Iowa drug plants listed for collection during wartime
A Iowa State College botany head suggests patriotic harvesting of local drug plants to supply the national trade. He lists species such as dandelion, witch hazel, sassafras, and mint, and proposes arranging with firms including Eli Lilly, Parke Davis, Fuller & Fuller, Myer Drug Co., and Lloyd Bros. for purchase.
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Iowa
Europe
Iowa State College
Eli, Lillie & Co
Indianapolis
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit, Mich
Fuller & Fuller
Chicago
Myer Drug Co
St. Louis
Lloyd Bros
Cincinnati
Ohio
Farmer Rancher Sells Livestock Loads in War Era Prices
John Wagoner of Hartland in Marshall County sent forty-one cattle and seventy-five hogs to Chicago. Cattle sold near $12.75 per head and hogs about $15.90, totaling $8,842.85 for three carloads. He plans to buy Liberty bonds and says farmers should invest when wartime profits rise.
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John Wagoner
Marshall County
Hartland
Chicago
Wagoner
Heifer Produces Milk Without Calf in Iowa Region
The Oelwein Register notes a two year old heifer owned by Ed Bodeker that began producing milk without ever having a calf. The animal now yields four quarts daily. It may be the only known case in the area, though dairy men say they have not found others.
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Oelwein Register
Ed. Bodeker
Play Apparatus Arrives At I C C F Home Mason City
Children at the Odd Fellows Home cheer as a new merry go round emerges from packing. The gift comes from the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Guthrie County via voluntary collection. A second play structure is donated by the Rebekah state assembly in honor of Mrs Grace Lewis, late matron of the home.
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Mason City
Odd Fellows’ Home
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Guthrie County
Rebekah State Assembly
Grace Lewis
Ore Leaving by the Carload
A big shipment of iron ore totaling 12 to 15 carloads was sent from local mines last week to the blast furnaces of the Mississippi Valley Iron Co. in St. Louis. The plant operates day and night, with a likely continuous run, and at night it presents a grand sight from afar with its throbbing activity and bright electric lights.
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Waukon Democrat
Mississippi Valley Iron Co
St. Louis
Osage Bids Big for Liberty Loan Fame
Osage makes the highest per capita subscription in the nation for the Liberty loan. Pella, population 3210, subscribed 134000 dollars. Osage, population 2779, subscribed 21808 dollars.
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Osage
Pella
ODD CONSERVATION PLAN FOR CHEROKEE WOMEN
A Cherokee mass meeting at Wilson High proposes surplus fruit and vegetables be conserved by local women. Volunteers will collect produce and sell or donate it through the Y W C A to minimize waste. This first statewide thrift effort is led by the Woman's club health and thrift committee.
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Wilson High School
Towa
Cherokee
Woman's Club
Accident Near Powersville Leaves 14 Year Old Boy Gravely Hurt
A 14 year old boy, son of Burt Allison, was seriously injured near Powersville in Butler County when a wire snagged a buggy wheel, spooked the pony, and threw him. Doctors found a fractured skull and removed two bone fragments to relieve brain pressure before rushing him to Waterloo hospital.
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Powersville
Butler County
Burt Allisson
Groom
Waterloo
Captain's Commission for Local Army Officer
Ernest F. Miller of Calmar has been promoted to captain in the U S Army Corps of Engineers. He transfers from the second to the first division of engineers and recently received the commission. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Miller, a Calmar High School graduate who later attended West Point and pursued further study in Washington DC.
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Calmar Courier
Ernest F. Miller
U.S. Army
Washington, D. C
Engineers
Capt. Miller
Henry Miller
Calmar High School
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Washington, BC
Dragged to Death by Frightened Horse
A 15 year old, Mervyn Rogers, son of FE Rogers, a prominent Union area farmer, was dragged by a frightened horse from a pasture toward the village after slipping and tying a strap to his wrist. The pony bolted when a rifle shot rang out, dragging him about a mile to near the village, where he died a few hours later from injuries sustained.
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Mervyn Rogers
FE. F. Rogers
Union
Marshall County
Runaways From Dubuque Stow Away in Box Car
Train workers found two boys in a box car near McGregor and turned them over to authorities. The ten and twelve year olds, calling themselves John and Jim Brown and claiming to be orphans, said they ran away from Dubuque because it was dry and wanted fun. Their ages checked as stated, though the Brown names proved false.
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McGregor
Dubuque
John
Jim Brown
Wind crushes front of Rushford Eggen garage
A strong west wind toppled the 24 foot high front of the Eggen garage at Rushford built by Benson of Peterson. No one was injured as bystanders stood on the sidewalk nearby when the wall collapsed Tuesday evening.
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Eggen
Rushford
Benson
Peterson
Hidden Rifles Unearthed Near Safeguard Office
Claude Oakes plowed east of the Safeguard office and unearthed fifteen rusty army rifles buried for some time. The guns appeared oiled and ready for use. A nearby box car camp of Mexicans reportedly hid the weapons, believed stolen from a box car. John G. Schimming promotes Rexall Drug ice cream with delivery available by phone.
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Delwein Towan
Safeguard Office
Claude Oakes
John G. Schimming
Rexall Drug Store
Liberty Loan Subscribers List Reveals Local Names
A continued Liberty Loan subscribers list names numerous residents including Hovden Thompson Hornberger McCusker and many others. The long roster records donors across towns and organizations, reflecting local participation in the war effort.
STILL COLD IN CALIFORNIA PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM LOS ANGELES
A 1917 Los Angeles letter notes eight percent of lower county land cultivated, weather remains unusually cold, and farmers push to improve vacant property. GEO K Baker describes meeting old Decorah acquaintance Arthur Baker son of Col W T Baker, and observes strong building up along Broadway and Seventh Street. The writer mentions Dwight N Hillis speakers and wartime patriotism, with plans to stay in California and skip Iowa. Sloan's Liniment ad ends.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Aervprican
Imperial Valley
H. A. Baker
Sioux City
Baker
Miles City
Montana
Decorah
Col. W. T. Baker
Arthur
St. P
Puget Sound Ry
Iowa
Dwight N. Hillis
Broadway
Seventh Street
Hill West
Jas
A. Leonard
Pasadena
E. W. Hoyt
Geo, K. Baker
North
Mariposa Ave
Unusual Accident Injures Mrs Ball in Car Incident
Mrs Ball suffered severe head injuries when fish poles on a passing vehicle snagged the cover of her car and penetrated the skull from the eye corner to the frontal bone. Dr Whitmore treated the wound and removed a bamboo splinter about one and a half inches long.
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John Ball
Whitmore
Carrier pigeon found with cypher message on Milwaukee line
A wounded carrier pigeon carrying what appears to be a cypher message was found by a section man on the Milwaukee railroad at Ferguson Marshall county. The bird was turned over to Deputy Game Warden King and the note forwarded to Deputy United States Marshal Healy at Cedar Rapids. The pigeon was injured in the neck by a locomotive headlight.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Ferguson
Marshall County
King
United States
Healy
Cedar Rapids
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