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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

02 Aug 1917

Page 6

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1917

Page

6

Iowa State News In Wartime Mobilization Drills

War department announces Iowa National Guard units will be sent to Deming New Mexico for training and added to the thirteenth division without a central mobilization. Des Moines dairy and meat sectors adjust policy, while Camp Dodge expands with 2,000 workers and lumber deliveries surge. Des Moines officials plan soldier scripts, Iowa veterans receive commissions, and public notices cover milk war probes, draft anxieties, Red Cross efforts, and local mobilization logistics.

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War Department Iowa National Guard Deming N. Mexico Sant Smuth Fort Des Moines Drake University Stadium Edward P. Kimball Waterloo Keokuk Algona Hess & Dane Schlieswig- Holstein Des Moines United States Bureau of Markets C. B. Foster Ames Producer's Association Des Moines Dairies Foster L. Seiford Ricketts Jon Miller Jim Wempsey William Bishop Sioux City S Tate Fort Madison Camp Dadga Cedar Rapids Veterinary Corps Medical Corps Engineering Corps Reserve Department Council Bluffs First Army Third Iowa Infantry Red Cross Mitchellville Morron County Sunday School Association Albia James Hanna Davenport Missouri Towa Iowa John MacVicar Dee Moines Quartermaster’s Department United States Army Butler Camp Dodge MacVicard G. N. Merry The State University State Council of Defense Fortress Choral Union Roth Roland Story City Randall Marshalltown Cambridge Slater, Kelly Elsworth Jewell Milneapolis Jerome Allen Jackson County Maquoketa Radio Africa Harding John Standring Corwith Standling Texas Max Whistler Northwestern Railroad B. W. Hinn Fort Dodge John Thome Hine Missouri Valley Osage William G. Raymond College of Applicacience Companion of National Guard State Fair Grounds Iowa Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Tipton Iowa University H. Yule Fort Douglas Ariz Camn Dodge Phil Roan Belgium Hae United States Iowa State Federation of Labor F. A. Canfield France American Red Cross Society A. Kepford Red Cross Society Kepford Chicago H. D. Gibson Liberty National Bank New York City Rad Cross Society For America Cantonment Johnson Inghom State Commission Cantonments American Library Association Louisville Brigham
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Iowa State Fair to Auction Baby Beef Prizes

Plans for an August 10 auction of baby beeves at the Iowa state fair are announced by BR. W. Herry and A. R. Corey with Ames leaders aiming to sell all stock. Railroads will return unsold beeves free, prizes total 450 dollars with support from state and private groups, and the event intends to become an annual fair feature.

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Des Moines BR. W. Herry Star Club Ames A. R. Corey Iowa State Fairy Assoclaian Butchers Corey Iona Berry Air Management State Board of Agriculture Own Beef Producers’ Association Rosenbaum Bros Ingwersen Bros Chicago Stear Helfer Defense Council Iowa Belgium House State House Harding State Council of Defense Mitchel Martin J. Wade Iowa City Rh. C. Bishop Clu Tendar Ts Trging County Agenta Federal Department Washington Canada Makaneas Maina Ottawa J. Broughton W. Adama Street M. V. Macinnes Jefferson Avenue Detroit Mich
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Intelligent Alarm Clock Saves Indiana Woman From Fire

A Philadelphia Indy woman's alarm clock failed to ring at five as usual. She slept through the afternoon nap, and the clock rang twelve hours late at five. She woke to thick smoke and flames, escaping just in time to the street. She credited the clock as a longtime reliable aid.

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Indy Philadelphia
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Promise Kept Plea Echoes in Courtroom

A defendant pleads for release and promises reform, insisting no further appearances before the court are needed. He remarks about traveling to Australia and implies other courts would handle any future misconduct. The exchange reveals the defendant's defiant stance and the judge's response.

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Australia Shackslide
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How Sad Grace! Husband Dies From Cigarettes

A morose note recalls Bess and Grace as a husband’s death due to cigarette use interrupts her plan to buy a vanity box with near enough coupon rewards.

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Bess
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Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Praised in Texas Letter

A 1916 Texas reader from Alnnreed endorses Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney bladder and inflammation relief. The note claims a twenty year acquaintance and urges sending a sample bottle and booklet from Kilmer Co. to verify benefits and mentions drug store availability. The piece stresses the farmer as the nation’s key economic figure during wartime.

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J. A. Coppengh Alnnreed Texas Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton N. Y
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World Sugar Production Figures Show Global Output in 2018

The New York Journal of Commerce reports world sugar output reached 87.103 billion pounds in 2018. U.S. production excluding possessions stood at 2.026 billion pounds, while imports included 1.187 billion from Hawaii, 217 million from the Philippines, and 850 million from Puerto Rico. Foreign sources contributed 6.41 billion pounds. U.S. consumption in 2016 totaled 7.06 billion pounds, about 78.13 pounds per person, with exports at 1.686 billion pounds.

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The New York Journal of Commerces United States Hawaii Philippines Porto Rico
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What He Saw at the Evansville Courthouse

An excited man phoned the sheriff asking if Sheriff Haobbe knew that three or four boys were on the courthouse roof. The sheriff did not know but launched an immediate investigation. On the cupola, four men were seen laying a red cornice around the eaves of the building.

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Evansville Sheriff's Office William Haobbe Habbehand Indianapolis News
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First Painter and Second Painter Dialogue

A humorous exchange shows two painters discussing an aunt's reactions. The first notes she tends to pick wrong pictures yet praises patience, while the second asks about approval of his work. They remark that persistence sometimes thrives on ongoing contention.

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Well Covered Benevolent Lady Seeks Insurance After Crash

A benevolent old lady comforts an uninjured motorist emerging from a wrecked car. She asks if he is covered, and he replies yes, amid mud, blood, and shock, reflecting on insurance in a London Opinion tone.

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London Opinian
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Soap and Ointment Offer for Purified Skin

Fragrant emollients claim cleansing and healing benefits for the Skin with a free mail sample via postcard and address in Boston. Promotes Cuticura products as the best value for toilet use and pore maintenance.

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Cutieura Dept Boston Andy
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Fragmentary Quote Reflects a Bankrupted Star

A garbled OCR snippet quotes laughter at a fallen star with the line ranks looke all gone to pieces and no wonder, hes broke, reflecting a public figure's decline. The brief item notes media tone and diminutive status.

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Iowa State Commonwealth Herbert C. Hoover Havner Tama County Vining Elybarn Chesla Montour Toledo Lama Traer Berlin Tire, Hall and Tornado Emory H. English Commissioner of Insurance National Committee On Industrial Safety W. L. Harding William L. Steele W. A. Mohrbacher John T. Foster William Rioradan Iowa Federation of Labor J. W. Sandusky Office Railroad Commissioners Interstate Commerce Commission Chas. H. Fletcher F . Ewees Ee Lydia E. Pinkham Murlos Eye Reatedy Co
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