Long History of French Revolutionary Leader Recalls McAdoo Rail Debate
The article reviews the career of a French revolutionary figure, detailing his alliance with America, military ranks, and political roles from the 1770s to 1840s. It notes his defense of Virginia after Yorktown, his leadership in the French Revolution, and eventual imprisonment and release, ending with his death in Paris in 1834.
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Tranes
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Vistrance
America
Virginia
Yorktown
Jane V Wherce
United States
Assembly of Notables
Tis
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Reval Voloithe
France
Pranece
Rete
Liese
Napoleon
Campo Formio
Paris
Postmaster Hughes and Lafayette referenced in Cedar Falls column
The Cedar Falls postmaster George W. Hughes faces sugar hoarding accusations linked to food laws and pays a fine to the Red Cross. The piece defends his patriotism and voice against government critics while praising Lafayette on the anniversary of his birth and urging public remembrance.
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Cedar Falls
Br. Hughes
Red Cross
Hughes
Rharita
Cedar Alls
Dry Nation Foretold as War Mobilization Advances
Iowa editors discuss United States nearing prohibition as Great June ends and war mobilization continues. The piece notes a bill amended to grant brewers time and includes commentary on national victory fatigue, industry interests, and the framing of Prohibition amid Allied successes.
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Ottumwa
United States
Conetess
Defent
Open air schools debated amid wartime needs
In wartime America open air schools for debilitated children spark debate over comfort, cost, and effectiveness. Proponents urge summer sessions and planned indoor shade to keep students engaged, while critics warn of cold and health risks. The piece links broader calls for work, education, and efficient use of time to justify open air or wide open classrooms.
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The Woman Who Smiles Behind the Men with Guns
A wartime tale celebrates a wife who smiles as her husband goes to war and vows to write. She comforts him by voice and keeps faith, showing quiet bravery behind the front lines even without medals.
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Jane
Prince Roul and Leta Escape to Silver Castle
In a fairy tale segment, Leta and Prince Roul flee pursuit after a magical powder dries the sea and reveals a white castle. The ogres and their realm vanish as they arrive, leaving the King to grieve his son’s fate and Leta to confront a silver doors room and a silver envelope.
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Rex
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Miles
France
Berlin
Awake to America as War’s Toll Shapes a French Journey
A narrator travels through war weary France with Henry observing how torture, disease, refugees, and blitzed towns test France’s resilience. They meet American troops building barracks, share meals, and witness French and American cooking contrasts while reflecting on home, morale, and wartime sacrifice.
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Wichita
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Middle West
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Missouri
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Punch
Princess Leta and the castle gift from fairies
A tale follows Princess Leta who finds a note from a fairy gifting a castle. She and Prince Raul wed, discover the Ogre’s wealth in the dungeons, share it with the poor, and the royalty’s fate includes adventures in France and Berlin as troops march toward Europe.
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Leta
Chang
France
First moonlight air raid on Landen in 1917 reported
A 1917 report claims a moonlight air raid on Landen caused 11 deaths and 62 injuries. Entries from 1916 note Bulgarian forces invading Peasula. Earlier in 1914 France Russia and Great Britain signed a no separate peace pledge.
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Peasula
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Riga
France
Russia
Great Britain
Chamberlains Tablets Help Indigestion Says Mrs Dart
A Skaneateles resident Mrs D S Dart praises Chamberlains Tablets for relieving indigestion. She notes the tablets strengthen the stomach and tone the system, are easy to take, and effective as an advertised remedy.
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D. S. Dart
Skaneateles
Potato Baked in Ground Under 113 Degree Heat
In the heat wave the paper notes a potato baked in the ground as a local curiosity. Dick Benedict shows the item while Andy Stevens compares the heat to the Philippines in 1899 when three men scorched their feet crossing a stream.
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Defiance
Dick Benedict
Andy Stevens
Philippines
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Waterloo Resident
Mrs. J A Myers of 1427 Franklin Waterloo testifies after using Doan’s Kidney Pills from Wangler Bros. Drug Co. for rheumatic pains and back distress. She reports relief after nine boxes and confirms the earlier endorsement five years later. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Waterloo
J. A. Myers
Franklin St
Sage
Wangler Bros. Drug Co
Every Meal a Poisonous Injection Ad
A health advertisement warns that foods burden the kidneys and bladder with uric acid. It touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to prevent deadly poison buildup, urging readers to obtain the genuine product from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
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