Salt preservation of soft corn proves effective in Prophetstown
An investigator reports many Prophetstown area farmers salted soft corn to preserve it. Experiments show salted corn cribbed in 1915 remained cool and mold free, drying with spring warmth, and the method gained popularity with local grain dealers and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside
Prophets
Ville
Whiteside County
Ilinois
T. J. Marshall
Prophetstown
Kansas
Marshall
John Liphart
B. J. Mathis
Mathis Broa. Co
Prophetatown
Albert Bessiro
Bessiro
Tts
Phat
Men to be Transferred to Camp Pike and County Notices
Announcement lists 1 300 men to Camp Pike Little Rock Arkansas in three contingents. First 600 men include headquarters and D company 25 recruits. Second contingent 700 men from D B F G H J and others. Third contingent 300 men. Names of men by company and infantry listed. Also Marshall County Illinois supervisors meeting notice December 3 1917 with itemized claims and deadlines. British forces in Palestine advance twelve miles northwest and fifteen miles west of Jerusalem per office notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Little “Rock
Ark
Camp Pike
Grn
Smpanies
Lacon
Board of Supervisors
Marshall County
Illinoia
Lawrence D. Gregory
Palestine
Jen@salem
First U S Dead Buried In France With French Honor
The first American soldiers killed in action on French soil are honored in a funeral at a meadow near the front. French General salute and a 768 shell volley mark the ceremony as American coffins draped in the flag are lowered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Bocheland Ag
America
France
Fermains
Enright
United States
Hay
Gresham
Only a Volunteer Soldier Letter from Camp Greene
The Henry Republican prints a wartime poem from Marcellus G Riggs of Peoria now at Camp Greene North Carolina. He volunteered for service noting parental fears and recalls his journey from Peoria to Fort Sheridan and onto Camp Greene as part of the 60th Infantry. He asks his son to understand his choice and reflects on the meaning of volunteering during the war. A government leasing note about Osage oil lands in Oklahoma offers a bonus and royalty to natives, highlighting Osage wealth in oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wota
Marcellus GQ
Riggs
John Riggs
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N. C
Marcellus
Fort Sheridan
Peoria
Antifom
60Th Infantry
Camp Greens
J Avery
Henry
Darcar
Henry Republican
Sira
Lane
Oklahoma
Osages
Tony
Messages From the Front in a Texas Soldier Letter
A long, lively Europe dispatch from a Texas friend describes flying in France with the American Expeditionary Forces. He writes of a lost altitude, a village welcome, and a dinner among locals, then shares songs, poems, and a wartime forecast claiming the war would end in February 1918 based on numerology and scripture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amer Dcan
Pink
Nellie
Avord
France
America
Bee
Nellia
Mina
Skinney
Hogs the Best Corn Market and Meat Demand
A Prairie Farmer editorial urges hog production to improve corn profitability and meat supply, noting Uncle Sam’s goal for Illinois to raise 20 percent more hogs next year. Mrs. Frank O. Lowden wins second prize in a rye bread contest, with judges praising the loaf. Monuments and markers by Triebel & Sons of Peoria noted for over 60 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Illinois
C. V. Gregory
Prairie Farmer
Triebel” & Sons
Psari
Sc_ Rr SRee
Illinois Schools Urged to Aid Soldiers and Belgians
Superintendent Blair urges Illinois public schools to observe a patriotic day aiding soldiers abroad and Belgium France children. The plan, requested by the Illinois Council of Defense, includes speeches, food conservation, and making items for soldiers and Belgian French children, with pupil-driven project ideas and craft work to support relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syn
Blair
Illinois
Belgium
France
Francis G. Blair
Mre
Ilinois Council of Defense
A Noble Definition From Bowdoin President Hyde
A clipping from the late E. H. Hutching ponders a noble school ideal. It quotes Bowdoin College President Hyde on feeling at home across lands and ages, forming friendships, appreciating others' work, and fostering generous cooperation among students and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Hutching
Hyde
Bowdoin College
War War Council Reports Soaring Young Men Campaign Totals
Central department reports show Illinois and Wisconsin pledge surges as the Y M C A war work drive nears its deadline. Illinois total exceedances push toward a state goal of 4.16 million while Chicago Heights and Saline County hit notable marks. Nationally the drive inches past 24.6 million with three days left.
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War Work ‘Council
Young Man's Christian” Association
Chicago
Central Department
Liberty Loans
Red Cross
Illnois
Greater
F. M. Deerdake
Wiely Millnois
DeKalb
Boone
McHenry
Lake
Kane
DuPage
Cook
Kendall
Will
Green
Calhoun
Jersey
Macoupin
Montgomery
Bend
Madison
Whiteside
Rock Island
Henry
Bureau
Putnam
Stark
Aten Township
McLean County
Chicago Heights
Saline County
Aurora
United
Wisconsin
Hermans
Racine
Kentucky
South
North Dakota
Kansas
Jends
Missouri
Deg
Moines
Colorado
Y. Cc. A
Gary
Ind
Harvest Moon Lights Long Night Shifts In Folklore
The article explains the harvest moon rises during October nights staying visible after sunset and through dawn. It notes its use in harvest work and compares folklore across northern regions while hinting at traditional beliefs about moonlight saving. A closing line mentions advance payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earer
Adam
Ares
Mae
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Gye
Saliors
Marcellus G.riggs
Co. F
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ash
Franuy
Ey Lawrence
Brother
Town
Texas
T. J.clancy
Louisville
The
Kaiser
Serbia
Joffre
Germany
Turkey
Ortmas
Fes
Aenry
LLIN
Brumsey Estate
G. E. Fenwick
Allinois
Fielp
M.C. A
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