Otley News Social Roundup and Local Calls
The Banner Bearers met at Mrs. Grooters home Thursday. Dirk Freeken and family were Knoxville callers Friday. Chet Wade visited Des Moines over Sunday. Ralph Hart called at the Freeken home Sunday. The Drug store reopened for public service. Fred and Lanklema were in Otley packing to move to Pella. Herm Stiernemann was a business caller in Pella. Claude Calhoun, in Oskaloosa for chiropractic treatment, visited Otley Monday.
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Chet Wade
Des Moines
Ralph Hart
Freeken Home
Fred Lanklema
Otley
Pella
Claude Calhoun
Oskaloosa
Unsettled weather and local moves in Oskaloosa area
Jno Moody hauls brick from Oskaloosa while Chadwick and Courtney dig a well for him. Mrs. Albert Sandmier of Otley visits Moody's home. Vernice Binns buys a new five passenger Ford. Moodys and Binns visit Des Moines and Oskaloosa on business. Abe Rooda woods for Van Gorp. Oskaloosa callers include Bartlow, J W Binns and Troy, the Van Gorps, Rebecca and Emily Moody.
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Albert Sandmier
Otley
Jno. Moody
Vernice Binns
Oskaloosa
Frank Bartlow
J. W. Binns
Troy
Dick van Gorp
Rebecca
Emily Moody
Meat price drop tied to British food control edict
A British food controller edict setting maximum meat prices in the United Kingdom may force a fall in U S meat prices as London helps curb American exports. Chicago packers warn allied markets could block shipments on British ships, while rail stocks in the east heighten the likely easing of consumer meat costs. The list also includes new maximums for bacon butter and cheese priced in pounds and dollars.
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United States
Chicago Meat Packers
Lord Davenport
London
United Kingdom
Chicago
New Zealand
Rat Proofing and Barium Poison Fights Urban Rodents
An Iowa State College zoology head argues rats cause the highest annual damages and urges rat proofing buildings as the best long term solution. When present, dogs traps and poison help, with barium carbonate identified as effective slow-acting bait mixed with flour or oats and used in safe, shielded setups near poultry housing.
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Iowa State College
Maternal Mortality Highlighted By U S Children’s Bureau
A Children’s Bureau bulletin by Dr Grace L Meigs details U S maternal death rates among women aged fifteen to forty five, noting 15000 annual deaths are largely preventable and tied to ignorance and lack of access to skilled childbirth care. It calls for improved knowledge and community action to protect mothers and babies.
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United States
Grace L. Meigs
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Meigs
U. S. Department Children’s Bureau
Corn Judging Contest Attendees Named at Farm Sand Ridge
A winter corn judging event at the farm and Sand Ridge School House lists fourteen attendees by name and notes others unnamed could not be tallied due to irregular attendance. The boys are to be congratulated on their excellent work with participants Abraham Goemaat and many others including Van Gorp and Ustermarkt families.
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Sandridge
Abraham Goemaat
van Dyk Layton Mathes
Arnold Mathes Vernie de Bruin
Clarence Bogaards
Gys van Houwelinge
Raymond Mathes
Leonard Goemaat
Elias Kolenbrander
Dick Kolenbrander
Russel den Hoedt
Dorsey den Hoedt
Abraham van der Beek
Johnnie van der Beek
Julius Ustermarkt
Willie Ustermarkt
Herman Westerkamp
Henry van Haaften
John R. van Gorp
Avie van Haaften
Gerrit van Gorp
Roy van Haaften
Lester ‘van Gorp
J. HV. S
Fathers' Day Honored In Dream Of Debates And Duties
In a dialect dialogue Ike and narrator discuss a Washington proposal to establish Fathers Day. They celebrate the idea while noting fathers’ roles, responsibilities, and the hope that men will value family duties and stay home to guide their children. The tone blends humor with social reflection on gender roles and parenting.
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Ike
Washington
Congress
Deir Chilluns
Chillun
Father
Rough on Rats ends with outdoor bugs and subsistence deals
An ad style fragment touts a government economy product for rats mice and outdoor pests priced at 15 cents. It mentions 250 or 15c sizes and promotes free comic pictures with Wells in Jersey City New Jersey.
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Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Fathers Day Brings Debate Over Parenting Roles
In a lively regional exchange, speakers mock the old view of fathers as distant providers and argue for active fatherhood. They stress a dad’s duty to understand a child’s needs, challenge punitive silence, and critique mothers who bear the bulk of daily care.
Fathers' Day Musings On Mutual Duty And Training Children
In dialogue from The Yeoman Shield, speakers discuss parental responsibility for children versus blaming mothers. They call for equal father involvement in child training and celebrate Fathers' Day as a formal observance, joking about carnations and a sunflower gift tradition.
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Calaboose
Chillun
Ike
Thrice-a-Week World previews war era news value
The 1917 Thrice-a-Week World promotes broad coverage of World War I events, promising daily relevance at weekly pricing. It argues for the newspaper as essential reading amid a half decade of continental conflict and impending court terms shaping public life.
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THE
NEW York World
Europe
Dana
United States
Newspaper Bundle Offer for One Year
Readers can subscribe to the two papers for one year at 2.15, a discount from the combined regular price of 2.50. The promotional rate equates to 1.00 per year for each paper and covers 166 issues. This offering pairs The Chronicle with the unnamed unequalled newspaper.
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Chronicle
The Cross Squirrel Folktale Ends with a Red Squirrel
A papa squirrel advises his unhappy young to leave or change their home or adapt to it. The unyielding squirrel refuses, chooses to scold from a branch, and blushes into a red squirrel. The tale ends noting red squirrels still scold unseen others.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Relieves feverishness head ache and teething disorders. Regulates bowels and destroys worms. Breaks up colds in 24 hours. Used by mothers for 29 years. Sold by druggists 26c. Sample Fred address Mother Gray Co Leroy N Y. Advertising as investment not expense.
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Abe Rooda
F. D. Stubenrauch
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Pari
Hiven
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Germany
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Prince Rupprecht
Maine
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Mirandy
Jane
Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln
Teddie Roosterfeld
Jim Johnsing
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Jesse A. Case
Brocke
Aman
Pratt, Eaey
Fred Samples
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Hoipa Io
Castoria
Prairie City
Henry Shera
Vandalia
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B. G. Graham
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