Soldiers Buy Liberty Bonds In Various Posts
Reports from Ft. Benjamin Harrison and other posts show strong bond sales as officers and men mix pledge totals with continuing campaigns. At Harrison over $150,000 subscribed, with several units surpassing $10,000 each, while medical camp bonds reached $26,100 from enlisted men and $9,950 from officers.
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Ft. Benjamin Harrison
10Th United States Infantry
45Th Infantry
46Th
154Th Field Artillery
Hoarding of Wheat Under Investigation
Investigations into wheat hoarding in Indiana have begun under federal supervision after Posey county farmers were found storing grain in violation of federal law. Information has been sent to Washington by Dr. H. E. Barnard, Indiana federal food administrator, with farmers blaming heavy farm work delaying shipments.
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Indianapolis
Posey County
Washington
H. E. Barnard
Indiana
Seeks Supreme Bench Candidate From Huntington County
Huntington C W Watkins former circuit judge announced candidacy for the supreme bench vacancy created by Judge Erwin's death in Fort Wayne. Brazil Father J W Rolinson Catholic church receives army chaplain appointment and orders to report to Camp Taylor Louisville. Evansville Ralph Pesch cigar store clerk died after falling from a second story window while walking in his sleep. skull fracture. Sullivan Riley birthday observed by local churches on his anniversary. Monticello 46th Indiana Infantry annual reunion held with about thirty members present.
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Supreme Bench
Huntington
C. W. Watkins
Erwin
Fort Wayne
Brazil
J. W. Rolinson
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Evansville
Ralph Pesch
Riley
Sullivan
James Witcomb
46Th Indiana Infantry
Monticello
Milk price boosted to thirty cents a gallon in Indiana
A Hoosier notes meeting of milk producers in Terra Haute approved conditions for raising milk price to thirty cents per gallon. Other items report a large sweet potato near Greensburg, Red Cross sponge production for France, rising rents in Terre Haute, and farm onion crop records in Whiteley county.
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Terra Haute
Greensburg
Robert Davia
Near Here
Brazil
Red Cross
France
Terre Haute
Tipton
Frank Meany
Lake Erie & Western
Crown Point Thia
Lake County
Soldiers’ Book Fund
Late-Moulting Fowls as Best Laying Hens
Agricultural bulletin advises fall marking of laying hens using leg bands to identify late moulters as top layers. It notes late moulting hens produce longer, stronger egg output, with red combs and loose bowels tied to ration. It also covers breeding to vigorous winter-laying males and proper male-to-female ratios across breeds.
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J. G. Halpin
J. B. Hayes
Qiespnain Agricultural Experiment Staton
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Rhode Island
Orpingtons
Great Skill Required For Profitable Poultry Farming
The article warns that simply owning hens and shelter does not guarantee profits. It stresses poultry keeping as a business requiring skill, constant care, and experience. It notes eggs suffer if stock is old and that hens best profit is in their first two years, with older birds better disposed of.
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Youngbirde
Feeds for Chicks: Tankage Cottonseed Meal and Gluten
Some feeds good for other animals are not suitable for feeding chicks. Tankage and cottonseed meal are among such feeds. Excessive gluten in the ration often leads to digestive disorders in chicks.
Winter Egg Supply and Overcrowding Basics
The guide warns against overcrowding to secure a steady winter egg supply. It advises about space norms for laying stock in closed and open-fronted houses and emphasizes adequate ventilation to remove vitiated air and bring in fresh air for better results.
Sodium fluoride as a lice remedy for poultry
A historic note promotes sodium fluoride to control lice in fowls. One pound costs 40 to 50 cents and treats 100 full grown birds as a dust, or 300 birds in a dip. Dust targets many feather areas while the dip uses two thirds of an ounce per gallon and requires a half minute immersion.
Red Cross Heads on Western Tour to Explain $100 Million Fund
Henry P Davison and Harry D Gibson lead a Red Cross tour through the West to meet chapter officials donors and the public. They aim to render stewardship about the $100 million war fund and explain policies methods and use of funds. Rev Robert Davis accompanies them returning from France with the Red Cross commission.
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Washington
Red Cross War Council
Henry P. Davison
Harry D. Gibson
American Red Cross
Red Cross
War Council
St. Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
Minneapolis
Chicago
Cleveland
Davison
United States
France
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Roumania
Serbia
War Fund
The
Great Fund
Gibson
Robert Davis
Englewood, N. J
Paris
American Red Cross Commission
Women Rule Hospitals Now in World War I Era
Before 1914 women were rare in military hospitals. In the Third London General Hospital at Wandsworth, about 500 women care for 2,000 wounded. roles include trained nurses, probationers, scrubbers, orderlies, clerks, waitresses, masseurs and cooks. Their presence boosts morale and care quality.
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London General Hospital
Wandsworth
Pike's Peak Highway Open to Coast to Coast Route
The Pike's Peak ocean to ocean highway completes an independent alignment from Atlantic to Pacific. San Francisco link forged July 30 with Pacific coast termini at Oakland and San Francisco. Project includes markers and 1500 steel signs to guide travelers coast to coast.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific Coast
New York Tribune
San Francisco
California
Feather River
Sacramento
Oakland
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Philadelphia
Newark
Morristown
N. J
Easton
Allentown
Reading
Harrisburg
Tyrone
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Steubenville
Coshocton
Columbus
Springfield
Dayton
Indiana
Richmond
Indianapolis
Rockville
Decatur
Jacksonville
Griggsville
Missouri
Hannibal
Macon
Chillicothe
St. Joseph
Kansas
Miawatha
Belleville
Norton
Colby
Goodland
Colorado
Burlington
Limon
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Lartsel
Buena Vista
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
Rifle
Meeker
Utah
Vernal
Duchesne
Heber City
Park City
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Brigham
Lueia
Nevada
Overland Trail
Elko
Winnemucca
Lovelock
Deno
Portola
Quincy
Oroville
Marysville
Davis
Benicia
Martinez
Berkeley
C. F. Adama
Pike’s Peak
United States
New York
Connecticut Highways Under Construction
Concrete highways are being built in 22 cities and towns across Connecticut. When finished, about 70 miles of concrete pavement will exist state wide. Each highway section is 18 feet wide and costs about 15000 dollars per mile.
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Connecticut
Good Roads Indispensable for Farmers and Families
Editorial stresses roads as essential asset for farmers and their households urging every citizen to take on duties to keep roads in good condition and functional for community welfare.
Highway spending tops eight hundred million in 1816
The United States allocated more than 800 million dollars for highway construction and maintenance in 1816. About ten states contributed roughly 82.9 million of that total.
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Peri—Wawpecong
United States Army
United States
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Lester Muthert
Small Boy
Bloomington
Jake Jacobs
Germany
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Ernert E. Shields
Ernest Clark
Indiana National Guard
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Crawfordsville Association
Norris E. Gannon
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Aigo
American Alliance
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Jackeen Township
Carroll County
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Mabel D. Erwin
Purdue University
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Miss Erwin
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