League of Nations hinges on redressing European wrongs
British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour told a Guild Hall audience that a successful League of Nations requires full redress of wartime wrongs. He argued that German domination must end, borders and peoples restored, and a durable postwar order secured before lasting peace can follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
League of Nations
Arthur J. Balfour
Guild Hall
Wilson
New York
Bonar Law
Mr. Balfour
Europe
Russia
Baltic
Poland
Austrian Empire
Balkans
Italy
Greece
Serbia
It Wasn't Quite a Sporting Proposition
Lucas county claims to be the first in the United States to go over the top in the Fourth Liberty Loan. A patriotic demonstration raised its quota of 741000 dollars to 750000 by 9.50 p m. The drive began on Saturday, but Iowa went over the top promptly regardless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Hawkeye
Lucas County
United States
Iowa
Sugar shortage looms as Iowa trims allotment
Iowa faces possible weeks without sugar as Food Administrator M H Cohen warns the state is two and a half million pounds over its monthly allotment. September usage hit 6.4 million pounds against a 4 million pound allotment, prompting strict rationing and one canning limit of fifteen pounds per person. Reynolds notes efforts to protect October orders amid late peaches and other canning needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
M. H. Cohen
Mr. Cohen
Joy riders toll in creek wreck near Hampton
One woman died four injured and three autos wrecked in a Sunday incident in Hampton County. Mrs Frances Jamieson Staedler drowned when a Ford driven by her and her husband left the road and plunged into Squaw Creek a half mile east of Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Frances Jamieson Staedler
Squaw Creek
Stop Itching Eczema with Zemo Remedy Ad
Stop itching eczema fast with Zemo from druggist for 35c small or 1.00 extra large bottle. Healing begins the moment Zemo is applied and soon clears eczema pimples rash and similar skin issues. Zemo is penetrating antiseptic not greasy and won’t stain. The L W Move Co Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Iowa Football Star Beckers Daring War Service Remembered
Iowa City records the death of Fred W. Becker, renowned Iowa football star and war hero, killed in France during World War I after ten months with his battalion. A letter from First Lieutenant William K. Matthews details Beck’s bravery, wounds, and loss, praising him as a beloved officer and soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Fred Wi. Becker
Iowa University
France
Matthews
Beck
Viezy
Soissons
Vielle Wood
Don’t Turn Clock Back October 27 Threat to Time Industry
Chicago readers are urged not to turn clocks back on October 27 the end of daylight saving time. Experts warn it would disrupt time recorders master clocks and clockwork nationwide causing repair demand. Western Union proposes turning hands forward seven hours to avoid misstarts. The piece ties caution to wartime fuel and resource concerns and urges collecting nuts for war effort with Red Cross shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles H. Crooks
Cincinnati Time Recorder Company
Time Service Department
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lot
Sodom
Read Agnes Turner Testimony On Digestive Health
Miss Agnes Turner of Chicago Illinois describes severe indigestion headache and sleeplessness from overwork and irregular meals. After two months on Chamberlains Tablets she reports a cleansed stomach invigored system and restored appetite and sleep. Sold by Lemmon s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Turner
Chicago
Chamberlain
Lemmon's Drug Store
Nut shells power gas masks for soldiers this year
A wartime feature explains how American children gather nuts to supply carbon for gas masks. Shells from hickory, walnuts and butternuts yield high quality carbon, with Brazil nuts imported for other components. Seven pounds of shells make enough carbon for one mask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
The
Red Cross
America
United States
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advert
Old age and kidney health theme touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to defy aging. Claims promise renewed vigor with odorless capsules and a money back guarantee if not effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem Oi
Haarlem
Germans Worried Over Developments
Recent dispatches from German cities show growing public anxiety over the conduct of the war. Reports from Amsterdam and other observers say the plain people have been shaken from apathy by Allied advances and now live under a brooding fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Amsterdam
New York World
More Punishment For Iowa Convicts
Fort Madison Iowa October 3 A system of tighter discipline was ordered by Warden Perkins after four convicts at the state farm near Woodward plundered a Swede labor camp. The men seized an automatic rifle and revolver and were returned to Fort Madison their honor time revoked and removal from the honor roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Perkins
State Farm
Woodward
Factory Workers to Aid Farms in Emergency
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company will place its 1,100 employees at emergency farm work while the plant is closed for invoicing. The offer comes from J. E. Johnson, the factory's general manager, and is directed to the State federal employment bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
lIa
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
State
Federal Employment Bureau
J. E. Johnson
Russ Co Operative Movement Thriving in Russia
The text notes strong economic power of co operative societies in Russia since the war start. Moscow Narodny Bank, founded 1912, remained under cooperative control and reported 1917 turnover of 3,090,000 rubles. Consumers societies rise since 1865, expanding after 1900 and doubling since 1914. An early workers society began 1870 at Kynov Works in the Urals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow Narodny Bank
Moscow Bank
Consumers’ Societies
Kynov Works
Ural Mountains
Operation Cost Questioned by Patient
Reported exchange questions the scale of surgery as the patient claims the operation was extensive and valued at "a couple of thousand dollars." The remark implies concern over medical charges and the extent of care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deetor
Also Mentioned on This Page
England
Belgium
Herlf
Vladivostok
Anna L. Shelly
Women's Overseas Hospital
Odicers Pientnye
Quentin Roosevelt
Bishop Wiisen
Ford
Ford Parts
J. F. Duffy
Sheffield
Williams
Mason City
Jefferson Highway
Fred H. Becker
Perts
Russ Co-Operative
E. Lawrence &Co
J. E. Lemmon
Washington, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!