Public bakeries powder glass worry eased by official
Evie Pennsylvania April 13 reports Food Administrator Klein stating there is no need for concern about powder glass in bread. He notes the apparent glittering maize in flour substitutes is not dissolved in the flour and appears daily in bread. Oregon leads the DORE rankings. An engineer in Safety First recommends straw hats with stiff brims for electrical and steam work to prevent injuries.
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Evie
Klein
Fatalities Rise in U S Coal Mines 1917 Report
A Bureau of Mines publication shows coal mine fatalities in 1917 rose 21 percent from 1916, totaling 2696 deaths versus 2226. Production rose less than 10 percent amid freight congestion and labor shortages. employ ment estimates vary by state, with total workers perhaps near 720,971. Fatalities increased notably from roof falls and underground mine locomotives, while explosives and electricity fatalities declined.
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Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
United States
United States Geological Survey
Corn Meal Output Surges With Wheat Shortage In U S
The United States Food Administration reports corn meal milling rose from 3 million barrels in October to nearly 6 million in March. Estimated full capacity exceeds 9 million barrels monthly, up 200 percent from last year, enabling Americans to rely on corn for breadstuffs amid wheat scarcity.
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United States Food Administration
Whale Country
United States
May Day Peace Demand Call From Austrian Paper
Washington April 13 Arbeiter Zeitung Vienna issues a manifesto to Austrian workers for May Day demonstrations demanding general peace and an eight hour day. An editorial notes that favoring peace per Hindenburg conflicts with Wilson's peace vision.
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Washington
Austria
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Hindenburg
Wilson
Harmony Hill Social Notes Include Visits and Death
Mrs Leora Livingston and baby visit Short Creek relatives while Edith Watson visits Parkersburg. Miss Carrie Thorp visits Athens. Milton and Sidney Cornes travel to McFarlan after John Chambers’s death. A grateful note thanks neighbors for kindness after a husband and father’s passing. Chairs made of paper with steel reinforced rods.
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Leora Livingston
Short Creek
W. Va
T. J. Foster
Edith Watson
Parkersburg
Emma Smith
H. Noland
Esther Gamble
Mary Foster
Milton
Sidney Cornes
McFarlan
John Chambers
John Dutton
Floodwood
Carrie Thorp
Athens
Bowden, Wilcox, Timmons and Evans
H. L. Wheaton
Fred
Paul
Doanville Residents Travel and Illness Notes
Doanville residents Cassie Vanscickle Kate Searles and Edna Delong traveled to Nelsonville on Sunday. Louisa Robinett and May Vansickle are listed as sick. Goldie Searles and Mabel Robinett visited Hazel Six in Kimberly. Charles Burgess made a business trip to Nelsonville Thursday. Ollie K B Liggett of Athens visited the Sunday school at Doanville. Delbert Walls and Mary Hail are ill. Doanville school closed Wednesday afternoon due to fuel shortage. Lila Seenes was shopping in town.
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Cassie Vanscickle
Kate Searles
Edna Delong
Nelsonville
Louisa Robinett
Doanville
Goldie Searles
Mabel Robinett
Hazel Six
Kimberly
May Vansickle
William Vansickle
Charles Burgess
Ollie KB. Liggett
Athens
Delbert Walls
Mary Hail
Lila Seenes
Aguin Delong
Floodwood
Annie Vansickle
Katie Searles
Cassie Vansickie
Albert Vansickle
Sarah Winn
Deanville
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Ats
Moler Auto Sales Co
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Messenger
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Getter
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Alo
Aper
T ‘d
Ays
Ma ’Hilan
AZER
Lacasco
Dept
St. Louis
Goodrich
Mey. C. BE. Norrie
Eastwater St
Swrench & BP
Aheius
Com
Wolfe Atedman
Messenger Offic
Athens Electric Co
Athens Ple Co
Court St
Sugar Creek
Mes
John Cowan
Sugar
Avi
TURK
Bell
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