01 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Pocahontas County Sun
Location
Laurens, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
1
The article explains this week’s four page edition to save paper age and labor while keeping local news and ads at the same volume. It emphasizes maintaining the usual amount of local content despite fewer pages.
The text notes a shortage of newspapers in towns the size of Laurens and mentions only two printers in the country. It suggests the government may apportion newsprint similarly to sugar rations, underscoring pressures on publication access.
Church of Christ notes Brother Groves from Plover will fill the pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. Sunday School and all other services will be at the usual hour. Report of visitors includes Mr. E Anderson visiting Storm Lake. Local social mentions G W Harper and family in Sioux County with Clifford Harper joining the army. Threshing machines are busy and yields look good though early corn is tougher to thresh.
Mr sad Mra W A McNes left early this morning in the cafe for Fairfax to visit his mother. Mra J M McNee joined them as far as Marshalltown to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs S Cundy and daughter Mrs A D Claussen sad went to Ishes today for an outing. The J W Morgan family, who had spent the past month at the cottage on Okoboji, returned yesterday.
Fragmentary report notes cattle numbers in northern France drop after war begins. Weakened herds show lower average weights than prewar levels, with shortages impacting meat supplies and market expectations.
The document outlines a town rule restricting eggs to be rented or invested by buyers or sellers and requiring certification. It claims enforcement by a feed authority and threatens penalties for evading trade channels. The text is garbled but centers on supply control and regulatory oversight.
An advertisement touts a long proven remedy labeled Catarrh Cure promising lasting relief after short use. It claims to cleanse the system, restore health and purportly cures for catarrh with testimonials from residents of Toledo, Ohio.
The article notes declines in hog deaths from disease from 1913 to 1917 but warns immunization remains essential. State College advises farmers to vaccinate pigs and older hogs, as cholera risks rise with the fall season and high disease costs loom for hog raisers.
A notice announces a regular meeting on August 13 and outlines changes in officer positions. Members are reminded of the update and requested to attend.
For sale four room house and items including tobacco chemicals to keep lice away. Mention of boxes, watches, and a farm garden product Gardite used to destroy pests in cucumber squash melon vines and cabbage. Rural exams August 14 and 16 led by Grace D. Bradshaw, Co Supt.
Short classified notes advertise cucumbers at 13 cents, 108 Mrs Ward sale items, a 137 acre well improved farm near Lecreta, tire vulcanizing in Lasrens, and second hand poultry netting offered by R L Alien.
Fragmented OCR reads hagggee Pagers Ktag Mids flour substitutes Chink feed. Senidnaenas mess and pig mel. Hand picked war.
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