Local items reflect community life in Plover Iowa
Rolfe residents visit Alex McEwen family while Havelock students stage a well received play at Plover Consolidated. A May day agenda includes Ladies Aid at M E church and Willing Workers bazaar at Presbyterian church. Residents visit Fort Dodge Panora Spencer and Webster City. two local youths enlist at Ft Collins, and a patriotic rally supports the President. Old Glory flies between local grain companies as town events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I D. Smith
Richard
Rolfe
Alex McEwen
Havelock High School
Plover Consolidated School
Plover
St. the Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
G. 8. Shaw
J. H. Bucher
C. P. Lathrop
Presbyterian Church
E. A. Smith
Pocahontas
A. J. Shaw
P. R. Henderson
H. H. Hoyt
Webster City
Prentis Shaw
Allendorf
P. J. Shaw
Myrtle Heathman
Panora
Sioux City
Morningside College
Frank McKim
Roy Forsythe
Fort Dodge
Ft. Collins
Colo
Altho
Wolcott
M. A. Foster
Rev
Whetzel
T. Grove
DeWolf-Wells Co
Farmers’ Grain & Coal Co
Letha Hess
A. W.hess
Letha
Kiester
J. W. Mangan
Spencer
H. H. Grove
C. A. Garlock
M. Bl. Héss
M. Y. B. Club
Mitch
The Price of a Bite
A customer asks for the current cost of a bite given fluctuating prices for groceries. The piece notes wide variation across grocers and reports tension over price hikes. It asserts the store buys economically and passes savings to customers.
Across Annie Packages of Ottage Bran to Saturday Special
A local ad promotes a Saturday sale offering packages of Ottage Bran at 25 cents each. The notice emphasizes a limited time discount and urges shoppers to visit participating stores.
Resolutions From Plover Iowa On World War Sentiments
A mass meeting led by Mayor Alex McEwen in Plover Iowa on April 14 1917 voiced steadfast support for liberty and neutral rights at sea while backing President Wilson and Congress to prosecute the war against Germany. The resolution calls for mobilization to defend civil liberties and oppose Kaiser Wilhelm with determination until autocracy is defeated. Signed by committee members A McHwen M Whetzel P J Shay M A Foster and A Wolcott. A later note jokes that paper money hides microbes but we remain unafraid.
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Plover
Iowa
Alex McEwen
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Wilson
Congress of the United States
United States
Electricity the marvel and servant of humanity
A timeless tribute to electricity describes its daily wonder and vast impact from farming to medicine. It credits electricity with transforming messages, industry, transport, and night into day, while warning of war’s coercive use and the power to light, heat, and energize the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aladdin
Mars
Leslie
How to be sure of death and signs of dying
The Maryland state board defined death as the complete and permanent cessation of circulation and respiration with rigor mortis pallor and putrefaction. Rigor mortis begins about 15 minutes to six hours and spreads from face downward, relaxing after about 24 hours. An American article noted death moment uncertainty and priests delaying last rites in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Medical Examiners of
Maryland
America
Austin O'Malley
Value of Fruit for Children Diet
The article weighs fruit juice's clear dietary role for nine of ten infants while warning fruit itself can be risky for toddlers. It advises avoiding fibrous or pitty items and endorses peeled oranges, baked apples, and sieved stewed prunes for digestive-sensitive children. Bananas are debated due to fibrous strings but deemed suitable after eighteen months.
Zuloaga Exhibition Item Sold to Boston Museum
The Boston museum purchased Zuloaga’s large canvas My Uncle Daniel and His Family from the Boston show. The work, 115 by 62 inches, features Daniel Zuloaga with his dog Polly and other figures. It marks the piece’s first display in an American city after shows in Paris Dresden Munich and Brussels in 1914.
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Boston
Zuloaga
Boston Museum
Daniel
Sargest
Daniel Zuloaga
Spain
Paria
Dresden
Munich
Brussel
Farm expert urges $200000 grant to boost corn farming
Iowa farm expert urges legislature to fund intensified farming for two years with $100000 annually. Proposals include two supervisors per county, prioritizing corn over vegetables, central seed corn registry, winter wheat and forage focus, youth mobilization, canning instruction, and bankers aiding renter farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bankers
Mayor Larimer Leads Chariton Recruits to Navy
Des Moines reports Chariton Mayor Horace Larimer has recruited fifteen young men for the navy in recent weeks becoming the top non governmental recruiter in Iowa. A Navy traveling party visited Chariton April 4 to 8 with Larimer aiding efforts. Ensign Gillam praised the town in a letter of appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Des Moines
Horace G. Larimer
Chariton
Ensign Gillam
Iowa
Larimer
Gillam
Mother Forces Oath Offspring at Newspaper Office
A Cedar Rapids mother, Mrs. W. T. Slocum, compelled her son Albert E. Slocum to declare he had taken the federal oath and was not a Slacker after being sent home from Clinton by Company C. She highlighted ancestral war service as proof of patriotism. In Dubuque, the Farley Loetscher Sash and Door factory exploded, killing James Reed and injuring Maurice Hoyne. The blast caused $25,000 in damage and left over 700 workers unemployed.
