Ownership and staff of Evening Journal 1918
Orville Elder as editor and publisher. Ralph E. Shandyt as business manager. owners are Orville Elder and Ralph E. Shalek? Shandyt. No bondholders over 1 percent. Average paid circulation 2728 in six months prior. Notary Carlton Wilson confirms sworn Oct 3, 1918.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
State of
Orville Elder
Blisher
Elder and Shannon
Businessma
Ralph E. Shanoe
Towa
Lows
Ralph BE. Shandyt
Orville Eldeil
Carlton
Wilson
Kaiser's speeches reveal blind trust and divine calling
The Kaiser's words to Germans show simple obedience and belief in a divine mission with no reasoning. Meanwhile Liberty Loan fears and tax claims contrast private wealth with public duty as 125,000 prisoners are marched toward Paris.
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Paris
Rippling Rhymes and Winter Blues Poem Recital
This piece describes turning leaves and frost signaling winter's approach. It contrasts crops and labor with cozy indoor poetry and music, ending with a wary-but-warm view of winter as a needed, cherished season.
At November Election Your Support Will Be Appreciated
A brief campaign notice urges voters to show support at the November election. The message emphasizes broad backing and civic participation without detailing candidates or races.
French capital in last ten days telegraphic dispatches
The article notes French capital updates from telegraphic dispatches in the last ten days. Francisco Villa again seeks international prominence and may test U S borders, while America warns of improved warfare methods including 42 Centimeter range. War savings, Liberty Loan, and potential sugar restrictions are discussed. A Washington sign urges workers to keep workplaces neat when idle.
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Francisco Villa
United States
Food Administration
Washington
Edith Brookhart’s Patriotic Gift at Chautauqua
A young girl Edith Brookhart vows to support war efforts after being inspired by Belgian nurse Miss Van Gastel at Chautauqua. She stops eating ice cream to fund stockings for war orphans and asks friends to donate stockings at her birthday instead of gifts.
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Litte
Edith Brookhart
Chautauqua
Miss van Gastel
Bulletin on Ka lona main street honors English River soldiers
A reader praises a large public board on Ka lona main street displaying the names of English River township soldiers under an American Eagle. The readable list honors local youths with a striking display at the building corner.
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English River Township
Kalona
The Chant of the A. E. F. Poem Clip From France
Mrs John Houseal of Ainsworth shares a fragment from the Stars and Stripes showing a poem titled The Chant of the A E F The verses praise their sweep of the Marne Ourea Rhine campaign and hammering at the enemy lines The piece reflects wartime morale and the American press in France
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John Houseal
Ainsworth
France
Epiro
Housens
The
Marne
Ourea
Bing ‘Em
Rhine
Old Soldier Creed Echoes in Wartime Rally
A rugged wartime refrain recounts legions crossing the Vesle and marching onward to confront the enemy. The speaker recalls childhood memories eclipsed by blood and tears as rifles gleam and resolve sustains the advance.
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Bing ‘Em
Rhine
Through the Wheat The Sergeant's Story
Poem recounts World War I trench duty at Chateau-Thierry. The Captain speaks of gathering a harvest in the wheat as German bullets hiss by. Soldiers move through danger, calling the fighting a harvest of the field with lives spared and losses endured.
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Chateau-Thierry
Senate Vote Kills Supprage in 53 to 31 Split
Senate defeated the supprage measure by 53 to 31 amid party lines. Senator Jones signaled a possible reconsideration and kept the resolution on the calendar for a potential vote before March 4. President Wilson reinforced support by sending letters to key Democratic senators urging votes.
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Thaho
Mall
New Mexico
Harding
Ohio
Knox
Pennsylvania
Johnson
California
Sherman
Illinois
Swansea
Virginia
Wilfley
Missouri
King
Utah
Jones
Congress
Wilson
Eohittor
Army photography permits eased for camps and cantonments
New rules allow ordinary photographs in army camps with consent from the post commanding intelligence officer. Arsenals forts trenches and armories remain off limits. If secrecy is needed the photographer must obtain approval from the director of military intelligence and submit images for censorship. Previously a permit from the committee on public information was required.
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Washington
D. C
Director of Military Intelligence
Committee On Public Information
Save the Fruit Pits for Carbon to Save Soldiers
A wartime appeal from J F Deems urges saving carbon rich fruit pits and nut shells to supply carbon for gas masks. The Red Cross will ship the dried material to the army, with a campaign led by county food administrators and local organizations to collect, dry, and deliver pits and shells.
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Gas Defense Division
U. S. Army
Towa
Red Cross
Women’s Committee of the Food Administration
Women's Committee
Wesson War Service
Pershing
Food Administration
J. F. Deems
Indian Soldiers Make Up Texas Camp and Nebraska Units
The One Hundred Forty-Second Infantry at Camp Bowie Texas is wholly Choctaw with over 1 009 Indians scattered across the post. In Nebraska the Winnebagos formed a company early in the war but government policy prefers mixed units. Fourteen tribes are represented with chiefs enlisting, and many ranks include white officers. Indians show strong Liberty Bond support subscribing over 15 million dollars overall. Osages with 2 180 people contributed 226 090 in the last loan.
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New York Herald
Camp Bowie
Texas
Nebraska
Osages
Linoleum Production Ingredients Listed for Cork And Oil
The article identifies cork and inseed as the primary components in linoleum making with smaller amounts of gum resin and varied pigments added to the mix.
German Public Opinion and Kaiser Seeks Peace in 1916
The German public, fully guided by a government controlled press, celebrated news of the Lusitania sinking and submarine raids. In December 1916 the Kaiser floated a peace proposal to split the Allies and bolster national morale, though it was never meant to be accepted and aimed to deceive both the German people and opponents.
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Lusitania
America
Germany
der Zeitung
Kaiser
United States
Tine
Prince von Vless
Wanderers Witness German Mobilization Fever Before War
The narrator recalls July and August 1914 in Germany as mobilization swept cities. Crowds, patriotic songs, and posters spread zeal while food shortages loomed and travel became impossible. The couple soon plans to return to Berlin as trains fail to meet demand.
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Relgium
France
Black Forest
Germany
Berlin
Gotha
Frankfort
Nurnberg
Balt
Terelin
Kidney Pills Ad By Albany Reader
W H Frear of Myrtle Avenue Albany endorses Foo ley Kidney Pills noting they cured his run down condition and weakness. The ad claims relief from lame back rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy as the retailer.
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W.H. Frear
Myrtle Ave
Albany, N. Y
Lemmon
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