Washington County Raises Record War Loans in 1918
In 1918 Washington County residents loaned the United States government 3,794,292.50 for Liberty Loans and War Savings Stamps. Marsh W. Bailey led the effort with banks, hundreds of volunteers, and a new card system to track subscribers. The county expects a similar drive for the upcoming Victory Loan in April and banks have already prepared by purchasing certificates.
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Washington County
United States
Germany
Marsh W. Bailey
Treasury
Adoles Ee Ee Ee
Bailey
State Liberty Loan Organization
Iowa
Stock Remedy Promises More Milk In Winter
Farmers learn why cows produce less milk in cold months and how B. A. Thomas Stock Remedy supplies concentrated nutrients to mimic seasonal greens. Sherman Bros. ad claims the product increases milk yield and quality using existing feed.
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Nature
Dame Nature
B. A. Thomas
Sherman Bros
Advt
Pershing Listed as General Sir John Joseph Pershing in British Who's Who
The British Who's Who 1919 lists General John Joseph Pershing as General Sir John Joseph Pershing G C B. The entry notes King George VI awarded Pershing the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on July 17, 1918, and personally bestowed the decoration in France in August during a royal visit.
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New York
Who's Who
France
Sir John Joseph Pershing
King George
Order of the Bath
Pershing
British Honors Explain Knight Title for Pershing
The Order of the Bath would knight a recipient who is a British subject, allowing the prefix Sir. General Pershing received an honorary decoration, and since he was not a British subject he could not be titled Sir.
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Order of the Bath
Pershing
Water Impurity Prompts Boil Order in Iowa City
Public Health Director Dr Henry Albert warned Iowa City residents not to drink mains water without boiling it. He explained river water entering filtration galleries caused contamination that could not be fully purified by usual methods. The risk is expected to last only a few days.
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Iowa City
Henry Albert
Public Health Laboratories
Government mules sold in Webster City sale sets records
In Webster City Iowa on January 28 H M Carson and Bascom Huddlestrom conducted a government mule sale that achieved record results. One hundred ten head averaged 189 dollars each, totaling 20790 dollars. Top pair sold for 490 dollars with males averaging 378 per team. The mules were government stock bought by Great Britain and resold after the armistice.
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Webster City
H. M. Carson
Bascom Huddiestrum
Great Britain
Northwestern Co Eds Find Bohemia Closed
Northwestern University co ed life turned theatrical as Bohemia in a sofa fountain with smoking allowed and jazz phonograph dancing until Dean of Women Mary Foss Potter stopped the scene. The incident, described as a perverse campus dream, ends with the area shut down.
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Northwestern
Bohemia
Chicago
Northwestern University
Greenwich Village
Mary Foss Potter
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Mr. Bailey
Sir John Pershing
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Washington Evening Journal
North Side Square
Florsheim
U. S. Army
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