Recruits Purged, River Terminal Planned in Iowa
Clayton county punishes a score of recruits while McGregor plans a spring riverfront freight and passenger terminal. Spirit Lake holds a recent parade for two local army enlistees as Iowa eyes larger Red Cross and chaplain drives. Weather, farming, gardens and war preparedness fill county concerns across the state with plantings, crops, and school farm credits expanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
McGregor
Spirit Lake
Towa
Red Cross
J. Edward Kirbye
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
George 5. Wright
Blackhawk County
Signal Corps
Army
Water Commissioners of
Waterloo
Mississippi
United States
Oskaloosa
Decorah
J. A. Isakson
Alta
Marshalltown
University of Iowa
United States War Department
New Orleans
Ilinois
State University Bacteriological Laboratories
Grinnell
Celty Schools
Iowa City
L. F. Meade
Newton
Albert City
E. E. Danielson
O. N. Nelson
P. J. Donohoe
Holbrook
Canada
South America
Harrison County
National Guard
Logan
M. B. Pitt
Iowa House of Representatives
S. B. Kuzirian
Chemical Department
Iowa State College
Ames
The
State University
Ole E H. Roe
Uses for Old Paper in Winter and Kitchen
A Home and School article extols newspapers as a versatile ice and storage aid. It notes that wrapping ice in paper keeps air out and slows melting, that a pitcher of ice water wrapped in paper stays cool overnight, and that newspapers help when freezing ice cream by conserving cold. The piece emphasizes practical uses for keeping food cold and protecting items from moths.
Rock Island Wabash Train Schedule At Howell Station
Eastbound No 2 at 7 40 am No 50 at 6 31 pm Westbound No 61 at 9 15 am No 3 at 7 40 pm stop only on signal daily and Sunday trains serve passengers on signal at Howell four miles south of Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Howell Station
Pella
Federal suit targets anti Prohibition ads by Shimansky
In Cleveland a federal suit seeks to halt the United Press Associations from anti Prohibition propaganda. Shimansky, via United Press Association Company in Ohio, used the moniker without the word company. Judge Westenhaven set an April 28 hearing and an injunction requiring explanatory notice. Advertising for a sale is an investment, not expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United Press Associations
New York
Shimansky
United Press
United Press Association
Associated Press
Westenhaven
Under False Colors in Favor of Liquor Traffic
An Ohio city article hints at organized efforts backing liquor sales. The text compares the organizing group to a major news distribution company, suggesting coordinated public opinion manipulation. Read as a critical opinion snippet from a historical page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Proof of Will Notice for William Langerak Hearing
Notice in Marion County Iowa court records that a purported last will and testament of William Langerak deceased is on file. The May 14 1917 hearing date is set with interested parties invited to appear. Knoxville Iowa April 23 1917 H Clements Clerk and deputy Walter Kester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
William Langerak
Knoxville
H. Clements
Allen's Foot-Base for the Troops In Military Drills
Antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes or used at foot path. Young men in every community use Allen's Foot-Hase in drills for military preparedness. Used by Allied French and English troops to rest the feet reduce shoe friction and ease walking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
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Iowa News
H.S. Conrad
Department of Botany
Clarion Public Schools
Harding
Huffman Brothers
Huffman
Currier Hall
Boyer Valley Poultry Association
Woodbine
William Jefferson
Humphrey
Keokuk
Etes
Shiloh
State College
Logsdon
Military Training Camps Association
Viva High School
Dunlap I
Ed Town
Riverton
Chronicle
Rock Island Train Service
Central and Simpson
Central
Simpson
Indianola
Jimmy
Hendrickson
Mohr
Archie
Newcoat
Meee Weldin
Hoffmans
An Rundberg
Sprague
Hartzell
Lowe
den Adel
Rhynsburger
Byram
Buerkens
Boyds
Renaud
Vander Linden
Baer
Ray
E. Hollebrands
Willard
Willard Organization
J. E. Cornelius & CO
South Pella
Walter Kester
Castoria
Jesse A. Case Dent
Brockton, Maas
Parker's
Droerinte
Peerlees Watch CO
Chigago,ille
John G. C. Nash
1St St
P. A. Edmund
Wormhoudt
DR. Aschenbrennner
Hye
Geelhoed
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
W. H. Vander Ploeg
Farmers
Mer
Vander Zyl Bros
Physicians and Surgeons
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
H. C. Wormhoudt
Citizens National Bank
Ipella
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