Iowa voters await looming November election
Des Moines reports growing political awakening four weeks before election day. Republican and Democratic leaders open state headquarters and tour campaigns while war efforts take center stage. Officials stress importance of legislature choices and national war policy shaping Iowa’s political scene.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
Liberty Loan
Charles A. Rawson
Claude R. Porter
N. D. Hill
Davenport
Congress
Harry Hull
C. W. Ramsever
Harding
Porter
Radcliffe Man Fatally Injured Sawing Wood
Radcliffe Iowa October 14 A prominent farmer living three miles north of Radcliffe died from injuries after foot was caught in belting and drawn to a flywheel while helping neighbor B W Benson with a task. He was 32, survived by a widow and two young sons, and was active in Masonic circles with memberships in local and statewide orders.
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Radcliffe
Guard
B. W. Benson
Woo
Total Lodge
St. Fimo Commandery
Knights Templar
Iowa Falls
el Kahir Hine, Pie
Mystic Shrins
Cedar Rapids
Grundy Republicans Rally To Whole Ticket
J. J. Rainbow Republican candidate for state senator spoke at a Grundy Center gathering last Saturday. He reported unanimous enthusiasm for all Republican tickets in November with about 80 attendees including candidates, committeemen, and leading workers. A noon dinner preceded short talks and vows of no polling at the general election.
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J. J. Rainbow
Grundy Center
Raintaw
Iowa casualties in WWI total 45,176 with 44 Iowa names listed
War department tallies show American Expeditionary Forces with 45,176 total casualties to date. Iowa’s 44 named fallen include Bergt Philip Brooks and Sgt Dave Wheaton among the killed in action, Lieut Earl Andersen and Lieut Edwin Evans among the dead, plus numerous missing, wounded, and those dying of disease or accident. Marine corps totals and Pershing awards noted, including First Lieut Chester R. Howard for heroism at Trogny France.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Earl G. Andersen
Des Moines
Edwin V. Evans
Des Moines Corp
Tom TF Evans
Glenwood
John H. Anderson
East Port
Lea M. Cochran
Letts
H. Reader
Avenport
Wm. Parker
Everest
Frederick I. Goudburn
Maren
Johonie Nelson
Graettinger
Horseshoer
Hans Abrahamson
Star City
Silver City
Raymond A. Amfartz
Storm Wak
Harry I. Fenton
Mount Plea
Harry 0. Severson
Kanawha
Nichollss
DeFontsigne
Duque
John Ehrman
Marengo
Joseph 3. Meyers
Dubuque
Dale Trailor
Atlantic
Aloysius A. Walding
Marine Corps
General Pershing
Chester R. Howard
104Th Infantry
Trogny
France
Howard
Mount Vernon
Althe
New Rules for Eating Places Implemented by U.S. Food Administration
Public eating places including hovels, restaurants, boarding houses, clubs, dining rooms, and steamships must follow 12 orders on bread content, sugar use, garnitures, portions, and waste. Violations are treated as wasteful practices under the 1917 Food Control Act.
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Burlington
United States Food Administration
Big celebration at Tama Wednesday for Czech friends
In Tama Iowa Friends of the Czecho Slovaks plan a two day event with a notable program. Army officers and the ambassador Charles Pergler will attend. Bohemian women provide meals and kolaches. An afternoon auction raises funds for the Czecho Slovak army. Proceeds go to support troops fighting in World War I.
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Tama
Fama
Chas. Pergler
Kolaches
Tama County
Coming of The Sunbeam Hour to Help Expectant Mothers
An early 1900s advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a safe external preparation to ease pregnancy pains. It claims flexible abdominal muscles, gentler labor, and a healthy prenatal mood for generations. The Bradfield Regulator Co offers a free Motherhood Rag and product details by mail.
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Bradfield ‘Regulator Co
Lamar Brig
Atlanta
Mither
Influenza Forces Postponement of Iowa Odd Fellows Convention
Quarantine rules tied to the Spanish flu led Mason City authorities to cancel the Odd Fellows convention due to public meetings. Grand Master D Alexander announced the move after more than 500 delegates were expected. Plans call for rescheduling once the quarantine is lifted.
