Iowa War Savings and Morality Drive Across State
Iowa resources highlight war savings stamps 1919 plans with thrift stamps Young soldiers from Rainbow division praised in New York Evening Post Sioux City morality committee to educate public and curb vice Wartime thrift drive expands to schools with Little Lesson in Thrift program and pupil thrift card 134 Marshalltown boys join US boys reserve for farm and industry work in 1919.
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Rainbow Division
France
Corp
William €. Phillips
Suffolk
New York Evening Post
Lasher
Phillips
Washington and Lee University
Towa Boys
Towa
Tke Wentism
Elville
Iowa
Huw
Sioux City
Short
Bioux
Ellsworth College
Town
Wiisworth
Iowa Wesleyan
Fairfield
St. Joseph’s Academy
Marshalltown
United States Boys Reserve
Department of Labor
Dubugqus
Iowa Retail Landsrmen’s Association
Railroads
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Macy Campbell
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief and removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a miracle corn remover sold in a small bottle at drug stores. It claims to stop pain instantly with a touch and lift out the corn without acrid irritation, calling Freezone a sensational Cincinnati discovery.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Jr
Cincinnati
Fame's Sliding Scale at Country Hotel Bedroom Prices
A garbled London note offers rooms named for famous figures with quirky prices. It suggests two guineas for Cherrie Chaplin’s bed, one guinean for Mr. Parnell’s, and a guinea plus an halt for Mr. Gladstone’s area, while mentioning visitors and passing show chatter.
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Landard
Cherrie Chaplin
Free information for homeseekers from U S Railroad Admin
The U S Railroad Administration offers free farm opportunity data to homeseekers through its Homeseekers Bureau in Washington. Manager J L Edwards says about 1000 letters weekly request agricultural opportunities in undeveloped territories. Booklets by state describe affordable productive land, favorable terms, markets, transport, climate, and living conditions.
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U.S. Railroad Administration
Homeseekers’ Bureau
Washington
J. L. Edwards
U.S Railroad Administration
Atitc
United States
Homeseekers
Adirese
U. S. Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Adv
Silence as Asset in Information Roles
A remark from the Birmingham Age Kerala questions whether a person can gain wisdom by saying nothing, and notes the paradox if such silence falls to a person running an information bureau.
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Informition Bureau
Birmingham Age
Kerala
Recipe for hair dye with Ray Rum and Barbo Compound
An old advertisement outlines a hair darkening mixture using Ray Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed with water. It promises gradual darkening of gray hair without staining the scalp or leaving a sticky residue and notes full directions come with Barbo Compound. The ad ends with a proverb about lips and between a man and the sidewall.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted For Kidney Relief
An old time home remedy claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules ease aging ailments by improving bladder and kidney function. The ad touts odorless capsules, multiple health benefits, warnings of serious disease, and a money back guarantee if no help is seen.
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Haarlem
Demand for Caustic Soda Surges in War Economy
War driven demand for chemicals boosts United States caustic soda production more than doubling since 1914. Industries need the product urgently, creating export embargoes and tight supplies domestically.
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United States
Boschee's Syrup Cough Remedy Promoted for Fifty-One Years
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a nationwide remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds settled in the throat. It claims relief for a good night's rest and easy morning expec toration while the body heals itself. The ad notes a long history of sales and a proverb about bargains.
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Boschee
United States
America
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