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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-24
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WOMEN'S
TROUBLES

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sleeplessness, as rule have their or
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1t does the work. Pains and troubles
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trouble.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Cap
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Get them from your druggist. Dc
not take substitute. In sealed
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Of the best trained men in America.
And one good thing about it, they are
nearly all boys from Iowa.
1 received your box in good condi-
ton and say, that cake and candy
sure tasted good to me when came
in hungry from drilling. have
something to piece on, but am
afraid it won't last long.
l was glad to get Jonathan's pic
ture and ! wish he felt just as good
as he looks. suppose Bruce had to
register the last time, didn't he?
/ have never been out to the range
but once. The other time wrote
you ] was going ! didn't get to go.
How many Liberty Bonds did papa
buy this time? They are selling
them here in camp now and took
out fifty dollars and pay on the in
stallment plan, five dollars a month
from my pay.
Well as news is scarce l guess /
will close, hoping this finds you well
as it leaves me, fine and dandy.
From Horace.
Kiss Baby Wayne for me.
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sure to get a letter soon, so don't
worry about me.
Well, do you get your allotment all
right? I think you will get it regular
now. | suppose it fs getting colder at
home, now, isn't it. Dear, you know
you are not used to cold climate so
you want to be careful. am going to
send you set of furs for Xmas. am
guessing l will be at home for Xmas.
do hope so for there is no place like
home, sweet home, and good warm
fire of your own to sit by. Well, there
is no news to write about for we get
no news here. Write and tell me all
the news at home for am anxious
to know. Be sure and write as soon
as you get this letter, and please do
not worry about me for am all right.
l will say goodby with lots of love to
you and all. Your husband for ever
and ever.
Pvt. Geo. swanger.
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NO PROFITEERING
CAN GO IN IOWA.
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR DEEMS
MAKES PLAN TO PREVENT Elk.
cESslvE PROFITS FROM
CONSUMERS.

Nearly one-half of the counties of
Iowa have organized price Interpreting
committees under the direction of Unit
ed States Food Administrator j. F.
Deems.
Price interpreting committees are
authorized by the food administration
to be composed of representatives of
consumers, retailers, jobbers, brokers
and other classes engaged in the food
business.
The food administration does not fix
prices of commodities but it has an
nounced what it regards as fair profits
on, articles of food. The price inter-
preting committee in each county APP
plies these profits to the cost of the
goods to wholesalers and to retailers,
and in this way interprets fair price
for the retailer from the wholesaler
and for the consumer from the retailer.
An essential part of the program il
to have these prices published by the
newspapers, so that consumers may be
advised as to what the food admins
tration regards as fair prices.
This very effectively checks prof.
teering and at the same time does away
with much of the complaints which
consumers are inclined to make against
retailers.
1t is an open and above board way Of
interpreting prices for the community
and absolutely prevents speculation in
food products. One of the rules gov
erning price interpreting is that in
voice prices shall govern in applying
prices and not the real present mar
ket price Of the goods. Thus whole
saler or retailer is prevented from
Increasing his prices above fair profit
on the cost Of the goods, no matter
what the value Of the goods may be ct
the time the prics - made.
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and knocked to pieces by shells. Moth
ing hut big rats running in the road
like cats. All this time we were driv-
ing without lights. One Of the senti-
nails had excitedly made us put it
out some miles back Ordinarily, round
here we use them but that valley is
in direct line with the Austrians, We
could see an Austrian search light on
a hill mile or SO away. We went over
one stretch Of road five times, back
and forth. Finally, about 2:3O m, we
got tired Of depending on our Italian
guide and got busy looking at signs
and finally found the place but in the
meantime some other ambulance had
taken our man away, naturally. We
got back here at $3.50 m and had
gone about 20 miles to get to place
five miles off. What do you think of
that? Night wasted, I'd say.
. It's quite cool up here in the even
ings now. Will have to set ready for
winter. Gee, but this summer has
gone fast.
The American papers certainly ex-
aggerate the war news. Only believe
about half oft.
