Hoover says profiteers' attacks won't hinder food efforts
In a Washington interview Herbert Hoover United States food administrator tells readers the public supports measures to curb price gouging. He cites voluntary agreements with sugar refiners and millers to stabilize prices and improve supplies, noting the nation's role in aiding Allied needs and the ongoing fight to secure food for Britain France and Italy.
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Milton Bronner
Washington, D.C
Herbert Hoover
United States
Jim Heed
Toover
Eugar
Atnerin
Prato Enelind
Thalys
Ubwn
Detborn
Comtat
Reed Probe Urges Wheat Saving to Aid Allies
The piece urges Americans to cut wheat use for six months to save 100 million bushels for the Allies. It compares bread rations in France, promotes cornmeal and potatoes, and stresses that saving food helps sustain U.S. and Allied war effort against Germany.
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United States
Iormany
New York City
Philadelphia
France
Germany
Europe
Lincoln Highway Extension Progress Report From Wyoming Field Secretary
Field Secretary reports rapid Lincoln Highway extension across Wyoming counties. He notes 15,000 touring autos using Albany County routes last season and outlines varied county expenditures, new bridges, and efforts to improve desert sections. A $125,000 donation funds Utah Nevada segment work, with war constraints delaying full construction timelines.
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Wyoming
Coenpernate
Koch
Ichnooln
Nebraskhahua
Nelehboy
Lingela Highway
Lovenska
Lincoln Highway, Association
EM. A. Selberling
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
G. 8. Hoag
Nevada
Utah
Salt Lake Desert
Salt Lake City
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Lincoln Highway Association
Utah-Nevada
Council of National Defense
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TAB PROMOTES GRIP PREVENTION
An old dental style notice describes a product label claiming to prevent grip using laxative brom o quinine. Signature appears as K W Grove on the box and mentions the Wyoming Humane Society and efforts to place children in good homes.
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K. W. Grove
National foreign trade council shifts dates for Cincinnati convention
The executive committee announces the fifth national foreign trade convention in Cincinnati is moved from February 7–9 to April 18–20 due to railroad congestion and wartime cooperation with the government. The program remains focused on wartime trade, credit stability, raw material supplies, and postwar competition. Delegates already registered indicate a highly successful event, with many council members dedicating time in Washington and at the capital.
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National Foreign Trade Council
Cincinnati
United States
Washington
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Frank A. Vanderlip
Ferchiitis
C. K. Davis
Hanover Square
New York City
Crippled German Veterans Reject War Aims For Arbitration
In Berlin, over 1000 war cripples and veterans of the Union of War Cripples and Veterans denounce the Fatherland party and Pan-German aims. They call for an immediate arbitrated peace, reject appeasement of conquest, and demand universal voting rights and removal of class privileges.
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New York
Germany
Fatherland
Red Cross Institute For
Berlin
Union of
Alexander Plat
Teachers’ Association
Hlind
Erich Kuttner
Revention
Vor Schirge
Chamberlain
Panterman
Germny
Four Hour Clerk Turns Four Months Service Joke
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip recalls a caller asking how long a clerk has worked for the boss. The reply reveals the clerk has served four hours but has been with the firm for four months, highlighting a humorous mix up in timing.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Burial Place of First U S Soldiers Slain in France
Paris report on the graves of the first three American soldiers killed on the Lorraine front near a small village. The graves lie beside a wall with wooden crosses and French tricolor flags. Henry Bordeaux notes an eventual monument and visits by officers, soldiers, and locals amid ongoing shellfire.
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U.S
France
Associated Press
Paris
Henry Bordeaux
Revue Debdomodaire
Lorraine
Morhange
Gresham
Enright
Hay
M. Bordeaux
White House
United States
Bordeaux
Three Generations of Women Advocate Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
For three generations women have used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard cure for woman's illnesses. The product contains no narcotics or harmful drugs and is made from roots and herbs under sanitary conditions.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Saloon proprietor fined heavy for Sunday liquor sale
Al Wilson, proprietor of the Pike saloon, was fined $75 for selling liquor Sunday in police court yesterday afternoon. Wilson pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial. He was defended by Charles F. Mallin. The fine is among the heaviest in local municipal court for this offense and surprised Wilson, police said.
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al Wilson
Pike
Wilson
Charles F. Mallin
The Ways of the Tanks
Report notes the British tanks move with deliberate slowness yet display efficiency, avoiding repeated terrain contact and showing steady progress. The Kansas City Star article comments on their methodical pace and steady handling in field conditions.
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Kansas City Star
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