Clay Township Reaches Red Cross Quota With Senior Gift
Clay Township residents met their Red Cross fund target on Thursday. 93 year old J A Robinson insisted on contributing after canvassers missed him, a gesture welcomed by the committee. James Joy Jeffreys addressed a small Methodist church audience on liquor and tobacco harms, then offered songs and remarks. Weather forecasts predict more rain with high humidity following yesterday’s soaking shower.
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Clay
Clay Township
Red Cross
J. A. Robinson
Red Cross Fund
Robinson
J. J. Jeffreys
James Joy Jeffreys
Methodist Church
Mr. Jeffreys
Belgian Soldier Meets Des Moines Friend in Iowa
Louie Wilri from Belgium and his wife visited Des Moines to meet Belgian soldiers passing through. A soldier in the group lived two doors from Wilri’s Antwerp home, but could not share family details. Joule believes two brothers serve with Allied or Belgian forces, but contact is uncertain.
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Louie Wilr
Des Moines
Louie
Belgium
Wilri
Antwerp
Joule
Rock Island
Pes Moines
Local notices recap from Brighton area events and visits
Editor J G Heacock is in Washington on business. Dr W McLaughlin returned from Chicago after ten days at clinics. New Maxwell 1918 cars bought today by Everette Palmer and Harry Bishop at T C Kyle garage. Dr A W Clow back from Des Moines after Iowa Osteopathic association convention. Kana Fetters recovering well after appendectomy. Pearl Phillips expected from Camp Dodge for family reunion at W A Phillips home. Shotgun Owners Association to escort 45 men to Camp Dodge from City Hall at 8 2. Officials to attend funeral of former Councilman Geo G Reister at 2 at the Methodist church.
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Maxwell
T. C. Kyle
Everette Palmer
Harry Bishop
A. W. Clow
Des Moines
The
Iowa Osteopathic Association
Pearl Phillips
Camp Dodge
Harry Phillips
Prairie City
W. A. Phillips
Geo. G. Reister
The Fair Advertises Sales and Local Notices
Local ads show Fox and Dewey shoes and a 3x5 ft flag for 1.59 at The Fair. Promos urge a Sunday dinner at Dean's and have assorted ice creams and dressware. Public sale of 14 lots set for Saturday May 25 at 2 o'clock. residents and visitors note travel to Burlington and Camp Dodge and other local movements.
Dean's Goods and Family News From the Fair
The notice lists Crail's Fresh country buttermilk at Dean's and a range of items from tablets to paints. It reports Private Howard Miller visiting his parents during a two day furlough from Camp Dodge. Also notes Mary Guthrie Miller’s birth in Chicago and Mary Guthrie Miller’s family, with births and arrivals of relatives from Arga Oklahoma and Chicago.
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Howard Miller
D. H. Miller
Camp Dodee
Order to report as escort for Camp Dodge departure
Important notice from Washington County Iowa branch of the National Association of Shot Gun Owners orders individuals to report at Washington City Hall on Tuesday morning May 28 1918 at 820 for escort duty to the station for men answering the call to report to Camp Dodge departing on the 940 train. By order of O K Mauck Captain Commanding.
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Shotgun Owners Association
Camp Dodge
Washington County
Iowa
National Association of Shot Gun Owners
Washington
O. K, Mauck
Local accident victims return home from near Columbus Junction
Miss Pearl Boileau and Rolla Westing, injured when their Ford plunged off a bridge near Columbus Junction, have been brought home. Westing suffers a badly sprained knee and facial nerve trouble, with bruises all over. Boileau’s injuries are severe with torn ligaments. Amareldle McCreedy remains bedridden with a leg broken in three places. In Waco Texas camp updates twelve cast members, and sixteen county men join Camp McArthur. Teachers depart in Washington with many off to summer plans. A letter from France reports Corporal Harry Price near the trenches with Company G, 165th infantry, and not lost at the time of writing.
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Pearl’ Boileau
Rolla Westing
Columbus Junction
Amareldle McCreedy
Waco
Tex
Jefferson Barracks
Camp McArthur
Texas
France
Mies Pye Green
Harry Price
165Th Infantry
America
Patience as Courage in Conqueror’s Faith and Society
A quotation from Bulwer emphasizes patience as the courage of the conqueror against fate and the world. It links patience to gospel strength and its social value for races, institutions, and the individual soul facing matter.
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Bulwer
Weeds Prove Theory in a Gardener’s Observation
A Baltimore Sun excerpt argues the adage that weeds outlast well tended plants. It notes gardens reveal that survival favors those least cared for, implying weeds thrive where cultivation lags.
Prober to Examine Situation as Uncertainty Lingers
The dialogue suggests a formal probe will assess the situation. It implies until results emerge, no immediate action will be taken, leaving parties unsure and waiting for definitive findings.
Attention hy of P Meet at Hall for Reister funeral
A Sunday afternoon funeral for Reister is set at Hall with a 1 pm gathering. Attendees from the organization are urged to attend the service and paying respects.
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Reister
Debtors to Fred Jardon Jr Called to Settle
Attorney Chas A. Dewey, S116, administrator’s counsel, asks all debtors to call his office and settle accounts owed to Fred Jardon Jr. The notice requests prompt payment and provides contact through the administrator’s office.
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Fred Jardon, Jr
Chas
A. Dewey
Be sure to say good afternoon to father for me
A summer evening scene records a young girl named Margaret told to go to bed at six instead of eight. As her mother departed, the child cheerfully instructed to greet her father with a good afternoon from her.
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Dad
Margaret
Comparative line on a miser’s soul and a boarding-house burner
A dry wry remark compares the average miser’s soul as smaller than a boarding-house gas burner, using a sharp analogy to critique thrift and stinginess with pointed humor.
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