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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
4
Des Moines Iowa六月26 reports food conservation measures aimed at the nation’s bread supply. Federal officials enforce rationing on wheat beef and sugar with strict quotas and certificates. Local bakers merchants and threshers adjust practices to prevent waste and ensure next winter’s home use supply amid mounting shortages.
A testimonial from Dr. R. L. St. John of Unionville, Missouri, dated July 19, 1917, claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured a stubborn scalp and facial eczema after using three cakes of soap and two boxes of ointment. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap for daily cleansing and hints at additional use of Cuticura Continent, with sample offers and price points 25 and 5.
Plaintiff G Wainberg moves farm building from Wilton to J W Davis family property notices a $250 bill for labor and materials including a hog house cement, lumber for gates, cement, window screens, gas pipe and hardware plus Timothy seed and clover seed unpaid. Defendants seek more specific statements and deny responsibility for Lang as agent.
A free five day Chautauqua will be held at Camp Dodge in the M C A hall for the men of the eighty eighth division starting Saturday. No admission charged. Entertainers include De Koven Male Quartette Mason's Tubbeo Singers Josephine Dominick Trio Columbia Lastette George Colby cartoonist Charles Taggart Z C Sanders Judge W H Stone George H Nickels Sergeant Harry J Doyle and more with Trinity Choir Boys G W Hill excursion to Tri cities July 6 War Tax 5 cents per ticket.
Public parks and golf courses are proposed by the USDA to graze limited numbers of sheep, with backyards and vacant lots also used. Sheep require protection from dogs, shelter in cold weather, and guard care. meat and wool values rise with higher prices. Ohio leads in sheep production with about three million head, half of which are mutton type.
A new summer school will operate in Clear Lake this July for secretaries of commercial clubs and civic groups, Iowa county agricultural agents, and others. It brings together federal and state agriculture experts, Chamber of Commerce specialists, and top organizers to coordinate rural and urban development, with fourteen instructors and intensive divisions to fit attendees’ schedules.
Eight persons found guilty of making false accusations of disloyalty against Davenport residents were fined by the American Protective League. Complainants admitted the charges were unwarranted and were told to appear before league officers. They chose to pay fines or face prosecution, with details undisclosed. The league also reported sale of $900 in war savings stamps and operates as a volunteer secret service under the U S Secret Service.
Manufacturers from sixteen central Iowa cities met in Des Moines on June 26 to finalize the permanent organizational setup for handling war contracts. The gathering affirmed coordinated efforts across the district to streamline production and procurement during the wartime period.
Cleveland Ohio advertisement claims a woman recovered from weakness and low energy after Vineland tonic. It asserts Vineland is a constitutional remedy with beef liver peptones and manganese peptonates, marketed by Wavercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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