Knights Observe Ascension Day Observances at Bethlehem Commandery
The Bethlehem Commandery held Ascension Day with many members attending despite intermittent rain. Autos to Wellman and Keota were canceled due to mud. Knights in regalia gathered at the temple, decorated graves in Elm Grove Cemetery, and heard a keynote address by Rev. F. M. Warren. A 6:20 PM dinner at the Asylum followed, hosted by Eastern Star ladies, with praise for the banquet and a final report from Sir Knight Perry of Ovkalooea confirming a creditable showing.
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Bethlehem Commandery
Wellman and Keota
Temple
Elm Grove Cemetery
F. M. Warren
Christian Church of
United States
Mr. Warren
Potsdam
Vine
Asylum
Eastern Star
J. 2
Glasgow
J. E B. Koneth
St. Clair Lewis
Order of the Temple
Honest testimony backs Foley Kidney Pills ad claim
This testimonial from Mrs. Chas. Gray of Detroit asserts improved sleep after using Foley Kidney Pills, targeting backache rheumatic pains and kidney and bladder trouble. Lemmons Pharmacy advertises the pills.
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Foley
Chas. Gray
Detroit
Mich
Lemmons Pharmacy
Loyal orderly Lanckton sails to rejoin Pershing in France
Sergt. Frank Lanckton, longtime orderly to Gen. John J. Pershing and constant attendant to Secretary Baker, has sailed for France after a temporary detachment to accompany Baker back to America. He has served with Pershing in the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Japan, Mexico and Europe and hails from Cleveland. Paris is cheerful about the war's outcome.
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Frank Lanckton
John J. Pershing
France
Ac Cmpany
Baker
America
Lanekion
Cleveland
Paris
Mrs. J. A. Todd Dies in Pittsburg Kansas
Death comes to Washington native Mrs. J A Todd who died in Pittsburg Kansas at 5 30 yesterday evening She leaves a daughter Planche and two sons who predeceased her Funeral services will be at First United Presbyterian Church in Washington with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Interment follows a long life of nursing and church involvement with the late Mrs Todd remembered for cheer and friendship
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J. A. Todd
Pittsburg
Kansas
Washington
First United Presbyterian Church
J. M. Wishart
Woodlawn Cemetery
Firet Church
Anna
Minnie Ferguson
Kans
Mr. Todd
Todd
Old
Rock Island
Victor Todd
Planche
Help for Men Kidney Pills Endorsed by M W Taylor
M W Taylor of Calvert Alabama writes in an advertisement praising Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy he used. He claims the product restores kidney and bladder function and relieves backache rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the ad.
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M. W. Taylor
Calvert, Ala
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
County plans for June 5 register of 21-year-olds
The Adjutant General advises the county exemption board to prepare for registering men who reach 21 since last year’s registration day. The likely date remains June 5, with registration at eight local sites across the county. Registrars and locations are listed for Ainsworth, Washington, West Chester, Brighton, Riverside, Kalona, and Wollman. It is expected about 175 new names will be added, likely 10 percent of last year’s total, aiming for roughly 22 000 in Iowa. Next week Camp Dodge entry details are due, and sixteen men will depart for Jefferson Barracks Tuesday.
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County Exemption Board
Guy E. Logan
Congress
Ainsworth
Oregon
Crawford
Highland
Washington
Washington City
Jackson
Marion
West Chester
Franklin
Cedar
Iowa
Washington County
Camp Dodge
Jefferson Barracks
Jeon Carter
Crawfordsville
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Clyde Schmoeller
Cai Schmoeller
General Electric Company
Schnectady
N. Y
Signal Corps
Camp Alfred Vail
Little Silver
N. J
Cyclone Injures Dozens Across Muscatine Eldridge Areas
A cyclone swept through Muscatine and Scott counties near Davenport causing at least 22 injuries and extensive property damage. Houses, including the William Houseman home, were destroyed while a schoolhouse was carried away. Four people were seriously hurt and one likely fatally injured, with victims treated in Muscatine and Davenport hospitals.
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Davenport
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Bayfield
Eldridge
Houseman
Althe
William Houseman
Hee
Robert Houseman
Bert Jarrette
Houseman Place
Arthur la Tourette
Sweetland
Fighteen
Peter Arp
Scott County
Muscatine Boy Dies After College Auditorium Fall
Chas A Kemble of Muscatine a 17 year old Iowa Wesleyan freshman died after falling fifty feet through a ceiling grating in the college auditorium during a prank. He died at Burlington hospital after being rushed there. He was a member of a fraternity and played in the college band. He leaves parents two sisters and a brother.
