Nation’s draft plans frame for citizen army mobilization
The article discusses September timelines for training camps and cantonments for a citizen army, noting 32 divisional camps planned nationwide. It highlights logistical challenges, resource limits, and the need for rapid action, while urging ally unity and preparation for war, plus commentary on bread, diet, and crop substitution to support wartime needs.
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Citizen Army
Asbling
New York Sun
Irty
Officiits
Great Britain
Eveniny
Brefore
Wheat Shortage and Health Reform Essay by Samuel G Dixon
The article argues this year’s wheat yield cannot meet global demand and urges rationing to support allies. It links health and hygiene to food conservation and calls for disciplined production and distribution to ensure sufficient supplies at home and abroad.
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Samuel G. Dixon
Local Public Safety Members Are Announced
Local names listed as new public safety members including Jael Learn from Pine Flats A L Buterbaugh Lovejoy Edward ONeill Lovejoy J C Leasure Cherrytree Henry Beade Dixonville W M Hamill GC R Laughlin Rochester Mills A S Work Marion Center J T Walker Frances Elkin Smicksburg James Fleming Covode Dr J W Morrow Marchand H K Neal Trade City J A Davis Rossmayne Frank Marshall Creekside John McCormick Georgeville J D Aice Hillsdale F B Camp Cherrytree Levi Conner Glen Campbell John Ewing Nolo J G McCreary Daniel J Orner Strangetown B R Williams T R B Johns Hellwood S B Bence Dixonville J A Condron Home J F Glasser Marion Center
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jael Learn
Pine Flats
A. L. Buterbaugh
Lovejoy
Edward O'Neill
J. C. Leasure
Cherrytree
Henry Beade
Dixonville
W. M. Hamill
Points on People and Local Visit Notes
Mrs. W. S. Carnahan of Philadelphia street weekended with T. W. Carnahan of Park Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Steele of Ambridge street visited Mrs. Linus Lewis of Water street. Miss Blanche St. Clair’s Latrobe teacher weekend with her parents on Phila street. Mark Hutchinson of Pittsburch visited his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Hutchinson, of Church street. Mrs. Pred Grant returned home after weeks with Dr. and Mrs. Fred St. Clair. Howard Ley of Punxsutawney, Indiana caller Saturday. D. R. Tomb visited Pittsburgh last week. Miss Marian Allison of Pitcairn spent Sunday at home on Tenth street. Mr. and Mrs. David Fox of Tenth street visited Attorney and Mrs. James Reyburn of Kittanning. Mr. Griffith Elis of Church street was a Pittsburgh caller last week. Mr. J. Wilse McCartney, home three weeks with rheumatism, is out again. Miss Painter spent Sunday at her home in Kittanning. Rev. and Mrs. H. P. Johnston and Miss Molly Long of Blairsville motored Saturday to Indiana to visit Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Wiley on North Fifth street.
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W. S. Carnahan
Philadelphia Street
T. W. Carnahan
Park Wood
Steele
Ambridge Street
Linus Lewis
Water Street
Blanche St. Clair
Latrobe
John M. St. Clair
Phila. Street
Mark Hutchinson
Pittscurch
Hutchinson
Church Street
Pred Grant
Fred St. Clair
Howard Ley
Punxsutawney
Indiana
D. R. Tomb
Pittsburgh
Marian Allison
Pitcairn
Tenth Street
David Fox
James Reyburn
Kittanning
Griffith Elis
J. Wilse McCartney
Molly Long
Blairsville
Hugh R. Wiley
Pifth Street
U S Chewing Gum Conquering the World
Washington May 20 Ameri can chewing gum has conquered the world after a twenty year effort. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce says exports this fiscal year will top 1 million dollars, already surpassing 900 thousand. The trade is now 500 times larger than in 1894 and has averaged 100 thousand dollars monthly in the first nine months despite German U boat activity.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Suez
Alleghenies
Mongolia
America
Amer‘lican
Hiccups Drive Milwaukee Man to Self Destruction
Sioux City dispatch reports Ray B E Garvey a Milwaukee traveling man shot himself in a local undertaking establishment after a long spell of hiccups and despair. The fragment notes moralizing lines about duty and dissipation.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Hiccoughs
Ray BE
Garvey
Milwaukee
Lead arsenate replaces Paris green for garden sprays
Special to Evening Cnnette reports gardeners turn from Paris green to arsenate of lead due to copper shortages and high prices. Bulletin notes arsenate of lead mimics Paris green against caterpillars and beetles, with better foliage adherence, white plant coating, and flexible strength by form. It recommends mixing two pounds per fifty gallons, or stronger for potatoes, and cautions on application timing and wind.
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Washington, D. C
Colorado
F. A.crittenden
Department of Agriculture
Paris ‘Vreen
Bulletin
Belonging on the Circuit of Things in a New York Home
A telecommunication anecdote from early Vitagraph days details a New York apartment where a phone install required extensive wiring. After initial delays, a final connection allowed the speaker to reach Vitagraph studios across the East River, prompting reflections on being in touch with society and the need to stay in harmony with the spirit of the times. The piece urges self awareness, avoiding self-centered egotism and encouraging active participation in progress.
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New York
Vitagraph
Corner in Crow Meat Lands Two in Jail
Berlin authorities sentenced Emil Andre and Richard Pocha to two weeks in jail and a $50 fine each for turning crows into a lucrative meat trade. They used crews to shoot hundreds of birds daily, buying at six and a half cents and selling to Berlin dealers at up to ninety cents, earning about 300 daily until crackdown.
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Berlin
Emil Andre
Richard Pocha
Bexlin
Transfers Record From Early West Wheatfield and Nearby
Transfers show M Gess to R V Clawson for 2h nerves in West Wheatfield at 600 dollars. Francis Elkin to Walter F Elkin covers 80 acres in South Mahoning for 2000 dollars. William Simm to Josiah Greenall for Blairsville lot at 4000 dollars. N C English to John Zicha 24.64 acres in Centers for 680 dollars. Andrew J Laurent to John Mull holland lot in White for 2300 dollars. Harry H Brilhart to W B Ward rop 1 acre in Young for 550 dollars. Michael Zirenko to Henry Brady 4 acres in Banks for 166 dollars.
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W. B. Wardrop
Young
Michael Zirenko
Henry Brady
Banks
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