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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
8
Tomorrow is the final day to purchase Liberty Loan bonds in Muscatine. Banks must report to the national government by Friday noon, with Muscatine County required to subscribe its $200,000 apportionment to sustain its wage-holding record. Any bank in the city is a safe place to buy bonds.
Unclear text describes box car tampering over five year period with stolen valuables worth dollars. Five residents of Nahanta authorities detain Harry Rotehford Arthur McCull Hrnst Motersen John Worlh and Ivan Stoberta. Criminal charges filed against Rotehford and McCull for alleged involvement.
One million American soldiers will be in camp in America by September 1 and another million by December 1, totaling five million by year’s end. Secretary McNall of the Muscatine association announced this plan in a business meeting. The talk emphasized Muscatine county’s quota of the $50,000,000 fund to support war work.
A. Glase proprietor of the Chile no Lion Store returned from a business trip to Chicago. He attended a mid summer white millinery openings at Chicago leading wholesale houses. The openings favored white Milan straws in the styles shown. Also, Rev H L Gilbert and son Lawrence spent the weekend at the home of Rev G W Barber of Oregon Street and returned home today. Read The Journal, 100 per week.
Armory work continues as battery equipment is painted olive drab though some wear shows. Private letters reveal mislaid drill regulations and missing pages. plans for a minstrel event proceed with music from Battery Goat and other jokes, while uniforms are being issued to veterans and required to be worn at camp.
A committee of F.C. Youer H H and Gieswlor with PLS. Barey will go to Dog Movies tomorrow to mend Ad dutant. General Goy FE. Log in to straighten the matter out if possible.
A horse driven by la Gosalle bolted near Iast Ave Wing at about 1 o'clock, racing down Sycamore to the river and past the M. H&S freight house before being stopped on Chestnut Street. The driver, Harry Toulaint, jumped clear and suffered bruises to limbs and shoulders.
Washington reports consider a bill to prevent grain use for liquor production during the war to conserve food supplies. Another provision would limit presidential power to requisition alcohol and other distilled spirits for war needs, aiming to preserve resources.
Lost and found ad offers reward for return of a pocketbook containing a $40 BNL silver dollar between Blinding Oyo Works and 10 cent store Liberia. Contact H. Tarding at 112 Chestnut for information. Also listed: help wanted for housework, a weighing note for Nicholson, and a potato sale by Hather Bros Co.
Iowa alone mobilizes for war food work with extension agents sending campaigns to Ames and Muscatine. Miss Stephenson stresses cooperation among business and farm leaders to boost production and preserve supplies while addressing practical needs like child reading programs and training.
Expert Mia Stephanie Stevenson spoke on Amex college extension work and local resources at the Muscatine club gathering in the ally hall. Members discussed club finances, summer activities, and regulations, with Lowney Houston noting the next meeting will be held in early September.
Unsealed packages containing trade samples may be imported in regular mail from foreign countries subject to all duties and regulations. Information to this effect was received in a bulletin by Postmaster F W Elchott.
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