Peace Conference Leagues and World Stage Debates
Edward W. Pickard reports on the League of Nations draft battles among big and small powers, conflicting territorial plans, and the practicalities of US involvement. He notes Balfour’s remarks, Russia’s stance, German and Weimar developments, labor unrest, and looming war finance measures shaping postwar strategy.
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Edward W. Pickard
League of Nations
Commission
Great Powers 58 & Tribunal
Territory Commission
United States
League
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Wilson
Germany
Britain
France
Jtapan
Balfour
Alsace-Lorraine
Saar Valley
Rhine
Iowa News Highlights From the Week’s Itemized List
A roundup of diverse items lists dozens of Iowa residents and places, noting accidents, wounds, and events from Albion to Des Moines, along with industrial data for 1917, weather records, and government wage trends. It mentions many named individuals, cities, factories, and institutions across the state.
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Bean
Cony
Floyd Ernest Griggs
Albion
Myron J. Brooks
Luana
Harvey 4
Flores
Missouri
Valley
Thomas
Lattron
Council Bluffs
Corps
Louis J. Wenleke
Burlington
Gufford
W. Kinhead
Rippey
Hans ‘P. Sorensen
Adair
Laury J. Turner
Oskaloosa
Pyte
Garbrand H. Haase
Carroll
Marvin 4K
Peterson
Linn
Reneker
Douds
Peter 1
Tempus
Independence
Charley Véttor
Chester B. Rutledge
Des Moines
Loulg Spring
Tipton
Floyd Allen
Scranton
Clair Daniel
Prescott
John W. Dinham
Murray
Paul C. Fackler
Atlantic
Nile Drake
Masorville
Witam
Huismann
Titanka
Milton J. McElroy
Indianola
Peter Smith
Newell
Francis P. Scannall
Chawkcey Schmidt
Muscatine
Chris M. Christensen
Ellaworth
John Whrig
Gladbrook
Francia EK
Kellog
Volga
Harry Reese
Wilton Junction
A. L. Urick
Iowa
Ury J. Odell
Bilcomfield
Red Cross
Odell
United States
Ottumwa
Cour
C. M. Davis
C. ¥. Holsinger
Iowa State College
Holsinger
Tor
Compendium of the News Reflects Global Turmoil
A fragmented wrap of international events includes labor unrest in Hoboken and Newark with 80,000 workers. armistice talks between Polish and Czecho-Slovak forces. German political shifts and evacuation plans for American troops. criticism of the British embargo and calls for rail industry reform in the U.S. Organization and government action loom as leaders warn on shipping, occupation, and postwar security.
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Lenine
Tehitcherin
Princes’ Islands
Russia
Paris
Tehilicherit
Vistavkea
Vaga
Prinkpo
Windnu
Courland
Ukraine
Thea
America
Great Britain
Jeaders
United Kingdom
London
Army Service Corps
Elvilling
United States
New York
Seattle
Metropolis
Building Trades Wmployers' Association
Canada
Sentile
Practiengal Wilon
Wien
Newark
nakBe
Ita
IibLttary
ASO
Wolenry
Allics
Germany
Volkaceltung
Oxambruck
Hose Foreign Affairs
Tayston Cordered
Tims
Ingland
Biddle
Gundral Pershing
State Department
Senate
Washington
Weeks
Maasrehugots
New Deein
Berlin
Governor Hines
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
House Rules Committee
Track Morrison
American Federation of Libor
Baker
Cairo
Europe
Marty Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Chicago
Markets Report Prices for Flour, Hay, Potatoes and Livestock
Market listings show flour prices by type and weight, hay values for Timothy and clover mixes, potato rates per 100 pounds, and cattle hog and sheep quotes. Values include northern and western potato bulk prices, assorted beef cattle grades, hog quality categories, and lambs or sheep with corresponding price ranges, reflecting regional exchange data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholea
Cholee
Nativa Lambs
Yamlinga
Diapepsin Relief Advertises Quick Indigestion Help
An old advertisement promotes Diapepsin tablets to relieve stomach upset and indigestion. It claims instant relief from belching gas heartburn and undigested food discomfort, urging readers to buy at original stores. The copy uses quirky wording and misspellings typical of historic ads.
Fragmentary 19th century quip items on health and censorship
Fragments reference chronic constipation, a Garfield cure, and a mock dialogue about a father and leadership. The text mocks past blotters and implies distrust in those skilled at making excises, with satiric remarks about majesty and authority.
Weekly Health Talks on seeds and Dr Pierce remedy
Dr W Bower discusses seeds yielding useful plants and mysterious outcomes. He extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's ailments, highlighting its plant ingredients and absence of alcohol or narcotics, and offers trial tablets by mail from Buffalo.
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Piarco
Buffalo
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Oregon
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