Iowa News Briefs From Hawkeye State
Reports of multiple Iowa incidents include Pauline Cook, 11, killed in an auto collision near Iowa City. a $100 reward offered for information on missing farmer William Palenske near Ocheyedan. A G McMann, 32, dies in a 6000 foot nose dive. Muriel Blaine, 18, killed when her car overturned near Cedar Rapids. Infantile paralysis case in Oelwein. Paul BE Clapp to accompany Col Haskell to Russia on relief mission.
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Pauline Cook
Iowa City
H. A. Smith
William Palenske
Ocheyedan
A. G. McMann
Davenport
Muriel Blaine
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
J. R. Downing
Ralph Owens
Paul BE. Clapp
Col. W. N. Haskell
Russia
Paulia
E. Clapp
Perry
Johanna Brody
Benton County
Urbana
Rockwell City
E. B. Miller
Butte
Mont
Waterloo
Farmers’ Unions
Lewis
Milo Reno
State Farmers Union
Fairbanks
State Board of Health
Granger
State Board
Cascade Creamery
Walnut
Iowa
Fred Arentsen
Andrew Arsentsen
Brandenberg General
Bristow
B. F. Shumway
State Bank of
Reinbeck
James I. Patterson
Anna Bixler
Charles Watney
Rowland
Vigilance Will Save Car Tires From Rough Roads
A period tone guide on tire care urging weekly inspections seal small cuts with cement and use putty or vulcanizing for larger damages. Maintain correct pressure by manufacturer gauge and avoid overloads. Keep tires aligned, brakes balanced, and avoid newly paved crushed stone on wet days to prevent cuts and blowouts.
Folding Table for Car Outings Highlights Compact Design
A light folding dining table for car use enables outdoor meals during day trips. Constructed from whitewood with hinged frames and brass connectors, it features leather tabs that attach over curtain fasteners, is water resistant, and painted for appearance.
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A. G. Rollins
Portland
Popular Mechanics Magazine
War plans division created in general staff
Secretary of War Weeks announced a reorganization creating a war plans division and a war council in the general staff. General Pershing heads the new division with five sections including personnel intelligence operations training supply and war plans to mobilize quickly for field command. The war council will advise the secretary of war and chief of staff.
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Rershing
Harbord
Weeks
War Council
Secretary of War
General Staff
War Plans
Wasteful Drips From Engine Cap Screws and Bearings
Oil drips frequently come from loose cap screws on the crank case or from bearings and tappets above the cam shaft. Such drips waste oil and foul the engine area. catch and fix promptly to prevent a messy engine and hood contamination from fan spread.
Automobile Taxes and Shipments Across Europe and Bulgaria
Motor vehicle taxes in Belgium France England and Italy hinge on horsepower. Denmark requires police registration and insurance for vehicle sales. Factory May shipments reached 22 000 carloads 14 800 driveaways 8 350 by boat. up 13 percent from April. Gasoline averaged 22.2 cents a gallon in 80 U S cities, down 7.1 cents. Bulgarian vehicle cost of 4000 at current rates equals about 90 000 leva or 17370 dollars at normal rates.
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Belgium
France
England
Italy
United States
Bulgaria
Sawyer urges integrated rehabilitation for World War veterans
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Sawyer advocates humane hospitalization for veterans, opposing separate institutions for different patient classes. He calls for well equipped vocational training within hospitals, including academic roots and practical tracks in banking, accounting, farming, and industry, to raise self sufficiency and earnings.
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Charles HE. Sawyer
Poet Ashleigh Seeks Pardon From Harding in Leavenworth
W. W. Ashleigh a Boston born poet and IWW member imprisoned since 1921 in Leavenworth seeks presidential clemency. Support comes from Vachel Lindsay Harriet Monroe Hudson Maxim Charles Rann Kennedy Judge Anderson Mary Weaton Vorse and others urging Attorney General Daugherty to recommend pardon. he faces ten year sentence and a $10000 fine for espionage and selective service acts.
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Liberty
Charles
Ashleigh
Leavenworth
Harding
Vachel Lindsay
Harriet Monroe
Hudson Maxim
Charles Rann Kennedy
Judge Anderson
Boston
Mary Weaton Vorse
Daugherty
Federal Penitentiary
Disarmament Demonstration Aids by Women Across Nations
National Women's Trade Union League plans a world wide disarmament protest led by American working women. Telegrams from Mrs. Raymond Robins urge participation of many U S and international women's groups for Armistice Day in Washington to mark the postwar peace beacon and the 1918 anniversary.
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Ovemeny
Women of All Nations
Washington
National Women’s Trade Union League
United States
International Congress of Working Women
Geneva
National Women's Trade Union League
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Tanlac sales boom in New York reach 625000 bottles
The Gibson Snow Company reports 625000 Tanlac bottles sold in New York in under a year. George B. Evans notes trade territory sales around 500000 bottles annually with hints the state may need over 750000 yearly if trends continue. Druggists supply Tanlac widely through their networks.
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New York
East
George B. Evans
Gibson-Snow Company
Albany
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Evans
Tanlac
Theater Rehearsal Sparks Tense Onstage Exchange
Onlookers report a rehearsed scene where the leading man throws out a dramatic line about being a man and a worm while the leading lady laments financial concerns. The Birmingham Age-Herald notes the tense exchange during a rehearsal moment.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Hall's Catarrh Medicining Relieves Deafness
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. The Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy acting through the blood to reduce inflammation and aid nature in restoring normal conditions. Circulars free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Not a Creditor Item but a Domestic Quip
A dialogue exchanges humorous deflection about possessions proving a person’s presence. The creditor asks if Mr. Perkins is home, the maid replies with a wry assurance that belongings do not prove attendance, citing her own dress as an example.
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Mr. Perkins
Cuticura Ad Promotes Pimples and Blackhead Cure
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads by smearing the skin and washing with Cuticura Soap. It urges daily use for clear skin and recommends Cuticura Talcum as well.
Double Reply in a Quip on Matrimony
Humorous dialogue centers on a husband asking his wife for views on marriage and the wife retorting with a sly, amused dig. The snippet mirrors light banter from Way side Tales with a domestic, witty edge.
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