Cedar Falls Journal Notes Belgian Aid and Local Talks
Cedar Falls reports nine boxes of clothes and shoes sent to Belgian relief, plus salvage plans to fund the chapter. Banks forecast $450000 in fourth liberty loan payments. Cedar Falls’ share $295006 with outside-city subscriptions totaling $331000. Influenza quarantine causes no church services. physicians report progress and expect decline. local notices include a funeral and clerical appointment.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Walls
American Red Cross
Trap Gun and Rod by Tom Marshall in Civilian Catfish Notes
An article by Tom Marshall discusses channel and silver catfish, their care of young and non cannibal nature, and explains their status as table delicacy. It recounts fishing near Keithsburg Illinois, describes fish characteristics, and shares a 52 pound catch along the Mississippi River. It includes Q A on trapshooting and a brief note on Dick Clancy’s wartime assignment.
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Holden
United States
Mississippi River
Egypt
Wkeithsburg
Pencres
O. H. Lloyd
Service elevens promise real football class in Midwest
A Chicago dispatch reports service academy games will showcase top-level football this season. Great Lakes naval team to face Annapolis on November 23 with possible rematch in Chicago. Three Army vs Navy style clashes slated for Grant Park with Camp Grant, Aubur-Taylor, and Camp Nes g es matchups. Chicago and Minnesota set for Big Ten clash. Uncertain crowd turnout due to college conflicts. parks stadiums planned for 25 000 capacity with sailors and soldiers as ushers to keep costs low and profits fund camps equipment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Service
Naval Camps
Great Lakes
Stagg Field
Michigan
Naval
Cameo Grant
Minnesota
Service Sgaries
Army Training Corps
Rcular
Army
Navy
Grant Park
Cap
Lewis Omer
Camp Grant
Northwestern University
The Final Letter Reveals A Hidden Love Triangle
In a beautifully furnished home a husband accuses his wife of deceit after a letter falls from her bosom. She pleads innocence while he recalls betrayed trust and a past of imagined fidelity. The letter, signed Mother, hints at an ongoing clandestine affair and an upcoming cruel confrontation. The scene ends with the letter in his hand and night falling.
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Heaven
Hell
Angels of Light
Elave
George
Postal Clerk censured for false influenza rumor at Camp Grant
A Rockford court censured a postal clerk who repeated a soldier’s unverified tale that nurses and doctors were shot at Camp Grant spreading flu germs. Judge Platt urged finding the originator, denouncing the tale as wartime propaganda. The clerk and his father admitted repeating the rumor. progress reports are to be sent to Judge Platt.
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Camp Grant
Advocate Court
Rockford
Franklin C. Platt
Fort Leavenworth
Waterloo Phone Service Seen as Vital But Lacking
Public complaints about inefficient Waterloo phone service prompt explanation from Iowa Telephone Company manager C Fosselman. He cites staff shortages and high demand, noting efforts to restore 100 percent performance amid normal industry strain. Also mentions local efforts to speed military service processing and a Davenport Times nod to Mark Twain.
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Central
Mr. Casselman
Waterloo Exchange
Waterloo
C. Fosselman
Iowu Telephone Company
Mr. Fossehman
Imperial Canal
China
Jefferson
88th Division Now in Front Trenches
The 88th Division, the Northwestern Nebraska like unit nicknamed the Hanhusker division, has moved to the front in France. Capt. Hunt and Lieut. Krafft describe shelling, gas, and the discipline of frontline work while American officers replace French personnel. The piece notes rising wartime phone traffic, sickness, and staff shortages, with temporary duty returns and training plans at Camp Hancock.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
North
South
Camp Hancock
Krafft
Hunt
Ssth
Mother's Memories Tribute to a Soldier Son
A heartfelt memorial letter praises Lionel Heinz who died at Philadelphia marina par racks, honoring him as a noble, reliable friend. The writer assures Mrs. Raihbone that Lionel's memory will remain sacred in their hearts and shares belief in a meaningful afterlife beyond death.
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Lionel
Altho
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