Marie Van Gastel at State Capital
Belgian schoolgirl Marie van Gastel recalled her first year of war work in Belgian field hospitals set up amid Belgian retreat and German bombardment. She described lack of doctors, supplies, and the deaths from wounds untreated, and spoke in Des Moines to urge American aid for victory.
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Belgium
Marie van Gastel
van Gastel
Des Moines
Antwerp
Miss van Gastel
Bruges
Ostend
England
Kidney Pills Help Reed Out Of Bed And Work
A customer testimonial from El Mira New York says kidney trouble confined him to bed until Foley Kidney Pills eased back aches and sleep disturbances enabling him to return to work. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
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C. F. Reynolds
Elmira
N. Y
Foley
Lemmon
Irene Castle Stars in The First Law at Pathe Exchange
Manager Pratt announces booking of The First Law with Irene Castle as lead star. Supporting cast includes Antonio Moreno J H Gilman Marguerite Snow and others. The film, a farewell to American fans as Castle heads to France to entertain front line troops after Captain Vernon Castile’s aviation death. One day engagement on Wednesday.
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Pratt
Pathe Exchange
Irene Castle
Vernon Castile
Eastern Judge Rules On Wild Bees
The Detroit News notes a ruling by an eastern judge describing half wild bees as wild animals. The fragment hints at a legal or regulatory discussion.
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Detroit News
Saving Sugar for Hungry Children Across the Sea
The piece urges American children to skip daily candy to feed hungry Belgian and French children. It describes a chain reaction where reduced sugar demand lowers sugar exports, frees wheat ships, and sends sugar coated buns to European refugees, ending with a call to action for youth to say no today.
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America
Belgium
France
Uncle Sam
Europe
Red Cross reports $70 million in France aid since war start
Washington Sept 23 The Red Cross War Council releases the fourth installment of its report detailing expenditures in France for civilian relief and reconstruction since the war began. Up to July 1, 1918, France aid totaled $36.6 million with $21.2 million for refugees and devastated-area relief.
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Washington, D. C
Red Cross War Council
War Council
Red Cross War Fund
American Red Cross
France
United States
Society of Friends
Society of Friends, For Similar Relief Work, $187,552.63. Women’s Relief Corps
Bureau of Medical and Surgical Information Service
Insurance
City briefs make compresses for county hospital drive
The auxiliary work for the county hospital last Monday Tuesday and Friday produced 4290 compresses and absorbent pads. Among the items 3965 eight by four compresses and 325 eight by ten pads were made. Sixty eight ladies answered the call for help.
Martial Law Defined as Extraordinary State Power
Martial law is described as not a true law but the abrogation of civil law. It supersedes ordinary government and is used only in extreme peril when public welfare demands extraordinary measures.
Platinum origins and discovery details
The metal platinum is described as the heaviest metal besides iridium with a silvery color named from plata meaning silver. It remained unknown in Europe until around 1741 when a Spanish scientist announced its existence after travels in South America.
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Plata
Europe
South America
What Did She Mean Boston Tran Script
A dialogue excerpt shows a tense exchange where a woman asks to sit closer to the music, he objects, she insists, and then rises to move along with him in a concise stage moment.
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Boston Transcript
Lawyer Denied After Acquittal in Insanity Claim
An acquitted man confronts his lawyer asking about payment claiming the lawyer proved his insanity. The lawyer retorts that one cannot do business with an insane man and demands payment for services rendered.
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Boston
Musk Goat Discovery Noted in Australian Bush
A goat species, Feared musk goat of the genus amulius, widely found in the Australian bush, emits a musky odor that permeates the air at times. The creature belongs to order hemip tera and class redavidae as recorded in the source text.
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Amulius
Stol
World’s Greatest Maelstrom Off Norway Coast
The maelstrom off the Norwegian coast is a massive whirlpool between the mainland and an island. Currents and winds opposing each other create deadly waves that wreck ships and cast ashore whales and sharks. The current is estimated at 80 miles per hour.
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Norway
Korean Women Status in Society
The article notes Korean women occupy a unique social position in the Orient, being both better and worse off than peers in China India and Japan. They have more fields open to them yet face overwork illness and former enslavement.
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Korea
Orient
China
India
Japan
Milkmaids Convention at church hosts and guests noted
Ladies of the Methodist Ladies Aid hold a Milkmaids Convention at the church with a decorated parlor and an Uncle Sam Colum bia act. Mrs J L Fifer served as chairmaid, with many women attending and planning committees listed for reception and entertainment duties.
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Methodist Ladies Aid Society
J. L. Fifer
Hazen Conner
Uncle Sam
Hazel Kracaw
Columbia
Harry Kracaw
Harry Warren
Fifer
Chris Horning
Wm. Salterburg
Earl Birney
Wilber Beenblossom
Carl Hedges
Harvey Young
FE. B Hammer
Ira Rathmel
Eberling
J. F- H. Taylor
Mrs Myrta Jeffrey Hosts Informal Garden Luncheon
Miss Myrta Jeffrey entertained friends Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss Hattie Chilcote of Los Angeles. Needlework and conversation filled the afternoon, followed by a one course luncheon. The home featured autumn flowers and a garden display of asters and chrysanthemums.
