davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
BEWARE Oe SOUTHERN SEED.

Years and years ago over in Illinois
rather large and important section Of
corn land in a good season failed to
raise any good corn. except that raised
by few wise farmers. 1t came about
this way. The previous season had
been soft corn year and few farmers
had seed ot thor pNn raising. So
from Kansas ard M;ss7"~' agents ped
died seed over that Sectun # Illinois.
It was beautiful seed and HE sample
ears We're "ig ara hArJ, p.E-sr corn
than the Illinois farmer was used 20
see. II was warranted 10 grow. So the
'llllno.san houGht and planted il. I; did
grow. The seed was good. The plants
were strong and caller than those from
nome grown seed. Ears were plenty,
big ears and all vent merry as mar
rage bell or beer party al Buxton
unit! August and September. Then the
corn grower began 20 worry over his
field. Il didn't c.pen. And II never
did rlpen. Seasonable frosts found i.
in the milk. The big ears were there
in plenty, eighty bushels of Them 70
the acre-.f they mad matured which
none Of them id. The experiment was
little more successful than an at
tempt 10 RAISE bananas. But the south
ern seed brought no matured corn.
Down near the Ozarks and IN Kansas
tina; would have been excellent seed
1t was a disaster in northern Illinois
Iowa farmers Will do we'll 10 lock a.
the map and note that this section Of
Iowa is in precisely the same latitude
as that part of Illinois where southern
seed corn taught an expensive lesson.
Thai southern seed VIII be peddled
out this year to those who are care
less enough 70 buy i. One serious
danger Is that unscrunuIous persons
may sell It as northern grown seed
One nronineot SCOTSMAN uj.b o Ava
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

Now let US so to the Drug Store,
said the wise DR.. Quack, after he had
eXtracted-which means take out, you
know-the bullet from poor Mr. Bucks
leg, as I mentioned in the last story.
So they hurried of in the Luckysnow-
bile and pretty soon they came to the
medicine shop and Dr. Quack bought
some lettuce salve and some Hot Gin
ser Pills for the poor deer.
And then kind Uncle Lucky said: TIL
take him home. DOCTOR" so off he drov.
to Mr.. Bucks house, and oh, dear me!
Poor Mrs. Doe was so worried that she
forgot to put the dough in the oven and
they didn't have any bread that night
for supper.
Something Is always happening"
said the old gentleman rabbit. Now, q
wonder what will come next" and he
pulled out his gold watch and chain
and then he put on his goggles ana
took the wheel and steered for home.
But they hadn't gone very far when oil
Of a sudden, the Sledmobile ran into
a deep hole and out rolled the two little
rabbits onto the snow.
"Oh, dear me! I'm 50 upset,
My wedding stovepipe hats all wet
My collars full with cold, wet snow
Which trickles to my shoes below.
Oh, dear again. The whooping cough
fear will surely send me on"
And dear, kind Uncle Lucky began to
sneeze, and then he had to blow his
nose with his blue silk po!kadot hand
kerchief, and Of course after that he
couldn't tie it over his old wedding
cforonina hat
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
THE GENERAL BUSINESS FIELD.

