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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
7
A detailed guide on making preserves and similar fruit products with sugar syrups, cooking practices, and safe packing. It covers syrup densities from No 1 to No 6, techniques to prevent shrinkage, cooling, and canning, plus recipes for watermelon rind, gingered rind, peaches, and tomato preserves with steps for sterilizing and processing.
A two bushel per person apple crop is planned as a war crop to aid food for fighting allies. Citizens and workers must join emergency efforts across communities to harvest and store apples, with volunteers, organizers, and business groups coordinating to recruit pickers, assess needs, and ensure proper handling and storage.
Khaki has existed in the British army for over forty years and was present during the Jowalki expedition in 1877. In the Afghanistan war era around ISTS-1880 all troops wore khaki, including leather gear and accessories. The term suggests a crusty earthy hue and describes dusty, muted coloration.
A Washington observer notes war dominates daily life yet men and women alike appear to treat it as routine. The correspondent doubts Americans grasp the true horrors faced by front line troops and fears the distant home front cannot comprehend casualties, funerals, or the souls affected. He longs for quiet contrasts near Valley Forge.
Anxious Washington officials track a surge of war era cranks threatening the president. Police report daily admissions to the psych ward and 84 cranks seized last month, with 54 sent to the Government Hospital for the Insane. Fans fear plots from long distances seek to warn the president.
The article recalls a lifelong partnership between Ray Lyman Wilbur and Herbert C. Hoover from Stanford days in the 1890s. Both rose with quiet effort, never chasing frills, and their bond persisted as Wilbur led Leland Stanford and Hoover led national food efforts. Now Wilbur heads the food conservation department while Hoover oversees food control, illustrating a century of mutual trust across distance and time.
A story notes poor children outside an open-air theater being forced away by a gum-chewing policeman. He threatened the kids, then returned to the exit with chauffeurs and bystanders occupying their spots before retreating inside to eat peanuts.
A clerk questions the boss's business as the superintendent reveals he is a promoter. The clerk protests having never been promoted, claiming he has held the same significant job for years.
Early reports say alarms of war won’t stop visitors to Hawaii’s new national park. Kilauea Mauna Loa and Haleakala are included. The lava lake at Kilauea, a famed spectacle, is expected to be unusually spectacular this season due to increased volcanic activity drawing visitors from around the world.
Two men debate ancestry and value of a family tree versus real estate. The taller man reveals he paid fifty dollars to a genealogical authority for a traced pedigree, implying the cost of verification and the importance of clean lineage.
Dialogue notes a borrower who never repeats loans. The quip invokes “working like lightning,” meaning he never strikes in the same place twice, underscoring the swift, single act approach.
A sharp remark from a business man interrupts a discussion on culture as he quips that America has no art or poetry. The debate pivots to the role of advertising in shaping public taste and attention.
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