Thrift Stamp Sale Boosts War Savings Efforts
The Army Y M C A promotes War Savings Stamps at 68 service huts across 20 Central Military centers to aid the war program. More than 1,000 enlistees at Camp Grant bought stamps within days, with funds supporting savings, insurance, and Liberty Bonds amid a broad thrift education program.
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Central Military Department
Army Y. M. C. A
Middle West
National War Work Council
Army
National Army
Camp Grant
Camp Sherman
Camp Custer
Taylor
Dodge
Funston
Central Department
Y. M. C. A. Buts
National Defense Urges Don’t Send Food to Camps
An appeal directed to parents and relatives urges stopping food shipments to camps to conserve resources. It cites spoiled items in transit and says soldiers at camps are well supplied, asking families to refrain to protect health and conserve food.
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Council of National Defense
State Council
Councils of Defense
National Council
Spring Is Nice Yet Constipation Presses Readers
During changing habits and scarce fresh vegetables many suffer constipation. Foley Cathartic Tablets aid digestion and relieve symptoms like bloating, foul tongue coating, or headaches. No bad after effects. Sold by J K Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. K. Lemmon
Advt
Growth of Alto Business Licenses Reaches 258600
Des Moines report notes Henry T. Saberson, superintendent of the corporation department in the secretary of state's office, finished seventeen years of service on March 1.
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Saberson
Secretary of Estate
Iowa
Des Moines
Mar
Henry T. Saberson
Corporation Department
Secretary of State
Grinnell College Plans Military Drill For Women
Grinnell Iowa March 6 1917 Grinnell college may start military drill for women inspired by the Legion of Death. Miss Clara J Anderson director of women's athletics backs the plan and would teach the class hoping to improve posture carriage and poise though fighting is unlikely.
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Grinnell
Mar
Grinnell College
Legion of Death
Clara J. Anderson
Swedish American women raise ambulance for Red Cross in Chicago
Chicago Swedes donate 2000 to equip an ambulance named Moni tor in memory of John Ericsson. It will be handed to the Red Cross at a public festival at Medinary temple Sunday evening March 10 with speakers including J W Scott and Medill McCormick. The Great Lakes naval band will perform and singers Greta Torpadie Joel Mossberg and United Swedish singers of Chicago will perform.
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Monitor
John Ericsson
Red Cross
Medinary Temple
J. W. Scott
Chicago
The
Harry Olson
Municipal Court
Medill McCormick
Great Lakes
Greta Torpadie
New York
Joel Mossberg
United Swedish Singers of
Your heart’s busy beat and blood flow explained
A Popular Science Monthly piece explains the heart as a busy organ. It notes each heartbeat pumps blood, the circulating blood weighs about 29 pounds, and physical activity increases the demand for blood, making the heart beat faster to supply legs and other muscles.
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Popular Science Monthly
Court 10 resumes next Tuesday March 12
The court adjourned yesterday after a day of probate hearings and civil matters. The grand jury was impaneled with Charles Houck as foreman and assignments set for next week. Several estates and guardianships were discussed with filings and final reports approved or continued as noted. State of Iowa cases include Scranton and Nelson challenges to the grand jury.
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Charles Houck
EF. P. Dusenberry
W. J. Keiper
J. M. Nicholson
W. A. Phillips
Ann E. Wagner
Court House
Agnes Isabelle Robison
Frederick Underwood
Wm. L. Downing
J. P. McCulley
Artie McCulley
State of Iowa
Charles Scranton
Harry Nelson
Almost a Young Man Again Foley Kidney Pills Ad
An Norfolk reader from R. F. D. 1 Norfork VA testifies after a year of symptoms that Foley Kidney Pills restore vitality. The ad claims kidney, bladder, back and rheumatic relief and notes sale at J E Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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E. R. Whitehurst
Norfolk
J. E. Lemmon
Advt
Reading Public Gets Reports on American Troops in France
German readers gain from American troop reports in France as described in New York dispatch dated March 6. The piece outlines how Allied forces press on with American participation and how news from the front is conveyed to German audiences.
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Geneva
New York
France
Vinci tonic restores strength for aged mother and daughter note
In Pitman New Jersey Mrs F Anderson says Vinci tonic improved her weak run down condition after two bottles, restoring appetite and sleep. The ad from Sherman Bros Drugists promotes the cod liver and iron tonic with a money back guarantee and formula on every bottle.
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Pieman
N. J
Vinci
Sherman Bros, Druggists
Washington
Advt
Better Than Calomel Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a substitute for calomel as a mild laxative. They claim to cleanse liver and bowels without harming teeth, reducing headaches and a dull feeling by addressing constipation. Available in 10 and 25 cent boxes at all druggists.
Do Not Get Careless With Your Blood Supply
Warning about sluggish blood and disease risk promotes S. S. S. as a revitalizing vegetable tonic. Encourages readers to buy at drug stores and seek free medical advice from Swift Specific Co in Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Harry Delivers Surprise Visit in Quiet Neighborly Call
A boy named Harry, kept out of sight at first, steps into a neighbor visit with his mother in a new suit and fur hat. He announces himself with a calm, confident entrance drawing immediate attention from all present.
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Harry
Old Fashioned couple farm ad partners linger in memory
A reflection on aging married couples who once advertised together for farm life. The piece recalls the cooperative pairs, their enduring routines, and the evolving relevance of such partnerships in rural American work.
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Washington Post
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