Instructions for Poster Placement of Silo Construction Propaganda
World War I; Agriculture; Business
This brief notice from the Iowa Council of Defense encourages a (presumably once included) poster to be displayed clearly so as to facilitate the building of more silos and thereby increase necessary wartime production.
Unknown
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Record of the Silo Meeting Held at the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
World War I; Agriculture; Business
This record summarizes a meeting called by the State Council to increase the number of silos in Iowa to meet production quotas. A number of officials were elected to positions in the committee and the government and numerous silo manufacturers agreed to begin a campaign to increase silo production and raise funds and public awareness.
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1918-5-20;
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Advertisement for Rat-Proof Farm Storage to Protect Production during the War
World War I; Agriculture; Business
This brief advertisement cites the damage rats have inflected on wartime production and makes use of a patriotic sentiment to encourage farmers to purchase rat proof farm storage from the Caldwell Silo company.
W. A. Caldwell
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1918
Caldwell Silo Co., Inc.
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Invitation to Silo Manufacturers to Discuss Increased Silo Construction in Iowa
World War I; Agriculture; Business
This letter is an invitation (sent out to numerous silo manufacturers) to attend a luncheon in which attention will be brought to the need to increase silo construction on Iowa farms.
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
5/6/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Successful Farming Invitation List, Letter to H. J. Metcalf
World War I; Agriculture; Business
This letter is a memo from the Successful Farming Promotion Bureau to H. J. Metcalf of the invitation list (originally enclosed with the letter but now inaccessible) for an upcoming conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
E. T. Meredith
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
5/6/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Gardening Campaign Response
WWI; Agriculture; Finances;
Mr. Metcalf responds to the letter regarding citizens
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/20/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
Ames, Iowa
Gardening Campaign for Land use
WWI; Agriculture; Finances;
A citizen working for the gardening campaign informs Mr. Metcalf that many citizens are refusing to have their lots broken up for gardening use, and he feels this is very unpatriotic. He asks Metcalf to help encourage the plowing of additional lots to help boost the garden campaign.
R. K. Bliss
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/17/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
Ames, Iowa;
Garden pamphlet distribution
Food rationing; World War I; Education; Agriculture
The garden pamphlet is sent to schools to encourage school-age children to grow their own food in order to save food during the war.
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/24/1918
Letter
English
Text
Box 7, folder #10, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Wasson to HJM
Agriculture; Food Conservation; War Bonds; Donations; Red Cross; Y.M.C.A.; Slackers
This return letter from Wasson details his contributions to the war effort, as requested by HJM, in order to testify against his being a slacker. He describes, in a charcoal pencil scrawl on a small slip of paper, all of the grain he has stockpiled and every dollar he has donated to the war effort. These total several hundred dollars.
John Wasson
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
3/28/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf Papers, Box 7
Linden, Iowa;
HJM to John Wasson
Babel Enforcement; Slackers; Farming; Food Conservation
This letter is addressed to a Linden farmer, John Wasson, who had presumably been suspected by others in his community of being a slacker. HJM reports that his
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
3/26/1918
Letter
English
Text
Metcalf Papers, Box 7
Linden, Iowa;