Potato Week Over Country Named by Agriculture
Washington reports a nationwide Potato Week from October 22 to 27 aims to boost potato consumption, save wheat, and encourage potatoes as a wheat substitute. Recipes and guidance will be available from state colleges and the U S Department of Agriculture to show varied preparations.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
State Colleges of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture
California
Citrus Fruit Associations
Wreck of U-Boat a Terror on Calais Sands
Paris dispatch describes U-boat 61 crushed ashore near Calais after French torpedo strike. Journalists view twisted wreckage, scattered torpedo parts, and the haunting scene as the crew’s missing six torpedoes raise questions about the ship’s fate and wartime devastation.
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Scotland
Zeebrugge
Calais
Over There Poem by Harvey M Watts
A wartime poem speaks of joining allies over there and honoring fallen comrades. It urges courage to face a bright dawn and keep faith with those who paid the final toll, preserving the soul amid hardship.
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Harvey M. Watts
Wilson praised as new charter of liberty at Rome banquet
Premier Boselli and Senor Ferraris lauded President Wilson's messages as a new charter of liberty for democracies. The Italo American Union hosted a Red Cross commission dinner with Gorham Stevens and ambassador Page noting deep ties between Italy and America. Marconi's presence drew enthusiastic response.
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Rome
Wilson
Boselli
Commission of the American Red Cross
Italo-American Union
Gorham Stevens
American Academy
Maggiorino Ferraris
The
Society of Nations
Italy
Mediterranean
Page
America
Marconi
Three Transylvania Doctors Indicted Over Scarlet Fever Case
Three physicians Dr W M Lyday Dr A E Lyday of Penrose and Dr C W Hunt of Brevard were indicted following an inquiry by Dr T M Jordan into the closing of English Chapel school for scarlet fever. They pleaded guilty to charges under the new quarantine law, paid fines, and cost.
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Transylvania
W. M. Lyday
A. E. Lyday
Penrose
C. W. Hunt
Brevard
T. M. Jordan
State Board of Health
English Chapel School
Hunt
Transylvania County
Little River
Jordan
A. FE. Lyday
Greeks Learn French as Cinema Language in Athens
In Athens Greece the cinema has become a public institution with large crowds at night near the royal palace esplanade. About 50 000 gather to watch outdoor screenings amid turmoil over King Constantine with three performances nightly drawing roughly 10 000 people each. A French language lesson unfolds as 30 000 people attend within an hour at this single venue.
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Athens
Greece
Europe
Moving Pictures
Balkans
Constantine
London Veterans Lead War Activities Amid Aging ranks
In London a Society of Civil War veterans sustains war activity with 30 members all over 70. They meet weekly in a former office near London Bridge and march to American events such as the Red Cross hut opening in the Strand led by the Stars and Stripes. An ad for Foley’s King of Malaria Chill Tonic promotes quinine benefits.
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London
United States
Society of
London Bridge
Red Cross
Strand
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