Drying plants save perishable foods through municipal funds
United States Department of Agriculture promotes drying plants as a key method to prevent waste of fruits and vegetables. Municipal supervision is advised, or guidance by an established association. Community clubs with officers and yearly meetings help manage operations, often at a local drying plant in church facilities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Neb
Bulletin
New 'Science Notes' inventions for simple repairs and classes
A New York inventor proposes a low cost typewriter ribbon reinking attachment and concrete bases to extend fence post life. A New Jersey inventor develops a color sand pencil for children to draw outlines. A letter sorting cabinet aids large post offices by dropping letters into narrow slots and guiding them into larger compartments.
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New York
New Jersey
Cheese, Good Solid Food May Replace Meat in Time
In 1881 US shipments abroad reached nearly 150 million pounds of cheese but fell to 2.5 million before the war. By 1900 imports rose to 18.5 million and by 1914 to 64 million pounds, as domestic production lagged. The author suggests war or policy may spur a switch to home production.
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William Leavitt Stoddard
Mother’s Magazine
United States
Congress
Difference Between Enemy Alien and the Alien Enemy
The article explains that an enemy alien is a citizen or subject of a country at war with the United States. If well behaved and not aiding the enemy, he remains an enemy alien. overt acts convert him to alien enemy, a dangerous class liable to imprisonment or internment. It notes most German and Austrian subjects in the U S are not alien enemies.
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United States
Germany
Austria
Springfield Union
Tin Cans to Aid in Winning War
Government urges waste reduction as tin cans become valuable through scrap drives. News notes restricted imports include jade carvings and lacquered shrines while household waste like garbage is repurposed for war needs.
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Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Penalties for Profiteering Fall on Foodstuff Dealers
More than 800 profiteering penalties have been imposed on licensed foodstuffs dealers in ten months. About 150 firms and individuals ordered to quit, over 500 paid money usually to the Red Cross or halted business temporarily to avoid harsher penalties.
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Troover
Red Cross
Important Difference in Gasoline Supply Cited
The gasoline situation in this country differs from Europe as England and France rely heavily on imports and ship availability constrains export capacity. The text notes that this is the reason for a particular policy or action regarding fuel use.
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Europe
England
France
Garbage is valuable Keep it clean for wartime needs
In wartime language a public message urges households to segregate reusable waste. It claims materials suitable for munition making and hog feed, emphasizing the city should reduce waste and keep garbage separate for recovery. It warns destruction wastes national effort.
Longevity Secret From Indian Evangelist Opens in Harlem
Chief Manitoweg of the Siwash tribe speaks at churches in Harlem and New Jersey on the Indian longevity secret. He says living in the open, drinking pure water, and eating plain food keep Indians healthy and long lived, with many reaching ages beyond a hundred. He notes fifty is peak form, hair and teeth intact, and even a twenty mile run before breakfast.
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Manitoweg
White Wings
Harlem
New Jersey
Tam
Newark
N. J
Just to Smile A Change of Linen
A vintage humor piece contrasts domestic scenes with quips about marriage engagement and mistaken laundry. A husband suspects unfamiliar shirts appear, while a couple navigate family pride and propriety in feisty dialogue. A vacuum cleaner buyer is met with a curt reply about service.
Service Flag Regulations For Military Star Uses In War Time
A wartime directive outlines who may display the service flag and how stars denote status. It defines blue gold and silver stars for action, wounds, death, missing status, and partial discharges, and exempts non military aid organizations from flag display.
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Judge Advocate General’s Department
Adjutant General of
Army
Regular Army
Regular Army Reserve
Officers’ Reserve Corps
National Guard and
National Guard Reserve
Militia Bureau
War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Naval Militia
Naval Reserve Force
Marine Corps Reserve
National Naval Volunteers
Navy Department
Public Health Service
Secretary of the Treasury
War
Nurse Corps
Quartermaster Corps
United States
United States Army
Red Cross
KX. C
Jewish Welfare Board
Poultry Catechism and Criticism
A chastened Q and A style piece asks about keeping chickens in neighborhoods, breed quality, and practical poultry costs. It questions egg production timing, feed costs, and profitable egg farming under scientific methods with notes on diet, protein, fat, minerals, and shell integrity.
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Nix
First Major League Hit Century Mark by Frank Baker
Frank Baker becomes the first major league player to reach 100 hits this season aiding the New York Yankees in leading the American League. Once doubted after leaving the Athletics his eye remains sharp and he has produced many extra base hits to reach the milestone. The New Yorkers praise him as a key idol and a main source of the team’s championship push.
