turns To Vengeance
A wartime poem imagines sparing the Kaiser while inflicting perpetual misery. It envisions luxury turned to ruin with battlefield rot, a seashell that destroys a supposed heaven, and a private hell for the German ruler as ships sink and nations mourn.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Returns to Spring Drive
A humorous verse describes spring arrival and the narrator surviving winter. He jokes about buying gasoline, bonds, and tires while planning to spend on Red Cross aid and repair fines from speed law busts, reflecting on mobility and thrift.
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Nome
Morticians
Lamp of Life
Martial Sires
Red Cross
Brace up American girl as war mood rises at home
A wartime urging piece counsels the American girl to endure distress and support the war effort. It imagines lovers abroad and at home, noting jealousies and the hope that returning soldiers will be grateful and eager to reunite with the girls they left behind. The tone is patriotic and consoling.
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Washington
Pas 4d
Pancho Cueto
Isabel Cueto
Fragments Reflect War, Trade Jokes From Vindicator Columns
Excerpts show wartime musings with grim lines on wounded soldiers and courage, and a local joke about buyers in Africa. The piece also cites a quip about wrists watches boosting trade and a London Opinion joke about pockets and natives.
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Africa
London Opinion
Dunlap Declares Candidacy for Washington Henry Senate Nomination
Political announcement by C. H. Dunlap seeking Republican primary nomination for state senator in the Washington Henry county district. He states competition is subject to voter will at June primaries.
Candidate Announces Run for State Representative
I will be a candidate for nomination for the office of state representative from Washington county, subject to the will of the Republican voters at the June primaries. 39eod tf Walter S. Boyer.
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Washington-Henry County
Washington County
Walter
Boyer
McCleery Announces Republican Run for Twenty Third District
HUGH H. McCLEERY announces candidacy for representative on the Republican ticket in the June primaries subject to voters in the twenty third district.
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Hugh H. McCleery
County Sheriff Candidate Referendum Note
A candidate announces intent to seek the county sheriff's office subject to the will of James 38 Stevenson. The short statement signals candidacy while referencing a named individual for approval or support.
Waiting Forever
O'Reilly sees Rosa Varona yearn in the dark gaze and embraces her with renewed hope. She sighs and pledges she will wait forever, sealing a quiet, intimate moment between them.
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O'Reilly
Rosa Varona
Hidden Cuban Treasure and a Web of Betrayal
Don Esteban Varona guards a secret hoard buried on his estate kept by slave Sebastian. After a series of schemes led by Donna Isabel to seize power, Sebastian kills Don Esteban and himself, revealing long hidden deeds and a dangerous power struggle over the Varona properties.
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Don Esteban Varona
Sebastian
Don Esteban
Esteban
Rosa
Isabel
Evangelina
Donna Isabel
Pancho
Pancho Caeto
Cueto
Varona
Jose Oroz
la Joya
Senora
Pancho Cueto
Candidate for Washington County Board of Supervisors Nomination
W. C. Hotle seeks the Republican nomination for the unexpired term of Mr. Stevens on the Washington County Board of Supervisors subject to the will of county Republican voters.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Stevens
To&th
W. C. Hotle
Third Liberty Loan Near Three Million Dollar Mark
The Third Liberty Loan nears three million dollars with bond subscriptions driving gains. Taft spoke in Elizabeth City while Gerard addressed Philadelphia meetings. In Chicago district 4075 communities met quotas. states like Iowa Michigan Wisconsin contributed sizable totals. Only three counties in the St. Louis district lagged in funds.
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Taft
Elizabeth City
Gerard
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nois
Towa
Michigan
Wisconsin
St. Louis
National prayers for victory urged by Mothers of Defenders of Democracy
The National Association for Mothers of Defenders of Democracy led by Mrs John E MacArthur of New York urges an international victory prayer on May 12. Supporters include state governors mayors congress members and clergy from patriotic outfits.
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New York
National Association For Mothers of Defenders of Democracy
Mre
John E. MacArthur
New York City
Mothers of Soldiers and Sailors
Congress
Pictorial Store Signs In Petrograd Sunwide
Storefronts in Petrograd display pictorial representations of goods inside attracting customers. The signs decorate shop fronts with images signaling available merchandise and prices, reflecting wartime scarcity and street level commerce.
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Petrograd
Nut Tree Slow in Bearing
A Brazil nut tree shows delayed bearing, not beginning to bear until about fifty years old as it matures and develops oil.
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Evening Journal
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Mutual
Abe Martin
the Kaiser
Sheen
Lavien
Hell
Lusitania
No Man's Land
Walt Mason
C. H. Dunlap
Eod If
James
Stevenson
Rainbow
BY Rex Beach
de Castano
Senor
Cuba
Matanzas
Mario de Castano
Posa
Ingo
Harper and Brothers
Owen McGovern
J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal
Washington, Iowa
Mothers of the Soldiers and Sailors
Morrison & Morrison
T. A. Michels
Charles A. Dewey
Eicher & Livingston Law
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Special Collection Department
Crail
Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
Irvin
Huston
Lemley
Washington, IA
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ralph L. Bunce
Ae Seear
Cyrus
BR. A
L. D. Langworthy
H. P
J. W. Morton
Recorder
B.S
R. H. Walker
W. M
Rose Reid
Sec
I. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge
Iowa Ave
Elmer McPadden
Noble Grand
C. Keller
A. John Droz, M. D
Farmers & Mer
S. H. Bateman Blair
General Practice of Medicine
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
J. W. Nickell
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Square
Klein Klothing
Red Washington, Iowa
Southwest Corner
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
St. Paul
J. J. McKeone & CO
Cc RL & P
California
S. A
H. W. Russel
C. B
ATH
Lo’west Lim
Tees
Iidcecsauk
So'wesat Lim
W. I. Lindsay
Frank Rogers
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