Hoover to lead American food board in war effort
In London report Hoover accepts chair of a new U S food board to coordinate production and distribution. He outlines a wide inquiry into harvest prospects, price controls, and reducing waste, with cooperation from France England and Italy to ensure allies are supplied. He urges elimination of extravagance and prioritizing allied needs.
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Forsmost
America
Allias
Bea
London
United States
France
England
Italy
Herhart
Hoover Ln
New Food Board
Aaperica
Hoover
Tloover
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Enigland
Ouilinee Hie Pian
American Food Beard
Hoover Maie
Preas
Vrence
Be Bacan
Sining
Europe
Russia
Rowwasin
Bulgaria
Hue
Ameria
Plan for First Year of War
United States and Entente allies outline a first year war plan. American naval craft including destroyers will fight submarines and guard sea lanes. Cruisers patrol from Nova Scotia to Panama. Army to train 1,000,000 men for potential European service. Expanded shipbuilding, steel and rail supplies for Allies, and efforts to organize transport to Russia. Consideration given to neutral bottom use and anti-German commerce measures.
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Arthur Sears Henning
Washington
United States
Germany
London
Arthur J. Balfour
British Empire
Waahingtom
Nova Scotia
Panama
Atlantic
Europe
United Staton
England
France
Russia
Shipping Board
Great Lakes
United
Amery
White Way Calls Recruits to Enlist on Broadway
New York appeals to patriotic youths to join the army and marine corps with dramatic displays along Broadway. Electric billboards and electrical contrivances spread Broadway fame, while large stores donate show windows for army and navy posters and literature boosting the recruiting campaign.
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New York
Davy
Marine Corps
Broadway
Poison Fly Paper Dangers to Children
An article warns of poison fly papers used indoors and the risk to children. It discusses arsenic treated sheets, safer sticky papers and racks, and alternative methods such as weak formaldehyde solutions and pyrethrum powder. Emphasizes keeping hazardous substances out of reach and choosing child safe traps.
Swatter On Authority Warns Of Fly Overpopulation
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a warning about a single fly leading to massive numbers and threats to humanity. The text mentions June and July as speculative time points and hints at population dynamics without clear factual details.
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United States
Crnsus Socurne
Be Ua Ebcourugliy
Opes Hom
Fly control for cows and barns from Missouri station
W W Swett of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station advises fly control by preventing breeding. Clean barnyard filth every five to eight days to starve flies, treat piles with borax, use hellebore and water, and apply milk, water, and formalin mixtures in barns. Use flytraps, repellents, and homemade mixtures with pine tar or virbolic acid for protection.
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W. W. Swett
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Theopte
Fly Complaint Summer Sickness Warning
Summer complaint, now called fy complaint, devastates babies as intestinal infections spread by common house flies. Authorities urge screening homes, eliminating refuse heaps, and swatting flies to prevent illness. a doctor offering screening may save lives.
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Comimon
Flies and Fever in Warm Months Endemic in City
Article discusses how ninety percent of the flies that spread typhoid fever hatch in warm months. It urges durable sanitation, disinfection, and prevention measures. The piece notes a connection to summer bites and highlights methods to reduce mosquito and fly populations to curb illness.
Open Campaign to Kill Off Flies Early This Year
Campaign urges early fly elimination to reduce summer infestation. Emphasizes trapping, cleaning premises, and cooperating with food dealers to prevent breeding in decaying matter and animal droppings. Warns a few nonparticipants may hinder progress but coalitions can prevail.
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Endeavor Tm
War On Flies Drives Home May to June Threats
A long-read urging residents to combat flies in May and June, noting their rapid spread, health risks, and the need for house screening. Practical steps include keeping food areas clean, curtains or screens intact, washing dishes promptly, and maintaining fly control supplies like homemade flypaper and fly swatters.
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Sone
Your Child Safety Note From A Nonexistent Source
Fragmentary text warns to keep children away from food and certain offerings. Mentions avoiding tainted items and exposure to unknown dangers. No clear event, date, or identifiable organizations are present in readable content.
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Wecepte
United States Board
Starte Inquiry Abroad
Urals
Herbert C. Hoover
Nathaniel Ayer
Bouton
Navy Department
Naval Reserve Force
Entente
Waval and
White Way
Kowal
Hua
Chiann
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