College Heads Going to Front
Mount Pleasant Iowa July 4 Dr Edwin Allison Schell for the last ten years president of Iowa Wesleyan college tendered his resignation to take effect Sept 15 so he can go to France as a Red Cross chaplain The appointment is army standards based and under army control He may leave within six weeks Schell has been an advocate of an aggressive war policy and his family has long been in war service He came to Iowa Wesleyan ten years ago from La Porte Indiana He is Northwestern University alumnus with degrees and Phi Beta Kappa He was Epworth League secretary and authored Traits of the Twelve now used in theological study
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Mount Pleasant
Edwin Allison Schell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Board of Trustees
France
Red Cross
Schell
Scheil
United States Army
America
Vassar Red Crossi
Iowa
Wesleyan
Methodist Church
la Porte
Ind
Northwestern University
Tmaster
Kirk
Phi Beta Kappa
Epworth League
Europe
Shilel
Fort Dodge families boast four sons in war
Three Fort Dodge households each send four sons to serve Uncle Sam. The Fox family now has Verne in France and three other sons in service or camps, making ten sons total. Rog er, 21, remains longest in service with the Rainbow division. Verne and Clarence have roles in France and Texas, Harry Ward with the 249th Infantry at Camp Dodge. Wives stay home to support families and work at local mills and factories while husbands serve.
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Fort Dodges
Webster County
Camp Dodge
Sam
J. J. Barton
Ben Fox
Frank Fox
Verne
France
Roger
San Antonio
Texas
Clarence
Camp McArthur
Harry Ward
249Th Infantry
iFort Dodge
Lvenne Fox
Quaker Oats
Harry Foxs
Clarence Fox
Brooks Laundry
Central Division Tops Red Cross War Fund Total
Final figures show the Central division of Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska contributing 22,182,317 to the Red Cross war fund. Oversubscription reached 38 percent, with Illinois Chicago contributing 6,400,000 and the nationwide total at 170,033,000.
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Washington, D. C
Red Cross War Fund
Central
Illnois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Atlantic
New York
Red Cross
Illinois
Chicago
Thingis
United States
Contractors Fail to Bid on Highway Job in Dubuque
Des Moines July 4 news notes no bids were received for the Hawk Eye highway improvement in Dubuque County. Officials cite unsettled conditions and scarce labor, with state mailings to 14 contractors yielding nothing. The board may take over the project, using town labor to finish the five mile stretch. Illinois Central will supply gravel, and some of contractor Jeffrey's equipment remains on site.
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Des Moines
Hawkeye
Dubuque County
Frank Ferring
State Highway Commission
Timen
Illinois Central
Jeffrey
Leslie M Shaw to Speak at Waterloo Chautauqua July 19
Former U S treasury secretary and Iowa governor Leslie M Shaw will lecture at the Waterloo chautauqua Friday evening July 19 on The Government In Business. Shaw, born in Morristown Illinois in 1848, educated at Cornell College and Simpson College, has held law practice in Denison Manilla and Charter Oak and served as governor 1898 to 1902 and as treasury secretary 1902 to 1907. He later led Carnegie Trust in New York and since 1909 headed First Mortgage Guarantee Trust Company in Philadelphia. His renowned oratory blends philosophy with clear logic and homely illustrations.
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Leslie M. Shaw
U. S. Treasury
Iowa
Waterloo
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Simpson College
Cornell
Carnegie Trust Company
New York
First!Mortgage Guarantee & Trust Copany
Philadelphia
Shaw
Recorder of Butler County Enlists for Navy Service
William H. Nicholas, Butler County recorder, answered the nation’s call for war service. He visited the Great Lakes training station at Waukegan and enlisted as a yeoman in the navy. He leaves Monday night for Camp Farragut to work in the public works office. Nicholas had been drafted in Class 3 due to holding an elected county office and had previously enlisted in the army aviation service but was not called to duty.
