Towns, fires, and trials scatter across regional notices
Fire damages Garnaville Turner hall. W H Clute of Earlville nearly killed by a bull. Osage plans a new parsonage. Nashua high schoolers buy War Savings stamps totaling 1192 dollars and 75 cents. Rockwell City reform school ready for occupancy. Fred Haley dies beside a track in Dyersville. Odebolt postmaster removed for pro German leanings. Poland China sire sale near Lawler averages 168 dollars and 50 cents. Lawrence Coats 16 dies handling a shotgun near Wankow. McGregor baled straw sells for seven dollars a ton to Davenport. Maynard blind Andrew Meyer aids Red Cross. Burness Rick killed in France. John Brown home at New Hampton burns. Body found at Mason City rail station. Decorah letters: Evelyn Aasen and Salomon Furn. Cherokee and Linn jurors dismissed. Parsonage at Bangor painted yellow for pro German ties. Es terville losses include hotel and shops, 25 thousand dollars. Knights of Columbus flag dedication at Waukon. Lourdes Red Cross auction raises 1125.50 with one cake at 425. Anamosa roads job for loafers. Tory Thompson barn burns with stock and grain, loss 25 thousand. North McGregor election mix up, J A Monty leading, Berry elected. Mrs F Mann of North McGregor inherits fortune. Bert Eels injured near Waukon. Cedar Rapids Mrs Martha Malecky arrested for bootlegging, 48 pints found. Judge Dunham rejects Jacob Kanofsky citizenship bid. Harry Bullard vs Ossian electric rates settled.
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Turner
Garnaville
W. H. Clute
Earlville
Congregationalists
Osage
Nashua
Rockwell City
Fred Haley
Milwaukee
Dyersville
Mattees
Odebolt
M. W. Miller
Lawler
T Lawrence Coats
Wankow
McGregor
Davenport
Andrew Meyer
Maynard
Red Cross
Evelyn Aasen
Salomon Furn, Co
District Court
Cherokee
Linn
Kiteh
Bangor
Marshall County
Emmet
Estherville
Knights of Columbus
Waukon
North McGregor
J. A. Monty
J. N. Berry
Bert Eels
Allamakee
Martha Malecky
Cedar Rapids
G. W. Dunham
Webster City
Jacob Kanofsky
Harry Bullard
Town of
Ossian
Woman Fatally Burned Near Legrand Kitchen Fire
Mrs. Y. T. Thurston wife of a Marshall county farmer was fatally burned when kerosene exploded while she tried to relight a kitchen fire. The oil ignited. the blaze confined to one room but caused severe burns to arms neck face and chest. She was taken to a Marshalltown hospital and did not survive.
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Y. T. Thurston
Legrand
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Woman Dies Fighting Meadow Fire Near Belmond
Mrs. Lew Wendel, wife of a Wright County farmer near Belmond, died of heart failure while fighting a meadow fire sparked by a passing locomotive. Nearby section men who came to assist rescued her body after her clothing caught fire.
Printing Quality Over Quantity Behind The Rhetoric
A political stance favors precise print work over multiple sloppy jobs. The proverb-like remark questions which approach yields better results, implying concern about attention to detail in communications.
Home Garden Campaign Aims for Every Farm Family
The United States Department of Agriculture leads a nationwide home garden drive aiming to equip every rural family and many urban households with productive plots. Guidance stresses family labor, seed conservation, soil and sun needs, and crop choices for small spaces. Clarence Ousley urges contact with extension services to join the effort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Colleges
United States
Department of Agriculture
Farmers
Department
Agricultural College
Clarence Ousley
German Offensive Amid Europe Internal Strife Report
An official dispatch from Switzerland notes the German attack began as internal discord rose in the central powers. It cites memoirs and letters stirring discussion in Germany and Austria, plus a critical food situation and doubts about cereal imports before June. Seydler promises partial relief for railway workers en route to peace.
