Food Conservation Urged As Sugar And Wheat Rationing Tightens
The Food Administration begins strict sugar cuts for candy makers and soft drink firms starting May 15. New businesses since April 1 get no sugar. others face 50 percent cuts since November 1917. Wheat losses from threshing reach 3 percent. organizers will mobilize threshers to save grain, with Kansas losses over 2.5 million bushels. Iowa estimates 125,000 barrels of flour available. Iowa and Iowa churches asked to promote wheat abstinence until after harvest. Government may seize wheat. farmers asked to bring wheat to mills or elevators immediately. England also rationing milk amid declining beef value. Households urged to store eggs during May. prices expected to rise in winter.
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Kansas
Towa
Deems
Iowa
U. S. Agricultural Department
U. S. Food Administration
England
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
General Federation of Women's Clubs
The
Washington County Red Cross chapter marks first year
The Washington County American Red Cross celebrates its first anniversary with praise from Lewis H. Wiggins, noting steady growth and efficiency. The birthday letter recalls the chapter’s formation in May a year ago and portrays the local volunteers as worthy of the nation’s gratitude for their WWI service.
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Washington County
The
American Red Cross
Lewis H. Wiggins
Central Division
Chicago
W. M. Keeley
Washington
Pershing
Total eclipse of sun postponed to later time
The June total solar eclipse observation in the United States is pushed back by one hour due to daylight saving time. Denver begins at 4 12 p m and goes total at 5 22 p m with end at 6 27 p m. Astronomers from Yerkes and observers at Denver Observatory prepare to study the corona and search for a possible Vulcan during the event.
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Danver
Joshua
United States
Denver
Fifty Mile Belt
Washington State
Florida
University of Denver Observatory
Yerkes Observatory
Edwin B. Frost
Green Bay
Wis
Herbert A. Howe
Department of Astronomy
University of Denver
Frost
Denver Observatory
Vulcan
A. V. Turner
College of the City of New York
Schlessinger
Allegheny Observatory
Beifield
Denninson University
Moore
United States Bureau of Mines
Greeg River
Wyoming
Mountain States
Southe Bend
Wash
Chehalis
Hood River
Ore
Kidney Pills Ad From Calvert Man Aids Relief
TM M. W. Taylor of Calvert Alabama endorses Foley Kidney Pills saying they restore kidney and bladder action and relieve backache rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
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M. W. Taylor
Calvert, Ala
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
The Rose of Blood at Fox Theatre Delights
Dear Sir or Madam endorses The Rose of Blood at Fox Theatre on Saturday. Theda Bara stars in a gripping photodrama about a revolutionary era in Russia with a plot twist demanding a life changing choice. The reviewer praises the film as above ordinary and highly worthy of serious praise.
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Fox Theatre
Theda Bara
William Fox Pictures
Mids Bara
Richard Ordynski
Poland
Metropolitan Opera House
Mins Bara
Primaries Loom as Iowa War Era Begins
Des Moines May 17 The Iowa primaries set for June 3 approach with war dominate. Ballot choices will nominate the thirty-eighth general assembly amid looming war measures and defense needs. Prohibition support is expected to continue and woman suffrage faces reapproval before a statewide vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Council of Defense
Germany
General Assembly
Polk County
War time surcharge adds 1 percent to fire and tornado policies
Pioneers in Des Moines report a nationwide 1 percent surcharge on fire and tornado insurance policies issued after March 30. The war measure aims to cover rising operating costs and taxes. Agents consider whether auto insurance will include the surcharge, while farm property risks remain exempt due to a separate $5 per thousand increase.
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Des Moines
United States
Men and Needles
A compact aphorism from Youth's Companion notes men resemble rusty needles and the remedy is work to clean and brighten them. The quip emphasizes labor as character polish.
Iowa Soldiers to Aid War Campaign
A Washington dispatch reports three Iowa veterans in Pershing's fifty. Sergeant Hawkins of Red Oak who wears the French war cross, Corporal Merie Skinner of Ottumwa, and Private Albert Montgomery of Stuart have left Washington under War Department orders to report to the campaign chairman.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
Evening Gazette
Washington
Hawkins
Red Oak
Merie Skinner
Ottumwa
Albert Montgomery
Stuart
Iowa
Pershing
War Department
Dr Hand’s Teething Lotion Promises Calm Baby
A historic ad touts Dr Hand’s Teething Lotion to ease teething pains. It claims the lotion prevents slobbering fussing crying and promotes eating and sleeping, noting it is prepared by a famous baby specialist and costs 2 cents at druggists.
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Dr. Hand
Rheumatism Arises With Winter Weather
A newspaper notice notes rheumatic pain intensifies with cold, explaining liniments do not cure the disease. True relief requires a remedy that reaches the blood and circulatory system. The reader is urged to seek deeper medical treatment rather than topical cures.
Speaking Division of Town Council to Aid Red Cross Drive
The speaking division of the Town Council of Defense at Iowa City plans assignments to cooperate with the Red Cross drive and other government appeals to patriotic givers. Soldiers will re-
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Town Council of Defense
Iowa City
Red Cross
Red Cross Campaign Support Notes Highlight Statewide Help
Citizens across the state provide assistance all month, aiding the Red Cross campaign efforts and disaster relief outreach. Local volunteers organize drives, fundraisers, and shelter support to bolster emergency response capability.
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Red Cross
The Secret of Borrowing Trouble
A reflection on human desire where increased wealth or possessions lead to amplified wants, suggesting that mindset drives unnecessary anxiety and self-imposed risk. The idea implies mindset, not material limits, shapes perceived danger and future troubles.
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