Hoover Averts Hunger Crisis By Mobilizing Food Aid
A Washington summary notes Hoover's food program turning the Allied and Central Powers crisis into an economic victory. Britain faced a 75 million bushel wheat need. Hoover urged halving U.S. consumption, enabling $9 million in wheat shipments and large tractor exports.
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Washington
Europe
Hoover
England
Great Britain
Germany
London
Ukraine
Berlin
France
Italy
Food Administration
United States
Iowa Banks Practice Cautious Lending Amid Treasury Certificates
Des Moines reports most of Iowa’s 1,909 banks subscribe to treasury certificates with 1,600+ already regulars, while guarding against profiteering. Banks will lend to farmers for cattle, not land, and support merchants for stock purchases. farmers harvest strong wheat and oats, grain moved to elevators promptly. Guthrie county banks pledge full allotments for government notes, seeking customer support as district Federal Reserve leaders promote the plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Treasury
George Messenger
Messenger
Indianola
Guthrie
W. A. Heath
Federal Reserve Bank
Guthrie County
Federal Bank
Heath
Notable Iowa horse in Sells Floto parade
The Creston Advertiser Gazette describes a horse that rode on a wagon representing the Statue of Liberty in a Sells Floto parade. The animal, once owned by J. B. Hish of Creston, was raised locally, descends from Leop ard, and was sold by Mr. Harsh four years ago after a tense negotiation. The seven year old horse performed intelligently and fulfilled expected tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston Advertiser-Gazette
J. B. Hish
Leopard
Turkey
General Grant
Harsh
Government plan to aid Siberia via expert mission
The United States intends to dispatch a commission of merchants agricultural experts labor advisers Red Cross representatives and YMCA agents to Siberia at the earliest opportunity. The mission aims to relieve immediate economic needs and provide educational help without hindering military aid to the Crvecho-Blovaka.
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United States
Siberia
Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Farmer honesty challenged by politics and self conceit
The speaker warns against deceiving by politicians and self importance. Farmers, like any group, include faithful and unfaithful members, with both honest and dishonest individuals among them.
State Campaigns Tame Affairs In Iowa
Des Moines August 5 Republicans delay opening state headquarters and run campaign through Charles Rawson office while Democrats set up in Valley National Bank building. Democrats plan speeches by Claude R Porter and others. four Democratic congressmen in military service. Local real estate and probate defendants listed in legal notice.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Rawson
Rawson
Valley National Bank
Washington
Claude R. Porter
Chicago
Democratic Congressional Committee
Liberty Loan
Charles N. Hayes
Indianapolis
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Hays
Congress
N. B. Ely
Montgomery
Ala
Harry B. Clark
Waterloo
Lemon's Pharmacy Adverts Indigestion Relief
The ad promotes Foley Catholic Tab as a prompt relief for indigestion biliousness and bad breath. It claims gentle thorough cleansing of the bowels sweetening the stomach and benefiting the liver amid hot sun warning.
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Foley Catholic
Lemmon's Pharmaecy
Advt
London Manufacturer Produces Nearly One Billion Watch Boxes
A single London maker churns out about a thousand million watch boxes annually, highlighting its dominant role in the timepiece supply chain.
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London
Original Notice In District Court of Iowa Washington County
Trustees L Luithly John W McCare and Kelly M Black sue listed defendants including Adsit Andersons Crawford and many Brown family members in a district court filing. Plaintiffs seek legal action with guardian mention for Charles Oscar Brown and others amid a lengthy roster of respondents and associated parties.
