American stock raisers aid meat conservation drive
The U S Food Administration coordinates with cattle and hog producers to preserve herds amid war shortages. Europe faces dwindling cattle and milk, while England restricts pasture and beef prices to push cattle to market. France reports a drop in cattle and milk output, prompting calls to boost U S production.
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American Stock Raisera
Food Administration
England
Peel
France
United States Food Administration
Seizure of Housewives Food Stocks Denied by Government
The United States food administration denies any plan to seize foodstuffs from households. Officials assert no policy to commandeer preserves exists and rumor sources include pro-German propagandists and profiteers. They forecast 1918 home canning will rise and assure housewives that saved foods remain theirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Food Administration
Washington
Nutritious Corn Bread Recipe for War Effort
A New York hotel promotes a patriotic corn bread recipe blending cornmeal and rye flour to support Allied nations. The method uses one quart milk four ounces butter two eggs and two pounds rye flour with baking powder and honey or syrup, mixing butter and syrup first then adding milk and rye before baking in a hot oven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Icebergs as a Sea Wonder and Their Ocean Paths
The article explains how icebergs form clusters and long lines due to currents and storms. It notes Arctic origins off Greenland and Labrador, driven by a strong current from Baffin Bay toward the North Atlantic, and mentions crossings and gaps in iceberg fields seen on official charts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Arctic
Greenland
Labrador
Baffin’s Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Prayers and Plate: Colored Church Appeals for Honest Giving
The pastor warns against tainted money in the collection and asks for true gifts. Squire Jones reports missing chickens while the congregation reacts with whispered requests for coins and half dollars. Reverend Sam Small Smith smiles at the display of generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breddren
Squire Jones
Sam Small Smith
Finding Fault and Forbearance
The Milwaukee Journal urges restraint in criticism. It says easier to fault others than be correct oneself and to overlook small faults. It warns against dictating others lives and stresses directing with respect for rights and self respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
Preserving Flowers In Wax Technique
A brief guide describes preserving flowers by dipping in melted wax. Cut candles and remove wicks to create wax, heat gently, then dip blossoms briefly and rotate to coat surfaces. Leave stems exposed and allow petals to dry upright to avoid crushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft’ Reddy
No Time Lost Marion Delivers Dating Revelation
Marion accuses Albert of jilting her while Dorothy confronts a swift engagement change. Dorothy reveals she has become engaged again yesterday and questions whether Marion has taken poison, reflecting fraught romantic tensions and dramatic entanglements.
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Marion
Albert
Dorothy
Marion—Hoevens
America and Germany War Powers Clash in Wallace Essay
The Birmingham Post essay by Edgar Wallace argues American entry crippled Germany by starving neutrals, forcing German offensives. It links Russia stagnation and Italian losses to German plans, predicts a crucial spring 1918 food shortage, and notes censorship hides shortages while a forthcoming campaign could be a danger offensive.
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London
America
Germany
Birmingham Post
Edgar Wallace
Wallace
West
Isonzo
Italy
Russia
Entente
Britain
Bulgaria
Jone
Airplane camera eyed for reconnaissance use
An automatic camera attached to aircraft will aid reconnaissance for the American aviation corps. Operated by simple actions, it takes successive pictures of terrain with loaded plates. A British royal flying corps man is shown in the machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Royal Flying Corps
Mars and Stork Combine in Denver Babies Trend
Denver officials report 1 861 births in January to August with 1 141 boys and 720 girls. Doctors note wartime male predominance, estimating about five of eight newborns are boys. Dr Alice T Moore adds that of her last 54 deliveries 48 were boys.
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Denver
Mars
United States
Germany
John W. Faintham
Alice T. Moore
Women of Princeton Adopt Entire Village
Princeton committee of women in charge of the Rose Cottage tea house annex has adopted the French village of St. Paul-aux-Bois in the Aisne region. The 575 residents were left destitute after German advances in 1914 and the Somme retreat. The annex raises funds regularly and forwards them to the villagers.
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Princeton
N. J
Rose Cottage
St. Paul-aux-Bois
Aisne
France
Paris
Somme
Pinkerton probes New York pawns for $45,000 pearls
Pinkerton detectives search New York City pawnshops for 685 stolen pearls valued at $45,000 from a French ship. The three largest stones weigh 25 to 28 grains each and the rest 1 to 3 grains. The shipment allegedly came via a Paris dealer to a recipient in New York and was not declared to the carrier.
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New York
New York City
Pinkerton
Paris
Last of Horse Car Lines In Cottonwood Falls
The test horse car line in Kansas between Cottonwood Falls and Strong City has quit. It operated for thirty years and will be replaced by a single electric car. While the track is relaid for heavier equipment a temporary bus service will handle passengers.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kan
Kansas
Strong City
Great Disaster to Cadorna’s Army Blurs War Effort
Rome reports that 148 officers were reassigned to auditing Tripoli war accounts, delaying frontline work. The move, ordered by Signor Nitti, followed concerns over officers avoiding service. Deserters faced shooting, while treachery and propaganda weakened Italian resistance at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip R. MacKenzie
Rome
Caderna
Trent
Trieste
Tripoli
Ministry of the Treasury
Treasury
Signor Nitti
Italy
Turin
Boy Walks One Mile in Night Dress in Iowa
An eleven year old farm boy from Monana Iowa named Newcomb walked barefoot in his night gown from his tamap home to town and arrived safely despite the odd midnight trek. The episode left him tired but uninjured and the town amused by the curious nighttime journey.
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Monana
Iowa
Everatt Newcomb
Tamap
A Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
An old patent remedy ad claims Texas Wonder treats kidney and bladder issues, dissolves gravel, improves diabetes and rheumatic pains, and regulates children's bladder problems. It promises two months of treatment per bottle and offers mail orders from Dr. E W Hall in St Louis, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louia
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Advertisement Notice
An old advertisement parlor offers a trial package from Foley including Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, Foley Cathartic Tablets, plus free almanac and booklets for 6 cents. Respondents enclose the cutout with name and address to Foley & Con in Chicago to receive the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Con
SheMeld Ave
Chicago
Foley
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