Spoiled Eggs Warn Helpers Aimed at Market Safety
A Food Administration message warns that every spoiled egg in market consignments aids the enemy. Iowa handlers are instructed on careful packing and shipping of eggs, with state officials and agricultural college schools collaborating to reduce waste. Certificates may accompany cartons to prove compliance.
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J. L. Gloster
Food Administration
Uut
Ihta
Hua
Iowa
Cole Yege
Ogsa
Osea
Deems
Warning to use soft sugars before heat waves hit
Food commission urges Ottumwa sugar division chief W. T. McElroy warns four varieties of soft sugar face waste as warm weather nears. Appeals to consumers, candy makers, and manufacturers to conserve by using soft sugar now and saving granulated sugar for hot weather. A thrift stamp day is promoted to deter waste.
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Food Commission
W. T. McElroy
Ottumwa
Hho
Nore
Food Administration
Mr. McElroy
Drive on House Flies Warns to Begin Now
A United States Department of Agriculture study urges an early spring drive against house flies. It warns that spring swats reduce populations later and that overwintering occurs via continued breeding in warm spots. Temperatures below freezing over time are lethal to the flies.
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Muiliona
United States Department of Agriculture
Selemtir
Jong
Washington
BD. C
26000 Iowans in Draft as Year Puts Nation Camped
Des Moines June 8 1917 estimates by Adjutant General Logan show about 26000 Iowans sent to national army camps in a year. Provost Marshal General Crowder notes 1595706 men have joined, praising 4663 local and 156 district boards and over 100000 volunteers for classification work to mold the draft into an organized force.
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Des Moines
Jows
National Army
Logan
Marahjah
Crowder
Ofta
District board to be invested with new employment powers
A fragment states the local district board will be invested with added responsibility to prevent idleness and unproductive employment during the emergency. The note suggests further authority over employment measures within the district.
Red Cross Sale Delivers Big Gift to Muscatine Chapter
At Hazel Dell school house Blue Grass held a Red Cross sale on Tuesday night clearing 3287.25 for the Muscatine chapter. Women’s group plans a Name Quilt auction led by Wim Plett and aims for another sale soon. The Blue Grass Industrial Society schedules a bazaar and supper at the opera house on June 6 as the seventeen year focusts return.
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Journal
Bills Grass
Red Cross
Hazel Dell
Muscatine
Avaryone
Blue Grass
Wim, Plett
Back pain relief ad and local illness note
Mrs. Ed Morrow of 1116 Boyt Fourth Street has been bedfast six weeks with inflammatory rheumatism. A Hale remedy advertises Liniment to apply twice daily and massage the back muscles at each use, noting gradual improvement in her condition.
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Lawe
Chamberlain
Ed Morrow
Boyt Fourth Street
Significance Grows for Flag Day Observance
Unclear text notes unusual significance attached to Play Day observance on June 14 amid American flag carried by soldiers in Europe. Interior Department program suggestions include bugle call rally flag raising national anthem pledge allegiance and recitation of America creed with an address by Four Minute Men and a song number.
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America
Europe
Department of the Interior Bureau of Education
Washington
Program at Lutheran School Delights Parishioners
A pleasing program was held last evening at Parieh hall Zion church 212 East Sixth Street by students of the parochial school. The selections covered the season and included songs recitations pantomimes and drills.
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Parieh
Iivangelical Lutheran Zion Church
East Sixth Street
Burns Fatal to Iowa City Man Burns Fatal to Iowa City Man
George Hodges died at the state hospital after being fatally burned by steam when a university power plant valve blew out and enveloped him. Latest returns from Town and Jolngon counties show Ralph Otto leading for district judge with Baldwin and Bailey in a close second. three townships absent with sealed ballots awaiting official count to resolve the contest.
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City
Iowa
George Hodges
State Hospital
University
Otto
Judge
Jolngon
Ralph Otto
Distriet Dudge
Baldwin
Bailey
Soap Ad Warns Alkali Harms Hair Washing Mail
An old ad copy warns consumers that many soaps and shampoos contain excess alkali, injuring the scalp and making hair brittle. It promotes a coconut oil based preparation sold in drugstores, claiming cheap, long lasting use with simple application to hair.
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USA
Duffy
New Schedule Of Rates For Passenger Traffic
Government increases rates for passenger travel prompting local railroad officials to study the changes. The schedule sets three cents per mile for ordinary travel with adjustments for parlor and tourist cars. Affects travel June with complexity expected to take weeks to resolve. Railroad men urge calm and careful study by passenger agents.
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Anatia
Abe
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