03 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
1
The column playfully riffs on culture and politics noting a Seaboard right of way issue in Anniston, jokes about money and dry laws, and remarks on eggs, frost, Uncle Sam, and big spending. It ends with commentary on postwar mission costs and the German period.
Books loaned by Birmingham residents are gathered at one YMCA building for soldiers at Co McClellan. Young men at the camp appreciate the generous lending program as they read during their rest periods.
The article urges support for soldiers at Camp Mee Clellan with books and donations from towns. It discusses farmers choosing quality seed for spring planting to boost yields and reduce costs, stressing careful seed selection and the value of a disciplined farming system.
An editorial pleads with women in Anniston to knit urgently for soldiers, criticizing those who knit for show. It urges every American girl or woman to create comfortable apparel per Red Cross plans, stressing duty over fashion and personal ties. The piece condemns delays and stresses immediate contribution to troops.
A statewide campaign urges every Alabama family to sign a pledge to conserve food and support the United States Food Administration. Richard M. Hobbie leads the effort with workers assigned to contact households during a planned October drive to cut waste and conserve staples.
Major General William C. Gorgas, surgeon general of the U S Army, turns 53. Born in Mobile Alabama in 1854 he joined the army after Bellevue medical school and rose to lead sanitary efforts in Havana and the Panama Canal Zone before becoming surgeon general in 1914.
The entry lists key events: 1838 Black Hawk dies near Des Moines. 1863 Lincoln proclaims national Thanksgiving. 1866 Vienna treaty ceding Venetia to Italy. 1867 Elias Howe dies in Brooklyn Massachusetts. 1883 crowd size of twenty thousand and more.
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