Wartime Car Savings Through Full Carloads Boosts Rail Efficiency
A vivid illustration compares freight car space to a 650 mile length of rail to show how wartime car savings were achieved by shipping in full loads. The fertilizer industry pioneered early ordering and full carloads, freeing some 87 thousand car trips for munitions and food. Immediate shipments and front loaded orders are urged for all industries to relieve storage and ensure full carloads.
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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
Railways urged to speed fertilizer distribution nationwide
The United States administration asks farmers agents and dealers to cooperate in moving spring fertilizer at the earliest moment. Winter congestion may repeat last year's delays, but shipment now helps ensure some fertilizer reaches consumers in time and frees railways for later essential service.
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Washington, D. C
United States Administration
Patriotic Duty Urges Early Fertilizer Orders
Wartime guidance urges farmers to order fertilizers now as factory forces are cut. Timely ordering and immediate shipment, plus rapid production of finished goods, will free capacity for spring needs. Farmers and truck gardeners should act promptly to ensure adequate supplies.
Tin market chaos shows war driven shortages and price spikes
The article explains tin’s wartime vulnerability as a largely foreign supplied metal. It notes minimal US production, reliance on imports, and government only regulating distribution. Prices soared from about 30 cents to over a dollar per pound with futures near 95 cents, amid stagnant world output.
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United States
New York
East
Snake King recounts fortunes in Mexican revolution
W. A. King known as the Snake King and Brownsville resident describes his years in Mexico and his loss of wealth during the Villa Carranza conflict. He recalls carrying 300,000 pesos in a belt, waking to find the money worthless after the political break, leaving him penniless.
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Mexico
W. A. King
Cactus
Snake King
Brownsville
Tex
Washington
Pershing
Villa
Carranza
The Extreme Penalty and the Colored Porter
A colored porter George describes a negro gambling club. He says it is a place with only nice gentlemen and no rough behavior. When asked what he would do if attacked with a razor he replies he would hand the assailant to the law, or banish him from the club.
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George
War Garden Gardener Ponders Food Self-Sufficiency
Helping Food Administrator, a war garden worker pictured amid soil and earthworms, muses on growing vegetables and eating less meat to support Hoover. He vows to persist in the tough task, then shifts to thoughts of streams and fishing, claiming vegetables or fish are the same to Mr. Hoover.
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Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Valuable Books Found in Thiel College Library Move
During the relocation of Thiel college library in Greenville Pennsylvania rare Latin and Greek texts were discovered. Items include a 1478 Zell press edition from Cologne, Virgil Aeneid editions from 1601 and 1508, a 1586 Frankfort history of Rome from Welcher, a 1894 German religious work, and an iron bound Bible in good preservation.
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Thiel College
Greenville
Zell
Cologne
Rome
Andrew Welcher
Frankfort
Changes In Real Estate Ownership Across Indiana
A compilation of numerous transfers of property, listing buyers and sellers by name, parcel sizes from 0.35 to 6486 acres, and prices ranging from $1 up to $14,419.60. Notable transactions include Southern Railway Co. acquiring multiple tracts, and urban lots in Huntingburg Ferdinand and Birdseye changing hands among individuals and firms.
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John Burk
John
Frick
W. B. Wade
Sanders
Birdseye
Louise Turner
John L. Powell
Wim. H. Nicholson
Joseph Mynatt
Cuzco
John H. Schnell
Herman Cummins
F. W. Kaeke Co
Southern Railway Co
A. L. Gray
Emma M. Bretz
F. W. Kreke Co
Katherine Ficken
Huntingburg
John H. Kreke
Letter from Karl in Luxy after dinner with Luxembourg troops
Mathias Olinger passes along a soldierly clipping from the Stars and Stripes describing a dinner in Luxy on Nov 23 1918. The writer jokes about Luxembourg officers and navy, laments a missing armistice, and mentions plans to move toward Germany while Buck injures his ankle at the casino after a dance.
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Mathias Olinger
Karl
Stare and Stripes
France
Henry
Palto Henry
Luxy
Luxemburg
Pal Henry
Henry Bud
Belcause
Luxembourg Army
Buck
Gome
Luxembourg
Germany
Labor Shortage Threatens 1919 Fertilizer Supply
The article warns a labor shortage in fertilizer factories endangers spring crop supplies for 1919, especially potatoes. It explains seasonal factory operation and shipyard labor competition, urging early orders and immediate action to secure tonnage and avoid shortages next spring.
Avoiding Soft Corn Losses and Fertilizer Help
The article warns that soft corn suffers losses from early planting in cold soil and lack of soil nutrients. It advocates using fertilizer with phosphoric acid and ammonia at planting to speed early growth, reduce timeout before ripening, and prevent early frosts from harming immature crops. It emphasizes choosing hard corn over soft corn for better yields and market timing.
World livestock shortage widens across Europe
A European census shows France down 17 percent in beef cattle 38 percent in sheep and 40 percent in hogs since 1913 year end. Italy reports 21 percent fewer horses 16 percent fewer mules and 8 percent fewer swine. Overall Europe may have lost about 100 million head of livestock versus U S levels.
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France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Russia
Europe
America
Soil Fertility Prop by Rural New Yorker Editor
Gasoline leaves no organic matter behind it warns editor Collingwood of the Rural New Yorker. He predicts a shift away from stable manure toward proper fertilizer use and cover crops, yielding the same results with less labor and greater profit.
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Collingwood
New Yorker
Meat shortages and fertilizer plans after the war
The piece argues that meat supply per person fell since 1900 and exports faded during the war, risking future cereal consumption if livestock and grain compete. It suggests American pasture and fertilizer use could double livestock carrying capacity after the war, warning against slogans that overlook production limits.
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China
America
The Irish Potato the Food of the People
An article extols the potato as a staple of the American diet noting yearly consumption amounts, yields per acre, and the high costs of land preparation and seed. It urges early fertilizer orders to ensure abundant plant food for good early maturity and predicts a large crop needed next year regardless of peace.
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United States
Why Food Prices Rise Across Centuries
A historical note traces rising food costs to expanding urban centers and new agricultural lands in the West, Canada, and beyond. It argues that earlier abundance came from virgin lands with cheap labor and transport, while modern production raises costs to sustain crops.
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Europe
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
South
Pantha Africa
Australia
Lilberia
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