Eggless Poultry Exhibit Advocates Meatless Day Use
W H Lapp of Iowa State College urged increased poultry production to add about one hundred million pounds, suggesting meatless days for conservation. He advised hatching eggs for consumers to participate, noting show visitors flocking to Waterloo exhibits. Pigeon and rabbit displays drew praise, with Charles Iman winning in pigeons and E W Lane showcasing rabbits. The Waterloo poultry show runs daily with a closing day Saturday at 10 p.m.
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W.H. Lapp
Iowa State College
Waterloo
National Poultry Associations
W. H H. Lapp
Chicago
Charles Iman
E. W. Lane
Assessors Confer on 1918 Program
County assessors and deputies gathered in the county board room for instruction by county auditor J. J. Rainbow and to adjust 1918 salaries. Hans Grone of Cedar Falls named chairman and BE. F. Canfield of Dunkerton secretary. Deputy appointments announced for 1918 and work to begin next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Rainbow
Hans Grone
Cedar Falls
BE. F. Canfield
Dunkerton
Mr. Rainbow
J. A. Townsley
Waterloo
FE. C. Foster
F. F. Yapp
H. B Wilt
J. J. Chapman
A. H. Holt
W. H. Life
A. Sporle
B. A. Wanemaker
Mabel Dean
George GC. Welker
Ellis Cafe
Save Barley as Corn Substitute for Iowa Farmers
Black Hawk county faces a serious corn seed situation as W F Parrott, county food administrator, reports two months of seed germination and yield data. He urges farmers to save all barley to substitute for corn, noting germination tests show poor seed quality from other states. In a separate item, Jack Du Mond, now at Great Lakes naval training, reports promotion to the insurance division and aims for quartermaster assignments, after leaving Repass Auto.
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Black Hawk
W.F. Parrott
Mr Parrott
PA Mond
Jack du Mond
Minneapolis
Ming
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Insurance Department
Gatlars
Quartermaster’s Department of the Navy
du Mond
Repass Auto Company
Navy Notes and Comet Return Report
Navy notes list enlistments including John R. Schneider at the local recruiting station as a third class fireman and John H. Bender and Albert H. Fentiman as apprentice seamen while Iowa aims to supply 1200 sailors by mid February. Comet Encke’s return was reported by cable from Copenhagen to Harvard Observatory after observation in December.
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John R. Schneider
Mavy
Schneider
New Hartford
John H. Bender
Norwood Avenue
Albert H. Fentiman
Randolph Street
Iowa
Towa
Cambridge
Mass
Encke
Harvard College Observatory
Copenhagen
Schorr
Bergedorf Observatory
New York Marriage Licenses Rise in 1917 War Year
New York saw a 10 percent rise in marriages in 1917 amid war strains. City Clerk P J Scully cites April spike and May drop as evidence that war duties influenced nuptials. Licenses in all five boroughs totaled 73 901, with Deputy City Clerk Cruise performing 15 688 ceremonies and urging grooms to kiss their wives.
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New York
P. J. Scully
Five Boroughs
Cruise
Dan Cupid
Government expert on stand at dairy hearing
Chicago January 4 Jesse Dr Bata assistant to the chief of the department of agriculture dairy division testified at the milk commission hearing today. He outlined a two year government survey of milk production costs. Mr Bath was sent here by Secretary of Agriculture Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jesse DR. Bata
Department of Agriculture Dairy Division
Milk Commission
Bath
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Russians Make New Proposals To The Germans
The article reports Bolshevik and German negotiation tensions at Stockholm over Poland and Lithuania, with Kameneff outlining Russia’s stance against 1904 treaty renewal. It notes disorganized army hardships, and Litvinoff’s London appointment asserting Bolshevik aims and pro Allied or pro German misperceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Lithuania
Russia
Stockholm
Ressta
Daily News
Smolny Institute
Bolsheviki
M. Kameneff
Brest Ukovsk
Mr. Sameneff
Nicholas
Germany
Bereavement thanks from the Studebaker and Wagner families
The Studebaker and Wagner families express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and courtesy shown after the death of our husband and son, Mr. F. Studebaker.
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Studebaker
Wagner
Fifty Thousand Slackers in National Army List
Washington D C Jan 4 Fifty thousand real slackers in the United States is Provost Marshal Gen Crowder’s statement in his report to Secretary Baker. About 250000 of the more than 3000000 registered did not appear for examination. 85000 have gone into service without notifying local boards. After aliens are deducted about 50000 real slackers remain. Only about 16000 identified and 2000 prosecuted. 928 Germans of draft age accepted. 14161 enemy aliens accepted. 277451 enemy alien registrations. 104672 called out for the 14161 accepted. AM aliens accepted total 76546.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Gen. Crowder
Baker
Crowder
National Army
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Navy Notes
COPID
London
Maxim Litvinof
Greatiritain
Petrograd
England
Litvinof
Lenine
The
Chronicle
Uod
Bolsheviski
Prussia
Litvinoff
Trotzky
Sam
Troco
Brest
Troco Nut Butter CO
Milwaukee, Wis
Aoe
Swift
Independent Meat CO
Reliable
E.fifth ST
Janesville
Jemima
P.&g
Beverly Club
Jlec
Alaska Sahnon
Evening Courier
Fcc
Ua Ho
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