Iowa News Briefs Highlight Sports War Efforts and Farm Data
Iowa opened the baseball season with a 1 to 0 win over Coe College. Silo construction continues, and farmers show growing interest in farming equipment. A sleet storm cut Des Moines Omaha lines after 215 poles failed. Denominational Day drew 10 000 Northern Baptists in Des Moines on April 18. Farm Bureau receipts totaled 397 706 91 with 46 296 invested in Liberty bonds and 61 171 cash on hand. Rutland Township Farmers Club voted to remain a stock company and formed a live stock shipping group. Webster City plans a 450 000 hotel replacing the Wilson hotel, with bids to total 350 000. Delaware county farms sold 345 parcels covering 46 855 acres at 190 per acre. The State Fair will pay 182 192 cash premiums with cattle and horses leading. Dallas County reported 9071 hens in March, culling 2000 non-layers. Iowa may become an Episcopal area within the Methodist church, as per Northwestern Christian Advocate. Bennington township in Black Hawk County shows 139 farms, 24 197 acres, 4 607 swing lan, 1 1920 horses, 893 mules, 1 175 cows, 2 12 head cattle, 28 185 poultry, 118 autos, 16 tractors, 10 trucks, 84 silos, 30 furnaces, 8 baths, 9 with electric lights.
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Iowa
Coe College
Des Moines
Omaha
Iowa Telephone Company
Adair
Atlantic
Northern Baptist
New World Movement
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Liberty
Rutland Township Farmers Club of Humboldt
Farmers of
Rutland
Webster City
Wilson Hotel
Wilson
Delaware County
Iowa State Fair Association
Dallas County
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Elbert Robb Zaring
Bennington
Black Hawk County
Distinguishing Engine Knocks by Sound and Practice
Amateur motorists learn to identify and locate engine knocks by ear using listening devices and experience. The guide names common sounds for loose connecting rods, bearings, piston pins, flywheels, and pistons, with simple tests to pinpoint the faulty part and emphasize practice to refine detection.
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Popular Science Monthly
Proper Spring Covers Protect Car Springs
Article explains how dirt and neglect cause rusty springs to bind and amplify road shock. It recommends booting springs with leather or leather substitute covers to keep mud out and maintain lubrication, noting ready made or self sewn options from suppliers and Motor Life Magazine guidance.
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Motor Life Magazine
Automobile care and maintenance tips from 1920s guide
Regular weekly checks of the wiring system are advised. Battery fluid evaporates faster in warm weather. A clicking sound from the crankcase demands immediate investigation. Fill the radiator slowly when refilling after draining to ensure proper cooling system flow. Habitual clutch slipping accelerates wear and risks stalling in a tight spot.
Demobilizing the Civilian War Machine Faces Big Challenge
The article notes a postwar surge in federal civilian employees from 600,000 to 726,360 and lists multiple departments with large staffing. It highlights Congress grappling with reducing the swollen payroll and includes DC figures rising from 87,908 to 117,454 clerks and civil workers by November 11, 1918.
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Congressional Library
Department of Justice
Civil Service Commission
Department of State
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve Bo
Smithsonian Institution
Panama Canal
District of Columbia
Society for Visual Education aims to modernize teaching with moving pictures
A new association of leading U S educators forms the Society for Visual Education to supplement books and labs with carefully produced moving pictures. Films will be distributed to schools beginning in September, led by President Rollin D Salisbury and a large board from Harvard, University of Chicago, and other institutions.
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America
Society For Visual Education
Rollin D. Salisbury
University of Chicago
Harley L. Clarke
Chicago
Forrest D. Moulton
W. W. Atwood
Harvard
W. C. Bagley
Columbus
O. W. Caldwell
Columbian
J. Paul Goode
F. J. Kelley
University of Kansas
Nature to reveal age of cliff dwellings by wood rings
Fifty wood samples from Aztec New Mexico ruins are sent to Dr A I Douglass in California. He aims to determine the year logs were cut and placed in doors and ceilings by analyzing annual growth rings tied to rainfall and solar cycles.
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Mesa Verde National Park
American Southwest
Nature
Aztec
N. M
A. I. Douglass
California
Earl Morris
Silverton
Colo
Southwest
Douglas
Doctor Douglas
Pines
Continental Divide
Daylight Saving Observed In 33 Cities Across Nation
The National Daylight Association reports daylight saving in 33 American cities and towns despite a congressional repeal veto last summer. New York City and nearby areas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and many others adopt the time. officials say no confusion will occur and rates stay wartime-controlled.
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Congress
Wilson
National Daylight Association
New York
New York City
Buffalo
Cohacs
Troy
Utica
Syracuse
Yonkers
New Jersey
Camden
Plainfield
New Brunswick
Hoboken
Jersey City
Massachusetts
Clinton
Lynn
Worcester
Marlboro
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Corry
Allentown
Harrisburg
Easton
Connecticut
Hartford
Putnam
Maine
Portland
New Hampshire
Manchester
Michigan
Detroit
St. Joseph
Colorado
Denver
Ohio
Columbus
Delaware
Wilmington
Marcus M. Marks
Milks Emulsion touted as stomach relief and tonic
An advertisement touts Milks Emulsion as a remedy for catarrh of the stomach and constipation. It claims rapid relief, builds flesh, broad appeal to weak patients, and a money back guarantee with six bottles trial. The Terre Haute company markets the product through druggists nationwide.
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Bert Becker
Miami
Ohio
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Bists
Vanity case leads to smoking reveal in Muncie
A socially prominent Muncie woman walks uptown with a vanity case. The pastor's wife, admiring the case, activates a spring to peek inside and twelve cigarettes pop out, exposing a hidden habit. The incident is reported as a curious social moment in the city.
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Muncie
Indianapolis News
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
A advertorial piece touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. Each bottle carries a sworn purity statement and offers medium and large sizes with a sample offer by mail to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Reckless Talk of a Soviet in Crimson Gulch
A traveler overhears a dialogue between Cactus Joe and a man who just exited a bus. They discuss what a soviet is and joke about adding excitement to Crimson Gulch as it grows orderly, suggesting a soviet could “about fill the bu.”
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Cactus Joe
Crimson Gulch
Calomel and Cascarets Ad Touts Health Relief
It argues against harsh laxatives and promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight remedy for constipation and related symptoms. The ad claims quick relief, toxin removal, and no griping, highlighting low cost.
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