Letters From War Fronts Tell Of Wounds And Home News
Soldiers' letters from front and camps describe wounds, hospital care in Paris, and thanks to sponsors. Ben Kubly, a former Waterloo resident, writes of arrival in American camps and French railways. Other notes recount letters from Sgt Harry Marson, Herbert Carter in France, and Camp Forrest en route with prisoners at Fort Oglethorpe.
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Ben Kubly
Waterlooax
Waterloo
R. R. Francis
Williston Street
Kubly
Santa Rosa
Masonic Ambulance Company
AbIth Ambulance Company
England
Herbert Carter
Hannah Carter
Commercial Street
France
Camp Mills
Liverpool
Southampton
le Havre
Barns
Fort Oglethorpe
Robert Watterson
Johnson Street
Camp Forrest
1St Engineers
Wheat price debate risks 1919 guarantees and wartime plans
Washington officials warn that raising the government guaranteed minimum for 1919 wheat could derail Allied food plans and global supply, as stockpiles abroad and a possible war end next year threaten demand. A senior official urges farmers to accept continued $2.20 per bushel guarantee.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Advisory Board
Congress
Food Administration
United States
Bor
India
Australia
War Won't Be Won Easily Says Irvin Cobb in Marshalltown
Irvin S. Cobb, visiting Marshalltown on his way to Tama for a chautauqua, warns against overconfidence after initial Western Front successes. He says victory will be lengthy, requiring many more men and supports the new draft law to raise troops, noting he would be draft age if extended to 45. He is 42.
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United States
California
England
France
Marshalltown
Irvin $. Cobb
Tama
Cobb
Berlin
Marshals Fight German Propaganda Across Iowa District
Cedar Rapids readers learn how U S marshals and deputies in Iowa’s northern district tackle pro German sentiment since America entered the war. They use persuasion, bonds drives, and selective arrests, with escapes from violence and several notable cases in Williams burg Keokuk and Olin.
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Frank 10
Wasson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
M. 1. Healy
Thin City
E. 2
Moore
America
Lemon Juice Freckles Lotion Advertisement Recipe
Squeeze juice from two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white. Shake to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles and blemishes. inexpensive from grocers drug stores and toilet counters.
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Harmde
Advertisement
Your Face—Right Health at Red Cross Shaving Lotion Ad
A vintage ad touts Red Cross Shaving Lotion as an aftershave luxury that makes faces look younger and keeps skin in good condition. The copy urges buyers to maintain appearance with Red Cross toilet articles sold by Red Cross Drug Co.
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RED Bross
RED Cross
Red Cross Drug Co
Two or Three Chamberlain's Tablets After Supper
An advertisement claims taking two or three Chamberlain's Tablets after supper will relieve sluggish feelings dullness biliousness and constipation so you feel better by the next morning. This health claim targets relief with a simple nightly dose.
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Chamberlain
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