Corwith district votes bonds for $90000 consolidated school
Voters in the Corwith consolidated school district approved bonds totaling $90,000 to build a consolidated school. Reports note local farm laborer wages and other regional wartime notes including German language curriculum debates and calls for education reform.
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Corwith Consolidated
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German Society
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Moving Picture Theater
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Charles Webster
Merle Potter
Webster
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Hollanders in Essen Munition Plants Exposed
The Hollanders describe their forced labor at Krupp plants in Essen Germany, where about 4000 Dutch workers faced poor conditions promised high wages and food. They recount deceptive passes, strict discipline, and denial of return passes as agents recruited them for shellmaking and other war work.
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Germany
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Seclenerkaufer
Cohen & Ossenderner
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Holland
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Arbeits Bureau
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Lebor
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Krupp
Krupp’s
Typhus Claims and Wartime Press Silence
A first person account from a Dutch prisoner describes typhus decimating barracks, mass executions of escapees, and enforced returns to Krupp factories. It notes censorship of bomb damage and propaganda of grand war feats to boost morale, including mention of long range submarines and 90 kilometer guns.
Plucky Beebs Tales of Officers and Sea Service Hardying War
Reports celebrate the plucky deeds of officers and sailors from sea services factions during wartime. The narrative notes torpedoing of a ship two days earlier about 220 miles from the Atlantic, with crew losses and wounded aboard, and describes the chief of ice in command and crew discipline amid peril.
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Tragic voyage ends in eight days of torture and death at sea
A boat carrying a mixed crew endured eight days of thirst, madness, and death as water ran out and rations failed. The cook, storekeeper, and several others died while a baby survived briefly before passing. Fishermen aided the sinking vessel, and the chief officer praised the crew's endurance through illness and exposure.
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Mrs Bennett Travels With Family For Liberty Work
Mrs John M Bennett of this town pledges a husband and three sons to Uncle Sam while all the male family members train for the fight for democracy and humanity. She and her two young daughters are actively engaged in Red Cross work.
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Uncle
Sam
Liberty Forces
John M. Bennett
Bennett
Merchandise and Liberty Payment Ads Overview
A terse fragment notes merchandise sales and liberty payment concepts with vague references to ads. The readable portions mention transactions and advertising of goods, suggesting a classified style notice without concrete names, dates, or locations.
Guinea eggs found in Moultrie farm spillover
Seven young guineas on a south Georgia farm are reported missing or scattered after a mystery incident near Moultrie. Local officials describe the event as minor livestock confusion with no injuries, urging traceable clues from residents.
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Moultrie, Ga
Sabbath Teachings and Jesus Handling the Law
The text discusses Jesus teaching on the Sabbath about doing good healing and restoring, arguing lawful acts of mercy within Sabbath law. It contrasts Jewish and Christian interpretations, noting Christ does not abolish commandment but reinterprets it, and begins with a point on the resurrection.
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