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Myrta Jeffrey
Hattie Chilcote
Los Angeles
Cal
Jeffrey
Surprise wedding unites Nela McKain and Howard Keating
Miss Nela McKain of Columbus Junction and Howard F. Keating wed Thursday at Burlington. The wedding party included Margaret and Jennie Keating and John Keating, siblings of the groom, and the bride’s parents. They will live on a farm near the Keating homestead after the ceremony.
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Nela McKain
Columbus Junction
Howard FE. Keating
Washington
Burlington
Margaret and
Jennie Keating
John Keating
Keating
Surprise farewell party for Mrs Ella Longnecker in Keota
Mrs Miles Bradford helped plan a surprise gathering for Mrs Ella Longnecker on a Saturday evening in Keota. About thirty friends entered her home while she was away, presenting a silver jelly knife and enjoying games, singing, speeches, and light refreshments before her upcoming move to Grinnell and her son Van's college plans.
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Miles Bradford
Keota
Ella Longnecker
The World’s Costliest Boxwood Imported From Turkey
The article notes boxwood, imported from Turkey for engravers, is the most expensive wood. Prices range from fractions of a cent to ten cents per square inch for the best stock, and an ordinary wagon load could cost thousands of dollars. A string of beads would be a costly jewelry item.
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Turkey
Persevere Toward Perfect Efficiency in Stages
The text urges steady effort toward total efficiency, noting daily progress is limited. It counsels patience when results don’t reach perfection after one day and suggests continuing with another round of effort.
Court Uses Small Jury Room for September Term
Judge Willcockson reserves a small jury room as court due to advisory board use and questionnaires. Foss vs Roberts on well drilling hearsay today. Probate matters disposed this afternoon. Adams Bros vs Fox & Dewey security for costs granted with 60 days for bond. Bond set at $100. Paul Co vs Hotz new plaintiff order set aside. Cost bond of $150 required in 20 days. Rachel Thompson estate probate hearing set for Sept 24 with bulletin-board notice.
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Legal Advisory Board
Willcockson
Foss
Mary Harding
J. H. Hesseltine
Adams Bros
Fox & Dewey
George H. Paul Co
William Hotz
Rachel Thompson
Court House
Father of Fishes and Seth Green Pioneer Ideas
Seth Green, known as the Father of Fishes, started work in 1864 and developed the dry method of incubation. He conducted early experiments at Caledonia Creek hatchery and in 1867 successfully propagated shad in the Connecticut River, as noted in American Angler.
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Seth Green
Caledonia Creek
Connecticut River
W. W. Wood
Finest New Year Celebration in Japan and China
Quote from Ladies' Home Journal praising a New Year custom in Japan and China where debts are paid before the new year. The excerpt reflects old world financial virtue as a humorous ideal to emulate.
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Japan
China
Ladies’ Home Journal
Seward Reduces Russian Alaska to a Great Nation Name
The name Alaska was first applied by William H. Seward. Before 1867 it was known as Russian America. The term is believed to derive from the Aleut words alak shak or al ay ek sa meaning a great country.
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Alaska
W. H. Seward
America
Names to Appear on Ballot After Convention Nominations
The court house announces ballots for November will include candidates not nominated at the primary but named by county convention. Audits confirm convention nominees may print their names on the ballot, affecting Washington county choices for state legislature representatives, county treasurer, and three board of supervisors seats. County Auditor A L Griffith cites Secretary of State W S Allen opinion supporting ballot printing.
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Court House
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
A. L. Griffith
W. S. Allen
Col Henry L Stimson Takes Command Of Field Artillery Regiment
Col Henry L Stimson formerly of New York and secretary of war under Taft is placed in command of the Thirty first Field Artillery at Camp Meade Maryland. He has long served in the New York National Guard and led the battalion that fired the first shell from the national army against the Huns.
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France
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Taft
Camp Meade
Mad
Stimson
New York National Guard
National Army
Huns
Melt statues of Kaisers sparks German anger
Geneva reports indicate civilian fury over melting historic bronze statues including Goethe and Schiller while Hohenzollern monuments are targeted. Munich dispatches say three Hohenzollern statues are missing in Berlin, Cologne, and Munich with others across towns on the Rhine and nearby.
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Geneva
Germany
Goethe
Schiller
Hapsburgs
Munich
Berlin
Cologne
Explosion kills 382 at Woellersdorf ammunition plant
An explosion at the Woellersdorf ammunition factory near the Austrian capital city center caused 382 deaths and many injuries. Fire started in the powder room and intense heat overwhelmed workers in the flame wrapped building, most of whom were girls.
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Woellersdorf
Austria
Amsterdam
Aue Tring
Vienna
Drinking Habits in Past Families Suggest Tea or Coffee Dominance
A historical note recalls that in earlier years most households favored tea or coffee as their daily beverages. It highlights common customs and the shift away from alternative drinks over time.
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Irene Castles
the Fox
Ile
Ae i
RED Cross
Ine
Helen Morton
Mildred Martin
Rhea Ford
Elsie Minick
Mary Gibson
Allen Beck
Waterloo
F. G. Martin
West Chester
Martin
Persevere
Son
Seward
Kaisers
Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
Rothschild’s
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