County Home seeks more land to become self sustaining
Frank C. Beatty, superintendent of the County Home in Washington County Iowa, urges voters to approve purchasing adjoining real estate. He claims the land will be paid from the current levy within seven years without new taxes and will help the county farm operate self sufficiency. Beatty signs open letter to county residents.
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F. C. Beatty
Washington County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Better Than a Pills Chamberlain's Tablets
The question asks how Chamberlain's Tablets surpass pills. They are easier to take, gentle in action, more reliable, and cleanse the stomach while leaving the bowels natural. Pills are harsher and can cause constipation. For sale by Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Russia’s Leap Year Decree Grants State Marriage Rights
A Soviet decree in the Vind imer Gazette declares Russian maids reach state property at 18 and must register at a bureau of free love. Registered women may select a cohabitant husband from men 19 to 50 without the man's consent, while men may similarly choose women, also without consent. Children born of such unions become state property, with penalties for underage girls. The decree cites precedents from Luga Kolpin and Khevelinsk as basis for socialization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bureau of Free Love
Vindimer Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies
Luga
Kolpin
Khevelinsk
Spiders Cause Short Circuits on Wires
During the dry season in Argentina a spider species builds webs that cling to telephone and telegraph lines. At sunset the webs dew up and create short circuits, with eleven pounds of spider-laden webs swept from four wires over six miles.
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Argentine
Popular Science Monthly
Red Cross Works in American Camps
Washington report outlines Red Cross military relief in camps and cantonments through June with $2 110 686 spent and $5 475 000 requested for remainder of year. It cites 2 240 514 sweaters 776 615 mufflers 1 054 814 wristlets 645 961 helmets 2 143 921 socks 419 822 comfort kits and 700 canteens plus 55 000 women volunteers. The effort keeps families informed, supports hospital patients, and operates convalescent houses near training camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Home Service Branch
United States
Army
Department of Military Relief of the Red Cross
August Flower advertised as a stomach aid and liver regulator
Greens August Flower marketed as a centile laxative for stomach disorders and inactive liver. It claims relief from sick headache constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas related palpitations. The ad notes digestion regulation and bile flow stimulation sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Priest Sacrifices Life For Flock
Rev Father W J Quinn of Holy Family church died of Spanish influenza after ministering to the sick during the epidemic. He served night and day among his parishioners, administering last rites before his death. The body will be taken to Marys Iowa.
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Council Bluffs
W. J. Quinn
Holy Family Church
Marys
Iowa
Brass Hat Wounded Officer Heads to Amiens
A wounded brass hat limps into a casualty clearing station and, insisting on self administering first aid, is tagged and sent by ambulance toward Amiens where he vows to remain in the city.
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London
Amiens
Iowa Women to Be Farm Helpers in State War Plan
Definite plans recruit 1500 Iowa women for farm service to form a land army for the war. Mrs. Grimwood and aides from Washington plus state officials met at the Chamberlain hotel to outline recruitment carried on through federal employment bureaus statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Land Army
Victor Grimwood
Farm Service Division
State
Federal Free Employment Bureau
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Neale
Laura Patterson
Chamberlain Hotel
Francis E. Whitley
Council of National Defense
Laura Bass
Pauline Neufeld
Marie West
A. L. Urick
State College
Grimwood
Federal
Armory Project Advances in West Iowa City
Work on the new armory on the recently acquired ground in west Iowa City has progressed for about two weeks. Foundations piers and excavations are complete along the entire footprint. The building will be among the largest in town covering roughly a city block with hollow tile walls faced in brick and Bedford stone and four large entrances.
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Iowa City
Carson Warns Germany Demand Surrender of Malta and Suez
London report from Oxford notes Sir Edward Carson warning that Germany's minimal demands would include Malta Gibraltar and the Suez canal. He backs President Wilson's stance that armistice terms must equal Germany's 1870 terms with Paris exposed to attack.
