Take Care of the Milk Here Are Suggestions for Consumers
From Department of Agriculture, these tips urge buying the best milk, consulting the health department for a dealer, preferring bottled milk, cooling immediately, keeping it in the original bottle, covering bottles to block flies, maintaining a clean refrigerator, washing bottles promptly, returning empties promptly, and using milk as a nutritious economical food. It warns against dipping milk and emphasizes hygiene to prevent bacterial growth.
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Health Department
Deductions for farmers under the 1918 income tax rules
The Bureau of Internal Revenue outlines allowed business expense deductions for farmers. Deductions cover labor for land prep, cultivation, harvesting, seed and fertilizer, livestock care, feed, repairs to farm buildings, fences, machinery, and small tools used within a year or two. Machinery itself cannot be deducted, but its operating costs can. Farm product values are taxed only when converted to cash. Crops produced in 1917 sold in 1917 are included. 1916 crops sold in 1917 are included. Taxpayers should consult the revenue officer visiting their county, with returns due by March 1, 1918.
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Bureau of International Revenue
United States
Amont
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Italian Battlefront screens ignite Duluth crowd
The Italian Battlefront film, a ten reel reportage owned by the Italian government, opened at the Lyceum Theater Duluth for a week at 1.00 top admission and is booked for two weeks at The Shubert Minneapolis. It pledges 25 percent of proceeds to widows and orphans in Italy and claims strong box office with early showings noted.
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Italy
Lyceum Theater
Duluth
Big Shubert
Minneapolis
Shubert
Estherville
A. Graaf
Tobacco a necessity for soldiers says General Wood
General Leonard Wood, former commander of the Department of the East and to lead a National Army division at Fort Riley Kansas, urged sending tobacco to American troops in France. He said a cool smoke brings pleasure after a hard day and helps morale in the trenches.
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Leonard .Wood
Department of the East
National Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
France
Tobacco fund appeal boosts soldiers abroad aid
A speaker trusts a veteran endorsement to urge support for a tobacco fund aiding soldiers overseas. General Wood is cited among public figures backing tobacco for troops. For 2 cents, donors enable 45 cents worth of tobacco to be sent to servicemen abroad via a cooperative arrangement with the American Tobacco Company.
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General Wood
Government Ownership of Railroads Debated in Mail Bag
A Mail Bag column questions claims that government ownership yields lower rates and wages. It cites wage figures from Austria Belgium France Germany Hungary Denmark Japan New Zealand Australia and the United States on rail lines and utilities. It argues omitted factors favor private losses and government subsidies, and notes Denmark raised rates to cover deficits. The piece also urges public health actions from the Iowa State Board of Health including typhoid vaccination and sanitary improvements.
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St. Paul
Anto
Pioneer
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Denmark
Japan
New Zealand
Australia
United States
Great Britain
Util- Helen
Soldier in the Trenches Tobacco Fund Drive
The article catalogs local notices and social updates from Emmet county including visits, enlistments, and a Soldiers Tobacco Fund drive offering 25 cent tobacco kits to troops in France. It notes Everett Logue on the “nick” list, Weir north of Huntington, and Des Moines enlistment plans, plus a cold Friday with 24 below zero morning.
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John Weir
Armistrong
Everett Logue
T. VanEman and Son
Henry
Weir
Huntington
Warren Hyer
Des Moines
E. E. Crumb
Geo. Weir
Thursay
Ray Olson
Center Township
H. E. Clark
H. D. Dillon
Estherville Township
Elmer Chambers
W. D. O’brien
Minneapolis
IT. A. Barber
Estherville
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Emmet County
Jiathere
France
American Tobacco Company
Zera
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B. B. Anderson
5Th Street
Eshepville
Owa
Emmet County Land and Abstract Company
Lands Bousht
Estmerville
Uwa
Emmet Oo
Eagle Clothing
Howard Espeset
Department of Agriculture
Saturday Evening Post
TROCO
Cus Fompecn
Grand Theater
Congress
Cary the. Wenate
Aah
the Vindicator and Republican
State Board of Health
Iowa
Henry Albert
State Board of Health Laboratories
Iowa City
Towa
Guilford H. Sumner, M. D
Frank Ducrot
Lyceum Conat
Lathom. R. Read
65Th
US. Infantry
69Th
Durhara
Francis Joliffe
Orie
Aranteed
Bart Dh
Overland
Chalmers
Buick
Ford
New Motor
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