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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1918
Page
4
The government seeks efficient threshing to prevent grain waste during harvest. Threshermen are urged to join the food administration with pledge certificates issued to those enrolled. Demonstrations by experts are planned across counties to save thousands of bushels of grain formerly wasted.
The annual Home Coming at St John’s United Brethren Church in Seventy Six township drew large crowds. Children’s Day opened the day with a Sunday school program, followed by a noon picnic dinner, reminiscence services in the afternoon and evening, letters from former members, and addresses by Rev C L Young. A special quartet provided music and Mrs Nolta Rico Wigim sang. Attendance at noon surpassed previous years with many charter members present.
William Healey sues BE D Wood to recover possession of a five passenger Dodge once owned by George Kane. Wood claims the car was left for repairs and later pledged as security for debts. Healey asserts a mortgage or ownership claim. The case, in district court, is expected to be a bitter battle.
Farmers seek help as farm bureau reports strong demand for workers. Many applicants need shelter and board with wages fair but not extravagant, reflecting city wage constraints. High school youths raised on farms are among those waiting for opportunities, and farmers may inspect applicants to match needs.
A partial archival notice urges those seeking work to apply for employment assistance. The text is garbled but emphasizes ready access to aid for healthy individuals seeking jobs.
Plans outline a county-wide war savings stamp drive in Muscatine County with Wapsie and Cedar Townships currently expected to meet quotas. District headquarters require Magentina County to do its full share by June 28, and the aim is to motivate each individual to give to the campaign, hoping stronger participation than in the Liberty Loan.
A notice announces a special meeting at 8:30 Tuesday evening in Sweetland to organize the township effort to boost war savings stamps with the theme A White Stamp a Day will Keep the Kaiser Away.
A Fourth of July event at Tinton staged by the Home Defense association will feature Guy B Logan as speaker. Adjutant general Logan is expected to attend along with races and sports such as greased pig and pie races, peanut rolling, greased pole climbing, footraces, and a baseball game. Fireworks will be omitted for patriotic reasons amid wartime.
Des Moines records show district judge campaigns spending more than gubernatorial bids. Claude T. Porter, Democratic candidate for governor, did not spend a substantial amount in the governor race, highlighting cost differences in Iowa elections.
The report lists campaign spending by candidates in Wirth district for judge, Polk county candidates, and others. Notable figures include Harry S. Dugan and Joe Meyer Utterback with various amounts, H M Havnor unopposed for attorney general, Joseph Moyers spending nothing, plus Democratic and Republican contenders for United States senator lieutenant governor and state auditor with minor expenditures.
A vintage cosmetic ad explains mixing the juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to produce a quarter pint of freckle and tan lotion. It advises massaging into face neck arms and hands daily to fade freckles and blemishes, promising clear soft white skin. The text notes the product is harmless and suggests grocers or drugstores supply orchard white for a few cents.
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