Cheaper Feeds Boost Farm Stock Using Roughages With Concentrates
U S Department of Agriculture experts urge farmers to replace lavish grain feeding with hay fodder straw and silage. They warn vast waste of corn stover straw and note silos can curb loss while promoting cheaper, effective rations for cattle sheep and horses. The piece also discusses wool production and sheep prospects amid high prices and independence goals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers
United States
Cnttle
Wool Shortage Sparks Call for Clothing Conservation
A reader urges the press to spotlight wool shortages driving up clothing costs. The letter notes government action in several states and a Chicago convention to divert sheep from slaughter to farms, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign wool and lower prices.
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the Sun
United States
Europe
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
George W. Perkins
Municipal Food Commission
Chicagotow
War Drums and Food Gardens Highlight 1918 Home Front Appeal
Charles Lathrop Pack urges conservation and home food production as US soldiers swell to two million, noting Army demand cuts into trade and calling for farmers to become conservation officers. Households and war gardens reflect rising need, while pigs and pasture feed guide early fall markets.
Don’t Buy Water Logged Poultry Warns USDA
A USDA statement warns consumers that ice packed poultry can contain 3 to 14 percent water, leading to higher prices per pound. Water absorbed during packing robs edible meat during roasting, and buyers should insist on dry packed and dry chilled birds and verify packaging.
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United States Department of Agriculture
National Emergency Food Garden Commission Seeks Seed Saving
At the request of D N Shoemaker of the Pomology and Horticulture division the National Emergency Food Garden Commission begins sending a plea to save seeds for next year. President Charles Lathrop Pack directs the department leaflet be included in all mailings.
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Uncle Sam
Charles Lathrop Pack
National Emergency Food Garden Congress
Washington
American Academy of Political and Social Sci
National Emergency Food Garden ‘Commission
D. N. Shoemaker
Pomology and Horticulture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
U. S. Department
Commission
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Pack
War Gardens
Thrift Thought: Make Milk Toast From Stale Bread
The United States Department of Agriculture urges using stale bread and skim milk to prepare milk toast. This simple nourishing dish serves as a budget friendly option for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bath to Have Shipbuilding School Head in Bath Maine
Bath officials welcome Augustus C Thomas plans for a shipbuilding apprentice school with federal support and local cooperation. He will visit Bath to meet the school board and key citizens to establish a plant under supervision and train trades for postwar shipping needs. The note also mentions dairy cattle judging at Topsham Fair with a contest for boys and a demonstration by the official cattle judge.
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Bath
Augustus Thomas
G. A. Stuart
Thomas
Mr. Stuart
Maine
United States
Augustus C. Thomas
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Our County Boys to Judge the Stock at Topsham Fair
Topsham Fair hosts a stock judging contest for boys aged 10 to 18, with $30 in 15 prizes and free tickets. The event is October 10 at 1 00 PM in the Judging Ring near the cattle barns. Contestants apply to Harold J Shaw County Agent Topsham Maine for plans and judging instructions.
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Topsham Fair
Harold J. Shaw
Topsham Maine
Jersey
Warm Milk Toast for Children
Simple warm milk poured over buttered toast for children. Heat milk, add a small amount of butter, season with salt, toast bread well, and serve while hot.
Bath faces unprotected milk inspector duties in Bath
The Bath milk inspector Roscoe P. McFadden operates without salary details or legal testing gear. A Babcock tester would cost about 40 dollars, and Bath relies on sending samples to Augusta and Orono, causing delays. Citizens accuse dealers of price disputes and poor quality without local sanctions or proper testing apparatus. The piece notes the lack of state inspector visits and rising concern among Bath residents. The Ladies' Aid met Friday at James Dean's Pearl Street home.
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Bath
Roscoe P. McFadden
McFadden
Maine
Massachusetts
Babcock
State University
Augusta
Brooks Brown
Chemistry Department
The
Orono
the Times
Ladies’ Aid
Pris
James Dean
Pearl St
Military draft notices list 30 draftees from Sagadance County
The Sagadance County Exemption Board reports the District Board No 1 has certified 30 men for military service from towns including Bath Phippsburg Topsham Georgetown and Bowdoinham. Names include John Franklin Murphy Forrest Leroy Mitchell Harold McKinney Roy Johnson Halstead and others. The Tuesday update follows the district's latest notice.
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Sagadance County
Topsham
John Franklin Murphy
Phippsburg
Forrest Leroy Mitchell
Bath
Frank King Hates
Frank Erle Noyes
Robert W. Oliver
Everard Samuel Martin
Harold Albert McKinney
Maynard Hawthorne Farr
Henry Matherwallace
Henry Harold Stosberg
Roy Eston Johnson
Edward J. Kerwin
Roland Howard Brown
Hegory Kochovets
John Darrah
Mansour John
Edward James Morey
William Edward Mee- Mann
Oliver Evans Knight
Robert Armand Foster
Edson Lt. Farley
Richmond
Harry Russell
Walter Milton
Rogers
Raymond Harris Trott
Tony Mottoto
Michael Joseph
Edwin Sanford Adams
Bowdoinhams
Arlington Irvin Lewis
Willard Samuel Thurston
Charles’ Herman McFadden
Georgetown
Camile Arsenault
Horace Arthur McMahan
Belo Hott
Walter Herbert Pye
Sagadahoc Draft Board Orders 50 More Men to Attend Exam
The Sagadahoc County Draft Board will summon 50 additional men for examination at Dr. B. F. Barker's Shaw Block office Saturday at 9 am. Among those called are Raymond Preble, Bath. Earl Daley, Bath. Peter Allen, Bath. Affton Wright, Bath. John Mahoney, Bath. Arthur Turner, Richmond. Oscar Avery, Bowdoinham. Harry Wallace, Bath. and others, with several exemptions and reserve quotas noted.
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George W. Perkins
Bath
Alexander IF. Marr
Georgetown
John H. Hyde
Topsham
William J. Coughlin
Bowdeinham
Charles L. Harvis
John W. Gilliam
Phippsburg
Raymond, Preble
Stephen F. Nolan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sagadahoc Board
B. F. Barker
Shaw Block
Sagadahoc
Raymond Clayton Preble
Earl Harold Daley
Peter P. Allen
Affton Palmer Wright
John Francis Mahoney
Helrn Stephen Small
Arthur H. Turner
Richmond
Earl M. Pinkham
Arrowsie
William Leslie Lane
Harold Edson Ware
Gorem H. Getchell
Oscar Otis Avery
Bowdoinham
Merle &. Baker
Harry Sawyer Wallace
Frank Trembley
Chaney Frank Robbins
Gianomoon Seymour
Exemption Board Grants Industrial Exemption in Sagada
Secretary D L Wilson reports District Board No 1 exempted Henry William Stovold of 25 Russell St from service on industrial grounds. A Quincy Mass board examinee, sixth on their list, passed the physical and declined any exemption for the Texas Steamship Co. Meanwhile John J Burke of B I W recovers from appendicitis at city hospital. Port land festival seats selling well with all $2 tickets sold out and limited $1.50 and $3 options remaining.
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D. L. Wilson
Sagadahoe
Henry William Stovold
Russell St
Quincey
Mass
Quincy
Quincy Board
Texas Steamship Co
Portland
A Clean Stomach Keeps a Well Man Healthwise
A health column explains the stomach liver and kidneys form a body machine. It advises regular cleaning with gentle laxatives, lighter meat intake, vegetables, outdoor exercise, and ample water. Recommends aloe May apple jalap root pill Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. Warns against uric acid buildup and suggests Anuric pills and water intake.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
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