Martial Law Talk At Presbyterian Meeting Tonight
Dr J Alvin Orr of Pittsburgh will speak at the Keokuk presbytery conference at First United Presbyterian church tonight about a New World Movement. He predicts martial law for the nation and links unrest to Bolshevism and German strategy, urging wage increases and a brotherhood between capital and labor.
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J. Alvin Orr
Pittsburgh
First United Presbyterian Church
Borgalis
Dr. Orr
Congressional Committee
Orr
New World Movement
United Presbyterian Church
Keokuk
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Seopen
J. H. White
The
P. C. McKelvey
Synodical
R. W. Thompson
First Church
Des Moines
Work Gives Immunity to Lampblack Workers
A London Tit-Bits writer notes men in lampblack works gain immunity to tuberculosis from inhaling carbon. The article claims many early phthisis sufferers sacrifice employment to work in these duties and compares the workers to coal miners for being notably free from nervous diseases.
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London
Sacrifice and Love Define True Affection
Alden states that love requires sacrifice and self control. He argues that genuine love involves the ability to give or withhold, with sacrifice marking the highest emotion. The quote links love to restraint and enduring selflessness as its core test.
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Alden
Scientist claims metal removal from blood by electrolysis
An Mngtkah scientist asserts he has perfected a method to withdraw metals absorbed by human blood through electrolysis, presenting a potential blood treatment breakthrough.
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Mngtkah
Government urges farmers to invest in Liberty bonds and savings
The Treasury Department through state agricultural colleges promotes thrift and war savings stamps, Treasury certificates, and Liberty bonds for farmers. It warns against land speculation, notes safe government securities as prime collateral, and outlines investment options and fraud protections.
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Savings Division
Treasury Department
Benjamin R. Andrews
Treasury Savings
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Liberty Bonds
Liberty
Virgin Islands Set Example in War Savings stamp Sales
The Saving Division of the Treasury reports Virgin Islands residents have bought war savings stamps totaling nearly 2500 dollars this year. Average per capita purchases compare favorably with any U S state, at 17 25 dollars per square mile of the territory. Sales occurred through local post offices in the islands.
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Uncle Sam
The
Virgin Islands
Treasury Department
Islands
States of the Union
Denmark
Imanda
Wise Spender Is Wise Saver
A consumer-focused item urges readers to police their pocketbooks and adopt prudent spending habits as a path to saving money and avoiding wasteful purchases. The piece stresses budgeting, tracking expenses, and prioritizing essential needs for financial health.
Thrift chairmen named in Illinois club women drive
Mrs. Frederick A. Dow has appointed thrift chairmen across Illinois Federated Clubs districts to push the governments savings campaign. The list includes Mrs. C. D. Stone, Mrs. Howard Ames, Mrs. H. H. Day, and others with locations in Chicago Tonica Dixon Biggsville Knoxville Pontiac Grant Park Palmyra Collinsville Salem West Frankfort among the named districts. The campaign emphasizes thrift at home and community benefit though the war is over. Treasury and War Savings certificates details follow with prices and redemption terms.
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Frederick A. Dow
Ilinois Federated
Government Savings
Dow
Minois
C. D. Stone
Howard Ames
Pontiac
J. R. Hanlon
Grant Park
C. S. Mahan
Palmyra
Peter Johnson
Collinsville
Harry Farson
Salem
KE. Jacobs
West Frankfort
New Savings Certificates Marve l of Finance gain in Seventh District
Reports from all parts of the Seventh district show growing popularity of new 100 and 1000 treasury Savings certificates. They are likened to baby bonds with strong investment value. Secretary Glass calls them the saves of finance and Albert Boswell cites six reasons including tax exemption privileges.
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United States
War Savings District
West Monroe Street
Chicago
Washington
Treasury Savings
Seventh District
Waste in America: $700 Million in Food Lost Annually
The National Association of Waste Material Dealers says Americans waste 700 million dollars of food yearly. If one ounce per home is wasted daily across 20 million homes, the loss hits 1,300,000 pounds daily. The coal wasted yearly equals two weeks of all mines' output.
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National Association of Waste Material Dealers
America
Liberty Bonds Double Your Money with Quarterly Interest
An investment of 100 dollars in Liberty Bonds grows to about 150 dollars in roughly 17 years if 4 percent interest is reinvested and compounded quarterly. War Savings Stamps offer this rate, starting the city purchaser.
