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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
9
The American House Manager is a wartime ally of the army fighting to save democracy. Over 11 million managers of American homes have enlisted to support troops by how they buy cook and serve food. They urge feeding Europe with wheat meat fats and sugar while conserving scarce supplies.
The 1917 French wheat crop fell below half the normal, while ore supply is down 53.3 percent and potatoes and sugar beets also show large deficits. Meat stocks in early fall are short by 1.8 million animals, highlighting a looming famine risk if the United States does not aid its allies. Starvation would spell defeat in the war.
A Leslie's Magazine article argues winter is the best time for a vacation due to its recuperative value for year-round workers. It cites low temperatures consuming energy, winter exertion boosting blood flow, and records from factories showing winter rest is needed.
The food administration states Russia collapsed not from German pressure but from failing to feed its own people. The warning extends to allies that food failure could threaten wartime unity, noting Germany faces no greater threat from food shortages.
A delicious method uses fruit juice to cook rice for dessert. Use leftover raspberry juice or syrup from canned or stewed raspberries, giving color and flavor. Serve with cream for a dainty finish. Use one tablespoon raw rice per one third to one half cup juice.
Germans captured by United States troops may be kept in France to do farming and other necessary work. France has requested this, and the expense of transporting prisoners is high, so the plan will likely be granted.
Reports from North Dakota cover court delays for Peter J. Trapp and political shifts in Liberty loan leadership. Hospital renaming to Trinity. Red Cross fundraising. health campaigns. a Swiss marriage connected to a North Dakota pastor. Equity Co operative Exchange leadership changes. a whisky seizure case. a mayoral contest discussion. a fatal train accident. poultry show exhibits. farm loan applications. GN railway foot viaduct plan. chemistry building plans. farm seed bonds. Hettinger county bond suggestions. Scandinavian-American bank renaming to First State bank.
The program pairs each drafted man with a boy scout who visits his family weekly and writes to the soldier. Russell Lee Pruett, 13, is the first adoptee to be paired with Fred Meyers, a draftee. Los Angeles leads in the scheme with about 3,000 scouts ready to adopt all local draftees.
A Portsmouth Ohio boy scout reports to Chief Scout Executive James E West that over two thousand gardens were planted by individuals in the club, with boy scouts entering more than two hundred gardens. A public recognition service on Government Square last Monday evening awarded the six medals, and the scouts claim victory by copping all prizes.
A speech warns against labeling a boy with a gun as a scout. It argues the term harms the scout movement and its 8,000,000 members, noting presidential honorary status and broad public support for developing capable young citizens.
Scouts assisted after a head on crash in St Clair Michigan providing first aid. In Norcrosse Georgia a boys scout troop becomes janitors for the public school at ten dollars monthly with rotating patrols. teachers report improved service over former janitors.
From London report Jan 22 heavy fighting appears to resume on the Western Front with Allied warships bombarding Ostend in Belgium. Infantry actions intensify around Ypres Lens St Quentin Chemin des Dames and along the St Mihiel sector amid improving weather and a surge in aerial combat over France. Italian front sees renewed artillery battles while Piave river fronts endure violent duels.
Frederick W. Legler, a Minneapolis novelty firm salesman, was arrested by Department of Justice agents for boasting of mail routes to Germany. He reportedly admitted that mail left Winnipeg, went to Sweden, crossed the border into Germany, and returned by the same path, hinting at a broader system that had baffled federal authorities.
George F. Goodwin, 69, judge of Utah's Third District Court, collapsed in his chambers in Salt Lake City. A veteran legal figure, he previously served as district attorney in Minnesota and was North Dakota's first attorney general in 1883 before moving to Utah in 1892.
Director General McAdoo's railway Wage Commission led by Secretary Lane will convene immediately to hear labor complaints and wage petitions before the railroad administration. Lane said hearings will open with the four leading brotherhoods and proceed to other wage requests, with afternoons set aside for several weeks of inquiry.
Winter gardening guidance covers spruce varieties as windbreaks, cellar vegetable checks, storage temps, seed quality, and spraying timing. It advises not planting common barberries near wheat, choosing Japanese barberry, freezing onions for feeding, thinning currants, storing celery with moisture and holes for watering, and collecting loose wood for next season. It includes notices from Le Roy Cady of the University Farm St. PaulMinnesota.
A Michigan study finds bronze paint reduces radiator heat by about one fourth compared with lead paint japan or enamel. The last coat drives the effect. bronze over other paints lowers heat, while bronze under or above changes heating output and may require additional radiators to achieve normal warmth.
Turkish women rarely work in Christian households and mostly do washing or cleaning, while Greek and Armenian women dominate Constantinople housework. Greeks are the sharpest and most efficient but may be too quick witted to be perfectly reliable. Armenians are neither as quick nor as presentable.
A new device speeds transactions by paying the difference between one dollar and the purchase amount directly to the customer. The cashier inputs the purchase amount, and the machine dispenses correct change, reducing time and errors.
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