United War Work Campaign Urges Iowa Support
United effort again needed as Waterloo and Black Hawk county prepare to back the war work drive opening November 11. Campaign leaders outline rural and urban offices, with William Larrabee supervising the district and Charles Rawson as state chairman. The appeal notes 170.5 million dollars annual cost equals under a dollar a week per service member, funding 15,000 workers across 3,600 buildings providing home, church, school, gym, club, theatre and movies for soldiers.
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Iowa
United War Work
Y. T. Mouser
Waterloo Y. M. C. A
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Chitcin
Wiliam Larrabee
Clermont
Charles Rawson
Des Moines
Boys of Our Army and Navy
War Work Campaign Committee
Higher interest on bonds urged. conversion urged now
Local banks urge patrons to convert second Liberty Loan bonds into 4 1 4 per cent third Liberty Loan bonds before the November deadline. Treasury Secretary McAdoo warns the conversion privilege will not be extended and delaying could burden banks and the treasury. Bondholders are advised to request registered bonds to guard against loss theft or destruction.
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W. G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Three Deaths From Pneumonia Near Waverly
In Maxfield township near Waverly Indiana three pneumonia deaths occurred within three days at the home of Mrs. Stolte. Frieda Boedeker twenty died after illness began in late September. Mrs Stolte followed and her son John Stolte also died, leaving the community in mourning.
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Waverly
Caroline Stokte
Maxfield Township
Frieda Boedsker
Stolte
Carl F. Boedeker
Malignant Flu and TB Linked in Epidemic Warning
Described as a Spanish influenza outbreak, officials warn the illness worsens tuberculosis risk. Dr Kepford and Dr Sumner urge fresh air and ventilation in schools and public spaces. Authorities call for reduced crowds and widespread cooperation to curb spread.
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Moines
Board of Control
A. FR. Kepford
Ir. Guilford Sumner
S Department of Health
Department On Tuberculosis
Nobody Loves a Flu In This Vicinity Story
A local scene shows men reacting to Spanish influenza rumors and fuel worries. In a vigor store four men discuss current events until a sudden sneeze scatters them from the doorway. Another group near a bank notes how influenza exposure affects attitudes as rumors spread.
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Washington, D.C
Public Library Rules During Quarantine Period
Public libraries remain open six days a week with hours posted, but reading rooms are closed during the health board regulation. East Side Library partly shut for three weeks for heating repairs leaving many books with patrons. patrons urged to return books for circulation. No fines will be collected. libraries remain closed on Sundays.
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Health ‘Board
War Dogs and Food Rewards at a French Training Camp
A Paris correspondence describes war dogs trained to deliver messages under bombardment and receive meals as rewards. The program pairs dogs with carrier pigeons to minimize human loss and boost frontline communications while noting risks from temptations and the need for steady training.
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France
Associated Press
Lonce
Married on Friday in Happytown Wedding Tale
A couple, Ima and I, recount a honeymoon misadventure with a ill preacher, a 4:13 departure, and costly train departure pranks. They settle in Happytown, rent a cottage, buy furniture on installments, and begin married life while managing finances and a first quarrel.
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Velfmaa
Mr. Hoop
Flo
Ima
Iima
Happytown
Wap Pytown
Yank Advance Speeds Through Kriemhild Line Fight
American forces west of the Meuse attacked the Wriemhild line near Romagne and Cunet Wood. A rapid advance pushed German positions back along the Mamelle trench, sweeping away flanking machine gun fire and easing a broader offensive against the Kriemhild-Steeling line.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Meuse
Wriemhild
Romagne
Loms
Cunet Wood
Kriemhild-Steeling
Pershing Limits Alcohol to Boost Army Morale
General Pershing orders soldiers to avoid alcohol and immorality and to engage in disciplined activities. Efforts push work, drill, sports, theater, and wholesome entertainment while enforcing strict disciplinary action. Courts martial will scrutinize sentences to ensure accountability amid this crackdown. A Courier want ad promises strong results.
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American Expeditionary Forces
Associated Press
Pershing
Shell Rock Briefs and Local Incidents
Shell Rock reports Robert Richard son suffered paralysis Sunday morning and remains in critical condition. A bridge dynamite blast burst a water main causing a river leak. repairs took time. Mrs I Bowen died Sunday afternoon. Funeral services set at Riverside Cemetery Tuesday. Williamson injured Monday night from a fall, bone damage to right hand. Rev Barton returns to the M E church in Shell Rock.
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Robert Richardson
I. Bowen
Riverside
Williamson
Shell Rock
H. H. Barton
M. FE
German Stock Panic Not Curbing Helps From Banks Futile
Munich reports measures by major banks to halt the German stock panic only had a temporary effect. Provincial capitalists dumped blocks of stock with no buyers as the Post of Munich calls it a genuine crash. Daimler munition stocks not quoted in Berlin due to lack of buyers. Try Phelps Glasses for head.
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Munich
Post of
Post
Daimler
Berlin
Old Darky Seeks Zemshun Money in Asheville
An elderly Black man visits offices in the federal building with a large family, seeking supposed government exemptions. He believes the head of a family is owed $2,000 or $7,000 under income tax law, misreading the policy. Clerks clarify no such payment exists, sparking a philosophic regret about postwar promises.
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Asheville
N. G
Darky
Federal
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Deferson
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Public Library
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I Waterloo
Russell-Lamson
A. B
Ira
Kriemhild
Pape
Grippe
Kohl
East Fourth Street
Jefferson
Darkey
Zemshun
Sternberg
Sternberg’s
Jersey
Sternbers’s
New York
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