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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
2
A broad wartime appeal describes agricultural mobilization to feed the nation. It praises farmers and volunteers, urges stronger crop yields, and highlights government and civilian efforts to boost grain and protein production.
An ad praises Golden Sun coffee sold by grocers at a modest price. It contrasts roasted and cut in large sunlit rooms by glittering machinery with likely lower quality peddler offerings. The copy emphasizes freshness and air-light cans, from The Woolson Spice Co Toledo, Ohio.
A historical note calls for irrigation of lands and industrial vigor to employ farm workers and school youth. The text urges timely planting ahead of harvest and links ingenuity to improving conditions, urging action now to avoid wasted time.
The World reports a Roosevelt era mobilization scare claiming 180 000 volunteers and 39 000 drafted men may be used to counter German threat. It asserts opposition within the General Staff to a Roosevelt circus style display as a serious national issue.
The United States filed a formal protest with the German government over American citizens being held in Germany. The State Department demanded a full explanation of the detention, urging Germany to permit free travel and exit rights for Americans. Officials warned that continued denial could trigger diplomatic measures and possible recall of citizens.
An editorial fragment argues the Roosevelt administration faces internal opposition amid wartime mobilization. It cites calls for erasing prohibition, fears of militiamen and conscription, and debates about national food production and war needs. The piece references Governor Whitman and Theodore Roosevelt in urging government action.
Uupiri May 2 John J wage boy of Grobn street, a prisms watchman at Washington Avenue crossing of Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania Railroad, was fatally struck by a Nickel Plate freight engine and later died at Brooks Memorial Hospital. He leaves a widow and two sisters.
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