Zone of Big Things in This War America Faces
An artillery officer in France urges Americans to rally behind Chicago as the food center New York as the money and shipping hub Washington as policy center and to supply trucks ships and rails. He stresses the rear-organization effort in the States is crucial to win the war and compares American and Roman infrastructure feats.
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France
Chicago
New York
Washington
Boston
America
Money and Shipping Center
Wilson
United States
Rotten Eggs Help the Kaiser as Food Waste Soars
The United States Food Administration warns that 25 percent of eggs produced since June 1 have been total losses and 40 percent depreciated in value. Producers and dealers should follow all regulations in handling and purchasing to conserve eggs for home use and allied nations.
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United States Food Administration
J. PF. Deems
Six Killed in Wreck on Illinois Central Railroad
A passenger train plunged through a flood-weakened bridge near Applington Butler County last week killing six men. Victims included J. J. Rae postal clerk Frank H. Higley baggage man A. C. Wiedmeier postal clerk Win Alderman engineer A. F. Colinvaux fireman Wallace A. Rodman mail clerk all of Mason City. Many passengers injured by flying glass.
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Ilinois Central
Aplington
Butler County
J. J. Rae
Frank H. Higley
A. C. Wiedmeier
Win
Alderman
A. F. Colinvaux
Wallace A. Rodman
Mason City
Oe Dynamiter Arrested in Cedar Rapids Case
A. L. Hook arrested in Cedar Rapids on dynamite on A. W. McGregor porch. He pleaded guilty to possessing dynamite, fined 25 dollars plus costs in police court. On state dynamiting charge he waived examination, held to grand jury in 5000 dollar bond, failed to provide bond, sent to county jail.
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A. L. Hook
Cedar Rapids
A. W. McGregor
Masked highwayman foiled in Estherville grocery robbery
A masked man with a revolver attempted a hold up at J. W. Thompson’s Estherville grocery. Thompson grabbed the weapon, with help from a clerk, overpowering the robber and delivering him to the sheriff. The suspect claimed the name Andy Dixon and said he lived in Florida.
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J. W. Thompson
Estherville
Thompson
Andy Dixon
Florida
Hand Injury From Hog At Waukon Farm
J. Murphy sustained a severe flesh wound on the back of his hand when a stock hog at his north Waukon farm attacked as he tried to remove its tusks. He had the animal tied up and was chiseling the tusks when it suddenly struck.
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Murphy
Waukon
Mr. Murphy
Iowa Lad Gassed In France Brothers Send Home
Alvin Krause aged 18 son of U W Krause Storm Lake has been gassed on the firing line in France and is incapacitated for further service. He will be sent home. His brother Harold is mentioned in connection with the family.
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Alvin Krause
U. W. Krause
Storm Lake
France
Harold
Winneshiek oat crop tops state yields in year
The county reported an abundant oat harvest with a 226 2 bushel gain from the previous year. Fremont Calmar and Glenwood declines reduced totals by 2 110 12 702 and 28 255 bushels respectively. Washington led townships while Decorah posted the lowest output.
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Fremont
Calmar
Glenwood
Fremont Township
Orleans
Sumner
Lincoln Township
Jackson Township
Burr Oak Township
Bluffton Township
Madison Township
Washington Town
Hesper
Canoe Township
Decorah
Ree Township
Military Township
Highland Township
Pleasant Township
Glenwood Township
Frankville Township
Bloomfield Township
Ridgeway Corporation
Castalia Corporation
Pillville Corporation
Jackson Junction Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Youth’s Bold Chase Ends In Wounded Toes
Freeman Marlett, ready to join Clayton county’s drafted men for Camp Dodge, chased a wolf threatening local sheep. In the scramble he discharged his gun and shot off two toes of his right foot, now hospital bound in McGregor. He vows to enlist despite the injury seeking the front.
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Freeman Marlett
Eall
Camp Dodge
Clayton County
McGregor
Freeman
A Small Cyclone Strikes Colesburg Area
A small cyclone hit Colesburg and nearby Delaware county last week causing notable damage but no fatalities or serious injuries. The Huntington family at Wood escaped miraculously when their shelter cellar was filled with debris and a barbed wire fragment wrapped around Mrs. Huntington's neck.
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Colesburg
Delaware County
Huntington
Wood
Check Found On Farm Recloses Storm Cause
M. J. Connors of Lawler found a five dollar check on his farm likely blown from Boone during a recent storm. He returned it to Security Savings Bank in Boone, which confirmed the instrument was drawn and paid there.
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M. J. Connors
Lawler
Herman Fissteap
Boone
Mr. Connors
Security Savings Bank
France
Julius Caesar
Candia
Girls Canning Clubs Preserve 14.6 Million Jars in 1917
U S girls canning clubs, organized clubs and home demonstration agents put up 14,640,787 containers of fruits and vegetables in 1917. Total canned product estimated at 850 000 quarts with a value near 140 000 000 dollars not counting dried or salted home use.
