U S Experts Test New Liberty Fuel
U S experts and Army officers tested Liberty fuel in a Garford three ton truck, comparing it with gasoline. Liberty fuel showed lower cost, higher power, cooler exhaust, no soot, and easy starts, with similar braking horsepower and reduced consumption per mile.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Army
War Department
General Engineering Depot
Weisgerber
Garford
Cumberland District
Bureau of Standards
S. W. Stratton
Bureau
Foley Cathartic Tablet Advertisement Claim
To ward off malaise the ad promises morning relief from bloating languor headaches indigestion and related symptoms. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a wholesome laxative that works without griping or nausea from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Clarinda Welcomes 25 Returning Soldiers at Banquet
In Clarinda Iowa on January 13 the Linderman hotel hosted a banquet for about twenty five returning soldiers and sailors and Bert L York the first from the One Hundred and Sixty eighth to arrive from overseas. The Clarinda club hosted the soldiers while the Ned Cross invited their parents. Local business people and women completed the guest list.
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Clarinda, Ia
Clarinda
New Linderman Hotel
Bert L. York
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Regiment
Great Clarinda Club
Ned Cross
Liberty Loan plans shift from banks to campaigns
Washington January 13 secretary Glass said no proposal is being given to float the fifth Liberty loan through banks. The plan is to float the loan in other campaigns and the exact start date for the campaign has not been determined.
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Glass
Washington
PD. C
Murphy Presses Tax Returns Duty on Delinquent Deductions
Duruque January 13 Thousands of business people and farmers seek help filing income tax returns at the Col lector of Internal Revenue Louis R Murphy office but many still believe the government will supply blanks. Officials insist the burden is on the taxpayer with penalties for failure to file by March 1 1919. False reports carry up to 2000 fine or a year in jail or both.
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Revenue Office
Marshalltown Gas Rate Hike Upheld by Court
Judge Wade sustained Marshalltown Gas and Light in a petition to raise gas rates. The rate rose from 1.00 to 1.40 per 1600 feet, with 0.49 held in reserve pending proof. Court allows 20? profit and sets consumer cost at 1.50 per 1000 feet, blocking city injunctions.
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Marshalltown
Des Moines
Wade
Marshalltown Gas and Light Company
Best cough remedy Foley's Honey and Tar praised
A San Antonio reader at 416 Navarre St praises Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy. He claims quick ache relief and lasting results for colds and coughs, notes it contains no opiates, and mentions Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. ¥. Harper
Navarre St
San Antonio
Texas
Foley
Lemmon
Interchurch Federation of Iowa Meets in Des Moines
The annual gathering of the Inter-Church Federation of Iowa will convene at the YMCA January 15 with eight denominations represented. A 6:30 p.m. chicken dinner in the YMCA auditorium precedes an after-dinner program featuring Dr. Robert O. Matthews of Des Moines and Frank Mayer of the Omaha church federation. Reservations for dinner are due by Wednesday morning January 15.
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Des Moines
Inter-Church Federation of Iowa
Baptists
Congregationalists
Disciples, Episcopal, Friends, Methodists
Presbyterians
United Presbyterians
Federated Churches
Robert O. Matthews
Dez Moines
Frank Mayer
Omaha Church Federation
Law interpretation sought on jurist drawing in criminal trials
In Dubuque Iowa January 13 Attorney General J M Havner was asked by District Judge D F Maguire to present at the next general assembly the issue of how jurists are drawn for criminal cases The judge who will preside over two murder trials this term wants the ruling clarified before trials begin
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Dubuque
General Assembly
J. M. Havner
D. FE. Maguire
Maguire
Legislature Shapes Law Definition Aim
A statement argues that the legislature can better construe the law and that defining the Statute now would be of valuable assistance. The text emphasizes legislative clarity and timely interpretation to aid enforcement.
How Carson Outwitted Roosevelt on the Iowa City Trip
In Iowa City on January 13, a local man Robert N. Carson, a Roosevelt ally, arranged for the Roosevelt special train to arrive five minutes early. The engineer kept the train silent for ten minutes, letting Roosevelt speak longer than planned.
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Robert N. Carson
Roosevelt
Iowa
Iowa City
Carson
Sir Charles Wyndham Dies at 82 In London
Sir Charles Wyndham, 82, renowned actor and promoter, died in London on January 1. A veteran of the American Civil War and brother in law to American dramatist Bronson Howard, he first appeared on the American stage with John Wilkes Booth.
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London
Charles Wyndham
America
Mronson Howard
Charles
John Wilkes Booth
Iwi Tooth
Abraham Lincoln
Loyal Amana leader defends schools against foreign critique
Henry J. Zimmerman of Amana calls charges of foreign language use and foreign ideals false. He says Amana schools are county schools under state supervision, rejects militarism, notes bootlegging accusations, and asserts loyalty as an American. He emphasizes shared religion, nonviolence, and equal membership for all who adopt Amana faith.
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Cedar Rapids
Amana — Society
Henry J. Zimmerman
Amana
Parmers Plan Meeting in Manchester Farm Institute
The annual session of the oldest Farmers institute in Town will be held in Manchester January 15 16 and 17 with sessions in the armory and courthouse. Notable exhibits contests and a high quality program feature speakers from state dairy animal husbandry and federal agencies plus local participants.
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Manchester
Farmers’ Institute
Court House
E. S. Betel
State Dairy Association
Harry Gleim
Arlington
George Spangler
Winthrop
Rex Beresford
Animal Husbandry Department
Ames
Frank G. Odell
Federal Land Bank
Omaha
D. W. Norris
Marshalltown Times-Republican
O. G. Lloyd
Federal Farm Management
E. C
Clergy on Warpath Over Sioux City Music Controversy
Sioux City musicians and the Sioux City ministerial association clash over Sunday concert timing. For years the symphony orchestra held 5 PM Sunday performances, sparking tension and a public dispute between church leaders and musicians in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Orchestra conflicts with Sunday church services sparks protests
The orchestra, whose members largely work in theater and hotels, can only attend rehearsals and performances at certain times. The ministerial association complains of Sunday concert conflicts with evening church services and threatens action to close amusements on Sundays.
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Ministerial Association
Capital to Honor Wilson Parade Planned on Return
Washington officials announce an official welcome for President Wilson upon his Europe return. A DC committee plans a procession down Pennsylvania Avenue with returned soldiers when the President and Mrs. Wilson arrive around February 18 or 19.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilson
Europe
District of Columbia
Veteran actor J Mason dies in Stamford
Stamford Connecticut January 18 veteran actor John Mason died at a local sanitarium from Brights disease with myocarditis complications. He collapsed in Providence Rhode Island while preparing for The Woman in Room 1. Funeral likely in New York City.
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Stamford
Conn
John Mason
Bright
Mason
Providence
New York City
Dr. King's New Discovery Boots Cold Relief
A vintage style ad promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial attacks claiming fifty years of relief. It highlights safe use for all ages with a 60 cent to 1 20 price and notes the product is sold by druggists. It also touts Dr. King's New Life Laxative as a gentle natural option to stimulate bowels.
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Dr. King
Fiery Eczema Cure Promised by Old Remedy
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as an effective blood cleanser for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims the tonic purifies blood, has sold to druggists for fifty years, and offers free advice from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Dept. H
Atlanta
Georgia
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