Skilled Laborers Wanted for Public Service Reserve
Iowa announces Special Registration Week to enroll skilled workers for the U S Public Service Reserve. H J Metcalf urges careful enlistment, favors Puget Sound shipyard needs, warns to apply at nearest federal office, notes wages 5 25 to 6 50 daily, and outlines enrollment through county chairmen. A second item details a ten lesson correspondence course for beekeepers at Iowa State College led by state apiarist I R Millen, covering honey production management, diseases, wintering, and marketing.
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G. A. Nichols
U. S. Public Service Reserve
H. J. Metcalf
U.S. Public Service Reserve
Puget Sound
Reserve
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Eric’ Millen
Ames
Weekly Weather Forecast for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys
The U S Weather Bureau in Washington issues the forecast for the week starting Sunday February 10 2018. Generally fair with mild winter temperatures for the season except brief cold spells around Monday and midweek.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. G
Upper
Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Building 5 to 5 Building Good Roads Now
Transportation of raw materials and finished products is vital for national strength. Highway authorities face undue demands. careful study and efficient funding are needed to support military logistics, forest and mineral supplies, and private industry. Public funds should prioritize genuine road improvements that boost broad transport efficiency over speculative expenditures.
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Tunis
Rebuilding Country Roads and Rural Road Systems
The piece discusses rebuilding rural roads, noting earlier road networks were uneven and underfunded. It cites Massachusetts figures and federal efforts under the Massachusetts Agricultural colony and Gunhorst, stressing the need for improved roads to move heavy freight and support widespread automobile use.
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Frank A. Woot
Massachusetts Agricultural Coblone
Gunhorst
Mass
Amerlany
Teovsadiel VF Rathe
Crag as a Fundamental Tool for Reading Funding Calls
The text argues Crag as a basic tool for reading funding calls and evaluating alternatives. It stresses its simplicity and low cost compared with other tools, noting that triples can enhance its utility, though it remains challenging to obtain diverse results in building a broad earth rowdy landscape.
Conducive to Happiness and Roads and Digestion
A fragment discusses happiness linked to good roads and digestion. It asserts roads contribute to wellbeing more than digestion aids like malted milk, joking about converting a cow into a hairstyle with concrete and wealth.
Patience Rewarded for Season Road Work
Patient work with the drug when ever necessary during the season will mean more for our roads than will trying for bong issues.
Iowa Made Goods A Fair Trial
A Greater Iowa Association member argues the campaign should stress Iowa made goods are best quality to build a lasting home market. He notes Emerson’s words misapplied and urges informing the public to place trial orders to prove Iowa products. The piece references gloves from Grinnell and tires showing Iowa origin reliability and annual local tire spending.
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Iowa
Greater Iowa Association
Emerson
Greater Town Association
New York
Grinnell
London
England
Towa
Fifth Avenue
Ohio
Pennsylvania
State's beauty spots filmed for winter travel logs
Seven thousand feet of moving pictures were shot by the Greater Iowa Association to illustrate travel logs for clubs and organizations this winter. Scenes include McGregor hills and waterfalls, Clear Lake boat activity, Spirit Lake and Okoboji windswept shores, Keokuk water power, and Panama Pacific Exposition ceremonies. A touring program with a portable projector will begin after Greater Iowa Week with bookings at Davenport headquarters.
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Greater Iowa Association
Fim
McGregor
Clear Lake
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Long Beach
Keokuk
San Francisco
Silency
Greater Lowa Association
Iowa
Adjustable Draft Plow Feature Demonstrated
A plow with an adjustable draft device allows the operator to set the draft position from a high point between the handles. A larger cut shows the arrangement’s plan, while a smaller cut detail the control bar and its sprocket wheel. Turning the wheel handle adjusts the draft bar height via the rod between the handles.
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Lynde Ty Farmers Mall
Clean Eggs Depend On Clean Nests And Litter
Clean eggs rely on well prepared nests with ample clean litter. Use oat or wheaten straw cut short and pack well. Add tobacco stems at the bottom to deter mites. Gather eggs regularly twice daily, especially in severe weather, and store at about 45 degrees.
Weaning Sharp Talk on Horse Training and Bits
Educators urge gentle handling of young horses to prevent lasting harm. Severe bits and harsh training ruin temperaments and can lead to even fatal outcomes. Trainers warn that well tempered horses come from thoughtful guidance, not force.
Stone to His Memory in Will Sparks Legal Debate
A New York Herald recounts a probate office tale where an executor claims a will provides for a monument to a dead man. He shows a fifty dozen carat blue white diamond stone, arguing the term stone to his memory may be legal and the expense capped at 500 dollars.
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Chambers Street
New York Herald
London coffee house founder dead Sir Joseph Lyons
Sir Joseph Lyons founder of a London coffee house passed away leaving a legacy in the catering trade. He helped introduce a modern cafe culture for workers and opened a space for affordable meals and social life. In later years he spent time in Brighton and was seen as an honorary colonel in the Territorial force.
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London
Joseph Lyons
Joseph
Brighton
Territorial Force
Dundee Advertiser
Distressing Sight at a Grey Morning Parade
A fragmentary newspaper item notes a distressing scene as onlookers encounter individuals described in bleak terms. The cryptic quotes and garbled phrases reference a troubling encounter and a looming public lecture, with unclear names or places.
Great Loss From Bad Eggs
A farm note explains that while one broken egg seems minor, the total of broken and spoiled eggs causes an annual loss of 5,661,000 dollars at 80 cents per dozen eggs.
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Estherville
Grover
Wallingford
W. H. Knoll
John L. Nelson
Foshier & Erb
Commonwealth of Iowa
Des. Moines
U.S
Pacific Coast
Washington
Seattle
Tacoma
I S. Public Service Reserve
War Efficiency Service Bureau
Mr. Millen
South Eighth Street
Martin Larson
WM. Foshier
Auci
Chicago
Hifmineliina
Herald
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