Felix Pauls Dies of Influenza at 21 in Iowa City
Felix Pauls age 21 son of Mr and Mrs H A Pauls died at the university isolation hospital in Iowa City at 7 15 pm He was in the Students Army Training Corps and fell ill while on guard duty in the barracks He had run a lumber business Sales Lumber Co and worked while attending Parsons College and Elliott’s Business College Funeral services will be private at Miller chapel at two Saturday afternoon Burial in Elm Grove Gilmore City Humboldt County Iowa his birthplace June 7 1897 He moved to Washington in 1904 and graduated from local high school in 1914 before pursuing business and military service
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Felix Pauls
H. A. Pauls
University Isolation Hospital
Iowa City
Students’ Army Training Corps
Miller Chapel
Frank Gageby
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove
Gilmore City
Humboldt County
Iowa
Felix
Washington
Pauls Lumber Company
Sales Lumber Co
Elliott's Business College
Burlington
Parsons College
Fairfield
State University
Pel x Pauls
How Strange Things Sometims Happen
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming rapid weight loss and relief from bloating. It promises a money back guarantee and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as a seller with nationwide druggists supporting the claim.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Advt
Four New Influenza Cases Reported In Washington
Mayor says four new influenza cases surfaced today with a similar tally yesterday. Only three are serious, others mild. No local deaths, four bodies brought in from elsewhere. Streets resemble a deserted village as quarantine measures guide public behavior. Doctors note rising rural cases as clinicians treat patients at their homes.
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Munck
Washington
Fifty Registrants to Report for Monday Examinations
Notices mailed to fifty registrants require their report for physical examination at the exemption board physician in Des Moines area. Class one list nears completion as some may shift into class one. A published order will determine county call priority after new tests. Drill for first class members, planned for Saturday, is postponed two weeks due to influenza quarantine.
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Exemption Board
District Board
Des Moines
Death ends Brighton couple's first year of marriage
Miss Cecil Spielman of Brighton and her husband Pauls faced the loss of life after a brief first year of marriage. The wife's absence leaves surviving parents and one brother Leslie Pauls a high school student. Felix, a Presbyterian, was noted for business skill and high ideals shaping his life and community future.
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Cecil Spielman
Brighton
Pauls
Iowa City
University
Leslie Pauls
Presbyterian Church
Felix
Cough Remedy Advertised By Paoli Pharmacy
Enos Halbert of Paoli Indiana describes a severe cold with nightly coughing and sleeplessness. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing his cough, and the ad notes it is for sale at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Enos Halbert
Paoli
Ind
Foley
Lemmon
Harmacy
Convert First Liberty Bonds Now
The government announces that 3% first Liberty and 4% second Liberty bonds may still be converted into 4% bonds until November 9. Holders are urged to convert promptly to avoid banking rush and can gain 4.4 percent per year. Coupon holders are advised to request registered bonds to prevent loss or theft.
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Treasury Deartment
Treasury Department
Mannhardt Brothers Expand East of Post Office
Mannhardt Brothers of the east of the post office are taking possession of the room adjoining them on the west the space vacated by the Jones Auto Co. They will connect doorways to form a large double room. The west room will house electrical repair work and display devices. The east room will serve as office and battery charging space.
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Mannhardt Brothers
Jones Auto Co
Mannhardt Concern
Epidemic at Camp Dodge Dwindling Says Corporal
Corporal Maurice J. Benda reports the influenza outbreak at Camp Dodge is under control with few new cases. On Tuesday 1,100 soldiers were released from hospital and 83 new cases were admitted. Deaths occurred but he calls rumors unfounded and says most illnesses were mild with good care. He plans to return to Camp Dodge tonight.
