Three Local Privates Die in Chateau Thierry Battle
Private Floyd Wallace son of Mrs Elien Wallace, Private Edward Claffey nephew of Mr and Mrs J F McNamara, and Private Orville Means son of Mrs Charles A Means are among five members of Company K 168th Infantry killed at Chateau Thierry. Washington remembers their sacrifice as Liberty Loan drives urge public support for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Wallace
Elien Wallace
Edward Claffey
J F. McNamara
Orville Means
Charles A. Means
168Th Infantry
Chateau Thierry
Washington
Social gatherings mark busy week in Morton and club circles
Mr and Mrs A Speer hosted a Sunday dinner for twenty two Morton family members including J W Morton and John Cunningham with Mabel Morton preparing for Cornell College. Red Cross work continued as ten patriotic girls met at the Sharpe home to sew eighty gross and socialize. Nurses and guests attended the gatherings as Autumn flowers adorned the scene and Hoover era refreshments were served. The Worth While Girls held their annual meeting with a lecture on Sons of Italy and officer ballots. Fortnightly Civics Department discussed Democracy in America with a Speidel book review and lively notes. Altogether the meetings provided education and camaraderie in a busy social period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Speer
J. W. Morton
John Cunningham
C. G. Schmoeller
Howard Stewart
Mabel
Helen
Mildred
Mabel Morton
Cornell College
Inez
Ivy Sharpe
The
Red Cross
Nola Moothart
Leonard Bailey
Thomas Whelan
J. C. Swift
Ethel Laughead
Mary Bayliss
Eva Todd
Hilda Freding
Frank J. Sage
Italy
Carol Forgey
Edna McCarty
Pearl Sharpe
Civics Department
F. L. Wilson
Riverside Boy Victim of Spanish Flu Epidemic
Funeral services were held for Harry Thompson 21 who died of Spanish influenza at the Great Lakes naval training station. The body arrived in Riverside as stores closed and merchants met the casket in a flag draped ceremony. Military honors and a church service followed with veterans and a furloughed soldier among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Harry Thompson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Grant Thompson
Navy
Great Lakes Camp
Methodist Church
Richard Collier
Red Cross
N. J. Wilkerson
Cut Out Ad Offers Foley Remedies Trial Package
A vintage advertisement urges readers to mail a slip with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Adyt
French Refugee Quilt Brings $55 at Keating Sale
A silk and velvet quilt made by women on east Second street known as Mrs Coffman and Teipers raised 55 dollars at the Keating sale northeast of town. The quilt was sold and re sold, its receipts to aid French refugees, and the donors will see it offered again. Mrs Coffman praised supporters including Auctioneer Chas Brown and W A Cook for aiding the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Second Street
France
Kooking Klub
Coffman
Chas. R. Brown
W. A. Cook
When Children Start to Go Home
School opens as seasons change bringing coughs colds and asthma signs prompt action helps children stay healthy Fol ey's Honey and Tar is presented as an ideal home remedy Lemmon's Pharmacy Adyvy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley’s
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Crab apple jam tale recalls past harvest and flavor
The writer recalls picking small green wild crab apples with a strong odor by a clump of bushes. They note the fruit and sorghum make excellent jam, and mention a sugar shortage that may bring back memories of old crab apple jam and past tastings.
Edison Concert Showcased Edison Voice in Recital
About fifteen hundred people attended a recital at the Methodist church by Miss Ida Gardner contralto and Harold Lyman flutist. The program used the Edison machine to demonstrate natural tones with the performers’ voices and flute pieces. Gardner sang with Edison’s recreated voice and a few numbers featured Lyman with Edison accompaniments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stephen
Miss Gardner
Pike
Poley Kidney Pills Advertised By Lemmon's Pharmacy
A reader testimonial from C. F. Reynolds describes illness with kidney trouble followed by rapid recovery after starting Poley Kidney Pills. The ad touts relief from back aches and sleep disturbance and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
Washington County E Journal Coverage Summary
The Evening Journal provides daily Washington County news coverage with local updates, brief notices, weather snippets, and community highlights from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington County
Over County
Don’t Let Catarrh Drag You Into Consumption
Warns that catarrh can progress to lungs and consumption if untreated. Points to sprays and inhalers as ineffective and promotes S. S. as a blood-targeted remedy. Advises obtaining medical advice free from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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5. S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Community notes from Crawfordsville and vicinity
Miss Lydia Davis visited Washington yesterday. Residents W K Wooley Mrs J F Buxbaum and Miss Lola Romig spent the day at the Harlow Eagle home near Grace Hill. Robert McCall returned from Burlington. Will and Mrs Mayhew visited from Washington. Wallace Cherryholmes of Winfield attended the sale. Mrs L C Woodburn returned Monday from Iowa City where her father is in hospital. daughter Dora accompanied her.
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Crawfordsville
Lydia Davis
Washington
W. K. Wooley
J. F. Buxbaum
Lola Romig
Harlow Eagle
Grace Hill
Robert McCall
Burlington
Will Mayhew
Wallace Cherryholmes
Winfield
L. C. Woodburn
Iowa City
Cook County Hospital Work Highlighted in Chicago
A brief note details her work at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, emphasizing her service and the role she played within the city’s medical system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Boy’s Hand Injured by Hay Pulley Near Rubio
A three year old boy, Lilburn Johnson, son of D. B. and wife, near Rubio, drew his hand into a hay pulley yesterday at noon. He slipped from a car, the rope burned and tore the left hand, with about fifty feet of rope needing removal before rescue. Doctors fear loss of one finger. right hand also injured though less serious.
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Lilburn
D. B. Johnson
Rubio
Man Says Money Can't Make a Man
Uncle Eben remarks that while a man can earn money for himself, wealth alone cannot define or complete a person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Quote on appearances from La Rochefoucauld
A concise meditation notes that people in every profession craft a chosen exterior to shape how others perceive them. It argues the world is filled with deliberate appearances rather than true likenesses.
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Private Floyd Wallace
Private Edward Claffey
Orville
Great Lakes Station
Gharch Qb
Ghrach Hill Moravian
John Greenfield
Waiteh
E. Drebert
Catarr
Rh Schiffmann
Keating
Parm Department
Seper Bushel
Edison
Gardner
Lyman
C. F. Reynolds
Elmira
Lemmon
Washington, Iowa
New York
Formu
Brassieres
W. B
W. B. Forma
W.B. Redusoc
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