Letters from the front railroading in France and more
Soldiers urge families to send letters from the front and camps to General Williams. Sergeant Riley writes of railroading in France, locomotives pulling heavy loads, and American cars built for war. Other letters describe ocean crossing, Canal Zone guard duty, medical training at Fort Riley, and the harsh ruins of German trenches as familiar troops advance.
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Sergi
Edward J. Riley
W. S. Williams
Uinois Central
Western Lines
American Railway Division
Perigueux
Dordogne
France
Sergt
Niley
Mr. Williams
Berlin
Gen. Pershing
Col. Neff
Freneh
W.S. Williams
Ilinois Central Railway Company
Corp
A. A. Hoffmann
Fort Riley
Kan
Lieut. Hofffmann
Ralph HB. Devine
L. R. Sauer
Englewood Avenue
The Heavens in October 5 Brainvi rsity Oddser
A local astronomy column surveys October skies focusing on Perseus Andromeda and the Medusa group. It explains Algol as a remarkable variable star with rapid brightness changes and notes the Babylonian roots of Pisces within the zodiac.
Nebulae and Variable Stars in Andromeda Explored
The article discusses Algol and a similar variable star eclipsed by a dark companion, with brightness changes every 2 days 20 hours. It describes Andromeda's great spiral nebula, its faint hazy appearance, and the possibility that it is a system of stars similar to our sun, containing large distant suns and vast interstellar spaces.
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Leo Bernard
Co. F
Jie
Tony
J. Feder
Beause
Céelius
Medusa
Cetus
Algol
Pisces
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Voodoo Revival Touched War Rations In South Texas
In south Texas rural towns the war spawns a voodoo revival among many black residents. C C Johnson, a Dallas educated man, ran a conjurer business selling blue velvet bags with lodestones to keep draftees from service. He charged about $25 per bag and claimed powers to misdirect the draft.
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Brenham
Tex
Texas
Dallas
C. C. Johnson
Federal
Johnson
Like a Ball Costume in Pittsburgh Chronicle
A child notices Norah removing all feathers from a chicken while its mother explains she is dressing it for a ball. The tale contrasts a fashionably dressed person with a simple domestic scene, highlighting the child's astonishment at the preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Dispaten
Norah
Roosevelt urges registering women for industry in war and peace
Baltimore dispatch notes Col. Theodore Roosevelt calls for universal service including women in industrial training. He argues women should be registered and granted suffrage for service, urges stopping profiteering, and stresses government duty to fund the war while officials must perform their duties. He condemns Bolshevik and Kaiserism influences and supports strict action against spies and traitors.
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Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt
Universal Services
Col. Roosevelt
Ous
Letous
Roosevelt
Army
Congress
THIS WOMAN ESCAPED AN OPERATION
Mrs S J Semler describes suffering for months from displacement with dragging pains and headaches. Despite three doctors saying she needed an operation, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recovered completely. She credits the remedy and urges others in similar conditions to try it. Urges writing Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for advice on their forty years of experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EB. Pinkham
S. J. Semler
5Th Ave
Troy
Husband Grasped Mis Chance in Yard Beat Claim
Officer McPherson testified in court about a disturbance in the wagon yard. A tall gaunt farmer admitted beating his wife saying he had caught her when she wasn t feeling right. Judge Mroylesh demanded clear truth and noted the long pattern of abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Wigon Yard
Real Estate Transfers in Waterloo Subdivisions
Property transfers recorded in Black Hawk County include Ellena E Mooney acquiring Lot 4 in Reed's Subdivision Waterloo for 1099.98 from I Woodring and Ellen. Iles Pines to Frank Roe Lot 7 in Shilliamn’s 3rd subdivision Waterloo for 325.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate Transpers
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
I. Woodring
Ellen
E. Mooney
Reed
Waterloo
Iles Pines
Frank Roe
Shilliamn
Best Treatment for Catarrh 8.8 8 Remove the Cause
Purifying the blood relieves catarrh by cleansing impurities and poisons. The advertised blood tonic S S S is claimed to wash the blood clean, ease the drip and nasal issues, and restore health. Readers are urged to write for free medical advice and try the remedy available at stores.
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Isu
Jonce
S. Ss. S
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Clarence Forker
Canal Port Guard
Clarence B. Worker
U.S
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Panama
F. P. Forker
States
Medical Corps
Murphy
Edgar M. Murphy
Twenty-first Field Artillery
M. Jr. Murphy
Brainvirsity
United States
Constellation
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Lyra
Dench
Altair
Nova Aquilae
Perseus
Pegasus
Cepheus
Cassiopst Andromeda
Mol
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MuRanus
Cermany
Aboudk
Stillwater
Minn
Curtis
Hort
Nore Dern
Willard
Farm Tabor
Natoone
Ida Clakely
Skyoun
Wees Hart
Ehaurt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dr. Howard
Pans
College OF Commerce
Mulberry
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