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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1918

Page

5

London Described as One Great Hospital by War Nurse Visit

Cedar Rapids Ta Sept. 23 Dr Joseph Fort Newton spoke to nurses at St Luke's about World War service and shared memories of crossing to England with a hospital unit. He praised London as a vast hospital and noted Florence Nightingale's bust unveiling and the new comradeship between men and women.

Cedar Rapids Joseph Fort Newton St Luke's Newton Red Cross Dr. Newton England Cleveland Liverpool United States London Florence Nightingale St. Paul's Crypt France Etape Chicago Robert Lews Stevenson St. Dunstan's St. Luke’s

When Children Start to School

School opens as seasonal changes bring coughs colds croup hay fever and asthma. Early action at first infection helps keep kids healthy and in school. Fol ey's Honey and Tar is an ideal home remedy Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Foley’s Lemmon’s

Ohio's Boys Working Reserve plans next year's drive

The Boys Working Reserve enrolled over 15 000 Ohio youths in the Land Army last spring and will launch a stronger campaign next year as labor supply is expected to shrink. Boys already farming will continue where needed this fall to aid the wheat crop, and their school work will earn credit as last spring.

Boys’ Working Reserve Land Army Ohio Ptate Samuelaon

Bible Based Comparisons in Daily Speech Cited

The piece notes common similes drawn from the Bible such as meek as Moses and wise as Solomon and adds a quip about Job not aligning with a noted misprint. It mentions Boston Globe and references various biblical figures to illustrate familiar phrases.

Moses Solomon Methuselah Esau Samson Herod Joseph Haman Gospel Judas Goliath Jezebel Snoreds Senarlet Job Turkey Boston Globe

To Be Remembered by William Venn

A brief moral reflection on frugality and charity. It argues thrift paired with generosity prevents covetousness and prodigality, suggesting prudent spending benefits those in need and yields a balanced life.

William Venn

Iowan Veteran Recalls Four Days With No Food Frontline

Sergeant Edwin Samuelson of Company G, 168th infantry, recounts four days without a meal during the Chateau Thierry drive. He details advances of about ten miles, siege conditions at Sergy and Hill 212, German treachery, and rescuing prisoners while noting French aid and his return to Camp Dodge for instruction.

Fort Dodge Lorraine Champagne Chateau Thierry Edwin Samuelson Samuelson Camp Dodge France Sergy Reading Red Cross Hill ‘212 Fay Quentin Roosevelt No Man's Land

Rheumatism Returns With Old-Time Fury

Winter weather stirs rheumatic pain as liniments fail to reach the disease. A vegetable blood remedy purifies the blood to remove rheumatic symptoms. Free care advice offered by Medical Director at 26 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.

Swift Laboratory Atlanta

Soldier recalls Chateau Thierry drive and heavy losses

Sergeant Samuelson recounts a brutal campaign from Champerne to Lorraine with 260 men dwindling to 106, many killed or wounded. He describes raiders without rifles, must be gassed, and mustard exposure, plus a dangerous voyage aboard the President Grant and Baltic that nearly sank. He hopes to return to France for the spring drive.

2Ee Chateau Thierry Samuelson Champerne Reims Lorraine President Grant Baltic Halifax Altho Samuelson France

Foley Cathartic Tablets Endorsement Ad

Newark Ind man J G Gaston touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as the best cathartic tablets for regular bowels and stomach ease. Ad cites Lemmon's Pharmacy and claims superior satisfaction compared with many other brands.

Foley J. G. Gaston Newark Ind Lemmon

Human Peculiarity in Infant Development

A note from the Journal of Heredity discusses the newborns grasping power as vital for survival in treetop life. It also remarks that the human child sits up before standing, noting the upright posture is observed before locomotion.

Journal of Heredity

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