Grasshoppers and Prices Highlight Red Cross Sale
A native Iowa grasshopper sold for 8.10 at a Red Cross auction in Wellston last Saturday. The sale drew praise for supporting a great world cause while the live creature hopped away, leaving buyers with funds for charity rather than a home treasure. The piece notes the oddity of paying for a live item that isn’t kept, yet emphasizes the war relief effort behind the sale.
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Red Cross
Wellston
Macon
Corn pone muse sparks poem on bread and war
A verse laments bread variety during wartime, praising southern corn pone and lamenting wheat shortages. A northern woman claims knowledge of southern corn bread secrets, imagining its power to affect Kaiser Bill, while calling for loyal southern guidance.
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Kaiser Bill
Grasshopper dominates moral yardstick of war satire
In a pointed contrast the grasshopper, sold at auction for 8.10 dollars to benefit the Red Cross, outshines Kaiser Wilhelm, who sought unrivaled fame and conquest. The insect harms no one and returns to the grass, while the war's central figure faces defeat of his ambitions.
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Red Cross
War news, influenza fears, and wartime manners mix in town notes
Oskaloosa stands alone in Iowa for war celebration plans with strong liquor presence. Floyd Gibbons cancels speeches due to illness. Spanish influenza framed as grippe with emphasis on avoid crowds and keep warm. Kaiser turmoil cited with resignations and abdication rumors. Kansas City educates on courtesy toward women in public life. Washington County farms fetch high prices at $275 per acre amid corn belt demand. Crown Prince questioned as potential leader amid Hohenzollern clan uncertainty.
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Providence
What U S Editors Think of Wilson Note to Germans
The New York World and New York Times reflect strong sentiment against any diplomacy that weakens resolve. editors say the note signals surrender denial and that peace remains distant until the enemy unconditionally capitulates. The Times notes the note could be seen as a demand for surrender and mirrors American public mood.
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New York Times
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Wilson’s response to German peace move leaves no turn unsaid
Editorials from New York Tribune Washington Post Boston Post Chicago Tribune and New York World analyze President Wilson’s reply to Germany as a decisive diplomatic counteroffensive. They argue the reply amounts to an unconditional surrender trap for the Central Powers and a clear warning to the German people.
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Everbearing Berry Patch Aids War Effort
Ee win Upton of Burlington Iowa harvests two quarts from his prolific Everbearing strawberry patch that has provided regular berries and additional ripe fruit through the season. The plants continue blooming with vines still in profuse bloom as the war effort benefits from the harvest.
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Eewin Upton
Boy Shoots Self at Des Moines Home
Norman Bell a 12 year old boy committed suicide Sunday morning by blasting his head with a shotgun. He had been taken from the Home for Friendlies Children at Des Moines about eighteen months ago by Mr and Mrs William Woeste near Greeley. No reason is known for the act.
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Norman Bell
Des Moines
William Woeste
Greeley
Nate Kendall Stricken by Spanish Influenza Attack
Former Congressman Nate Kendall is confined to his home in Albia Iowa after a severe influenza attack. Doctors believe long hours in the Liberty loan drive contributed to his illness.
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Nate Kendall
Liberty Loan
Coward Raised by Mother Returns to Front Line
A Kansas City born private in the Vosges is confronted by an army officer about his fear. He admits daily terror of the dark from childhood, caused by his mother’s warnings, and asks for non night duties instead of discharge. The lieutenant notes the condition as a moral test of upbringing.
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Vosges Mountains
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Leutennant
Iowa Lakes and Rivers Seen as Future Asset Growers
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Iowa’s shift from draining lakes to preserving and augmenting them with walls and dikes to hold water for beauty and utility. It predicts broader forestry expansion as trees gain importance alongside corn and pork, with rivers receiving attention and forests becoming valuable assets through scientific timber management.
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Melbourne celebrates entente victories in town hall meeting
A Melbourne gathering on Oct 10 praised Allied gains over Bulgaria and Palestine. Speakers lauded General Allenby and Marshal Foch for Western Front successes while warning Germany against peace terms and vowing no return of German colonies. Newswriters call Germany’s peace offer hypocritical and dangerous.
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Palestine
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Hintchinsen
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Germany
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Newsiewers
Marine Chiefs Arrive in France as War Progress Reported
Washington DC Oct 18 Major General Barnett commandant of the United States marine corps and Brigadier General McCawley quartermaster general arrived in France in a move announced by Secretary Daniels.
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Daniels
Lake View Soldier Dies of Spanish Influenza
Harvey Bittner, a Lake View resident, died at Camp Grant from the Spanish influenza. He is the town's third war casualty, the article notes, as the war continues.
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Harvey Bittner
Camp Grant
Oil Chief Holds Talks With Operators On Shortage
New York October conference with Mark L. Requa director of the fuel administration oil division brings together more than 590 independent oil plant operators. The discussion aims to prevent a serious oil shortage this winter as the tenth annual convention opens here.
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Mark L. Requa
Oil Division
The
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Australia rejects war time prohibition plan
Wirt Melbourne reports the Australian treasurer W A Watt says the government has no current plan to implement prohibition as a war measure, replying to inquiries from House of Representatives members.
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Australia
W. A. Watt
House of Representatives
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