Sugar Use Awake On Home Front War Time Drive
The United States Food Administration asks households to limit sugar to two pounds per person each month to save ships and aid France England and Italy. A ship shortage binds supplies though world sugar remains abundant. Java's distant export adds to the transport problem.
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United States
Louisiana
Germany
United States Food Administration
France
England
Italy
Army
Navy
Java
Death of Mr. Parrish
Mr. Henry C. Parrish died suddenly August 25 after a brief illness. Funeral services were at the home of W. H. Wilson on Queen Street and burial followed at Machpelah Cemetery. He is survived by two sisters Mrs. Sarah T. Jeffries of Los Angeles and Mrs. Bettie Shouse of this county and a brother Richard H. Parrish of Lockhart. Parrish was a longtime county resident and active Masonic Lodge member.
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Henry C. Parrish
W. H. Wilson
Queen Street
Machpelah Cemetery
Sarah T. Jeffries
Los Angeles
Bettie Shouse
This County
Richard H. Parrish
Lockhart
Texas
Mr. Parrish
County
Masonic Lodge
Millinery Line Ready for Public Inspection
Roberts & Mastin announces a complete and beautiful line of millinery now ready for public inspection at their store inviting customers to visit at their convenience. The offer emphasizes a broad selection and the store’s pleasure in exhibiting the goods.
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Roberts & Mastin
France and Belgium Get American Sugar
Ninety five percent of refined sugar sent from the United States to Allied nations went to France and Belgium in the first five months of the year. France received about 83 million pounds, Belgium nearly 11 million pounds, with rationing controlling distribution. The total to the Allies was 23,791 tons, about half in May, and about one half of one percent of U S annual consumption.
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United States
France
Belgium
In the Breezy West Adverts at Kentucky Futurity
In St Lexington on October 1 the Kentucky Futurity offers $14,000 in prize money. An ad notes the Westerner line and includes a humorous exchange about subways and speaking tubes.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Future Rising
A cryptic exchange compares Germany to bread in a line about ferment and east. The dialogue hints at unease within shiftingEuropean tensions and national moods. The wording suggests a metaphorical warning about rising pressures in the region.
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Germany
East
FISH MEMORY TESTS SHOW PERCH RECOGNIZE COLOR AND DANGER
Experiments with gray perch reveal memory and color discrimination as they learn to identify red and blue sardines. The perch initially eats only silver fish, then avoids blue and red after color exposure. Encounters with sea nettle spines teach the perch to avoid those victims, indicating memory of danger cues.
New Portrait Style The Doretype Elates Portraiture
New York Times reports a new portrait method, the Doretype, offering rich appearance at low cost. The Core type uses a warm glass image with backing options including gold bronze for brilliance. Edges or framing affect the look, as promoters aim for lasting value akin to daguerreotype miniatures.
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New York Times
The Moneyed Class
A writer offers advice to farmers about investments in gilt edged securities rather than crop production. He suggests farmers should diversify into secure financial instruments to build wealth beyond farming outputs.
Peace Tone Echoes From Camp Funston Scene
A wartime anecdote from Camp Funston Kansas describes a guard challenging a lieutenant who seeks return to his unit. The guard asks Who goes there and the officer replies Lieutenant Johnston. The guard then grants access with the phrase Step forward and be reconciled.
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Camp Funston
Kan
Dar
Johnston
Chicago Tribune
Rudimentary Education Quip About Prussian Schools
A cartoonish quip mocks the Prussian school system asking how to revise it. The reply suggests giving the Kaiser and his six sons old-fashioned copybooks to write Honesty is the best policy as a corrective lesson.
The Mind, Heart, and the Peril of Intellectual Authority
A Ohio State Journal excerpt argues intellect alone cannot guide virtue or truth. It warns that reliance on cold reason leads to discord and doom while true guidance comes from the spirit. It cites judges governors professors preachers politicians and teachers as failing to heed this.