While numerous exemptions were
granted before the governments five
day Industrial shutdown edict became
operative. the restriction OF productio !!
VAS in many instances extensive and
the practically general Monday sus
pension Of business over a wide area
naturally lesscEed the volume o: mer
Chandise moving into consumptive
channels. Recognition hat supplies
for strictly civilian uses will be more
than over difficult 70 obtain, now thai
outputs have been still further curtail-
ed has prom pied efforts among some
interests TO cover forward requirements
ingly reluctant to engage themselves
ahead and not q few manufacturers are
so largely occupied with government
work that demands from :hc regular
trade can not be considered The dim
mutton OF the purchasing power in the
east through the closing OF shops and
factories on specified days and the con-
sequent loss 70 wage earners has a.
ready begun to manifest itself in some
retail branches and, though consumers
are buying heavily in the aggregate, fin
al distribution is more and more along
conservative lires and transactions are
not at the maximum.
Sufficient time has not yet elapsed
20 measure fully the influence on iron
and steel conditions Of the fuel admin
istration's closing down order, but es-
Inmates indicate that an already re-
s:ricted production was further reduced
by IN 10 IS per cent.
With the completion Of the Liberty
loan payments, the money market de-
veloped an easier tone. Call loans were
made last week at the recent ruling
per cent figure buy later on they We're
quoted as low as per cent, although
the renewal rate at the same time was
reduced from 10 Sig per cent only !
~! SOOI !!l4ACA SWIM S|NS!!1ASN NO41>@N
aral the prevailing rate for all periods !,
vas maintained at So. per cent. while
for all industrials per cent was still |
the charge.
Chicago-Business has revived in |
fashion after the setback |
due TO billiards and other deterrents /
have come to the city IN !
large numbers for this time |
o. the year, and they are buying in !
which shows confidence that /
the overturn of spring merchandise VIII /
De satisfactory.
neapoIis.-Business In all lines /
during the past week shows quite |
heavy falling off from the week before, !
owing largely to the shutting down OF
plants and businesa
houses, but orders from country mer-
chants are coming in steadily, and the |
wholesalers have good volume OF
business on their books for spring de- !
livery.
Depa rtment stores report sales hold
nc ID well and retail business in near !
V all lines IS fair, but somewhat De-
hind the corresponding period OF last
year Collections generally continue |
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

only one cent per day per capita more
actually cents less than she is now
spending per day per capita on the
war.
This should make it reasonably sim
pie to see who it is that must win the
war and it should also be apparent that
Wc are not yet into it to the full meas
ure Of our strength IT also points to
us the necessity for straining our en-
ersies at production while we lend
hand TO oar already overworked allies
by divid!nE with them from our pile
OF things which we have already pro-
dUCed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
GOT ALONG ALL RIGHT.
rNy.,..e..arp raesI

We were talking with a farmer who
had big load Of hogs on the Chicago
market last Thursday, when the price
fell off 40 cents a hundred. He was
complaining Of his hard luck and we
couldn't blame him, for the slump
took $500 out Of his pocket, but we
couldn't help think Of his neighbors OF
forty years ago who were sending TO
market prime hogs weighing 500
rounds or better and receiving only
ss.35 per hundred weight as against
SIS and SIT today. Yet people lived as
happily and contentedly forty years
ago without 81 hogs and hot-a heat
ed automobiles. as they do today, and
some Of the old timers insist a blamed
sight more happily.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
lets BURN PEAT

l"aNSrlE independent
Peat is a deposit formed in bogs by
the decaying OF vegetable matter The
fuel experts tell us that IN composition
peat differs from coal only in the rela-
tive proportions Of its constituents.
Peat contains: Carbon, $685. hydro
gen, SIS: oxygen, and nitrogen, 37.s
While coal consists Of: Carbon, IS to
"a per cent; hydrogen, rs to SIS; oxy .
gen. IS to 6.
And Jim Brodie tells us there Is
enough peat on and under some Of the
farms in Leroy township to keep Bre-
mer county warm through several such
winters as this That Is, II We mine
the peat and prepare if for fuel. Let's
ge; DR. Garfield and Jim Brodie after
that peat and commission them to mine
1t and prepare 1t in the way it will do
us the most good. There Is more peat
on that half section now than there
was when the Indians trailed over it
from the Wapsipinicon to the Ceda.
Bring us a wheelbarrow of peat bricks,
The rail fences in the neighborhood of
our camp have all gone the way of the
the rest Of the winters fuel supply. We
would rather have a wheelbarrow OF
peal bricks, Just now. than a car load
Of gold bricks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
Irish Stav at Homo.

