Balance Sheet of Nations at War Reveals Allied Strength
The Bankers Trust compiles a dramatic balance sheet showing Allied power vs. Central Powers. Allies control vastly more land and population, with 91.7 million potential service members and $82.1 billion in income, while the Central Powers hold 25.05 million soldiers and $16.6 billion in income. total war costs and casualties are detailed, with the U.S. entering to tip the scales toward victory.
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New York
Poteneig
Bankers Trust Company
Germany
United States
Teutonic Alliance
Central Powers
Japan
Pumphlet
Pacific Ocean
Russia
Belgium
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Newfoundland
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Italy
Portugal
Poland
Austria
Hungary
Teresene
Turkey
Aeasere
Bulgaria
Utonic
Edeseeee Ee Aes
Lima Soldier Weds After Soup Challenge
Robert Fisher of Company C Lima Ohio militia courtship hinges on soup skill. He wooed Miss Lille Belle Sweatt of Greenville and won her hand after proving he is the best soup-maker in the guard. Fisher, second cook at the Manhattan hotel Lima, plans to save a daily portion of camp soup for his bride.
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Montgomery
Robert Fisher
Lima
Second Ohio Infantry
Lille Belle Sweatt
Greenville
Ohio Guard
Manhattan
Company C
Suspect Evasion of U S Coal Price Fixing Rules
Newcastle Pa residents charge methods to evade U S coal price controls. Consumers report orders filled by brokers with coal sold to brokers, while brokers indicate higher prices than the set figures. Coal prices continue rising despite regulations.
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U.S
Newcastle
United States
Cats Unpopular In Kankakee Feed Felines To Farmers
In Kankakee Illinois residents rid themselves of cats over milk price rises to two cents a quart. Citizens say they cannot feed cats on milk and take the felines to milk producers association members to feed. One farmer reported eight cats left at his door. Ohio Girl Real War Bride Delayed outdoor wartime wedding at Camp Rainbow Division in Mineola New York. Sergeant Walter Valentine of the 166th Infantry wed Miss Mary Winter of Delaware Ohio as 800 Ohio soldiers escorted them. The couple then left for a 1 1 2 hour wedding trip by auto.
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Kankakee, Or
Ohio
Mineola
N. Y
Rainbow
Walter Valentine
166Th Infantry
Mary Winter
Delaware, Ohlo
Duffy
165Th Infantry
Valentine
Miss Winter
Ohio Regiment
Heavy Winter Feeding Boosts Egg Production For Poultry
The article urges poultrymen to feed hens generously in cold months. It recommends bulky, ground mash half and half with concentrated foods, plus green feed. Include animal protein if possible, with milk and water available. Exercise also helps maintain egg yield during winter.
Ten Demandments Of Business From Canada Firm
A Canadian business outlines ten demandments for employees to ensure efficiency and fairness. It stresses honesty, quality work, exceeding expectations for higher pay, and personal financial responsibility. The list begins with avoiding lies and ends with prudent personal debts.
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Canada
Mothers Can Save a Soldier on Leave in Chicago
A letter urges mothers to host soldiers on leave to steer them from vice and danger. It recalls a uniformed boy befriended by a Chicago family, who shared meals, church, and outings, inspiring others to open their homes and honor national service.
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France
Rockford
Chicago
America
National Army
Keep out of debt and keep out of my shop
A sequence of maxims on honesty personal conduct and employee discipline. The speaker warns against theft dissipation and vanity and stresses self-respect and accountability detailing expectations for behavior and corrective actions.
Wise and Otherwise Proverb Observations
A collection of quips on love, truth, music, and self reliance. The lines critique wisdom and behavior, noting that affection can outpace parental approval, holidays in mind beat reality, and belief does not prove fact. Several wry maxims explore honesty, singing, and female wit.
No Food Takes Place of Potato Says Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture states no food exactly substitutes the potato and urges increased consumption as markets are well supplied. It notes potatoes should not be missed at meals and leftover potatoes can be used in many palatable breakfast or supper dishes.
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United States Food Administration
Washington
Food Administration
Frank P. Wilcox
Firat
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Potatoes Justified in Diet for Palatability and Nutrition
The passage argues potatoes ease meals for housekeepers and diversify serving options. It praises potatoes as a wholesome starch source rich in minerals and mild alkaline salts that counterbalance acids from meats and eggs. It endorses liberal potato use when affordable.
War horses and mules workload and export value
Popular Science Monthly notes that 920000 horses and 330000 mules have been sent to war theaters from the United States. Horse exports total 194000000 dollars and mules 66000000 dollars, with numbers rising yearly. Most animals go to France, others to Britain Canada and several European nations.
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Popular Science Monthly
United States
France
Great Britain
Canada
The Ruling Passion and the Gymnasium Bargain
A Cleveland Leader tale riffs on romance and weight. Rollo protests being loved for his size but returns weeks later claiming a gymnasium course has cut his weight from 200 to 198 pounds and wins the heroine in a comic turn of events.
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Rollo
Tam
Cleveland
Queen in the asylum reveals a sane moment
A doctor touring an insane asylum shows a woman in a paper crown claiming she is queen of England. He bows to her and calls her majesty. She retorts that he is a fool, and a guest notes she was sane enough to recognize the doctor’s folly.
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England
Wax From Palms Used by Ecuadorian Indians
Frederic W. Goding notes that prehistoric Ecuadorian Indians used a wax found on tall palm species. The wax forms granules on tree trunks, with each tree yielding about 50 pounds. Palms grow abundantly on coastal mountain ranges. Goding sent a sample to the Department of Commerce for analysis.
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Ecuador
Frederic W. Goding
United States
Guayaquil
Godinghad
Department of Commerce
Enying
Nee Sre
Pw PO
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TEN Demandments” OF Business
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