Duplicity of Bolshevik Leaders Exposed by Sisson Report
The article reviews Edgar Sisson’s evidence alleging Lenine Trotzky and their allies were German puppets, detailing plans to draw the United States into war and disrupt American ports. It notes Burian and Kaiser era claims, warns of continued hostilities, and critiques central powers while urging recognition of duplicity.
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Pranare
Russia
Serbia
United States
Siston
Germany
Burian
Man Hye
America
Edgar Steson
Lenine
Trotzky
Bisson
Iase
Iowa editors discuss housing and rent laws amid sanitation concerns
Cedar Rapids Republican notes moves toward housing regulation to prevent rent from being collected for unfit buildings. Mason City Globe-Gazette comments on drive congestion and Sundays without drives. Linux City Tribune remarks on Americans in Metz and a town with clear pronunciation. Des Moines Register reports no age limit on liberty bond purchasers though some feared registration.
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Burt
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Iowa
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Linux City Tribune
Attaicking
Metz
Nes Moines Register
Impetigo contagiosum questions and home care guidance
A reader asks about causes and dangers of impetigo contagiosum and how to prevent reinfection. Advice emphasizes scrupulous skin cleanliness, careful disinfection of shared items rather than outright disposal, and consulting a surgeon for gland enlargements or tumors.
Is there such a thing as trying too hard to please
A reader asks if being overly considerate to others is healthy. The column argues that while kindness is good, excessive selflessness harms both the individual and others. It cites examples like over accommodating a husband and children, and warns that extreme complaisance leads to fatigue, irritability, and counterproductive selfishness. It urges a balance between self care and consideration.
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Tam Elways
Nibbly Mouse Discovers Balloon Prank in Playroom
In a playful tale a curious Nibbly Mouse roams a house after cheese, finds a red balloon tied to a chair leg, and while nosing it, bursts the ball. The balloon bursts, the mouse tumbles, and escapes to safety in the pantry. A French doll witnesses the comic scene as toys react to the misadventure. The piece ends with a wry aside on matrimony and captaincy.
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Nibbly Mouse
Nibbly
The Italian Front in 1917 Through American Eyes
William Allen White recounts a frontier journey with the Italian army from Udine to Vicenza, detailing Alpine trenches, mountain fortifications, and brigade HQ perched 4000 feet up. He notes food, camaraderie, and contrasts German and Allied aims, plus reflections on Palladio architecture and the Italian peasantry’s fate.
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Udine
Italy
Gibraltar
Conneli
Haly
Alps
IngEulches
Measas
Warren Heights
Pasubio
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Vicenza
Altho
St. Mark’s
Palladio
America
Henry
Soldier Terry Black Writes Home From War
Mount Vernon Record quotes a letter from Terry Black of Keosauqua to his father in Towa. He reports being wounded on the morning of the fifteenth, tetanus from delayed field hospital care, and the loss of both legs. He says he is ready to come home and asks his father to prepare for what remains of him. The piece urges readers to ponder personal wartime sacrifices.
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Brooklyn
Fen
Hannibal
Brigade
Mount Vernon
Towa
Terry Black
Keosauqua
Minnis
Freckle Lotion Made From Lemon Juice and Orchard White
A vintage advertisement describes mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint of freckle and complexion lotion. It promises affordable, daily use on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes, claiming the lotion is harmless.
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Roy Drug
Your Bonfire Will Betray You Amid War Calls
Belle Squires cautions readers about bonfires during a paper shortage. She argues waste paper funds morale and treason, urging conservation, salvaging, and using paper for Thrift Stamps rather than burning it. Sparks and flames are framed as threats to loyalty and national effort.
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Belle Squires
Juick
This Day in War September 17 1917 to 1914
A compact note lists dated World War I events on September 17 from 1917 to 1914 including Huns attack on Champagne Tront 1917 French capture Henry 1916 Russians prepare to evacuate Vilna 1915 and Turks concentrate on Bulgarian frontier 1914. The Toledo Chronicle adds a wartime recruiting line urging 31 to 45 year olds eager for service to register quickly and beat younger rivals.
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Champagne Tront
Henry
Vilna Beft
Toledo Chronicle
Be Careful in Using Soap on Your Hair
An advertisement advises avoiding soaps and alkali in hair care. It promotes plain coconut oil as a pure, cheap alternative that creates rich lather when mixed with tea, cleanses and conditions hair, and leaves it soft, bright, and easy to manage. Coconut oil is recommended from drug stores for regular family use.
Home Complexion Peeler Works Wonders
An old fashioned beauty tip promotes a mercorized wax treatment to erase aging skin by nightly application and morning wash. The wax supposedly removes dead skin flakes gradually, revealing newer healthier skin beneath with a youthful glow.
Gets-It Putter with Corns? Joyful, Painless Solution
The advertisement promotes Gets-It as a simple, painless method to remove corns. It claims the method offers happiness and ease, contrasting tear-out or peeling options with a guaranteed result. The tone is confident and promotional, urging readers to try the product.
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