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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
8
A historical item lists annual rations in pounds for a U S soldier including beef 475, bacon 275, flour 412, potatoes 458, beans 55, prunes 27, coffee 26, sugar 73, syrup 7, condensed milk 1174, lard 11.5, butter 11.44, vinegar 34.5, and salt 183.4 pounds.
The article lauds the massive movement of American troops to Europe, noting about 4,500,000 transported over six months. It credits Lloyds of supply role, railroads and navy, calling the effort a transport miracle praised by Sir Joseph Maclay. It highlights the essential railroad contribution to swift troop readiness for ships and progress under McAdoo’s policy.
Warnings from Emergency Demonstration Agent W. W. Clark explain ergot appears as black corn like bodies in rye reducing yield and harming seed, feed, and milling. Remove larger ergot with a fanning mill and treat smaller grains via salt brine, rinse with formalin, then dry. Do not plant rye on ergot infected land.
A Pittsburg-born German American family, Mr. and Mrs. Godfrid Moulter, display a service flag with five stars for sons Arthur William Herman Fred and Herbert serving in the U S military. A Chamacter of Commerce representative sought photos for a bulletin board as Mrs. Moulter spoke proudly of their bravery and loyalty. Another son aged eighteen may soon join if the war continues.
A Neenah community funds care for fifteen fatherless French children, part of wartime relief efforts. The report notes local subscriptions totaling a war chest contribution as citizens rally behind aid for dependents of the war.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau shifts to a new system for allotments and government family allowances. Beginning with July pay, only the compulsory $15 allotment and the government family allowance will be sent through the bureau. Excess allotments and non-entitled recipients will be handled by the War or Navy department, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard based on service branch. Local notes mention Stratford and Miss Caroline Kraemer visiting relatives and other town trades and movements.
Madison reports state superintendent C. P. Cary replied to an appeal by Commissioner Claxon to hire married women as teachers. Cary offered jobs in city and rural schools and stressed that applicants must qualify to teach in Wisconsin.
Wounded U S Marines in Paris hospitals utter the words Tell Mother as they face recovery after the Marne battle. A young Marine confides he wandered six years and asks for letters home saying he has made good.
In Riverside City, a Muncie suburb, a teenage girl sang loudly one evening. A mother, unable to lull her baby to sleep, had her six year old deliver a note warning the singer to stop or face dire consequences. The incident highlights neighborhood tension and potential local concerns.
Total resources of the national banks on June 29 reached 17.89 billion dollars, up 1.689 billion from a year earlier. Deposits also increased by 1.249 billion over the same date last year, signaling expanding bank activity and funding across the system.
In Bakerville on Aug 19 Mr and Mrs Kraus and son Louis plus Mrs Gemske of Rozenville visited the Gleichsners. Neighbors gathered at Joe Grayvogel’s Friday night for an enjoyable evening. Farmers worked hauling oats while Corpus Christi church announced an upcoming wedding for Mat Juse f.
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