Food officials urge action to curb flour hoarding
Guilford county and local food administrators, under State Food Administrator Henry A Page, ordered to confiscate and return surplus flour. They must obtain lists of buyers who exceed one barrel in three months and compel return at purchase price, pursuing indictments for noncompliance.
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M. Vanstory
Carter, Dalton
Henry A. Page
Vpage
Mr. Vanstory
Mr. Dayton
Mr. Page
Soldiers Entertain Chester S C With Concert Recital
A party of soldiers from Camp Sevier Greenville S C visited Chester for a patriotic concert and a morning church service. Adjutant Fleury of the French military mission spoke on front conditions Saturday night. The group included Sergt H A Hudson and several of the 117th infantry with musicians Alex Reese Tra Summers Walter Adair Clarence Hoyt John Meuir Granville D Watson.
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Camp Sevier
Greenville
S. C
117Th Infantry
Chester
Adjutant Fleury
Sergt
H. A. Hudson
105Th Field Signal Battalion
Baritona
Alex Reese
Tra Summers
LizTth
Walter Adair
Clarence Hoyt
John Meiuire
Granville D. Watson
Vampire as Monster of Adults in Miss Bara Talk
Theda Bara argues vampires replace giants and ogres as moral teachers for grownups. She says tales now show adults consequences of immoral living, using vampire imagery to warn against sin and social deviance. The piece mentions circulation and distribution details for schoolboys through Curtis publications and the High Point district agent.
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Theda Bara
William Fox
France
Curtis Publications
Stamey
High Point
N. C
The Biltmore and Chain Restaurants Adopt Meatless Day
New York society leaders dine on corn muffins in The Biltmore tea room on a wheatless day. A chain restaurant serves a meatless vegetable dinner at moderate prices, saving 14,905 pounds of meat.
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New York
Biltmore
Sweden Faces Worsening Food Shortages in 1917
Stockholm reports a rapidly growing food crisis as work cards and extra bread cards are issued for diplomats. Meat exports have fallen sharply, and Sweden's ports show reduced imports of cereals flour and animal fodder in the first eleven months of the year, signaling severe rationing ahead.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Twenty Hops Show One Good for Hard Service
London report states a new medical board test for general service fitness. Recruits hop twenty times on each foot with nine inches raised of the other foot. After two minutes, pulse rise must be no more than five beats. The test gauges breathlessness pallor and anxious expression.
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London
Madam Verone Sells To Provide Comforts For Soldiers
Paris readers report Madam Maria Verone, head of the French Women’s Right league, operates a booth on the boulevard selling toys and novelties. She has undertaken to supply comforts for 350 soldiers in the trenches and has turned to production to meet the need.
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Paris
Maria Verone
Womas” Right League
New Army Office Appoints Inspector of War Trophies
London January 31 Major General C G Donald appointed to a new office titled Inspector of War Trophies.
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London
C. G. Donald
Camp Sevier Insures Soldiers on Large Scale in Greenville
At Camp Sevier Greenville South Carolina on a recent Saturday soldiers began war insurance purchases totaling 15715000 pounds across fours hundred seventy five policies. The 119th Infantry leads with 216 men each holding 10000 insurance while the 117th Infantry shows the largest total of 22600000. The 120th Infantry and 119th Infantry report notable per capita and aggregate figures among units.
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119Th Infantry
117Th Infantry
120Th Infantry
1Mth
115Th Field Artillery
113Th Field Artillery
4Th Field Artillery
Twith Infantry
104Th Engineers
Aviation Depot at Sevier Camp Near Greenville
About 1460 men are now in the aviation depot at Sevier Camp near Greenville South Carolina and 100 more are expected daily until the 4000 encamped here are on the ground. The workers come from diverse trades.
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Sevier
Greenville
S. C
Over the Top The Vicar and Farmer Hodge Chat
The Vicar asks about the dow's exercise. Farmer Hodge confirms he goes for a tramp nearly every day.
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Mr. Hodge
Farmer Hodge
Hall's Catarrh Cure and constitutional claims
An article fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a solution to the widespread catarrh believed incurable. It claims internal and local treatments, lists the product as a constitutional remedy, and notes sales through druggists with testimonials and a Toledo, Ohio address.
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Cheney
WW. J
Toledo
Ohio
American Art Works Moved Safely to Rome Amid War
American artists whose paintings and drawings were shown in the British section of the Venice International Exhibition in 1914 were moved to Rome for safety. War risk and transport trouble prevented return, so the works were stored in a palace basement until they were relocated when the danger to Venice subsided.
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Venice
Rome
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