Illinois Central timetable changes take effect Sunday noon
The Illinois Central announces a new time card aligned with daylight saving. No trains are annulled. adjustments slow several trains, with No 18 rerouted via Dubuque to 8 10 am, No 14 shifted to 6 25 pm, and No 15 arriving at 8 55 am. Trains 29 and 30 between Chicago and St Paul reinstated to run Chicago–Dubuque only.
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Chicago
Dubuque
Omaha
Sioux City
Minnesota
St. Paul
Great Western
Stack Island
Plenty of Work If You Can Fit In
Single men for farm work are in great demand at the state federal free employment bureau. Farmers seek help daily and appeals for farm laborers come from communities across Iowa. The bureau lists 50 married men, experienced farmers, but housing for families blocks placement. Des Moines and other state bureaus will assist to place men. Today the bureau received an appeal for 60 section hands near Manly IA.
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State
Federal Free Employment Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Manly
Home Gardening book reissued by Grosset & Dunlap
A Waterloo booksellers note new edition of Home Gardening by Benjamin F. Shaw, originally The Gardenette. The Sand-wich System promises early vegetable yields on small plots and soil improvement with a simple proven plan. The book covers vegetables and flowering plants, is well illustrated and priced nominally. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, publish.
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Benjamin F
Waterloo
Grosset & Dunlap
New York
Used Hair Dye as Camouflage to Enter Army
Omaha Nebraska March 28 Jesse KR Davis 49 of Marshalltown dyed his hair brown and enlisted in the quartermaster office here yesterday giving his age as 41. Officers say he will likely remain in the army. Davis has two sons and one son-in-law in service. His wife will tend the farm during their absence as patriotism surges in western Iowa and Nebraska recruiters keep station busy with men sent to training camps in the past four days.
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Omaha
Neb
Jesse KR. Davis
Marshalltown
Davis
Jess
Han
Iowa
Nebraska
Wilhelm's Faster Suits Offer In Ripple Bacs Styles
An advertisement touts Wilhelms faster suits priced from 25 to 235 dollars featuring new shades and styles, including the ripple bacs.
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Wilhelm
Food price surge hits June costs nationwide
Washington March 28 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports food prices rose one percent from Jan 15 to Feb 16 totaling a 21 percent year rise. Sugar led the gains at 12 percent with other items including hens roundsteak sirloin and butter up. eyes fell nine percent. Five-year German cost comparisons show a 117 percent weekly food cost jump since the war.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Germany
Cascarets Ad Promises Quick Cleanse For All
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a safe laxative that cleanses the bowels and liver, claiming users wake with clear heads and rosy complexions. It targets mothers and children, urging a 10 cent box from any drug store and promises gentle relief from constipation and digestive discomfort.
Warned of German mine traps and lures after retreat
A War Department pamphlet warns American troops to beware of traps and deceptive shelters left by retreating German forces. The guide lists suspicious signs such as well furnished ruins, intact equipment, and objects embedded in walls. It cautions on water sources and warns to avoid clockwork driven devices and carefully inspect roads and tents for mines.
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General Staff
Hindenburg
War Department
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