Growth Has Cut Own Grain Crop Production
Washington report notes bumper crops overall but July drought and heat reduced production across most crops. Farmers face large losses with grain and food crops down by substantial amounts while cotton remains weak. observers cite increased consumer demand and farm financing as stress factors. Navy reports sinking and destruction near New Zealand waters involve British Penistone and Swedish Svardland, with crew fate undetermined for Penistone.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Almort
Duton
Inscriptionunearthed on WWI grave near Chamery
German papers claimed Lieutenant Roosevelt was buried by Germans after a July 17 air raid. An American aviator found the grave at Chamery east of Fere on Tardenois, with an English inscription stating buried by the Germans.
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Chamery
Fere-on-Tardenois
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington Registration Opens for 21-Year-Olds
Registration Saturday August 24 for all youths who have turned 21 since the June 5 second registration was ordered by Provost Marshal General Crowder under presidential proclamation. About 150000 men will register to join exhausted class 1 to meet September draft calls. most should qualify for class 1.
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Washington
Crowder
Boynton Nominated for Governor by Republican Convention
In Houston Texas the Republican state convention Tuesday nominated Charles A Boynton of Waco formerly federal district attorney in the Waco District to run for governor. A full ticket was named with a platform endorsing woman suffrage and beer and light wine sales under strict wartime regulation after hostilities end.
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Boynton
Houston
Tex
Charles A. Boynton
Waco
Letters From Soldiers Reach Atlantic Ports in Record Volumes
More than seven million letters from American soldiers in France have been received at Atlantic ports since July 29. The post office department announced that every letter was started for its destination within twenty four hours after arrival.
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Washington
France
Atlantic
Post Office Department
Tax on Soft Drinks Adds Revenue Measure
Washington lawmakers moved a revenue bill including a 10 percent tax on all soft drinks sold by manufacturers, producers, bottlers, or importers and a tax of 1 to 2 cents on soda fountain drinks. The Ways and Means Committee approved the $8,000,900,000 bill Tuesday.
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Washington
Souse Ways and Means Committee
Amsterdam Execution Report Tied to Eichhorn Aide
Amsterdam reports Boris Danvale, an aide to Field Marshal Herman von Eichhorn, was executed on Saturday per advices from Kiev. The claim ties Danvale to the German command structure during wartime.
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Amsterdam
Boris Danvale
Herman von Eichhorn
Kiev
Community Drying Plants Help Save Produce in Towns
United States Department of Agriculture promotes drying plants funded by municipalities or groups to reduce waste of perishable fruits and vegetables. Clubs or associations can supervise operations, with monthly meetings at the plant and a simple constitution guiding the effort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Neb
Bulletin
Tin Cans to Aid in Winning War
Government urges conserving waste and collecting tin cans for the war effort. Items such as jade carvings and luxury goods are restricted imports while tin cans are valued for munitions work. An agriculture department notice offers $12 for rust-free cans from 7 000 to 8 000 units.
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Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
New Typewriter Attachment Aids Ribbon Reinking
A New York inventor proposes a simple typewriter attachment to re ink ribbons at low cost. He also suggests concrete bases to extend life of worn fence posts. A New Jersey town creates a letter sorting cabinet with downward chutes for efficient mail handling.
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New York
New Jersey
An Important Difference in Gasoline Supply
The article contrasts gasoline supply between Europe and America. England and France rely on imports and ship shortages limit shipments, while the United States, though an oil producer, cannot export more than a quarter of its gasoline. Gasoline use for power preserves coal reserves.
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England
France
America
Penalties for Profiteering Hit Food Dealers
The article reports that over 800 penalties for profiteering were imposed on licensed foodstuffs dealers in ten months. About 150 companies and individuals were ordered to quit business temporarily, more than 500 paid money (often to the Red Cross), or paused operations to avoid harsher penalties.
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Hoover
Red Cross
Secret of Longevity of Indian Is That He Lives In Open
Chief Manitoweg an Indian evangelist describes longevity as living in the open, drinking pure water, and eating plain food. He claims Indians aged fifty remain robust, with hair and teeth, and cites a sister over one hundred and others on reservations reaching similar ages. He contrasts Indian and white lifestyles and notes white people take troubles to bed with them.
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Manitoweg
White Wings
Harlem
New Jersey
Toewee
Tam
Newark
N. J
Just To Smile A Change Of Linen
Dialogue exchanges reveal a domestic scene on wardrobe mischief and a cooking school remark. A wife notes strange garments her husband wears and mentions her cooking school lessons. The mood shifts between curiosity and humor as they discuss household routines.
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Trushynd
Rod Robinson
Not Customary Dialogue About Proposing and Family Pride
A conversation between Mildred and She discusses hesitation and tact when proposing to Alice and the potential reaction of the father. They imagine the father accusing the proposer of seeking marriage to gain status and consider agreeing with him to avoid conflict.
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Alice
Red
Achieving the Impossible at the Diner Door
A brief incident at a diner unfolds with a clever coat theft and a courteous request. A man who had taken another’s overcoat reaches the door as the owner stops him to retrieve a cigar from the coat pocket, pondering if they will meet again.
French Women Care For Graves of American Soldiers
Aged French women in Picardy villages have received permission to tend graves of American soldiers. Villagers display touching affection for the Americans and share sorrows. In billets areas, Americans and peasants exchange gas masks and lessons on their use.
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Picardy
China Eyes Restoring Vast Canal Network
China in a push to expand transport weighs reopening its vast canal system once spanning about 60,000 miles. Ancient waterways historically rerouted great rivers to create these interlinked routes, dating back to eras before the Christian era.
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China
Celestial Empire
Wife Detects Cure Through Doctor Prescriptions
A reader recounts curing her husband’s insomnia by feigning illness and having a doctor prescribe medicine to be given by Henry every half hour throughout the night. The plan relies on consistent dosing to lull him to sleep.
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Henry
Quip on Egoism and Fits Sparks Silent Banter
An exchange contrasts egoism with a patient’s behavior, quipping that the condition is not extraordinary but rather ordinary fits. The wordplay highlights dry humor and social observation in a small dialogue.
Secret Police of Eight Thousand in Pennsylvania
An unusual claim describes a force called Fiery Red Pimples as 8000 secret police in Pennsylvania. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for eczema with a free sample offer from Cuticura Dept X Boston, and notes prices Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50. Ad copy ends with a morale line about sacrifice bringing deliverance.
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Dept. X
Boston
That Good American Spirit
Louisville boy runs away to war at fourteen and serves as stretcher bearer in the British army medical corps starting October 1915. He recalls the war’s horrors and wonders, noting a unique mix of empathy for others and personal growth gained abroad. He reflects on what he learned and how it shaped his perspective.
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Louisville
British
Royal Army Medical Corps
The
Red Cross Magazine
The Only Peace for Germany Declared by Senator
A senator argues that Germany seeks a favorable peace with promises of colonies and indemnities, but the speaker warns that true peace for Germany equals defeat, likening it to a guest faced with a stark choice at a cold veal table.
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Germany
Beby Teethin GROVES ay OWL MEDICINE directions
The ad claims the product Beby Teethin GROVES ay OWL MEDICINE relieves stomach and bowel troubles with harmless effects. It instructs readers to follow bottle directions for use and safety.
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