Talks to Boy Who Fought in France
Joe Simerman met a wounded French front-line veteran returning from Chateau-Thierry aboard a business trip. The soldier, who saw his brother killed, provided Wayne Simerman with vivid first-hand account of July battles, brutalities, and US Rainbow Division advances. The fighter warned of continued hard fighting ahead and noted German troops, bayonet reach, and American shooting speed.
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Joe Simerman
Chateau-Thierry
Boston
France
Limerman
Wayne
Mdm
Cook, Minn
Rainbow Division
Simerman
Boscher's German Syrup Promotes Restful Nights and Relief
For fifty two years Boscher's German Syrup has been used across the United States to treat coughs bronchitis and colds settled in the throat and lung troubles. It calms inflammation aids easy morning expectoration and gives the patient a chance to recover health by soothing irritated parts.
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Boscher
United States
Counties Lead in War Savings Stamps Cashing Fight
Ida and Tama counties stand out as the only in the state where no War Savings Stamps have been cashed. Despite per capita quotas of 20 dollars, Ida has sold 15.49 and Tama 13.38, spurring a statewide push to discourage cashing. County chairmen vow strict investigations of conversions. If cashed by those who can hold them, drastic action will follow.
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Ida
Tama
County War Savings
Drive for Nurses Falls Short in Iowa Quota
Iowa faces a rush to meet a nursing campaign quota with only four days left. Mrs. W. Finkbine reports districts have enlisted far less than one third of targets as Washington orders the drive closed to grade fall term applicants.
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DPS
Iowa
W. ©. Finkbine
Frances E. Whitley
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
Washington
Finkbine
Fleming
Des Moines
Nursing Bureau
Redrosa
Gorgas
Judge Evans Assaulted in Creston Disturbance
Judge H K Evans of Corydon was assaulted in Creston while leaving a district court session. George Bilbo, a Creston resident, allegedly struck from behind, knocking Evans to the sidewalk and kicking him in the face. Bilbo was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to do real bodily harm. Evans sustained a bad cut on the jaw and lips but was not seriously injured.
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Creston
H . K. Evans
Corydon
Geo. Bilbo
Evans
Bilbo
Judge Evans
Hospopal Unit PNTRAENS Iowa City Heads to Fort Riley
More than fifty members of a field hospital unit organized last fall depart by train for Fort Riley. The 99 men include Maj. Frank Love as head. The unit formed as a national guard outfit, faced delays, was disbanded, and then reorganized after arrival at Fort Riley. The men are equipped and trained for service.
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Iowa City
Fort Riley
War Department
National Guard
Frank Love
War blamed for many Linn County divorces in 1917 letter
A lawyer in Matron Iowa notes a surge of divorce filings as war tensions loom. He observes cruel treatment and desertion are common grounds, with wives often the petitioners, and ties the trend to wartime stress while joking about a quick end to the conflict.
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Iowa
Linn
America
Linn County
Baker
Knights of Pythias Adopt 20 Orphans
Cedar Rapids reports the Knights of Pythias of Iowa adopt twenty French war orphans to be supported by the grand lodge next year. Twenty Pythian Sisters will care for one orphan each across as many sections. Care cost is ten cents daily per child, with plans to increase support if needed. Orphans will receive clothing and comforts from France.
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Cedar Rapids
Knights of Pythias
Iowa
Grand Lodge
Grand Temple
Rebecca Robinson
Oelwein
James W. Hunter
Newton
France
Your Wife Can Use It Colic Remedy Ad
If you are away from home and one of your horses takes the colt your wife can treat him with Farris Colic remedy. Drop it on the horse’s tongue and in thirty minutes he is relieved. Get it today. For sale by Sherman Bros. Advt.
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Farris
Sherman Bros
Advt
Wilson to Tour the Country in Liberty Loan Drive
President Wilson plans a three week speaking tour for the Fourth Liberty loan campaign, likely leaving Washington around September 30. He intends to visit the Pacific coast and make stops in nearly every region, and may detour to the Grand Canyon if itinerary allows, per Senator Ashurst.
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Washington
Wilson
Immy
Pacific Coast
Ashurst
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Modern Remedy Ad for Biliousness Tablets
An old advertisement notes relief from biliousness after using Chamberlain's Tablets. It mentions improvement for patient Miss Emma Veeberke of Parma Ohio and states the product is for sale at Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
Pate
Emma Véeberke
Pama
Ohio
Lemmon
Eighty-seventh Division Arrives in France
The vanguard of the Eighty-seventh division, largely recruits from Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Arkansas with troops from Illinois Iowa and Camp Pike, has arrived in France. The full unit should be overseas within four weeks if troop shipments continue. The August drafts are arriving from several states and the division veterans receive ongoing training in bayonet practice grenade throwing trench work and drill while awaiting regimental formation and weapon instruction. Raymond Jarnagin of Nevada recently discharged from Camp Pike.
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Little Rock
Ark
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Illinois
Iowa
Camp Pike
France
Camp Dix
N. J
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Raymond Jarnagin
Nevada
Sears Roebuck Appeals Federal Trade Commission Ruling
Sears Roebuck & Co filed the first appellate challenge to a federal trade commission final order in Chicago. The company seeks circuit court review of the FTC ruling requiring it to cease advertising deemed unfair and misleading.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Circuit Court of Appeals of Chicago
Commission
Southern Yanks in French Dixie on Belgian Front
George T Bye reports from a British front area describing divisional headquarters visits, meeting machine gun officers and doughboys, and the mood among American troops. He notes camp visits, cheese shortages solved by rice dishes, mud and dust conditions, Belgian coffee, and a Belgian refugee madam who praises American kindness amid shelling near Menin on the Ypres-Menin road.
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HDQS
Peoria
French Dixie
Nebraska
Cantigny
France
Channel
Tommy
British Quartermaster Corps
Union City
Tenn
Mistah
Old Tennessee
Madameiselle
Madamoiselle
Battle
Madameoiselle
Menin
Ypres-Menin
German Alibi for Not Attacking Rheims
Berlin Tageblatt cites General von Ardenne explaining Rheims remains defended by at least two divisions of colonial troops protected by long chalk cellars dug by champagne firms. These tunnels shield troops and gas from German artillery and fumes, creating an impenetrable defense.
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York
Rheims
von Ardenne
Berlin
Melon Thieves Shot Near Clarinda
Chant Harland and son Paul Harland faced grand jury binding over on charges of shooting two boys who allegedly sought watermelons on the Harland farm near Clarinda Iowa. The boys were wounded with buckshot five shots fired from shotguns. Smith 16 suffered 69 wounds and may not recover while Hudson 15 was less seriously hurt. Anderson escaped by dropping into a ditch.
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Clarinda
Iowa
Chant Harland
Paul Harland
C. W. Stuart
Grand
Harland
Smith
Hudson
Anderson
Washington Telephone Company Faces Installation Fees Under War Measure
The August 1 1918 order under Wilson’s control of telephones bans new lines to reach subscribers and imposes installation charges for new installations and location changes. Washington Telephone Co receives specifics: installation fees scale with monthly rates and a moving charge equal to labor and material costs. The policy aims to conserve labor and material for war effort, affecting local service readiness.
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United States
Wilson
U.S
Postal Department
Burleson
Washington Telephone Company
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Gov’t
Hlf. Evans
Port Riley
Liberty Loan
Mail Order House Appeals
George T. Bye
Farmer
Grand Jury
Washington, D.C
A. S. Burleson
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