War Show in Chicago Highlights Wartime Relief Efforts
The 15th Chicago war show offers a vast display of government relics and enemy paraphernalia, with exhibits from Belgium and France and relief groups such as the Western Relief Fund and the American Fund for the French Wounded. A French veteran demonstrates his wound and the surgeons grafting skin to his skull, showcasing medical progress.
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Belgium
France
Western Relief Fund
American Fund
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Red Cross
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Booth
South Africa
ABE MARTIN Pokes Fun at Kaiser and Doc Davis
In a humorous bit ABE MARTIN riffs on a one legged buggy rider and mocks Kaiser antics that draw Doc Davis away. The exchange lampoons wartime era figures and public fatigue with official fuss, reflecting editorial humor of the period.
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Rippling Rhymes Contest on High Finance and Fun
Walt Mason laments tourists in Colorado shifting from lavish spending to thrift while Wall Street financiers boast cheap thrills. He notes the rush to save for September loan demands and bond purchases, contrasting carefree travel with prudent money moves. The poem ends with a wry cheer for loyal spending restraint.
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Chicago War Show Demonstrates Modern Surgical Miracles
An account from Chicago describes a South African veteran healed by intricate surgery after savage war injuries. A Chicago surgeon saved his life and restored function, illustrating medical advances amid wartime needs. The event, drawing over two million attendees, underscored surgical science’s impact on wounded soldiers and the hope it offers for a return to useful life.
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War slang shifts as U S Unconditional Surrender looms
The piece notes disfavor toward the B V D initials and predicts a new meaning U S for Unconditional Surrender. It mentions St Mihiel retreat difficulties for the German commander and two killed two seriously injured in an Oskaloosa auto crash caused by speed and mud.
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Oskaloosa
Riverside Leader Raises Weekly Subscription
J H Wilson publisher announces Riverside Leader will increase price to 2.00 per year due to rising costs. The editor notes the paper remains well worth the new annual rate.
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J. H. Wilson
Coats
Newspaper price hikes and consolidations across Iowa
The Kansas City Star raises weekly to 15 cents and monthly to 65 cents. Mason City consolidation joins Globe Gazette and The Times. Globe Gazette disposes of printing operations to Le Mars Printing, with shared ownership linking to The Times. The arrangement reduces one paper and one job printing plant. Muscatine readers avoid duplicative costs.
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Kaiser’s German Hospice in Palestine Targets World Rule
The Jewish Era excerpt recounts a 1913 visit to the Mount of Olives German Hospice in Jaffa, a palatial complex tied to Kaiser Wilhelm. Sources claim it was to be the palace of the German Governor of Palestine and later the Kaiser’s world kingdom, signaling covert Prussian aims.
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Bagdad
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Christian Workers Magazine
Newspaper merger boosts wartime efficiency and price changes
The telegraph news report and a combined force of typesetters now deliver war and local news to readers, preserving print, manpower, and ad revenue during wartime. The Marshalltown Times Republican raised subscriptions to 15 cents weekly by carrier and 5.00 yearly by mail, per Oskaloosa Herald.
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Opinions on wealth and envy from the Detroit Free Press
A brief aphorism notes that some never know when they are well off while many presume to judge others fortunes. The quotation reflects social attitudes from the Detroit Free Press.
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Census of Hogs in Iowa to Aid War Effort
Iowa to be surveyed on hog numbers by schoolchildren under J F Deems and county officials. Goal is to estimate pork available for soldiers and allies, supporting a national food goal of 15 660 000 tons. Survey runs in late month with farm census cards, licenses for hay shippers, and stiff penalties for contraband ham.
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Herbert Hoover
J. F. Deems
Burlington
United States
Hoover
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Council of Defense
Sugar Use Caps in Canada and War Aid Plans
Canada caps sugar in soft drinks fruit juices syrups and powders at 75 percent of monthly average and the rule took effect July 15. Parliament considers a 2 4489 million dollar fund to ease wartime shortages for flour margarine kitchens and emergency needs. Sorghum syrup supply should reach 32 million gallons due to Midwest acreage, with sorghum mills requiring licenses. First national restaurant opened in England June 26 1918 offering low prices on soup roast meats sweets coffee and tea.
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England
Food Admin Warns Against Hysterical Wheat Flour Purchases
The Food Administration states it will not block large purchases with required substitutes but warns consumers are not well informed on conserving wheat flour. It notes risks of financial loss from stockpiling substitutes that may spoil and says wasteful practice is prohibited by the Food Act. Consumers should avoid excessive purchases and spoilage.
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Kaiser's wartime remarks on Roumania and international law
The Kaiser recalls Roumania's gold for food and notes the war shifts that left Germany with what it wanted without payment. He defends U boat warfare and belittles international law, citing Berlin's ideas of expediency and kultur and condemning Allied civilian suffering. He claims no international law exists.
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Democracy's Worst Enemy Amid World War Looms
The Kaiser built a vast military machine to preserve peace yet sought conquest. He feared threats to monarchies and believed in the divine right of kings. The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked a European war, with Germany aiming to provoke Russia and France into conflict for a planned catastrophe. The Kaiser lamented democracy and favored monarchy, recalling a quip about America becoming a monarchy.
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