Gospel of Farm Beauty Promotes Permanent Planting
The article argues for permanent landscaping using Illinois native trees and shrubs to raise property value and reduce maintenance costs. It contrasts practical, lasting planting with temporary flower beds, warns against ill advised ornament, and praises enduring trees like oaks. It cites regional architectural styles and advocates harmonizing home grounds with durable, regionally appropriate greenery.
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Valle
Evory
Illinois
Europe
Soldiers Noisy Dreamers
Landladies in London near rail terminals fear taking soldiers recently returned from Loos fighting. Veterans report vivid combat nightmares and hysterical outbursts in lodging houses. Nervous breakdowns rise, affecting officers and men who endured the recent offensive nights.
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London
Victora
Waterloo
Loos
Souvenir Grenade Kills Boy and Wounds Grandmother
A French homecoming tragedy at Boulogne Sur Seine reports a five year old boy killed by a German souvenir grenade found among trench keepsakes. His grandmother suffered serious injuries as a result of the blast.
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Boulogne
Sur-Seine
France
County Fairs Planned Across Iowa This Summer
Des Moines reports eighty six county fairs planned for July August and September 1918. Fairs will may include auto races and racing horse shortages challenge some associations. The state fair runs Aug 23 to Sept 1 with ten county fairs that period.
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Des Moines
A. l. Corey
Greenfield
Corndag
Audubon
Bent
Vinton
Waterloo
Det
Cedar Falls
Ogden
Waverly
Independence
Aurora
Alta
Alipon
Manson
Rockwell City
Carroll
Atlantis
Tipton
Mason City
Nashua
Strawberry Point
Alkadar
McGregor
Da-Witt
Droamield
Burlington
West Union
Charles City
Hampton
Grundy Ceanter
Guthrie Center
Aulit
Fldora
Missouri Valley
Mount Pleasant
Winfield
Humboldt
Williameburg
Marenga
Maniokata
Neuyton
Fairfold
Tewa City
Montlestio
Anamosa
What Cheer
Alona
Donnellson
West Point
Central City
Marlow
Columbus Junction
Rock Rapids
Pella
Rhodes
Marshalltown
Malvern
Osage
Onawa
Aibla
Wast Liberty
Wilton Junction
Rutherland
Sheldon
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Fonda
Avoca
Malcolm
Grinnell
Sac City
Harvan
Orange City
Ames
Toledo
Bewford
Milton
Eldon
Obtumwa
Indianola
Corydon
Sewall
Forest City
Desorah
Northwood
Clarion
Bloux City
Iowa Teacher Salaries Rise Broadly Across Last Two Years
Dean W. A. Jessup of the college of education notes a 15 to 80 percent salary increase for teachers over the past two years. He predicts 1916 1917 salaries will set records due to competition for top educators. The state university received 500 more calls for teachers than candidates registered.
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Towa City
W. A. Jessup
College of Education
The
State University
Iowa
Altras
Coal Mines Closed in Knoxville Leaving 500 Men Idle
The Wapsito Coal company mines near Knoxville were closed and officials announced they do not intend to reopen. About five hundred workers were laid off as a result of the shutdown.
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Knoxville
Wapsito Coal Company
Lynnville Leader Editor Dies From Car Crank Injury
Lyfnville L. H. Burkin 73 a Lynnville journalist and Congregational minister died in Des Moines hospital from injuries after starting his car the engine kicked and broke his wrist blood poisoning followed five days later Burkin was a well known figure in southern Iowa.
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Lyfnville
L. H. Burkin
Lynnville
Des Moines
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast A Simple Habit
An advice piece extols drinking a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach of last day’s waste and toxins. It claims improved digestion, appetite, and overall vitality, suggesting it costs little and benefits biliousness, constipation, stomach trouble, and rheumatism.
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Ady
Another War Hero
Mrs Peck laments that stories praise male heroes yet ignore a man who saved a woman he loves. Henry responds he did so by marrying her, proving a brave act can be a personal vow of devotion.
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Peck
Union
Henry Feck
Mrg. Peck
Jad Salts and Lithia Remedy for Kidney Backache Claim
The ad claims backache and kidney troubles stem from excess meat and uric acid. It promotes Jad Salts and lithia-water beverages as cures, advising a table spoonful in water before breakfast and claiming kidney relief, blander urine, and bladder weakness reduction.
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Sava
Ginger on the Ocean Trip Sparks Wordplay
A playful exchange recalls a seaside voyage where ginger and gin become a punning theme. One speaker teases another about losing ginger on the trip, while the other denies eating any ginger or gins.
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Bill
Household first aid ad for cuts and burns
An old advertisement urges every household to keep a bottle of Balaam of Myrth by Hanford’s. It promises quick relief for cuts burns sprains and bruises and targets prudent housewives. The ad includes a light child exchange about a piano and an invention plan.
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Hanford
Ady
Foot care ads and home remedies from Olmsted page
Fragmented ad text promotes Allen's Foot Ease and Foot-iuso to ease tight shoes and foot pain, alongside Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and stomach regulation. It mentions Olmsted Le Roy New York and includes varied slogans and product references.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
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