Packers Pay Farmer High Prices
G Howard Davidson of Millbrook New York explains that farmers would lose money if the packing industry were federally operated by lowering livestock prices. He notes 91 cents of each dollar received by packers in 1917 went to livestock costs, with similar shares recently, and argues large scale production has boosted farmer returns while government control would risk higher costs and inefficiency. He adds farmers supply raw materials and have kept production steady for allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Howard Davidson
Millbrook
N. Y
National Agricultural Committee
Farmers Home Journal
Moore
Dietrich
Sloan
Pike
Letter from Ben Scott in France 1918
A World War I letter from Ben Scott in France dated August 7 1918 describes recuperation in a rest camp after wartime injuries. He notes relief from hospital care and a wish to rejoin his unit the Paris Savers while joking about Bowie weapon souvenirs and plans for a 1919 Christmas in Kentucky. He mentions At aig nan Nantes and sends love to family and friends.
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Land of the Living
Bowie
Rhine
Gen. Pershing
Ife
Heaven
Hell
Hoboken
Fritzy
Kentucky
Jim
Beaucoup
Paris Savers
Prohibition Movement Ties to Pocket Money Regulation
A fragment notes a link between a nationwide prohibition push and government regulation to curb men’s pocket expenses. The dialogue hints at broader policy debates touching everyday spending. The text preserves the source’s period voice and tentative connection.
New Wireless Receiver Promises Tiny Size and Long Range
A compact wireless receiver, not much larger than a fountain pen, would hear stations ten miles away. It transmits sounds when the opposite end is placed near the ear, marking a notable advance in early radio technology.
Crowder Urges Speed in Draft Operations
Provost Marshal General Crowder urged immediate speed in the selective service machinery to process men born 1897 to 1902 for the 18 to 45 registration. He outlined changes including pre-drawing questionnaires and immediate local board classification to accelerate calls to army cantonments by October end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder
Selective Service
General Crowder
Germany and France in wartime morale clash
The article contrasts General von Ardenne urging Germans to imitate French constancy amid military setbacks with past German contempt for France. It recalls Germany’s 1870 victory, disdain for France’s republican government, and the belief that pacifist France contradicted warlike identity, signaling shifting morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
von Ardenne
France
Religion of
Germany underestimation of French resolve in World War I
The text notes a major German miscalculation in WWI, assuming French forces would collapse and Paris would fall in six weeks. It argues Paris resistance proved stronger than expected and contends German leaders later admitted the error, recognizing the French stamina beyond Etseeva Surat a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Gers Man General Inspires Resilience Amid War
In a dispatch echoed by the Lou isville Post, a Gers region general urges continued resolve, insisting the French have never lost heart, never spoken of surrender, and aim for ultimate victory.
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Gers
Louisville Post
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Certain-teed Products Corporation
America
Manufacturers of
Mt. Sterling
Ben Scott
Aignan
Nantes
Ruth
Tommy Jr
Miss Lydia
H. B. Scott
Co. M
U. S. Inf
Ben
Naval Aviation
Sun-Dial
Garrard County
Chas. Dietrich
A. P. Sloan
Henry Moore
Dietrich Pike
Lancaster
Nicholasville
Lexington Pike
Burgin
Consolidated Graded School
Bryantsville
Camp Dick Robinson
Swinebroad
W. E. Moss
Boliver Bond
Speed
Ww. S&s
R. I. Settles Co
Land & Priest
W. S. Lloyd
F. C. Duerson
M. R. Hainline
Earl W. Senff
Mt. Sterling, Ky
H. M. Wright
Mr. Sterling
Geiger’s
Court and
Maysville Sts
F. A. Milland
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