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Frank Baker
New York Yankees
Baker
Athletics
Philadelphia
Tuberculosis Hidden by War Reveals Public Health Need
Dr Charles J Hatfield notes that war will not create tuberculosis but reveal it. He argues many men were wrongly passed by at screening and that expert examination is needed to detect incipient cases. Many tuberculous men show no symptoms yet may deteriorate under trench hardships, so keeping them home is prudent.
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Charles J. Hatfield
The
Nations Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Dreamland Wanderings with Mother and Child
A nostalgic poem excerpt where a speaker asks a mother to hold hands and follow to a dreamland. The verses promise a serene, nocturnal garden setting with moonlight and stars, free of distress or chores, ending with a tender image of resting in a trusted embrace.
Junket dessert and barley flour sponge cake recipe excerpt
A kitchen note describes a simple junket dessert with milk and a junket tablet served in sherbet cups topped with berries and whipped cream. It also outlines two cakes barley flour sponge cake and rolled jelly cake with barley or corn flour substitutes and step by step mixing and baking instructions.
Energy controls limit private use and fuel exports
The text notes that private use bans were suspended except for urgent needs. It contrasts America as the largest oil producer unable to export more than a quarter of its gasoline, kerosene, and fuel oil outputs. It states coal is conserved when petroleum products are used for power.
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America
French Women Tend Grave Sites for American Soldiers
Aged French women in Picardy villages rear of the American sector have received permission to care for one or more graves of American soldiers. Villagers show deep affection for the Americans as language barriers fade. In billets’ villages under shellfire, Americans share gas masks and teach peasants to use them.
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Picardy
President Cabinet Members and Their Prior Occupations
The cabinet members prior roles include Secretary of State Robert Lansing a lawyer and international law authority. Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo a lawyer and railroad manager. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker a lawyer and former mayor of Cleveland. Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory a Texas lawyer. Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson a Texas lawyer. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels a North Carolina lawyer and newspaper man. Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane a California lawyer and newspaper man. Secretary of Agriculture David I. Houston a Missouri teacher and college president. Secretary of Commerce William Redfield a New York businessman with large corporate ties. Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson a Pennsylvania mine worker, miner union leader and national union secretary.
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Robert Lansing
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Cleveland
Thomas W. Gregory
Texas
Albert S. Burleson
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
California
David I. Houston
Missouri
Agricultural College
William ©. Redfield
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Miners’ Union
National Union
Tuberculosis in Army Camps Spurs Public Health Questions
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph writer questions the high withdrawal of 500 soldiers with tuberculosis from Camp Wheeler and asks how this reflects overall army prevalence. Civilians worry camp life may spread the disease and seek a clear assessment.
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Camp Wheeler
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Magnetic Storms Interfere With the Flight of Pigeons
French pigeon fancier M A Thauzies argues magnetic storms disrupt carrier pigeon flights and he claims wireless telegraphy further reduces bird reliability. Thauzies suggests birds navigate by terrestrial magnetism via magnetic meridians and are hindered by solar-induced disturbances.
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M. A. Thauzies
Popular Science Monthly
How Bananas Grow Annual Crop Height Fact
The banana is described as an annual plant. Fruit matures about a year after planting, with the trunk reaching a considerable height after maturity.
Banana Tree Life Cycle and Harvest Practices
The excerpt explains that banana plants grow from the root with multiple shoots that become new trees. It notes typical dimensions and the plant’s relatively short life, as it is felled after fruit collection or even during harvest.
Things Worth Forgetting Crowded Phrase
A fragment about language diversity in China and its effect on communication. It notes Croesus as once the richest man and his insufficient kale for a war, a debate among Egyptologists about Cleopatra’s looks, and a remark that during the glacial period ice could be free as far south as Durango Mexico.
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China
Croesus
Cleopatra
Durango
Mexiecu
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Nebraska Woman
Mrs Koppe lmann of McLean Nebraska reports health gains and a healthy baby after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts forty years of service aiding women with displacements inflammation irregularities backache headaches and nervousness and invites letters for ailment guidance.
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McLean, Neb
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Koppelmann
Re No. 1
McLean
Nebraska
America
Lydia E
No Kick Then Car Joke From Undertaker Tale
A motorcar dealer jokes with an undertaker about a second hand car. The undertaker admits initial trouble but now uses the car as a hearse and reports no complaints. The anecdote appears in Harper’s Magazine.
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Lane
Harper’s Magazine
Lily Puh Shun Peas Riddle From a Mother’s Note
A mother asks her eight year old to fetch peas and writes a note for the grocer. The child misreads the brand as Lily Puh Shun peas, creating a playful spelling puzzle about miniature Lilliputian peas.
Maude Denies Willim a Positive Answer
In a tense exchange at Extremes Meeting Maude insists on a negative response to Willim. The Chicago city morals committee voices concern over attire described as low-necked dresses for women and urges modest standards.
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Maude
Chicago City Morals Committee
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