Indiana crop and weather report summarizes frost, harvests, and war aids
The weekly Indiana weather bulletin notes mean temperatures three degrees below normal with sun and showers from the sixth to eighth. Wheat is nearly harvested. corn recovering from frost. buckwheat sown in damaged areas. oats and clover improving. Reports from many towns cover farm implements licensing, wartime labor safeguards, wheat acreage up 50 percent in Sullivan county, milled wheat demand, and widespread war-related economic notes.
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Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Wilson
Estate Council of Defense
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Jefferson
Hamilton
Glut
Fairbanks
Curry
Gill Township
Turman Township
Evansville
Focal
Muncle
Barney
South Bend
Gary
Lake County
Owensville
Southern Indiana Dairy Association
Seymour
Marion
Dick Wilson
Converse
Atx
Liberty Guards
Turmount
Matthews
Fowlerton
Wairmount
Swayzee
Higdon
Bloomington
Erramient
Signal Corps
Food Administration
Dale P. Bessire
Nashville
Brown County
Elover
Timothy
Jackson County
Jackson Township
Connersville
Uyétte County
How the U S Navy Buys Its Supplies
Washington D C. A government business office, the bureau of supplies and accounts of the navy, has expanded massively during wartime yet kept its methods intact. Centralized purchasing, open bidding, and civilian experts in uniform have boosted turnover many thousands of percent while maintaining high standards. Admiral McGowan leads a system praised for efficiency, visibility, and accountability with a policy of openness in bidding and strict quality.
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Washington
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of
The
Navy
Ufe
New York Times
Congress
United States
Admiral McGowan
West Indies
British Isles
Philippines
Chile
New York
Norfolk
McGowan
Emerson
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Sam
Sanda Court
Bureau
State, War and Navy
Department of Agriculture
Army
New York Doctor Promotes Soy Bean Meat Replacement
Dr. Yamei Kio, a Chinese physician in New York, asserts soy beans offer protein equal to meat and serve as a meat replacer. She notes soy’s use in Chinese sauces, its dairy-like cheese applications, and potential to produce roquefort style cheese, predicting wider public adoption.
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Washington Street
New York City
China
Yamei Kio
Doctor Kin
Seeeks Service for Revenge in World War I Tale
Harold Bowen of Hartford South Dakota sought immediate cavalry to reach France and avenge his wounded brother William Bowen. A select draft man, he pressed Sioux Falls exemption officials to enter service early, was granted priority, and began training at Camp Lewis Washington for deployment to the front.
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Gary
Englewood
Calumet
Hodges
Washington
Chicago Renting Association
Chicago
Gary Loo
Lake Shore
South Shore
Sioux Falls
Harold Bowen
Hartford
S. D
William Bowen
France
Sioux Walls
Young Bowen
Camp Lewis
Wash
Mother of Enlistee Takes Fatal Carbolic Acid
Memphis Tenn. Mrs Sarah Brewer forty five mother of Harry Brewer eighteen learned of her son enlisting in the navy and exclaimed Now I have nothing to live for then swallowed a fatal dose of carbolic acid
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Memphis
Tenn
Sarah Brewer
Harry Brewer
Harry
Navy
Brit ish American Football Club Formed in St Louis
Thirteen Hilnels miners and all British subjects enlisted at the local British Canadian Recruiting Mission headquarters. They join the Brit ish American Football clubs, Spring Gad UL mo.
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Bullets
St. Louis
Hilnels
Freezone promises painless corn removal with drops
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn treatment, claiming a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and instantly stops pain, enabling easy removal of hard and soft corns and toe calluses without irritation. It credits a Cincinnati inventor as the discovery behind the product.
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Cincinnati
The Worm Turned
A Richmond man who drove to a resort where his wife and baby stayed faced an awkward morning as he struggled with a stubborn can. His wife mocked him, wishing for a skilled husband, while he retorted that he wished for a different spouse, lamenting artificial breakfast foods.
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Richmond
Worms Vanquished by Dead Shot Dr Poort Vermitage Claim
An advertisement touts Dead Shot Dr Poort's Vermitage as a remedy to tapeworms, claiming users can eliminate worms entirely. The note also cites railway accident statistics across 11 English companies showing miles traveled per death from non‑train incident movements.
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Poort
Adv
Midland
Great Western
London & Northwestern
Great Northern
Southeastern & Chatham
Northeastern
Great Central
London
Brighton & South Coast
Great Eastern
Lancashire & Yorkshire
London & Southwestern
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis and
Vincennes
Winchester
Greensburg
R. M. English
Gordon Templeton
Jeffersonville
Owen Township
Dean
New Washington
U. S. Navy
R. Fuller
W. E. Hooper
Liberty Bonds
Benjamin T. Young
M. Ellsworth
Uncle Sam
Donald Riley
C. S. Ashdown
F. A. Tillman
C. M. Morford
J. W. McIntosh
Brother
Ford
Garoline
ST. Lowes
Moco Monkey
iMoco Laboratories, Inc
Oklahoma City
Okla
Daisy Fly Killer
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