Iowa News Highlights From 1918 War Era Content
Marshalltown gains power to charge 140 Net par thousand cable feet as Cedar Rapids reports a freight derailment on the Northwestern. Private Earl Caviness listed as killed in action. Iowa State College commencement with national army soldiers in attendance.
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Iowa Railway & Light Company
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
State Food Administration
Earl L. Caviness
Charlton
War Department
Lows State College
Mississippi
Dubuque
H. J. Metcalf
U. S. Public Service Reserve
Federal Reserve Labor Bureau
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Des Moines
Iowa State College
National Army
Army of the Navy
Fort Dodge
Webster Co
Gowrie
Debri
Albert H. Zilmer
Christadelphian
Waterloo
F.C. Platt
Advocate Court
Mre
Ray Willmers
Loula C. Stels
Moldavia
Steis
Nelson
Wis
Camp Grant
State Horticultural Society
Homer A. Miller
Iowa War Savings Committee
Nebraska
War Savings Stampa
Boone
Arthur
Elmo Johnson
Napier
Gust Jolmon
Hurling
Towans
President Wilson Presses New War Tax Law to Fuel War
President Wilson urged Congress to stay in session and pass new war tax laws to finance the expanding war effort. He warned against delaying taxes and called for definite revenue plans, warning inflation and urging equitable burdens on profits and incomes. He stressed the nation must act now, with duty and sacrifice to back the allied cause.
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Washington
dJust
Wilson
Congress
Treasury
Apus
Kbar
Harte
Ita
Avery Oeynd
Appeal for thrift to fund war bonds and thrift stamps
President urges pledge by National Thrift Day June 28 to invest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps or other government securities. Emphasizes economy, production, and minimal nonessential spending to support the war effort and supply the military. He calls for widespread participation and notes the need to fund essential needs through U.S. securities.
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Washington
TD. C
Wion
Ameriings
Iaw
Pradtel Pit
U. S
United States
Bev Orients
Samaritans Face Possible Extinction Warned by Warren
Pittsburgh report quotes K B Warren president of the International Sunday School Association about a Samaritans group in the Italy Lay era. He says 102 persons remain in the group and may be denied upward growth for 4 months. Warren cites Turkish military service pressures affecting the community.
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Pittsburgh
Warren
Girls Do Own Gardening At South Wadley College
South Wadley Moss Mount Holy Oke College plans to self support its vegetable supply. The student body expects to produce about 2 000 bushels of potatoes and 5 000 cans each of corn beans and tomatoes. The girl farmers are planting gardens to meet this demand.
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South Wadley
Moss-Mount Holyoke College
East
Altudent
Tramp Troubles Highlight Rail Travel Shifts
A terse plea paints a grim scene of rail life as Thiele Shin criticizes traps and the public drift toward tramp-like travel. The era’s changes prompt caution as the “floating element” shifts behavior and living patterns.
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Ashing
Railroad Arti
Feels Like Boy At 79 Jensen Enjoys Eightieth Year
Jensen of West Park Olio says he now feels like a boy after three years of severe pain and loss of appetite. He credits Tanlac with restoring his health allowing him to dress, move freely, and do work again. The ad notes Tanlac is sold at first class drug stores and can be obtained if not in stock.
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Towa
West Point Siitary Academy
Leo E. Concannon
Davenport
Herman L. Bruswitz
Eagle Grove
William M. Gibson
Nodaway
Turet B. Larson
Sioux City
Robert L. Ekins
Fort Madison
Wilson B. Higgins
Des Moines
Harold L. Turner
Grand Junction
J. W. Tanke
Iowa
Lia
George Roche
John Roche
Dubuque
Heller's Crossing
Det
Benton County
Misa Mary Dartley
Tipton
Miss Hartley
Iowa State College
Agriculture Extension Department of
Ames
Tha Farm Bureau
Charles Webster
Federal Fuel Administration
Washington
Towa National Guard
Camp Cody
France
Iowa National Guard
Kenyon
War Department
Patrick Gallagher
Hanover Township
Altamakee County
Mohill
Ireland
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Ani
Indabtednesa
Honda
Ull
Annane
Poliles
Tens Jensen
West ‘Park
Olio
Ile Saya
Tanlac
Vantie
Thoré
Stork
Mustache Comes with Bars in San Francisco Depot Scene
A fragmented report describes a tense scene at a transport depot involving soldiers, a captain, and Private Lotes who insists on following orders. The narrative references a character named Trigate Jones and mentions San Francisco and a tense exchange about moving to an unspecified destination.
Freezone Corn Remedy Ad Claim
An old advertisement extols Freezone as a miracle corn remover that stops pain instantly without pulling, promising cheap, painless treatment for hard corns, soft corns, and corns between toes, and even calluses. It credits a sensational discovery in Cincinnati.
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Ciocimati
Ady
Misapprehension at Chorley Wood Impresario Visit
An eccentric tale recalls Sir George Alexander misidentifying a train stop at Chorley Wood near London in 1870s when a guard shouted the station name and a passenger popped from a carriage protesting the scene with surprise and a sharp remark.
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George Alesander
Chorley Wood
London
J. Véorse
Man's love for a geass widow hinges on Lin's wishes
A fragment notes a man’s strong affection for a geass widow tied to her desire regarding Lin. The text is unclear on names or full context, but centers on relational motive and a key character Lin. The tone resembles a terse historical clipping.
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Lin
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