Thousands Expected for Iowa G A R Encampment in Des Moines
Des Moines May 29 Ten thousand visitors and old soldiers are expected to attend the forty fourth annual encampment of the Iowa G A R in Des Moines June 11 to 13. Officials and delegates from allied groups will attend with a parade on June 11 and a camp fire that evening.
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Des Moines
Iowa G. A. R
Grand Army
Ladies of the Grand Army
Sons of Veterans and
Daughters of Veterans
Iowa
James B. Weaver
Harding
Thomas Fairweather
J. L. Farrington
Iowa Falls
R. N. Getty
Camp Dodge
Orlando A. Somers
Indiana
Lois M. Knauff
Chagrin Falls
Laura EF. Berger
Cedar Rapids
W.R. C
Ellen Tarbox
Freburgh
Ladies of the
Judece Martin J. Wadé
Alma D. Johnson
Clarinda
A. D. Bunger
Sons of Veterans
Maud M. Sincuff
Ottumwa
The
Col
David J. Palmer
Washington
J. W. Willett
J. W Millis
Mike McDonald
Cut This Out It Is Worth Weney Ad Offer
Cautionary newspaper ad urges readers to mail a slip with five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound and related medicines. Ad copy emphasizes coughs colds and croup with Lemmon's Pharmacy listed as the source.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Lemmon’s
Adyt
The Crisis Civil War Film Opens in Graham Theatre
Interest centers on The Crisis three day engagement at the Graham Theatre December night showing the Civil War from the Northern viewpoint. Critics compare it with The Birth of a Nation noting audiences seek balanced storytelling of both sides.
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Know
Tomiss
Pluett-Shermey Film Corporation
McElhinney’s
Graham
American Major Seeks King George Signatures for Soldier Aid
Major Mack of Cincinnati presented King George and Queen to secure their signatures for an American soldier aid campaign. He also slapped the king on the shoulder in a friendly gesture and noted his work as an agent for the U S insurance board in Pagid. Mack has sold twenty million dollars in war insurance for the government.
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William J. Mack
Cincinnati
King George
England
Major Mack
United States Insurance Board
Pagid
Aise
Tle
Germany cocksure of defeating allies in war address
Former Iowa governor Leslie M. Shaw warned in Des Moines that America faces a dark hour and that Germany is more certain of victory than ever. He urged mobilization of 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 troops, warned of domestic unrest, and argued peace must follow current conditions or a German victory.
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Des Moines
America
Germany
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Roosevelt
George Washington
Valley Verge
Valley Forge
France
Russia
Riesia
Nonpartisan League of
Kkalser
Great Britain
George
Lieht
Handelapnin
Seoume
Belgium
Rhine
Woman testifies to Foley Kidney Pills relief
An advertisement quotes Mrs Chas Gray of Detroit praising Foley Kidney Pills for relief from backache rheumatic pains and bladder issues. The notice notes the product at Lemmon's Pharmacy suggesting improved sleep and health.
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Foley
Chas. Gray
Sixth St
Detroit
Mich
Por the Freedom of the World at the Fox Theatre
Decoration Day and Friday showings present a patriotic eight reel motion picture drama. A vivid panorama of soldiers marching to defend civilization with battlefield courage, home front bravery, and the Stars and Stripes seen on the front lines in France.
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Fox Theatre
France
Edwin Bower Heasser
Common Bird Inspires Noted Nature Writer
A glimpse of a common bird viewed by Bradford Torrey leads to recognizing him as a foremost nature writer. The passage illustrates how familiarity can spark literary insight in natural history observation.
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Bradford Torrey
Unique Gifts to the Red Cross Highlight Sacrifices
Mrs Elin J Harvey of Minooka Illinois donated a 3000 year old Ur of the Chaldees lamp found in a tomb and brought to America by a missionary relative to be sold for the Red Cross. W P Davis of Southerland Iowa offered a rare 1849 Mormon ten dollar coin, one of only two known, to fund the Red Cross treasury. The lamp and coin will be sold to fetch the highest bid and donors will be acknowledged.
