Hoover Appeals for Wheat Ban to Aid Soldiers
Herbert Hoover urges nationwide voluntary wheat reduction to aid soldiers and allies. The appeal, read in churches and circulated by state and national food administrations, stresses cutting wheat and meat consumption, canning efforts, and sugar economy to meet Allied needs and curb domestic hunger.
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Washington
Herbert Joover
se&@t
Towa
J. F. Peems
Burlington
America
The
Food Administration
United Sates Food Administration
Washington D.C
United States Food Administration
Cut This Out For A Money Making Deal
A historical advertisement urges readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Carhartic Tablets. The notice includes the Chicago address 2835 Sheffield Ave and asks for name and address to be written clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago,il
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Daily Thought on Surplus Women Echoes Old Talk
A brief column notes that the era of the phrase surplus women has faded from common speech. It reflects changing social attitudes toward women’s roles and economic realities without detailing specific events or dates.
Origin of Coal and Diamond in Geology
The article explains coal as a product of chemical action on plant matter from the carboniferous age and notes that diamond is also chemically treated carbon. It asserts geology texts cover coal origins and processes.
Iowa War English Language Proclamation
Governor W L Harding issues a wartime order making English the sole medium of instruction in Iowa schools and urges English only use in public spaces and religious services. The proclamation allows home worship in foreign languages and calls officials to resolve disputes, backing the measure with state defense council support.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. L. Harding
State Council of National Defense
Three Brothers in Army From Will Drake Letter
Will A Drake of Company K writes from France April 26, 1918 to family in Columbus. He notes Roy Crake in the same war, mentions being in the front lines, trenches, gas and shells, hopes to purchase France with pay, and asks for socks and rubber boots while praising Allied efforts. He signs with love from Will A Drake.
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The
Columbus Safeguard
Will Drake
Company K
Roy Crake
Commercial Bank
France
New York
Allen Hanft
Liberty Ponds
Roy
Will A
Drake
Crawford will leaves Winterset churches and city grounds endowed
The will of A. W. Crawford read in Winterset leaves $2,000 to six churches the Church of Christ Methodist Baptist Presbyterian United Presbyterian and Christian plus $25,000 for park land expansion and $500 to his house keeper and groundskeeper. He was a wealthy local landowner and leaves a wife.
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Winterseet
A. W. Crawford
Winterset
Church of Christ
Methodist
United Presbyterian
Crawford
Local Advertisement Promotes Foley Kidney Pills
Calvert Alabama resident M W Taylor writes to recommend Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy he used. He claims the pills restore kidney and bladder function and relieve backache rheumatic pains and stiff muscles. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the ad as a sponsored advertisement.
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M. W. Taylor
Calvert, Ala
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Weather Reform and a Gardener’s Night Rain Wish
A tired gardener muses that rain would be better at night to spare his watering labor and help flowers grow. He quips that if rain fell after dark it would save effort and be more useful to plants and things.
Find It in Their Work Quote by Ruskin
A compact quotation from John Ruskin on how proper occupation makes amusement spring from work, comparing fulfillment to color blooming from a fruitful flower.
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John Ruskin
Iowa Officers To Stay Behind As Guard Division Ships Out
The Des Moines Register reports Iowa National Guard officers will not accompany troops to France when the division is moved. Retained at Camp Cody for training a new unit, they plan protests to Senator Kenyon and the War Department. Governor Harding may press action as Minnesota and Nebraska officials face similar questions.
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Des Moines Register
Iowa National Guard
France
Tere
Camp Cody
Register
Kenyon
War Department
Harding
Minnesota
Nebraska
Cody
Mrs Potter Endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Ad
Mrs John Potter of 20 Shape Street Mt Pleasant Pa says she has used Foley's Honey and Tar for years and highly recommends it to all families. The remedy checks bronchial and crip coughs croup and whooping cough and contains no opiates. Lemmon's Pharmacy ad.
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John Potter
Shape St
Mt. Pleasant
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Colleges to Consolidate in Cedar Rapids
Presbyterians of Cedar Rapids and Leander United Brethren College Toledo will consolidate before the next term. President John A. Marquis said the new nonsectarian institution will be located in Cedar Rapids and include several new buildings.
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Cedar Rapids
Cne College
Presbyterian
Leander College
United Brethren
Western College of Toledo
John A. Marquis
Being Polite at a Birthday Party
Jackson attended a birthday party and accepted every dish politely. When offered the same dish again, he declined and explained he had already taken it once to be polite.
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Jackson
Mothers Friend Promises Easier Childbirth For Expectant Mothers
An advertisement promotes Mother's Friend as an external preparation to ease childbirth. It claims to relax muscles, prevent nervous distress, and aid expansion during delivery. The Bradfield Regulator Co offers guidance and a motherhood book from its Atlanta office.
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Baty
Bradfield Regulator Co
Tamar Bldg
Atlanta
Druegist's
All Traces of Scrofula Cleansed from the Blood
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a vegetable blood remedy that removes scrofula taints and impurities from the blood. It claims to reach every case, cleanse the blood, and restore vitality, with free expert medical advice offered by the Medical Director in Atlanta.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Abdul Hamid
A poem reflecting on Abdul Hamid I of the Ottoman Empire. The speaker stands by his grave and contrasts public judgment with a perceived higher judgment, noting Abdul Hamid’s faults and virtues while criticizing others who caused war and cruelty.
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Walt Mason
Abdul Hamid
Abdul
Gott
With One King I Know He Was a Dead Game Sport
A compact line recalls a king who endured defeat in a game context and remained gracious in loss. The phrasing suggests a reflective note on sportsmanship and personal reputation.
Vinci restores strength and appetite, reader testifies
A Sheboygan reader claims Vinci revived a run-down man named Higby who suffered fatigue and sleepless nights. The ad says Vinci builds a healthy appetite and strength with its complete formula printed on the package, sold by Sherman Bros. Druggists and other drug stores nationwide.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Vinci
W. Higby
Sherman Bros. Druggists
Washington
Advt
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Europe
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House
Baker
Congress
House Military Committee
Ordnance
Mersure
United States
Herbert Hoover
Bates
Billlon
Trimit
House Appropriations Committee
Sherley
Althn
Paker
Regular Army Reserve Corps
National Guard
National Army
NO Man’s Land
No Man's Land
Outline
Woney
Will of
Evening Journal
Weather Reform
Wen
Colleges
Core
Leander
Toledo
Abdul the Damned
Vinol
Washington National Bank
John Alex Young
A. Cook
Das
A. Harwood
Chas
Wilson Man
Maresh W. Bailey
Chas. C. Cunningham
Dr. BT. Wickham
R. L. Lytle . Wilson
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