Iowa News VY Items of Interest Summarized
Iowa items report deaths and wounds among soldiers in France, and Col E R Bennett disqualified for active service. Independent oil companies near collapse due to rail and classification controls. Miss Chloris Shade earns a national history essay prize. Maquoketa and Ottumwa host patriot events. 88th Division to France soon. Drafted men sent to Iowa State College for trades. southward expedition of Prof Dill ends. Des Moines and Denison Red Cross efforts raise funds. Keokuk to send nurses. Quad Cities housing plan funded. Denison donation impact. Des Moines men return from overseas. radio and buzzer training for Army Signal Corps. Red Cross to receive dehydrated fruit. wheat supplies easing. Chain-letter warnings. first draft quota issued. deadly Keswick accident.
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United States Bank
Dyersville
Herbert Kaethke
St. Ansgar
Stanley Smith
Mmmgo
Des Moines
Col
E. R. Bennett
168Th Iowa
France
Iowa
Chloris Shade
Kingsley
Iowa City
Maquoketa
Elie of
Ottumwa
Lowden and
Harding
Martin J. Wade
Kenyon
Camp Dodge
Dowell
General Staff
Iowa State College
Ames
Homer R. Dill
Schumann
de Moines
Sac County
Pershing
Sac City
Lake View
Barry
Odebolt
Schaller
Auburn
Wall Lake
Lytton
D. F. Jones
Casey
State Council of Defense
Jack Pershing
Jones
Red Cross
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
Catherine Belton
Polk County
Janesville
Black Hawk County
H. H. Polk
Eighty-eighth Division
Polk
LeRoy Dunn
Alson Secor
England
Denison
Charles Benton
Council Bluffs
Gettysburg
France Econ
Benton
State University of Iowa
Keokuk
Angels of Mercy
Frank P. Grubser
Garrison
N. D
Russell B. Clark
Rockville
Ore
Fort Leavenworth
Knowlton
Mason City
Mitchell
Brandt
Army and Navy
Engineering Extension Department
City School Department
Chamber of Commerce of
Cedar Rapids
Signal Corps Service
Army
Navy
J. C. Cunningham
State Food Administrator
Food Administration
Mr. Deems
Food Control Means Victory in War Time
The Food Administration urges every American to join a vast shared pool of resources for Allied needs. It warns that 75,000,000 bushels of wheat are essential to sustain soldiers, munitions workers, and home front, and calls for nationwide reductions in meat fats and dairy, plus active cooperation to ship food to Britain, France, Belgium, and Italy.
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America
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Great Pool
Lord Rhondda
United Kingdom
Australia
Hogwallow Notes on Posts, Pups, and Plots at Hog Ford
Local tidbits recount talk of moving the post office to the creek banks for longer hours during fishing season. Deputy returns from Calf Ribs with an arrest failure, still pursuing Salem Barlow who sings in Hog Ford church. Other items mention a jail stint for Sidney Hocks, leaking skiffs, and a tirade on German university influence.
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Calf Ribs
Salem Barlow
Hog Ford
Sidney Hocks
Tickville
German Education Rated Too Highly
Professor Bohumil Shimek, studying European universities in 1914, criticizes German higher education for narrow specialization and autocratic propaganda. He argues broad, comprehensive schooling before specialization yields better educated students and counters the claim of German scholastic excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bohumil Shimek
Shimek
Sour stomach guidance from F D Stubenrauch
A brief health notice advises slow eating and thorough chewing to prevent indigestion. It recommends light meals and avoiding meat at supper, and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for sour stomach if symptoms occur. The guidance emphasizes avoiding medicine unless needed.
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Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Daisy and Tad at the Picnic Prompt Pleasant Promise
A quiet street scene centers on Daisy and her brother Tad as they prepare for a picnic. Daisy insists on Tad's company, citing a promise and family duty, while Tad brings waterproofs and rubbers, showing care and politeness that impresses onlookers. The exchanges hint at a broader theme of responsibility and sibling devotion.
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Sarah
Daisy
Mamma
Tad
Sisters and brothers deserve same love as Tad and Daisy
A reader questions why all siblings should feel equal affection and consideration, echoing the Messenger for the Children’s message about treating siblings with consistent care and warmth.
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Tad
Daisy
Chrildren
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