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United States
Dynamite Found On Front Porch Sparking Cedar Rapids Mystery
Four sticks of dynamite with a fulminating cap and fuse were found on the front porch of A. M. McGregor’s home in Cedar Rapids, prompting a police investigation into a growing mystery. Nearby a can holding ninety-nine large caliber cartridges was discovered in a hollow tree, adding to the intrigue without easing the case.
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A. M. McGregor
Cedar Rapids
Lightning Strike Paralyzes Oxford Mail Carrier
Murray Venter, a mail carrier from Oxford, sought shelter in a barn during a storm when a lightning bolt struck the building and knocked him down. The bolt followed a row of nails, briefly paralyzing him, but he is expected to recover.
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Murray Venter
Oxford
Tle
Lad Has Narrow Escape From Rifle Shell
Woodrow Bittner, the young son of AL Bittner of Fredericksburg, barely escaped injury when a found twenty two caliber shell exploded after he placed it on a cement walk and struck his leg.
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Woodrow
AL. Bittner
Fredericksburg
May Weather Report From W F Bakers Office
May weather showed a mean temperature of 61.5 degrees, 1.05 above average, with 6 cloudy and 9 partly cloudy days. The month averaged 74.5 degrees maximum and 48.5 degrees minimum, totaling 6.40 inches of rainfall and 13 rainy days including a hail event on the 10th.
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W. F. Baker
Wheat Substitutes Boost Bread Without Wheat Shortage
The article promotes saving wheat by mixing substitutes from other cereals and ingredients in bread, biscuits, and pastries. It cites Farmers Bulletin 955 detailing methods for up to 25 percent replacement in yeast bread and up to 50 percent in quick breads, using grains peas beans potatoes nuts and more.
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Department of Agriculture
Sass
Big Wages for Spare Time in an Ohio Garden
Ohio factory workers earned 92 cents an hour working in home gardens during spare time last year. At eight hours daily that adds up to 7.0, monthly 220.80, and yearly 2,649.60. The gardening labor was tracked by the manufacturing firm, showing garden work yields more value per hour than factory work.
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Ohio
iIt
Making Food From Waste War Policy Emphasizes Poultry
The piece urges expanding poultry to convert waste materials into usable food. It argues poultry can turn otherwise unusable byproducts into edible sustenance and become a national and individual duty during wartime. Fowls feed largely on waste, needing grain only as a finishing step, creating additional food.
Rubber insulation in storage batteries seen as breakthrough
The Willard Storage Battery Company introduces a rubber insulation technique for starting and lighting batteries. They perforate rubber with thousands of tiny threads to allow electrolyte circulation while keeping insulation strong. This innovation overcomes previous failures where rubber blocked electrolyte flow.
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Willard Storage Battery Company
Many Local Notes From Iowa Folders and Elections
Seventy two men enlisted at Mason City in May and Miss Mary Horn chosen Howard county school superintendent. Buttered clipping mentions Decorah letter, Riceville bonfire, Fayette county registry figures, Shriners outing at Clear Lake, Red Cross slackers board in West Union, a Boone farmer killed wiring a barn, Downard jewelers burglary, tobacco crop priced at 17 cents, Highland school struck by lightning, Memorial death at Marshalltown Soldiers Home, Monona service flag with fifteen stars, Osage Lutheran flag with eleven stars, wolves near New Hampton, Senate vacancy after Senator Stone, Francis offered Russia post then declined, Champ Clark offered lower house post, patent for adjustable casters in Michigan.
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Mason City
Mary Horn
Howard County
Decorah
Gee. Peckham
Riceville High School
Fayette County
Shriners of Iowa
Clear Lake
West Union Post Office
Red Cross
Charles Coleman
Boone
Downard
Webster City
Carl Kjos
Spring Grove
Highland
Volga City
Marshalltown
Edward C. Malnix
Monona
Osage
New Hampton
Dan Glasser
Soft Toned Bells of China
Description of Chinese and Japanese temple bells noted for their soft mellowness. Bells are large, suspended without swinging, struck on the edge with wooden mallets producing a mellow tone. Observations from Consular Reports.
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China
Japan
Consular
Old Man Time Wrinkles Life and Colds the Spirit
A reflective passage laments aging as time passes and the body yields to weariness. The speaker contemplates self care, vulnerability, and the inevitability of decline as life progresses.
Oil Tank Failure Halts Ship Then Reaches Port After Five Days
Crude oil in tanks limited water ingress when the steamship struck rocks near Ceylon. hull punctures allowed it to reach port five days later. A new stereopticon slide patent shows a clock face and mechanism for projecting the time on a screen for theater use and advertising.
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Ceylon
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Iowa
Lad
Old Solomon
United States Senate
Stone
Missouri
Francis
Russia
Champ Clark
Michigan
Oes
Vauban
Verdun
Goodrich
Goodrich Serveiue Tires
Goodrich Silvertown
B. F. Goodrich Rubber CO
N. Federal Ave
the Red Cross
Johnny
Flanders
Ben Bear
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