Spent very quiet weeks repose
last week. Didn't do much but fight
the fleas and white wash the garage.
Put out some chocolate and arsenic
for the rats just before we left.
Did ! tell you we had a photograph
Bought it out of the company fund,
some 400 lire. Have lot Of good
English and Italian records but no
American. It's great time killer.
Believe me, I'm getting fat again.
| button my trousers. with difficulty.
This is a great life all right. Am also
developing wonderful right arm
from cranking the old machine. Also
wonderful vocabulary, from Gus
sing out the mule drivers. Lots of love
Herman
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A Letter From Horace Fensler

Camp Gordon, Ga, Oct. 6, 191s.-
Dear folks at home: AS the Y. M. C..
A. man has just brought us some pa
per will answer your letter. We
are still quarantined, SO can't 60 to
the Y to get anything, htey bring it to
US I haven't had the influenza yet
and hope I don't catch it, but there
are several cases in this company.
They have added another week TO
our school, 50 we won't get away un-
til next Friday.
We had q holiday in camp last FRI
day and all the companies Of the reg
iment passed in review before Gener-
al Sage. The paper gave our school
quite blow. Il said the rear Of the
parade was brought up by the boys
Of the N.sC. o. school, one thousand
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lit. Seven days Of sulphur baths,
golf, mountains, food, drink and re-
pose. For seven days put behind
me the stink Of dead boche and hor-
SEES, the racket Of Austrian Sss, ETC.,
and if anyone should, in an unhappy
moment, suggest motor trip, Tom
my, it is his royal Pratt.
Just came in OFF roll. I've wash
ed up, cleaned and filled the wagon,
and I'm now out in the grass doing
my bit to Tommy. Damn the flies.
l positively dislike flies, especially
these neighborly little souls that sit
on my nose and ear while I do the the
hardest work in the world write.
The Boche got his artillery up fin
ally, but I think he had to take it in
as he got some push in the last two
days. There has been no "whiz
bang" today and our trip did not re-
scmble the six day races at all. Don't
mind artillery much anyway. It's
the boy who flies by night and show
ers us with his playthings would
thank Mr.. Wright or Curtiss or who
ever the hell it was, if he had have
been of latter generation.
Look at all Of this paper / de-
spair. / beat a hasty retreat. can't
write enough to fill it all. That fly
l was telling you of is no longer with
me.
An Arab paid the Sammy about the
biggest compliment he ian Arab
could He said put him in the
trenches with the Sammys for the do
cover the top" beaucoup. And, Tom,
they simply can't keep these black
boys in a trench. If they are not
watched, it's simply ell off, they put
on their red caps and go.
Tell father he ought to see some of
his Scotch Champions burying their
their dead, accompanied by the custom
ary and time honored Jass band, con-
sisting Of pipes and drums. OF course,
the preliminary burial is shovel full
of dirt on the head, but later six
foot hole.
Well, Tommy, got over this far,
sut I've nothing else. Hadn't all the
way through, but if l don't write you
won't, and | do like to get letters.
Yours
Jim
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Letter From Richard Riley

Letter From Richard Riley
Somewhere in France, Sometime in
September Dear Mother: am in
France and enjoying fine sunny aft
ernoon after rain. An, feeling fine
Also have the best Of health and am
getting fat. Don't know what I am
y going to do with all the civilian
4 clothes. I am afraid / will have to
take reducing exercises so can wear
them. I am not worrying about hav-
Ing to try them on for some time yet.
How is everyone getting along?
Good hope. Where is brother Joe
y he in France yet? Maybe can To-
cate him here some place. Wonder if
Doc is over here yet. / never did get
but one letter from him and that was
when was in Texas.
am having great time trying to
separate races, and (centimes) also
lsous). That is French money.
just had a feed of blackberry jam
and French bread. We can buy two
sous (cents) worth at a time.
