Iowa Governors Tackle Coal Prices Across Counties
Iowa governors and the state defense council study coal supply and prices for winter. Mines cost less than 2 dollars per ton, but rural areas see up to 10.60 a ton with shortages reported. Guard units listed for service in France. New Iowa railroad map issued with Camp Dodge, station changes, and post office updates.
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Des Moines
Harding
State Council of Defense
Iowa
Hilinois
Tlinois Defense Council
Lowden
Illinois
Supreme Court
Iowa State Council of Defense
O'Brien County
County Defense Council
Adams County
State Railway Commissioners
Camp Dodge
Mills County
Atlantic Southern
Atlantic
Villisea
Chicago, Anamosa & Northern
Ahamosa
Quasqueton
Iowa & Omaha
Neola
Treynor
The Kitchen Cabinet Proverb Prompt
A printed admonition urges thrift and restraint, warning against debt when future income is unclear. The piece frames prudent budgeting as a moral duty and practical pathway to financial stability.
Corn Caning and Drying Tips From Swiss Method
Practical guidance on home canning corn including steps for boiling, jar sealing, and paraffin sealing, plus drying beans using the Swiss method. Also includes a corn chowder recipe and notes on mazola oil as a frying fat. Ends with a proverb urging hard work to prosper.
Creative Summer Salads With Cream Cheese And Beans
A recipe collection suggests variations using baked beans with tomato slices and watercress, tomato and cream cheese, white grape with cream cheese, date and cheese, chicken and Brazil nut with eggs, tomato wedges with onion and yolk, and cream cheese balls with currant jelly. Each served on lettuce with French or mayonnaise dressing.
14 Year Old Girl Becomes Soldier's Wife in Brooklyn
A fourteen year old schoolgirl from Douglas Arizona, Mattie Lee Hudsbeth, married Soldier David Hugene Henry of Spring Texas, a Twenty second Infantry member stationed at Fort Hamilton. Her mother, who married a serviceman in khaki a year and a half ago, is abroad with General Pershing in France. The bride will remain in Brooklyn to attend school while her mother serves overseas.
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Brooklyn
Uncle Sam
Mattie Lee Hudsbeth
Douglas, Ariz
Brooklyn Eagle
David Hugene Henry
Spring
Tex
Twenty-second Infantry
Fort Hamilton
General Pershing
France
Henry
Arizona
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad and Doris on Pups
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for eczema and skin irritations with a free mail sample offer. A short nostalgic note follows about Doris, her father raising chickens, and a joke about Emmy Lou's pups and sitting on eggs.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Doris
Emmy Lou
Its Aspect War Garden Flags and Ambition Gap
A concise remark contrasts wartime gardening with patriotic flag displays. The speaker notes men with goals often lack ambition, framing the scene as a reflection on purpose and national effort.
See Here Young Man What Do You Mean By Notes
Professor Brander Matthews recalls an age joke about a senior instructor named Professor Blank. He asked a student why he never took notes, and the student replied I have my father's. The anecdote reflects classroom humor about attentiveness and parental authority.
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Brander Matthews
Columbia University
Blank
Plainclothes Stranger Seeks Cure From Texas Doctor
A man identifies as John Smith, visiting a Texas town, seeks medical treatment. He says he is not the banker but a street car driver, prompting the doctor to state two months under close supervision before he can resume work. The exchange ends with the doctor doubting the patient’s claim.
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Allen Smith
John Smith
Texas
Smith
Langley and the Ten Dollar Dilemma
An old banter unfolds as one man asks for ten dollars from Langley who sees repeated requests as gifts and refuses. The exchange highlights stubborn pride and strained finances in a concise, back-and-forth spoken exchange.
Fragmented Ad Snippet on Beauty and Skin
A partial, unclear ad snippet mentions beauty and skin with garbled phrases. The readable parts reference an underwritten product or service and the idea of skin being ugly. No clear names, dates, or locations are present.
Politest Man Declares Newark Ohio as Polite Home
Vice President Marshall praises Newark Ohio as home to the politest man during a campaign speech last fall. A man in the audience approached the platform during a pause and offered to shake hands, then abruptly left saying he had to go home.
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Marshall
Newark
Ohio
Mr. Marshall
Kelly
Iowa inventor builds scarecrow with loud bellows mechanism
The Listener article describes an Iowa inventor's device that makes a scarecrow emit loud bellows at intervals. The piece notes a reader question about home improvements and reveals the innovative scarecrow design and its potential uses.
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Iowa
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C. J. Casey
Ottumwa
Hdward Steller
Oskaloosa
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L. C. Dunn
Corning
A. B. Hupp
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Red Oak
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Kansas
Minnesota
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Iowa National Guard
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Hardin County
H. J. Metcalf
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Harlan
G. F. Kay
Iowa Geological : ‘Survey
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Thie Tang
National Bureau of Education
Badoully
Germany
State Board of Control
Coal Conference of Governors
Sane
Meeal
Wrigley’s
Joe
Frew
New York
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Drk
Chere Chraln
Langley
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