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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
2
Albert N. Depew, author of the story, recalls his U S Navy service rising to chief petty officer, first class gunner. He reenlists after World War I begins and sails to France with determination to serve.
The narrator details joining the French Foreign Legion in St Nazaire with no passport, passing an English exam, and receiving a gunner commission dated January 1, 1915. He describes life aboard the Cassard, camaraderie with Murray and Brown, French navy customs, rough conditions at Spezia, successful gunnery scoring three direct hits at eight miles, and return to Brest with rewards. He recalls a grandmother’s goodbye smile and urges women to encourage loved ones with a smile to bolster morale.
A legion detachment travels from Brest to Bergues and Dixmude by rail and truck. The narrative recalls French support at stations, encounters with French women, and a frontline crawl through dangerous trenches with a guide, camouflaged danger, and mud as shells burst nearby. The Irish corporal and the pawn shop watch gag highlight wartime humor amid danger.
The account describes Depew's initial exposure to frontline fighting at Dixmude where he observes how British troops carry on under siege. He shares impressions of trench life and ongoing combat through his narration.
A confused, fragmented note describes a child saying she earned a penny after being called a bad girl. The text is garbled with stray words and unclear context, making the exact events and sources hard to determine.
Early crop timing depends on market prices with profitable harvest at partial maturity. Most potatoes are dug by elevator diggers drawn by horses, then sorted by belt or shaker graders on a wooden sled. A three-picker crew works with one sorter, loading sacks as potatoes are graded and loaded for transport.
A wartime exhortation recalling gratitude to allies France Britain Belgium and urging citizens to stay strong hopeful and virtuous through hardship. The address calls for unity in duty as the nation prepares for victory and redemption.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the report notes a surge in trained farmers and youth during the war. In 1917 South states reached 803,723 farmers with crop, livestock, and marketing demonstrations covering 2,857,485 acres. An estimated 1,650,000 additional farmers were directly influenced by county agents, representing about 60 percent of Southern farm families.
United States Department of Agriculture reports over 2.4 million youths engaged in club work last year. About 950,000 submitted complete reports showing production and conservation valued at 10 million dollars. Northern and Western states enrolled 840,606 youths, with 160,626 reporting 3.7 million dollars in value. In the South 195,745 boys and 73,806 girls produced 6 million dollars in value, plus emergency work reaching 1,400,000 youths and more than 4 million dollars in products.
The county agents and home demonstration workers in the United States aid food production and conservation and perform diverse war tasks. They assist the food administration, the Treasury, War, Navy, Justice, and Labor departments and engage in seed surveys, credit for farms, Liberty bonds, pest eradication, farm product marketing, and priority shipments.
A farmer argues plowing stubble fields soon after harvest destroys weeds and improves soil readiness. The reason given emphasizes weed control as a key benefit of fall plowing for subsequent crops.
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