US-Germany Prisoner Talks Seek Best Conditions for Captives
The United States opened negotiations with Germany to govern treatment of prisoners of war and to show how well German POWs in the U S are treated. More than 100 Americans in Germany receive food, pay, and privileges. German prisoners in the United States enjoy schooling, recreation, and comfortable camps. Detention camps include Fort McPherson, Fort Oglethorpe, Fort Douglas, and Taboga Island, Panama, with about 1,864 POWs and 400 internees overall.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Red Cross
Geneva
United States Army
Navy
War Department
State Department
Fort McPherson
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Douglas
Utah
Department of Justice
Taboga Island
Panama
General Pershing
Joffre Favours Short Poems in Pocket Size Keepsakes
Paris reports Marshal Joffre, amid Institute talk, appreciated a young poet’s manuscript he received on the eve of his America departure. He remarked poems are “the right size to slip in one's pocket to read in the train.” In Toledo Washington, Emmet Koontz killed a four foot two inch chicken hawk after it preyed on pheasants and poultry, and found pheasant meat in its stomach.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
America
Joffre
Toledo
Wash
Emmet Koontz
Salmon Creek Road
Ireland Exults in Prosperity Amid War Restrictions
American naval visitors praise Ireland for abundant food and drink quality, cheaper prices, and freedom from conscription or Defense of the Realm acts. They note plentiful labor, rich farmland, and no outflow of young people, keeping many in Ireland instead of emigrating to America.
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Ireland
England
Scotland
Ifrrance
United States
Commissary Department
France
Dublin
Killarney
Youghal
Glengariff
America
Federal lifting of cattle tick quarantine opens vast Southern areas
A December 1 order by Secretary D F Houston freed 4 square miles from the cattle fever quarantine in the South, joining 6,234 square miles released earlier in 1917. Nine Southern states gain tick free routes, with Mississippi fully freed and enabling broader cattle movement to the Gulf and to northern markets.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
D. F. Houston
Free Territory
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Captive Americans to Depend on German Rations in POW Status
The article notes American prisoners of war in Germany will rely on rations supplied by Germany. A Red Cross committee under Swiss coordination will manage provisioning for U S service members held abroad, with current numbers and future plans. Also mentions a new comet discovery by M Shaumnase and a Los Angeles woman wearing a live snake as a necktie, a Switeer's Camp sighting.
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Germany
Rea
Hed Cross
American Red Cross
Lerne
Switzerland
Los Angeles
Cal
Nellie Bradley
Switeer
Arroyo Seco
Bradley
German butter ration cut sparks wartime food concern
Berlin reduces winter butter ration to thirty grams weekly while margarine is set at fifty grams. Critics note war margarine is mostly water with little nutrition. Food Administrator von Waldey to create a department to educate the public, prompting a newspaper quip that the stomach cannot read.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
von Waldey
Tots Killed by Match In Powder Can
In Butler Pennsylvania near here two boys aged three and seven were killed when the older boy threw a match into a powder can used for blasting at their home. their father kept the blasting powder.
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Butler
Leroy Willis McKusick
Joseph McKusick
American Funds Back Cement Plant Project in Argentina
American investors finance construction of a large cement plant in Argentina. The deal includes capital backing and oversight arrangements for the regional project, signaling cross border infrastructure investment.
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American Capital
Argentina
Exclude Rodents From Food Storage Areas With Cement
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines cement based rat proofing for granaries cribs poultry houses and dwellings. Exclusion from food sources plus elevated or cemented foundations prevent rat access. use wire netting and metal plates to block entry and seal openings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cora
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Department
United States Public Health Service
San Francisco
New Orleana
Toola and Shade. Farm Sheds See No Rise in Ton Machinery Prices
A terse note indicates tool sheds have not kept pace with rising prices for farm ton machinery, suggesting stable costs for shed storage in the current market.
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Toola
Johnny’s bread quandary ends with a peel in jest
In a cafeteria argument nine year old Johnty from Indianapolis asks why corn bread is used. His mother orders him outside his portion. He replies that he would be the peel in the bread if kept.
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John
Indianapolis News
Johnny
August Flower touted for stomach and liver cures
An 19th century cure claims Green's August Flower treats disordered stomach conditions and inactive liver. It is described as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile production. Sold in many countries in 80 and 90 cent bottles.
Of Course She Did In House Help Ad
A young woman answers an advertisement and explains she left her last job after the employer showed her how to make corn pones. She asserts she quit in Kentucky fashion, saying she could not stay.
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Kentucky
Ihdlanupoliz News
Castoria Advised For Parents To Check Bottles
Circling warning urges mothers to inspect every Castoria bottle for the familiar signature of use for over 30 years. Children reportedly seek Fletcher's Castoria by name, reinforcing brand familiarity.
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Fletcher
Good Business and Urban Clerks in a Humorous Exchange
A playful dialogue centers on a polite clerk who answers calls with urbane courtesy. His coworker notes the clerk’s girlfriend calls him several times daily, initially seen as a nuisance but now seen as a factor that keeps him keyed up to a polite pitch.
Peace Only a Breathing Spell in War Strategy
A quoted remark frames peace as a breathing spell for soldiers to plan and execute military actions. Australia’s trade with the United States shows valued imports at 77,204,167 dollars last year.
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Australia
United States
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