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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
3
Dick Bidwell passes along a letter from Lieut Fred Bidwell describing participation in the Second Battle of the Marne from start to finish and a new engagement with 3 000 prisoners taken in one vicinity. He mentions a possible promotion to captain and notes General Orders citing the First Corps.
The speaker recalls July and August when they were honored to be among those present. The remarks emphasize inclusion and gratitude for being part of the events and held in high regard by peers and organizers.
When kidneys weaken wastes stay in blood causing backache and rheumatic pains. Mrs. Henry of Washington New Jersey reports Foley Kidney Pills removed dread sore limbs and helped her walk better. For sale by Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
A letter from Capt. John Shuman in a French army hospital explains that about eighty percent of admissions are sick rather than battle casualties. He notes beds rising from 325 to over 500 and plans to add more than 200 medical beds, stressing disease causes far more deaths than combat.
Miss Stichter county superintendent announces that the States Teachers Association meeting planned in Des Moines next week is abandoned due to Iowa quarantine conditions. Some business will be handled by an executive meeting of officers and committee members, perhaps in December, with next year’s meeting planned then.
Please pay hospital dues for the new year to Mrs C Cunningham or to J A Cunninghams Sons store. The meeting of the Afternoon Literary department of Fortnightly has been postponed until the quarantine is lifted. Tell the merchant I saw your ad.
In Fort Madison Iowa a mob atmosphere grows around the arrest of Mexican fiend Epolita Novales accused in a brutal assault on Mary Wood a 12 year old colored girl. The victim remains in critical condition as police seek formal identification and plan extra guard if a mob threat grows.
A desperate sufferer recounts relief from chronic stomach and bowel trouble after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims it clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract, restoring daily work ability, with a money back guarantee. Lemmon's Pharmacy andDruggists Everywhere advertise nationwide.
Washington records its first influenza death of the current epidemic when Martha Payne died at 11 30 after contracting influenza which developed into pneumonia. Her address is 726 North Seventh avenue. Surviving husband David Payne is ill at Ex celsior Springs Missouri and three sons are living at home or abroad. Funeral arrangements are private. Nine new cases brought total to 96 with forty released. Local quarantine may continue several days despite a state board order making statewide quarantine optional. Des Moines plans lifting public gathering ban next Monday morning.
A French reader named Valentine Bricourt along with Berthe and Noel Lagrange express gratitude for comfort bags sent to refugees from Ecourt and St Quentin. The letter, translated by Mrs. Helen Dillange Campbell, says the gifts reached afflicted families helped by Canadians and shows prayerful appreciation.
The North German Gazette in Berlin denies a German order to cease all destruction on the western front and rejects reports of submarines being recalled to base. The denial counters foreign dispatches about German military restraint.
The Navy Department announced that the American cargo steamship Lake Borghe foundered off the coast of France after striking a rock. There was no loss of life.
With American armies in France, the article notes how even previously frail recruits become sturdy through rigorous training, regular meals, and outdoor work. It highlights doctors, dentists, and modern hospital care that diagnose and treat all ailments, leaving soldiers healthier and steadier than when they enlisted.
Burlington reports the 109th ammunition train, largely Iowa recruits from the First District, has arrived overseas. The unit entrained for Des Moines in 1917 and trained at Camp Cody before moving east, with over fifty men serving abroad.
Burlington and nearby towns including Fort Madison Mt. Pleasant New London Washington Keokuk West Point Morning Sun Wapello contribute to the roster. Lieut James E Cave of Burlington attached to the 109th ammunition train sent the first word that the unit arrived safely overseas. The message reached his wife Thursday morning.
Wireless dispatches report the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia grounded near Sanggay while southbound from Skagway. Over 200 passengers aboard, mostly Alaskans, were traveling with boats in Lynn Canal said to be well protected and no loss of life expected.
Topeka Kan Oct 24 John David Mulvane thirty seven heir to an estate valued at more than one million dollars died here from pneumonia after contracting Spanish influenza.
The ad claims youthful vitality comes from a liver and bowel cleanse. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a gentler substitute for calomel, are described as restoring buoyancy and clearing impurities. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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