Hornaday plan seeks sanctuaries to boost big game supply
The Hornaday plan proposes wildlife sanctuaries in national forests to breed game unmolested and reduce meat shortages. Dr. William T Hornaday argues breeding protections could yield millions of head for market, while critics note ongoing food reliance on wild game in rural areas.
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Mr. Hoover
Lemsen Crawford
Collier’s
Congress
America
Hornaday
William T. Hornaday
Zoological Park
New York
Doctor Hornaday
United States Army League
American Defense Society
United States
Local club, church, and civic notices in Greencastle
The Twentieth Century Club meets in Red Cross rooms at the courthouse Thursday at 2 30. Monroe township candidate Thomas J Williams seeks assessor in Democratic primary. Miss Ridpath’s Sunday school class meets at Wilbur Grose’s home at 8 pm. Russell Tillotson reads the paper. Theodore Miller leads devotions. Mayor Bartley fines Jerry Howard for intoxication. Shirley Kriner appointed university correspondent for the Indianapolis Star. McCurry & Reed report Martin V Leonard death. burial at Eminence. roads blocked by snow. Grocers debate new delivery charges and hours. further meeting planned. First district draft board reports on Putnam county deferred classifications. Queen Esther Club meets at Margaret Ostrom’s. Woman’s Union meets Thursday at 2 30. Body of Samuel Hart to be transported from Brazil for burial in Greencastle. Keystone Bible class to meet at 2 30 Wednesday. WU meeting at church Thursday. Telegraphy class meets at Western Union due to boiler burst at library. Putnam horticultural society to meet Friday at 2 with change of venue. topic Early Fruit Growing in Putnam county.
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Twentieth Century Club
Red Cross
Court House
Thomas J. Williams
Monroe Township
Miss Ridpath
Wilbur Grose
Russell Tillotson
Theodore Miller
Martin V. Leonard
Madison Township
McCurry & Reed
Dave Boswell
Mr. Leonard
District Draft Board
Indianapolis
Putnam County
Glen W. Seabee
Greencastle
Leslie C. Brothers
R. R
Roachdale
R. E. Layne
Cloverdale
Woman’s Union of the Christian Church
Samuel Hart
Brazil
Trade Preparedness in Chile Committee Appointment
The Chilean president proclaims a committee to study the postwar commercial and industrial relations. It will assess Chilean industry and imports after peace, examine competition with foreign products, and recommend government measures to protect and promote domestic firms.
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Chile
Woman Requests Discharge for Delicate Son Marine
A mother writes to U S Marine Corps headquarters in Washington asking her son be discharged citing weakness and delicate health. She notes he is a blacksmith's helper by trade and wishes him to stay at his last job. Officials respond that he must remain a marine for now.
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United States Marine Corps
Washington
Greencastle Lady Buys Liberty Bonds for Operation Money
A Greencastle woman says she saved to pay for gallbladder surgery and used funds to buy Liberty Bonds after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She claims the product relieved colic, bloating, and intestinal inflammation, noting one dose convinced her and money was refunded.
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Greencastle
Mayr
A. Cook Drug Company
Wanted at Once Fifteen Carpenters
Help needed at American Zine Products Company as fifteen carpenters are sought for immediate hire. Applicants should have skilled woodwork experience and be prepared to start promptly. Local applicants preferred.
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American Zinc Company
Apply American Zine Products Company
Snowy Scene in Clinton Falls Prompt Local Notices
A heavy snowfall and drifts mark Friday night in Clinton Falls. Mrs. Sarah Bettis visited her daughter Mrs. Lida Pierce and returned home with her. Donald Thomas works in Greencastle. Mr. and Mrs. John Bee and Miss Vernie Louis visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Staggs. Elbert Bettis and family visited George Pierce. Zella Thomas stayed with her grandmother. Lilly May is born to Mr. and Mrs. John Burk.
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Sarah Bettis
Lida Pierce
Don't Economize on Eyesight on the Farm Lamp Brightness
A discussion on achieving bright, eye friendly light at low cost. Mantle burners added via a collar fit most lamp sizes. Oil use drops compared with wick light and the glow is brighter yet safer for eyes. Proper care extends mantle life.
Infant Diplomat and a Cookie Request
A four year old nephew at a family gathering expresses subtle guidance on cookies and dinner. He asks his uncle to tell Auntie to prompt him if he ever says he does not want a cookie. The child speaks in a playful, diplomatic tone about future visits.
Intelligent Little Things
The piece notes that when their regular patroness is away for a week, the goldfish under our care suffer high mortality from broken hearts, as we feed them and change their water.
Norse Discovery of North America Cited in Claim
An essay asserts solid proof that Lief Ericson and Norse explorers reached North America around the year 1000, five centuries before Columbus. The writer insists the evidence is beyond reasonable doubt.
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America
Lief Ericson
North American
Columbus
the Cabots
Miss Gadder Parodies a Record in Conversation
The speaker compares Miss Gadder to a phonograph record and to a running person. He notes she imitates a record in talk but differs by not letting others’ actions wear her down while she wears down others.
Meatless mince meat hailed as wartime culinary triumph
The National Emergency Garden Commission presents a camouflage mince meat as a companion to meatless pies. It was tested on 500 troops on a transport who found it perfect and requested more. The recipe blends raisins prunes onion juice and cider with brown sugar to form a meatless mince pie aligned with meatless Tuesday.
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National Emergency Garden Commission
Food Administration
Sleeper Tax Hits Porters In War Tax
The Kansas City Star reports that traveling salesmen and the public using sleeping cars face a new war tax. Porter tips have halved from 25 cents to 10 cents since November first, with the tax effectively falling on porters rather than passengers.
