Open Letter Urges Soldier Families Help from Red Cross
Washington County Iowa Red Cross Home Service asks all families of soldiers to cooperate with a new department. Chairman J D Glasgow says a county wide list of soldiers will be compiled and card indexes established. The letter promises confidential aid for insurance allotments and other matters, urging courtesy to department members and township officials.
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Home Service Branch
Red Cross
J. D. Glasgow
Department of the Red Cross
Glaston
Home Service Department of the Red Cross
Washington County
Washington
Court House
Home Service Department
Iowa
Cadet Lemley Describes Solo Flight Adventures
Cadet Russell Lemley writes from Love Field Dallas about ten hours of solo flying with no instructor. He details preflight checks, takeoffs, wind challenges at 2500 feet, and rough landings with gusty shifting air, plus a daily schedule from 5:00 a.m. to taps. The letter includes an advertising footnote about Foley remedy samples.
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Russell Lemley
Brighton Enterprise
Love Field
Dallas
Tex
Army
Terra Firma
Aeneas
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertised Relief
In Unadilla Georgia B B Hayward says Foley Cathartic Tablets give quicker relief than anything tried. They relieve biliousness bad breath bloating indigestion and constipation with no eriping or nausea. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertisement.
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B. B. Hayward
Unadilla
Lemmon
Wail from Deming Poem Reflects Desert Camp Hardship
A soldier’s lament from Deming recalls a barren desert post in the Southwest. He contrasts troops sent to France with those kept in a forsaken sandy spot where coyotes howl wind blows dust in faces and dangerous creatures prowl. The speaker accuses the land God created but forgot of neglect.
The Conqueror at Fox Theatre Saturday
The Conqueror, William Fox's photodrama starring William Farnum, screens at the Fox Theatre Saturday. Director R A Walsh is praised for a masterpiece depicting General Sam Houston life with vivid battle scenes and a compelling love story. Supporting cast includes Charles Clary J A Marcus and Jewel Carmen.
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Fox
William Fox
Wiliam Farnum
Fox Theatre
the Conqueror
R. A. Walsh
Sam Houston
William Farnum
Texas
Houston
Tennessee
Mexico
Charles Clary
J. A. Marcus
Jewel Carmen
Potatoes Endorsed to Cut Wheat and Meat Use
A Food Administration drive led by Deems gains strong support from state leaders including Congressman Green. The plan urges wider potato use to conserve flour and meat, promote cooking variety, and expand public dish options.
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Deems
W. R. Green
Council Bluffs
Mood Administration
W. Rk, Green
Rescue Aviators From Sea Near Miami
Two naval aviators were rescued five miles off Miami Florida after their hydroairplane malfunction left them stranded in the sea. Exhausted they clung to life until a coast steamship picked them up and brought them to port.
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Atlantic
Miami
Fla
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer A Clear Complexion
Dr F M Edwards treated many women for liver and bowel ailments and touted Olive Tablets as a daily remedy. The product promises a normal bowel action, waste elimination, and a healthier look with olive colored pills sold for 10c and 25c by all druggists.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
You Cant Rub It Away Rheumatism Ad Claim
An old advertisement claims rheumatism is in the blood and impossible to cure with liniments. It promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier and urges readers to obtain a bottle and seek free medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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Glasgow OF Home
AMER
Ican Red Cross
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Wail
Deming
France
Lesher Whitman & CO. Inc
Broadway
New York
Congratu
Lates WR
Food Administration
Ment
M. L. Parker
Davenport
DD. G. Thompson
Burlington
Iowa Merchants and Bankers
Thompson
Florida
Buddy Chedee
Ohio
White Kid Pump
Oxford
Tracy & Weidner East Side Square
Uncle Sam
Wilber Miller's Undertaking
Harper & Gardner’s
Fourth Ward
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