Peace propaganda and Prussian power in war outlook
The piece argues German peace efforts after a failed military push threaten Allied gains. It contends Germany cannot be trusted while under Prussian rule and warns that any peace would leave the military machine intact, risking renewed conquest and future bloodshed. It praises American resolve and anticipates patriotic displays including a Lincoln-era tribute march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Front
Obody
Germany
Piars
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Serbia
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Imrer
America
War end visions echo across Berlin street hopes
The piece notes wartime optimism about the ending of the conflict and the expected march of American troops with allies. It contends that a future German defeat would unfold under pressure from Allied forces, while cautioning against revolutionary terror and pillage that may accompany upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
France
Italy
England
Berlin
Althouts
Heiser
Reader objects to Over the Top in theater ad
Iowa editor readers object to using the phrase Over the Top to advertise a genial theater revue. They argue the term has wartime associations and should be kept sacred though it has become common speech. The piece notes patriotism and propriety amid broad usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
France
What Is a Tornado Review in Weather Science
An article summarizing how tornadoes differ from cyclones, their defining features, and typical behavior. It details the funnel cloud, roaring sound, debris patterns, common paths and speeds, safe shelter guidance, and seasonality with Q&A excerpts from Prof. Henry.
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United States Weather Bureau
Just Monthly Weather Review
Washington
J. A. Ienry Beys
Great Plains
Prairies
Mississippi River
Henry
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Plains States
Appalachians
Aus
Omaha
The Romance of the Potato by Barry LeRoy Haywood
A sweeping history of the potato from Peru to Europe and America. the piece links the tuber’s spread with cultural appetite, Irish famine, and a pivotal wartime plea. It urges conserving wheat for soldiers, promoting potatoes as the key substitute to feed nations and support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry LeRoy Haywood
Peru
South America
Hieronymus Cardan
Spain
Sam
Italy
Belgium
England
Walter Raleigh
Colonies
Cork
Traland
Ireland
Goitre and thyroid function explained in health columns
A health column explains goitre as thyroid gland swelling caused by iodine imbalance and environmental factors. It covers Graves disease, symptoms like eye protrusion and rapid heartbeat, and notes goitre can run in families without being germ related. Practical Q&A touches on remedies, cautions, and dermatologist care.
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Derbyshire
Hire Neck
Switzerland
Graves
Bdow
Basedow
War summons Jim Hanby from Chicago in aging veteran call
Chicago Post recalls Jim Hanby a longtime publicity man known for trust and city ties. He closes his business saying nonessential work helps only the living, reports he has been accepted by the Canadian army and must report May 7. A New Jersey woman patents a mesh bag key finder amid mascarade shopping woes.
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Chicago Post
Jim Hanley
Chicago
Jim Hanby
Hanby
Hanley
James Hanby
Andy
Tam
Nobods
Jin
New Jersey
Warthne Cooking Recipes Urges Potato Use Reduction
Greene Ia May 13 to the editor in views of the people a reader urges housewives to conserve food for the war by cutting sugar fats and use of potatoes. She critiques potato pastries and offers a recipe for a conservation cake and calls herself a kitchen soldier supporting food-saving ideas.
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Greene
Paul Davis
Woman's Defense ‘Council
Flora
Willias
Angelus of Strife Awakens Verbena Community
In Verbena Alabama a new afternoon practice called the Prayer of the Belt unites residents. At 6 pm the Verbena church bell rings for two minutes as all rise and pray for the president, soldiers, and the nation to victory. The ritual draws in every age and class, with even longtime nonbelievers joining dutifully. Representing a state, Cedar Rapids Gazette notes how states and cities fund nation’s needs, listing congressional membership and spending by Iowa Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Chicago. It argues representation and shared costs reflect state influence in federal policy.
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Dallas News
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Montgomery
Chiton County
Alabama
Angelus
Sirife
Verbena
Suida
Cedar Ramas
Congress
Iowa
Tiliais
Cook County
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
The Value of Courtesy in Business and Service
A discussion of how firms rate salespeople on 35 traits under four categories Physical Intellectual Personality and Salesmanship. A standout finding is that courtesy counts more than ambition or honesty, being worth extra weight in success. Hotel managers echo this, noting courteous staff win trust despite slower speed or less skill.
