Hoover orders Boy Scouts to boost bean production for allies
Herbert Hoover as American food committee head urges Boy Scouts of America to plant beans and increase exports tenfold to support Allies. He cites bean shortages in Europe and calls for nationwide scout involvement through local units to expand production, with 3,400 troops and over 100000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Hoover
American Food Committee
Council of National Defense
Boy Scouts of America
America
London
Hoover
Europe
England
James FE. West
New York City
N. Y
Boy Scouts
Herbert
United States
Mrs Smith Rejects Visitors Over Calling Cards
A maid hires a Chinese servant who learns to receive calling cards. Mrs Smith leaves, the servant greets her ring, and later two visitors arrive. The servant compares their cards with Mrs Smiths and declares Tickets no good, you cant come in.
Foley’s Honey and Tar Trial Package Offer
A clipped slip invites readers to mail their name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago Illinois to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Presbyterian church board gains boost for colleges in 3 year rise
Dallas May 17 The Presbyterian college board reports a sharp rise in gifts for maintenance equipment and endowment totaling 3 054 211 last year versus 1 226 303 average over the prior three years. Total receipts reached 385 517 with 132 645 from individuals and 155 000 from church offerings. The board emphasizes publicity and extending support through Bible chair endowments to mark the Reformation four hundredth anniversary with individual gifts invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
College Board
The
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the Church
Robert McKenzie
New York
J. E. Clarke
Nashville
Tenn
C. H. French
Presbyterian Colleges
Presbyterian
General Assembly
Safety First Warns Across the Nation at Beaver Hill
A station-master extols Safety First as the telegraph post warns travelers at Beaver Hill to avoid standing on tracks when trains pass. The Kansas City Star notes that some men call themselves conscientious objectors while the country uses a harsher term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Hill
Kansas City Star
Norwegians Cancel Their Celebration
Chicago May 17 Norwegians in the West abandoned the usual Independence Day fêtes due to the war and limited observances to patriotic displays. The piece recounts Norway's long struggle for independence from the 9th to the 19th century and the 1814 constitution at Eidsvold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Norway
Harald Haarsarge
Dalmar
Denmark
Sweden
Eidsvold
Christian Frederick
Bernadotte
Dorothy Sees Rainbow Calls It God's Sash
A four year old girl Dorothy sees her first rainbow and tells her mother it is God's sash, describing the brilliant beauty with childlike wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Mamma
Literary wit in a snug library bed tale
A humorous exchange about a man who feels most himself when he is settled in his library. The folding bed doubles as a bookcase, revealing a witty vanity in a literary setting.
Western visitor asks for stopping point. citizen directs
A Western visitor asks a citizen for a good place to stop. The citizen replies by pointing out a spot just before the word at and wishes him a good day.
Cough Relief Credited to Foley's Honey and Tar
A Wisconsin reader reports a severe cough last winter improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The letter from Amberg praises the remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and mentions Mann Drug Co as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
V. DeKeuster
Amberg
Wis
Mann Drug Co
Simple Safe Way To Reduce Weight With Tasseo
A weight loss advertisement claims a simple safe method using tasseo tablets after meals and at night to burn excess fat. It promises noticeable weight reduction in days, urges weekly self checks, and promotes Hart Drug Co as the seller with no starvation or exercise required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Drug Co
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BOY Scout
College Board of Presbyterian Church
Christian College
cAe Commercial
High Point, N.C
J. Elwood Cox
Hart Schaffn
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
N. H. Silver Company
Hart Schaffner
Marx Clothes
Enterprise
Bank OF Commerce
E. Kearns
A M. Rankin
H. A. Millis
J. H. Adams
G. A. Pollock
Uncle Sam
M. C. Crowson
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