War gardens prize to Becker at North McGregor yard
The C M and St Paul railroad offered land along its North McGregor right of way for war gardens. P M W Becker, chief clerk, won the prize for his division. His 2 800 square foot plot on the Bloody Run banks grew sugar beets lettuce endive beans peas and many other crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C., M. & St. P. Railroad Company
North McGregor
P. M. W. Becker
Davenport
Henry Matthey
F. €. Willis
Walter Matthey
Charles Wiese
A. H. Miller
Henry Vollmer
United States
Claude Porter
Manchester Commercial Club
Welcome Abbott of
Lamont
W. E. Abbott
Navy
Collins
Waukon
Sammy Backer
Allamakee County
Liberty Loan
Perry
Chicago, Milwaukee
Field Artillery
Deming
N. M
Dulaney
Des Moines
Kelly
J. B. Rockefellow
Red Oak
Rockefellow
O. K. Grefstad
Bode
Chris Hilland
Grefstad
Kendrick
WETS WIN IN IOWA AMENDMENT VOTE AND CAMPAIGN NOTES
Des Moines reports that Iowa’s prohibitory amendment failed by 1,015 votes after unofficial tallies from all counties. The dispatch notes subsequent appoints to the state highway commission, military camp quartering plans at Camp Dodge, and notes on governance and public service efforts including Labor Director Metcalf’s confirmation, a Vicksburg reunion trip for Governor Harding, expanded power for Labor Commissioner Urick, and a dairy watchdog report on Camp Dodge milk quality. It also mentions Iowa issuing Civil War defense bonds and their redemption history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
J. .D. Eagle
Waterloo
Joseph
Walter
Waterloo Company
National Guard
Rainbow
Deming
New Mexico
Ma. Sage
Kenyon
McCain
Mineola
S. I
Hjalmer Ransen
The
Hrst Infantry
Camp Dodge
Rangen
Finland
Rugslag
Park County
Polk County Hog Producers’ Association
Court House
Des Moines
Crie
Sampson Davie
Marshalltown
Davie
Kentucky
United States
Piper
Donth
EB. R. Moore
Iown
Sioux City
United States District Court
Towa
F. H. Hammill
Boone
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Union Pacific Railway
Hammill
State Council of Defense
Mack B. Cotant
North McGregor
O. K
George Magel
Shenandoah
National Army
Dubuque
Summerfield Fire Works
Dax
Muscatine
John Bonine
Buckeye
Radcliffe
Ford
Bonine
Burlington
Murray
Stanley
Geer
Nathan Scofield
Pocahontas
Scofield
Odd Fellows
Logan
Highway Commission
J. W. Holden
Scranton
State Highway Commission
Harding
Mason City
There
Clear Lake
Metcalf
H. J. Metcalf
Iowa Council of Defenae
EH. W. Hall
United States Public Service Reserve
Matcalf
Iowa
United States Public Reserve
Drr. Metcalf
State House
W. B. Barney
Comming Sioner
Thesel
Ethel B. Virtue
Archives Department of the State Historical Building
Archives Department
Adalt
Adams
Allamakea
Appanocose
Audubon
Calhoun
Cass
Cedar
Carro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clarke
Clay
Clayton
Clinton
Crawford
Dallas
Davis
Decaturann
Delaware
Dickinson
Emmet
Fayette
Floyd
Franklin
Fremont
Greene
Grundy
Guthrie
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrigan
Henry Me
Howard
Humboldt
Idawie
Jackson
Jaspera
Jefferson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Kossuth
Lee Seaain
Linn
Louisa
BBC Lucas
Lyon
Madison
Mahaska
Lee
Marlon
Prsienena
Marshallane
Mitchel, Or
Monona
Monroe
Montgomer
O'Brien
Osceola
Pottawattamle
Poweshick
Ringgold
Sac
Scott
S Shelby
Faux
Story
Tams
Woodbury
Wright
Enene
Havner
Boards of Supervisors
News Briefs From Bendrid and Across The Front
Reports from Bendrid say the Spanish cabinet has resigned while civilians evacuate Menin and Sanders as dispatches arrive in Amsterdam. Liberty bonds in Havana Cuba exceed 1 million dollars, with Panama’s president Ramond Valdez and cabinet officials subscribing. The wife of Governor Townsend and the governor are injured in Philadelphia. French officers head to America’s training camps to teach air war. The Canadian explosives plant at Vaudreuil near Montreal employed about 1500. everyone escaped. A German sub sank the Norwegian steamer Stare off the Spanish coast. seven crew injured. Seven accidents cost eight lives in America’s sea air army training. Louis Hunsberger fined for taking a Liberty loan form in Chicago. Albert Walden kills wife and her brother, then himself in Indiana. Entente air raids strike Lorraine Luxembourg districts. five killed, four injured at Fisch. one killed one injured at Saarbrucken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendrid
