Iowa Holds First Place in Military Board Classification
Des Moines reports Iowa stands a strong chance to win high honors in the race to classify and examine September registrants. Col. Frank Lyman notes fifty local boards have finished classification with fifteen more needing to complete 30 percent of examinations. Iowa aims to finish the task in about forty four days with questionnaires slated for 18 to 45 year olds and a ten percent rollout daily.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank Lyman
Adjutant General's Office
Harding
Crowder
Oklahoma
Indiana
Utah
L. G. Lasher
Towa
Liberty
Co. Lyman
Towne
Foley Kidney Pills Relieve Dreadful Body Aches
A reader from Washington New Jersey reports kidney pills eased dreadful soreness and helped her walk better. Lemmon's Pharmacy markets Foley Kidney Pills in the advertisement text.
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David Henry
S. Lincoln Ave
Washington, N. J
How Camp Logan Fights Flu at Camp Logan
Houston Oct 21 Army officers at Camp Logan fight Spanish influenza and other diseases with rapid isolation. In each tent six men share space. if one has a communicable disease the man is sent to the base hospital, while the other five are placed in quarantine camp with accompanying precautions.
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Selective Service
Houston
Tex
Army
Camp Logan
Clock Hands Go Back October 27 Congress Won't Change Plan
Washington date line reports Congress will not extend daylight saving. Clocks revert one hour on October 27 as planned after a conference with congressional leaders and War Industries Board Chairman Peruch who urged keeping the law for the war period.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Peruch
The
War Industries Board
Cedar Rapids to Get Woodrow Wilson Air Route Station
Cedar Rapids chamber of commerce plans lease of land at Mound farm and contracts for sheds and a filling station for a Woodrow Wilson air route stop. Senator W G Haskell has worked on station matters to house airplanes with experts and expects work to start once city is confirmed as an air mail stop between Chicago and Omaha.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Mound Farm
W. G. Haskell
Chicago
Omaha
Is Paul Walters Dead or Alive in Iowa City
Andrew Walters seeks confirmation on the fate of his son Paul Walters after a Camp Oglethorpe message claimed a death there. The note names John Kline as a cousin. Kline denies any such relation. Hospital inquiries list Paul Walters as unknown to them.
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Iowa City
Paul Walters
Andrew Walters
Camp Oglethorpe
John Kline
Kline
Paul G. Walters
Oglethorpe
88th Division May Take Rainbow Place
Des Moines reports that the 88th division now overseas from Camp Dodge may be sent to relieve the 42nd Rainbow division. The 168th Infantry, Iowa men, has been withdrawn for rest perhaps weeks or months while the 88th refits for action and the 168th awaits further orders. No word yet from Col. Bennett or Maj. Brewer.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
168Th
Iowa
Matthew Tinley
Tinley
Iowa Regiment
E. C. Worthington
Worthington
KE. R. Bennett
Guy Brewer
Pairiepieed Boy Killed in Action in France
Walter Edwards receives word his son John Edwards age 19 was killed in action in France on September 12 while serving in Company M of the 168th Infantry at Camp Sevier. His brother Raymond 17 also serves in Company M. Frank McMurray learns his son Chas is severely wounded in France on Sept 12, also in Company M.
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Johan Edwards
Fairpield
Walter Edwards
John
France
Edwards
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
Camp Sevier
Raymond
Forty-eighth Infantry
Frank McMurray
Chas
Gov Harding improves after illness in Des Moines
Des Moines dispatch reports Governor W L Harding recovering from Spanish flu. His wife says no complications are feared and his case was treated promptly. He is expected to be out in a few days.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Leading Germans Pledge Loyalty In Denison County
In Denison Schleswig and surrounding areas, leaders mobilize Germans to abandon German language use to appease government demands. A large meeting in Al Ricketts town area sees over 500 attendees pledge to stop German language use in private and public life, with a few objectors remaining.
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Denison, Ja
Get
Denison
Schleswig
Ricketts
Crawford County
Buck Grove
Advlco
Humber
Government Plain
al Ricketts
Des Moines Committee Finds Camp Dodge Well Supplied
A Des Moines committee visited Camp Dodge to verify rumors of shortages. They found the Red Cross and army authorities had provided ample hospital supplies and food, with $56,000 worth of materials sent in the last two weeks and extra items like 200 hot water bottles stored at the base hospital.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Influenza Improves at Ames College Hospital
Ames reports a valuable improvement in influenza cases over the past 24 hours with no new admissions. One death occurred today Caleb Neal of Akron and another Earl Holden of Scranton died overnight. Holden was the son of J W Holden a highway commission member. The disease appears checked citywide.
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Ames
The
College Hospital
Caleb Neal
Akron
Earl Holden
Scranton
J. W. Holden
Highway Commission
Pike Quarantine to Be Lifted Soon
CAMP PIKE ARK Oct 21 Camp Pike plans to lift the air tight quarantine as Little Rock conditions warrant with restrictions remaining on civilian entry and soldier movement until the epidemic clears. Deaths at Camp Pike were not a high rate though fifty six died in one day as influenza and pneumonia hit Little Rock harder. fright and despair contributed to many deaths. Camp Pike’s trench and camp publication will be renamed Carry On next week with a soldier staff, censor, and officers running the paper on a commercial basis to fund the soldiers’ exchange.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Litte Rock
Little Rock
Bitthe
Col
Chas. Miller
Army Y. M. C. A
Miller
Soldiers’ Exchange Fund
Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad From Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advertisement for Foley Cathartic Tablets claiming relief from indigestion biliousness bad breath gas and constipation due to undigested food. Promotes mild action without pain or nausea and claims to cleanse bowels sweeten stomach and tone liver. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’s
Peace Demands, War Will End Only When the Huns Are Defeated
The piece portrays German leaders demanding peace while Germany destroys northern France and Belgium. It accuses Berlin of false promises and barbaric acts, urging the Allies to press on until Germany is defeated and disarmed.
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France
America
Prussia
Belgium
Berlin
Kamerad
There is one remedy that ends itching torture
An old advertisement promotes Zemo as a safe antiseptic liquid that relieves skin irritation acne eczema and rashes. It claims quick relief minor blemishes disappear overnight and the product costs 35 cents with an extra large bottle for one dollar. It is advertised as non staining non greasy and suitable for sensitive skin. The E W Rose Co Cleveland markets it.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Tricky people test rulers as souls witness atrocities
The Cedar Rapids Gazette questions public trust in soldiers who commit mass killings and war crimes. It contrasts brave fighting with acts like poisoning wells, attaching bombs to dogs, firing from captives, and brutal attacks on noncombatants in occupied areas.
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Wells
Cedar Rapids
New Plan To Allocate War Contracts In Iowa
Iowa manufacturers may receive war contracts under a new plan announced from Washington to the State Council of Defense. A government survey board will direct community surveys by local labor boards to place contracts so as to stabilize industries and reduce labor movement and transportation. The board includes representatives from all levels of government dealing with contracts, housing, or production.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Council of Defense
National Council
Washington
War Industries Board
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Liver and Bowel Health
A well known physician Dr F M Edwards marketed Dr Edwards Olive Tablets for 17 years. The remedy, olive colored tablets, aims to stimulate liver and bowel function and purge waste. Advertises as a substitute for calomel, available 10c and 25c, all druggists.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
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