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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1919

Page

5

Good Roads Expert Explains Iowa Road Law Provisions

Steele Blake outlines the Thirty eighth general assembly highway law designating primary and secondary road systems, funding from federal aid and taxes, and abutting land assessments. He notes grading, drainage, possible hard surfacing, and voter ballots on pavement or gravel options across Dallas County.

Perry United States Treasury State Highway Commission Petrae County Board of Supervisors Adel Dallas County Highway Commission Iowa Mason City

Farmers urged to attend Des Moines business congress

Des Moines May 10 Farmers and agricultural leaders are urged to attend the Iowa business congress May 13 to 15. E N Hurley chairman U S Shipping Board will speak on The Relation of Ocean Carrying to the Business Men and Farmers of the Midwest. Frank B White also stresses farmer representation and buying power.

Des Moines United States E. N. Hurley Chicago U. S. Shipping Board Iowa Business Congress Frank B. White Agricultural Publishers’ Association Hurley Ralph Faxon Chamber of Commerce Business Congress Congress Midwest Henry C. Wallace Wallace Farmer Faxon ET. Meredith Chamber of Commerce of the United States St. Louis

Millions of U S Schoolchildren Join Health Crusade

New York May 8 Three million American students have enrolled in a national health crusade under the National Tuberculosis Association and the Junior Red Cross. The program promotes daily hygiene through a structured health chores card and rewards, with participation growing across many states and in some international locations.

New York America Modern Health Crusade National Tuberculosis Association Junior Red Cross Charles M. de Forest Mr. DeForest Baltimore Cleveland Dallas Indianapolis Kansas City Minneapolis Newark New Orleans

County Agents Set Meeting in Mt Pleasant Iowa

South eastern Iowa representatives from farm bureaus and county agents will meet in Mt Pleasant on May 13 at 9 a.m. L G Foster will discuss marketing problems, J W Coverdale outlines the State Farm Bureau program, Murl McDonald leads the farm bureau plan, S H Thompson covers farm accounts and taxes, and F S Finley explains new laws and code revisions. Attendees include Washington, Louisa, Muscatine, Wapello, Jefferson, Des Moines, Henry, Davis, Van Buren, and Lee counties.

MT. Pleasant Iowa Finley Washington Louisa Muscatine Wapello Jefferson Des Moines Henry Davis van Buren Lee

Ames Ambulance Unit Missing in Transit Across U S

Ames May 10 Iowa State College reports its ambulance unit missing as it travels across the United States. The last definite update said it had returned from Italy and was en route to Camp Dodge. If it left Camp Dix as reported it should have reached Camp Dodge by the weekend. Investigations by Ames men at Camp.

Pennsylvania Wisconsin Iowa Oklahoma Texas Minnesota Oregon Idaho Utah Kansas Arkansas Alabama Maryland South Carolina District of Columbia Rhode Island New Hampshire Dodge Camp Dix Ames

Kidney Health Ad Claims Salts Cure Backache

An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to cleanse and stimulate kidneys. It urges high water intake and a daily tablespoon of four ounces mixed in water, promising relief from kidney pain, urinary irritation, and bladder weakness.

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