Call to sacrifice for the Red Cross in honor of fallen soldiers
The piece honors American soldiers who died in France Gresham Enright Hay praising their sacrifice and urging readers to give beyond mere conscience gifts. It urges readers to cut into personal comforts and deny themselves to truly support the Red Cross and honor the dead.
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AST
France
Gresham
Enright
Hay
Red Cross
Lta
American Red Cross
U S Wheat Use Cut Demanded to Aid Allies
The U S Food Administration calls for a 50 percent cut in per capita wheat use to 11 1/2 pounds weekly and outlines voluntary rationing in households public eating places and retailers to conserve wheat for war bread for the Allies and the army. It urges the well to do to sacrifice and lists specific limits and practices for bakers grocers and manufacturers.
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Sec
U. S. Food Administration
Washington
The
Food Administration
Corvala
Nime
Great Wheat Stocks Isolated Amid Shipping Shortage
The shortage in ships has isolated wheat stocks for Allies and the United States. Australia holds about 190 million bushels awaiting ships after an 80 million exportable surplus. India has 70 million bushels for export, with 60 million more added in April. Argentina ends the season with 11 million left. 15 million more will be added. The issue is shipping, not production, forcing the US to share stocks with the Allies.
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United States
India
Australia
Argentina
America
Allied Food Shipments Reach Large Total
A U S Food Administration report covers July 1 1914 to January 1 1918 showing complete yearly rations for 67,100,083 people and extra protein for 22,104,570 men. Wheat and wheat flour exports to the three principal allies total about 844 million bushels. pork exports reach nearly 2 billion pounds. fresh beef exports total 448,484,400 pounds. Food sent to Russia is negligible compared with western allies.
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United States
U. & Food Administration
Russia
Wpstern
Wright County Missouri primary election notice 1914 1918
County Clerk issues notice of the August primary for Wright County Missouri listing offices to be voted on in the general election, including Senator in Congress, Supreme Court judge, state superintendent, and county officials. It names township Justices of the Peace, constables, and committeemen across Mountain Grove, Clark, Pleasant Valley, Wood, Hart, Gasconade, Van Buren, Brush Creek, Boone, Montgomery, Elk Creek, and Union townships, dated June 4, Hartville.
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Missouri
Wright
Congress
Supreme Court
Judge County
Jude
Mountain Grove
Clark Township
Pleasant Valley Township
Wood Township
Hart Township
Gasconade Township
van Buren Township
Brush Creek Township
Boone Township
Montgomery Township
Elk Creek Township
Union Township
Mountain Grove Township
Gasconade
Flk Creek
Hartville
G. Purtle
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Audita Ita Accounta
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Wilson
Americana
Sir Joseph Maclay
Mansfield, Mo
Za Joel Cailoring Company
I Teyere
Ort
United
States Food Administration
Flame
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