Gee, would like to get some mail
haven't had any since arrived in
France. ! dreamed got letter last
night, but dreams don't come true al
ways, ha, ha. What is John Henry
and Harlan doing? Tell them to
write.
r. 80 i
Somewhere in France is lily, but
there are more in the good old u. S..
a. and l certainly would love to be
there. | have a pal with me- from
Des Moines. We have been together
since ! left. Gee, mother, this is a
pretty country only wish you could
see it. Tell Moreland send him nv
best. Also Steve Glen.
We expect mail soon now and 1
may get few letters You can
write as usual, will get them some
time. could write book but we
are not allowed to write about the
country or people, so you will have,to
wait until 1 get home, then l will
have lots to tell you. Until then, I am
your loving son,
II. 8. Write often mother and will do
likewise when I can find time.
Pvt. Richard Riley.
Co. E. 18th Inf. A. E. r.
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Letter fromGeo .swanger
Somewhere s-11-1s


To my Dear Wife:
Well, Dear, suppose you have be-
gun to think I have forgotten you
but | have not. haven't had time to
write. / would like to tell you the
reason why but / can't now but some
day, before long, / can tell you every
thing. All that I can say now is that
the shells are bursting regular on the
German line. Of course we are get
ting used to that kind of noise so we
do not think anything about it now.
Well Dear, / haven't had a letter
since the day before l left New York.
If could only hear from you today
would give half my life but ] am
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Letter from Russell Graham
Pvt. Geo. swanger.
Camp Pike, Ark. Oct. 20. 4

Dear Shafe:
l haven't heard from you for long
while, but suppose you are buster
than i am, and that's saying a whole
lot. Hope the Flu has not hit YOU or
your family. From the looks of the
Times it sure must be awful around
M. V. Here, it has died down so that
our Liberty theatre opened up and
and the US have been open for several
days. Emmett and / were lucky, 1
guess, as they sure were falling all
around us. / was guard in one of the
Base Hosp. one day and, although I
was right amongst the patients, 1
never even had the slightest bit of
fear. / guess / am immune from all
contagious diseases as I've never had
any.
Well, Emmett and I expect to be
out of here soon. Our lieutenant said
10 days. 1 don't know where we go or
whether we will even be non-coms. but
sure have been working lately to
Great good impression. Had charge
of a platoon for a little while the
other day, for tryout. Got by pretty
good guess. / also got IS in an exam
on guard duty. Tomorrow Emmett
and l have to go on guard again.
Gosh! you ought to have seen the
shirt-tail parade we pulled off here
a week ago Saturday night when we
heard that Germany had accepted
Wilson's peace terms. The report
came about II p m and every Co. in
camp was out yelling and raising -
in general.
We sure have been hiking lots
lately. Say, those packs sure do get
heavy after we've walked couple of
miles. Our major has increased our
marching cadence too, up to 1913 PAGES
minute, just about the same as
double time. sure feel like I'd like to
illustrate "butt stroke" on him lots
of times.
| Well, we saw Fred Mcdonald and
he said he had put in a request for
our transfer to his unit, but guess
it won't go through as we haven't
heard from it. don't care much any
way as I guess we have more chance
of an advancement here.
We have bayonet practice here
every day.. Sure is great stuff, but
hard work. l try to imagine l am
fighting German and it makes it
fun. We have now gone through all
the drill up to Battalion drill. Of
course, the training is so intensive we
are not perfect, but we sure have
Learned lot
Well, Shafe, how's business? I'd
sure like to be back working for you.
1t would sure be vacation for me
compared to this. But it can't last
much longer, but if it does, l want to
be cover there" Immediately so 1 can
do my share of the damage.
Just heard rumor that we leave
here this Wednesday but, l quit be-
lieving in rumors.
Am enclosing punk picture of
yours truly with pack on back. Well
write when you can.
Your old pal,
Russ
Russell Graham.
End Co. 18th Rep. & Tr. Bn.
Camp Pike, Ark.