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Finn
Fifty Years Ago In The Courier May 34 1808
Fifty years ago in The Courier from Janesville a mob dragged deputy sheriff and hanged John McRoberts two miles southwest of Waverly after he confessed to stealing two horses. The piece also notes railway work near Iowa Falls Fort Dodge, Father Murphy establishing a parish region, a burglary on T. S. Leonard’s home, and concerns about fast driving and roaming horses plus local express company moves by B G Button and Hitchcock Aline.
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John McRoberts
Janesville
Bremer County
Waverly
Four Decades Ago May 15 1878 Local Notes
Forties years ago report from Barclay township notes two children injured with broken legs after wagon fall and cow mishap. Frost damages valued at $450000 hit county, fruit blossoms hardest. Firemen tournament set for June 4 with marshal W B Strayer and aides. Local milk output and bread pricing listed. Stockyard deliveries reach 308 hogs, 10 carloads. Wheat oats hogs corn butter eggs prices. A Tama County bride wedding May 14. East side school grounds and evergreen tree plantings described. Farmers parade with wagons awaiting unload.
Drowning in the River Headlines May 16 1898
Twenty years ago on Monday May 16 1898 Frank Giorgie aged 22 drowned in the river at Janesville. The statuation class in west high lists many students including Wilt Ogle and Grace Rodamar. The cornerstone for the new M C A building was laid with sermons by Pur mort and Evans. Funeral services for Damon Mott in Geneseo township Tama county May 12 drew a large crowd. Rev William S Perry bishop of Town died at Dubuque after a stroke. Mr Turner and wife received a reception in Ames with a diamond ring presentation by the Masonic and Eastern Star orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Giorgie
Janesville
Damon Mott
Geneseo Township
Tama County
Mr. Mott
New York
Black Hawk County
William S. Perry
Town
Dubuque
America
Ames
George R. Turner
Masonic
Eastern Star
Turner
Washington discovers middlewest as war production hub
The piece argues Washington has shifted war contracts and industry westward, recognizing the middlewest’s ample power, trains of transport, housing, and skilled labor. It faults slow policy, urges directing contracts to the region where factories and enterprise can expand quickly to meet government needs.
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Minneapolis Journal
Middlewest
Washington
Leff
East
Middle West
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A.W. Peterson
Trees
Geo. Ser. Daiey
Waterloo
Munsey Bldg
G. Dougherty
Cape
Unter den Linden
St. Great Lakes
Souea
Stars and Stripes
Sousa
Clyde B. Wilson
Greenwood
Ind
Wistin
Stars and Stripes Forever
Stara and Stripes Forever
Bertin
Geo
Louison Bertin
Kaiser-Lands
Wilhelm
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine Socialist Party
Wilson
Muscatine
London
Schwab
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Clear Lake
Clites
Kaiser
Yankees
Goitre
Currier
Andrew ¥_ Currier
the Angelus OF
Éiserox
The
Courier
Sioux “City
Iowa Falls
Fort’ Dodge
P. J. R. Murphy
Clarksville
Butler Center
Butler County
Leroy Township
Hagle Township
I’. S. Leonard
Munn Maverick
Winona
Minn
Trinity Church
New York City
Louise M. Ham
Blin
B. G. Button
Express Company
Hitchcock & Aline
Barclay Township
A. Fenton
John Greenley
W. B. Strayer
T. A. Covert
A. Farwell
A. J. Edwards
William Hammond
Bucknell
City Bakery
M. J. Reed
Sherwood Burd
West High
Wilt Ogle
Ralah B. Frank
Hillis H. Hattery
Clara B. Shimer
Vinnie M. Northey
Grace L. Rodamar
Emory J. Milter
Gertrude J. Junge
Carrie L. Barkman
Marie D. Lessard
Carl W. Hitchcock
Grace M. Holmes
Edna Blanche Iyers
Charles C. Thompson
George E. Figler
Otho L. Ferris
Bertha E. Limbert
C. H. Purmort
T. M. Evans
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