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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
5
George W. Perkins, chairman of New York City Committee on Food Supply, argues that science and invention drive vast shifts in global industrial relations whether welcomed or not. He stresses public service virtue, compares U S railways to Germany, and urges readiness to adapt to reconstruction era changes and forward thinking leadership.
The Times announces a large consignment of garden seeds from the Department of Agriculture via Congressman Oscar E. Pland. Mr Bland asks the Times to distribute seeds to the community free of charge at the Times office, including varieties like beets lettuce carrots and topin. The piece then pens a broader essay on public service, national unity, and the shift toward centralized governance and universal military training.
Reported incidents near Woodstock Ontario show young men abducting a newlywed couple during a shivaree and whipping up harm with wheelbarrow transport and oil smeared on the husband. Fines were imposed, signaling limited progress toward civility.
George W. Perkins argues that long standing precedent has constrained society while social, industrial, and economic changes loom larger. He says educators scientists and inventors force a shift in thinking and action to meet coming conditions.
A 1915 census of Pribilof fur seals reports 103 527 pups and 108 527 mothers, indicating recovery after pelagic sealing. But Stanford’s George Archibald Ghark warns of a rising reserve of about 27 000 young male bulls, risking raids on rookeries and injuries to mothers and pups, potentially overrunning breeding grounds when fisheries resume.
Four firemen from Indianapolis No 11 district joined a hunting party near Columbus. Slater, scouting near a barn, startled everyone by firing at what he claimed was the biggest rabbit ever seen. He returned with a large animal thought to be a Belgian hare, to the surprise of Rudy, Fehrenbach, Rossmeyer, and the others.
A boastful note touts new attractive shoes that promise to improve appearance. The copy suggests trying a dozen pairs to sample their appeal and style.
An advertisement touts Corona Wooll Fat Compound as a guaranteed remedy for sore necks and shoulders, collar walls, hard and contracted hoofs, quarter cracks, thrush, and grease heel. Sold in é0c and $1.00 tin cans.
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