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Maurice J. Benda
Camp Dodge
Martin Wright
Benda
Iene
Anl
Himsel
Thedies
Church and club notices amid influenza quarantine
The Ladies Aid Society postpones shipping papers at city officials request. RBC suspends meetings. members urged to sew at home and obtain buttons. WMS division plans to send fruit to Des Moines children's home. bring fruit to Mrs. Boice by next Tuesday. Grand Chapter of OES postponed by Davenport mayor due to influenza. re meth od of Grand Matron Anna Stilwell and Grand Secretary Clare Hughes. No meetings until further notice.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Red Cross
W. M.S
First
U. P. Church
Des Moines
J. C. Boice
O. FE. S
Davenport
Anna Stilwell
Clare E. Hughes
Man’s Cheerful Recommendation for Kidney Pills
W H Frear of Myrtle Ave Albany writes that kidney pills cured his run-down condition and weakness. He says they relieve a lame back rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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W. H. Frear
Myrtle Ave
Albany, N. Y
Foley
Lemmon
Advt
Foley's Honey and Tar Relief Cited by West Virginia Mother
Mrs W M Stevens of Vivian West Virginia says Foley's Honey and Tar stopped her baby's terrible cough after the first dose and within two days. The remedy is for coughs colds and croup and is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley
W. M. Stevens
Vivian
W. Va
Lemmon
Advt
Lieut Paul Dunlap Dies at Fort Bliss
Kalona reports the death of Lieut. Paul Dunlap at Fort Bliss Texas from pneumonia at about age twenty. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Oliver H Dunlap and a nephew of Washington Mayor O K Mauck. He died after illness while his mother rushed to his bedside. Burial will be in Kalona. he is survived by his parents and brother Hugh Dunlap in the army at Berkeley California who is also ill. Influenza cases rise in Kalona with the Amish settlement north of town hard hit and no local deaths yet reported.
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Kalona
Fort Bliss
Texas
Paul Dunlap
Oliver H. Dunlap
Dunlap
County Board of Supervisors
Lieut
O. K. Mauck
Washington
Berkeley
Calif
Influenza Tolls Two Deaths in Wellman Community
Influenza outbreaks in Wellman caused two deaths, including 17 year old Agnes Topping who died after a ten day illness, and Mrs. Speer who passed away at her home after a week of illness. About twelve influenza cases are reported, with schools and churches closed by the board of health. An upper mill sale in Wa pepollo on November 2 targets farmers and breeders, promoting Durves stock and related items.
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Wellman
Agnes Topping
Clara Topping
Albert Topping
Donald Topping
Clinton
Merton Topping
France
Dallas Topping
Mary Bradford
Board of Health
Not Even That Book Agent Excerpt on Leadership
A fragment notes that a man who imagines executive skill can fail to lead a nation. It questions self assumption and the reach of personal power in governance.
Brighton Soldier Dies of Pneumonia at Camp Dodge
Clair Myers, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Myers of Brighton, died Wednesday evening at Camp Dodge from pneumonia after measles. Survived by his parents and two sisters Mrs. George Kern and Miss Bessie Myers. Funeral plans pending arrival of remains. He left Jefferson County with the September 5 contingent.
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Brighton
J. W. Myers
Here
Clair Myers
Camp Dodge
Jefferson County
George Kern
Bessie Myers
Armstrong Kinship Ties Highlight Local Figure
Clair Myers is identified as a nephew of Mrs. R. J. Armstrong and a cousin of Miss Khun Armstrong, a Washington schools teacher, revealing family connections within the community.
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Clair Myers
R. J. Armstrong
Khun Armstrong
Washington
Man's Steady Progress
A terse note from the Kansas City Star observes a shift in behavior as men stop scratching matches on their trousers to avoid marks and suggests a day will come when matches leave marks on walls.
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Kansas City Star
YWCA War Work Expands Across Camps and France
The YWCA reports war work expanding from U.S. training camps to France with 91 hostess houses including 16 for colored troops. Club centers number 97 aiding non English speaking women, while 22 munition cantonments host YWCA clubs. Rest facilities, cafeterias, and recreation extend to Red Cross nurses and Signal Corps personnel.
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France
Washington, D. C
American Signal Corps
Red Cross
Birthday Gift Wish Echoes Aether Doubt
A grandmother asks what Charley wants for his birthday and he begs not to be given what he needs since he believes he already receives it from ether. The line reveals a playful spiritual or magical reasoning around gifts and perception.
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Charley
Telegram the Lifeline in War Front Homes
A Red Cross Bulletin piece praises British wartime efficiency as telegrams deliver care from Flanders to Devonshire. It depicts a nurse or loved one hurriedly reaching a base hospital, boarding a train, and reuniting with a wounded soldier as the tide of battle shifts. The thin blue telegram becomes a passport to life and hope behind the front lines.
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Red Cross
Flanders
Devon
Devonshire
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