Evansville Market Report 1919 Prices From January 9
Evansville Indiana market report lists prices for oats corn oats barley oats and bran notes 2.20 per bushel for oats 1.60 per bushel for corn new 1.45 per bushel for rye cabbage 1.15 per 100 pounds wool 80 cents per pound and other livestock and dairy items including eggs creamery butter 65 cents per pound spring chickens 2 cents per pound and roosters 13 cents per pound turkeys 24 cents per pound cheese 19 cents per pound and hogs cattle and hay prices per hundredweight and ton respectively with various figures for bulls sheep and hay values.
Sage andSulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Ad
Advertiser claims Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound instantly darkens gray fading hair. It asserts millions buy Sage Tea improved formula and promises lasting lustrous results after one or two applications. The copy uses sensational wording and dubious health claims common to old hair tonics.
Saccharin history linked to Dr Ira Remsen wealth
A historical note details the discovery of saccharin by Dr Ira Remsen, its rapid commercial rise, and his lucrative earnings from the distributing company. After Wylie questioned its safety, Remsen underwent tests and urged the U S Department to ban saccharin as a food sweetener.
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Remsen
Ira Remsen
United States Department of Agriculture
Ita
Doctor Remsen
Doctor Wylie
United States Pure Food Bureau
From Eve to Modern Dame Describes Evolution of Dress and Textiles
The Kansas City Star column traces fashion from fig leaves to modern fabrics. It notes early coverings gave way to dyed hair, silk from silkworms, Angora wool, cotton and flax textiles, and even spider web beadwork, illustrating evolving modesty and style.
Adventure in Fiction at Camp Forrest Library
A Y M C A library at Camp Forrest helps soldiers borrow books. A bright young soldier asks for algebra but finds only arithmetic. the secretary, recalling Horatio Alger, gives him Pluck and Luck from Porter to President to inspire him.
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America
American Library Association
Camp Forrest
Horatio Alger
Porter
Sugar Conscience and Allied War Effort Through Sugar Reduction
Sugar showed the nation’s backbone by cutting consumption and averting a home famine despite low supplies. From July to October, U.S. distribution fell from 400 000 tons per month to 200 000 in July, 325 000 in August, 27 000 in September, and 230 000 in October, enabling relief until new beet and Louisiana cane crops arrived. The public’s restraint bridged the shortage, allowing a return to normal use while supporting allied needs.
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United States
Food Administration
Louisiana
Europe
Confidence of U S war admin in 1917 gloom
The United States Food Administrator expressed no fear that democracy would fail to defend the United States despite grim prospects on the European front in July 1917. He stressed that results already achieved showed resilience and the nation’s determination.
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United States
Paris
Europe
Vision of an Empress at the Crossroads of History
The piece reflects on Empress Eugenie widow of Napoleon III as she nears the end of a life marked by upheaval exile and personal tragedy. It notes the fall of her France at Vergaillies the exile of her husband and the death of her son and contemplates a dramatic final reckoning before civilization.
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Eugenie
Napoleon III
France
Vergaillies
Deshroyed
Curious Coincidences: War News Tied to Sundays
The article notes a string of historic events all occurring on Sundays or Sunday mornings, including Germany's surrender news, Germany's declaration of war on Russia, Serbia's reply to Austria, the Civil War firing, Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the sinking of Cervera's fleet, and the signing of a peace treaty.
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Germany
Russia
Serbia
Austria
Lee
Appomattox
Cervera
Banting
United States
Soldiers Receiving Care in Italian Convalescent Hospitals
The American Red Cross runs fifteen convalescent hospitals in Italy with twenty more in progress. Soldiers learn trades such as typing sewing and cable work at each hospital, aiding recovery and providing purposeful activity during convalescence.
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Italy
Sked Cross
Red Cross Appeal Urges Newark Clergy Support
Bishop John J. O Connor of Newark endorses the American Red Cross and urges universal enrollment. He says the charity’s mandate is humanity and practical relief for suffering, calling on citizens to join and place their names on the Red Cross rolls.
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John J. O'Connor
RED Cross
Newark
Chirtarmas
United States
American Red Crong Society
American Red Cross
Town visitors and locals noted in Tuesday schedule
A list of residents and visitors across towns such as Fulda Jasper Huntingburg St. Meinrad Evansville and Louisville were in town or visiting relatives this week. Names include Karl Lindhuer Len Snyder Herbert Vebelhor Joe Vebelhor John Limp Joan Zeller Alfred Loegers B H Wilmers John Arehart Gilbert Sehndedéra Ellenora Kirchgenaner I J Beckmann Hen Meyer and Joe Hackmann among others.
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Joan Zeller of
St. Anthony
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