Army munition production speeds up with large scale plants planned
Washington reports rapid progress in rifle and machine gun manufacture as 155 mm howitzers lead output. Neville Island plant for large caliber guns will cost 150 million dollars and span 1000 acres. Monthly Brownings and machine guns shipments rise. rifle output stays around 200000 units monthly. revolvers and pistols total 50000 to 60000 monthly.
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Washington
Crowell
France
Neville Island
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Crowell
J. Crowell
Fit
Chamberlain's Tablets Advertised By Lima Drug Store
Miss Emma Verbryke of Lima Ohio reports rapid improvement after using Chamberlain's Tablets for recurrent stomach troubles and biliousness. For sale by Lemmon's Drug Store. Advt.
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Chamberlain
Emma Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
Lemmon
Store Well Your Garden Products
War Garden Commission urges home storage of vegetables for winter. Canning and drying supplement storage, but do not replace it. Ventilation and steady temperature are vital. the cellar is ideal for storing conserved produce and moisture retention. The commission offers a book on storage.
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H. G. Emery
Illustrated World
National War Garden Commission of
Washington
National War Garden Commission
W.S.S. Purchasers Fail to Keep Stamps Pledges
Several counties pledged full quotas of War Savings Stamps but cash sales show many pledge-makers are not honoring their commitments.
War Savings pledge drive urged to honor commitments
Homer A. Miller states it is better not to pledge than to pledge and fail to redeem. Iowa risks missing its War Savings quota unless early pledges are redeemed. County chairmen have started checking pledges and will urge delinquents to make them good immediately.
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Homer A. Miller
Iowa
Organizing War Savings Societies in Iowa Schools
A statewide drive organizes War Savings Societies in schools, churches, lodges, and workplaces. Prof Macy Campbell leads 18 060 societies across Iowa aiming to complete by late September with cooperation from county and city superintendents and state War Savings committee. People may request information from Homer A Miller at 710 Fleming Bidg Des Moines.
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War Savings
War Savings Society
Macy Campbell
State Teachers’ College of
Cedar Falls
Campbell
Washington
State War Savings Committee
Iowa
Organization of Societies
Homer A. Miller
Fleming
Des Moines
Spiders Cause Short Circuits on Argentine Wires
During the dry season in Argentina two spider species build webs on telephone and telegraph lines. At sunset their dew-soaked threads create short circuits, with eleven pounds of silk collecting on four wires over six miles, according to Popular Science Monthly.
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Argentina
Popular Science Monthly
Federal probe urged into Iowa Homestead articles
A nationwide Liberty loan conference adopted resolutions calling for a federal investigation of articles printed in the Iowa Homestead by owner James M. Pierce. The group accused Pierce of spreading seditious propaganda to disrupt bond sales and urged Harding to back the State Council of Defense in expelling him. The meeting also featured talks on aggressive subscription tactics and women’s aid programs.
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Des Moiness
James M. Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Conference of Liberty Loan Workers
Iowa
United Front
Harding
State Council of Defense
Pierce
C. H. Schweppe
Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Grace Dixon
Son's Departure For Camp Causes Collapse
Fort Madison Iowa September 5 A parade crowd watches as George Denny from south of Burlington near the Lee area experiences a collapse during the Labor Day parade. Quick medical aid is reported, with no further details available.
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Son
Fort Madison
George Denny
Burlington
Girl testifies site knew no trouble until tile murder
Miss Velma Taylor, 14, a visitor at the Guy Wilford home in Maquoketa, testifies she heard shots the night of the murder and saw her uncle hand money after the crime. She denies any friction in the Wilford home and defends her uncle as a welcome guest. Velma recounts waking from sleep to hear a screen door shut and describes events before authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Velma Taylor
Guy Wilford
Maquoketa
Wilfords
Taylor
Wilford
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. It is a constitutional disease best treated with an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Promoted by a noted practitioner, it blends tonics and blood purifiers to address catarrh.
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Hall
Remarkable Poise Under Strain Describes Her Age
A brief notice notes her age and her ability to endure the strain with steadfast composure, highlighting resilience in difficult circumstances.
Drying and Canning Guide for Home Garden Produce
The article advises choosing between drying and canning garden and orchard crops based on storage space. It lists vegetables for drying greens herbs fruit vegetables root tubers and peas and beans and suggests drying fruits such as peaches figs apples pears and berries. It promotes contacting the National War Garden Commission for a free canning and drying manual with a two cent stamp.
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National War Garden Commission
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W.S.S
Jim Pierce
Investi
C. H. McNider
Mason City
State Director of Sales
George Tibbs
Cheney
K. Hall
U. S
War Department
Marine Corps
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Mae Or
H. F. Steck
Henry H. Steck
James L. Hand
Mgr. Chas. J. Wilbur
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