Farmers urged to plant catch crops and guard stock
District Agent notes advise planting a catch crop for forage to weed control and livestock feed. Prepare for gopher control after alfalfa emerges and watch for canine cholera. Registration of labor on June 7 helps farmers. Kansas City labor office will place a temporary man at Fairbury during harvest to connect workers with farms. Contact local labor bureau or rural carrier to coordinate.
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Federal
Kansas City
Fairbury
Labor Bureau
Liberty Bond Conversion in First Issue
The notice details conversion of Liberty Bonds from the first issue into new Liberty Bonds. Officials outline eligibility, conversion rate, and processing steps for bondholders seeking to exchange old for new securities.
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Liberty Bonds
Conversion terms for bonds and coupon attachments
The text describes coupon and interest arrangements for bonds issued upon conversion. May 15 or June 16 1918 coupons must be attached for certain bonds, with later coupons exchanged as needed. Bonds issued on conversion into 44 percent bonds date May 9 and carry interest from June 15, while bonds converted from 4 percent bonds of the second issue carry interest from May 15.
Sunday Visits Reported Across Rocky Hollow
Mr. and Mrs. Will Jones Jr spent Sunday at the Will Jones home. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Belding spent Sunday at the Tom Anderson home. Walter Clark and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Char Compton.
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Will Jones, Jr
Will Jones
Orville Belding
Tom Anderson
Walter Clark
Char Compton
Local Notes Roundup From Hollenberg and Area
Mrs Bert James visits A B James family. Earl Rathbun prepares for military training. Miss Salome Seitz travels to Manhattan. Mr and Mrs Victor Eddlerman visit Frank. Edna and Elva Roberts spend Sunday with Alcon. Mr and Mrs Charley Justis and Chester Manley visit Mahaska relatives. Mr and Mrs Carl Ames are visiting entourage nearby.
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Bert James
A. B. James
Earl Rathbun
Jeff
Salome Seitz
Manhattan
Victor Eddlerman
Frank
Edna and
Elva Roberts
Alcon Eects Aene Sane
Charley Justis
Chester Manley
Mahaska
Carl Ames
Habit of proper fueling for sustained work
A brief note urges forming a routine of thorough fueling. Emphasis is on balanced meals and regular eating to maintain energy and focus during demanding tasks.
Incompetent inventor taunts tax expert in submarine tale
A group tours a wet cell where a man derides a self styled shipwright and a visitor asks about an income tax authority. The guide jokes that the lone thinker is the true authority while asserting no one else’s claim.
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Blue Printa
Derek
Kant
Literary Folk Keep Busy in Gossip Column
A New York writer condenses literary chatter noting Kipling as a propaganda director in England and Phyllis Bottome as an author now Mrs Forbes. The Rolling Stone, a journalistic venture, shifts toward modern progress in Austin, Henry’s pow. John Galworthy’s Five Tales appears, and Odell praises military life in camps in The New Spirit of the New Army.
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New York
Rudyard Kipling
England
Phyllis Bottome
Forbes
Dennis
Austin
Tex
Henry's
Rolling Stone
Minke Wey
John Galeworthy
Knighthant
Joseph HH. Odell
Janes
Ad excerpt promises medicine to ease pain and save life
An advertisement asserts that owning the product in the home reduces pain and suffering and all risk, urging readers to buy now because it may save a life. It claims wide availability and that dealers carry the item.
Debrtrteng's Floating Parade Mishap Among Parade Preparations
A fragmentary report describes a chaotic spill during a public event where a ceremonial float nearly toppled into the water while preparations were underway. Other moments mention carts being moved and safety concerns raised.
Patriotic Mother Solves Cable Scam with Dog Names
A relieved mother who received a rescue cable from a torpedoed troop ship faced a follow up money demand. To verify the sender, she sent a return message asking for the two family dogs’ names, a detail only the true sender would know.
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Danny
Cabie
Thie Swindier Up to Data Race Course Plot
A garbled notice describes a supposed use of thought reading near Bengal to win sums on a race course. It hints at an ingenious form of deception and a staged scheme involving certain parties, with vague references to leaders and outcomes.
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Tan
Bengal
India
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Steele City Markets
Depot
Jefferson County
H. O. Nellis
Farmers’ State Bank
M. O. Sampson
Mgr
E. Samuelson
Rocky Hollow
Hollenberg
America
J. D. Morehouse
Gus Dressen
Weimer’'s Cafe
Dinsitri
Dijon
Steele City
Blutcher
Donald
Justice
CC. Andrews
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