Porto Rico's Food Conservation Effort Aims Self Support
A 1907 Porto Rico program trained teachers and students in conservation cooking and substitutions to reduce imports. Starch from vegetables replaced corn while batata and platanos fed meals. cocoanut fats and milk, avocado and cocoa aided fat sources. Liberty gardens expanded as towns pledged to save food and boost local production.
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Wasteington
Batatie
Marta Rici
Bordo
Poignman
Hie Food Administration
Mood Produc
Porto Hien
Meikr
Weachers
Feachers
Senn
Porto Rico
University of Porto Rico
Yuutia Ji
United States
Porto Jios
Pi Nicasso
Anterle
America
Certifn
A Line o Cheer by Joan Wundans
A fragmented verse by Joan Wundans presents a cryptic piece with scattered lines and partial phrases. The text hints at a scene of arrival and cheer, mentioning a small site and a aspiration to share in a building sense of warmth and welcome. The overall sense remains elusive and abstract.
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Joan Wundans
1! Bly
BMG
Asia
Breakfast Table Musings and Wartime Snippets
A collage of jokes and observations from wartime and postwar chatter. Notes on sugar rations, bonds, and the Kaiser mixed with quips about women, governors, and daily life. Miscellaneous vignettes reflect social humor and the era’s mood.
Clergy Volunteers Rally for War Effort Across Nation
Amid the call to service, clergy from diverse missions join volunteers in supporting liberty and the war, abandoning peacetime garments to bear arms and aid the home front. The speaker pledges unity, noting ministers sacrifice, morale boost, and the extend of national duty beyond church walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogtea Telight Phoy
Chiesa
Bridgeport Harbor Dredging Aids Needed Now
Bridgeport faces neglected harbor maintenance with shallow channels. Waterways lack regular federal dredging, limiting cargo vessels to 1200 tons though 4000 ton ships could use the main channels. Business leaders urged to press authorities to improve shipping facilities and resume full harbor use.
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Bridgeport
Gasless Sundays Challenge Police Surveillance in New York
The nation discusses gasless Sundays with New York City cited as the model. Citizens question police presence on all major corners, noting legal and practical concerns. Some physicians report delays and interruptions to essential travel while others praise voluntary restraint in support of fuel administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fuel Administration
Socialist activity stirs New York voters this fall
A New York election year story notes growing Socialist interest as campaigners go house to house. Observers expect a larger vote than before in a city with many foreign-born residents, a test of pacifist sentiment and “Berlin brand” doctrines amid congressional and state races.
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New York
Berlin
Clearing Up Palestine Moves British To Nazareth
The article surveys British advances in Palestine as General Alfenly leads operations. Nazareth is occupied and forces push toward the Sea of Galilee, near the ancient Holy Land’s northern boundary. It praises cleansing Palestine and condemns the Turk as fit for the Berlin butcherers.
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Palestine
Alfenly
Nazareth
Sea of Galilee
Holy Land
Butchers
Berlin
Tortured Germans and American Invasion Fears
A historical column asserts Germans fear an American invasion amid wartime propaganda. It notes Berlin’s claims of German torture in the United States and warns of harsh punishment for deceivers, while praising President Wilson for recent announcements impacting the Liberty Loan and campaign speeches.
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Germany
Berlin
United States
Wilson
Cine
Liberty Loan
Myon
Mills Like Wild Max Witness at Hearing
Coroner John J. Phelan heard almost all witnesses in Frederick S. Mills of Stairfield murder case. Mills argued with contractor Joseph Doherty at Strattfall hotel bar Saturday night. one witness saw the fatal blow fracturing Mills skull. Several witnesses testified Mills threatened Doherty and that Mills drank beforehand. Doherty admitted striking Mills with a bat.
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John J. Phelan
Frrederick S. Mills
Stairfield
Joseph Doherty
Whitney Avenue
Strattfall Hotel
Mills
Doherty
H. Albert Phillips
Greens Farms
International Textile Company
Witefs
Joe Doherty
Phillips
William G. Dostan
Atlantic Street
Engine House
Main Street
Sefeld Avenue
King
Thole
Doherty Alondix
Doolan
Dido
Dewalt
Wil
Francis O'Brien
Algonquin Club
Wisturber Arrested After Street Incident with Officer
Wisturber clashed with officers on Water Street and Bank Street after resisting arrest for improper conduct. A struggle led to Wisturber’s custody by Patrobuen Cochran and Quinn as Christayvsen was also detained. Suspect Jo suffered a scalp wound treated at the emergency hospital before Trewis was held for City Court arraignment.
