Pope Denies Telegraphic Blessing From Kaiser Distortion
The Osservatore Romano publication reports that a telegram attributed to Benedict XV blessing Kaiser William II’s war work is false. Vatican officials condemn the distortion as bad faith and warn it was fed by Amsterdam and German press sources to deceive French public opinion.
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Holy Father
Amsterdam
Germany
Holy See
Vatican
Il Tempo
France
William
William II
Benedict XV
William Il
Better Than Pills
Chamberlain's Tablets are easier and more pleasant to take, milder in action, and more reliable. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach and leave the bowels natural, while pills are harsher and often cause constipation. For sale by Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Eatonic
Establish New Infantry School at Camp Fremont
The War Department announced the establishment of an infantry officers training school at Camp Fremont California to open December 1 for enlisted men and civilians Graduates will be commissioned as second lieutenants Eligible registrants aged 18 to 46 physically qualified for general service, excluding certain class one registrants and deferred workers with essential education or occupation factors.
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Washington
D. C
Camp Fremont
Cal
War Department
Beard Leaves Highway Board for U S Attorney Post
H C Beard of Mt Ayr member of the Iowa state highway commission has been named assistant United States district attorney for southern Iowa. The post was formerly held by John DeMar who is expected to be promoted. Claude Porter has been named assistant United States attorney general.
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Des Moines
H. C. Beard
Mt. Ayr
Iowa State Highway Commission
United States
Iowa
John DeMar
Claude R. Porter
Brighton Student Fred Jones Dies in Iowa City
Brighton October report lists Fred Jones dying in Iowa City at noon after illness from Spanish influenza and pneumonia while at a military training school. He was 24, son of Alli son and Mrs Jones, a Brighton High School graduate, with a brother in the navy and a sister at home. C. B. Woodford escorted the body from Iowa City to Brighton.
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Brighton
Fred Jones
Iowa City
Fred
Allison Jones
Mt. Pleasant
Brighton High School
Carleton Jones
Mildred
Woodford
Barbara Anna Witting died at 41 in Bluffton Ohio
Barbara Anna Althaus Witting, born August 31 1877 in Wayne County Ohio, grew up in Bluffton, married John F. Witting November 24 1904, moved to Iowa in 1906. She died October 13 1918 at age 41 years 1 month 14 days, survived by husband three daughters six brothers and four sisters. Funeral October 16 at Eicher church conducted by Rev S M Musselman. Interment in adjoining cemetery.
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Barbara Anna
John
Anna Althaus
Wayne County
Ohio
Bluffton
Bluffton College
John F. Witting
Iowa
Orvilla
Marian
Velma
Eicher Church
Ainsworth Soldier Brings Home Bride
Lawrence J. Trotter from Camp Pike visited his parents in Ainsworth for a few days. He arrived with his wife Hazel McConkey of Des Moines, whom he married in Des Moines. He returned to Camp Pike where he serves in the medical department.
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Ainsworth
Lawrence J. Trotter
Camp Pike
W.J. Trotter
Harlan
Iowa
Hazel McConkey
Des Moines
Trotter
M. E. Church
New German Government Reforms War Powers and Franchises
The Reichstag party leaders form a new government based on universal direct franchise and majority support. A constitutional bill requires people’s consent on war decisions, and the regime vows lasting reform backed by the German people while rejecting arbitrary influence.
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Reichstag
Empire
Germany
Army vocational camp arrivals and departures at Iowa City
One hundred thirty five students from South Dakota arrived in Iowa City to enter training at the army vocational training camp. This week 150 men left for camps in the south after completing work at the local camp. Camps Jackson Pike and Hancock trained most of the men, leaving 250 men in the vocational training section.
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Iowa City
Army
South Dakota
South
Jackson
Pike
Hancock
Allies Plan Massive Bombing of Berlin From Air
London reports Berlin will be bombed as British and Allied air forces develop a giant long range bomber. Major Kemly leads U S aviation efforts while other Allies advance separate components. In later action American forces drop large bomb loads on German towns and engage enemy planes.
