Census and fuel policy clash amid wartime pace
Washington discusses the shift in the decennial census from simple count to nationwide survey and the rapid passage of big appropriation bills. The piece notes Dr Garfield's cautions on cutting nonessentials, Congressman Cox comments, and warns of political campaigning amid war and graft concerns.
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Grandmother dead used to extend leave at Great Lakes
184 recruits at the Great Lakes training station overstayed holiday leave by fabricating the excuse that their grandmothers had died. The item mentions worm problems and a Vermin sink product, claims it cures worms, and notes New Jersey farmers feeding milk to hogs for savings. It also hints Birmingham brass factories gearing up for postwar business.
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Great Lakes
Quotations on character and weather in everyday folly
A collection of aphorisms on self reliance, restraint under pressure, and the futility of blaming external conditions for misfortune. The piece notes that gimmicks like lamp posts draw sympathy for tight situations and warns that some who call themselves martyrs are merely fools.
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