During the nine months ended Sep
TENDER. 1917, there were only 1850
emigrants from Ireland, a decrease OF
3. sci from the corresponding period
in 1915. The emierants in 1917 went
and Wales. 1888: Scotland. 705: United
States. SO; Canada. 40: South America.
-; Australia. II; New Zealand, 9. and
other countries, I. Emigration to the
United tSates. as compared with the
first nine months OF 1915, shows de-
crease OF 2,932.
READ THE T.-R. WANT ADS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
THE BOY AT HOME.

The boys at home who are going
to school may feel that they are not
in it when they Near their older
brothers who are in the service talked
Of. But no, you are not out at II
boys. You have your part to do. and
if YOU do your work we'll you will be
Jus. as much appreciated and thought
0. as those who go to serve their
country at the front. A mother told
us a few days ago of her little son
who is realizing his responsibilities,
and she Is as proud Of him as Of the
brother who have gone. When his
older brother told the little fellow
goodbye ne said: Now you must be
mothers little man and help her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
A Masonic Meetings
~ Visitors Aiways Welcome

MARSHALL LODGE, No 1903, A. F. &
A. M.-Special communication Friday,
Feb. s, 7:30 o'clock. Work IN second
degree. John ". Wells, secretary: &,
E. English, W. NJ.
slGNET CHAPTER. No. SO. r. A. NJ,
Special convocat!on Monday evening,
Feb. II, at 7:3o o'clock. Royal Arch
degree. Ira A. Davenport H. P; John
w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20. z. & S. NJ. Mon
day, Feb. IS, 1918, $50 p. N, Regular
business. I. T. Forbes, recorder; George
Gregory, 7. NJ.
STATED coNcLAvE, St. Aldemar
Comma ndery. No. 80, x. T. Tuesday,
Feb. 70, 1918, $50 p. m. Regular bust
ness and work. Order OF The Temple
I. T. Forbes, recorder; John e Fred
erick, commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81, Q. E.
S--Regular meeting for business Wed
nesday, Feb. 13, 7:3o p. n. Mrs. Archer
Walton, secretary; Mrs. Cora Wiley,
w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
MATTERS NOT AT ALL.

What do you think will be the effect
on the German minds when they read
Of the fuel ORDER" asks Senator Lodge
1t does not take professor Of psy-
chology to read the German mind. The
German mind is for war and anything
indicating that the opposition is hard
pressed produces German mental ex-
uberarce. This of the average Ger
man mind. The mind Of the German
autocrat is another thing. That we
close offices, stores and factories. for
any purpose, is our earnest. in the Ger
man autocrats mind that were at
something for all that's in us.
But why worry about any sort of
German mind? The Germans can not
fight any harder than they are doing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

while I'm gone" Since them the lad
seams to feel that he has response
bility. He Is more thoughtful about
things he Is told to do and In looking
after chores. He was very anxious to
belong to the Red Cross but the par
ents felt they had not the money to
spare. Finally there came an oppor
tunity for him to help neighbor
with some work at which he earned
so cents. 1t was the happiest moment
Of his life when he took that money to
his teacher to pay the membership
fees for himself and his younger
brother in the Junior Red Cross. This
Is boy Of II years old, and so it is
that the smaller boys are learning their
part in the service.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
RIPPING RHYMES
,Bv Walt Mason
THE FATAL BLUk0ER.


its
world would the
wading
a
sword
And the OF
pas a
When will
me
old indenturg will
s his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
LIEUTENANT CLOE AND Us.
Knoxville Journal. ]

Whileadt Is true that Lieutenant Cloe
did not die on the battlefield or at the
hands of the enemy directly, yet he
gave his life for his country, as truly
as II he had died leading the charge
at the head Of his company. He made
the supreme sacrifice. He gave his ME
for great cause-a world cause-ann
he will be cherished in the memory OK
the community as its first notable con-
trlbution to the nations defense. How
tr!f7ing in comparison to the other con-
tributions We have made, such as the
purchase Of liberty bonds, the con-
tributions to the Red Cross and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
WASN'T 1T AWFUL, MABEL?