Menin
Sanders
Amsterdam
Havana
Cuba
Ramond Valdez
Panama
Liberty John
John G. Townsend
Delaware
Philadelphia
New York
America
Uncle Sam
Vaudreuil
Montreal
Stare
Copenhgen
Forth
Sea Air Army
Washington
Louis Hunsberger
Hobart Stewart
Chicago
Albert Walden
Bloomington
Ind
John Hawkins
Entente
Lorraine
Luxembourg
Berlin
Six Escaped Germans Captured After Port McPherson Breakout
Six of ten German prisoners who escaped from the alien enemy detention camp at Port McPherson Tuesday night were recaptured by Department of Justice agents. Five were nabbed at Surrency, while the sixth, Johann Adelhart, a noncommissioned officer, was arrested in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Port McPherson
Department of Justice
Surrency
Johann Adelhart
Post Office Plans Big Stamp Purchase Ahead of New Rates
Washington October 27 The post office department has prepared an initial order with the bureau of engraving and printing for 808000000 cent stamps in anticipation of the new postal rates effective November 2. Requisitions also include eight cent stamped envelopes and eight cent postal cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postofica Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
U. S. MEN ARREST COUNT
Count James Mischotto, son-in-law of Louis P. Swift, is free on a $50,000 bond after arrest on charges of pro-German activities. Also noted is the appointment of J. F. P. Childs of Honolulu as federal food administrator for Hawaii amid wartime grain and meat price details and market listings for cattle, hogs, and sheep in Chicago and national food administration notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laula F. Swift
Chicago
Packer
James Michotto
Louis P. Swift
Hawaii
Washington
J. FP. Childs
Honolulu
The
Food Administration
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Women’s Health Remedy
A vintage testimonial ad promoting Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic remedy for women in stages of life from puberty to middle age. It claims roots and herbs with glycerine provide tonic benefits and includes customer endorsements from Mara in Quincy and Mrs Jon Aurelia of Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Pibyoe
Invalida
Buffalo, N.Y
Quincy
Iuna
Mara
Louis Horor
8Th Street
Quixoy
Iris
Jon Aueuatly
Sixth Street
Women workers adopt new feningus outfits in Chicago packing house
In Chicago stock yards a packing house moved women to wear a new form of overall called feningus. After initial resistance, five women tried the garment and others followed as heavy belts and machinery made the dresses practical. About 7,000 women are employed, roughly triple last year, with much work previously done by men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bethlehem to Get Two New Steel Mills and Carson College
A fragmentary item notes Bethlehem plans two new steel mills while Philadelphia opens Carson College for Girls as part of broader wartime and civic development. The remarks suggest concern over courage and monetary sacrifice among men in the war era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem, Pa
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Iowa News
M. A. Butler
Des Moines Avenue
First Street
Fourth
Highteen
Depot Street
Signal Corps
Thirtieth
Uriek
A. Ly. Urick
Federal Department of Labor
Fort McPherson
U. S
Jubo
Mother Cray
Faldrees
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Evans Morris Whitney Company
Stock Exchange
Salt Lake City
Utah
West
Wyoming
Nevada
Idaho
Salt Lake
Kanesaa
Boston Transcript
Boston
Harriet L. B. Darling
Carson College
Eates
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