Aviation Army Vanguard Moves to Front Stations
American aviation units have advanced to front line stations in France as the new air army forms. From a force of under 200 planes last spring to 22,000 being built now, and 10,000 aviators in training, the expanding corps signals a massive mobilization. The piece notes a rapid shift to standardized engines like the Liberty motor and the conversion of auto plants to motor production, alongside continued Allied supplies and material flow.
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France
Air Army
Congress
Flying Corps
Aircraft Production Board
America
Liberty Motor
Liberty Motors
Mercy
Red Cross
B. C. Forbes
Hearst’s
J. P. Morgan
War Council
American Red Cross
Forbes
Serbia
Belgium
Roumania
Italy
Russia
Armenia
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Hearst
Food Administration to issue kitchen cards urging ration use
The Food Administration plans a Washington designed kitchen card advising three pounds of sugar per person per month, one porkless day, and two meatless meals daily. It warns against hoarding to keep prices fair and support allied and civilian needs amid shipping curtailments and Europe’s grave food shortages.
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National Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Food Administration
Europe
Woman Loved Her Canary Sparks Family Court Row
New York correspondent reports Mrs. James Farmer testifying that her brother George Clark and a friend stole her prized canary from her West Fifty-ninth Street home. The judge pressed whether she wanted her brother jailed, noting his illness, while a technical error in the complaint let the brother escape.
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James Farmer
George Clark
New York
West Fifty-ninth Street
Justice Bixby
Will Women Wear Trousers Indoors In Paris Fashion
Paris fashion notes from Harper’s Bazar January issue describe women adopting indoors trousers for style and utility. Elegant trouser-frocks pair metallic fabrics and velvet coats with intricate embroidery, reflecting a shift from robes to tailored silhouettes.
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Paris
Harper’s Bazar
Marthe Gauthier
Rue Des Capucines
High-Grade Naval Gunnery Promises Unmatched Battle Range
The Scientific American asserts that modern mounting and fire control methods have raised U S Navy gunnery to unprecedented accuracy at long distances. It claims that a battleship line facing the enemy would unleash a storm of fire with rapidity and precision, giving the fleet a surprising advantage.
Prophecy Links Kaiser to World War War Ends This Month
A Lewisburg Times reader cites Revelation and World War I events to claim the Kaiser’s fate hinges on a 666 Month count. He argues Germany and Austria Hungary dominate early victories and predicts Germany’s power fades on January 27, 1918.
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Echo
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Hungary
St. John
Gerard
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Lewisburg
W. Va
Bread in quantity lot sales banned by Washington official
Charles Hebberd the Washington food administrator ordered an immediate ban on selling bread in quantity lots three loaves for 25 cents. The ruling targets bakers and retailers whether licensed or not and requires uniform loaf pricing of eight or nine cents each, to curb waste and overconsumption.
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Charles Hebberd
Washington
Food Administration For
Herbberd
Wool Conservation Will Revolutionize Fashions
The U S government restricts wool in wartime, but Hickson predicts in Harper’s Bazar that spring suits will charm more, using three yards per suit. He notes mix of satin or silk with wool details like silk sleeves and wool tunics, keeping women stylish while supporting patriotic duty.
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United States
Hickson
New York
Harper’s Bazar
Forewarned Is Forearmed and a Bank Visit
A man travels to a nearby city on business and seeks currency at a bank. The teller rejects notes from a defunct concern, declaring them worthless. Uncle Cy asks, half in humor, how to tell when money is about to fail.
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Uncle Cy
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Bowes Bus
Tacoma, Wa
Tacoma Wash
R. B. Field
Leavenworth State Bank
Mr. Farmer
Great Northern Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
Wenatchee Milling Co
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
P. A. Snyder
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