Gospel of Clear Plate Necessary Warns of Food Discipline
Eleanor Brainerd learns of strict wartime dining rules as her mother recalls German table etiquette. The dialogue contrasts plate waste penalties in Briarwood with Germany’s wartime efficiency, framing food conservation as a frontline act impacting democracy versus autocracy.
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Eleanor
Briarwood
Berlin
Mrs. Brainerd
Fraulein Schmidt
Germany
Ronger
Enroll Boys for Working Reserve Drive urged nationwide
The United States Food Administration cites Lord Rhondda on wheat exports and food sufficiency. War need prompts mobilization of two million boys aged 16 plus into farming and shop work. National enrollment week starts March 18 with posters by Gibson Treidler and Welsh aiding the drive.
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United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Charles Dana Gibson
Rogers
Treidler
Welsh
Shipyard volunteer registrations clarified by state official
The state director warns applicants not to quit jobs for immediate shipyard work. Four Minute Men will urge correct views as recruitment proceeds. Interested individuals should register with T L Bland or W S Wilson. county enrolling officers to be listed soon. Salaries and locations will be announced when needed. registration does not exempt from the draft.
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Santford Martin
T. L. Bland
Rocky Mount
W. 8. Wilson
State Council of Defense
Raleigh
Prussian Food Prosecutions Surge in 1917
Amsterdam reports nearly 400000 prosecutions for food regulation violations in Prussia during 1917. Courts fined 151421 cases and sentenced 1781 individuals to imprisonment as congestion grows.
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Amsterdam
Prussia
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