Cutting Out Middlemen in Coal Industry Reform
A wartime fuel ruling targets middlemen by licensing coal firms and restricting selling and purchasing agents profits. Rescreening limits five to eight cents a ton, tying commissions to a single rate and splitting if multiple buyers exist. Retailers keep existing margins. The reform aims to curb profiteering and extend lessons to other industries where middlemen prosper.
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Fuel Administration
Perenne
Indus
Outdoor life shapes the courting field for returning soldiers
A National Camp Fire council adviser says matrimony favors the outdoorsy girl who enjoys boating swimming and sports. He notes soldiers return to civilian life with outdoor interest and urges men to join in outdoor activities to boost courtship chances.
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National Council
Luther U1. Gulick
Organiza
Gulick
Sammy
Alcohol in England and the liquor industry postwar
The author notes Britain has cut alcohol use to one third of prewar levels and stopped spirits production, praising the U S role and urging Britain to stimulate its liquor industry only if essential for food relief. It argues Britain’s rationing and food concerns may force policy shifts and questions aid versus grain conservation.
Mud in the training camps spurs rally to support the soldiers
The piece argues against public fuss over mud in training camps. It urges backing troops in Flanders and emphasizes practical effort on farms and gardens. It calls for action over complaints and promotes effort despite muddy conditions.
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Flanders
Household Hints and Tips for Home care
A page of practical advice covers making bread crumbs by pounding dry bread, cleaning baby blankets in soap and ammonia, drying curtains on frames, and restoring faded rugs with starch and two coats of floor paint to imitate durable linoleum.
Paris Spring Fashion Notes Now In Market Circulation
Artillery red is one of the new colors. Hats and parasols to match come in two toned effects. Striped tub silks become smart tailored blouses. Pouch bags replace pockets on frocks. Chiffon sleeves appear vaguey and large orchid designs dominate chiffons. Maline remains an important spring material. A robe of yellow charmeuse with feathered heads draws attention. Paris models arriving generate great interest. The polonaise returns with the Watteau plait. Chiffon manteaux lack warmth but show beauty. Early hats are camellia and turbanish. later hats will be large and floppy. Fitted bodices with ruching skirts create pretty costumes. Grandmother's grenadine returns. ben saline also in fashion. Baronette satin offers exquisite pastels and leads satin weaves. Hindu turboens use straw jersey through bone or ivory rings. Novel peplums appear on blouses, with irregular hems and fringes.
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Paris
Grenadine
Bensaline
Whipped Cream and Corn Soup and Sweetbreads Recipe
Excellent whipped cream tastes like whipped cream desserts. Cream of corn soup uses canned corn strained then added to boiling milk with butter and egg yolks folded in off the heat. Sweetbreads are soaked rinsed and cooked slowly then broiled with butter salt pepper and orange juice served with parsley.
Dinner Tales and Mirth in a War-Tone Boarding House
A collection of quick sketches from a wartime lodging house. A gun club mishap features a bad shot blamed on birds “on the wing.” A stout resident loses two buttons, resolved by a witty landlady. A strict new teacher quiets children until a cheeky reply interrupts. A London cabby tale ends with a humorous jab at wartime habits and uniforms.
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London
George
The Boy With The Hoe Enlists Youth For Food War Effort
The United States Boys' Working Reserve seeks boys aged sixteen and up to help boost the nation's food supply. High schools are urged to mobilize, with recruits from all classes expected to join in a nationwide effort seen as a solemn privilege and crucial to support Allied survival in war. A North Carolina prophet predicts a future Armageddon in the Mississippi Valley in 1921, but omits how the enemy would reach the battleground.
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United States
America
North Carolina
Mississippi Valley
Bread not wasted in wartime moral call to save food
A wartime editorial urges all classes to avoid wasting bread, linking thrift to support for Allies. It recounts bread shortages in Serbia and England, cites fines for waste, and warns against indulgence while urging bonds and rationing. The piece ends noting wheat substitutes are sent to Europe as bread supplies dwindle.
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America
England
France
Italy
Serbia
Washington
Europe
The
Food Administration
Everyday Etiquette Advice From Alicia Hoyt Columns
A etiquette column advises proper social conduct with examples. It covers paying a lady's carfare, calling at servants' doors, and a rule for greeting with gloves. The piece includes guidance for MR. SMITH and HELEN on respectful behavior in household contexts.
Camouflage in Stories Questioned in Ohio War Era
Columbus March 23. Camouflage as a war requirement has limits in storytelling. A complaint to Attorney General McGhee alleges a brand of cigarettes used brown paper with only a leaf of tobacco as a wrapper, triggering an official examination.
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Columbus
Attorney General
McGhee
Farm sale near Canaanville features livestock and farm implements
On Friday March 29 1918 near Canaanville the sale lists numerous livestock including mules mares colts cows sheep and pigs along with a full set of farm equipment a grain drill mowing machine wagons harness and miscellaneous tools. Jas F Smith and Gus Mooney act as auctioneers with sale starting at 9 AM.
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Canaanville Mine
Empire
McCormick
Jas. F. Smith
Gus Mooney
Austioneer
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Audit Bureau Circulations
Robert B. Ward
Fifth Ave
New York
Booth Wabash Ave
Chicago
Americana
Great Britain
Britain
Jennier Lloyd-George
Alicia Hoyt
Miss Hoyt
MR. Smith
Helen
Frank Hagger
Carbondale
Ains
Cardus
Cardui
Mrs. Hagler
Conkey’s
Wolfe Bros
Gage Auto CO
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