National Grain Control Transforms Wheat Markets in War
The Food Administration Grain Corporation tightens war time control of storage, transport, and sale of wheat and rye. A Missouri farmer learns daily prices hinge on grade rules and distant markets, as analysts explain how a country point price is derived from New York and St. Louis baselines. The piece traces two bushels of wheat from farm to market, illustrating price formation, grade effects, and the shift from speculative to government supervised marketing.
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Dubling
Uncle Sam
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Bill Jenkins
Missouri
Co-Operative
Col. Jenkins
Food Administration
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Sam
Iinta
United States
No. 1
Ee Rampeanbie
Wee ‘Wanpeneliole
France
Georgia
New York
Grain Corporation
St. Louis
New York City
Sikeston
Ake
F. O. B. Sikeston
Fort Ig
France Plans Modern Urban Renewal After War Devastation
France will rebuild bombed cities like Reims with modern city planning. The law requires every municipality to form a planning commission guiding future growth. Paris has created a metropolitan bureau to oversee the entire area, ensuring new developments fit a coordinated plan.
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France
Reims
Paris
Haussmann
Individual cups for horses fountain noted in cruelty group
One of several drinking fountains for horses erected by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The feature emphasizes humane care and convenient access to water for mounted animals in public areas.
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The
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Animala
Buffalo tractors touted as city’s best garbage plan
Mayor Curley of Boston sent three engineers to study existing systems. The Buffalo method uses four horse drawn vehicles per district to collect refuse and ashes, then tractors haul full loads to a central point and on to a reduction plant or dump. Trailers cost about 1500 dollars, tractors about 5000 dollars each. First-stage cost for Boston could reach 250000 dollars, with further analysis needed for economy.
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Buffalo
Curley
Boston
Garbage Dumps Unanitary Practices Cited by Health Authority
An official report condemns improper garbage dumping on outskirts plots, arguing that buried filth sustains soil contamination and elevates disease risk. It notes zymotic diseases link to ground conditions and warns building over polluted soil cannot remove contamination, endangering nearby residents.
A Hint for Gardeners Bed Alignment Guidance
In city and town gardens where space is tight, arrange rows to run north to south to reduce shading. Plant multiple varieties with similar growth in the same row, such as areca onions, carrots, and radishes, to maximize sun exposure and efficiency.
Uncle Laws Ten Commandments Civil Rights Bill Declared
President Wilson poised to sign a liberal bill praised as the National Ten Commandments protecting soldiers and their dependents. It bars eviction for nonpayment, halts life-insurance cancellation for delayed premiums, and blocks foreclosures or property sales while a soldier is absent or unpaid taxes accrue. Congress calls it Civil Rights Bill, but critics fear it overreaches.
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Wilson
Congress
Mrs Will Van Zee Returns Home From Visit
Mrs Will Van Zee and her children returned to their Prairie City home Friday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A Buwalda at their residence.
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Will van Zee
Prairie City
A. Buwalda
The Bravest Battle Poem on a Hidden War Within
The poem honors the mother as the bravest fighter, battling not with guns but with silent endurance. It depicts a lifelong struggle from babyhood to the grave, fought in a walled-up heart. The unseen victories, lasting through generations, outshine public battles and banners.
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Mother of Men
Atars
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Adler
Y. T. van Niewaal
Pella
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Addition Street
S. H. Viersen
W. H. Vander Ploeg
Scotts
Scott's
Americas
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
W. J
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