West Point seniors graduate early for military service
The 139 members of the senior class at West Point receive their diplomas two full months early and are to enter active military service at once.
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Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
14
Shark skin shoes may enter fashion line
Shark skin shoes could become common as the skin is valued for leather. Over 10,000 shark skins have recently been imported from Cuba, signaling potential shoe industry use. The text also notes curiosities about animals, including the black panther and the Black Stallion.
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Cuba
Record of Severe Weather Losses in Graettinger Iowa
A historical brief notes that Graettinger Iowa has faced deaths from gales over the past eight years, detailing the ongoing impact of severe weather on the community.
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Graettinger
Iowa
Band of the 46th Infantry Holds On to Marseillaise Amid Fire
A dramatic World War I tale details the 46th Infantry Band under Band master Laty as they fight through Vauquois. Despite ten men killed or wounded, the musicians press on, playing the Marseillaise and The Charge while bullets, shrapnel, and enfilading fire damage instruments. Five bandsmen remain unhurt at day's end, including Laty, with the general order praising the band's courage under fire. Also included are home economy tips on repurposing fat into soap and reusing fat for frying.
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Paris
Laty
Vauquois
Laurent
Blanchard
Provost
Meunier
Lazy
Prevent Fat Famine Now Says Iowa College Home Econ Dept
The Iowa college home economics department urges housewives to save fat now by stewing broiling and baking while using less frying. Save meat scraps by frying out in a double boiler or water bath and strain to obtain clean fat for butter or lard use in biscuits muffins or plain cakes.
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Germany
Iowa College
All Aboard for Acre Corn Club in Palo Alto County
Palo Alto county plans to enroll at least 100 boys in the acre corn contest. The program offers educational value, seed-planning benefits, and hands on corn experience. Enrollment cards are available from county leader Bert France and will trigger a corn circular from Iowa State College with up to date growing guidance.
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Acre Corn Club
Palo Alto County
Acre
Bert France
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Club
Iowa
Mumbo Jumbo Hymn Meets Anti Christian Rant in Iowa Report
A planting report from Iowa notes club members earning a button while a sung chant rails against Christians and imperial powers. The piece laments religious and colonial threats, urging the god Mumbo Jumbo to keep Christians away and to spare native lands from conquest and debt.
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Kaiser
Sking
Czar
T. A
John D
Did You Know Facts About Tripoli Sahara Mexico Rhode Island
A collection of curiosities notes Tripoli has no rivers and little rain yet dew nourishes soil while the Sahara holds twenty oases. It questions if Mexico was named for an Aztec god and Rhode Island’s nickname Little Rhody. US exports to Entente rivals January 469.6 million, up nearly 100 percent from a year earlier.
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Tripoli
Sahara
Mexico
Rhode Island
United States
de Laval
da Laval
Ubaraterma
Prosperous Philippines Sets Record Exports in 1916
The Philippines reported exports in 1916 rising to nearly 70 million dollars, a record high for the colony's trade. Strong agricultural and mineral shipments propelled the surge, reflecting robust colonial commerce.
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Philippines
Pennsylvania Coal Miners Get 20 Percent Wage Hike
The wage raise applies to over 225,000 miners, lifting payroll by about 35 million dollars annually. Alongside, exports include sugar, hemp, and tobacco, while telephone service value rises. A Liberty statue for Russia, costing 250,000 dollars, is to be paid for by American contributions and accepted by Russia per Milukoff.
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Pennsylvania
New York Harbor
Russia
Milukoff
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