06 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
1
The piece calls on more than 11,000,000 American home managers to ration and direct kitchen resources to support soldiers. It emphasizes that only wheat fats sugar and similar staples should be shipped and urges families to substitute other foods at home to feed allies.
The U S Department of Agriculture will offer nitrate of soda to farmers in Indiana county at $76.50 per ton free on board Garg port of arrival with freight and tax charges extra. Applications from actual farmers through county agent B E Fish or local committee members are due by February 4. No money with the application. deposits to cover cost follow notice from the county agent. Proportional allotment if demand exceeds 100000 tons.
Frank Kelly and Cleve Sheaffer were business visitors in Indiana on Saturday. Misa Carrie Sharp returned home after weeks in Kellyaburg. Mrs. Steele Kerr and daughter Fanny Ellen and Mrs. B. I. Miller shopped in Indiana Friday. Red Cross members sled rode to sew at the Kunkle home with several residents present. Minnie Gibson visited Virginia Miller. Grace Allshouse visited her parents. Lawrence Robinson of Hilltop spent Monday here. Pan Wood moved back after weeks in New York. J. B. Long wiring his house. E. Dunn moved to J. E. Carnahan home. Indiana resident Y. Barr visited his ill mother last week. Quarantine lifted except for one house with whooping cough. Raymond Walker on furlough from Camp Lee. Elizabeth Boo and Mrs. H. B. Barr attended a surprise party for Mary J. Lowry. about 30 guests. Jesse Doubt and family from Tentuan visited here. Mildred Moore and locals traveled to Punxsutawney. quilting at Goodheart Walker’s.
Evangelist A. J. Bellman from New York state and pastor Rev. William N. Osgood lead revival meetings at Rich Hill Methodist Episcopal church through February 17. Local residents Mrs. D. J. Harward, Mrs. W. Hayes, Mrs. B. St. McGatehey, and Earnest Beck with two children from New Kensington visit or recover at home, as Ivan and Frank Kirk work at Sagamore.
Teutonic allies and Russia suspend peace talks again at Brast- Li tovek as Trotzky returns to Petrograd. Neutrals doubt negotiations. price drops in mark signal waning confidence. In Petrograd the constituent assembly is dissolved amid street fighting as Lenin Trotzky coalition trails in minority. Western front activity down. Italian and Palestinian fronts see limited action. naval clash at Dardanelles yields Turkish losses and British monitors damaged.
At Port Morence on the shore of Victoria Nyanza a drydock was cut from solid rock by locals with little prior heavy work. The dock measures 250 feet long 48 feet wide and 14 feet deep. It sits 8 700 feet above sea level about three times Lake Chautauqua’s altitude.
The Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety warns soldiers and nurses to obtain War Risk Insurance within 120 days of service entry. Enlisted men 25 could buy a $10,000 policy for $6.60 monthly, with $67.50 monthly disability benefits for 20 years. Applications available from commanding officers or unit insurance officers. J Blair Sutton, Executive Secretary, Indiana, Pa.
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