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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
4
Readable text outlines methods for cooking cornmeal mush with milk and added dried fruits. Variations include double boiler methods, timing notes, and recipes for Indian pudding and cornmeal with figs. Emphasizes avoiding lumps and serving with milk or broth.
In this wartime reminiscence the piece urges a return to mush and milk as a cheap nourishing American dish. It emphasizes its balanced nutrition without wheat or meat and argues wider use will conserve foods for the military and allies, while appealing to patriotism.
The text discusses sugars in fruits and desserts, noting ripeness, moisture, and processing effects on sweetness. It suggests using dried fruits and sugar in various preparations, and mentions substitutes like fruit-based desserts and cheese with potato. It describes how warmth and drying impact flavor and sweetness, and offers ideas for fruit salads and nontraditional dessert components.
The Jolot committee of government exhibits representing Agriculture Navy Interior and Commerce and the Food Administration announced a display of war related items. Exhibits will be shown over five chapters of the larger exhibition covering nearly the entire complex and running from August 40 to October.
Balem residents blame enemy agents for a pest that reduced Butler township wheat yields. Farmers recall an elderly German‑extracted man wandering wheat fields, seemingly aiding the pest and burying something in the ground, as winters past are remembered.
Gaston Defoirdt of Woonsocket recounts two years in a German prison camp at Altengrabow where 25 000 prisoners toiled for scraps. He describes malnutrition dogged guards brutality and inmates eating rats and sawdust bread to survive.
American troops in France undertook a night trench raid to capture ammunition and German machine guns. The expedition yielded several weapons, boosting Allied firepower as doughboys joked about using the captured arms against German positions and planning future operations.
A survivor recounts brutal forced labor across mines and factories in German custody. He describes coercion to sign papers, punitive treatment for refusals, prior execution threats, repeated transfers to Altengrabow Mersborg and Conabines, and eventual release after extensive Red Cross care in Switzerland.
In Los Angeles a Detroit bound witness Miss Olive knitted 24 pairs of socks while waiting to testify in a federal court case. The socks were made for Uncle Bam's soldiers in France, reflecting a wartime charity gesture amid the courthouse bustle.
A wartime vignette describes chewing gum as a strange, sought after American aid item. French troops and German advances collide with U S efforts by the Red Triangle and YMCA to stock a storehouse for soldier comfort. Descriptions note gum found on desks, French soldiers unfamiliar with it, and the curious reaction of swallowing and chewing amid the chaos of retreat and supply destruction.
In Milwauker Janesville and Shawana, factories begin experimental line work. Producers report workers are trained, and new production runs include polymer cheese styles.
A fragmentary report notes the death of Ragtine Gugier in a local incident described as a shooting. Few details are readable, but the event is tied to a recent hire and Harlem area connections, with limited names and places confirmed.
An elderly visitor Morse seeks legal help from Revere at Shell Bouck as he contemplates his daughter Hihel’s future wealth and protection. Morse dies, and Revere becomes her guardian through an arranged marriage morphed by love and secrecy.
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