Rainbow soldiers visit Iowa towns to greet fearsome front veterans
Two Rainbow division soldiers from the 168th Infantry arrive in Washington county and Des Moines for a brief tour. They share trench memories from France, praise Iowa comrades, and describe life in dugouts, mud, and the no man’s land frontline. A Des Moines reception follows a Des Moines club interview and crowd welcome.
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Washington
Rainbow Division
168Th Infantry
Washington County
France
Twenty-third Engineers
Albert Montgomery
Stuart
Iowa
Des Moines Club
Corp
Merle Skinner
Sergt
Owen Hawkins
America
Montgomery
Indianola
Golly
Corporal Skinner
Woman Patents Relief Through Foley Kidney Pills
An advertisement quotes Mrs Chas Gray of Detroit Michigan who reports better sleep after using Foley Kidney Pills. The promotion from Lemmon's Pharmacy urges readers with backache rheumatic pains or kidney and bladder trouble to try the remedy.
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Foley
War Speech on Red Cross Mercy and Liberty
President Wilson extols the Red Cross as a universal humanitarian force and urges full personal sacrifice. He underscores global unity, condemns German mistreatment of aid workers, and ties compassionate action to liberty and democratic aims for all peoples. He shares a story of an Indian soldier reflecting on democracy.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
United States
Justice
Mercy
Liberty
Iowa Factories Shift To Government War Goods
About 200 Iowa factories are producing for the government with 100 in food products and the rest making steam engines tools gloves garments and small metal stampings. Most orders are standard lines, with few large contracts so far. Washington considers spreading orders west to relieve eastern congestion and equalize government purchases nationwide.
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PES
Towa
Iowa
Washington
Lowa
War Industries Board
Eouncil
National Defense
Training Camp Opens at Camp Dodge Iowa
More than 700 students attend the fourth series officers training camp at Camp Dodge Iowa. The course runs through Sept. 1 with infantry and artillery divisions. Cadets include S&th division personnel and civilians from Iowa State College Ames and the State University Iowa City. Led by Lieutenant Colonel Hall, the program aligns with War Department plans to mobilize at least three million men this year.
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Camp Dodge
Iowa
S&th
Iowa State College
Ames
State University
Iowa City
Hall
War Department
Sioux City Traction Fights Jitneys Over 6 Cent Fare
May 20 report notes Sioux City Traction seeks a 6 cent fare and higher wages, backed by the mayor and city council. J W Kindig argues for strict jitney regulation to end the practice, while jitney men say licenses total 250 yearly with 30 000 in revenues versus the street car license 850 and over a million in revenues.
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Mouxx
City Ln
Sioux City Traction Company
J. W. Kindig
Cross for Judge: Newton Candidate Lauded as Lawyer
John B. Cross of Newton, a candidate for judge in the district, began practice in 1904 and has since formed partnerships with Ross R. Mowry and later W. O. McElroy. He has served as city solicitor for three terms, then pursued a growing private practice, now representing seven Jasper County banks. He is active in the American and Iowa State Bar Associations and is praised for legal knowledge and judicial bearing. Political Ad.
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Newton
John B. Cross
Ross R. Mowry
W. O. McElroy
Melroy
Cross
City of
Daily News
Jasper County
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Fragmentary moral law remark blocks social access
A partial line admonishes someone to change their viewpoint or be isolated from society, reflecting a commentary on age and morality. The fragment suggests societal punishment for holding a certain stance and urges reassessment to regain acceptance.
Standings and Sunday Baseball Results Across Leagues
National League Chicago 3 Philadelphia 9 and St Louis 0. Rostein 1. No other NL games. American League Washington 1 Cleveland 9 in 12 innings.
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Philadelphia
Bf. Louis
Rosten
Washington
Cleveland
Peret
New York
Cincinnati
Seeeel
Pittsburgh
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Moston
New York Eeveesresves
Yeveland
Louis
Detroit
Archie Mc Peak Missing Brother of War Casualty Report
REJECTED FOURTI TIME BELLEVUE May 26 Archie Mc Peak 30, brother of Harvey McPeak killed in action in France several weeks ago, has been listed as missing after a patrol.
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Bellevue
Archie McPeak
Harvey McPeak
France
Rejected McPeak Seeks Any Service Branch
He has been rejected by army recruiters a fourth time due to flat feet poor eyesight and weak heart yet remains willing to enlist in any branch. The text notes these defects have not deterred him previously.
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McPeak
Optimistic Thought
A reflective aphorism on justice and fate noting that retribution does not always match each person’s actions. It suggests uncertainty in moral outcomes rather than fixed cosmic accounting.
Vinol claims to strengthen children and the aged nationwide
A newspaper advertisement touts Vinol as containing cod liver and beef peptones iron manganese peptonates and other ingredients to restore strength for puny or run-down children and adults. It promises money back if not satisfied and cites Sherman Bros. druggists and numerous town drug stores as distributors.
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Vinci
Sherman Bros. Wruggists
Washington
Advt
John Fef. Cross Newton seeks District Judge seat
John Fef Cross Newton Iowa announces his candidacy for District Judge. He is 37, married, living in Jasper County since age 14, and a 1904 State University of Iowa law graduate with over fourteen years of practice in Newton. He appeals to voters across Poweshiek Mahaska Jasper Keokuk and Washington counties and pledges qualification, fairness, and worthy service if elected.
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Poweshiek
Mahaska
Jasper
Keokuk
Washington
Jasper County
State University of Iowa
Newton
Iowa
Letting Catarrh Lead to Consumption Warns Readers
Historical notice warns of catarrh progressing to consumption via airways and lungs. It condemns sprays and inhalers as ineffective, endorsing S. S. S. as a direct remedy. Readers are urged to seek medical guidance from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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