Life at Camp Dodge Told Through a Soldier’s Letter
Clark Gormley writes from Camp Dodge Iowa on Sept 15 1918 about daily life in Tent City. He describes Y M C A canteens camaraderie drills inspections and the rough routine of sand dust and laundry. He notes friendships with fellows from Sioux City Cedar Falls and nearby towns and reflects on the war’s grim toll.
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Clark Gormley
Camp Dodge
Sioux City
Cedar Falls
Bruce Lease
Whitman gains prohibition nomination in state tally
Albany Sept. 17 Governor Charles S. Whitman who won the Republican gubernatorial nomination last week also secured the prohibition nomination in the statewide tabulation completed at the secretary of state office. Whitman recorded 5845 votes to 568? for Olin S. Bishop of Utica with Hamilton county still uncounted.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles 8. Whitman
Hamilton County
Secretary of State
Whitman
Olin S. Bishop
Utica
Prohibition
Pershing Aims Indirect Metz Victory To Cut Off City
Washington reports War Department officials say American and allied forces will not storm Metz directly. After clearing the St Mihiel salient, planners expect to approach Metz indirectly to avoid Verdun‑style frontal slaughter and to breach German defenses by extending the line from Verdun toward Metz.
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Washington
Metz
Crown Prince
Verdun
War Department
St. Mihiel
St. Mihiel Salient
St.Mihiel Salient
Pershing
Foch
Foeh
Woman’s Hearty Recommendation For Foley Kidney Pills
Miss Sara Western of Belvidere Illinois writes that worry and overwork caused kidney trouble leaving her unable to stoop and crawling to rise. She describes severe pain and weakness but says she now feels like a new person and strongly recommends Foley Kidney Pills from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Sara Western
Belvidere, Ill
Foley
Lemmon
Advt
Patriot address to open fourth Liberty Loan in Newton
Robert G Cousins former Tipton congressman will speak in Newton on Sept 24 to honor the county and city with the dedication of a large service flag. Towns and communities are invited and four to five bands will perform. Fireworks will signal the bells and factory whistles to announce the campaign opening.
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Newton
Robert G Cousins
Tipton
Liberty Loan
Flass
Boycott Orders Stir Camp Pike Merchants Over Prices
Persistent complaints by Iowa selectives trigger drastic steps at Camp Pike Arkansas as Colonel Charles Miller orders a boycott against Little Rock shops after barber price hikes. Merchants face a 83 percent margin demand or a city quarantine to bar soldiers, with a merchants conference planned.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Iowa
Little Rock
Charles Miller
Miller
Hindenburg
Colonel Miller
Maj
R. P. Howell
War Camp Community Service
Adjustment Committee
Foley Co. trial package offer for coughs and remedies
An old advertisement urges readers to mail five cents to Foley Co. at 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago for a trial package including Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the offer to buy these remedies through a mail order submission with name and address.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Salome to be Shown at Graham Theatre With Grand Scale
The film Salome depicted Judea forty years before Christ in a lavish production by William Fox. The Graham Theatre will premiere Friday and Saturday with scenes of Old Jerusalem recreated by 800 artisans and five thousand players. Eight months of work produced a grand spectacle featuring a full circus backing for exotic scenes.
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Rome
Ovas Judea
William Fox
Salome
Graham Theatre
Old Jerusalem
New York
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Blood Purifier and Strengthener Advertisement Claim
In this vintage advertisement a drugstore staple promises perfect health through cleansing the blood with 8 S S. The copy emphasizes impure blood signs like sluggish circulation and fatigue and urges readers to obtain the product, noting Swift Specific Co offers free information from its Atlanta laboratory.
Havner Targets Iowa Tax Dodgers in Inheritance Case
Des Moines Attorney General Havner pursues overdue collateral inheritance taxes from over 100 Iowa estates noting the inheritance tax statute of limitations does not apply. He seeks court action to compel Mrs. William Foster, widow of Des Moines Opera House founder, to explain non payment.
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Des Moines
Havner
Iowa
Polk County
William Foster
Grain Elevator Destroyed by Fire in Onawa Iowa
A destructive blaze in Onawa destroys the Harper and Murphy grain elevator with machinery and 11 000 bushels of corn wheat and oats. Loss exceeds 26 000 dollars with under half covered by insurance. Fire started in the loft near electric motors and spread, threatening homes but minimal damage to residential property as the ladder and pump effort focused on saving other buildings.
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Onawa
Harper & Murphy
Murphy
Flying Grasshoppers Reach 12000 Miles From Africa
A flying grasshopper species capable of long flights was captured 12,000 miles from the African coast aboard a Norwegian ship. The insect was found on deck amid a large swarm reported in the area by the Bureau of Entomology. Read the advertisements.
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Bureau of Entomology
Clocks to Turn Back October 27 in Standard Time Change
The United States Naval Observatory will set clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday October 27. Arlington Key West and Chicago naval stations receive the signal. other areas get notice via telegraph wires. Public clocks at homes and offices will be adjusted the night before and train schedules will revert as before.
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United States Naval Observatory
Arlington
Key West
Chicago
Washington
Sidereal Time Master Clock Serves Beyond Congress
The passage notes a master clock that keeps sidereal time, claiming it operates independently of any congressional law and functions as a definitive timepiece of the United States beyond legislative control.
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United States
Congress
Veterans return limb amputee and wounded from 168th Infantry
A group from the 168th Infantry arrives at Fort Des Moines reconstruction hospital. Albert Gansemer of Ashton loses a right leg after Ellis Island arrival en route to Des Moines. Harry Packard of Renwick and Mike Dritch of Essex are wounded, with others treated for shell shock.
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Des Moines
One Hundred Sixty-Eighth Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Albert Gansemer
Ashton
Ellis Island
Harry H. Packard
Renwick
Mike Dritch
Essex, Co. E
E. R. Bennett
Gansemer
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