France Bleeds for Liberty Voice of French Visitor
A French visitor Maree Knecht addressed Milwaukee City Club noon talks praising liberty and France’s role in supporting Serbia Belgium and Paris. He urged Americans to defend liberty, warned against autocracy, and cited French contributions and bravery.
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France
Maree Knecht
Milwaukee
Mr. Kneehs
Path Marcel Sourist
Ann
Ar. Knecht
Hoothwee
Wisconsin
Mississipi Valley
Great Lakes
Vrenchman
Svar
Europe
Germany
Serbia
Paris
Leons
Sherty
Cherian
Wil
Washington
Lineals
The Peanut to the Rescue Balances War Shortages
A historical note on peanuts rising from snack status to pantry staple amid wartime shortages. It highlights peanut oil and meal as reliable fats and foods, with farmers expanding acreage in the South and midwest to meet demand, supporting dairy and meat substitutes in a strained agricultural economy.
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Exas
Las Georgia
South
Jalal
Minace
Ely
Farmhand Invests in Liberty Bond With Remarkable Grit
A central Winois farmhand walked into a Hig county bank and bought a $500 Liberty bond, offering to lend more if needed. He said he tried joining the army, navy, and medical service but was turned away for reasons like size and eyesight. He prefers supporting the government now, even at 4 percent interest, hoping bullets from war replace his hunting rounds.
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Winois
Hig County
Army
Navy
O. K
Bank Oficial
Rowan
Per Capita Cash Debate In Government Talk
A satirical column parodies government claims that every American should have forty seven dollars per person. It questions actual cash distribution and notes the daily struggle to cover basic needs while others claim others' money.
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Amerjes
Earth
America
Sawmills Rally For World Democracy In War Effort
The secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers association cites three billion feet of war lumber used in the first year, praising United States forests as essential to allies. He notes wooden barracks, ships, wagons, and packing boxes rely on timber, with cantons and camps expanded across southern states and dozens of ships under construction on both coasts.
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United States
H. S. Kellery
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Kansas State Agricultural College
Pew
Owe
Arn
Navy
Army
Atlantic
Pacific
Chis
Fragmentary account of a German election influence tale
A garbled reminiscence describes German involvement in a late election with lines about courting votes, shouting vet vet vet, and a surprised exclamation Mein Gott Presently the speaker ponders a namesake query and ends with a quip about a son of a gun amid a Sioux City journal context
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Charles Simtel Benven
Fermen
Lor
Mira
Ger Npany
Bres Ries
Moses
Engineered wood powers early air travel evolution
Our engineering experts have standardized and enlarged an engine of wonderful possibilities yet airplanes still require wood. No other material matches a combination of light weight strength elasticity and resilience. Wideplane propellers use layers of mahogany walnut or birch while Sitka spruce from the northwest outperforms all others for frames. Millions of feet of perfect spruce lumber free from defect are noted.
Lumber Stock Aims for War Needs Amid Timber Surplus
The article states that the first year after entering the war could require up to three billion feet of lumber for national defense. It notes this is a large figure yet less than 7 percent of normal annual U S production. It emphasizes ample standing timber and mill capacity to meet building material demand and war needs.
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S. Central Ave
Geo. H. Welson
A. Kleinhiinz & Son
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South Cherry Street
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Whitman Steel
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National Medical Institute
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Wiliam St
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Edward Halle
Phere
Cedar Street
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Poa. & RR
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Sexton
Truk
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Pomainville
Justice of the Peace
Geand Rapids, Wis
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Chichester
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