IN PIONEER DAYS From the Record December 14 1894
In town dispatches note locals visiting Williamsport Emmonsburg and nearby towns. Social items mention dances oyster suppers and upcoming events plus farm trade offers and mild winter weather.
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
12
In town dispatches note locals visiting Williamsport Emmonsburg and nearby towns. Social items mention dances oyster suppers and upcoming events plus farm trade offers and mild winter weather.
A short promotional verse extols thrift stamps and savings for Liberty. It urges buyers to purchase Thrift Stamps and grow them into bonds to aid Allied soldiers and battle the Hun.
The Federal Fuel Administration lifts wartime coal limits for most uses including brick cement lime and lumber to aid postwar reconstruction and War Industries Board alignment. Hoover urges continued food saving and worldwide aid, stressing a greater task to prevent famine as peacetime work begins.
In Douglas county Nebraska a cooperative effort by six farmers with help from the county agent buys a small sorghum mill and hires an experienced syrup maker. Syrup sells for 1.25 to 1.50 a gallon and demand appears strong. five mills operate in the county. Red Willow county considers a stock company to handle local sorghum cane. War drive appeal ends with urging support for the United War Work Campaign.
The old Lap Shack hosts the start of the school term in Glanavon with students arriving as the nearby director and families gather. Miss Spandy has been sewing for the occasion.
Closing order abolishes Order Sixteen known as The Store Closing Order issued November 13 1918 and its regulations. The order sets the effective date as midnight November 30 1918. Dated Bismarck North Dakota November 27 1918. Isaac P Baker.
The article outlines how American efforts to ship bread wheat to Europe averted famine. It notes July-to-October exports totaling 65,080,305 bushels and a projected 237,500,000 bushels for Allies if the pace continues. It highlights wartime shortages, conservation at home, and a shift to a normal wheat diet post hostilities.
The Food Administration stated that democracy rests on individual initiative and voluntary national service during wartime. It said discipline and self sacrifice would solve food problems for Americans and Allies, proving democracy can defend itself without being Prussianized.
In the war year the American food army shipped 141 million bushels of wheat to Europe, turning a surplus into a major export effort despite shortages and global upheaval. The effort highlighted U S aid and agricultural power during wartime.
A war era voice extols the role of women in supporting troops and war sufferers. It lauds homemaking virtues and national womanhood as pivotal to feeding fighters and aiding the peace effort.
A fragment quotes Herbert Hoover from August 10, 1917 urging public service and national unity. The incomplete line references America aiding the war effort, the flag, freedom, and resistance to imperial pressures.
A year into voluntary food control, observers see it as a bold democratic experiment. Backers argue it proves democratic efficiency and public resolve to manage national needs through shared responsibility.
U S Public Health Service cautions the public that influenza convalescents should have their lungs checked as lingering colds may signal early tuberculosis. Do not self diagnose, consult a doctor for monthly lung examinations, and avoid patent medicines while improving health with fresh air and good living.
General Potain of the French armies thanks the American Red Cross for a 10 million franc credit aiding French officers and soldiers. He commends US support, notes continued aid as France nears liberation, and extends gratitude to the American people.
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