Fragmented wartime prophecy on Islam and Bolshevism
A Chicago address by Dr Samuel Zwemer warns of a looming coalition of Islam and Bolshevism threatening Christendom. The piece ties global revolts, Turkish actions, and Allied policies to a broader crisis, citing figures like Enver Pasha Trotzky and Lenin while calling for intensified missionary effort to counter the menace.
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Chicago
Samuel Zwemer
Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed
Mecca
Karl Marx
Enver Pasha
Trotzky
Muscovit
Lenin
Jan Smuts
Crupadora
Rome
Europe
Asia
Russia
Japan
Constantinople
India
Christendom
Great Britain
Gladstone
Lloyd George
New York Herald
Liberty bonds warn investors against risky stock schemes
A warning to Liberty bond holders about unsafe stock schemes. It cautions that legitimate stock is rarely traded nationwide and that moneyed men in financial centers often seize such opportunities, urging investors to use common sense to keep bonds safe.
Expectation of a price bump shakes business world
Scattered reports across the nation foresee a sharp rise in prices soon as merchants hold lean stocks and retailers push profits to offset anticipated declines. Inflation may be squeezed later. wage earners are urged to save now and prepare for less prosperous times ahead.
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Colonel House
Brooklyn Eagle
Columbia
S. C
Burleson
Mexico
Philadelphia
Colby
Little Rock Gazette
Ledger
Detroit Journal
America
New York Evening Mail
Ellis Island
Minneapolis Tribune
Holland
Wilhelm
Borneo
St. Louis Globe
Duluth
Columbia Record
Congress
Sentinel
Constantinople
Europe
Poland
Terre Haute Tribune
Germany
Eagle
Isabella
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Michigan
Nashville
Lucy Page
Gaston
Senate
Nashville Southern Lumberman
Charles
News
New York
Nash‘ville
Southern Lumberman
Democratic
England
Four Words in Newspapers Spark Public Debate on Roles
Canadian and American papers reflect on royal titles and political language. The Kansas City Times notes a king should be a president, while the Saskatoon Star cites a literacy digest poll showing "puy the teachers more." The Ledger links New Jersey's alcohol bill to bridge-building press agents over the Delaware and Hudson.
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King
Kansas City Times
Literary Digest
United States
Canada
Lighting for country homes gains from gas and mantles
A bulletin from the Iowa Engineering Experiment Station at Ames grades illuminants by lighting capacity per cent of a candle and cost. Gas with a mantle yields 20 units, bare gas 8, kerosene 19, acetylene mantle 12, electric bulbs 10, all costs shown per unit. Original plant costs and upkeep are excluded.
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Iowa Engineering Experiment Station
Ames
Mazda
Poor Oil Dangers For Tractors Warned By Iowa Expert
Agricultural engineer A. W. Turner of Iowa State College cautions farmers against using cheap lubricating oils. He stresses that low grade oil can ruin tractors faster than other causes and urges adherence to manufacturer oil charts from reliable companies to ensure machinery longevity amid rising oil prices.
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A. W. Turner
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Lands See Modest Increases Despite Public Belief
Prof. O G Loyd of the Farm Management Department reports that 80 percent of 1919 Iowa land sales ranged from 150 to 350 dollars per acre. Some sales reached 600 dollars per acre only when near towns or for truck gardening. The study analyzed 1440 transactions during the inflated period, noting one 160 acre sale at 600 dollars per acre with prior earnings of about 75 dollars per acre yearly.
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Iowa
O. G. Loyd
Farm Management Department
Wanted News Writer in Wallingford Region
The Gracttinger Times seeks a news writer in Wallingford for a weekly newsletter. If Wallingford subscribers know someone interested, please advise us.
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Wallingford’ News
Gracttinger Times
Wallingford
Militia use of bicycles in Iowa 1896 report cited
The 1896 Adjutant General report notes the first practical U S military use of bicycle corps for courier transmission. It details how couriers carried intelligence from Chautauqua to the transfer depot, keeping the Adjutant General informed of army movements.
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Kelley
Coxey
Iowa
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Upham
Adjutant General
United States
Chautauqua
Seed Potatoes Available in Iowa for Surplus Seed
Seed potato growers with surplus seed may contact C. L. Fitch, potato specialist with Iowa State College extension. The department lists names of sellers for buyers, though it does not buy or sell seed potatoes. High demand comes as 1919's hot season reduced Iowa yields.
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C. L. Fitch
Agriculural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Iowa
The Beautiful Snow Cartoon Verse Anniversary Gag
A humorous cartoon caption laments heavy snow and the speaker vows to endure it as a playful exchange about a marriage anniversary mistaken by the husband and wife. Cartoon snippets from The Republican and Cartoons Magazine appear in the text.
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Eskimo
Hub
Hubby
Cartoons Magazine
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