Registration Day Urges All Men Aged Twenty One To Thirty To Enlist
A patriotic call urges every man aged twenty one to thirty to register for military service tomorrow. The War Department explains registration determines national power and plans for exemptions, with penalties for noncompliance. Emphasis is placed on civic duty and national readiness as the nation prepares for impending war.
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Lhoxe
Potvich
Ufa
War Department
Perdona
Plu
Norview
Taman
Catagov
Stata
Prohibition Era Draft Registration Advisory
A fragmented notice urges eligible individuals to register for military service obligations and warns that avoiding service may forfeit government aid. It notes some may still be drafted even if not selected for front-line duty, and mentions potential sacrifice of earnings and patriotic duties.
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Anon
Castoria and War Bond Appeal Amid Freezing Text
A garbled wartime plea urges Liberty Loan participation and thrift. It touts Castoria branding and infant care while urging readers to invest savings in war bonds to support American troops, stressing duty, sacrifice, and national protection.
WOMEN CALLED TO AID WARTIME GRAIN DRIVE
Hoover urges housewives to conserve wheat and other grains to boost U S grain exports. He says millions of bushels can be shipped abroad and recommends reducing corn, bread, and garden produce waste. American families are asked to cut consumption to support military needs.
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United
Herbert Stoover
Chamlier
United States
Alr
Hoover
Oir
Mt & Mead
War Profit Plague In Food Prices Spark Public Outcry
Readers see profiteering in wartime as traders raise cementing costs with large postwar adjustments. The Chicago Tribune condemns owners for inflating supply prices, harming the public and government while seeking quick gains amid national needs for barrels of tea.
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Mitre
Impartihg Observern
Sro
Chicago
The Evening Story By Doors Elmee Cobb
The narrator recalls having no friend in the city and no money, leading toward a contemplated burglary as a means to survive. He frames the tale as a reflection on fate and the perilous street life shaping his decisions.
Visitor to a Don Street Thief Den and a Doctor’s Visit
A wary visitor recounts how curiosity led him to a thieves den in Don Street. He recalls meeting a doctor and a trembling, pale woman on a couch who whispered of danger and urged a staged ruse to hide from a lurking attacker. The tale ends with a coded mission for a niece and a failed calm of his host.
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Thare
Burgku
Raul
Mim 7
Poasila
Toro
Omy Klcove
Houtsce
Robbery and a Convict Husband Encounter at a Cottage
A narrator describes a robbery in progress with a professional thief. a wallet filled with banknotes is found, a card reads Alice Darby of Waltham Street. The scene moves to a cottage parlor where a cautious courtship unfolds with the girl’s father, revealing the thief as the disowned husband and an escaped convict who is recaptured.
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Aliee Darby
Waltham Strout
Avar
Axeltad
Iargo
Alleg Derby
Dha
Bualara
Peorloys Alco
Reminiscences of Long Ago and Anniversary Social
A long, faded reminiscence notes a canoe voyage up the Minnesota River and a journey to St. Paul, with supplies for Winnebago and Sioux. Neighbors recall a tenth wedding anniversary hosted by Mr and Mrs Jonah Walton, officiated by Rev Webster in Town City. Also mentioned are memories from forty and sixty years ago, a Muscatine homecoming from a National Encampment, and community efforts to improve Riverview Park by the Muzzleautin club, per the Davenport Republican report.
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Minnemata
Sponer
St. Paul
Momich
Winnebige
Jonah P. Walton
Webard
Town City
Loquart
New York
A. Arnt Worty
Health and Happiness 1. Tuberculosis and work limits debated
Questions about tuberculosis symptoms and work restrictions. Advice notes that chest symptoms, tests, and two months of stability influence fitness for work, military service, and marriage. Readers asked about digestion and chest pains, with guidance to consult doctors and follow medical examinations.
Garden guidance for sandy soils and late plantings
Specialists from the US Department of Agriculture advise home gardeners to plant vegetables on sandy ground and plan for winter storage. Focus crops include potatoes, navy beans, and tomatoes, with early vegetables like radishes and lettuce. As far north as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, late plantings can yield harvests into summer, while storage crops support winter needs.
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Iria
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Miinoia
Central
Town
Iona
Early Harvests Guide for Planting Vegetables
The guide notes jute cabbage and cucumbers as early harvests. Winter onions, fallsattoes and fall radishes may be planted late in the season. Experts say not essential to wait for mature radishes. remove maturing plants before sowing next crops. Corn can be planted between radishes or lettuce rows to optimize ground use and obtain satisfactory yields.
Local notes from Columbus Junction and surrounding areas
A weekend roundup of visits and travels in Columbus Junction IA and nearby towns. Residents including Waltz from Cedar Rapids and Matilda Wykert return from trips while others attend church, visit relatives, or travel to Burlington and Muscatine. Community events cover Red Cross turnout, plans to recruit workers for upcoming campaigns, and a note on home-building activity.
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Columbus
Waltz
Cedar Rapids
Iero
Cairn
Spring Run
Carl Diercks
Ann. Diercks
G. W. Brock
Muscatine
Wim = Goldesberry
Norval HN
Conesville
R.A. Hutton
Burlington
Murray Hutton
Mas Little Houlghd
Crawford Avna
Harry Chamberlain
Sirourney
da McGuire
Near Gladwin
Simons Bras
Mary Hafner
Cranatnn
Raturdas
Jing
Balton
Skipton
Tirty
Reet Rooms
Notice of Will Probat Hearing in Muscatine County
To whom it may concern, notice is given that on May 20, 1917, the clerk read an instrument purporting to be the last will of Jacob M Under, deceased. It is set for hearing and proof on June 25, 1917, at the June term of the district court. Anyone interested may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. May 28, 1977. K. G. Tipton, Clerk of the District Court.
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Winet
Ik Min
Cardosa
Oxantington
State of Iowa
Muscatina Co
District Court
Raid County
Jacob Munder
Sald County
Thstriet Court
Sald
Juno
Murneriting
K. G. Tipton
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Elmee Cobb
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Neoy
Mirrentina
Washington
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Rivarview Park
Davenpore
Saya
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Doctor
Patiest
Thor Ourgiris
Eambla
Huber
Mier
Juan T. Huber
Harney Schmidt
Laws
United States Mary
Norfolk
Norvies
Department of
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Columbus Junction
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