New England Coal Shortage Urges Public Cooperation
The Fuel Administrator warns New England remains several million tons short of coal as September and October drains deepen. He urges personal and community responsibility to maximize coal use, reduce unnecessary forms, and support nationwide wood and coal conservation efforts amid drought and transport delays.
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New Tinzland
New England
Maghlind
Finnel
Fierds
Wood Deters
The
Grange
Easland
Espre Sd Ciel
Us Act
Gomarket
Milk as a Food
Brooks Brown of State Dairy Inc argues dairy milk is a superior food for both livestock and humans. He notes milk’s digestibility and nutrient balance, urges higher milk consumption, and contrasts milk price and meat costs, claiming a quart of milk equals several pounds of lean beef or chicken in dietary value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Brown
State Dairy Inc
New Farmers Bulletins on Pest Control and Crop Care
A list of agricultural bulletins covers topics from Red Spider on Cotton to Hog Cholera prevention, lightning protection, attracting birds, cottage cheese, Guinea fowl, stain removal, mealybug control in California, and potato crop spraying. Includes bulletin numbers 841, 832, 835, 851, 842, 544, 858, 861, 862, 863.
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Pacific Coast States
Middle Atlantic States
California
Wintering ewes thrive on legume hay with limited grain
Sheep in good condition can winter on legume hay with little grain, depending on roughage quality. Timothy and other coarse stems cause constipation and wool damage, requiring linseed meal as a protein supplement. An experiment shows clover hay outperforms timothy for weight gain and lamb health.
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Clover
Timothy Hays
Timothy Hiry
Wage War on Rodents and Form Rat Clubs
The USDA urges organized warfare against rats and mice through rat clubs to curb disease, protect food, and reduce losses. A Farmers Bulletin notes rats carry bubonic plague and damage homes and crops, urging nationwide clubs and civic groups to join efforts.
Powdery Scab Influences on Maine Potato Development
Survey by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station and U S Department of Agriculture notes powdery scab survives mainly in cool, wet areas in Maine and several other states. Disease declined in Aroostook and nearby counties as seasons changed. improved seed selection and disinfection reduce spread. Further greenhouse tests planned to confirm soil temperature and moisture effects. CHAS. D. WOODS, Director.
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Maine
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
Pederai Pathologi
Massachusetts
Florida
Aroostook
Penobecot
Milne
Arogstook
Aroas
Chas. D. Woods
Don t Sell the Family Cow
Opinion piece arguing against selling the family cow or dairy herd despite high prices. It cautions milk and butter prices rise when buying, not selling, and notes Lincoln's stream reference. References Texas tax exemptions for captive buffalo and catalogue animals and Oklahoma exemptions for deer elk and antelope.
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Abraham Lincoln
Texas
Oklahoma
Prices Current in Bath and Nearby Markets
A list of commodity prices in Bath showing per unit costs for dairy, produce, poultry, and feed items. Items include fresh kegs of ale, butter, beets, potatoes, squash, cranberries, parsley, apples, oranges, chickens, creamery butter, carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, lemons, fowl, lettuce, celery, bananas, corn, oats, wheat, linseed, bran, feed, flour, hay and straw with unit measures like per dozen, per pound, per bag, per barrel, or per cwt.
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Epinich
Pki
Boro Eam Alooe
Creamery
Curious Variety Shifts From Science to Folklore
A garbled mash of quips and anecdotes traverses science lore, humor, and social musings. Notable bits include the periscope reference and ancient optics, a wild bequest joke, air hopping insects, autumn imagery, and light moral aphorisms on ambition and pumpkin baking.
Second Draft Call Expected February Fifteen
The Sugadeahoe county draft will issue a second call around February 15. All registrants will be examined and classified into military, industrial, or agricultural ranks. Lawyers will assist in completing the new questionnaire, which governs classifications, and every man has seven days to return it.
