Labor Bureau seeks skilled workers for war effort in Missouri
Information from the U S war department shows Missouri needs male and female skilled laborers as inspectors of supplies in St. Louis Kansas City St Joseph and other cities. Wages run 2 50 for women and 3 to 3 50 for men with overtime. Wives and dependents of national army members may receive employment preference and armories may spread this notice.
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Jefferson City
United States War Department
William H. Lewis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Uncle Sam
D. F. Benbow
National Army
United States District Civil Service
Old Customhouse
Urged to Conserve Food Supply by Missouri Governor
Gov Gardner urges Missourians to cooperate with national food administrators and sign the Hoover pledge during the Oct 28 to Nov 4 campaign. He warns of a world shortage of wheat meats fats and sugar and stresses saving resources for soldiers abroad. The notice discusses coal supplies for the state prison and other wartime measures.
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Hoover
Gov. Gardner
United States
Hoover’s Food Administration Centered World War Effort
A vivid account of a Washington conference at the Food Administration where Herbert Hoover, described in detail, urged fish producers and distributors to boost U S food relief for allies. He explained grain and meat shortfalls, urged reduced home consumption, and demanded a 50 percent rise in fish production to feed troops and civilians, stressing patriotic duty and swift action.
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Ashington
Capitol
White House
Food Administration
Mr. Hoover
Congress
France
Hoover
Washington
Parliament
Kenneth Fowler
The
Fowler
United States
Europe
Hooverizer
Mr. Fowler
Uncle Sam
America
Oesee
Evie Greene’s Ghost Story
London telegraph correspondent reports Miss Evie Greene who died once told of seeing a ghost in Sunderland while touring pantomime. At a fisherman's cottage she and companions saw a dripping sailor figure ascend to the attic then vanish. Soon after a telegraph announced the ship carrying her landlady’s boy was lost with all hands.
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Evie Greene
London
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
Sunderland
Miss Greene
Platinum output in the Urals falls in 1916
Despite high prices, Urals platinum production declined to 86,508 ounces in 1916 from 118,709 in 1915. Earlier years showed 158,084 ounces in 1913 and 156,755 in 1914, with 214 ounces in 1909.
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Urals
Mount Vernon official cites German raids and past racial bias
Mayor Edwin W. Fiske of Mount Vernon echoes a claim about cruelty in wartime and a historic court case. He cites a drunken rancher killing a Chinaman and a judge who freed the offender, arguing law givens are blind to racial harm and urging caution for future acts.
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Edwin W. Fiske
Mount Vernon
California
Feller
Express
Violet Essay Misreads Plant Parts in Student Composition
A school teacher reviews student essays on the violet. One pupil writes the flower has sepals petals and a gun. The teacher questions the line and learns the student meant pistil, revealing a misinterpretation of flower anatomy and a correction toward accurate botanical terms.
Goat Barrage Legend Earns Ranger Respect in France
A correspondent recalls the nickname Goat applied to a tough leader, praised for calm action under fire in a canyon skirmish. The lieutenant colonel notes the guard and sentry prevented casualties as troops trained near a draw in perilous terrain.
Housekeepers Can Save Big on Food Loss
An advert urges housekeepers to exterminate rats mice roaches and waterbugs to prevent deductions in food and property value. A careful estimate shows pests can cause extensive damage and waste, with potential losses reaching large sums.
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Leone
Stearns
Least of Two Evils
An office worker at a noisy munitions plant pretends to be able to work after lunch. His boss questions him and the man explains his wife warned he was near nervous exhaustion. He chose to come in anyway, since his wife had a bridge party this afternoon.
Cuticura Remedies Promised for Skin and Scalp Relief
Cuticura offers Soap to cleanse and purify and Ointment to soothe and heal itching skin and scalp. Daily use promises prevention of minor skin troubles. free sample by mail with Book, address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere Advy.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adyv
Mistaken Identity in Manchester Alley Alarm
A woman rushes to a Manchester alley house and shouts of a scarecrow, mistaking a rent scare for news of a husband’s ten days in debt. The awakened resident Mrs Skinner denies alarm and jokes about the misinterpretation with Mrs Jones.
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Manchester
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Mary Oliver
Penitentiary
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Third
Convent
Herbert Noover
Arthur L.mitler
Herald
Belgium
United States Food Administration
STHMA
Vaporub
China
Philippines
Fletcher
New York
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