Washington County Press Sold to Journal Consolidation
The Washington County Press is sold to the Journal in a consolidation to relieve over crowded advertising and news fields. Mr T C Hullman owns the Press and will issue the next edition before publication resumes under the Journal. The Journal will maintain its policy and cover the news field as before.
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Washington County Press
Journal
T. C Hullman
Washington
United States
Hullman
Washington County
The
Argus
A. R. Wickersham
Press
Howard A. Burrell
R. L. Livingston
Chas. K. Needham
Anna Dawson
ABE MARTIN Remarks On War Talk And Prune Seed Relatives
The narrator jokes about a woman who chose a dead man over suitors and notes some fellows brag their relatives are saving prune seeds to show wartime involvement. The tone reflects small town humor and gossip about wartime sentiment.
Kaiser Bill Relegated to Background in News Outlook
The Journal hopes Kaiser Bill will fade from front pages as Germans awaken and the allies advance in Berlin. In politics the newspaper aims for an independent Republican stance after the current campaign ends, while keeping its established habits.
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Kaiser Bill
Berlin
Independent Republican
Thanksgiving War Lightens Mood and War Work
The piece notes Turkey for Thanksgiving as Allies near victory, hints at Armistice with Santa Claus, and urges early Christmas shopping. It cites Iowa Y M C A fundraising goal of 4 700 000 and questions service members about donating. It praises Washington ministers and praises Sunday sermons.
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War Industries Board
Santa Claus
Gotham ladies skirt trends spark witty debate
In Cedar Rapids Gazette commentary, a satirical note questions New Yorks fashion norms and the appeal of walking downstairs to save fuel, contrasting with concerns over elevator use and leg visibility amid urban style chatter.
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Garfield
New York
Gotham
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Woman Weather Observer Leads In Des Moines
Oskaloosa Herald notes Miss Ethel D. Slaight of Des Moines has become assistant observer at the federal weather bureau, a notable appointment as the United States gains its only woman weather observer.
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Towa
United States
Ethel D. Slaight
Des Moines
Federal Weather Bureau
Oskaloosa Herald
Unofficial Belgian Evacuation Refrains Militarist Claims
A Sioux City Journal remark notes the German authorities skipped informing the public that their armies burned ships off the Belgian coast before retreat. The statement mocks official propaganda as equally ludicrous to the calculated wartime deception.
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Sioux City Journal
Foch to Oversee Final Peace Terms
The Oskaloosa Herald notes that the victor’s commander will supervise the defeated side’s surrender in proper style, with Generalissimo Foch ensuring terms are carried out in fitting fashion.
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Foch
Oskaloosa Herald
Germany’s politics seen as democratic pretense
Charles City Press comments on Germany’s political scene, arguing the regime appears undemocratic while the world can see through its political makeup.
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Germany
Charles City Press
Austria Plays Reform Pose Amid Speculation and Gloom
A commentator notes Austria attempting to appear progressive during a tense reform period, as observers question sincerity and impact while political tensions rise.
Punishment of Emperor Questioned by Sioux City Journal
A provocative quote asks if the emperor should be turned over to Belgian women to mete out punishment they deem fitting, reflecting harsh wartime sentiment in the Sioux City Journal.
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Sioux City Journal
News-Dealer
News
A Satisfactory Way in Blilville Philosophy
A Blilville philosopher quips that people ask Providence for many things and suggests a practical approach, proposing to collect requests and perform the selection. The remark appears in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Providence
Atlanta Constitution
Bob Tribby Killed in Action September 13
Mt. Pleasant Free Press reports Robt. F Tribby of Company K 168th U S Infantry Rainbow division died in action September 13 in France. He was among the first Mt. Pleasant volunteers and the third Henry County man to fall. Brothers Don and Dwight Tribby are serving in France.
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Mt. Pleasant
Scott Henderson
Byron Dean
Germany
David Livingston
Washington
Iowa Infantry
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Des Moines
Mount Pleasant
Co. K
168Th U. S. Infantry National Guard
France
Camp Mills
Oureq Rivr
Bob
Glenn Campbell
St. Mihiel
Don Tribby
Dwight Tribby
Iowa plan held up as example for other states
Cedar Falls reports that the Iowa war thrift educational plan has boosted war funds and will be shown as a model for other states. Prof. Macy Campbell of Teachers College explains the Iowa method to managers from the middle west in Chicago. Prof. J. Hi. Hart, also of Teachers College, is noted for his war work and named to a New York committee to improve English instruction for battalions awaiting Overseas service. He will travel to New York after a brief visit with his family.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Macy Campbell
Teachers College
War Savings
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
J. Hi. Hart
Army “Y
Camp Dodge
New York
Hart
Dubuque seeks law change to fund bridge repairs
The Dubuque county board of supervisors announced a push to amend state law on bridge tax levies. They show five mill funds are insufficient to maintain bridges after a severe storm damaged many structures. The county lacks funds to replace or repair dangerous bridges.
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Dubuque
Board of Supervisors
Peace Looms From War-Worn Weave In Fury and Faith
The speaker vows peace will be a pure, strong fabric, three feet wide, free of deceit and warlords. Prussia, Hun, and lies are denounced as foe, with warning that when the guns end, no bargain with the enemy will be accepted. Sacrifice has made resolve firm for a just peace.
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Hovle
Influenza Epidemic at Camp Pike Clears Out
Camp Pike Arkansas reports its influenza outbreak has subsided after causing about 450 deaths and 13 000 hospitalizations. Training resumes with restrictions on civilians and Little Rock travel likely to end within a week. Football teams reform as athletes return.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Little Rock
Federal court fines drug firm in opiate case
In Sioux City Iowa Judge H T Reed fines American Brokerage company 1000 dollars after a guilty plea to illegal sale of opiates. Lester Larson of Sibley Iowa receives fifteen months in prison for offering the Sibley draft board 300 dollars to place his son in a deferred class, released on a 5000 dollar bond to tend crops and arrange affairs during absence.
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Sioux City
H. T. Reed
Cresco
Lester Larson
Sibley
Sibley Draft Board
Bar Association Binds Members to Refuse Bond Slackers
The Buchanan County Bar association at Independence resolved to refuse to defend a bond slacker at any time. The group also offered its services to the government to aid in war work.
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Independence
Buchanan County Bar Association
New Regiments Formed at Camp Dodge for Nineteenth Division
About 4 000 men from the 163rd Depot Brigade at Camp Dodge were transferred to three of the four infantry regiments of the new Nineteenth division. The move starts major overseas training as the Spanish influenza threat subsides. Depot Brigade reduced to twelve battalions. Second and regular regiments split to form the Eighty eighth and Eighty seventh regiments. Officers reassigned. Brig. Gen. B. T. Simmons expected to take command, relieving Col. A. J. Lasseigne.
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Camp Dodge
A. J. Lasseigne
Fourtenth
B. T. Simmons
Lasseigne
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