County to Send 22 Men to Camp Greenleaf Georgia
The county exemption board lists a 22 man quota for Camp Greenleaf Georgia. The group will depart Friday October 25 at 6 20 PM from Burlington to reach Burling ton that night and St Louis next morning. The Lytle Georgia camp arrival is scheduled for 5 30 AM October 27. The train carries recruits from several southern Iowa counties totaling 512. Names of the company will be announced after a meeting tonight and tomorrow.
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Camp Greenleaf
Georgia
Burlington Road
Burlington
St. Louis
Lytle
Iowa
A Want Ad in the Journal Will Sell It
A brief notice notes that placing a want ad in the Journal can help sell an item. The column emphasizes quick listing and broad reach for sellers seeking prompt offers.
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Journal
Oh Boy Company to Show Here Now at Graham Opera House
The Oh Boy musical comedy company, a forty-person troupe, will perform at the Graham Opera House on November 4 after a Chicago run. The booking follows strong local patronage for There She Goes, proving community support for quality productions. Managers Holmes and Bickford report more big attractions planned for the season.
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Graham Opera House
Chicago
Washington
Graham
Holmes and Bickford
Fo ley Kidney Pills Ad Offers Patient Endorsement
W. A. Frear of Myrtle Ave Albany New York writes he suffered kidney trouble causing weakness and run-down condition. He says Fo ley Kidney Pills relieved his lame back rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles. Ad states Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the product.
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W. A. Frear
Myrtle Ave
Albany, N. Y
Foley
Lemmon
Advt
Secretary Baker Urges Soldiers to Aid Fourth Liberty Loan
Secretary Baker sent a telegram to all army divisions urging soldiers to help make the fourth Liberty Loan drive a success. He called the current week critical and praised overseas valor, stressing that fighting spirit must not waver or be dulled by any failure to fund the loan.
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Washington
Baker
Father of Mrs. Ahrens Dies in Nebraska Obituary
Simon Niebuhr 80, Logan County landowner and emigrant from Germany born May 31 1838, died at home after brief illness. He came to America in 1858, owned seven farms, left a large family, and among grandchildren are Don Murphy and Lowell Niebuhr. Funeral Wednesday 2 p m at home conducted by Rev T H Tull. burial Union Cemetery.
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Lincoln Courier-Herald
Simon Niebuhr
P. G. Ahrens
Germany
America
Logan County
United States
Don Murphy
Lincoln
Niebuhr
Mt. Vernon
McLean County
Emden
Local church and club meetings amid quarantine notices
Community announcements show multiple groups including Clover Leaf Club and Willing Workers meeting Thursday afternoons with sponsors named. Several societies postpone events due to influenza and quarantine, with dates, locations, and fundraising aspects noted for the Gray school and French war orphan support.
Visit to Des Moines woman ends in fatal taxi ride
Mrs. Mary E. Faris of Des Moines died in a taxicab in Washington after arriving from Kirkwood Illinois for a visit with I P Faris family. Cerebral hemorrhage caused her death while en route to a South Marion avenue home. Coroner called, no inquest. She was 72, born in Indiana. Funeral tonight at 8:30 at the I P Faris home with private services.
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Mary E. Faris
Des Moines
Washngton
Kirkwood
I. P. Faris
Burlington
Charles Martin
Washington
Martin
E. McElhinney
S. E. Greer
Denver
Faris
United Presbyterian Church
J. K. Faris
Joshua Faris
McElhinney
A. G. Cunningham
South Marion Avenue
Leslie Mountford
Nightly club postponed due to quarantine
A Thursday evening event at the nightly club has been postponed until further notice because of quarantine restrictions. No new date has been announced.
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Navajo Club
Methodist Church
Large Enrollment at the University Reaches 2910
Iowa City reports Iowa University enrollment up to Saturday night totaling 2910, with 2010 men among regular students and 280 old training detachment students not counted in matriculants. The Liberal Arts, engineering, medicine, and nursing programs all show gains as the war affects total headcount.
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Iowa City
Iowa University
A. T
U. 1
Lowa University
Liberal Arts
University War Effort Reshapes Campus Life
All male students serve in the S A T C except about 100, with the army, naval reserve, and 100 naval section members also mobilized. War appears imminent as fraternities cede chapter houses for isolation hospitals and barracks. University officials modify courses to accommodate the draft and wartime needs.
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Army
Naval Section
Har
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Naval Corps Service
United States War Department
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