Iowa News Items of Interest Summary in War Year
Sioux Rapids citizen Jean Norris, son of E. J. Norris, named secretary to the American legation in Copenhagen. Mason City crowds hear food commission delegates from Europe. Camp Dodge tightens discipline and quaran t ine for new arrivals. Iowa soldiers suffer burns and deaths in France and at Camp Dodge. Pigeon corps organized. camera limits at Camp Dodge. Grinnell College service flag honors Russell Macy. Farm labor shortages loom. wages rise. Des Moines grain trouble. flour carload fiasco. Fire losses rise. Farley Leether gash plant explosion. War mobilization includes unleavened bread for Jewish soldiers. Iowa factories sign for war work. state fair premiums rise. Wheat production drive underway. meatless and wheatless menus urged. Educational reforms provoke debate among teachers. Indignation over pro-German rhetoric at Cedar Rapids institute.
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Jean Norris
E. J. Norris
Camp Dodge
Judson Clacus
Audubon
H. E. Harstenson
Ricketts
John &. ‘Wrench
Posatcliffe
Peter
Maj
C. L. Eastman
John J. White
Epworth
Iowa
France
Merla Hay
Glidden
Pershing
White
Tuscania
Charlee Fenniger
Garner
Grinnell College
Russell Macy
Lynnville
Grinnell
Free
Labor Commissioner's Office
J. C. Nietzel
Nietzel
W. H. Goy
Food Conservation Department
Guy
Company A
Ord Dance Corps
J. W. Towey
Casey
J. N. Hummel
Mason City
Appanoose County
America
Glen Davis
Camp Grant
Rockford
Lit
Pxline Methodist Church
Raymond BW. Robb
D. A
Rue ‘Eell
Wyo
William 2. Simpeon
Brooks Conger
Camp
Padae
Powald BH. Stamps
Jetterigen Hsp
Sioux City
Hight
Uncle Sam
Camp Fremont
Palo Alto
Cal
First Iowa Infantry
Camp Cody
N. M
Delos Walker
Cleveland Dayton
Three Hundred First Cavalry
National Army
California
D. F. Houston
United States Secretary of Agriculture
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Ames
A. C. Trowbridge
Ole O. Roe
Des Moines
Dubuque
Farley-Leetcher
Sam
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Cerro Gordo
Roy F. O'Donnell
W. F. Miller
Iowa’ Hotels and Restaurants
Hoover
A. M. Deyoe
Chicago
Matento
Driber
The German who was different
A narrator argues that there are no truly different Germans in the United States. He cites incidents of German covert activity, insincere loyalties, and espionage connected to bombings and sabotaged munitions plants. The piece warns against trusting any German and predicts broad backlash if public fear grows.
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Newark
New Jersey
Red Cross
United States
Germany
Navy
Secret Service
Cherry
Stars and Stripes
America
England
Hoch the Kaiser
Aged People Urged To Rest For Cold Recovery
A shortened notice from F. D. Stubenrauch advocates elderly individuals sleep early after catching a cold for quicker recovery and to avoid serious follow on illnesses, recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It also notes H. Gezel's attendance at the Des Moines auto show on Friday.
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Chamberlain
F. D
H. Gezel
Des Moines
Local Social and Civic Notes Roundup
Local visits span Des Moines and Idaho as residents travel for family and work. Jasper county politics see Nonpartisan League organizing a foothold with $16 two year dues. Oskaloosa stock sale proves value of newspaper advertising, boosting regional reach. Local injuries include Ben Kuyk’s acid spill accident with facial burns but no eye damage.
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Nonpartisan League
Jasper County
Newton News
Sally Lunn Recipe Heard At High School Auditorium
A Friday program at the high school auditorium offered a light evening comedy titled Hear the recipe for Sally Lunns. The show featured residents and students in a village setting with humorous kitchen anecdotes and crowd-pleasing moments.
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Sally Lunns
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