How To Run A Furnace Or Stove In Illinois
Federal Fuel Administration for Illinois issues general rules to save fuel up to 20 percent in homes. Advice covers dampers in smoke pipes, proper draft control, use of ash-pit doors, wrapping heat pipes, grate care, avoiding excessive fire disturbance, storm sealing, room temperature at 68 or lower, nighttime heating discipline, closing unused rooms, radiator covers, and keeping two pans of water to maintain air moisture.
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France
Federal Fuel Administration
Illinois
Joseph Harrington
Remorse Showing Ravages on Kaiser
Geneva reports Swiss observers describe Emperor William as aged and fatigued after a Nauheim conference with King Ferdinand. The Demokrate says the visit aimed to gain Bulgarian divisions for the western front, freeing German reserves, while Austro-Hungarian troops are used similarly. German recruits as young as 18 are ordered to prepare for October fighting.
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Geneva
William
Ferdinand
Nauheim
Demokrate
Iowa Saves Sugar and Food Under Conservation Drive
Iowa reports strong progress in food conservation over the last two months. Miss Neale Knowles notes 3,646,625 pounds of sugar saved in 40 counties and 13,721,654 pounds of flour saved in 41 counties. The drive also pledged 22,130 people to save wheat and organized 188 canning clubs in 26 counties with 686 volunteer demonstrators across 65 counties.
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Iowa
Neale Knowles
Sugar not needed for canning says Iowa expert
Miss Catherine McKay home economics director for Iowa at Ames says sugar isn’t necessary for canning fruit and vegetables. She notes modern methods and guidelines reduce or remove sugar usage in preserving produce.
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Catherine McKay
Iowa
Ames
Canning Tips Advocate Corn Syrup Use
A source notes that sugar is not necessary for preserving foods during canning. If sweetness is desired, corn syrup is recommended as a suitable substitute.
Adjutant General Seeks Standard for Medical Board Exams
Des Moines September 6. The adjutant general orders local boards to report how many men sent to camp were accepted or rejected for disqualification and the reasons. The state will compute an average rejection rate per 100 men inducted and require explanations from above average boards, aiming for a standard matching army surgeon exams.
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Adjutant General
Des Moines
Red Oak Sleuth Must Stand Trial
According to Ottumwa reports Judge C. W. Vermillion overruled the demurrer of J. N. Wilkerson to his Wapello county grand jury indictment and the case will likely be tried this term in Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
C. W. Vermillion
J. N. Wilkerson
Wapello County
Osceola Parish Votes to Retain Dr Grigsby
In Oskaloosa, the 4th Quarterly Conference at Central Methodist Church unanimously invited Dr L M Grigsby to pastor for the coming year though final approval rests with the Presiding Bishop and cabinet. Grigsby closes his second Oskaloosa year amid widespread desire for his return.
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Oskaloosa
L. M. Grigsby
M. E
Grigsby
Worshine
Talk of High Cost of Medicine
A reader advocates Mayr's Wonderful Remedy praising two bottles for two dollars and claims it cured indigestion bloating and threatened surgery. The ad notes the product allegedly clears catarrhal mucus and intestinal inflammation and offers one dose as money back guarantee. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
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Mayr
Lemmon’s
Advi
Pimples Signal Bad Blood Says Old Cure Ad
An old advertisement warns that facial pimples and skin eruptions indicate sluggish impure blood and promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood purifier free of minerals or chemicals. It urges readers to buy a bottle at the drugstore and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at 29 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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S. S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Ceorgia
Church Details Show Strong Finances And Growth
The article notes six thousand dollars spent on general expenses and about four thousand seven hundred thirty contributed to benevolence across church interests. It highlights large gifts to the Red Cross Army Y M C A and other patriotic causes. Current membership reaches nine hundred seventy with nine hundred eighty nine in Sunday school. Delegates to the Laymen's Association meeting are listed as C. Ed Beman W. E. Kemble W. W. White W. H. Shaw F. A. Bell R. A. Kent and Mrs. Sarah Buelle.
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Red Cross
Army Y. M. C. A
Stomach Versus Soul Debate Cited in Press Note
A brief sentiment from the Loustop Post argues the stomach drives a man’s check-signing more than his soul, reflecting on moral influence in everyday decisions.
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Loustop Post
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H. F. Steck Hallmark
James L. Hand
Chas. J. Wilbur
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