12 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
1
An editorial mix from Decorah discusses wartime rally rhetoric and loyalty, President Wilson’s leadership, Greece’s abdication, canning history, canning methods, and Rock Island railroad recap. It blends political opinion, economic notes, and war context with local notices and ads.
Ames experiment truck crops man warns that a seed famine looms next year as European supplies of beets carrots radishes spinach and other crops dwindle due to labor shortages. Home gardeners are urged to save their own seed though experts say it is rarely wise to scale seed saving commercially.
Iowa faces heavy war expenses with a $1,000,000 appropriation. If 4,000 guardsmen are mobilized, daily pay could reach $6,000 plus 40 cents per man for subsistence. Equipment costs such as shoes at $4.20 and blankets push total outlays toward $350,000, with federal reimbursement possible post August 5 if not activated for France.
War Department details for the second Officers Training Camp opening August 27 emphasize non veteran applicants as the priority. It welcomes men aged 25 and over with no prior service and notes younger men remain eligible for commissions, with July 1 closing for applications.
Key statutes now active include Foster road patrol requiring counties to run road maintenance systems, Whitmore temperance measures raising liquor sale sites and banning ads, repealed fire insurance rating as advisory, vital statistics mandating birth and marriage records, Rayburn juror pay increase, McFarlane quail and prairie chicken closed season, and Kimball ban on displaying weapons for sale.
H E Miller secures expert from Ames Twenty Sessions to be held. Surplus food should be canned or preserved using tight sealing jars and cans. Focus on concentrating products to maximize quantity per container. Use cork or paper paraffin on jams and jellies. Dry beans for winter and store cabbage potatoes and root crops. U S Department of Agriculture guidance.
The 42 inch headlight rule under THFL 101, signed by Governor Harding, pits original intent against senate revision. It would penalize any car whose lamps illuminate the road at 42 inches, making motorists law breakers after July 4.
An August American Magazine piece quotes B C Forges and Frank A Van derlip arguing war boosted English prosperity. They cite record London department stores, rising wages, abundant work, and a projected U S bank view of 120 percent employment with widened roles for unskilled workers and women.
Master bakers in Des Moines and surrounding 36 counties plan to stop bread waste as a patriotic food conservation effort. Stale bread will not be fed to hogs and no returns will be accepted after July 1, eliminating unsold bread used for animal feed.
An Agricultural College expert will tour the county starting July 23 for two weeks, visiting Calmar Ossian Ridgeway Decorah and sixteen other spots. Twenty demonstrations will cover one period cold pack canning using local supplies and inputs, inviting women and girls while urging participation by families.
Auto license receipts to the secretary of state show a shortfall of 891 519 25 for Jan 1 to June 1 1917 compared with the prior year. The gap is attributed not to fewer cars but to the new three year license plate law enacted in 1918. Under the old system plates changed yearly aiding police in quick identification. Russia plans to produce seaweed iodine in Vladivostok.
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