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Red Cross
Elin J. Harvey
Minooka, DL
Chaldees
Abraham
Promised Land
Southerland
Red Cross Treasury
Salt Lake City
John A. Head
HOUSES IN TWO TOWNS Liquor Delivery Dilemma
Santa Monica and Venice city limits split Marine street houses. Deliveries to back doors in Venice outskirts pose conflict as Santa Monica front doors remain dry. Chief Ferguson admits the issue stumps him and notes arrests unlikely for moving liquor within the same property.
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Solomon
BE. W., Ferguson
Santa Monica
Cal
Venice
Marine Street
Deaters
Twin Babies First World Trip For Nine Weeks Old
John and Joan Waite, nine weeks old twins of Dr. John H. Waite, completed a voyage halfway around the globe. They arrived at their grandmother’s home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to start their life there after departing Australia in January following their mother's death. Each infant gained a pound and a half during the Pacific crossing.
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John
Joan Waite
John H. Waite
Rockefeller Institute
Sydney
Australia
C. Edward Kennedy
Harrisburg
America
Pacific
Miners Rally Patriotism At Edgemont Mine
Miners at Nigger Hollow mine No 1 of the St Louis and O Pal lon Coal Co near Edgemont Jh require all entering the shaft to salute the American flag. A recently found bottle in the mine spurred the test of every man s patriotism. The pit committee also resolved that each miner must buy Liberty bonds.
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Nigger Hollow
St. Louis
German Lies Ruined Him Charles Nelson Refused to Quit
Charles Nelson who immigrated from Scandinavia faced hardship due to false accusations but persisted, finding work and rebuilding his life in America through grit and steady effort.
Escanaba Man Plunges Life Savings Into Liberty Bonds
Nelson, urged by German sympathizers to invest all his savings in the next Liberty loan, withdrew his $2,000 life savings and spent it in taxi rides and Escanaba saloons, leaving him broke and facing ruin.
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Escanaba
Mich
Nelson
Penny Deflects Bullet in World War I Soldier’s Tale
Theodore Gravely of Alton II reports to a friend that a battered penny saved his life in France. He says he carried the coin in his topcoat pocket when a bullet struck it and was deflected, narrowly missing his heart in the front trenches.
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Theodore Gravely
Alton, II
France
Alton
Shore Leave Request Turns on Wordplay
A Mexican border camp dug a ditch to drain weeks of rain. When the downpour stopped, a soldier asked for shore leave to visit a town and amusingly asked for leave to day. The captain granted him the request.
Cat’s fur stands on end after power plant mat swap
A Cleveland power house cat slept on a rubber mat under a dynamo until someone removed the mat and the cat lay on an iron plate. The fur became charged with electricity and stands stiff as a hairbrush, a curious effect observed by workers.
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Cleveland
Madeover Dresses Reflect Generational Clothes Thrift
In a nostalgic reflection Ruth recalls her mother wearing her sister's old dress and jokes that as the next oldest in Grandma’s family she understands the burden of wearing repurposed clothing. This quiet vignette highlights frugality and family memory across generations.
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Ruth
Grandma
No Excuse for Blundering Speech Guarded
A concise aphorism notes that a man faced double guards while speaking and a woman receives speech to limit her talk, reflecting a sly commentary on social controls and gendered communication.
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Boston Transcript
Pigeon Section of Signal Corps Formed to Train Carrier Pigeons
Major Griffith heads the new pigeon section of the Signal Corps to train carrier pigeons for army use. The department operates under the Signal Corps name and handles pigeon training for military communication.
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The
Signal Corps
Griffith
Army
China Enlists Women in Armies Early History
The narrative notes that China had women soldiers before other nations, with female troops in the Tao Ping rebellion of 1850 and a 1853 Nanking army of 500000 women, organized into brigades of 13000 under women officers.
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China
Russia
Nanking
Origin of the word pagoda tied to bone tower idea
The term pagoda is not Chinese origin. It likely derives from Persian or Hindustani and is said to mean a white bone tower. Throughout Chinese history, tall towers have been a common architectural feature.
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L. MW. Shaw
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Charles Nelson
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Washington Loan & Trust Company
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D. W. Hamilton
Dan Hamilton
Sigourney, Iowa
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