Recruits and Postmasters Pay for Naval Calls Stir Debate
The Princeton Clarion News reports postmasters are paid to obtain naval recruits, provoking Republican critique that newspapers are unfairly burdened while officials spend funds to boost recruitment. Separate items note a Dublin barn fire, Red Cross chapter steps in Rockport, a Rockport death, gas well activity near Winslow, and local scraps on farming and households.
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Princeton Clarion News
Uncle Sam
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Daniels
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Stranger Lures Harol Bolin to Jeffersonville
Harold Bolin, who had been presumed dead by his parents for five years, arrived on a Southern train and visited them. A stranger from Tipton lured him away with promises of easier work and more money, leading them toward Jeffersonville.
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Cannelton Enquirer
Ferdinand Township Trustee Notice
Ferdinand township Dubois County Indiana trustee will attend to township business at his office the home of Gerhard Bolte on the first Saturday in each month other days at his home Persons having township business to transact are asked to present it on that day Nick Senninger Trustee Ferdinand Indiana
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Ferdinand Township
Dubois County
Ind
Gerhard Bolte
Nick Senninger
Ferdinand, Ind
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
Catarrh is claimed to be a constitutional issue requiring internal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo is advertised as acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered if it fails to cure, with circulars and testimonials available. sold by Druggists for 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Market Report from Evanaville Indiana June 7 1917
Prices for wheat oats corn potatoes and eggs listed with per bushel or per dozen amounts. Livestock ranges include steers Helfers cows bulls hogs and hay prices given per hundred or per ton.
The Kaiser’s Prayer Poem by Eva Melton
A sunken verse from Miss Eva Melton of Louisville addresses the Kaiser in a humorous dialect drawing on World War I imagery. The poem imagines global conflict with submarines and Edison’s power, ending with a pledge of global dominion and a joke about a missing submarine once Edison acts.
Poultry Fat Use Urged by USDA Specialists
USDA specialists say discarded body fat from chickens is valuable for cooking. They note clean yellow fat near the gizzard and around intestines can be repurposed for cakes and pastries, urging households to reuse rather than waste it.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Value of chicken fat boosts kitchen economy
The piece notes chicken fat can fetch up to $1.10 per pound and is widely collected from butchers. It advises housewives to demand dressed poultry deliveries and use the fat in cooking, noting it should be cooled and used soon after melting, and can replace shortening in cakes and for frying meats and warming vegetables.
Uses of the Liberty Loan Bond Drive
The Liberty Loan funds support arms and equipment for American soldiers and sailors, and provide food and supplies for the Army and Navy. The government explains the investments are for a high and noble cause and aim to inspire patriotism in buyers.
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United States
America’s First Contribution To War Bonds Drive
Part of the money raised by the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds to be loaned to allies, spent in America, supporting war fronts in Europe. It stands as America’s initial contribution toward the worldwide conflict, defense against Autocracy in the struggle for Democracy.
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America
Europe
Railroad Time Table for Huntingburg to Ferdinand 1917
Time table effective April 1017 shows trains from Huntingburg to Ferdinand with morning and evening departures. Connections available to Evansville Rockport Louisville Princeton Batten and Rockport Cannelton via Southern lines. All trains operate from the Southern depot at Huntingburg Indiana. By Leonard Muller Victor G P and P A Train Huntingburg Indiana Fordie
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Radinand
Ferdinand
Huntingburg
Train No 12 West and No 8 East Note Connections
Time card from Sunday April 1 1917 records Train 12 West arriving alongside Train 8 East. Mentions connections with Buaté train No 2a between Huntingburg and nearby line, and a linkage labeled Train No 13.
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Et ‘Buaté
Huntingburg
Fy Ee
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