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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
8
Wartime plea urges households to curb waste in butter milk meat bread and sugar to save resources for soldiers and allies. It cites large national totals from small daily losses and stresses substitutes and reduced consumption to strengthen the war effort.
A statement from W. C. Palmer of the North Dakota Agricultural College emphasizes the crucial role of proper feeding for soldiers and allies, highlighting nutrition as a factor in wartime support and stamina.
Hatai bans export of food to wartime enemies while easing some trade with Cuba. Italian wheat 1917 production down 30 percent. 1917 sets records for corn oats rye and several crops. Cantonments cost 134 million with 2.98 percent net profit to contractors. U S petroleum output 1917 up 14 percent. A second training camp opens in Porto Rico February 1 with 400 attendees from Porto Rico.
Semi official reports to the United States food administration claim Germany cannot stop illicit food sales. Butter moves at $1.75 to $2.25 per pound and eggs fetch 10 to 15 cents each. Bacon and ham range from $2.25 to $3.25 per half pound.
A guide to economical single dish meals for wartime households. Recipes include Fish Chowder with cod or salt fish, Hot Pot of Mutton and Barley, and Split Peas Rice and Tomatoes. Emphasizes meat savings, simplicity, and nourishing options for families.
A Breisgau case notes Clara Ganter, wife of a soldier at the Freiburg front, who on June 13 1917 took one fage of dry fir wood from Waldkirch common forest. She receives 1 mark fine and one day in prison while her husband serves at the front and she cares for four children. The report urges harsher punishments to aid the treasury amid shortages.
War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps are presented as the most democratic investments, allowing every citizen to back democratic institutions. The piece frames the investments as a global call to defeat autocracy and uphold civilization, liberty, and justice.
Men qualified under the selective service law may be inducted into the land division of the Signal Corps. Roles include chauffeurs, motorcycle drivers, gas engine repairmen, telegraph and telephone workers, switchboard operators, radio and wire technicians, photographers, homing pigeons, cooks, stenographers, blacksmiths, meteorologists, cobblers, cable men and more. Inducted personnel are sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, unless the Chief Signal Officer directs otherwise.
A wartime plea urges readers to support War Savings Stamps and Certificates. It emphasizes sacrifice and self-denial to fund soldiers in trenches, noting thousands of brothers endure camp life and danger while the nation seeks money to sustain them.
The article extols thrift stamps and postwar savings, urging housewives to save pennies to buy Thrift Stamps and later convert to War Savings Stamps. It promises patriotic service, gilt‑edge security, and a five year path to cash with 88 cents interest on a 4.12 investment.
Farmers shift egg money to War Savings Stamps as rural households adapt to wartime economy. Wives join in, expanding the family budget beyond traditional farm tasks.
County superintendent urges teachers to assist the Selective Service System amid wartime farm labor needs. The notice cites strict enforcement of non attendance laws, school closings during seeding time, and plans discussed at the state capitol with emphasis on certified teachers and attendance.
Amid severe fuel famine in the east and middle west, the Northwest stands as the only warm, comfortable region. Coal was rushed to the Great Lakes by boat, keeping Northwest supplies steady while other areas face shortages and rationing by federal orders.
A collection of oatmeal based dishes and bread recipes including baked oatmeal soups puddings and cakes. Instructions cover cooking oats with water salt and optional milk and suggest variations with apples raisins dates nuts and fruits. Also includes bread yeast dough and crackers using rolled oats and flavoring like cinnamon molasses and fat. Serves five for many recipes and outlines oven times and yields.
The article explains hat cords indicate service branch for privates with light blue Infantry scarlet yellow buff orange and white scarlet and black etc. It notes Home Guards green and white cords worn only on service hats and Cadet aviators use white bands with aviation insignia on coats.
Louis Yvyno born in Italy enters Winnipeg school at fifteen and fills an information slip. He writes the line born with a single word yes causing a noted blunder in this brief anecdote from the era.
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