Clean-Up Week Plan From ISU Promotes Neighborhood Hygiene
Iowa State College engineering extension urges residents to lead by example in a city clean-up week. Start by removing attic and yard rubbish, washing floors and woodwork, ventilating damp spaces, and painting buildings. Separate trash into designated receptacles, break furniture into four-foot bundles, and report unsanitary sites to the health department.
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Engineering Extension Department
Iowa State College
Health Department
Aid Potato Supply and Mexican Policy Critique
An American leader urges potato conservation as patriotic for 1917, arguing seed shortages threaten food supply and noting German per capita production. He compares U S food value to other items and cites German gains. Also commentary on Carranza Mexico abolishing Protestant mission schools and American property loss, contrasting Diaz era despotism with Carranza.
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Eugene H. Grubb
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Germany
America
Mr. Grubb
United States
Grubb
Mexico
Carranza
Porifiio Diaz
Sloan's Oinment Relief For Sprains And Strains Ad
An old advertisement touts Sloan's ointment to quickly ease sprains strains bruises and aches without staining the skin for rheumatic pains neuralgia gout and grippe relief. It notes a 25 cent price and broad use at druggists. A Swiss invention claims a machine shapes nails in boxes saving space.
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Sloan
Constipation and Rheumatism Ads Prompt Remedies
An old ad brief extols Chamberlains Tablets for constipation relief and Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic pains. It notes constipation poisons the body and dulls the mind, with sale by R. A. Engbertson. The spring season worsens rheumatic pain, and the ads urge use of the remedies.
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Chamberlain
R. A. Engbertson
Adv
Liniment
A. Engbertson
Ady
Local notes spell many small town events and misfortunes
Fayette expects spring and ice may be scarce this summer. Edgewood sends four soldiers to the war. Riceville votes 6000 for water works. Waterloo loses eight cars to thefts and faces high material prices delaying mains. A Mason City gas poisoning death and a Waterloo icing plant project loom. Kenyon Peterson, 19, surrenders after bank robbery. school board dismisses all High room teachers. ginseng cultivators near Caledonia sold over 1000 dollars of seed. Over fifty Waverly men join military services as a large band applies for duty.
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Fayette
Edgewood
Riceville
Waterloo
Wmm. Falsey
Mason City
G. L. Ward
Manchester
Voorhee
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Board of Supervisors
Allamakee County
Kenyon Peterson
Los Angeles
Cal.Arthur
Earl Secrist
Jacksonville
Chickasaw County
Lester Hellmund
Town Dairy Company
Jas
Sullivan
Littleport
Clayton County
Lansing
Board of Education
Caledonia
Weibke Brothers
Iowa lawmakers push broad jury reform and war measures
The district court judges will draw grand and petit juries from new lists, replacing election-certified methods, with 100 grand jurors and ship township representation. Iowa considers state parks funding, quail season debate, road patrol bills, treason law tweaks, and a million-dollar German American war army fund with new security and alien registration powers.
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District Court
State Bar Association
Iowa
Harding
Decorah Notes and Local Color From a Quirky Page
A columnist wanders Decorah scenes with odd fellows, train delays, and a spring fever vibe. It recalls historic Water street blocks, the Milwaukee track, and the town’s habit of signaling pride with storefront flags. The piece playfully likens past and present, touting Decorah as a handsome city.
Al Wilson charms Majestic in My Killarney Rose revival
Voice retains its old sweetness as Al Wilson, famed American character comedian and singer, draws a large theater crowd at the Majestic in My Killarney Rose. Rainy night conditions did not dampen appreciation for the Trish wit, humor, and plot, and the show features several new songs showcased by Wilson.
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al, Wilson
Majestic Theater
Killarney
al Wilson
Fifty Years Ago Local Happenings and Plans in Town
Rumors of Dickens visiting the country in summer circulate amid a slate of town notes. The Prussian king’s transfer to Bismarck totals 350000. A school bell is planned for the tower. Several dogs were poisoned last week. McGregor News notes navigation opening on the 10th with a Diamond Joe steamer. A proposed Paint Creek railroad via Waukon to the 43d parallel, now the I and D division of the Milwaukee. Local improvements listed include dwellings and a three story building on Winnebago, a wing on the east dry end, and other residences and shops. Last year Springfield township yielded 82280 bushels of wheat.
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Dickens
Prussia
Bismarck
Austria
McGregor News Navigation
Paint Creek
Waukon
Springfield Township
Safe Medicine for Children Cough Remedy
Is it safe for children to take medicine The article praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as free of opium or narcotics and suitable for both children and adults It is noted as pleasant to take and effective against coughs colds and croup Sold by R F Engbertson in Ady.
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Engbertson
Ady
The Farmer's Duty Warns on Food Prices Ahead
The Burlington Hawk-Eye argues that millions withdrawn from productive work threaten cheaper food. It urges grain and meat producers to stay busy to avoid past crises, recalling April 1917 when wheat reached two dollars a bushel and potatoes cost a dollar a peck.
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Burlington
Bear's Store Guards Quality to Retain Customers
Two new customers seldom replace one old one, so Bear's sells only reliable clothing. The shop vows strict square dealing and guarantees all merchandise to keep old customers and attract new ones.
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Bear's
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