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Burlington
Chas. A. Kemble
Muscatine
Iowa Wesleyan College
Burlington Hospital
Kemble
Iowa Wesleyan
Charles A. Kemble
J. M. Kemble
Second
Iowa
Local Society Announcements Round Up May Events
Lexington Ladies' Aid Society hosts Mrs Giles Jones Mrs Cy Huber and Mrs Everett Huber on May 16 at Mrs Everett Huber's home. Cyrus Chapter No 13 Royal Arch Masons meets May 10 at 7 20 p m with petitions and Mark Masters Decree work. Loyal Sisterhood M E church holds May 15 social at Mrs R E Brown with transport from square corner 2 15 bring comfort bags and dues. Fortnightly Child's Study meets with Mrs Harry Ward May 12. LL A MM Kr Church West Chester meets May 15 hosts L Bauer L Jackson L Stouffer bring thimble needles and scissors. Phoenix hall dances May 3 guests invited. Yeoman meets tonight 8 00 at Woodman hall. Tuscaloosa News notes a boy teaching his family to read and write replacing corporal punishment in school per Montgomery Advertiser.
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Giles Jones
Cy Huber
Everett Huber
Lexington Ladies’ Aid Society
Cyrus
Royal Arch Masons
Mark Masters
L. D. Langworthy
H P
Sisterhood 8. S
M. E. Church
R. E. Brown
Iowa Avenue
Cosa
H. F. Gilbert
Mt. Pleasant
Ll. A. S
MM. Kr
West Chester
L. Bauer
L. P. Jackson
C. Stouffer
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa County
Montgomery Advertiser
Fortnightly Home Economies Meeting Scheduled May 11
The Home Economies department and Fortnightly elu will meet tomorrow afternoon at the usual time at the home of Mrs J O Sexton. Red Cross Garment Workers notice: the garment department will close for two weeks for housecleaning and reopen May 27 with increased activity.
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Mre
J. O. Sexton
Red Cross Garment Workers
TMA
Buckley Returns to Battery After Wounding in War
Battalion Sergeant Major David A. Livingston reports that Pick Buckley of Company K has returned from hospital with a hip wound and is back with his battery. The letter, dated April 14, describes springlike weather in the Rainbow division area, steady morale, and light entertainments as shells and machine gun fire echo nearby.
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Pick’ Buckley
Sergeandé
David A. Livingston
168Th Infantry
8. W. Livingston
Pick
States
Dave
Rainbow Division
War Verse Read In Senate Provokes Laughter
Senator Moore of Missouri read a World War I verse in the U S senate that triggered laughter per the Congressional Record. The poem mocks slothful patriots praising true citizens who stand by the nation and resist sedition as the Kaiser looms.
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U. S. Senate
Moore
Missouri
Congressional
German hits at Russ pact sparks future wars warning
In a letter to the Bedin Vageblatt Dr. Hans Karlsruhe, a Reichstag member, condemns the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with Russia. He warns the pact will create lasting antagonism between Germany and Russia and may breed fierce wars in the future.
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New York
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Russia
Hans-Karlsruhe
Reichstag
Bedin Vageblatt
Ghost Photography Trick for A Fake Apparition
A photography idea advises grouping four friends to pose as a ghost, exposing one third of the proper time with them in frame, then removing the ghost and finishing the exposure with two thirds more. The camera must remain still and the ghost should be draped in white to appear ethereal.
Get Along Without Metals in Cliff Dwellers Had Knives
The cliff dwellers used bone knives from deer bones and polished them to a sharp edge. Household items were pottery jars and casks coated with a varnish-like substance. Cave dwellers, though prehistoric, existed in many ages worldwide.
Why Japanese Tea Is Liked
The article notes that Japanese tea is valued for cleanliness and strict sanitation. It highlights careful health checks of workers and the curing process, and states that Japanese teas are never artificially colored unlike some teas from other countries.
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Japan
Oiher
Soldiers of the French and Indian War Impress With Restraint
Benjamin Franklin notes French troops marching from Rhode Island to Virginia without complaint over food losses. He praises them as men who value honor beyond parade dress, illustrating restraint and discipline in combat.
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Benjamin Franklin
Rhode Island
Virginia
The First Primitive Measures
The article discusses ancient human based measurement units such as the inch span and pace. It explains that these units originated from body parts and proportions, suggesting the span and pace formed the foundation of measurement and are commonly used to describe distances.
Reigning Cats and Dogs In Boston Transcript
Regular Scuall notes a humorous look at domestic life with pets ruling the home. The piece plays on the phrase reigning cats and dogs to capture a lighthearted column tone.
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Boston Transcript
New Commander of the Southern Department
Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook has been placed in command of the Southern Department with headquarters in San Antonio. He previously served as a brigade commander at Camp Sherman and was chief instructor of military art at Port Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Willard A. Holbrook
Southern Department of the Army
Southern
San Antonio
Camp Sherman
Port Leavenworth
Kaus
Witty note on hearing aids and social ease at dinner
The passage recalls John Morley’s recollection of a dinner with Herbert Spencer where ear steppers allowed the host to open or close listening. It suggests that President Roosevelt could similarly muffle boresome talk with a gesture, reflecting on environment shaping hearing and joy.
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John Morley
Herbert Spencer
Mr. Roosevelt
Boston Globe
Water cycle claim on evaporation and return time
A European scientist proposes a cycle in which a water molecule evaporates from the ocean and returns in ten days, yet remains in some part of the system for about 3,460 years before evaporating again. The claim reflects a speculative view of long residence times in the global water cycle.
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