Private Bickford Writes From Camp Dodge Letter to Journal
Private C. M. Bickford, stationed at Camp Dodge Iowa, writes of not being listed in a Washington county roll, his health and service, furlough soon, quarantine lifted from Spanish influenza, and his wish to be mentioned with fellow county men while thanking friends. He notes local acquaintances and his task as company clerk amid wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bickford
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Evening Journal
Washington County
Altho
Ft. Dodge
Washington
Tracy Phillips
West Side
Moore
Ottumwa
Pvt
C. M. Bickford
Co. C
Pt. S
The
Bickford
Quarantine Status For Influenza Uncertain In Washington
Washington health officers delaying statement on lifting influenza quarantine date. Conditions improve with no new cases yesterday and only one today. Officials expect a few more days before lifting, with two to three days warning for theaters, sermons, and schools. Camps and cities weigh Des Moines example as approvals and meetings proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. ©. Hull
C. K. Mauck
Des Moines
Camp Cody
John Wilson
Harlan McCreedy
Y Council Meeting in Chicago Advances War Welfare Drive
Washington county official H H McCleery returns from a Chicago gathering where about a thousand leaders from ten central western states discussed the United War Work campaign. The Y M C A Y W C A Knights of Columbus War Camp Community Service Jewish Welfare Board Salvation Army and American Library Association coordinate to support soldiers morale with cross‑organization fundraising nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. McCleery
Washington County
United War Work Organization
Chicago
United War Work Campaign
Knights of Columbus
War Camp Community Service
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
American Library Association
Iowa
France
Army
Navy
Wilkerson's Halo Damage Shocks Red Oak Hearing
In Red Oak a deposition session for J N Wilkerson s Ottumwa trial ends with Ross Moore refusing further aid after the attorney general exposes Texas court records showing Wilkerson s alleged marital misconduct. The episode follows public banners tagging Wilkerson as a detective tied to the Villisca murder saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Montgomery County
J. N. Wilkerson
Burns Agency
Red Oak
Ross Moore
Wilkerson
Wapello County
Ottumwa
Joe Moore
Moore
Havner
Ross
Minnie G. Wilkerson
Tarrant County
Tex
Halloween Boy Scout drive to aid soldiers in 1918
A 1918 notice from the Washington Defense Council urges all boys to perform acts of kindness for families with relatives overseas. It frames Halloween as a time to aid the war effort, calls for each boy to act as a one-person committee, and warns against vandalism while stressing unity and patriotism led by H M Eicher and J Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Europe
Washington
Kaiser
H. M. Eicher
J. Wilson
Defense Council
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Claim Suffering Relief
A Washington New Jersey reader says Foley Kidney Pills removed dreadful soreness from her limbs after kidneys failed to filter impurities. She reports improved walking. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Henry
S. Lincoln Ave
Washington, N. J
No WF.M.S. Meeting Until Quarantine Lifts
Announcement notes there will be no meeting of the WF. M.S. of the Methodist church until the quarantine is lifted. The notice is dated 2202.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WF. M.S
Methodist Church
Red Cross Calls for Volunteers for Surgical Dressings
Material for surgical dressings has arrived at the Red Cross work room and will be ready for work tomorrow afternoon. The room will be open every afternoon this week and the ladies are urged to help with the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Harmiess Candidates in Favor of Exercise
A brief editorial note from the Atlanta Constitution praising candidates who favor peaceful civic engagement and exercise as a safeguard against harming the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Boy Runs Away To Enlist In Army In 1917
A 15 year old William Carey disappeared from his Iowa home in October 1917 and later wrote from Hawaii that he had enlisted in the army in Des Moines. He served in Asia and Siberia while his family remained hopeful for a Christmas package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
William H. Carey
Asia
Bert Carey
Carey
Far East
Des Moines
William
Siberia
Actor Wilkerson loses crowd after murder case plea
The article describes Wilkerson urging aid to contaminate the Nellie Byers murder inquiry and promising acquittal in exchange for rewards. For the first time in his Montgomery county stage career he performed without a following as the crowd dwindled away after the sensational plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Byers
Sweet
Montgomery County
Wilkerson
Cut This Out It I Worth Money Advertisement
Slogan ad offering a mail order trial package from Foley & Co including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Requires enclose slip with name and address to Lemmon's Pharmacy Sheffield Ave Chicago Ill. Advertisement style circa early 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Mother Dies of Grief As Son’s Body Arrives in Waterloo
Mrs Susan Leekington died of grief in Waterloo Iowa after her son Corp Lee Leckington who perished on a transport to France arrived at 1 am. The 57 year old mother and her son will be buried side by side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Corp
Lee Leckington
France
Susan Leekington
Butter Ration Difficulty and Grain Gain Reported
The British and Allied shortage of butter continues with meagre rations for civilians. A government telegram signed by Mr Hoover discusses food policy and an estimate that shock rows saved about a bushel of grain per acre in last summer's harvest.
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Hoover
Victory Mixed Flour Campaign Urges Trader Support
Officials urge tail and wholesale traders to stock Victory Mixed Flour for household use and press mills in their territory to manufacture it. The flour contains 20 percent substitutes to save bakers from kitchen experiments and reduce weighing of ingredients.
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Vised
Victory
Food Administration Urges Readiness of Farm Threshing Gear
United States Food Administration asks owners of threshing machines binders and all grain handling equipment to prepare for next season. Emphasis is on ordering repair parts at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
Sugar Allocation Note to Iowa Residents
The Sugar Division of the United States Food Administration for Iowa reports likely approval of a full 2 pounds per person per month sugar allotment for the remainder of the year unless unforeseen events occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
Iowa
Government Seizes Butter Plants in Five Provinces
The Canadian Government commandeers all creamery butter in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario and Quebec from September 20 to November 9 and imposes a two pound per person monthly allowance for consumers nationwide.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
States report big wheat savings from cleaner threshing drive
Of thirty three grain states where cleaner threshing was pushed by the Food Administration, two thirds report a total saving of 16,000,000 bushels of wheat. Many other states, while unable to estimate, show greatly reduced harvest losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
Altho
Man’s Cheerful Recommendation for Fo ley Kidney Pills
A customer from Albany reports kidney pills improved his run-down condition and weakness. He says Fo ley Kidney Pills relieved lame back rheumatic pains stiff joints and sore muscles. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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W. N. Frear
Myrtle Ave
Albany, N. Y
Foley
Lemmon
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J. B. McCdougal
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BIG
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Hugh McCleery
Hayner
Tives History
Havyner
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Washington Hand Laundry
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
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Mutual
Matt J. Redfinger
Chas, Vondrasek
Riverside
R. Shafer
BUICK
Ringworth
Ohio
Ralph Lytle
Everett Weston
Immune Duroc
James Knotek
Inquire At Journal
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J. Hi
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