Share Our Sugar With The Allies War Time Ration Details
A WWI era report explains Allied sugar sharing and varying national rations. It notes two pounds monthly per person in the United States, higher costs abroad, and state control in France Italy and Germany. French production fell from 527000 acres to 47000. saccharine used as replacement in Italy. Prices: England 70 cents, France 12 cents, Italy 26 cents. U S price 7 5 cents.
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Ameties
England
France
Indy
Suger
United States Food Administration
Germany
Italy
America
Kansas
Lawrence
Weil
Prise
Diet Weitt
Bere
Wiee
Uhieesa
Census of a Vacant Lot Reveals Bug Population
A Popular Science note reports George Nn Wolcott's investigation counting animal life on city land. One acre contains about two to two and a half million grasshoppers locusts crickets cockroaches earwigs lantern flies aphids and other bugs with seasonal swings. Spring shows about one third more insects than autumn due to rapid multiplication.
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Illinois
George Nn. Wolcott
Popular Science Monty
The Lowly Cinder Finds New Uses in Modern Building
Once scorned as a waste, cinders gain value through cement production. They drain around foundations for cellar waterproofing, serve as a mill for sleepers in concrete, and, when water-bound and compacted, form solid driveways. Their porous structure provides key drainage and foundation support.
Whretesa Improves Aerials With Shipboard Springs
An English electrical journal notes a notable improvement by adding metal springs to shipboard aerials to act as shock absorbers. The modification helps keep the delicate aerials in service during severe shocks from torpedo strikes or accidents, reducing the need to remove aerials during landings due to mast movement and derrick vibration.
Barber Blames Customer For Misrepresentation
A barber writes in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer protesting misrepresentation, saying the customer insists on opening his heart and sharing confidential personal troubles and stock tips, while the barber is blamed for listening to the talk. The piece defends the barber against alleged mischaracterization.
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Seattle Post-Inteligencer
Conserving Wheat and Sugar in Simple Cornmeal Dishes
A 1910s home cookguide outlines keeping mush moist with milk, using double boilers, and long slow simmering. It presents three cornmeal mush methods and three no-wheat puddings: Indian Pudding, Cornmeal and Fig Pudding, and Cornmeal and Apple Pudding.
Old Wood Sparks Danger in Rainy Weather
A fragment notes that old wood can spark in rain and poses a fire risk, warning that without proper care the material may ignite. The passage emphasizes caution with wet wood and sparks.
Mush and Milk as a Wartime American Staple
An essay extols mush and milk as a cheap nourishing Ameri can dish fit for wartime. It argues the old time bowl supplies a balanced meal without wheat or meat and should be used more to conserve food for the troops and allies. The piece claims increased usage will aid victory and notes enemy powers realize the need to save grain.
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America
Fruits and sugar in fresh and dried forms
The article explains that all ripe fruits contain sugar with varying amounts from fresh figs and plums to watermelons. Dried fruits taste sweeter as water is removed, and sugar is more prominent. It suggests eating fresh fruit in unsweetened forms and using fruit-based, low-sugar desserts, plus a government exhibit notice scheduled August 10 to December across major fairs.
Oh, Ma Look Out The Window as Foes and Man Break Out
A startled child cries out to her mother seeing “foes and man all broken out with whiskers” at the window. The remark hints at a dramatic or mischievous scene unfolding, with Little Elsie urgently warning of visible figures outside.
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Elsie
Cangte Stows to the Flue and Finishes the Job
A fragment notes Cangte stowed to the flue and completed the task. The terse line hints at a small, possibly nautical or domestic scene with no additional context or names.
Daily Thought Quote on Work and World
A fragmentary quotation attributes a line about work and life to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, noting a Daily Thought style. It presents a brief, incomplete sentiment about the effort one puts into the world.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Diverse Classified Notices From Lawrence Area
A scrambled 20th century classified page lists employment wants for a first class cook and a medical work helper, real estate offers with multiple farms near Lawrence Kansas, and housing requests for modern rooms or apartments. It also includes items for sale such as furniture, household goods, and exhibition coops, plus government job notices and an upcoming cleanup sale by Holt Lyons near Lawrence.
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All Nations
Formation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Departments of Agriculture, War, Envy
Interior and Commerce
The
Food Administration
Committee On Public Information
Lira
Pinkney
Satahe
Sherman
Lawrence Iron, Works
Furnkin
Pivnidir
Bate
Sale—Sarchiss Threesyoay Jerne
Sarey Eipley
Tlampshire
Pecompton Fair
George W. Connell
Leco Kas
Hemite
Tashfer
Cail Shorig
Seedrich
BUICK
Rhode Island
Business College
Rasm
Bear Appi
Cann
al Gustafson
Vermont Street
Eline
Waslirstarn
Texan
Septeriten
JL M. Hukin
Lawrences Holt
Lyons
Col O. J. Thomas
Auct
Douglas County
Wooland Park
Kansas University
Haskell Institute
Red Cross
K. U. Army Training School
Capper
Parker
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