A Gigantic Train Of Freight Cars Across the Nation
Wartime car caving described as a single freight train stretching from Port land Missouri to Washington or from Chicago to Buffalo, illustrating the scale of carloads needed. The fertilizer industry shifted to full carloads, raising average loads from about 20 to over 30 tons and saving more than 87 000 car trips, freeing capacity for war munitions and food transport. Prompt early orders and full carloads are urged for lime, feed, and other goods to prevent storage bottlenecks.
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Portland
Boston
New York
Hell Gate Bridge
Pennsylvania Tunnels
Philadelphia
Great Bridge of Susquehanna
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Buffalo
the Falls
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
America
Middle West
Seaboard States
Fertilizer shipments urged by railway administration
Washington government asks farmers agents and dealers nationwide to cooperate in moving a spring fertilizer promptly to counter winter congestion. Shipped fertilizer helps reach consumers in time and frees railways for potentially more critical service later in the season.
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Washington, D. C
United States Administration
Wartime Fertilizer Ordering Urged For Spring
A wartime advisory urges farmers to order fertilizers now and accept shipments immediately. With fertilizer factory workforces cut, production will only meet demand if operations run daily through winter into spring, and farmers must help by freeing up finished goods and accelerating supplies.
World tin market strained by war and shortages
The tin market faces severe disruption from war. U S dependence on foreign supply remains high as tin’s use in tinplate and bearings grows critical. Prices have surged from about 30 cents prewar to over a dollar with future shipments uncertain.
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United States
New York
Snake King recounts rise and fall in Mexican revolution
W A King known as the Snake King from Brownsville recalls his Mexican years amid Villa Carranza clashes. He says he carried 300000 pesos as a money belt and woke up to find the currency devalued after the political split, leaving him penniless. He spoke in Washington after returning from Mexico.
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Mexico
W. A. King
Cactus
Snake King
Brownsville
Tex
Washington
Pershing
Villa
Carranza
The Extreme Penalty and the Colored Porter Speak of a Gambling Club
The colored porter George describes a gambling club as a place with no tough gamblers. He says there is no danger, no cutting up, and that any aggressor would be turned over to the law or expelled from the club.
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George
War Garden Guyed Reflects on Self-Sufficiency
A wartime gardener is pictured busy at work praising home grown vegetables and reducing meat. He quips support for Hoover and jokes about worms and a shady stream, ending with the idea that vegetables or fish satisfy the same goal.
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Hoover
War-Qgarden
Valuable Library Finds During Move At Thiel College
While moving Thiel college library at Greenville Pennsylvania, rare Latin and Greek texts were discovered. Highlights include a 1473 Cologne printer book by Zetl, a 1501 Virgil Aeneid reprint, a 1506 edition, an 1586 Rome history printed by Andrew Welcher in Frankfurt, and a 1864 German religious work in good condition. An iron bound Bible is among other volumes found.
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Thiel College Library
Greenville
Zetl
Cologne
Rome
Andrew Welcher
Frankfort
Real Estate Ownership Changes Listed Hundreds of Transfers
A long list of transfer records shows numerous individuals and companies buying and selling parcels in Huntingburg and surrounding areas. Notable entries include F. W. Kreke Co. to Katherine Ficken and to John H. Kreke with parcels in Huntingburg, and Southern Railway Co. acquiring several tracts. The document records prices from as low as $1 to as high as $14,419.60 for hundreds of acres and fractions, with buyers including George E. Brewer, John H. Robert, Emma M. Bretz, and many others.
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Stephen Sandera
Rosa F. Atkine
George E. Brewer
Will Garriott
John Walter, QC
Catherine Beckmann
Hugo C. Beckmann
Ferdinand
John H. Robert Ett
Uhl Pottery Co
Q. C
Huntingburg
John H. Robert Et al
U] Pottery Co
W. H. Wade
Sam S. Sanders
Louise Turner
John L. Powell
Wm. H. Nicholson
Joseph Mynatt
Cuzco
John H. Schnell
Herman Cummins
F. W. Kaeke Co
Southern Railway Co
A. L. Gray
Enma M. Bretz
F. W. Kreke Co
Katherine Ficken
John H. Kreke
Chas. J. Grabber
Jogi Hoffman
F. A Schlachter
Ernest R. Brunedick
Citizens Trust Co
Lota
Prechter Et
Laura Sanders
Mathias G. Luefen
Martin H. Braunecker
Trus
Mary Braunecker
Mary and
Cecelia Braunecker
Tran
Huntingurg
George Seubold
Charles Moenk
Haus
Henry's Pal to Henry from Luxemburg Army General News
Mathias Olinger shares a clipping from the Stars and Stripes describing a letter from Karl about a dinner in Luxy Luxemburg and a humorous encounter with a Luxembourg Army officer. The note mentions upcoming moves into Germany, a border stance, and a note about Buck locating his ankle.
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Mathias Olinger
Karl
Stare and Stripes
France
Henry
Luxemburg
Luxy
Pal Henry
Henry Bud
Aekund Loote
Luxembourg Army
Buck
Luzy
Gome Auilora
Luxembourg
Locke
Henay
Germany
S.T. B
Labor Shortage in Fertilizer Industry Threatens 1610 Spring Crops
The piece warns a labor shortage at fertilizer factories risks spring crops, especially potatoes, as seasonal production and shipyard demands reduce available labor. It advocates converting to year round operation, expanding storage, and urging early orders to ensure next spring's supply, noting immediate action is required.
Avoiding Soft Corn Losses in Early Planting
The article explains the contrast between hard and soft corn. It notes soft corn bends and cannot be stored, leading to surpluses of fat hogs and steers later. It argues hard corn costs less per bushel when soil is cold and leached, and emphasizes applying available phosphoric acid and ammonia fertilizers at planting to speed growth and prevent frosts.
World Livestock Shortage Report Across Europe
A census shows Europe’s cattle down 17 percent in beef cattle 38 percent in sheep and 40 percent in hogs since 1913 in France. Italy reports losses 21 percent horses 18 percent mules 8 percent swine. Germany Austria and Russia likely suffered vast declines. An estimate claims Europe lost about 100 million head, roughly half the American total.
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France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Russia
Europe
America
Transforming farm fertility with fuels and cover crops
Editor Collingwood argues gasoline leaves no organic matter and warns that stable manure will lose value as farming moves toward fuels. He predicts farmers will shift to proper fertilizer handling and cover crops to achieve similar yields with less labor and higher profit, reshaping soil management.
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Collingwood
New Yorker
Our Dwindling Meat Supply
The piece argues meat demand fell pre war and exports halted. It warns of continuing rationing and suggests postwar use of fertilizer could double livestock capacity. It questions long term reliance on cereals and notes pasture underuse and potential farm improvements.
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China
America
The Irish Potato as the People Food in 1915
The article extols the potato as a staple in American diets, noting per person annual consumption of an eight ounce potato daily and overall meal content reaching 800 million bushels. It argues for intensive farming, fertilizer use, and early fertilizer orders to ensure large yields next year regardless of peace.
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United States
Spd
Why Food Prices Are Increasing
A fragmented 19th century note explains rising prices due to urban growth and expansion of agricultural lands in the West and abroad. It cites early fertilized soils, immigrant labor, and the lowering cost of rail and steamship transport as factors shaping supply and cost of grain meat and food products.
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Europe
Canada
Brasil
Argentina
Africa
Australia
Beria
Viegra
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