Food Aid to Europe Sparks War-Time Debate in America
Western Newspaper Union argues for a controlled food program for Europe, led by a centralized body using native stocks and selective imports. It cites Belgium relief in WWI, warns against broad shipments, and stresses a 72 hour German risk if supplies halt, asserting famine as the true cure and urging a measured trial.
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Europe
Germany
North Cape
French
Britain
Commission
England
War department mandates 90 shoe sizes for soldiers
The War Department announces that to fit all troops, every army camp must stock at least 90 distinct shoe sizes. Regular stock covers lengths 5 to 12 with widths A to EE, with some cases needing sizes as large as 16 or as small as 4%.
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U. S
War Department
The Other Side on Food Aid in War Conquests
Wallace R. Deuel, a six year resident of Germany and former Chicago Daily News foreign correspondent, argues that feeding conquered Europe cannot be satisfactorily supervised. He notes the Nazis would seize most or all aid, leaving Belgians no better off.
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Europe
Wallace R. Deuel
Germany
Chicago Daily News
Your Friends Warn President To Fast-Track Defense Aid
Citizens calling themselves Your Friends urge rapid delivery of weapons and defense materials claiming foes threaten the border and mock a flimsy garden hose defense while pressing the president to act decisively.
History records lives of seven St. Valentines
Seven St Valentines loom in history with some scholars honoring all seven while others point to a bishop of Terni and a Roman priest martyred by Emperor Claudius. The ambiguity persists over which Valentine the holiday commemorates.
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Terni
Claudius
Body Width and Blood Pressure Relationships
Dr James W Barton outlines how height and weight tables from life insurers fail to fit all builds. He explains examiners should consider body width and build when assessing underweight or overweight candidates for insurance.
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Western Newspaper Union
Body build links weight and health findings in column
Health column notes that narrow individuals may carry less weight for height while wide builds run higher risk of heart and organ issues from overeating. Drs Robinson and Brucer report wider bodies show more hypertension. thin individuals tend toward activity.
Asthmatics Should Study Their Make Up
A medical note cites Drs De Bersaques and Berat arguing asthma is a symptom group with multiple causes. They identify three equal factors: respiratory, nervous instability, and liver, and advise treating with bronchodilators calmatives and liver diet, plus allergy testing and breathing exercises.
The Adventure Lover and the Lovelorn Bride
Margaret Leamington adores tall tales of danger and romance and courts Caxton Simms a daring adventurer. Caxton admits his stories are fictions from a Sound steamer tale to win her heart, but she confesses she knew all along and still longs for more stories after marriage.
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Margaret Leamington
Margaret
North Pole
Claxton Simms
Caxton
Margie
Grand Lama
Brazil
Paul Ravelstock
Paul
Caxton Simms
New Guinea
New York
Cosmopolitan Tea Towel Set Depicts Five Nations in Festive Attire
A new tea towel set features a cosmopolitan group with Africa China Scotland England and France each sketched in outline on daily towels. The pattern Z9256 includes seven towels and two wanholders priced at 15 cents, with orders to be sent to the listed address.
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Frprom
Africa
China
Scotland
England
France
Farm Supplies & Building Specialties Free Catalog Ad
Advertisement from Mo. Steel & Wire Co. invites readers to request a free catalog to save on farm supplies and building materials. Includes address 1406 N Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri. The offer promises payment to respondents.
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Steel & Wire Co
N. B’way
St. Louis
Kindness Reconciles Harshness and Reconciliation
A historical aphorism notes that kindness can soften harsh relations and bridge a rift with a deadly foe, suggesting moral resolve over vengeance in tense friendships and rivalries.
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N. Y
Herbert Hoover
Belgium
National Committee On Food
Robert Cecil
Great Britain
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Asquith
Lloyd George
Atlantic Ocean
Winston Churchill
Adolf
John Bull
Mussolini
Rome
Hitler
James W. Barton
Today's Health Column
Dr. Barton
Fact and Fiction
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Hume
Lydia
Pinkham
Plautus
Garfield
Pine Street
Louis
WNU
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