City report urges crippled men to work not beg on streets
James Ford's Kansas City survey of 150 crippled men shows 70 self supporting, 14 partly, 52 beggars. Most live north of Ninth Street. 80 are Jackson County residents. Alcohol use correlates with begging. philosophy that the world owes them a living persists. Ford calls for personal aid over street dole.
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Kansas City
James Ford
Research Department
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Board of Public Welfare
Ward
Ninth Street
Jackson County
Wyandotte County
Ford
Doles
Mr. Ford
Something Better Than Booze in This Suitcase
A man carrying a suitcase aboard a streetcar bound for the railroad depot struggles through a crowd while a quick-witted helper and a vigilant conductor observe. The owner clings to the suitcase as a bystander hints at a fare to Union Station. Inside the case are magazines tied to a Red Cross appeal for soldiers reading material. The scene ends with the helper asking a question about smoking.
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Pany
Ah Amall Mig
Union Station
Red Cross
Naming a Cincinnati Baby on a Railcar? Frank Dowle Born
A dramatic birth tale in Cincinnati recounts Dr. Frank Moskowitz delivering a newborn on a moving train. Amid crowds and urgent passengers, the mother asks for the child’s name and the doctor suggests Frank, inspiring the final designation.
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Frank Dowle
Isabel Dowle
Dowle
Smething
Frank Moskowicz
Rallo
Woman Conductor Caps Off Young Roisters on Sea Beach
A Brooklyn Sea Beach rapid transit conductor, a poised fortyish woman, disciplined six knickerbockered youths aboard a Sea Beach express by enforcing tickets. One boy folded tickets into a makeshift feather and the conductor, angered, slapped him lightly on the ear then continued with the inspection as the train slowed toward Pitney Street.
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York
Sea Beach Express
Brooklyn Rapid Translt Company
Pitty-ninth Street
Ae Ee Eepertas
Rae Tosat
Oat
Potato Recipes for Family Use
Instructions for making milk based potato soup with celery salt corn starch and pepper. Five cups skim milk heated with potatoes then thickened with a starch mixture and seasoned. Method emphasizes gradually adding milk and boiling briefly before straining and serving for dinner.
Potatoes in Food Security Recipes From Experts
Practical guidance on using surplus potatoes to feed the nation with simple recipes for two days and later a week. The article urges domestic consumption to free food for export, offering breakfast mashups, potato cakes, chowder, browned potatoes with beef, soups, and more, all from U S Department of Agriculture experts.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Potato Power for War Work Energy
Prairie readers are urged to keep energy in circulation not storage. Consume potatoes freely to fuel war work, stay slender, and live patriotically. The United States Department of Agriculture offers new potato recipes.
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Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Baking With Wheat Savers in Wartime Pantry
The article urges using substitutes for wheat flour to save wheat during shortages. It cites Farmers Bulletin 055 with instructions for breads and pastries using up to 25 percent substitutions in yeast bread and up to 50 percent in quick breads. It highlights potatoes, cornmeal, rice, and beans as substitutes and notes sugar alternatives like sorghum, maple products, and honey. It also reports maple syrup production and sorghum syrup output in 1917, advocating increased production to aid sugar conservation for soldiers, plus sauces with dried lima beans and corn.
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Department of Agriculture
Suga
Union
Aiken and Red Cross Carrier Cora Meet in Wartime Bond
Edward Aiken, frustrated by a missing delivery, confronts a young paper carrier, only to discover Cora Shaithwaite, a popular society girl now delivering papers for the Red Cross. Their chance meeting sparks mutual admiration and a growing romance as war shortages push women into wartime work. He later reveals two years of service in France with the first Canadians, deepening her pride and leading to a later invitation to call.
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Howard Aiken
Edward
Tom
Red Cross
Cora Shaithwaite
Cora
Edward Aiken
France
Washington War Extortion Probed in Housing Plea
A Washington woman denounces wartime extortion as profiteering by residents who raise rents from 45 to 150 dollars. She recalls workers driven from service by abuse, noting the government now provides an agency to ensure proper housing for war workers.
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Washington
Blood in His Eye Dog Gop Seeketh the Sly TIS
A capers tale set around cops and a bulldog in a district pound. Murphy, a dog cop, finds a bulldog and plans a reward but is pranked by fellow officers. A taxi ride ensues, false addresses, and a humorous chase ending with payoffs and questions about who ordered the scheme.
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Gop
Murphy
Capitol Grounds
Boyd
Calkins
Capitol
Cop Calkins
War Workers Time Not Afraid Of Dark In Washington
Prewar girl workers in Washington join Red Cross effort under Miss Stella Osbourne at district campaign HQ. Since April they have worked nightly, organized by department chiefs with six assistants each, supporting the fund drive and national service beyond the parade. Some work at the Library of Congress under Mrs Woods, at the Interstate Commerce Commission, and in the post office, burning the midnight oil for Uncle Sam.
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Washington
Stella Osbourne
Red Cross
Louis
Brary of Congress
Woods
Interstate Commerce Commission
Uncle Sam
Central Cuts Talkative Service In Washington Bureau
Washington sees a radical change as a telephone system order bans operators from answering nonessential questions. Central will not advise on time, fire location, or scores while doors close to the public. War-time efficiency prompts streetcar skip-stop plans to speed service.
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Ashington
United States
Capital
Yankees
Benators
Ball Park
Central
White House
Capitol
James
Washington
Sey
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