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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1918
Page
5
A Housewife urges conserving wheat by substituting potatoes and other substitutes. She cites war needs, farmer efforts, and school programs promoting potato recipes, lessons, and varied potato dishes to keep bread from wheat. The article lists menus and emphasizes patriotic home action.
Fashion notes describe a smart coat dress for girls aged six to eight in plaid or plain fabrics suitable for winter to summer wear. The one piece garment combines skirt and coat with a left front closure, center belt button, and optional pockets. Also mentions safety notes on metallic sodium hardening lead.
A fragment recipe list describes codfish cakes with salt codfish potatoes drippings and pepper, then oats based Brown Betty with apples raisins nuts and corn syrup, followed by a barley sponge cake using barley flour eggs lemon juice and sugar, all demanding baking directions and servings.
Washington April 28 The Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture has named Miss Carrie Lyons home economics specialist of Champaign Illinois to encourage cottage cheese production on farms in Illinois and to stimulate its use in homes.
An English officer hides among Belgians by posing at a theater during wartime. He dresses plainly, examines the venue, and selects a back-row seat on a wall platform to observe while avoiding drawing attention as the narrative nears a continuation.
New York April 28 United States marines in France are proud of the title teufel hunden or devil dogs conferred upon them by the Germans. Letters to marine corps recruiting headquarters say the name saves soldiers from choosing a substitute amid unfavored options. A veteran sergeant is quoted saying those guys put us in the same class with the ladies from hell.
A reflection on how a single dollar given weekly in church collection appears suddenly substantial. The author recalls anecdotes of modest givers who attend services and dress well, noting how money in the plate can distort perceptions of wealth and devotion.
London dispatch quotes Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna via The Hague saying Austrian blood will not be shed to retain German conquests. Criticism targets Germany’s push toward annexing Livonia and Estonia and questions the Brest-Litovak treaty validity.
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