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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
3
Wartime food drives urge strict conservation of sugar oil beets wheat and meat. Government orders threaten supply cuts for rule violators while ships are diverted to military use. Citizens from children to adults are urged to participate as the nation mobilizes resources and labor for victory.
Prepared residents of Muscatine hear Mr Bowman of Waterloo urge citizens to buy war stamps to meet the two thirds of the Liberty Loan target. House to house canvassing earlier failed as many pledged small amounts, so supporters must max out purchases, with a call to double or triple pledges to push Muscatine over the top.
At the American Federation of Labor convention in St Paul socialists were repeatedly defeated on proposals and the gathering signaled strong pro American support. A unanimous slogan choice, Win the war for freedom, was adopted for Labor Day. Samuel Gompers praised President Wilson and pledged full support to the Allied effort and to democratic principles. Socialists remained active but faced overwhelming defeats.
A farmer asks for hens that respond with a repeated phrase “Now I say me” twice daily, hoping for a more vocal, interactive flock. The brief exchange highlights a quirky request during a farm visit.
An old classified style health notice touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional cure for catarrh. It offers a $100 reward to prove a failure to cure and includes testimonials and testimonials distribution by CHE ENEY CO. Tob.
Jean Wood and Grace craft a sweater with a hidden lucky piece for a French soldier. A note and gift travel to France, yielding a letter of thanks from Dr. Max Norton and a budding romance. The Wood family learns of wartime letters and small acts of kindness from back home.
Muscatine Iowa city council invites sealed bids by 7 30 p m June 20 1918 for lumber to cover floor on East Eth Street Bridge with plans and specifications in City Engineer office. Bids opened by city council at 7 30 p m June 20 1918. Council may reject any or all bids. Dated June 14 1918. H B Caple city recorder.
Sealed bids by the City of Muscatine Iowa for grading Bastoth Street Bridge near 1738 cubic yards of earth due 7:30 PM June 20 1918. Each bid must include a $50 certified check and a $900 performance bond within five days of award or the bid forfeits. The City reserves right to reject all bids and bids are to be on forms provided by the City Engineer. Open bids by the City Clerk on June 20 1918.
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a remedy for eczema and skin troubles. The company claims the antiseptic liquid cleanses pimples, blackheads, blotches, and ringworm, with a small 85 cent bottle or larger one dollar option available at drug stores.
Fern Howard argues that judging by outward appearance is wrong, noting nobility exists in every heart. A mayor and others share insights that kindness reveals character, while superficial judgments deny humanity. The piece urges smiling, generosity, and contagious benevolence as a path to better relations.
A Muscatine county volunteer soldier in Company D of the 126th Machine Gun Battalion writes from Camp Cody Deming New Mexico to his parents in West Liberty. The poem describes hospital life nurses doctors Red Cross workers and chaplains and expresses longing for home and faith in victory while vowing to endure and support Uncle Sam’s war effort.
A compendium of notes across decades notes local events from Muscatine county. It recalls Margaret Jane McCullough appointed administrator of James McCullough's estate near Wilton. It mentions a Muscatine Agricultural Society meeting call and various local incidents from 50, 30, and 16 years ago including public school updates and community life. It ends with British casualties reported for the week.
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