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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
4
An editorial argues the United States must fully mobilize for total war to secure victory. It urges massive food and manpower shipments to Allied shores, rapid production, and unwavering resolve to avoid halfhearted efforts or future defeat. It emphasizes national unity and decisive action.
A distressed farmer wonders how to use scarce valley land, facing rabbit pests and high costs. The article questions practical steps for fencing, planting, and sustaining a farm amid rising prices and limited resources, seeking guidance for the desperate farmer.
In the report the authorities omit Wilt oats and focus on threats amid whispers of planting new crops this year. The piece notes a dangerous climate of fear, the public nervousness, and police calls for vigilance without detailing the wilt disease.
Fragmented remarks call for a nationwide effort to feed all people from local soil, ease potato shortages, and boost home gardening. The plan envisions organized local forces, expanded production, and transport cuts to support army mobilization while urging communities to act now. It notes emigration debates, radical politics, and calls for national self sufficiency amid wartime pressures.
A damaged article laments that rich industrialists and bankers hoard wealth and avoid productive farming during wartime. It argues leaders must mobilize capital and labor to boost food production, noting a few exceptions who invest in tractors and trucks while most magnates travel and watch others toil.
A garbled OCR note claims transportation is the cheapest item in the United States today, contrasting manufacturing costs and government divisions with unclear figures. It references prices, comparisons, and a dated sentiment, but the text is fragmentary and difficult to verify.
Washington State Weekly reports the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company plans to bundle two 6,000 dollar cruiser projects for the navy and discusses broad themes of shipbuilding and state labor law enforcement costs across Wake, Oregon, and California with minimal clear details due to garbled text.
The fragment discusses travel costs versus staying home, mentions Japan and U.S. industry, and references legislative press activity. It notes figures tied to La Follette and Beamon, the shippping sector, and shifts in appropriations and new laws affecting offices. The tone implies a political economy focus on transport and industry.
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