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Washington, D. C
Switzerland
Germany
Prince Lichnowsky
Krupp
Muellen
Austria
Vienna
Munchener Neueste Nachrichten
Lamassach
Mitteleuropa
Danube
Seydler
Rumania
Ukraine
Social Democratic Deputies
German-Born Family Joins Red Cross For All In One Dollar
A German born breadwinner with a sixty five dollar monthly income enrolled his wife and six children as Red Cross members at one dollar each during a local drive. He sacrificed Christmas funds to ensure everyone in the family joined, placing a hundred percent banner in their window as a national example and inspiring others to participate.
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United States
Germany
Red Cross
The
What Comrade Means in War
A writer in American Magazine recalls a front line scene of walking wounded in which a mud covered soldier carries a fellow casualty on his back. He notes tears but no tears from the men as they smile and show steadfast care for the wounded, including sharing soup and tobacco with a wounded German.
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Germany
France
What Your Bond Will Do
The $1,000 Liberty bond purchaser helps fund the war department to equip twenty five soldiers with rifles. These men in a shell hole or trench could decide a battle that determines the war in our favor.
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War Department
Fire at Monona Destroys H. C. Cox Building Attic
Gregg Peters saw heavy smoke from the two story H. C. Cox building on Center street as the blaze raged in the attic. The Fox drug store occupied the first floor and two families lived upstairs. No one noticed the fire until the alarm sounded, but quick action saved the block.
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Gregg Peters
Monona
H. C. Cox
Center Street
Fox Drug Store
Pig Houses and Warmth for Pigs on the Farm
The article urges farmers to provide shelters that keep pigs warm dry and well ventilated to prevent cold stress. It highlights that young pigs are especially vulnerable and recommends USDA Farmers’ Bulletin 438 Hog Houses as a guide. It ends with a proverb about wealth and friendship.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
War debts, tariff talk, and two named presidents in wartime column
An editorial column critiques gambling tax treatment, praises wartime finance steps, and notes tariffs, debt totals, and empire realities. It cites Taft, Wilson era policy, and warns against dishonorable peace while urging unity to crush German malice. It references figures for national debts, tax levels, and wartime loans.
Nature Cures and Doctor Fees Ad Caption
An old saying notes that nature cures while the doctor takes the fee. The ad argues Chamberlain's Cough Remedy aids nature by relieving the lungs liquifying mucus and easing coughing to speed recovery. Sold by R. A. Engbertson.
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Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Adv
Fireless Brooder for Motherless Chicks
A simple do it yourself fireless brooders use chicken body heat for warmth. A 18 inch by 8 inch hover holds 12 to 40 chicks, average 25, with adjustable quilts to regulate heat in varying weather.
Woman cites kidney pills relief for various pains
This letter from Mrs. Thos H. Davis of Montgomery Indiana reports relief from relief backache sore muscles stiff joints rheumatic pains and dizziness after using Foley Kidney Pills. She states five bottles cured her and recommends the product sold by Engbertson's Pharmacy.
Early hatch favored for better production and growth
Poultry experts urge an early chick hatch in February March and April with completion by May first. Early hatched flocks mature into laying pullets before fall, ensuring production through cold months and easier raising as they thrive more in heat.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Milk Price Parity With Meat And Eggs Analyzed
A comparison shows milk at 10 cents per quart equals protein of sirloin steak at 22.9 cents per pound or eggs at 27.9 cents per dozen. At 12 cents per quart milk matches steak at 27.4 cents a pound and eggs at 33.5 cents a dozen. To match energy cost milk at 10 cents per quart limits steak to 14.2 cents per pound and eggs to 13.3 cents per dozen.
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money
Publicity style notice offers a mailed trial package from Foley & Co to readers who send five cents with name and address. The slip mentions Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and kidney pills, with Engbertson's Pharmacy as the outlet in Chicago Illinois.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Engbertson’s Pharmacy
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