No More Five Cent Theaters End of Nickel Movies
War taxes and rising overhead push five cent movie houses to closure. December 31 marks the last nickel admission in Muscatine as film rentals, reel counts, seating taxes, and increased salaries erode profits. Major studios cut output of short reels driving up costs, while theaters shift to higher priced pictures and ten cent admissions.
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Muscatine
Universal Manufacturing
Copany
Mutualilm Corpttion
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Ciites
Mercer County Red Cross Campaign Extended to December 31
Mercer County Red Cross drive in Illinois is extended to December 31 to boost donations and enlistments. Local organizers in Aledo report continued efforts aim to strengthen relief services and community support across the county.
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Journal
Aledo
Tec
Mercer County Red Cross
World crop deficits shown by 1917 outputs
Government note from Washington reports 1917 wheat at 1.864 billion bushels down 3.9 percent from last year. Other crops include barley up 0.1 percent to 44 million, oats up 12.1 percent, corn up 21.4 percent, potatoes down 36.4 percent, rice down 19.7 percent, linseed down 143.4 percent, tobacco up 2.6 percent, and wine down 9.2 percent in specified regions.
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Washington
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Bulgaria
Russia
Spain
Luxemburg
Algeria
Christmas committee thanks Muscatine for large community celebration
The Muscatine Welfare association committee thanks the public for generosity in the Community Christmas celebration. Special appreciation goes to Tiken Furniture, Rankin Undertaking, city officials, G A Chaudoin, local high school music groups, and Boy Scouts. Over 76 dollars in cash was raised. toys went to 300 children, candy to over 1000, and more than 85 Christmas baskets were distributed. Farm Sales ad text follows.
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Muscatine
Charles Kern
Enlistment Effort Continues Before New Year Dawn
A push to enlist everyone not yet enrolled advances before the dawn of the New Year. Mr Miler was found in a dazed condition and did not fully regain consciousness until the following morning.
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Miler
Musterole Ad Endorses Home First Aid Remedy
An old Musterole advertisement urges mothers to keep a jar for prompt relief of illnesses and pains. It promotes use for sore throat bronchitis croup and other ailments and claims preventing pneumonia in some chest cold cases. Jars priced 30c 60c and hospital size 2.50.
Hanley to Speak on Canada and the War at Sweetland
Special services at Sweetland Methodist Episcopal church Sunday evening feature Rev. Joe R. Hanley of Canada, former Sweetland minister, presenting the address Canada and the War. He has studied European war conditions and will share insights, with special church music planned by the chair.
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Sweetland Methodist Episcopal Church
Joe R. Hanley
Canada
Sweetland Church
Hanley
Bad Route Abandoned on Rural Road Seven Near Illinois City
A rural route seven section near Illinois City has been abandoned for winter due to bad roads. A new bad stretch was added, making travel difficult for autos. The remaining portions will continue to be served as usual this season.
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Ilinois City
Iowans to Study Ohio War Census
Des Moines Iowa December 99 with the decision to postpone indefinitely the proposed census and survey in Iowa a delegation of the state council of defense would visit Indiana and Ohio to study methods used there in taking a similar census Governor Harding will head the delegation and other members C C Deering A L Urick W J Coffin and H J Metcalf will depart January 2 and return January 7 The survey and census in this state was postponed on advice of J Winterbotham of Chicago a representative of the council of national defense who conferred with state defense leaders yesterday He suggested investigation of Ohio and Indiana methods Branch labor bureaus may be established at Dubuque Waterloo Davenport and Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Council of Defense
Indiana
Ohio
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C. C. Deering
A. L. Urick
W. 3. Coffin
H. J. Metcalf
J. Winterbotham
Chicago
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Nubuque
Waterloo
Davenport
Siour City
Coal price raised in Des Moines to 5.75 per ton
Des Moines Iowa December 29 Charles Webster fuel administrator of Iowa announced telegraphic information from Washington that federal administrator Garfield has raised the retail coal price in Des Moines to five dollars seventy five cents per ton. The prior price was five dollars sixteen cents.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Chas. Webster
Washington Today
Garfield
Recovering after Lone Tree auto wreck near Anderson
In Lone Tree on Tuesday a car rollover pinned Mr. Hiler beneath the machine while Mrs. Hiler, thrown clear, rushed to nearby homes for help. She finally secured aid from John Nlein after seekingCharles Anderson place four miles southwest of town. Both are slowly recovering from injuries.
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Journal
Lone Tree
Plans for Elk Club Christmas Dance Pack the Lodge
Preparations were nearly complete for a December Elk Club dance organized by the local lodge. More than three hundred members and guests are expected to attend with the board of directors and lodge officials handling arrangements and social events.
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Elk
Evening social with music and dancing at home
The event includes card parties and other games with the Chase orchestra to provide music for dancing. A course supper luncheon will be served in the banquet rooms. The notice also advises Cham berlain's Cough Remedy for hoarseness in a child subject to croup to ward off incidents and anxiety.
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Chase
Chamberlain
Ady quote on home values and insurance slogan
A fragmented ad-style line says Your home represents your sayings and Moral Insure with Mark. It reads like a period tone insurance slogan, though the source provides no clear event or full context.
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