U S Airplane Production Could Rapidly Meet War Needs
The article argues America can greatly boost war aircraft output after a mobilization, with forecasts of 1 000 to 1 500 machines monthly within six months. It notes current capacity limits, describes engines by Wright Martin and Hispano Suiza, and highlights Curtiss as best suited for large scale production while shifting toward fighting machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Major Baird
British Air Board
Great Britian
France
United States
England
Congress
Howard Coffin
Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
Hispano-Suiza Motors
Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Corporation
Alfalfa Seeding Tip for Late Summer Planting
A field note recommends sowing alfalfa at about 20 pounds per acre in late summer as a versatile choice for general farm work.
A Doctor's Story of a Notorious Case and a Foolish Fee
A young physician recalls a cautionary tale of accepting a $0 check from a wealthy, dishonest client who posed as a patient. The case centers on a hysterical woman alleged insane, a staged medical cure, and a plan to seize her estate. A friend-lawyer enacts habeas corpus to free her, while the doctor loses the fee to a doomed farce.
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Oae
Alde
Sle
Charlie Knowlton
Charlie
Charie Mide N.fortune
Evon
The Tramps Side of It
A wandering tramp recounts tales of deceit and hypocrisy in society. He recalls encounters with farmers and families who urge him to lie, witnesses a lynch threat after aiding schoolchildren, and pleads that savagery exists not only in war but in everyday towns. He argues people have lost power to their better instincts.
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Pronachors
Willie
Oglya
Sam
Tani
Justice of the Peace
Phere
Willly
Nlowan
Hail, baseball, and war notes from Graettinger area
Sheriff from Emmetsburg visits. Ed O'Brien returns. DuBuque stamp clerk Howard Redman dies with over $7 000 found in his possessions. Graettinger junior baseball loses 18 to 7 at Jack Creek. Hail and wind damage crops near Mallard and southern county towns. War news notes Pershing policy and French front conditions. Local plays and social visits recorded. Cut sweet clover timing guidance from Iowa State College.
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Sheriff Jackson
Emmetsburg
John Miller
Charter Oak
O’brien
First National
Miss Jensen
Mr. Jertson
Howard Redman
Dubuque
Graettinger
Jack Creek
Robert Starkey
Lee Kerr
Don Leonard and Son
Dan Crawley
Milwaukee
General Allen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Anna Gabrielson
Randall
H. R. Kern
F. F. Burgess
Ernest Franklin
Waterloo
Gabrielson
Mallard
J. P. Wagner
J. J. Sullivan
Wagner
Pocahontas
Mallard & To
Johnson
Soldier Writes Home From France Letter to Palo Alto Reporter
Stewart Saunders, serving with the U S colors in France, sends a letter home to the Palo Alto Reporter recounting experiences and many items received or observed abroad. The missive highlights personal reflections, gratitude, and events from wartime service.
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France
Palo Alto
Stewart Saunders
U. S
For Sale High Grade Shropshire Bucks and Lambs
Bucks and lambs of pedigreed Shropshire stock offered for sale by F D Hurlburt at Graettinger Iowa Route 2. Prices reasonable. Auction or direct sale terms not specified. Indicates availability of quality breeding stock in Believed local rural market.
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F. D. Hurlburt
Graettinger
Iowa
Be an optimist says a soldier about draft worry
A camp notice offers points on wartime fear. It presents a chain of questions and outcomes for those of military age, suggesting that in every branching scenario you need not worry. The tone is sardonic but consoling, urging cheer even amid draft anxiety.
Burn Tussock Moth Cocoons To Save Iowa Shade Trees
Acting state entomologists at Iowa State College report that gathering and burning white marked tussock moth cocoons and egg masses can greatly reduce the damage from the second brood later in summer. Cocoons are plentiful across many sections, brownish and silky and often covered.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Fragments Describe Treating Tree Trunk Pests With Creosote
A fragment explains that pests are found on tree trunks and at sides of small buildings. Those out of reach can be treated. Creosote is applied with a sponge on a pole to reach higher areas.
Boy Drowned At Osgood Sunday
Ralph Goetch of Independence township drowned in the Des Moines river west of Osgood Sunday afternoon while swimming with companions from his locality. He stepped into a deep hole and died. his companions could not swim. He was 17. Funeral was held at Fenton Tuesday. Family and community offer sympathy.
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Ralph Goetch
George Goetch
Independence
Township
Des Moines
Osgood
Fenton
Demoralized Russia and the need for obedience in war
A dated analysis argues that Russia’s political turmoil and disintegration threaten unity, while Germany seeks multiple conquests. It emphasizes that true military power rests on obedience, noting Russian regiments’ fear and mutiny, and compares to British reform in Egypt. The piece laments the lack of a guiding genius to reform the Russian army.
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Russia
Germany
Belgium
France
Hol Land
Euphrates Valley
Galicia
Egypt
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