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Enest Gustiuveon
Elainim
Water Street
Bank Street
Patrobuen Cochran
Quinn
Carson
Irate Saving
Trewis
Mysterious kissing palm tale amid Bridgeport trial testimony
A correspondent warns of a “kissing palm” plant provoking irresistible urges to kiss others. In Bridgeport hearings, Doherty and Mills clash after an argument over machinery ends with Mills slapping Doherty. Autopsy cites brain hemorrhage from a skull fracture. experts debate whether a fall or blow caused it. Proceedings resume with more witnesses.
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Doherty
O’brien
Bridgeport
O'Brien
Mills
Diuate
Patrick Kelliher
Stratfield
Kelcher
Kelliher
Alls
William G. Minty
952
State Street
Wiliam F. Pluumer
West Bruton Street
M. Garlick
Loly
Wie
Rift
Timtre
Greare
Iuimens
Chaz Lierger
Alpine Hotel
Affarnes
Einai
Verday
Doherty Nes Appose
Plan to oust aged Norwalk chief blocked by party leaders
Norwalk leaders in the Democratic party foiled a mayoral bid to remove Deputy Chief Sintel Bo McGowan from the fire department after more than 40 years in service. The effort, tied to a supposed official announcement, was vetoed by party figures including Mayor Donovan and Commissioner Volk as well as others involved. The report links the episode to the earlier dismissal of James A. Brown, charities investigator, highlighting political maneuvering amid municipal consolidation and charter rules.
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Norwalus
Joromnian Dronovin
Alsen
Draguty
Sintel Bo McGowan
Fire Department
Ha H Net
Susal
Democratic Party
Donovan
Volk
Brown
Mr. Brown
Norwalk
South Norwalk
Charities Board
New Haven Merchant Charged With Theft
Local freight dealer Max Susman, grain merchant, is charged with stealing $22 in opts from a freight car consigned to a New Haven dealer. Bail set at 82,500. hearing before a U S commissioner. Susman alleged to have diverted proceeds from sales of a $10,000 note.
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New Haven
Max Susman
United States
William Wtuges
United Tee
Susavur
Reed
Cor
Marty He
Ceshier
Haven Concern
Boy Struck By Car In Bridgeport Serious Injury Report
Thomas McGee, nine, of 856 Stratford Avenue, remained in serious condition at Bridgeport Hospital after being struck by a motorcycle near Yellow Mill Bridge Monday afternoon. He was with Thomas Dixon, 912 Seaview Avenue, watching a motorboat push past the structure when the collision occurred. Charles Willis, 48 Beardsley Street, rushed the boy to the hospital.
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Thomas McGee
Stratford Avend
Yellow Mill
Bridgeport
McGee
Thoma Dixon
Seaview Avena
Charles Willis
Beardsley Street
Mr. Willis
Farm Tractor Contest at George S Jennings Estate
George S Jennings estate hosts the first Yarfield county tractor contest on Saturday at Green Farms. Agriculturists from surrounding Gridgeport are drawn to the novel farming event. Jennings farms about 200 acres and will demonstrate machines from Moline International Cleveland and Fordson, with hoping buyers watching for the winner.
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Yarfield
George S. Jennings
Green Farms
Gridgeport
Jeennings
Moline
International
Cleveland
Fordson
Sunrise and sunset seen as unseen events in sky notes
A discussion from Popular Science Monthly explains how observers perceive the sun as rising after it actually does and setting before it is seen due to atmospheric refraction. An additional section from Manufacturer's Record describes Spanish bayonet as fodder, its vigor, and harvesting methods for cattle feed.
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Popular Science Monthly
R. E. Hardaway
Deming
N. M
el Paso
Republicans Accept Pact Halt Politics in New York
New York Republicans agreed with Democrats to suspend political speaking during the Liberty loan drive until October 20 to allow uninterrupted bond sales. Democratic candidate Edward J. Cummings of New Hampshire died Monday from Spanish influenza, likely narrowing the field for the Republican candidate in a district already Republican.
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New York
Empire State
Edward J. Cummings
New Thlompshire
Congress
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Wisturber
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