Munitions Saved 200,000 Lives in Liberty Loan Rally
Lewis B. Franklin told Liberty Loan officials in Chicago on January 29 that munitions production, not troops alone, won World War I. He cited December expenditures of 2.06 billion dollars and said the vast artillery and tanks on the way prevented a 1919 victory, saving 100,000 to 200,000 American lives. The Seventh Federal Reserve district boasted broad bond distribution.
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Liberty Loan
France
Germany
Lewis B. Franklin
Liberty Loan Organization
Washington
General Reserve District
Chicago
Brr
Franklin
Mgr. Franklin
Seventh Federal Reserve District
War bonds and tractor courses headline rural Iowa note
In the Fourth Loan, bonds sold to $1,000 purchasers at 63 percent, amid calls to engage all Americans. Tractor courses by Iowa State College extend across towns with Ames leading demonstrations. By winter, overhauling farm tractors is advised to avoid spring delays.
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America
Agricultural Engineering Extension
Department of
Iowa State College
Ames
Wihout
Malvern
Hamburg
Parkersburg
Make Better Use of Screws and Seed Purity in Farms
Agricultural notes caution against hammering screws into wood and advise using a screwdriver for strength. The piece recommends predrilling for hard woods and highlights a red clover seed mix contamination with alfalfa, estimating extra cost of 6.26 dollars per 100 pounds. It suggests submitting seed samples to Iowa State College for free testing of genuineness, purity, and germination.
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Agricultural Engineering
Iowa State College
Farm Crops Department of
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Beekeepers Meet May 12 2017 At Town State College
Beekeepers gather for the annual short course May 12 to 17 at Town State College under the auspices of F. Eric Mullen state apiarist.
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Town State College
F. Eric Mullen
Atate Apiarist
American Dean Returns from Russia to Lead Town University
Dean William Fletcher Russell arrives at the University of Town to resume duties as head of the college of education on February 1 after a 17000 mile journey through Russia. He reports on Bolshevik destruction of schools and the resilience of teachers while detailing his experiences in Tomsk Vladivostok and other locales. He wrote Educational Democracy during travel and notes 100000 Russian copies sold. Russia seeks American books and guidance. American education and aid programs are highlighted amid harsh travel and disease conditions.
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Wiliam Fletcher Russell
Russia
University of Town
College of Education
Russell
Siberia
Committee On Public Information
United States
Republic
Dean Russell Decares
Dean Russell
Tomsk
America
Dean Raesell
Vladivostok
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Carl Spies
Prop
New Windsor Hotel and Restaurant
F. E. Schurmanon
Ginghams Tolle da Nord
P. G. Johnson & Co
Johnson's
the Farmer’s Store
Graettinger
J. H. Gammon Estate
D. C
The
Times
John Bondhus
Jorgen Andersen
O’gonnor
Farmers’ Grain Co
Grarttinger
V. L. O’connor, Y2& Shen
T. D. Collins
Bealer
Sherwin-Williams
Chevrolet
Jensen Auto Co
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