Census shows farm labor shortages across several counties
The report notes labor shortages in 1867 farms across Columbia, Warren, Schuylkill, Carbon, Cameron, Wayne, Green, Fayette and Lackawanna Counties. Some counties report increased corn, potatoes and wheat acreage, plus more dairy, beef cattle and hogs. Agricultural Labor Service Committees are being set up in fifty counties with managers to contract farmers needing hands. Kenneth McFarland of West Philadelphia street has enlisted in the Marine Corps and awaits transport to Newport News for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Waren Schuylkill
Carbon
Cameron
Wayne
Green
Fayette
Committee of Public Safety
Civilian Service Department
Kenneth McFarland
West Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Newport News
Potatoes and War Aims In Public Message
A country idle on potatoes may threaten food security says a wartime alert urging greater consumption. President Wilson’s city address blends Red Cross urging with a hard stance to the Central Powers and a renewed pledge to Allies, emphasizing total national effort and military readiness. The piece also notes Pennsylvania farm labor data being gathered for a federal census, with counties reporting farm employment and public safety oversight guiding the effort.
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Wilson
Red Cross
Central Powers
Society of Mercy and Reconstruction
United States
Wilhelmstrasses
Germany
Austria
Congress
N. Y
Pen Vania
Committee of Muslic
Robert W. Meyer
Oderal Farm Mhelp
Committee of Public Safety
U. S
Prof Work to join Overseas YMCA service in Europe
Prof Work plans to leave Indiana June 3 with a week of instruction at an American university before sailing for Italy around June 19. He aims to aid American troops in Europe near the front, wearing a U S Army uniform with M CGA marks, while remaining beyond the typical school leadership role during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Work
Indiana
Italy
Europe
San Cura Ointment Promises Fast Sore Healing
An advertisement proclaims San Cura Ointment as a powerful antiseptic that draws out poison and heals persistent sores. It claims a money back offer through Daugherty's Drug Store and cites a testimonial from B Dutton of Titusville about rapid relief and healing. Also promotes San Cura Soap as a skin wash and lists price and ordering notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty Drug Store
Ithompson Medical Co
Daugherty
San Cora
B.D. Dutton
Titusville Bay
Daugherty’s Drug Store
Boxed Thin Sale Prices Noted
A fragmented note lists standard price per box and two box quantities with unclear abbreviations. Details are unreadable beyond generic pricing references.
Fragmentary OCR Note Sparks Offbeat Nonsense
A garbled OCR passage with scattered names and stray phrases yields little coherent news content. Several capitalized fragments and odd word clusters appear without clear events, dates, or participants to anchor a concise report.
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Claas” Matter
News Service
Prvehube “Gavotte
Devet My -Eeritor
Advertising Mer
Olivier
Department of Agriculture
Paris
Inquire of
Iran
Myers
Ana
Church Street
Horne
J.D. Johnston
Mike Mazza
Homer City
Santi
G. Bo Mull
Oak Street
J. PD. Johnston
Adll ‘Bank and Trugs
Pennsylvania
Care Gazette
Quire
Buick
Fritiana
Marion
Garatet
Gazette Office
Bell
Opeka
Rexall
Fay
United Drug Company
Cascade Pound
Fateh
Aur
Taypbe
Liggett
New England
Warmony
Siahowery
Postead
Robile
Law
Violet
Corinne
Sundar
Ot “ Ae Néejerd
Chae ‘Tut
American Beauty
Miandaid Price
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