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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1917

Page

3

Mobilize Boy Labor For War Food Effort In 1918

Wartime director W Mall Nabonw calls for mobilizing boys across states to plant, tend, and harvest gardens, growing and delivering food for the war effort. The plan enlists many youths under agricultural supervision to boost supply, with emphasis on preserving perishables and winter storage.

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Christmas Season Gift Dilemma Sparks Lasting Thought

The piece ponders what to give during the Christmas season, suggesting gifts that endure beyond childhood and encourage lasting sentiment rather than fleeting toys. It emphasizes arranging thoughtful presents that build memories and value, rather than simple merchant offerings.

The Christmas Appeal Calls for Shared Giving

A distorted, era tinted Christmas plea urges readers to give to the needy and support war relief. It emphasizes family joy through charity, urges Red Cross memberships, thrift gifts, and driving home aid for children abroad, urging selflessness over personal gifts.

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Dormitory fund-raiser tensions rise at college

A campus tale follows students pressed to raise 30 7 thousand dollars from endowments with each student expected to contribute. Margaret Benton sacrifices Christmas break to save funds as others barter belongings. The narrative centers on campus commerce, class work and the strain of meeting quotas amid student life.

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Transplanting for $15.70 A Young Woman Trades Work for Greens

Margaret, a resourceful resident, secures contract work to transplant greens after failing to hire labor. She negotiates at 85.70 and works nightly in a shed, learning horticulture while a male employer courts her, revealing tension between necessity and romance in harsh labor conditions.

Department of Agriculture Max Margaret Ken J Liv Adford Lerom Ipeyer Wer Aho Garth

Reminiscences of Long Ago and Local Notes

A column recalls 60 and 50 years ago with items on a muddy Second Street crossing, Faworth’s Tremont entertainment, a past burglary at Springer & Boland, a merchant’s residence break in, trenching for a water main on Water Street, and an accident to Mrs. M. Mummerger in the stairway area.

Second Street Faworth Tremont Aurglara Springer & Boland Mulberty Way Iburglara Gattanca Cadie and Mulford A. Mwmerger

Fractured Night On Rail Near Challes Naidis Pork House

A brakeman on the Mustative Western freight narrowly escaped a fatal accident last evening when his lantern slipped from his grip as the train approached a pork house. He fell on a frosty low, injuring nothing serious and the lantern was lost. The page also notes a marriage at the corner of Binth and Ghestnut streets and a scene involving Stanley Ashton and Lynia Mark amid tangled dialogue and a fund. The text blends melodrama with minor local events and social chatter.

T. A. Larrison Braleman Mustative Western Challes Naidis

Nuts as a valuable, nutritious staple in the diet

The article extols nuts as a concentrated food supplying fat, energy, and protein, useful in cold weather and for laborers. It warns against overeating after meals, recommends grinding nuts for safety, and suggests fresh, affordable varieties with versatile uses from cookies to sandwiches and dressings.

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More Men Vital Need in U S Aviation Corps

Article from Canadian Information Service outlines urgent demand for skilled ground crews in the U S Aviation Corps. Emphasizes mechanics, machinists, and support staff essential to keeping aircraft engines and equipment ready. Notes volunteers and industry cooperation but asserts many trained men are still needed to sustain air operations over Europe.

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War Plant Training Centers Open for Aviation Work

Industrial workers in key trades will join Government training to support the Allied air effort. Factories for propellers magnets machines guns wings open for instruction, with graduates forming squadrons for embarkation to port ready for service. Applications for enrollment accepted Saturday December 9 to 31 through local Army recruiting offices and the Volunteer Department in Washington.

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Untitled Fire Fatalities Reported in Harned In Wome

A Vague fire incident in a small town left a 17 year old person seriously burned and others injured. The home was destroyed and investigators work to determine the cause amid limited readable details.

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