Specialists to Aid the Farmer in Labor Problem
The Agricultural Department cites farm labor as a top concern, with Secretary Houston noting the need for a system survey to gauge farmer needs, greater cooperation among communities, expanded labor-saving machinery, and shifting workers from other sectors to agriculture while expanding female labor. The program calls for collaboration with the Labor Department and state agencies, dividing the country into four farm labor regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Department
United States Department of Labor
State Councils of Defense
State Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service experts Aid Firewood Drive in East
Ten experts of the United States Department of Agriculture join the fuel administration to reduce coal demand by boosting firewood use. They will teach farmers and woodland owners efficient cutting to protect timber growth and plan firewood distribution. Municipal wood yards may be set up and sawmill waste utilized. Directors of extension work will urge farmers to cut wood this winter.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
The
Fuel Administration
Federal Co operation With States Supervising Farm Help Specialist
Division one covers New England and Northeastern states while division two governs Southern states division three manages North Central states and division four oversees Western states each with a department of agriculture representative titled supervising farm help specialist who supervises personnel and programs as directed by policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Northeastern
Southern
North Central
Western
Department of Agriculture
Wool Needed for Soldiers for United States Army
The nation faces a vast wool shortfall as it readies uniforms and gear for troops bound for France. It takes wool from twenty sheep to clothe one soldier, and ten soldiers require a flock of about two hundred sheep. To outfit the great army, the entire wool crop is being diverted for war use.
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United States
France
Europe
Labor-Saving Machinery to Conserve Manpower
The Department of Agriculture urges farm labor-saving machinery to meet labor needs and boost production. It coordinates with War Industries Board, transportation committees, and state agencies to prioritize raw materials and movement of farm implements. Local labor surveys will identify needs, sourcing from within counties first, then interstate if necessary, with farmer reports to county agents. Willie Johnston, a Coal County youth, bought a farm through farm club work after supporting his mother since his father’s death, illustrating club influence on income and crops.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
The
War Industries Board
Transportation Committee
United States Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Inbor
Willie Johnston
Coal County
Oklahoma
State Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Willie
W. T. Yoakum
Corn Club
Home Wool Production Feasibility Question Raised
A crop of the United States faces a wool shortage. Analysts weigh options: increasing domestic output or importing more from abroad. The more feasible plan is to produce it at home due to shortages overseas.
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United States
Muddy Surroundings at Stable Affects Comfort
A stable sits in muddy surroundings. Grading is suggested to quickly carry away surface water and improve conditions.
Valentine Arthur Guiterman Switch Drippings
AVALENTINE ARTHUR GUITERMAN switch dreelings by OHN WOLCOTT ADAMS.
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Arthur, Guiterman
Ohn Wolcott Adams
Odd Valentines and Their Surprising Wins for Hearts
A nostalgic survey of unusual Valentine gestures across years shows surprising success stories. From a heart of crimson cardboard prompting marriage to a blank certificate and a silk valentine for a wedding dress, readers reveal how creative tokens sparked enduring commitments and weddings beyond traditional flowers.
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Swithia
Valentine
Cupid
Arthur Trumbull
Oswego
N. Y
Alice Cayval
Valentine Thematic Pranks In Early 1900s Notes
A humorous 1900s Valentine story recalls Francis Everlin of Chicago sending Sarah Collins of Toledo a ballot shaped valentine with offices such as rentpayer and loving husband. Collins marked the house, not the matrimonial option, revealing quirky social customs. The tale nods to a long running “missing-line” puzzle trend.
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Francis Everlin
Chicago
Sarah Collins
Toledo
Everlin
Collins
Herbert Randall
San Francisco
Vera Salison
Mine City
Valentine Proposal Sparks Dismissive Exchange
In a brief exchange, Brokely admits pressuring for a daughter's hand on Valentine’s Day after she refused to ask the suitor herself, highlighting the impudent tone of the request and the daughter's clear stance.
The Comforter A Story of Lincoln Found on Fact
A Virginia schoolboy Allan Fitz Hugh recalls Civil War era bias toward Lincoln and Davis. At sixteen he enlists with his mother’s consent after war battles near Richmond. Wounded, he is saved by a Union ambulance crew and later meets Lincoln, who had sent his message home.
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Allan Fite Hugh
Virginia
Abraham Lincoln
Jef Davis
Lincoln
Allan
Richmond
Lee
McClellan
Davis
Allan Fitz Hugh
Moth
President Lincoln
Washington
Hughs
Mr. Lincoln
Drewdful
Self-Taught Abe Lincoln Early School Struggles
The article notes Abraham Lincoln, mostly self educated, began with limited schooling on the farm as a boy. His stepmother fostered learning, arranging schooling for him and his sister, though formal schooling totaled little more than a year. Lincoln read everything available, building a fair education through printed materials.
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Thoms
Abe
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
It is an issue which can only be tried by war and de cided by victory
The remark attributes a Civil War era resolve to victory as the sole determinant of outcome, emphasizing the necessity of war to test an issue and the certainty of triumph as the decisive factor.
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Lincoln
America's Martyred President 1809 Birth to Lincoln's Rise
The article traces Abraham Lincoln's life from his 1809 Kentucky birth in Hardin County through 1865, detailing family origins, moves to Indiana and Illinois, early work, law practice, Black Hawk War service, Whig and Republican political career, famous debates with Stephen A. Douglas, presidency starting in 1861, Emancipation Proclamation, re election in 1864, landmark events at Richmond, and his assassination by John Wilkes Booth with burial at Springfield.
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Hardin County
Kentucky
Virginia
Indiana
Minois
Springfield
Illinois
Congress
United States Senate
Stephen A. Douglas
United States
Fort Sumter
Republican Party
Geo. B. McClellan
Richmond
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln Quote on Esteem and Ambition
A Lincoln remark asserts the wish to be truly esteemed by peers through worthy conduct. It frames esteem as the principal personal ambition, true or not, highlighting moral self-improvement over other goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Lincoln Sayings On Governance And Duty
A collection of quotes emphasizes self rule, inner strength, and duty. The speaker asserts that danger will arise from within, not from outside, and urges steadfast support for a just cause despite possible failure. The lines mix reflections on humility, perseverance, and conviction.
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Lincoln
Thais Seip
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U. S
Labor—Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Lake and Linn
Besth
Allen Straw
Pittsburgh
Louise Rovuyer
Erle
Nagara Falls
John Thomas Ray
Omaha
Valenting
St Louis
Tay
Shaw
Atlanta
Stanley Lemoyne
Denver
Rhea Knowles
Reynolds Touhey
New York
May Lindstrom
Brooklyn
Toohey
Jutzon, Hee
F. A. Mitchel
Peaetee
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