Share Our Sugar With The Allies In Wartime Rationing
Wartime sugar policy across Allied nations shows two pounds per month per person in the United States while England France Italy and Germany impose stricter controls and higher prices. Allied governments coordinate distribution with varying local allowances during the war period.
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Sovtrica
England
France
Italy
United States
Germany
Leyland
Torrance
America
Informaion
United States Food Administration
Regis
Aly
Paris Cafe Game Tests Timed Cannon Fire
A new Paris pastime emerges from long-range bombardment. Patrons guess the cannon’s next shot time at cafes, writing their estimates on paper, paying a franc, and cheering as the waiter collects the list to crown the closest guess.
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Paris
Brothers Preferring Death To Draft Exam Refused Plea
William and Chris tan Hogg from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania told U S Commissioner Knox they would rather die than face a physical examination after being charged with draft evasion for not presenting themselves.
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Pitsburgh
William and
Christan Hogg
United States
Knox
Pickled Cabbage Gains Patriotic Food Status
Pittsburgh officials remove the German hyphen from sauerkraut naming it pickled cabbage to promote patriotism. The change aims to increase consumption by avoiding ethnic associations.
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Pittsburgh
Local Food Administration
Revenue bill nears final draft with tax compromise
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved an excess profits tax schedule for the $8 billion revenue bill. A 50 percent war profits tax with no flat exemption, 8 percent single deduction, and graduated rates from 35 to 70 percent apply to profits above historical averages. The war and excess profits taxes are made alternative, with treasury discretion to choose the higher yield.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Cedar Township Woman's Association Meets at Mrs Blough Home
About forty Cedar township women and visitors from Fairfield gathered at the home of Mrs. Simon Blough on August 22 for a business meeting. They discussed the Baby Drive by the National Children's Bureau and state councils of defense, aiming to inspect children under five in Jefferson County and report results to Washington. The group promotes public service and may win prizes at the Old Settlers’ Day baby show. Mrs. Walter Hunt urged support for ratifying the Federal Suffrage amendment and petitions were organized in each school district.
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Cedar Township
Woman’s Association
Simon Blough
Fairfield
Wag
National Children’s Bureau
State Councils of Defense
Woman’s Committees
Walter Hunt
County Woman’s Association
Senate
France Adds Baseball to Army Training Initiative
Paris reports the French war ministry orders baseball as part of general army training to aid soldiers. General Vinal asked Johnny Evers of Cubs and Braves fame to instruction his corps, and Evers departed at once with two well known ball players.
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Paris
French War Ministry
Vinal
Johnny Evers
Cubs
Braves
Evers
Baseball scores from national and american leagues
National League games showed Chicago 2 New York 4 and Pittsburgh 2 Boston 0 with Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 6 and Brooklyn 3 6 Bt Louis 4 2. American League results included Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 Boston 0 Bt Louis 1 New York ? Detroit 4 Washington 7 and Cleveland 1.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Perch
Newark
Mitteburgh
St. Louisa
Poston
Ceveland
Detroit Ue
Miners to Seek Flat Wage Increase in Talks
Washington August 23 President Hayes of the United States Mine Workers and other national officers along with two representatives from each mining district met at the American Federation of Labor headquarters to formulate demands for a flat wage increase for coal miners.
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Washington
Hayes
United States Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson Approves Officer's Sentence
President Wilson approves a ten year hard labor sentence imposed by a military court on Lieut. Frederick Gooch of Camp Wheeler Georgia for desertion and persuading a noncommissioned officer to join him.
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Wilson
Washington
Frederick
Gooch
Camp Wheeler
Phosphated Iron Turns Weak Man Into Energized Advocate
A young man credits Phosphated Iron with a swift recovery from severe fatigue nervous strain and sleepless nights. He claims renewed appetite weight gain and healthier color after using the product in capsule form recommended by doctors and Gaumer Bros. druggists to ensure genuine supply.
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Gaumer Gros
For Sale Notices Include Cars Furniture and Silo Listing
For sale notes advertise a 1913 Buick 25 and a Speedwell 40 H P in good running order with extras. Other listings include an auto sale at 2 30 pm on the 28th at the horse sale and a furniture sale announced to proceed rain or shine. Bonita Farm Silo 12 mentioned among items.
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Leland R
Holgate
I. T. Wisecarver
Bonita Farm Silo
Wanted Ads Spur Narrow Local Notices
WANTED A school girl for companionship. contact phone 4261. WANTED A young man urgently at Fairfield Stateam Laundry. Ree tea appears as fragmented OCR text with two brief help-wanted items and a stray line.
Government clerks wanted for Washington exams
Government needs 20 000 clerks at Washington examinations everywhere in August. Experience unnecessary. Men and women desiring government positions write for free particulars to J C Stonard former Civil Service Examiner 275 Kends Bldg Washington. FOR RENT After Sept 1 seven room house on East Burlington street All modern John F Fritz 894
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South Sixth Street
W. Madison
Third
Broadway
East Burlington Street
Square
Jacob Scheffel
Fairfield, Glove and Mitten Co
Washington
J. C. Stonard
Civil Service
Kends
John F. Fritz
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Hunkydory
Faree
Bert Barrow
Third and Broadway
C. A. Emery
R. L. Emery
People's Column
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Robert Wray
War Industries Board
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