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London
Oxford
Edward Carson
Germany
Malta
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Wilson
Paris
Bumper Wheat Crop Puts Grain in Cold Storage
Department of Agriculture reports October 1 stock at 195,997,839 bushels versus 114,331,842 on September 1. The on hand supply is about three times larger than a year ago and equals 297.6 percent of the 1917 stock, excluding farm stocks.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Birthright of Happiness Epictetus Quote
A brief epigraph notes that unhappiness stems from personal fault and cites Epictetus that God made all men to be happy. The saying urges self-responsibility for mood and well being.
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Epictetus
Armistice Tactics The 1871 Paris Siege and Terms
A historical survey recalls Bismarck and Moltke pressing Paris to surrender after a brutal siege. It outlines key dates from Sedan to the Frankfort peace, the 21 day armistice, indemnities, Alsace Lorraine loss, and Parisian capitulation amid German demonstrations of power.
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Advertisement Claim
A vintage advert promises one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It touts a thirty five year track record, claims to cleanse the blood and mucous surfaces, and urges readers to start taking the medicine to see real improvement. Testimonials are offered upon request from J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Mall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Serbs Reach Heights Near Kragujevatz City
Paris reports Serbian forces have reached the heights south of the important town of Kragujevatz. The Austrians set fire to the station and depot and committed atrocities on the population as they withdrew.
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Kragujevatz
Paris
French War Office
Food Price Bulletin Issued By Local Committee
Wil Frank L. Wilson chairs the price bulletin committee with J 4 A. J. Yates and Rev. Eaton listed as members in this community notice outlining food price guidance and adoption.
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Frank L. Wilson
A. J. Yates
Eaton
Missing Man Bowman Found Dead Near New Boston Field
Fort Madison Iowa October 28 The body of a man believed named Bowman 32 years old was found in a field on the William Sunden farm near New Boston by farm laborers He had been dead some time Bowman was an orphan who had lived with the Sunden family for years He left the farm at harvest and was not heard from Coroner Walter Clements was summoned and an investigation will be made due to suspicious circumstances surrounding Bowman's death
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Paris
France
Sedan
Metz
Germany
Bismarck
Roon
Thiers
Favre
Versailles
Fort Madison
Bowman
William Sunden
New Boston
Sunden
Walter Clements
Bowmar
Slower Training For Older Drafts At Camp Dodge
Des Moines October 29. The training schedule at Camp Dodge will be less strenuous for older draftees than for younger men. Orders direct commanders to consider that many future inductees will be of mature age and may come from occupations not suited to initial heavy training.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
First Use of Oars in Ship Propulsion History
The passage notes that oars were first used to propel ships independently of wind. It credits Blasco de Garay with the first attempt at this propulsion in 1583 at Barcelona as part of early land vehicle propulsion influencing ship design.
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Blasco de Garay
Barcelona
Former Senator Eugene Hale Dies at 82 in Washington
Former U S Senator Eugene Hale of Ellsworth Maine died at his Washington residence at eighty two after a long illness He served thirty years in the senate and retired in his seventy fifth year The body will be sent to Ellsworth for interment with funeral arrangements pending
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Washington
Eugene Hale
Ellsworth
Hale
Senate
United States Senate
Ilness
The Particular Man Says He Ties Necktie Before Call
A Portland Press quip notes a man who sharpens his appearance before speaking to a woman on the telephone. The remark frames meticulous grooming as a sign of formality and attention in social exchanges.
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Portland Press
First Round Relief Promoted For Rheumatic Aches
An old advertisement touts a topical remedy for rheumatic pains claiming fast relief without rubbing. It emphasizes easy penetration, cleanliness, economy with a large bottle, and availability at drug stores.
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Supt. F.C. Beatty
Frank C. Beatty Steward
County Home
Russia
Yank
Anne
Sam
General Hospital
NEW Armory
von Moltke
Bazaine
Napoleon
Jules Favre
William
National Assembly
Mont Valerien
St. Denis
Bordeaux
M. Thiers
Alsace-Lorraine
Frankfort
Ataari
Food Price Bulletin
Fair Price Interpreting Committee
Alaska
C Son
H. M Beicher
Elder
A. N. Alberson
C. C. Cunningham
Ft. Madison
Maine
Long Hiness
Sloan
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
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