Treasured Gifts to Aid the War
Ernest Poole reports from the Washington Public Information committee room at 259 Fifth Avenue where homes across the nation donate trinkets and silverware to fund aviation gear for officers and airmen. The drive has raised $32,000 in gifts, clothes, and equipment while encouraging nationwide participation to support the pilots serving France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Poole
Committee On Public Information
Washington, DC
Wiligus
Pie People
United 2
New York
Bifth
France
Fifth Avenue
New Faigland
Chicago
Denver
Seattle
San Francisco
Galveston
Memphis
New Orleans
Air Service
Sem
Fiere
National Special Aid Soctet
United States
Solveniy
Enius
Sager Lia
Amowntin
New England
Beaver
Fenely Prairie
Beomingue Forest
Daniel Cone
Aetic
GLBL
Colese J
Parton
Dust Character in Men and the Two Selves
The piece sketches men as having two sides under one hat the public civility and the private grouch or wariness. It asserts both selves exist in men with followers and tasks while lamenting the lack of genuine better vision to soften harsh working life in Pennsylvania grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waris
Fragmented OCR Notice Summary
Readable text fragments describe a public legal or classification notice with several garbled names and numbers. The readable segments reference an official action and parties but lack clear dates or locations to determine exact details.
German Allies in American Fields
An article warns that crop pests Cinch bug Hessian fly armyworm and cutworms threaten U S food supplies. It urges public vigilance and community organized pest control led by state entomologists to protect corn wheat and other grains and to save billions in potential losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Moulton
United States
Miolle
Stad
Pests Injure Live Stock In United States
The screw-worm and blow-fly maggots are major stock pests. The screw-worm, native to the Americas, thrives in warm areas like Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Alabama and southern California. First adults appear April to June, with numbers rising in May and peaking before midsummer, then again in early fall with warm showery weather. Frost ends the cycle. Wind and humidity aid breeding, making outbreaks weather dependent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ofter
Baily
United States Department of Agriculture
Union
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Alaxaka
California
Nebraska
Americas
Ancient timekeeping by star sightings and sentry watches
The article describes early timekeeping by watching stars rise and set, with twelve seasonal constellations guiding hourly divisions. It notes the ancient observer in a tower marking time by star appearances and how later societies used watchmen to call the hours after sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theran
Europe
United States
Good feed for little pigs
When pigs are about three weeks old they need more than milk. Place a small shallow trough out of the sow’s reach. Scald middlings, stir in milk, and add a spoonful of molasses. Let the pigs sniff the feed from the trough and start to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indis
China
Japan
New York
North Dakota
United States
Yhinois
Arizona
Vermont
Ami
Dual Purpose Cattle From Agriculture Department
The dual purpose cattle appeal to small farmers who need milk and meat from few head. They provide dairy and beef for family use and sale. Ranchers with large herds have not favored them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Anticulture
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Aviation Committee
Moss
Cern
Gresias
George I
National Department of Agriculture
Experta
Wen
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