Ordinary Critter Kings: Wilhelm and the Human Line
The author argues Kaiser Wilhelm II and royalty are just ordinary humans subject to natural laws. He cites Kipling and President Wilson, claiming kingship is fleeting and that emperors, princes, and rulers are no different from common people in the end.
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Lee
Kipling
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
United States
Kaiser
German Empire
Prussia
Wild Ass
ABE MARTIN ON AGE AND LAUNDRY Woes
The speaker notes a feller seldom brags about his age until ninety five and jokes that the hardest task is folding laundry so it does not resemble a quart.
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The fragment portrays a bleak sentiment comparing a person to a common two legged animal and declares ashes will fertilize no greater soil than ours, reflecting harsh nihilistic rhetoric. It lacks clear events, dates, or organizations to identify a concrete news item.
Public Health Measures Amid Flu Fears in Washington
Amid reports of a mild flu spread the city tightens closures of schools churches and theaters as a precaution. Citizens welcome the order though some ridicule it while students exit McKee school expressing surprise at the feeling of closings.
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Washington
McKee
Slow tanks in Flanders face Allied push for speed
Slow moving tanks in Flanders struggle to keep pace with the Allied advance. The machines must be geared for high speed to stay in contact with the enemy.
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Flanders
Flanders Fields Poem Becomes Call to Honor Sacrifice
The Burlington Hawkeye notes the poignant words of Col John McCrae and the enduring message from Flanders fields. It recalls soldiers in Picardy Lorraine and other fields who gave their lives to preserve freedom and liberty for future generations.
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Flanders Fields
Col John McCrae
Picardy
Lorrain
John McCrae
Flanders’ Fields
Burlington
Hawkeye
Washington Iowa Board of Health Flu Order Sealed
The Washington Iowa Board of Health issues an influenza emergency order effective October 16 proscribing all public gatherings and nonessential activity. It bans loitering and spitting, limits funerals, urges parents to keep children home, limits phone use, enforces disease reporting, and restricts nonessential war-related meetings without county defense approval.
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State Board of Health
Independent School District of
Washington
Washington Ministerial Association
Washington County Council of Defense
Board of Health
City of
Iowa
Red Cross
War Service Board
County Council of Defense
Boards of Health
Rumor Spreader Sought Over Camp Dodge Flu Claims
Des Moines Capital reports sleuths target any man spreading sensational inside stories about alleged flu conditions at Camp Dodge. Officials call it propaganda aiding the enemy. Rumors claim doct ors were shot and a mass burial, but officials deny these, noting the epidemic subsiding and death rate normal.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Hun
Department of Justice
Pat Sherwood
Pes Moines
Serve Meals for 13 Cents at a Profit
London reports the national restaurant, begun to expose profiteers, is thriving by serving meals for 13 cents at a profit, with its outlook and impact noted in the Oct 16 dispatch.
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London
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason in Wartime Verse
The poem recalls fifty years of peaceful work in poultry and goods, then shifts to urging swift war effort against Wilhelm. It praises American determination and hasty action, noting fighters sent to the front and a changed, victorious mood as the Yankee method of wartime conduct.
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Wilhelm
Bill
National restaurants prove profitable under government aid
Alderman C. F. Spencer states the self supporting restaurant profits, after deductions, about 350 dollars weekly or 70 percent yearly on capital. Meats at 13 cents yield about 2 cents net. The Manchester Guardian notes this shows excellent food at reasonable prices can be sold with sound profit, supporting the British food controller’s policy to expand national restaurants in big cities.
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C. F. Spencer
Manchester Guardian
Mrs. Smith Repeats as WCTU Iowa Leader at Perry Meet
Des Moines reports the Iowa WCTU convention at Perry October 8–11 drew over three hundred delegates. Officers elected for the coming year include President Ida B. Smith and Vice President Eva Hill. The organization reports $10,000 raised for soldiers and sailors and Iowa membership at 16,748.
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Des Moines
Perry
Iowa
Ida B. Smith
Eva Hill
L. D. Carhart
Cartie Ballenger
Lucile Shadle
C. Stayton
Board of Trustees
M. Isabella Smith
Bohemian Festival Planned by Tama Slovaks
Friends of the Czecho-Slovaks in Tama announce a large celebration, noting it as a notable event with expected attendance and community interest. Two organizers are mentioned as driving the planning efforts.
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Tama
Bohemian Army Visit and Auction Benefit Plan
Czecho Slovak army officers and ambassador Charles Pergler will attend a community program with Bohemian women providing dinner and kolaches. An auction sale will dispose of donated hogs sheep cattle and other items to raise funds for the army fighting in Russia and defending against the Huns and bolsheviks. A second item reports Shaf tesbury Dorsetshire, a town of 2500, sold for 240000 pounds to James White with options for mayor, tenants or individuals to buy properties.
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Charles Pergler
Russia
London
Shaftesbury
Dorsetshire
Lord Stalbridge
James White
Stalbridge
Plan public golf links faces city council decision
Cedar Rapids plan to open a public golf course in Ellis Park dominates a tense council meeting. Former Park Commissioner Fred J. Lazell argued shrubbery would be ruined and patron enjoyment reduced, but the council sided with the project and instructed Park Commissioner to proceed.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred J. Lazell
Ellis Park
Lazell
Grin at Ly ons Tea Shop Girl Sparks Oxford Love Spark
A London reader recalls a humorous exchange at the Ly ons Tea Shop where a Doughboy is teased for a girl who grins at him behind the counter. The girl’s smile is linked to memories of American troops in June near Oulehy and the camaraderie of the war.
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London
Lyons
Oklahoma
Oulehy
Magnetic Pain Oil Claim Promises Rapid Relief
An advertised healing oil targets rheumatism neuralgia and joint pains with internal and external use. It alleges quick penetration and relief, claims a copper red color, guarantees satisfaction, and lists price 60 cents or 1.20 dollars with money refunds. Sold at Sherman Brothers Druggists in Washington down.
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Maggie
Sherman Brothers, Druggists
Washington
Down
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