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Butler County
Nicholas
Army
la Ports City
Wes
la Porte City
Emanual Branwelleal Church
Duulph
Husman’s Ripple
Sixmile Prove
Sunnyside
Blue Branch
Buck
Coopers Timber
George Ludlow
Pecumseh
Seb
West View Cemetery
W. T. D. Ludlow
Mildred Giffen
Reynald Giffen
Navy
Paris
James FL Camp
Chicago
Pearl Strohecker
Stuart
Schafer
Jannette Hdwards
Edith Finnyan
Camp Dodge
D. R. Mann
Maodesta
Thomas
Henteie
M. E
Lake Geneva
Henkle
J. M. Hileman
Waterloo
Etta Swartz
George Krump
Williamsport
Birs
Albert Furlson
Harry McQuilkin
Cedar Rapids
Kober
Glen Teeter
Jesup
College Students to Be Qualified as Drill Instructors
Cedar Rapids July 4 A telegram to Coe College from Adj Gen Moe Cain outlines a 66 day Army training camp at Fort Sheridan Illinois from July 13 to Sept 16 for selected students and faculty. Graduates will be certified as instructors to army officers at colleges.
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Cedar Rapids, Inc
Coercollege
Adj
H. F. Moe. Cain
Icollege
Ofi Lis
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Erad|nates
Fort Sheri, Fan
Coe
Iowa Men Draft Calls Reach 23204 in July
Des Moines reports continued draft calls for Iowa in July. Gen Crowder seeks 3265 more to report by July 25, with 22284 called so far in July excluding inductions and Negro troop calls. Quotas for July 29 to follow July 22, questions arise on classifications and older volunteers.
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Des Moines
Crowder
Iowa
Adj
Logan
Camp Forest
Camp Austin
Texas
Give Half Hour's Pay for Uncle Sam
Burlington Iowa announces a wartime plan to extend work by a half hour each Wednesday starting July 28. Workers will shift from 11:30 to 12:00, skipping half of lunch hour, with the extra earnings donated to the local War Club for soldiers and sailors.
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Burlington
Des Moines
Des Moines County War Club
War Club
Vinton Pythians Honor Bernard Murphy in Memorial Program
The Knights of Pythians in Castle hall held a July 4 program honoring Bernard Murphy, late supreme representative of the order. Highlights included an America singalong, a Murphy portrait reading, a gavel presentation by E A Murphy and remarks by Grand Chancellor J F Rall. About 76 Knights and guests attended, with tributes by Hugh Mossman and George N Trice, and a patriotic address by Rev. D McMasters. Lieut. Howard Lutes Howeant Lutes is home from Camp Funston before heading to France, while Grace Crager of Garrison receives orders to sail to France from Camp Gordon.
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Hugh Mossman
Dorothy Bickel
Mr. Murphy
J. F. Rall
Gedar Rapids
Rall
Murphy
Grand Lodge
Garrison
Unit No. 14
France
Camp Gorton
Ew York
To Prevent Belching Household Tip Advertisement
Regular habit of eating slowly and thoroughly masticating food reduces belching. If trouble returns, take one Chamberlain's Tablet immediately after supper.
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Chamberlain
Iowa to Mine Potash in Greene County
Des Moines July 4 potash is scarce and in demand for war use. Potash has been found in Nebraska and is now being mined there. New deposit discovered at Goose Lake in Greene county Iowa. The state owns Goose lake and will mine potash to aid the war effort and profit the state.
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Des Moines
Nebraska
Googe Lake
Greene County
Iowa
Goose Lake
La Porte City Fourth Of July Celebrations Noted In Report
July Fourth festivities in La Porte City were quiet with picnics at Duulf Lake and nearby spots. Notices mention burials, military news, visits, vacations, and a school board set tuition rates while water conservation plans emerge in Texas.
