Iowa crop report highlights drought impact and winter wheat push
The August 1 corn condition for Iowa stands at 95 percent of a full crop, with southwestern counties hit by extreme heat. Production estimates suggest about 434.7 million bushels, up from last year, while dry weather pressured winter wheat yields. Field agent Frank S. Pinney urges a large fall sowing of winter wheat, advising care in seed, land, and seedbed conditions to support war needs.
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Iowa
Adair
Gass
Montgomery
Mills
Bureau
Towa
Cata
Frank 8. Pinney
Dull Boys Become Great Men
Alabama Baptist recalls famed figures who faced early discouragement. Dr Todd and Sir Walter Scott, Oliver Goldsmith, Clarke, and Isaac Newton were once deemed dull or unlikely. Yet each rose to notable achievement, illustrating perseverance and potential in youth.
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Dr. Todd
Sir Walter Scott
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver
Clarke
Big federal rail takeover stats from 1915 ICC report
A 1915 Interstate Commerce Commission report breaks down rail system scope with 287,569 miles of track, 1,409,242 workers, 48,099 locomotives, 2,607,977 cars, and 97 million passengers in the prior year. It lists passenger and freight earnings totaling over 2.6 billion dollars against 2.09 billion in expenses. Alabama, Baptist.
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Sam
Alabama
Baptist
Sugar Ration Across Allies Shows Varied Controls
Wartime sugar policy compares Allied rationing with the United States. England and France restrict to two pounds and one and a half pounds per person monthly, while Italy limits to one pound. Prices abroad range from 10 to 20 cents per pound, vs 4.4 cents in the United States. saccharine substitutes appear in France and Italy as sugar becomes scarce.
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America
England
France
Italy
United States Food Administration
Germany
Enghand
War Savings Stamps Loyalty Appeal to Hold for War
A wartime exhortation urges buyers not to redeem five year War Savings Stamps early. It argues the government loans finance weapons and that seeking repayment harms soldiers. It condemns slackers who use stamps to dodge criticism and stresses sacrifice for the country.
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Sam
Dier
The Best Plalter Helps Back Pain Uses Liniment
A fragment describes a plaster product dampened with Chamberlain liniment applied to the seat of pain. It claims to alter relief and improve effectiveness over ordinary plasters, suggesting enhanced pain taming properties.
Aspersions Drafted Men Cost Empey Captaincy
The article recounts Arthur Guy Empey’s failed bid for U S Army captaincy after a controversial speech during the Washington premiere of Pack Up Your Troubles at the National Theatre. President Wilson attended. Empey’s remarks praising volunteers over drafted men drew company disapproval and delayed the commission, with a later notice of a captaincy mistake.
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Arthur Guy Empey
United States Army
Empey
National Theater
Washington
Wagenhals & Kemper
National Theatre
Wilson
Eveing
Democratic Candidate Praises Claude Porter for Iowa Governor
A traveling Democrat in Monticello lauds Claude Porter as one of Iowa's best men. He recalls Porter’s Spanish American War service as a private and cites Porter as leading Iowa prosecutor of I W W outlaws. The speaker calls Porter genial, patriotic, and a strong neighbor ally for governor.
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Iowa
Claude R. Porter
Chicago
Monticello Times
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Affidavit Notice
An 1886 affidavit from Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co claims the firm will pay 100 dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary public A W Gleason validates sworn statement in Toledo Iowa. The advertisement promotes internal use and testimonials.
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Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. D
W. Gleason
Cheney & & All
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