Iowa’s 1918 taxable value rises with property and livestock gains
Iowa records show total taxable value at 1,000,000,000, up 25,000,000 from 1917, with overall state value estimated at 4,000,000,000. Moneys and credits jumped to 417,552,506. lands and town lots rose to 765,915,827. Personal property surged by 104,677,808. farm animals including hogs cattle and sheep increased significantly. Cattle total reached 3,283,724 and horses 1,201,648 reflecting higher asset values.
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Iowa
State Auditor's Office
Towa
Kidney health ad targets middle age readers
The ad describes kidneys filtering blood and the need for assistance as people reach middle age. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills from Lemmon's Pharmacy as a remedy for overworked, tired, and diseased kidneys and bladder.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Five U boats sunk in harbor stuns British press
Lloyd George praised a remarkable day as five German submarines were sunk in a single harbor episode. A U boat commander, frightened and exposed, triggered the events that led to four more U boats going down, with the German captain taken aboard and treated, then confessing the submerged numbers.
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Lloyd George
German cowardice under fire drives betrayer to reveal ships
Cedar Rapids Republican notes a German officer's fear leads to betraying four U boats to spare the British boat holding him. The act is cited as a moral indictment of German willingness to inflict harm but avoid personal risk, a commentary on courage and cowardice.
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Cedar Rapids
Fourth meal question fuels protests from Food Administration
The United States Food Administration stays opposed to the fourth meal as letters from Burlington headquarters protest strongly. Ice cream social lunches are discouraged and sugar for this purpose has been cut, reflecting official restraint on this practice.
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United States Food Administration
Burlington
The
Food Administration
Food Supply and War Efforts Highlighted by Officials
The article notes a 25 percent drop and suggests sweetening ice cream with two pounds of honey one pound corn syrup and one pound maple syrup per two gallons. North Carolina bars flour shipments until after harvest, while Judson C Welliver of the New York Globe remarks America's war issue lies in feeding the world and mobilizing manpower after a London stay.
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Judson C. Welliver
New York Globe
London
New York Sun
Iowa
Des Moines
America
Bottlers May Cut Sugar Use Without Harm, Says Bureau
The Bureau of Chemistry reports soft drink bottlers could drop actual sugar to 50 percent or less while maintaining body and quality through substitutes. The Food Administration notes rising storage of eggs and cheese stocks while meat scarcity in Germany drives dog flesh prices up.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Prices Set on Horse and Camel Meat in District Markets
Officials report maximum horse flesh prices ranging from 0.272 to 0.35 dollars per pound. Camel flesh is also being sold for food in several districts under the same market conditions.
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Federal Trade Commission
Minnesota Co operative Creameries Pay Patrons Higher Butter Prices
Minnesota cooperative creameries, numbering 646, paid their patrons butter at 10 cents a pound more in 1917 than in 1916. The 1918 price is expected to be even better for patrons and producers.
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Minnesota
Co-Operative Creameries
Sugar shortage and substitutes in jam making
The United States Food Administration is trying to supply sugar for canning while England uses corn syrup to replace one third of sugar in jam making. This highlights ongoing efforts to conserve sugar during scarce supply.
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United States Food Administration
England
Pershing's Mammy Remembered From Missouri Roots
The article recalls General John Pershing's upbringing in Missouri with his Mammy known as Black Hattie in Laclede. It notes Pershing’s lineage and references the common term Mammy as part of his early life story.
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Gen. Pershing
Missouri
Laclede
John Pershing
Black Hattie
John Gillom remembered as a spirited boy in Capitol tale
A Des Moines Capitol reminiscence recalls John Gillom as a high-spirited youngster known to his family by his mother as ambitious and mischievous. His brother Jim is described as blonde and quiet while John sought constant tricks and fights, even as he earned the nickname terror. John later lived in Kansas City and was identified as Mrs. Gillom.
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Jim
John
Altho
Des Moines Capitol
Problem of human nature and daylight saving
A Philadelphia Ledger note argues that pushing wake times earlier would not work since people will not rise earlier, rendering the daylight saving idea ineffective despite opponents' claims. The remark critiques the practicality of turning clocks earlier to save daylight.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Sunday Baseball Results From National and American Leagues
National League scores show Chicago defeating New York 6 to 1 and St Louis beating Brooklyn 3 to 1 while Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 4 both listed with records. American Leagues match lists St Louis 3 Washington 0 with no other games scheduled.
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Perch
Cricard Vicereseese
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Aesseeereese - St. Baus Oesseervceesvesvees
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Renee
St Louie
Detroit
Stetetee
St. Louis
Worth While Quotation on Lonely Folk from City Streets
A quotation speaks of the vast solitudes of city streets and the army of the Lonely Folk drawn from them, hinting at a broader social reflection. The line evokes urban isolation and collective identity within a modern metropolis.
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Pranincaet Palace
Graham Tonight
North Carolina
Germany
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Commission
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
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