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cambridge, Mass, Aug. d, 1915
Miss Doris Chapman, Missouri Val
ley-Dearest Doris: Your letter re-
ceived with much shouting, rejoicing
and clappfng of hands. -
Say, but the time sure does fly here
at Harvard. Here I've been II weeks
and will only get to stay about six
weeks more before I am shipped out.
want to go and still it would be a
pleasure to, stay while longer. We
can't put the kiser in the coffin laying
around here.
Harvard is some place and like
my course fine. Week before last /
made the highest grade in my theory
class and also in the operating class.
What do you think Of me, Ell?
l have been doing other things be-
sides study too. l even went SO far
as win a medal in the great U. S. SER
wee marathon race at Boston.
Longest relay race ever ran in histo-
~, only Is miles. ran two and a
half miles of the last five. They al
SO have been marching us around
through Boston and Cambridge on
these liberty loan parades. One in
Boston lasted from 1 p. m until 10 D.
m. l didn't stay to see the finish.
& Sunday l made trip to Concord
and Lexington. Saw where the bat
tie OF Lexington was fought, where
the flrst British were killed; walked
along the route of Paul Rever e's ride,
saw where he was captured, saw the
house where Hawthorne wrote some
OF his best poems. Noticed bullet
holes in houses where British mus
ket balls passed through. I went
through the "old John Hancock
House," where / saw the drum which
was beaten in the battle IF I.axing.
ton, the tongue Of the old liberty bell
the ring John Hancock wore when he
signed the Declaration of Indep. end
ence. When l came out felt Xix e ]
had been through the revolutionary
war again.)
August 5.-As / have lots of time
this morning and at leisure for /, few
moments, l will put in my time ans
wering few letters which have been
lying around awaiting my conven-
fence.
zee, TINS nice warm weather makes
me think of last summer and all of
those good times. Wish / could get
q furlough and come back to Missouri
Valley to spend few more happy
hours. We have here what we call a
HAPPY Hour Night" Mostly box
ing, singing and wrestling. When
the fellows get through boxing they
look like Happy Hour"
Our strong man of the radio school
can take twenty penny nail his; hand
ana nit it down on two inch plank
then pull it out with his teeth, Ha!
ma! DO you still remember the da,
we spent at Mobiles lake? 1 do and
certainly wish l were there again
There are lots of ponds, lakes and
beaches here where one can go hath.
ing, and have regular time. Revere
beach is about the most noted. What
they don't have there l can't think
OF. About seven kinds of roller coas-
ters, mountain railways, rivers OF
doubt and such amusements az these
Well Unjust close and get busy an.
swerlng some more letters. L certainly
have bunch to answer. Write soon
Lots Of love
Wiley o. Hopkins
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Letter from Harry Long
Somewhere in France

0cpts y, 1910
Well l have gotten located for once
Dear Mother:-
! am NJ. P. now so this is a happ,
birthday for me. ! haven't gotten 8
letter yet, but it won't be long now
There is a fellow in our bunch whose
birthday is today but he is 80 years
old. Did you get my picture that
sent you? Well, don't suppose YOU
had any good time at the Fair, for
supposed it rained. Say, does Mrs. H
hear from William? / don't know
where he is or anybody else. Send me
Bill BIS address and also Grove Daver
ports, also Bucks, if he is over here
! am going to send you a picture
Of myself and an old French lady. Il
sure pleased her to have her picture
taken with Yankee.
Well Dad, have you been to Sioux
City lately? When you see Clarence
tell him don't know his address OF
l would write. Tell him to write to me-
/ was just talking to a fellow who
is going to U. s. before long.
Well folks, will close for TODAY
and twill write later. / hope this finds
you all as well as am. Love to all
Pvt. Harry L. Long
Savenay, France. Sent. IL s1a
Dear Folks:-
Well, l have little time 80 will
write a few lines to let you know /
am still alive. / am working in the
postoffice. Did you get my picture |
sent you?, l haven't gotten any mail
yet but maybe ! will some day. I had
a happy birthday but was in hopes /
would get some mail on my birthday.