Merciless Judge Father Tim’s Enduring Testimony
Water loo resident Mrs. Fannie A. Pyle describes years of back and kidney pain, finding relief with Doan's Kidney Pills. She endorses the remedy in 1907 and again in 1915, noting renewed strength and regular kidney function. Price 60¢, at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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Father Tims
Waterloo
Fannie A. Pyle
East Second St
Dean
Kodak Finishing Department Experts at 227 East Fourth Street
A concise notice lists Kodak finishing department services at 227 East Fourth Street, detailing expert work and location. Services highlighted include photography and printing support. The item emphasizes professional handling by skilled personnel operating at the specified address.
Riders and Bartlett Favorite in Iowa Golf Meet
The Iowa state golf championship at Des Moines nears with Ralph Rider and Arthur Bartlett favored to repeat. Rider, proven champion and city meet winner, faces rivals including Bob McKee and Rudolph Knepper who seek an under eighteen victory, while Bartlett remains a strong contender despite army entry distractions.
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Rider
Bartlett
Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph Rider
Arthur Bartlett
Bob McKee
Rudolph Knepper
Bill Sheehan
Camp Dodge
James Hubbell
Army
Wallace Groves
Carl Plepho
Cedar Rapids
Grand View
Rudwolph Knepper
Sioux City
Atiff
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised as kidney health remedy
An advertising block touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as the cure for kidney and bladder problems and urges immediate use for backache and urinary issues. It claims a two hundred year history, guarantees satisfaction, warns against imitators, and directs readers to local druggists to purchase.
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Pasteur
Haarlem
High Class Man Seeks Iowa Executive Sales Role
A 42 year old with executive and sales experience in automobiles tractors or gas engines is open for a position in Iowa. He is familiar with Iowa trade and has traveled there for four years. Four years as manager of a branch automobile distributor, currently employed. Prefers house connection but will travel for sales. Name and address provided on application.
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Iowa
Sioux City to Inspect Buildings for Safety Risks
A city committee of council members two structural contractors and an architect will rigorously inspect central Sioux City on Monday to decide which dozen or more buildings may be torn down or repaired to eliminate dangerous conditions. Superintendent W. R. Hamilton led the survey after observing several downtown structures. He and contractor B. E. Short architect William L. Steele and council members planned a decisive follow up.
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Sioux City
W. R. Hamilton
B. E. Short
Charles I. Small
Wiliam L. Steele
Hamilton
Ham
I am not an expert but Njor Sight schedule described
The text portrays a plan to deploy Njor Sight for seven days with a one-man or one-girl operation to monitor and mitigate city threats. It mentions locating traps and potentially forcing repairs or demolitions of threatening buildings in Sioux City. It also notes Superintendent Akers resigning as Chicago principal after 20 years and previously serving as Iowa state superintendent from 1882 to 1888.
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Ilton
Njor
Akers
Des Moines
John W. Akers
Walter Scott I
Chicago
Prof
Linn County
Kaiser All Right Says Drafted Man Five Years
Private Karl Fuhrman of Camp Dodge has been sentenced to five years at hard labor in Fort Leavenworth disciplinary barracks for saying I think the kaiser is all right. He is from Salem, North Dakota. He also received a dishonorable discharge and forfeited all pay after a general court martial for sedious utterances.
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Des Moines
Karl Fuhrman
Camp Dodge
United States
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Salem
N. D
Miss Dodd Becomes Iowa's Only Lady Streetcar Motorman
Charles City Iowa July 4 Miss Margaret Dodd has become a street car motorman, the only girl in Iowa to hold such a post. A recent high school graduate and Rockford College attendee she is the youngest daughter of A L Dodd a local farmer and businessman. She can release male operators for farm or essential work as needed in the line of duty.
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Charles City
Margaret Dodd
Iowa
Miss Dodd
Rockford College
Rockford
Wil
A. L. Dodd
Commercial Club
Cedar Valley Electric Power Company
Cured of Indigestion by Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs G W Packson of Litchfield Illinois reports six years ago she suffered stomach troubles from constipation. Chamberlain's Tablets gave quick relief and, after short use, cured indigestion and restored regular bowels.
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Chamberlain
G. W. Packson
Litchfield
Ill
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