War Savings Campaign Aims to Organize Iowa Societies
Iowa plans to form 7 922 war savings societies to boost stamps and Liberty bonds under Prof. Macy Campbell of Cedar Falls. Grain buyers face complaints over low wheat prices, while a man to grade Iowa wheat may be supplied by the government. The state bankers prepare new handling books for Liberty bonds. A Swiss-born worker at Valley Junction seeks enlistment in engineers. Belgian refugee aid expands with a home offered for ten children. Fire prevention day shifts to Nov 2 to avoid Liberty loan interference.
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Iowa
Macy Campbell
Cedar Falls
State War Savings Committee
State Council of National Defense
James F. Deems
Deems
Frank Warner
State Association
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Harry W. Rottach
Valley Junction
Stars and Stripes
China
Cuba
Philippines
Sam
Rottach
Rock Island
Engineers
Switzerland
America
C. McCormack
Sutherland
Des Moines
E. G. McNeal
Marsha Ole O. Roe
United States Treasury Department
Department of Labor
Federal Employment Service
Nebraska
Texas
Chester Doupnik
Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Towa
Food Administration
Jowa
National Council On Education
Washington
War Department
Army Training Corps
University of Iowa
Coun ‘Trys
Faming
War updates and casualties dominate wartime briefing
A wide variety of wartime items fill the front including McAdoo's flat war profits tax stance, casualties to Aug 18 totaling 21,171, Canada wheat data, conscientious objectors on farms, a Lake Charles hurricane toll, and troop plans. Articles note submarine activity, food restriction accords, and draft registrations while reporting on German, Austrian, and Russian developments and Allied war funding efforts.
Patriotism as Thrift Stamps Drive and War Financing
Corra Harris chronicles a July 1918 Thrift Stamp campaign instance where impoverished farmers purchased 1950 worth of stamps, underscoring a citizen-led mobilization. She argues victory costs everything and frames the home front as the body behind soldiers, awaiting a new six billion dollar loan.
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Washington
France
Fire safety tip from a lamp mishap notice
A historical guidance advises not to dash water on a lamp fire if upset by accident. Instead directly scatter flour, meat, sand, salt, or ashes onto the flames to smother the blaze and prevent spreading.
The Real Trouble They Do Not Chew Fast Enough
A reflective line notes people bite more than they can handle and fail to finish quickly, suggesting delays worsen problems and pace matters in handling tasks.
General Wood's Daughter Louisia Wood a Notable Rider
Louisia Wood, eighteen, daughter of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, is a renowned long-distance rider. She trained at Fort Myer and set notable records as a twelve-year-old, riding 45 miles in a 90-mile sequence with her father and Col. Hieston. Her ambition to go to France with her father reflects her patriotic resolve.
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Miss Wood
Louisaa
Fort Myer
Wood
Hieston
Leonard Wood
March
Pershing
Lost draft questionnaire puzzles Washington fireman
A Washington registrant, working on government tasks, returns to the local draft board seeking his status. His questionnaire cannot be found despite search, leading the board to declare him as on the rolls and ready to report to camp when called.
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Washington
Sparrow of Gratitude Returns to Its Man
A sparrow fallen into a gutter in downtown is rescued by a kind man. Nourished on bread crumbs and milk, the bird recovers and insists on perching on the man’s shoulder. The sparrow waits in a tree for its master to return home.
Turpentine Camp Feud Ends With Deception
A long simmering feud between Hezekiah Brown and Lloyd Jackson escalated after Hez fled a prior beating. Lloyd hatched a trap using a decoy, luring Hez away during a parade with Anne Crump, and flooded him into a house where threats and risky talk followed.
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Lloyd Jackson
Hezekiah Brown
Hez
Lloyd
Ann
Crump
Anne
Washington
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