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Ohio State Journal
War Conference Held Here Last Friday
The Montgomery County War Conference met at the Court House with sessions in the afternoon and night. Speakers included Sen. Stanley Reed of Maysville on government service, Dr. Fred Mutchler urging wheat production, Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart promoting Moonlight Schools, Major Jules Bellot of the French Army thanking America for aid, and Mrs. K. C. Clarke inviting ladies to view new hat patterns.
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Montgomery County
Court House
Stanley Reed
Maysville
Fred Mutchler
Kentucky Experiment Station
Cora Wilson Stewart
Kentucky
Jules Bellot
America
France
Sugar Exports To Neutrals Reach 797 Tons In Five Months
Only 797 tons of refined sugar were shipped from America to neutral nations in the first five months, representing 3.2 percent of total exports. Mexico received more than half the neutral shipments, while neutrals overall remained small buyers.
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America
Mexico
Walsh Company advertises boys sweaters line
Classified snippet shows W S S Walsh Company promoting boys sweaters at 8 Walsh Street. It notes new stock and pricing details for families seeking children's outerwear.
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Walsh Company
Force of Habit Quiz and Walsh Hose Ad Exhibit
A quirky dialogue fragment describes why a man walks with his head down, identifying him as Highup the aeronaut. The Walsh Company advertises W. & 8 Holeproof Hose and an unrelated note references 5.
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Highup
Aeronaut
Heard at the Grocer s
A humorous market exchange unfolds as a customer complains about spoiled eggs and the grocer dodges responsibility. The dialogue captures street theater like banter and a playful jab at absent treatment.
Soldier in Khaki Winks Prove Quick-Eye Advantage
Conversation shows Patience assessing a khaki-clad man as a good soldier based on his quick eye and a wink. Patrice notes the wink as proof, suggesting trust in nonverbal cues.
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Patrice
Hidden camouflaged coal in cellar collection
A passerby notes a strange pile in Jones's cellar corner. The item is identified as camouflaged coal, described as a curious jumble of dark lumps tucked away out of sight.
Death of Geo W Hamilton in Wares City Age 64
Geo W Hamilton died at his home 26 Mitchel Ave on Wednesday August 28 at 4 p m from Brights disease. The funeral was at 3 p m Friday at his residence with Rev E L Southgate of the Methodist church officiating and burial in Machpelah cemetery under Watson Lodge 32 I C C F of which he was a thirty year member. He was born in Cincinnati and was a brickmason. He married twice and left a wife and two daughters Annabell and Margaret. He is survived by his wife and a brother James A Hamilton of Chicago. A number of distant friends attended the funeral.
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Geo. H. Hamilton
Mitchel Ave
Bright
E. L. Southgate
Methodist Church
Machpelah Cemetery
Watson Lodge No
Mr. Hamilton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Alexander and Bell Hamilton
Mary Hawkins
Annabell Hamilton
Laura Jones
Margaret
James A. Hamilton
Chicago
Illinois
Frank Jones
Covington, Ky
Henry Owens
James Jordan
Winchester
Hattie Owens
Isaac Todd
Clark County
Reese Little Wins Fayette Pig Contest in Breeders Class
Reese Little won the pig contest at Fayette countys show from twenty entrants. He claimed $20 in the breeders class and also won the overall best pig prize a trip to the Kentucky State Fair. Maggie Little placed third. the family formerly lived in the county with many local friends.
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Reese Little
Fayette County
Maggie Little
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Future Rising
Monogram
Advocate Publishing Company
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Uncle Sem Sglis Wat Savings
K. C. Clarke
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Mt. Sterling
Geo. W. Hamilton
John H. Mason
Will Mason
West Main Street
Mason
Oliver Howell
David
Allie Frances
H. H. Coppage
Clayton Ramsey
Margaret Ramsey
Morris Ramsey
Will Ramsey
Jack
James Greene
C. D. Powell
Winter Park
Florida
Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleaning Company
E. W. Stockton
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