Ground broken for Muscatine Packing plant
Muscatine saw the formal ground breaking for the $1,250,000 Muscatine Packing company plant in Muscatine. The event occurred shortly after 10 o clock with limited witnesses as company officials had not announced the time beforehand.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Packing Company
Mayor McNutt Opens New Muscatine Packing Company Site
A groundbreaking ceremony in Muscatine featured Mayor McNutt turning the first dirt with R. S. McNutt and Charles H. Ferguson supervising. The event signaled a new era for local industry and promised hundreds of jobs, population growth, higher property values, and stronger business prospects for the community.
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Mayer
R. S. McNutt
Mayor McNutt
Charles H. Ferguson
National Repute
Muscatine Packing Company
Marks & Hewere
Muscatine
Death Scene Critique by Amelia E. Barr Reveals Quiet Dissatisfaction
The obituary notes Amelia E. Barr, a prolific novelist with sixty titles, discussed a death scene with a New York publisher last spring and admitted the chapter lacked life. Her candid remark highlighted the challenge of crafting convincing death moments in fiction.
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Amelia E. Barr
New York
Life and American life summarized by Thwing
A reflection on life as the supreme interest of America. It describes life as full progressive intense ambitious imperfect, noting that one glory of life lies in its imperfections.
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America
Charles F. Thwing
Soldier hat cords by army branch colors
The cords on soldiers’ hats denote branches: blue infantry, yellow cavalry, red artillery, red and white engineer corps, salmon and white signal corps, maroon medical corps, black and red ordnance corps, buff quartermaster corps, and gold and black for commissioned officers.
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Cavalry
Artillery
Engineer Corps
Signal Corps
Medical Corps
Ordnance Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Great Occasions Reveal Heroes and Cowards
A reflective piece notes that great moments do not create character but reveal it. It argues people quietly grow stronger or weaker until a crisis exposes what they have become.
It's Mint Covered Cartoons Note From Magazine
A cartoon caption notes mint color covers and references small fish near riverside banks. The piece in Cartoons Magazine presents a humorous visual without additional context.
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Cartoons Magazine
The Seat of the Mighty
A captain visits a village belle and a vicious dog tears his seat. His brothers joke about risking his anatomy, but the captain quips he is willing to give up his seat to any lady. The judge’s note frames the humorous anecdote.
Hidden Motive Sparks Tense Office Confrontation
A clerk reports a tense exchange where an employer instructs to hide from a potential buyer or risk exposure. The boss warns the clerk not to work or risk discovery, signaling a secretive agenda and possible deception.
Arabs Hollow Baobabs to Build Rain Cisterns
Central African baobabs with trunks up to forty feet wide naturally form rainwater cisterns. Arabs imitate this by hollowing the trees to store water during the wet season, creating structures twenty feet tall and eight to ten feet in diameter for use in dry periods.
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Central
Africa
Chinese Locomotive Engineers Noted for Air Brake Touch
Chinese engine drivers have the keenest sense of touch with the air brake of any in the world. A break in two is almost unheard of, and there is very little damage to cars on Shantung railways.
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Shantung
Benefits of Walks for Health and Appearance
Daily walks in the open air are claimed to improve hair growth through better circulation. Skin color and texture may improve with proper cleaning, and the figure may benefit. Calming nerves is also noted, making walking a recommended exercise for women of all ages.
Parlor Visit Sparks Quiet Exchange
In a terse exchange a speaker asks to enter the parlor while noting the presence of his sister and her beau. He promises a brief stay and mentions an expected payment of a quarter to leave, hinting at domestic tensions.
Conciliation in the Kitchen Bargain
A mistress compliments her long serving cook and offers a silk petticoat as a gift. The cook, surprised, asks how many guests have dined with them, revealing years of serving in the same role. The exchange ends with a practical, quiet response.
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M'M
Mrs Willis Joke Sparks Town Topics Wit
A humorous snippet from Town Topics notes Mrs Willis quips about her four husbands. Mrs Gillis counters with a playful list describing the husbands as mental, temperamental, accidental, and experimental.
A Poser. Priscilla Posts a Moral Dilemma
Priscilla sketches a parable about a man who breaks his word and finds no other to trust him. The panel questions the fate of a promise when it is not kept and no one will accept it.
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Priscilla
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