washington, Iowa Democrat
Three Fort Madison residents. W. H.
Brewster, W. A. Sheaffer and George
B. Stewart, departed from Fort Madi-
son Friday on their way to Chicago.
did no: reach Chicago until Tuesday
morning. according to messages re-
ccived here.
They were forced to remain in the
drawing room OF the train thruout the
whole OF two days and two nights
Ft. Madison Democrat.
Now. wasn't that Just awful. Just
think Of being shut up In state room
for three whole days. no. It was too
whole days and two whole nights.
Just water, water everywhere and not
a drop to drink. No, It wasn't even a
state room. but a drawing room. Now,
We in Washington. have no idea what
a drawing room Is, but it was tough
fellow in Ben Kings poem. nowhere
to 90 to but out and nowhere to come
but In. Nothing to wear but clothes
and nothing to eat but food.
And Tor two whole days and two
whole nights.
And what is the idea? Does the
Democrat want us to infer that II
these highly sensitive gentlemen had
been assigned a whole car they would
have felt better, or did they want
special train?
Just think of the hardship Of being
shut up in drawing room, all by your
lonesome for two days.
Amt it hell to be poor?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

those circumstances there will BE- sus-
pension Of the class in applied chris.
tianity and active use Of the lessons
learned with point and butt. War 10
war and talk and tears will not make It
a christian thing.
Perhaps the idea Of creating zones
for coal distribution includes getting
household supplies by parcels post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Coming events cast their shadows
before and even a man partially blind
can easily foresee that Secretary of the
Treasury Director General Of the U. S.
Railroads McAdoo son-in-law Of
President Wilson, will be the nominee
Of the democratic party for president
in 1920 says the Oelwein Register.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
Iowa Newspapers
"PARLOR SN AXES"
burlington Gazette.l

The boys in the cantonment have
coined slang to fit the days. girl
Who knits for herself IS called pig
knitter," and the officers who hang
around the homes Of the big noises
who have eligible daughters are called
''par!or snakes"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

Observing a news item which says,
Hoover wants the government to buy
all the sugar" the Mason City Globe
Gazette agrees. 1T might just as we'll
With the whole country going dry
there'll soon be nothing left to mix 1t
with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

The ice cream makers Of the state
held "A convention in DeS Moines this
week and elected officers" observes the
Perry Chief. which concludes, Every
thing must have been all right because
James Pierce hasn't found any fault
with the election
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

CREEL SHOULD CHASE HIMSELF.
mason City Globe -Gazette.]
George Creel, press agent in chief
for the administration, announced the
other day in a speech 70 some Ohio
editors that the great part Of the al
legged war news handled by American
papers would be better left imprinted,
the intimation being that It is dry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30
Member Of the Associated Pres..

Tbs Assoc aied Fress Is exclusively ent'tIeu
to the use for republication of nil news dis.
patches credited to it or rot otherwise credited
In this paper and also the local news pio.
lished herein.
All rights Of republication az special deS-
patches herein are also reserved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

The country wants to help, but it
wants to know that the heads OF de-
pa rtments arc displaying proper gen.
eralShip and efficiency, says the Boone
News Republican. Their questions and
investigations can not be dismissed
with an insinuation Of lack of patriot
ism
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

The Burlington Hawkeye as a matter
Of cause concludes that The high
WAGES IN all manner of other occupa-
tiuns are bound to affect the pay of the
farm hand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

The shortage of tramps," concludes
the Burlington Gazette, is proba bly,
oa account Of the poor railroad serv-
ict.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

IN Nv Garticld's office. psychology
cIvereth a multitude of annoying stu
atoms says the DeS Moines Register.
To he sensible seems to be about
the hardest thing in the world-for
men in office and also for many men
out o. office" says the Cedar Rapids
RepuDnran.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-30

