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Iowa City implements fingerprinting for police work while farms report high yields and new farm tasks. Hogs sell 17.55 each near Charles City as Grundy county youths join the army and Clinton drafts face absences. Local notes cover Red Cross sewing, a tragic death in Coggan, and forthcoming Clinton municipal court referendum.
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Police Department
Iowa City
Gawarden
Charles City
le Mars
Alta Braun
Muscatine
Woman's Defense Council
Luzerne
Emmet
Grundy County
France
C. A. Bray
Charlies City
Economy Mercantile Company
Clinton
Benton County
Burlington
National Army
Armory
Jones County
Town
Red Cross
Grace Anderson
Coggan
District Board
Memories of Pella and Uncle Jack Tales
Uncle Jack recounts memories from Pella and Portland Oregon with humor and sharp wry observations. He recalls a waitress who called him Uncle Jack, a courtroom joke about choosing a spouse, and a tale of a jealous husband taking a wife’s belongings. The piece blends personal anecdotes with genteel, wry commentary on life’s ironies.
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Uncle Jack
TAKE DRYING PRECAUTIONS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Drying can fail without proper precautions says Iowa State College experts. Emphasizing good air circulation, immediate drying after blanching for blanched items, and avoiding slow drying which causes spoiling. Peas turn sticky if drying too slowly, often from sun or poor air flow. Thinly spread on trays and avoid scorching with artificial heat. Do not airtight store until thoroughly conditioned to prevent mold.
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Iowa State College
Loading Cars to Capacity in War Effort
Railroads War Board urges shippers and receivers to keep freight cars fully loaded to speed food and warMaterials movement. It cites over 100000 cars used for lumber and cantonment traffic, advises prompt loading and unloading, predisposing freight, and using motor transport when possible. Emphasizes synchronized orders and fuller unit loads to meet crop and recruit transport needs.
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Commission On Car Service
Railroads’ War Board
Cantonmiento
Commission of Car Service
Railroads
War Board
Block Control of Food Effort in War Time
Washington reports a national food control program launched to regulate winter supplies. Housewives in remote areas are warned vegetables and fruit may be confiscated for war use and women may be conscripted. Hoover pledge cards described as registration for draft. Arizona origin noted. Presidential licensing of elevators and mills planned by Sept 1 signals impending price fixing.
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L. H. Fritz
United States Army
Dubuque
War Department
New York
France
The
Chicago Tribune
Hill 64
D. C. Breckenridge
R. J. Bischoff
Bischoff
Davenport
Princess Pat
Camp Dodge
A. C. Trowbridge
State University
Department of Geology
Iowa
Begle Point
Staik Svoboda
Lisbon
Pleasant Valley
Ed Simmons
Olin
Burlington Round House
Creston
Gioux City
Harold Page
Keota
Waterloo
Mason City
Orient
Secret Service
North Central
William Jones
Columbus Junction
Owen Hughes
Dallas
Texas
Williamsburg
Deming
N. M
National Guard
Wolrab Brothers
Mt. Vernon
Marshalltown
Guilema ZoHinger
Newton
J. R. Zollinger
Jasper County
O’callahan
Norman Muncy
Iowa City
United States
Verne Hinkley
Don Kreger
Mount Vernon
Hinkley
Fort Russell
Cheyenne
Kreger
Artillery
Sparta
Wis
A. J. Stover
Pocahontas
Stover
Grover
Des Moines Drug Company
Sheriff's
W. C. Barber
Anti-Saloon League
Utterback
Des Moines
Chas. Weltzin
Jubilee
Kaiser
Weltsin
Washington
America
Hoover
Arizona
Wilson
Foot-Hase Comfort for Drilling Troops in Boots
Soldiers drilling for national preparedness gain instant relief from tired aching and swollen feet by using Alien’s Foot-Hase. The powder reduces friction in shoes and freshens feet for easier walking. Sprinkle in foot-bath for added relief. Used by British and French troops.
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Oskaloosa
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