Farm products show amazing totals in 1916
Washington DC December 7 1918 secretary Houston quotes the farm sector’s war effort and record acreage 289000000 acres planted across principal crops with favorable and adverse weather. He notes rising values and government support highlighting farmers risk and progress toward postwar production and rural urban links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Naion
Houston
Congress
White House
Rushell
Department
Agricultural College
Cedar Valley FAI Assn Names 3 Leaders for Next Year
The Cedar Valley FAI Association announces new officers and a director for the coming year. Cedar F. Weisbard will replace his late father HR Weisbard as director, joining returning officers in guiding the organization.
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Cedar Valley Fai Assn
Cedar F
HR. Ll. Weisbard
Community clubs host meetings and holiday plans detailed
Reported yesterday gatherings across several clubs including Hed Cross sewing at Virsn Mo HawLiura Welch’s church parlor and Good Fellows and United War Work funds receiving gifts. Engagement announced for Miss Mayme Hoar to Arthur M Jones with a pink and white two course spread and Kodak heart keepsakes. Multiple literary and social events noted with plans for Christmas party, picnics, music, and club officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo HawLiura Welch
Muster A T Cunt Out Dec 14 Examining Men Monday
Cedar Falls special report notes physical examination of members of A T C at Iowa State Teachers College to begin Monday morning under order by Commander Oneck Doctor Bl 7 Taterma and day staff. Men to be mustered out of service after supper December 14 with specialists Shallenberger and Russell-Lamson listed for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers' College
Edgar Onecak
Taterma
Red Cross Notes Meet in Memorial Hall
Waterlap chapter D. A. Twill will meet Monday evening for Red Cross work in Memorial hall.
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Waterlap
D. A. Twill
Red Cross
Memorial Hall
Churches Plan Aid for Good Fellows Christmas Cheer
Representatives from each church will meet Monday evening at the YMCA to outline the Good Fellows program. Each church will bring district family information and a visiting committee will assess homes to determine suitable Christmas gifts for those in need.
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YM. C. A
Ach
Readjustment Not to Convulse Nation Says Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board’s monthly review, made public today, expresses confidence that the nation will survive the readjustment period without serious difficulty. It notes relief from labor scarcity due to reduced war work and demobilization, and that price levels had begun a slight decline even before the armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Among the Churches Thimble Bee and Social at Walnut Street Baptist
A First Baptist women’s society held a thimble bee yesterday afternoon at Miss Eudora Carey’s home, followed by supper for men with women of the church. Mrs Roland Taylor and Miss Marian Walker contributed musical numbers to the evening’s entertainment. About 40 members attended a party hosted by Alpha Philathea members for their husbands at Mr. and Mrs. Joseph’s home.
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VE. O
Alford
Franklin Street
Mmes
Lore Alford
Mary
J. U. Luffing
First Baptist
Eudora Carey
Roland Taylor
Marian Walker
Walnut Street Baptist
Alpha Philathea!lass
Mro
Joseph
Bullet Fails to Stop Negro in Flight and Is Wounded
Ed Powell colored received a inch in the leg wall from an officer’s gun while fleeing arrest after a theft attempt aboard a freight train. He was captured at Mobile and Albany streets after a pursuit, a pistol and a dirk found on his person. A flesh wound from the officer’s bullet was dressed by a physician. Powell is walking about.
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Ed. Powell
Ada W
C.fle
Maurice Welch
Mobile
Albany
16000 Contracts for Ordnance Past Year
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. C. C. Williams announcing in the annual ordnance report that Watervliet Arsenal is now equipped to manufacture guns up to 18 inch calibre. The year saw 16 000 contracts for material valued at 5 900 000 000 with four thousand manufacturers and 420 600 000 spent on expanding facilities. Nitrate plant development progresses toward independence from Chilean supplies, with one plant already yielding about 23 000 tons per year.