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Kansas City Star
Icelandic intellect and literacy cited in crisis with Denmark
A writer asserts Icelanders possess strong political acumen due to a crisis since 1874, aided by high literacy. Iceland ranks among the world’s leaders in literacy with very few unable to read or write, and poets abound in ordinary life as fishermen and guides contribute notable literature.
Paper Ae Fuel in Milan Homes
Citizens in Milan collect odd scraps of paper and soak them in water to form balls. They knead and sun dry these balls to use as extra heat. Even balconies of Exchange era homes display pyramids of these paper fuel bundles.
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Italy
Milan
rich—Exchange
Ginseng Market in China Faces Slump Ahead of New Year
Hong Kong and China field ginseng trade shows low spirits with limited demand and arrivals below normal. An American root auction sold for fair prices but a subsequent lot brought only about half, amid political and financial upheaval, piracy, and export pressures. Market conditions remain uncertain, with possible late improvements.
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Hongkong
China Field
George E. Anderson
China
United States
New fish meal factory starts at Ymui den entrance
A factory at Ymui den at the Northsea Canal processes low quality fish and offal into fish meal for swine. The process yields 55 percent albumen and 12 percent fat and produces oil usable as industrial oil or cod liver oil substitute. Officials urge government and public support to aid livestock feeding and national interests.
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Ymuiden
Northsea Canal
Frank W. Mahin
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Smelt Fishing Prices and Export Rules in New Brunswick
The Northumberland strait smelt season has opened with Miramichi area yields disappointing in quality and quantity. Fishermen in Chatham area report about ten cents per pound, Rex Hill and Richibucto in Kent county up to 15 cents, averaging around 12 cents. Fresh frozen fish fall under the Dominion embargo on exports, but shipments to the United States may proceed with collector endorsement. The 1916-17 Moncton district export total was 957,989 pounds worth 95,805 dollars.
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New Brunswick
Northumberland Strait
Miramichi
Chatham
Rexton
Richibucto
Kent County
Dominion
United States
Moncton
Jack's Friend in Need in Naval Signal Drill
During a signal instruction class, sailors sleeping through drills are awakened by a prompt on distress signals. Binks answers the international code N C, while Jenks blurts a dim joke about pawn in his watch, illustrating fatigue on leave.
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Jack
Binks
N. C
Jenks
Increased Rates in Norway Reported by Attache
Commercial Attache Erwin W. Thompson, reporting from Copenhagen, notes tariffs in Norway have risen since the war, now up 80 percent for first class passengers, 60 percent for third class, and 100 percent for all freights except foods and fertilizers.
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Norway
Erwin W. Thompson
Copenhagen
Denmark
Americans Over the Top in Canada War Entry Pride
United States declares war on Germany prompting a Canadian trench section to rally as one hundred Americans join the assault. Private Scotty Anderson leads a rush over No Man's Land, rescuing prisoners and earning cheers from Canadian allies.
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France
No Man’s Land
Henry James Buxton
United States
Canada
Scotty” Anderson
Boston
Frisco
Scotty
Jack Murdock
Murdock
Germany
Uncle Sam
Logging Trains in Northwest Forests Use Snow Powered Caterpillar
In high altitude lumber regions, logs are hauled by powerful caterpillar steam engines with front sleigh runners. An engineer steers from the front while a fireman maintains steam. Wide log sleighs carry eight or more truckloads on trackless routes through snowy forests.
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Northwest
Candy shop chaos ends with closing auction
A new confectionery in the north city opened under a skilled candy maker whose spree depleted stock. The proprietor pursued the worker, who was corrected temporarily but a sugar famine followed. After days of empty shelves and the candy maker’s absence, the owner sold remaining stock and fixtures at auction and retired from candy business.
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Indianapolis News
Sunflower Seen As Economic Substitute For Linseed
The sunflowers may become a key US crop replacing linseed says the Christian Science Monitor. A recent National Paint Oil and Varnish association report claims sunflowers can yield $30 to $36 gross per acre for farmers. The excerpt ends with a regional remark about Kansas and a query about jimson weed for Missouri.
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United States
Christian Science Monitor
National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association
Kansas
Missouri
Casting Finest Statuary in Paris Sand Blast
The world’s best bronze statuary is cast using a French sand mix with about 80 percent silica and 20 percent alumina.
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France
When Your Own in Khaki Moves American Hearts at Game
A Columbus Dispatch note reflects on war impact as a woman in a lower seat at a university football game watches soldiers drill. She gazes at khaki uniforms, tears and prayers for her unseen son serving in France, while the crowd remains unaware of her private sacrifice amid the game.
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Columbus Dispatch
France
Salvage method uses floats to lift sunken ships
Dr. Sylvio Pellico Portella of Rio de Janeiro proposes a salvage system in Popular Science Monthly. A tender carries collapsible waterproof boats that inflate to create buoyant supports attached to wrecks by lines and divers. As they inflate they push water out and lift the vessel toward the surface.
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Sylvio Pellico Portella
Rio de Janeiro
Popular Science Monthly
Way They Have in the Army
A writer notes army discipline, orders, and obedience shape behavior more than civilian norms. He observes that questioning orders fades as soldiers adapt, and stresses how war tests national discipline as Americans endure military life.
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Saturday Evening Post
Motion Pictures in Bahamas Move For High Character Films
A Nassau citizen reports to Consul W F Doty that a movement seeks weekly animated, adventure, scenic and natural history, and literary themed films suitable for a Bahamian audience. They propose fortnightly deliveries with a two week stock reserve to cover delays.
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Bahamas
Nassau
W. F. Doty
Mer Narrow Escape
Dorothy narrowly avoided a fall after tumbling from a ladder while her mother had recently taught her about gravitation. The girl recalled the law of gravitation and expressed relief that it kept her from tumbling head over heels, a moment later.
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Dorothy
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