The Ute Independent mentioned
damned Huns" and a fellow came in
and stopped his paper on that account.
SO it appears that the Independent was
wrong. There wasn't but one Of them
on its list.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-12

being the westerly line of lands now
or formerly OF II. A. Jones, Comprising
In all q strip OF said Avenue ses.4s
same hereby Is vacated.
2 The portion OF said Avenue TO be
so vacated is defined according TO a
survey thereof made by Franklin
feet In width each side OF the center
line OF said Avenue. beginning at the
intersection OF the said center line
with the easterly line OF said Perth
point Of intersection being distant S0e.-
81 feet easterly measured along said
center line from its intersection with
The center line OF Inman Avenue. and
North $50 ses East along the center
line OF Douglas Avenue e0s.4a feet
more or less TO the easterly line OF the
portion Of said Avenue TO be vacated.
lands OF Perkins Building and I'm
proyement Company n Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey. From said easter
" terminus OF the portion OF said Doug
las Avenue TO be. vacated. the center
line OF b portion OF said Avenue
not 20 be vacated extends North $50
SC East Ss2-t7 feet 20 an angle IN the
feet 70 its Intersection with the west
eriy line Of woodbridge Road. also
known as Railway Avenue.
g. The public right arising from
he dedication OF 80 much o. Douglas
Avenue as is provided TO be vacated
by this Ordinance Is hereby released
and extinguished, and said land Is
hereby released from such dedication.
introduced September :. 1918. and
Advertised September IL with notice
OF Intention and OF hearing on Sep
.. township Clerk
.LAA..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-12
Declares He VIII
Weigh Less Than Leonard

The poundage at which Champions
Benny Leonard and Ted Lewis VIII
enter the ring for their titular battle
at Wiedenmayer's Park, in Newark
September 2s. Is a topic OF general
discussion among the fight gentry
all along the Atlantic seaboard. In
some quarters the belief is prevalent
that Lewis viii scale lighter than
Leonard when the first gong sounds
for the Battle OF Champions"
Lewis, himself, is sponsor for tho
statement that he will weigh no more
than Leonard when fight time arrives
The w~elterweight champion last night
informed Jack Curley. who Is con
Quoting the titular bout for he Air
dnome Club, that he is ready to wager
$500 that he will go into the rinl
weighing less than Leonard. He al.
ready has bet Leonard $500 on this
proposition.
II understand Billy Gibson say:
Leonard will be at the lightweight
limit when he fights me-" said Lewis
well, I'm ready to bet Glib half a
thousand hat I will not weigh as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-12
BEATS
CHICAGO FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
Red Sox Win War-Scarred
Worlds Baseball Champion
ship From Chicago Cubs

The worlds series came to q con-
clusion yesterday a~fternooH Roston
Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cups IN
the sixth game. with Mays pitching
masterful ball and allowing the CUBS
orIv three hits the Sox took the game
BY a 2 to / score. making the maj
count for the whole series a TOUT
games for Boston and two for mi
cago. Flack, the little r~ightfelder OF
the Cubs, missed an easy ny In the
third when there were two men on
base, both of these men scoring n
putting the game on ice for the Red
Sox. F1ack had the ball In his hands
but lost It. The Chicago defeat Is at
tributed to this error.
This game practically sounded the
death knell Of organized baseball I'M
til the war is over as all the players
of organized ball either Join some
branch of the service or engage IN
some war industry.
The last big league game TIN Ger
many is licked:
Chicago
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-12
Kid Henry Whips Rivers;
McCrea Loses to Russell

Kid Henry. who fought such a cork
ing, good battle with O'Keefe at the
Lotos show a couple of weeks ago,
day night. Henry had things his own
way for the whole eight rounds and
walloped his sailor opponent all about
the ring. Rivers took the count OF
nine once. but managed to stick the
whole rough way with Kid Henry,
Harry McCrea who licked Jack
Tracy at the Lotos Monday night, was
bested by Johnny Russell OF Brooklyn
in the six round semi-nnal at the
same show.