Destroyers to speed up war effort with swift fleet
Naval planners delay construction of five large battle cruisers to build more fast destroyers. Destroyers will reach 30 knots, officers say, improving wartime versatility. A separate bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture urges combatting meat costs by raising and eating rabbits. Rabbits are nutritious and easy to rear in large numbers, though they could become pests as once in Australia.
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United States
Graettinger Tile Works Employee Visits West Bend
Leo Mimbach of Graettinger visited West Bend over Sunday and plans regular visits. He works in the Graettinger Tile Works office and enjoyed his time in West Bend, as noted by the West Bend Journal.
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Leo Mimbach
Graettinger
West Bend
Mimbach
Graettinger Tile Works
Wanted 20 000 Doctors for the Army
More than 20 000 physicians and surgeons are sought for military service. If volunteers fall short, conscription will be used. Doctors just out of medical school are preferred over older practitioners with large practices.
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Kirge
Raise Food Not Tobacco Appeal by Connecticut Food Supply Committee
The Connecticut Food Supply Committee's appeal urges growing less tobacco and more foodstuffs. Connecticut and Massachusetts each farm over eight million dollars worth of tobacco annually, while farmers receive free spring advice. The piece notes farming is a business, that those with least knowledge give the most advice, and references a broad democratic spread with Khiva's constitutional demand.
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Connecticut Food Supply Committee
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Government to Fix Food Prices Suggested by Secretary
The Secretary of Agriculture proposes U S price controls on food with government buying and selling if needed to set high and low limits. The plan aims to stabilize markets and protect consumers amid volatility.
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U.S
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Germans Interned on Ta boga Island after Panama Canal War
About 150 Germans who stayed in the Panama Canal Zone after the United States declared war have been interned on Ta Boga Island. They reside in a hotel owned by the government as a holding site.
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Panama Canal Zone
United States
Taboga Island
Peat Fiber Textile Could Enter Clothing Market
A Swedish engineer reportedly perfected a process to convert peat fiber into a strong textile. If proven scalable, peat cloth might appear in future garments altering material sourcing and production in the textile industry.
War Effects Quiet in U.S. Cities Report
The Frankfurter Zeitung notes war conditions in America are becoming noticeable in large cities with places of amusement closing early and nightlife suppressed, signaling tighter civilian life amid hostilities.
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Germany
America
Frankfurter Zeitung
Sealskin Shortage Drives War Era Coat Shortfall
Severe seas and wartime disruption reduced the sealskin catch this year. Shortages blamed on lack of boats and the war, intensifying fears of fashion famine for sealskin coats.
Ford Tires Cost 1000 Dollars in Brief Item
A report notes a Ford tire set priced at 1000 dollars. A Cherokee man receives a letter from his Swedish brother describing high prices. The note mentions only 400 cars in use in Stockholm.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Search of every house in the Empire reveals hidden food
The Food Dictator of Germany orders a comprehensive search of all dwellings for hidden provisions. Humble cottages yield small but cumulative stocks as confiscations expand. War curbs freedom of speech and press, with editors noted as guarding words. Immigrant Irish names persist in Spain, where descendants speak only Spanish.
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Germany
Empire
Spencer News-Herald
Weight of Rain Equates to Heavy Totals Across Land
An inch of rain on an acre would fill 600 barrels and weigh 110 tons, while an inch over 1000 acres would amount to 220 million pounds. Separately, the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington prints 40 million stamps daily, enough to cover eight acres.
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United Staes Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Suction Net Turns Deepwater Catch Into Tank Load
Popular Science Monthly notes a new suction fish catch device using a funnel shaped net under the boat and onboard tank storage. Powerful pumps draw fish up for handling. The apparatus mirrors vacuum cleaner action to trap and hoist sea life.
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Popular Science Monthly
Potatoes Prompt Sunday School Joke
A Stillwater Gazette item recalls a minister asking children what their father says before meals. Willie raises his hand and quips that his father says to be careful with the potatoes.
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Little Willie
Stillwater Gazette
Big Waste In Spuds
About one fifth of the potato is wasted by typical home peeling methods. The discarded portion contains important soluble salts. Potatoes baked or boiled in their skins retain nearly all their food value.
Loyal Colonies Offer Services to United States
The Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, Panama and Cuba have all offered their services to the United States in a spirit of loyalty, showing strong allied sentiment across territories and dependencies. They express steadfast support alongside Great Britain and Uncle Sam.
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Great Britian
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Hawaiian Islands
Porto Rico
Panama
Cuba
United States
Colda Waste Cold Cash
Common colds cost several states about five million dollars annually. With high prices, only the well off can afford to catch a cold, the piece suggests, highlighting economic impact of illness.
Old Paper Value Told At Dubuque Collection
In Dubuque a group of schoolchildren gathered ten tons of old paper last week. The material is valued at twelve to forty dollars per ton, depending on quality and market conditions.
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Dubuque
Studebakers
Sugar Wealth in U S With Jewish businessmen noted
A brief sentence stating that wealthy eastern Jews allegedly corner sugar supplies in the United States and that Jewish merchants quickly learn Yankee methods.
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U. S
Rare Dickens Pickwick Papers edition sells for 4500
A first edition of Dickens Pickwick Papers with Cruikshank illustrations sold at New York auction for 4500 dollars. Reports note unrest in Sweden with talk of revolt and labor groups backing a republic. A new submarine‑fighting vessel was launched at Bordeaux. Lloyd George urges self sufficiency in food while Navy pay rises by 15 dollars monthly to match army pay.
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Dicken
Pickwick
New York
Cruikshank
Sweden
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