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Odd Fellows
Mason Leity
D. Alexander
Odd Fellows Lodge
Iowa
Mason City
Unusual Holdup Victim Farmer Tied and Robbed near Slater
Nevada October report details Clarence Roe a farmer south of Slater being robbed by two strangers in an auto. One assailant with a black mustache forced him to sign a 250 bearer check after binding and gagging him. Roe found by his wife tied in the field.
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Nevada
Slater
Clarence’ Roe
Roe
Seditious Utterance 38 Being Investigated
Webster City Iowa October 14 A P Sherwood a Justice Department agent is investigating John Harms of Independence township for refusing Liberty bonds and declaring he would fight with the German army if able to return to Germany Harms has disappeared and is single authorities do not know if he is eluding them or away on business He claims 5000 dollars worth of German property would be confiscated if he bought bonds here
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Webster City
A. P. Sherwood
United States Department of Justice
John Harms
Independence Township
Germany
Harms
Benton County Falls to Pneumonia Drains Town
In Vinton and surrounding Benton County many residents suffer influenza and pneumonia amid a health scare. Multiple deaths include Mrs. Cantonhyine near Center Point and others noted among farmers postmasters and local families. Schools and churches close. city hall suspends gatherings as influenza strains strain local services and post office staffing.
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Center Point
Blanche Adelin Hendrix
B. Cantonwine
Dave Campbell
Garrison
Dial
West Virginia
S Hout
de Jeensand
Cora May Fry
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Dodge
Chelsea
Charles Inmen
Eden Township
John Countarmine
Belford Narher
A. W. Kengeworth
Vinton
Civil War Veteran Nathan L. Daniels Dies at 78
Nathan L. Daniels, Civil War veteran of Cs. G. Thirteenth Wisconsin infantry, died of cancer at the Marshalltown soldiers home after months of illness. He leaves a widow and two children, including George Daniels of this city. He had lived in Webster City, Town and Falls, Ill. Estella Propper, national treasurer of the Women’s Relief Corps, sent $2,000 for patriotic relief in 1918, including $500 for Belgian refugees and funds to aid French refugees and Liberty Bond campaigns.
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Nathan L. Daniels
Marshalltown
Cs. G
Wiscon
Falls
Ill
Estellar
United States
Relef
Manchester Goes Over With Rush In New Liberty Loan
Manchester, Pa records another strong Liberty Loan pace as the town subscribed its quota early in October. A local story notes George Hezzelwood of the area, a former resident now in Des Moines, suffered a severe leg wound in France, with amputation required after a grenade strike. He hopes to return home by Thanksgiving and is aided by community fundraising and YMCA workers. The local high school team defeated the Weat Union 21 to 7 on Mcintosh field, while registrants aged 19 to 36 completed compulsory classifications.
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George Hezzelwood
and Hezzelwood
Mumnbeldt
Des Moines
France
Montata
United War
Glacier National Park
Hezzelwood
W. J Montana
Y.suckow
Jysquot
Manchester High School
Weat Union
Mcintosh Field
Itching and skin diseases advertised remedy
People suffer from skin diseases like eruptions boils and rashes. The ad touts S S S as a blood purifier that reaches the blood supply to clear up pimples blotches and other skin problems. It urges readers to write for medical advice and addresses Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
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S. S.S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
County Exemption Board Sets Order for Local Contingent
The exemption board is reviewing the master list to assign order numbers for 48 men from the county. The call is planned for the week of Oct 21. Nationally, about 50,000 draftees were found tubercular in recent dates.
Peptiron Iron Tonic Promises Vitality Boost
An advertisement promotes Peptiron as an iron tonic for pale thin people with weak digestion and nervous weakness. It claims improved vitality, strength, and endurance, urging readers to start today and obtain Peptiron from druggists or C. J. Hood Co. in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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C. J. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Dr. King's New Discovery and New Life Pills Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for colds with relief of phlegm irritation and sore throat and praises New Life Pills for bowel regulation. The copy notes prices of 1c and $1.20 for the discovery and 25c for the pills.
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Dr. King
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