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Cedar Rapids
W. T. Slocum
Albert E. Slocum
Clinton
Company C
Dubuque
Farley & Loetscher
James Reed
Maurice Hoyne
Free dental care for recruits at Iowa City clinic
Adjutant General Guy E. Logan announces that recruits fit except for teeth may go to the university dental clinic at Iowa City at state expense for travel and materials. The university will provide dentistry faculty and advanced students without remuneration to repair the teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Guy E. Logan
University Dental Clinic
Canned Goods Prices Likely to Rise Significantly
A. T. Erwin of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station predicts canned goods will increase 25 to 30 percent in price from current levels, noting prices are already much higher than four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
A. T. Erwin
Arepa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Navy Recruiting Surge At Des Moines Station
Navy and army recruitment runs high in Des Moines with Ensign Glam reserving a daily 8 03 p m Pullman sleeper for departing recruits. Many enlistees hail from the northwest, with a sizable number of recently naturalized Norwegians amid a public mood sharpened by German submarine actions against their homeland.
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Navy
Des Moines
Army
Davy Station
Glam
Iowa Senate approves wartime measures and espionage bill
The Iowa Senate passed multiple war measures by unanimous vote under Senate Joint Resolution No. 13. The package includes authorizing secret service action, limiting expenditures to 650000, and requiring alien registration and reporting of aliens in hotels or private houses. Another provision grants debt relief and tax exemptions to soldiers and sailors during service and for six months after, with property and tax protections up to 10000 for those without homes.
Held on Treason Charge in Des Moines
William Grant and Leonard Ziegler, Des Moines youths, face treason charges carrying death if convicted after clashing with national guardsmen at the Burlington railroad bridge. They pled not guilty before U S Commissioner Fitzsimmons and made no statement about the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
William Grant
Leonard Ziegler
National
Burlington Railroad
United States
Fitzsimmons
Flags Parade Draws 7 000 In Fort Madison Loyalty Day
Fort Madison reports a massive loyalty day parade as 7 000 of 12 000 residents participate and streets fill with patriotic displays. Judge Hamilton and Naval Recruiting Officer Miner spoke at an open air meeting after the procession. May Take Over Food Plants follows. Another note mentions Ames where Dean Curtis cites a severe food shortage and possible government actions. Drake University forms a military battalion led by John L. Griffith and drillmaster W A Graham.
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Fort Madison
W. 8
Hamilton
Miner
Burlington Station
Ames
Dean C. F. Curtis
National Agricultural Conference
St. Louis
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
United States
Drake
Des Moines
John L. Griffith
Drake University
W. A. Graham
Graham
Arrest of Austrian in Des Moines With Suspicious Bottle
Federal authorities arrest Nick Krooes on a Rock Island train in Des Moines. A quart black bottle believed to contain nitroglycerin and a notebook with coded entries are seized. The bottle is sent to Drake University for analysis.
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Des Moines
Nick Krooes
Krooes
Rock Island
Drake University
Farmers Called to Intensive Farming Effort in Benton County
Benton County adopts year long push for intensive farming under Ames College direction. A meeting led by J. W. Hanna names him county farm commissioner as all farmers are to be enlisted. In Davenport a wealthy Walcott resident Fred Denkman, 74, is killed by a Rock Island train.
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Vinton
Benton County
Shortess
Ames College
J. W. Hanna
Tevants
Davenport
Fred_. Denkman
Walcott
Rock Island
Proclamation Urges German Citizens to Surrender Weapons
Chief of Police Jackson orders German and Austrian residents in Des Moines to surrender all firearms weapons and war implements and to deliver any explosive materials signal devices wireless gear and code books to the police station or face arrest. The notice targets those living in Des Moines and emphasizes immediate compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Germany
Austria
Jackson
George 98094 Percheron stallion season schedule and registration
The notice details George 98094 a Percheron stallion owned by Fred Hoffert Rolfe Pocahontas County Iowa. It lists breeding season days Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays at home and Wednesdays at the Poduska farm. It confirms registration in the Percheron Star Book No 98004, American color black with star, examined March 40 1916 by Dr C Barnes and certified free of diseases per Stallion Law. A $10 fee to insure a colt to stam.
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Rolfe
Poduska Farm
Roll
George
Fred Hoffert
Pocahontst County
Iowa
C. Barnes
Des Moines
R. Corby
Bias Angel
Goardents
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Ft. Dodge
F. J. Nacke
Fonda
E. EB. Grove
Jat Panora
Squire Heathman
Groee
Grove
Jos. Horsman
Mall Nard
Fred Ehler
A. McHwen
M. Whetzel
P. J. Shay
A. Wolcott
Peoples’ Savings Bank
W. McRven
B. Watts
Maryland Board of Medical Examiners
Jack
Choice Goods
Napol
Glenwater
Ameri Breeders’ Association
G. C. Roanm
Plata
Beaver Creek Farm
N. A. Lind
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