Save Fruit Seeds Help Win the War in Washington County
Citizens urged to collect fruit seeds to produce gas masks for soldiers overseas. 200 peach stones or 300 prune stones, or seven pounds of material, can make one gas mask. Red Cross appointed as main collection agency. drop points at local grocers or Red Cross room. contact Mrs. D. W. Harvey, Mrs. Alex Miller, or Mrs. Cora Bell Wilson to arrange pickup. Brighton and Kalona already sent shipments.
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Washington County
The
Red Cross
Socal
D. W.harvey
Alex Miller
Cora Bell Wilson
Feed Hog Powder as Directed by Sherman Bros Ad
Careless handling leads to failure and instructs to mix Hog Powder with ground feed and water to a crumbly mass before feeding each hog. Package directions promise refunds if not satisfied and note Sherman Bros. as the advertiser.
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Thomas
Sherman Bros
Advt
No Big Increase in Flu Patients at County Hospital
Miss Elisabeth Finlay, county hospital superintendent, shows improvement after pneumonia and influenza. Nurses from Camp Dodge who aided soldiers contracted the flu. several others at Des Moines are recovering. Eight new cases reported yesterday among Mexican railway laborers, no new cases by two o'clock today. Mayor Mauck opts for watchful waiting, with possible lifting of the quarantine as cases decline.
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Elisabeth Finlay
Camp Dodge
Nellie Dodder
Mauck
Washington
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Ad From Lemmon's Drug Store
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a worldwide trusted cure for colds. It notes Lemmons Drug Store as the seller and promotes availability to customers seeking relief.
Presbyterian Pastor Gageby Leaves Washington for Chicago
Dr. Frank A. Gageby will resign as pastor of the Washington Presbyterian Church to join St. Paul’s Evangelical church in Beverly Hills Chicago. He plans to leave by December first after four and a half years of leadership and social contribution to the community. His move follows consideration by Iowa City Presbytery to dissolve the pastor relations and is welcomed by the receiving church for growth opportunities.
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Presbyterian Church
Frank A. Gageby
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Peverly Hills
Chicago
Gageby
Iowa City
Washington
Beverly Hills
Philip F. Matsinger
Ad Club
Synod of Iowa
Synodical Board of Home Missions
Presbyterian Home Mission Board
Iowa
Paul
Parsons College
al the
Students’ Army Training Corps
Pine Church Building Reflects Growth of Local Congregation
The Sunday school addition was built from plans drawn by the pastor. The church, located in a fine residential area southwest of Englewood on the Rock Island line, has a 256 member congregation with rapid recent growth. Remodeling a year ago cost 62000, and the white stone building includes a large organ and gymnasium for Boy Scouts and church groups.
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Causnol Church
Washington
Central Business District
Englewood
Rock Island
Blue Island
Morgan Park
Chicago
Boy Scouts
Chilcago
Happy After 20 Years I Find Relief With Mayr's Remedy
A reader states after 20 years of poor health and severe digestive pain Mayr's Wonderful Remedy restored health by clearing nasal mucus from the intestinal tract and reducing stomach liver and digestive inflammation. The ad claims one dose convinces and offers a money back guarantee with Lenmon's Pharmacy and druggists selling the product.
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Mayr
Lenmon
Adyt
Soil loss from tobacco ton drains valuable minerals
A historical calculation notes that a ton of tobacco withdraws over a hundredweight of minerals from an acre. It estimates 75 percent calcium and potassium salts, 15 percent magnesium and sodium salts, and about 5 percent phosphoric acid, highlighting a potential soil loss.
Camp Dodge Draft Calls Two Quotas For November 11
Des Moines officials report two draft calls totaling 4154 men will report at Camp Dodge in the five day window starting November 11. Most are 1918 registrants. officials expect the calls to exhaust many classes except September registrants. Washington County’s quota remains around 22 men.
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Adjutant General’s Office
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Camp McClellan
Alabama
Camp Greenleaf
Washington County
Digestive Aid Advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets
An old advertisement suggests relief for fullness after meals with Chamberlain's Tablets. It notes the product is sold by Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Lemmon’s Drug Store
World's Greatest Maelstrom Off Norway Coasts
The maelstrom off the Norway coast is the world’s largest whirlpool. It lies between the mainland and an island and can unleash furious waves when opposing currents and winds meet. Whales and sharks have been cast ashore by its strong current, which is estimated to run up to 30 miles an hour.
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Norway
Washington Co Farms For Sale at Bargain Prices
Washington County offers 280 acres of level fertile land with two springs and good pastures, fenced into 16 fields, plus multiple outbuildings and Delco lighting. Sixteen tracts range from 40 to 240 acres with varied prices from 150 to 300 per acre, some with improvements and terms.
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Washington
Delco
Washington County
New High School
Sir Thomas Myles Knighted During Ireland College Presidency
Sir Thomas Myles leads British surgeons on a U S tour and was knighted as president of the College of Surgeons, Ireland. He is noted as an authority on British army medical service command depots and curative workshops. The text argues work must be respected and approached with dignity.
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Thomas Myles
United Siates
College of Surgeons
Ireland
Abu al
Looks on Love 2s Compliment
A quotation from Abel Stevens notes that a woman often feels flattered by love even if the admirer cannot win her heart or her esteem, reflecting on the social dynamics of affection and perception. The line appears in the work Life of Madame de Abel.
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
South
Iowa Avenue
Pryone
the Evening Journal
Miss Finlay
Lemmon's Drug Store
Treasury Department
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Washington National Bank
Washington, Town
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank OF Chicago
United States
J.B. McDougal
M. A. Traylor
Federal Reserve District
Presbyterian
DR. Gageby
West Third Street
A. Kolesick
H. A. White
Ainsworth
FOP
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Cooper
Brighton
W. A. Phillips
Mutual
Chester
Dempsey & Teeter
Ainsworth Cemetery
Edmund Feichtmeir
Iowa Ave
Green Streed
Por Sam
Poland
China
J. D. Martin
Hospital Street
Dempsey and Teeter
Ralph Lytle
Everett Weston
Immune Duroc
James Knoick
Journal
Ernest Carlson
J. K. Baird
J. H. Baird
Fast $Rd
Lee Dusenberry
Goodyear Tere
Rim
Riverside
Ford Garage
John McGugin
Washington-Riverside Road
Washington Co
Dempsey Real Estate CO
North Side
Thos, J. Dempsey
Jno
W. Teeter
Sir Thomas Myles
Tam
Turban
Far East
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