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London
Berlin
Kemly
U. S
Military Aeronautics
Germany
Grman
St Ansgar Claims Largest Truck Garden Center Role
Letter to United States Food Administrator J F Deems notes St Ansgar as possibly the state’s largest truck center with onions potatoes cabbage and beans. A O Gilbertson credited as father of Mitchell county industries. The town may move about one million dollars of products this fall with sixty to eighty carloads of onions and 8 to 1 200 bushels of navy beans expected.
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Iowa
St. Ansgar
United States Food
J. F. Deems
A. O. Gilbertson
Mitchell County
Garlic as Flu Ward? Cedar Rapids Reporter Weighs Options
In the Sunday issue a writer questions garlic use against the Flu and notes mixed beliefs about its effectiveness. One person claims success while another reports losing smell and taste, with a groceryman advising red flannel as a warning to others.
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Cedar Rapids
Vinegar Plaster Trick Slows Set Time for Cracks
A DIY tip notes mixing plaster with vinegar instead of water yields a putty that won’t set for 20 to 30 minutes. The author suggests filling cracks with this vinegar plaster and smoothing with a table knife before it hardens.
Doll Effigies in Indian Graves of British Columbia
Queer wooden dolls placed on graves in British Columbia Indian cemeteries depict the buried as they appeared in life, carved and painted to resemble the deceased.
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British Columbia
Want will sell it changes mind about going away
A reader recalls a doctor recommending climate change for his wife’s stomach and liver trouble. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy on advice from a mail carrier, she improved greatly. The harmless preparation claims to remove catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the intestinal tract, with a money back guarantee after one dose. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists.
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Mayr
Lemmon's
Ady
Eatonic
United States
Eatonicc
Dreaase
H i. Kramer
Batonic Remedy Co
Wabash Avenue
11Th Street
Chicago
Final German defensive network analyzed in three lines
An article from New York on October twenty two describes Germany's three main defense lines in France and Belgium. It details the Hunding line along the Meuse and Scheldt, the Meuse line from Dun to Antwerp, and the main line near Metz with forts at Strassburg, plus Coblenz as a key fortress region.
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New York
France
Belgium
Metz
Meuse
Namur
Brussels
Antwerp
Dun
Argonne Forest
Aisne
Rethel
Guise
Solesmes
Valenciennes
Scheldt
Conde
Tournai
Ghent
Sedan
Mezieres
Dinant
Strassburg
Vosges
Met
Briey
Germany
Luxemburg
Saarbruecken
Kaiserslautern
Coblenz
Holland
Marshal Foch
Bonn
Cologne
Rhine
Teutonic Castle
Lahr
Offenburg
Rastatt
Karlsruhe
Mannheim
Darmstadt
Weisbaden
Bendorf
Kalk
Densburg
Wesel
Overeating Advice Promotes Chamberlains Tablets Note
An ad advises readers that fullness after a meal signals overeating and recommends Chamberlains Tablets to aid digestion, available for purchase at Lemmon's Drug Store.
Germanic Thoughts Spark In Chicago Classrooms Law Probe
Chicago schools face a government inquiry after administrators found in calendars a series of alleged German propaganda items. The notes claim Moses and Jesus were German and praise Nazi-era rhetoric, prompting Department of Justice review and warnings to watch for further issues.
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Chicago
Moses
Hertz Mountains
Zietung Am Mittag
Christ
Department of Justice
Avon
Hall
Medill High School
Hindenburg
New Use for Carbonic Acid In European Machine
Carbonic acid gas is employed in a European invention to spray nectar or plaster on walls and accelerate setting. The device uses the gas to hasten hardening, offering a novel application in construction and finishing processes.
Vinci Health Tonic Boosts Anaemic Girl in New Hampshire
A New Hampshire mother attributes her daughter’s recovery from anaemia poor blood indigestion and bilious attacks to Vinci tonic which contains beef liver peptones iron and manganese glycerophosphates and other elements. The ad cites Sherman Bros. and druggists selling Vinci and promotes Saxos Salve with a money back guarantee.
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Drewsville, N. H
Vinci
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