Waste and idle government workers in Washington
A column notes surplus war era clerical staff in Washington DC continue at public expense while outside the capital the country lacks workers. It urges action by Congressman Good to cut waste and restore prewar efficiency in mail services and federal offices.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Washington, D.C
War Departments
U.S
Congressman Good
Old War Organization
The Teacher
A poem praising the teacher as a noble stake in society while noting low pay and the urge to leave the teaching profession. It laments the mismatch between valued work and wages and imagines the teacher seeking another trade for survival.
Wasteful Printing and Government Waste Highlighted
The publisher condemns government printed matter as a major modern evil citing dismantling of about one hundred propaganda plants and higher second class postage. The paper notes citizens pay postage while government distributes mass speeches and circulars at public expense, creating excessive waste.
Burleson roasted in congress and mocked by editors
The clipping notes Or Hard-boiled Burleson faced sharp questioning in congress yesterday. A Fort Madison Democrat quip and an Oskaloosa Herald aside about high living costs and turnips add local wit to the exchange.
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Burleson
Congress
Ft. Madison
Oskaloosa Herald
Prussian Guards Kill Innocents in Berlin Retrenchment
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil denounces Prussian guards for killing civilians during their retreat from Berlin. The piece condemns their bloodlust and notes the repeated wrong actions at inopportune moments throughout the war.
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Berlin
Council
The Cowardly Way
A Cedar Rapids Republican cartoonish remark on elections notes that some refrain from voting for a candidate yet pretend support to please them. It suggests cowardice in voicing true intentions and contrasts brash honesty with polite pretense in political discourse.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Farmers Seek Labor Amid Shortage for Spring Work
Iowa farmers issue urgent appeals for 8s. 0s. 5s. farm labor as 1000 positions on town farms remain open. State officials warn a statewide labor shortage could persist through summer, with importation from other states viewed as the likely remedy. George Sh Albert reports 438 single men and 377 married men requested but not yet filed. A I Uriek notes a broad labor shortage and bleak relief prospects.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Sh. Albert
Federal
A. I. Uriek
Legion Post Proposes Cash or Insurance Bonus Plan
Mason City March 31 Members of the Clausen Worden post No 101 of the American Legion seek a $50 monthly bonus based on service length. If cash is impractical they propose funding via twenty year endowment life insurance policies with $10,000 coverage, to be secured by premiums and borrowings if needed.
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Mason City
Clausen-Worden Post No
American Legion
Hanford MacNider
Congress
Digestion health ad from Lemmon's Drug Store
Advice on digestion and age appropriate diet. Suggests Chamberlain's Tablets to ease constipation and improve digestion and appetite. Easy to take and agreeable in effect. Lemmon's Drug Store advertisement.
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Chamberlain’s
Lemmon’s Drug Store
Advt
Lynchburg Woman Credits Taniac for Life Worth Living
Mrs. M. E. B. Roach of 402 Clay Street Lynchburg says Taniac has been her favorite medicine for three years. She details long standing indigestion rheumatism and poor appetite before taking the remedy and claims it improved her health and energy.
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Lynchburg
Taniac
M. EB. Roach
Clay Street
Tanlac proves strong medicine for health and appetite
A Washington user touts Tanlac as life changing. The ad claims three bottles cured ailments, boosted strength, digestion, appetite, and sleep while ending nervousness. Sherman Bros. and leading druggists in Washington sell Tanlac.
Man Sentenced to Fort Madison After Breaking and Entering
John Smith, calling himself, smashed a window at Ed Kelso's shoe store in Iowa City and stole rubber boots. He pled guilty in Iowa county district court to breaking and entering and was sentenced by Judge Ralph Otto to ten years at Fort Madison.
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John Smith
Ed Kelso
Kelso
Ralph Otto
Iowa City
Iowa
Fort Madison
Smith
Duly Announced Visitors Interrupt Mary at Door
Mary, answering the door, finds no expected visitors and calls to her mother that two customers have arrived, then lets the two women into the home.
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Mary
Pen
Sigourney Votes Soldier Memorial In Ambitious City Project
Sigourney voters approved a memorial building with soldiers room city offices and auditorium for 750 seats. The $55,000 bond measure passed by about three hundred after a full turnout of men and women across all four wards, making Sigourney the first Iowa town to fund such a memorial. The plan combines a memorial with civic spaces and hopes to bring the town forward despite expense concerns.
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Sigourney
Iowa
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Uck Cowden
Washington
RE. Main Street
Svatovew
Oua
Abe Martin
Cuba
Florida
Little Gem Cafe
Legion Post
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EL Suggestion
Mary RF. Roach
Lynchburg, Va
Tanlac
Sherman Bros
Wirthmorsand
Welworth
New York
Soldier Memorial
Titus First Mortgages
Iowa Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Phrons
Irvin
Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemley
Washington, IA
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S. H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
General Practice of Medicine
J. E. Edgington
M. D
F. & M. Bank
Bine
Racto
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Black
Cordelia E. Klopfenstein
F. & M. Bank Bldg
G. W.meyer
Keota, Town
M. H
Sartor
Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Klein Klothing
Washington, Iowa
Attor
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
J. Wilson
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal
Morrison & Morrison
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Was Sington, Iowa
W. WM. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Crafl’s
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
R. R
IAL
J. D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Tom ‘Ounty
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