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Washington, D. C
Watervliet
N. Y
C. C. Williams
Secretary of War
Bankers see broad revival for Iowa business future
A Waterloo business column notes bankers in Iowa foresee a widespread prosperity. After war end, farm sales boosted cattle hogs and sheep prices, enabling banks to cut debts. Local banks gain from improved conditions as city banks repay Federal Reserve borrowings, linking healthier finances across institutions. Advertisement for willow, $1.00, by J. W. Joder & Son.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Inen
Yona
F. W. Powers
Black Hawk National Bank
Federal Reserve
Promice Lloyd George demand for reparations
London reports Promice Lloyd George demands of Germany for 800,000 pounds sterling as Great Britain's war costs. Other dispatches note food delivery limits lifted, casualty counts delayed, Skoropadski killed in Ukraine, Kiev captured, Crown Prince Wilhelm renouncing throne, American troops at Mainz, shipbuilding permits loosened, Glass nomination confirmed, peace opening planned in Paris, and navy total projections for 1920.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Promice Lloyd George Wit
Germany
Great Britain
Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Washington
D. C
War Department
Geneva
Skoropadski
Ukraine
Kiev
Paris
Frederick Wilhelm
Amsterdam
Mainz
Rhine
Griffin
Deadly trench shotgun sparks war talk and orders
Article describes a six shot pump action trench shotgun with an outer steel jacket and bayonet attachment, claiming it could fire 50 shells a minute and spray lead at short range. It notes grenades, armor, and the dangers of rapid fire in WWI fighting, and includes Secretary Baker condemning alcohol at homecomings and praising sobriety. The piece ends by stating the French Legion of Honor has over 500000 members.
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Peter Carney
Naw
Reception and Music at Conservation Meet
Announcement of the big food conservation meeting next Thursday evening at Grace Mt church. W F Parrott county food commissioner made details public. A reception committee chaired by Mrs Marquis, Mrs Boies, Mrs Buethele, Mrs Pettit, and CG Morris has been named. Rev J E Lockwood to give invocation. Paul Davis to lead patriotic songs in a quartet.
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Grace MT
W. F. Parrott
KF. L. Marquis
Boies
J. L. Buethele
Fred
Don’t Give Booze to Returning Soldiers Baker Plea
Washington secretary Baker urged the public to aid returning soldiers by discouraging intoxicating drink. He called on friends of servicemen to help curb alcohol as troops come home, stressing responsibility and support for veterans.
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Baker
Washington, D. C
Father John's Medicine Ad Promotes Strength and Health
An old fashioned non alcoholic tonic advertises Father John s Medicine as a safe dietary aid for winter strength. It claims sixty years of service and rich nourishment that builds energy, supports resistance to disease, and turns nourishment into new flesh and strength for all the family.
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John
Medircine
Found in the Hoosier convenience of practical design
A concise note highlights a Hoosier style arrangement praised for its practicality and efficient construction, claiming all desired conveniences are readily available within the system and its layout.
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K. Joder & Son
Clarence Wallace
H. E. N. Club
Riverside Drive
A. E. Stull
T.N. E
Frank Cole
Mmnes
Nissan
Wilkie
St. Anne's
Dorothy Burt
Will B
Mitchell
Christ Episcopal—The Daughters ,of the King
Macheon
Tales S Hall
Mayme Hoar
W. H. Shanks
Arthur M. Jones
Maple Brave, Jr
Tina Martin
J. J
Shaulls
Kodak
Miss Hoar
Mr. Jones
F.C. Hoar
Woman's Club
Henry Austin
France
John Knox
Alfred Longley
W. H. Bickley
Vera Hock
W. Roies
Anna Marcella
H. B. Kelly
C. N. Shane
Lincoln Circle
Ada B. Warren
Cora, Broadbent
Nina Woodard
the Cook
Anna
WW Core
Lillian Burwell
Gue
W. H. Mickley
L. C. Memsworth
Yen
Mies
Jon
Emerett J. Covell
Fred Clark
Prank L. Marquis
Mi Rickley Ami
Tee
M. Frank
James Carney
Book and
Seedio Ehity
Doo'eioek
Cooley
Shallenberger
Waterlon
Hozel Russell-Lamson
San CA
Saps Yanics
Plapland
Lapland
New York
England
Kington
Wilson
George
Reserve Board
Waouiiad Barupecer Rising Ag
J. W. Joder & Son
West 4Th Sr
Conservation Meet
Gow
Wong & Miller's
Phelps
Jefferson
Father John
John C. Rudnick
Dan
Dan Scholl
Hall- Ekfelt Company Verything
Park Avenue and
Lafayette Street
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