Waterloo Chautauqua and War News From Iowa
Waterloo chautauqua plans autumn program with war topics and patriotic instruction led by Marie Van Gastel and others. Also editorial notes on German diplomacy, Lincoln’s era ideas, and a correction about war savings campaigns and coercion versus voluntary support.
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Waterloo ‘Chautauqua
Num‘bers
Marie van Gastel
Red Cross
Belgium
Strickland Gillan
Leslie M. Shaw
The
Treasury
No Tut-tatting in His Webster City Freeman Journal
A compilation of editorials and opinions from Iowa papers debating Col. Roosevelt and his stance on the 1920 Republican nomination. It notes his plain speaking, independence from convention endorsements, and reluctance to seek acclaim. Also referenced are sentiments on the looming draft and political rhetoric.
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Webster City
Freeman-Journal
Col
Roosevelt Watts
Europe
Marshalltown
Iowa
Primary Elements of Social Case Work
Ada AM Palmer discusses how social case work interviews vary by initial information source and setting. The piece covers home versus office interviews, adapting to family conditions, and guiding first conversations to build understanding while avoiding undue burden on clients.
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Ada AM
Palmer
Home Service
Conversion Terms for Liberty Bonds During 1918
Liberty bonds of the first and second issues may be converted into 4 1 2 percent bonds during May 9 to November 9 1918. New bonds dated May 9 1918. After November 9 1918 no conversion rights remain. Conversion details cover registration delivery and coupon handling.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Meningitis Defined and Related Conditions
A health column explains meningitis as brain or spinal cord membrane inflammation, its membranes, causes, and forms. It notes acute inner-membrane inflammation, cerebral versus cerebro-spinal meningitis, and related spinal diseases, with brief Q and A and patient advice.
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Currier
Patt
Feeding the Guns in the Great War Ammunition Wagons
The London Mail recalls ammunition wagons in WWI action with drivers standing in boxes amid mad horses and shell rain. The supply line must reach guns at all costs as shells explode and the din drowns voices. A dramatic recount of drivers pushing on through bombardment to feed the batteries.
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London Mail
Caton Woodville
If Houses Could Write A Country Tale Of Life
A reflective writer imagines houses as authors of their own life stories. He recalls the Little White Bungalow, the big house of 1907, and a rambling green house where a family quarrel drove a daughter away. The piece invites readers to imagine the narratives hidden in every home along the street.
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A’s
Graham J
Ther
Hyed
Uncle Harry Describes the American Industrial Army in France
Uncle Harry explains a second great American army in France built from workers instead of soldiers. Thousands of Chinese and other nationalities labor with picks, shovels, riveters, and farming tools to build airplanes centers, rail yards, oil and gas facilities, hospitals, and supply warehouses for an army of one million men. The piece lauds these efforts as moral support to allies and a decisive factor in victory.
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France
Uncle Harry
Httle
Helen
Joe
Jimmy
China
Knele Harry
Harry
Doe
America
Panama Canal
Wilson
Germany
Fragmentary wartime interview fragment with casual dialogue
A disjointed reminiscence describes a driver and others reacting to danger on the front line. The speaker recalls fear, praise, and a mud hole that changed their retreat, mentioning ponies and cautious behavior under fire.
The Jealous Queen Part IV in The Sandman
Bida awakens briefly to the king’s gaze as King Mengio secretly watches her. The jealous Queen Sari plots, while Bida endures a spell that leaves her sleeping by day and alive at night.
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Elda
Bida
Sari
Mengio
Rida J
King Mingen
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Reichstag
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England
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Aly
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von Kuehlmann
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Jrolumn
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Pepate
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Minnesota
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Council
Eugene Debs
Tameir
Toledo
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Casseos
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F. A. Walker
Nyal Goods
Moody Tire Co
Sycamore St
Waterloo, Iowa
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