It sure seems good to be back Of
the lines where you can't hear those
big guns. The Americans captured
5000 Germans yesterday SO guess
after awhile we will get them all.
There can't be many of them left at
that rate.
Are Slim and Clarence going to be
caught in the draft? sure hope not,
l am now located about fifteen miles
from the coast. Does Mrs. Manner
hear from William? 1 saw a brake
man the other day who used to work
with him. His name was Hugh Keeney
Clarence will know him.
How are Ruby's little boys? I'll
bet they are good ones. Has Joe ever
come back yet? Send me Lettie,s
address. The poor kid, I expect she
thinks have gone back on her but
nothing like that.
Oh say, do you get that allotment
and did you get the policy?
Well, give my best regards to every
body. Must close for today, SO be good.
Love to all.
Harry L. Long.
Savenay Base Hosp. Nos.
Supply Co. 101 Inf.
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2. 8. Write often mother and will dc
likewise when I can find time.
Pvt. Richard Riley.
Go. E. 18th Inf. A. E. F.
Letter from Herman Hoyer

Up in the Valley. Aug. 81, t18
Dear Folks:-
just finished our coffee. Not exactly
!" demi tasse" cause it was a canteen
cup full. There is a new bunch of Ital-
ians up with us now, the others are
back in repose and they have coffee
twice day, whenever we get up in
the morning and about 700 p m. Be-
sides that we have our usual two
meals at HOO m and $50 p m. Had
spaghetti for supper and beef and pot
alto stew for dinner. So Pm feeling
quite comfortable now.
Thought sure we would get some
mail today, but not so. Has been two
weeks since we got a full mail. In the
meantime got couple of stray let
tiers from the Halls, some "Times''
and some copies of Life that the Halls
send regularly. Don't forget to send
me some reading matter. Did you get
my request for some heavy mittens
cigars, the cake and an alcohol stove {?
Business has been even lighter than
usual this week altho there has been
more artillary fire than usual. It all
went over US, though, and did its dam
age further back. Believe me, the
shells whizzed down this valley the
other night! They whizzed her up
twice, once at 1900 and then at a a m.
u heard those at midnight but slept
through the four o'clock show. All the
Italians ran for holes in the wall. I
believe the Italian army ought to get
credit for the Safety First" move
ment. They are blasting a. big cave in
the rock here for "a bombproof. We
have to move our cars. a couple of
times each day, while they blast. And
the funny part Of it is / don't think
any shells can drop in here. Haven't.
yet and we are on the south side Of
= high ridge and they would have to
go nearly straight up in the air to
fall in here. We are little less than
three miles from the Austrian first
line and Of course their artillary is
behind that, SO it is really more dan
gerous behind US in the roads, altho
it is farther from the lines, because
you know a mile or SO in artillary
fire is like SO many feet and that's
what they shell for, roads, bridges,
etc. An artillary man up here told
US that one Of the shells the other
night, killed a mother and wounded
her two little kids. Bad business.
We have been unlucky enough to
get the night turn most every time
this week. There are two ambulances
here and we take turns on the trips.
We had nice wild goose chase the
other night. We got call at 11:45.
Our cable line was out Of order and
we had to go to another on the other
trip down our valley and up another
one. OF course we didn't know where
it was but there is, always an Italian
with US and he is supposed to know.
He didn't know anything and neither
Well, we had one 1890 Of time!
He didn't know anything and neither
did anybody he asked. The Italian
soldier also gets the derby for dumb
ness. One fellow who was stationed
about half mile from it, didn't know
# existed. We went up the river val-
ley about three miles f,,ythe,. Than
~ ought to. Went through some VII
lasss that were absolutely deserted
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soil, just once, l will guess. Right
now I expect to be home year from
today, but am figuring on his morale
going to hell.
Well Dad, this is about all. Berney
is out on roll. l roll tonight. BY the
way, / am about due for a repos
which sounds good. Don't know when
but | hope soon. think l can APP
preciate week of civilization.
If any of this letter looks wrong,
you have not read it right. l am well,
happy and contented.