Iowa Soldier Says Boys Fight On In France
Corporal Lieyd Goins of Company B 168th Infantry, stationed in Delphos, recalls Iowa’s youths facing German forces in France. He praises Chaplain Winfred Robbs and Colonel Bennett, notes gas training improvements, and honors the Regiment’s bravery at Chateau Thierry and Sergy while urging mothers not to worry.
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France
Germany
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Lieyd Goins
168Th Infantry
Camp Dodge
Pritzies
Iowa
Austria
Mothers of
Towa
Rainbow Division
Winfred Robbs
Colonel Bennett
Des Moines
Tal Sbont
Goins
Mothe
Cedar Falls News Roundup Seeks Military Prep and Local Deaths
Cedar Falls reports list preparations for possible army service with a county education board conference led by Dr. G F Hearst and Lt. ONeill arranging soldiering instruction at the Teachers College. Citizens eye forming a Cedar Falls military company under Lieut ONeill, while Mrs. Fred C Kraiter is buried in Cedar Falls after dying in Tyler Minnesota.
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Comry
Thej Army Services
Commercial Clubrogtns Uris
County Educstiggal Board of Instruction
Exemption Board
G. FE. Hearst
Lieut. O'Neill
Teachers’ College
Ed Cross
Fred CO. Krater
Fred C. Kraiter
Tyler
Minn
Thomas Willadsen
Walnut Street
I.fredmund
Danish Baptist Church
Fair
Fire Prevention Day Delayed To November
The annual Fire Prevention Day has been postponed from October 9 to November 7 due to conflicts with Fourth Liberty Bond events, per a letter to Mayor R. Thompson. William G. McAdoo urged the shift to allow greater emphasis on fire prevention. Advertising copy notes Watkins' lamp fuel at 7.95 per ton and a contact at 3% West Mullan Ave, Phone 1504.
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William_G. McAdoo
Watkins
West Mullan Ave
Building permit committee to supervise war related construction
Des Moines reports a state council of defense committee will oversee building permits under wartime orders. Members include Lafayette Young sr Leo Stevens Clifford W O Finkine and C Deering all Des Moines officials. The panel will pass on permit requests and advise War Industries Board on granting. A delegation seeks modification to ease permits for small buildings and farm structures. A three man delegation will meet in Washington to press the change.
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Indig Rnal
State Council of Defense
Lafayette Young, Sr
Barman
Leo Stevens
Clifford
W. O. Finkhine
C. (. Deering
War Industries
War Industries Board
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
G. W. French
Davenport
W. D. Jamieson
Shenandoah
I Ynard
Washington
Five Coe men commissioned as second lieutenants
At Raps., Sept. 23, five of the 19 Coe College students sent to Fort Sheridan for S A T C training have become second lieutenants. They must report to Camp Taylor Sept. 26 for further training and will not return to college. Names include Harlan Freatress Albia Greeley Bryan Van Cleve Grundy Center Forest Myers Thenison William McHenry Thenison and Carl Makeever Davy enport. Mark Sunstrom Boone transfers to Camp Perry for musketry instruction and will enter the regular army as a small arms expert.
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Greeley
Bryan van Cleve
Albia
Forest Myers
Grundy Centar
William Mc
Work or Fight Qader Drastic Measures Warned
Des Moines reports drastic instructions to post names of men who refuse to move from nonessential to essential war work. Nathan A. Smythe, US Employment Service director general, calls for community labor boards to publish lists of nonessential positions held by men that women could fill. The move aims to curb slackers and force faster reallocation to war industries amid labor shortages and an advancing army.
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Des Moines
Washington
Nathanj A. Smythé
United States Employment Service
Iowa
Nathan A. Smythe
United States’ Employment Service
Crowder
War Industries Board
Navy draft calls expected late September or October
Des Moines dispatch reports Gen Crowder’s notice that navy and marine corps draftees will follow army calls. Criteria include strict physicals. rejects include certain vision deficits and noncitizens. Aimed to stop rejections and reexaminations sent to different camps. Observers note past instances of unhealthy men being sent overseas before being returned home.
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Marine Corps
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I Fs
United States
Montana
Fort Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Woman Works 15 Hours A Day
Peru Indiana woman describes relief from displacement backache and fatigue after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports daily routines full of work and strength regained, urging others with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Ind
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Asya Mereriano
West 10Th St
Per
Lydia E. Pinkham
Camp Pike Examiners Reject Dodge Recruits After Transfer
The report notes men transferred from Camp Pike were accepted there, while Camp Dodge applicants faced rejection by Camp Pike examiners. This summary reflects the chain of acceptance and rejection between the two camps as described.
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Camp Pike
Camp Dodge
Four Hurt When Horse Falls Down in Blutt Washes
A stumble by a horse caused it to fall at Blutt Washes near Ta. on September 23 injuring four people. Rescue crews attended the scene and transported the injured to local hospitals for treatment of unspecified injuries. Authorities are investigating the incident and assessing the horse's condition.
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Mother's Friend touted as safe aid for expectant mothers
The advertisement promotes Mother's Friend from the Bradfield Regulator Co. as an external balm easing pregnancy pains. It claims to soften abdominal muscles, reduce strain during birth, and encourage a joyous prenatal period while promising a free motherhood book and no charge for mailed information.
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Lamar
Atlanta
Bitro-Phosphate Promises Flesh and Health for Thin People
An old advertisement touts bitro-phosphate as the best remedy for extreme thinness. It claims nitro phosphate nourishes nerves and cells, increases weight rapidly, and improves vitality, with a money back guarantee. It warns against use by those not seeking to gain flesh.
Meskimen Family Injured After River Road Accident
The Meskimen family from the Yellow river area was hurt in a nighttime buggy crash along a narrow Mississippi bluff road between North McGregor and Yellow river mouth. Mr and Mrs Meskimen and their three children, including a four year old, were in the one horse buggy when it tipped and fell about 12 feet down the bank. The buggy dragged its occupants as they were injured. all were hospitalized.
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