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Sagedahoe
Keegan
Sagradahoe
Sugadeahoe County Board
Cobra Arrives Patrol Boat Chartered by Naval Reserve
The 65 foot Cobra patrol boat numbered 626 arrived at the Bath headquarters Sunday and was commissioned for service in the fourth section between Matinieros and Sexuin. Crew includes Chief Boatswain’s Mate George Cox and Merle L. Colburn with Alfred T. Lyons Arthur W. De Moulpich Ernest Woodworth and Fred W. Stanley. The vessel carries a forward gun mount 400 horsepower eight cylinder Duesenberg engine 600 gallons of gasoline and a top speed of 40 miles an hour. Tanks were filled at city landing this afternoon after a rough voyage from York Beach and the Kennebec estuary. A larger patrol boat is expected to join soon.
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Naval Coast Defense Reserve
Matinieros
Sexuin
George
Cox
Merle L. Colburn
Alfred T. Lyons
Arthur W. de Moulpich
Ernest ST. Woodworth
Fred W. Stanley
Duesenburg
City Landing
Boston Navy Yard
York Beach
Kennebec
Bath Seaquarters
Americans in Germany Telegram Confirms Becker’s Safe Return
Mrs H W Teeling of Brunswick sister in law to Fred B Teeling of Bath received a telegram stating Mrs A F Becker has reached New York City after two and a half years in Germany. She left Bath soon after the war began on business and found it hard to leave. A letter dated Sunday says no Americans remain in Germany and this fuels speculation about Arthur F E Dunning who left Bath 15 years ago for Germany and has been missing since early in the war.
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H. W. Teeling
Brunswick
Fred B. Teeling
Bath
A. F. Becker
New York
Germany
Arthur FE. Dunning
Nevada shipwright enjoys ten days furlough at home
John Minott, a shipwright on the U S battleship Nevada, is on a ten days furlough at his Bath home. He formerly clerked at the Howard cigar store on Center street and held a reception Friday night. Two Bath boys serve on the Nevada, Andrew Tracey and Harold Haggett.
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John, Minott
U. S
Nevada
John
Howard Cigar Store
Center Street
Andrew Tracey
Harold Haggett
Norfolk
Park bowling league forms with officers and six teams
Park bowling league organized with Neil J. Smith as president True J. Andrews as vice president and Richard Marr as secretary treasurer. Six teams are listed including Red Men and Torrey. Tuesday draftsmen face a team captained by William Mann and Thursday Captain Smiths fire seaters play an unknown roster promising a surprise.
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Park
Neil J. Smith
True J. Andrews
Richard Marr
William Mann
Capt. Smith
Mr and Mrs A C Johnson Return Home for Winter
Mr and Mrs A C Johnson leave their cottage in Phippsburg and return to Green Street for the winter.
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A. C. Johnson
Phippsburg
Green Street
War bread to taste different as standardization arrives
Reporters question a baker about wartime bread adjustments. By December 10 bakers nationwide must follow government recipes with four loaf sizes and reduced sugar and oil. Bakers focus on sugar shortages, while some still bake small sweet cakes.
Fruit a tives claims unique fruit juice medicine
An advertisement touts Fruit-a-tives as the sole medicine made from fresh fruit juices. It claims superiority for stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin troubles, promising strong nerve tonic effects and pricing options of 50c per box or six for $2.50 plus a 25c trial size.
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Fruiteatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Food shortages force bakers to cut sweetness and adapt
The piece notes bakers reducing molasses use to conserve sweetening for bread as wartime shortages press firms to adjust menus. It cites noons that public cooperation will ease the transition and mentions individuals facing tighter rations while others travel or transport goods in Maine and Augusta.
A Clean Stomach and Liver Health Advice
Dr. J W Short advocates a whole body health approach noting the stomach liver and kidneys as a coordinated machine. He urges gentle laxatives regular water intake between meals and a plant based diet with outdoor exercise to prevent disease and aging. The piece promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Anuric for uric acid and kidney support available by mail order from Buffalo NY.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
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Granses
Jocal Committees On Public Safety
Dergrove
Maire
J. C. Hamlin
State Friel
James J. Storrow
Bruel
Great Plains
NEW Farmers Bulletins
Department
Bulletin
United States
Kent
England
Baltimore
Boston
Boards of Trade
Mis
Jack Horner
Mediterranean
Red Seas
Sunny
Woolwich
Beau
Ile
Wilson
Scott
COBRA
Harry Knight
Lower High Street
Ernest Knight
Augusta
William McDuffey
Trevett
J. W. Short
Fletcher
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