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District Court OF
Towa
Washington
L Luithly
John W. McCare
Kelly M. Black
John Adsit
Jacob F. Anderson
Sanford A. Anderson
Cora P. Anderson
Harriett Anderson
Lirighton
Hank
Martin Bedwell
Caroline Brown
Charlies Osker Brown
Mary Anna Brown
Rachel Arah H Brown
Mary A. Brown
Charlies O. Brown
Sarah Ann Crawford
Frances Crawford
A. Crawford
Sarah A. Crawford
William P. Crawford
Wm. V. Crawford
Martha L. Crawford
Marth L. Crawford
Able Cook
Wm. Cook
John Cook
James Cook
Josiah Cook
Purdy Cook
J. A. Coffman
Cora Anderson Conklin
Cora P. Anderson Conklin
Robert L. Cochran
Austin Corbin
Hannah M. Corbin
Hannah M
Michael Hayes
John Hicks
Susan Hull
John Hull
W. Hollingsworth
Wim, Hollingsworth
Mary A. Hollingsworth
Sueanuna Hill
Joseph Heckenroth
Joseph Herkenrath
Gertrude Herkenrath
Michael Hill
Mack
Julia Hill
Alva Hill
A. Hill
Susana Hill
J. B. Jobers
Emeline Jobes
Charles Jobers
Nancy Y P. Jobes
Emiline Jobes
Joseph Jones
Selina Jones
Joseph JL. Jones
M. HK. Jones
Martha Jones
Martha
Notice to unknown claimants in real estate case
Defendants and all unknown claimants of said real estate barred from rights as plaintiffs seek title relief. Defendants must answer the petition by noon on the second day of the next term beginning September 1018 at the Court House in Washington Iowa. If not, default will be entered and judgment rendered. Attorney Marsh W Bailey represents plaintiffs.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Rumania
Ukraine
France
Jane Jones
Jacob Korth
Mary Ann Korth
Peter Korth
Anna Korth
Jacob Krammererich Schmakenberg
Martin Augustine
German Methodist Episcopal Church of
John Marey
John Marcey
Mary H. Marcey
Nutter W. Murphy
Mary Murphy
Elijah Mills
John Mills
Alfred Meacham
Emily Meacham
Marcellus Meacham
Mary Meacham
Jacob Massey
Jacob Massie
Kuseba Massie
Huseba Massa
John Massie
Elizabeth Massie
Charles Morgan
Chas. B. Morgan
Amanda Morgan
Amanda M. Morgan
Charles B. Morgan
Albert J. Morgan
A. J. Morgan
Lucy R. Morgan
Mississippi & Missouri R. R. Company
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company
Joseph J. Moyle
William Wilkin
Robert Wilkin
Martha A .Kilgore
J. J. Moyle
Admstr
Alexander McCune
Hannah J. McCune
Hanny Jane McCune
J. W. McLaughlin
David McLaughlin
Mary H. McLaughlin
W. H. McCracken
Rebecca J. McCracken
George Northcott
Hannah Northcot
Caroline Oswalt
Wesley Oswalt
W. O. Oswalt
Caroline Patton
Peter S. Patton
Antis H. Patterson
Philliamon V Parsel
Whillaman Vparsel
Annis Parsel
Phileman Parsel
Anna Par
A. Redlinger
Annie Redlinger
Anna Redlinger
William Ralston
W. S. Ralston
John P. Staats
Agnes Staats
Agness Staats
John FP. Staats
J. P. Staats
Alexander Smith
Ann W. Smith
Alex Smith
Micheal Schafer
Julia Ann Schafer
Michael Schafer
Julia Schafer
Charles F. Wells
C. F. Wells
Andrew J. Wentworth
Christena Wentworth
A. J. Wentworth
Christina Wentworth
Simeon Waters
Simon Waters
Elzabeth D. Waters
George W. Waters
Tellitha Waters
Tillitha Waters
Telitha Waters
Wm. Witkin
Jane Wilkin
Leah Wallace
Robert Wallace
Robet Wallace
Edgar G. Wilson
Cora Anderson Conklin
Sanford A. Anderson
Jacob F. Anderson
Abraham Whisler
Catharine Whisler
Katherine Whisler
Katharine Whisler
Laura A. Waggoner
George 38. Warzoner
Wagoner
Laura
George Wagoner
Cap. Wentworth
Benj. F. Wentworth
David H. Wentworth
U. S. Grant Wentworth
Benjamine F. Wentworth
U. S
Washington County
Iowa
Honey Creek
Township Seventy Four
BP. M
Clerk of the District Court of
Washington
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