Uncle Sam's Great Trust: Alien Property Custodian Powers
Congress backs a vast government operation seizing enemy owned assets in the United States. Led by A Mitchell Palmer, the Alien Property Custodian directs sales and liquidations to fund the treasury and war effort. The agency employs hundreds in Washington and operates nationwide across industries. Citizens are urged to report enemy property and cooperate with inquiries.
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United States
Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
Allen
United States of America
Bureau of Investigation
Francis P.gargan
Jerome
New York
Germany
A. Mitchell Palmer
Treasury
Palmer
America
William Penn
New Jersey
Connecticut
Chicago
Florida
Mexico
Novel Scene Features King’s Bed In Seattle Display
A Seattle report recalls a bed once occupied by a king of Greece during a visit to France. The exhibit shows the bed in luxury, with a valet wearing velvet and gold lace attending the royal sleeping place.
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Seattle
Wash
Greece
France
Soldier describes furlough in France sleeping in royal chamber
A routed letter from Pershini's forces in France details a furlough for a soldier named Sly and that his mother received it. He describes being quartered in a hotel for American troops on leave and sleeping in the chamber once used by the Grecian monarch during his time off.
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Pershini
France
Sly
When U S Got Busy Man Made Check Good
Bartlesville Oklahoma during the Liberty loan campaign a business man gave a solicitor a 5 check as first payment on a 100 loan. The bank refused it and the man was absent. A federal agent presented the check and it was made good.
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Bartlesville
Okla
American gas masks praised as best by British expert
Major J J Auld, chief adviser of the British scientific mission, declares American gas masks superior to German ones. He notes a German reward offer for an American gas mask and praises the mask as entirely gas proof and quick to wear, not obstructive when bending.
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Chicago
J. J. Auld
Major Auld
Bravest Woman in War Beaton Returns to Denver
Denver nurse Miss Eunice I Beaton known as the bravest woman of the war returns home after two years as a Red Cross ambulance driver on the western front in France. She plans to train women as ambulance drivers for government service and is famed for outdoor skills and steady service under fire.
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Denver
Colo
Eunice I. Beaton
France
Red Cross
Miss Beaton
No Man's Land
German Language Fades in Southern U S Cities
In Birmingham Alabama Rev Hans Reuter pastor of Zion Lutheran church will discontinue preaching in German. Many Southern schools have dropped German instruction and local businesses have shifted from German to English names.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hans Reuter
Zion Lutheran Church
Germam
Garden Surplus For Winter Storage Suggested
The article advises a half acre garden tuned to storage crops for winter. Focus space on late beets cabbage carrots celery onions parsnips late potatoes sweet potatoes and turnips. Plant between rows to extend season and store beans and Limas in dry form for long storage.
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Tnis
GOOD SUCCESSION OF CROPS GUIDANCE FOR GARDEN PLANNING
The guide from the United States Department of Agriculture explains continuous ground use in gardens. It lists crops and their succession order including beans, peas, beets, cabbage, corn, spinach, and onions with notes on early and late crops and interplanting to improve insect and disease control.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Thetrtetrs With The Lark Gardening Before Breakfast
Fragmentary notice describes morning garden routines and questions about tomato stakes and coal ashes. The tone resembles a casual field note with scattered phrases about plants and fuel. The readable parts focus on start times and everyday tasks.
Planting Castor Beans for Large Acreage
The India variety castor beans require soaking seeds in warm water for 12 to 24 hours to speed germination. One bushel covers 15 to 20 acres. Mining soil becomes profitable when the miner acts as a manufacturer and sells near the consumer, returning waste to the soil.
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India
Uniforms and netting for neighborly peace in the city
A quirky note suggests physical improvements like uniforms and wire netting as a playful remedy for a feud with a chicken-loving neighbor. If that fails a gentler message to his wireless run is proposed as a second approach.
Growing Specialties For The Home Garden
Grow select specialties to save cost and improve meals. Okra, parsley, and chives need little space and provide fresh additions when picked at the right time. Avoid high shade plants that block sun for small crops. separate perennials like rhubarb and asparagus from tilled plants. rotate crops to reduce pests.
Ready Market for Crops Encourages Garden Planting
The article urges growers to plant cabbage cauliflower celery tomato and other garden plants for a ready market this year. It notes some towns use parts of houses for growing stock and advises bean depth not to exceed two inches, or 1.25 to 1.5 inches on heavy soil for proper germination.
Gardening Warnings On Season Decline And Nitrogen Use
Many gardens start strong in spring but fade as the season progresses, turning into weed patches before fall. Corn heavily uses nitrogen while potatoes and roots need ample potassium. Ensure soil has these nutrients and avoid experimenting with crops you know little about.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
An advertisement touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for symptoms of what is described as the erg period of life. It claims to ease heat flashes nervousness head ache irritability and mood changes. The message invites readers to write the Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for advice and says letters are kept confidential.
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Poleon St
Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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