Government delays and rewards in wartime mobilization
The piece criticizes the pace of cantonment readiness for the draft army and notes inconsistent government payments to contractors. It argues government credit should be dependable and payments prompt, while business interests pressure the state to improve efficiency. It also mentions Mrs. Pankhurst in Petrograd and American pickets in Washington.
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War Department
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Conditioni
Root’s Message to Russia Candid but Hopeful
LIHU ROOT told the provisional government of Russia that America is not perfect yet insists that order, liberty, and national independence be respected. He argued the American mold is plastic and adaptable, able to meet new situations with remedies rather than flawless rules, and urged Russia to emulate the liberal spirit rather than perfection. He noted America’s imperfections while stressing a striving spirit and shared ideals.
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Lihu Root
Russia
Root
America
Mr. Root
Food control in England and flour prices contrasted
The piece argues England has perfected food control to shield consumers from speculation while U.S. flour costs climb from farmers to consumers. It notes Illinois state prices for flour, high transport costs, and profit shifts to speculators, with England’s system praised amid wartime shortages and U-boats.
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London
Quincy
Illinois
Board of Administration
Mr. Hoover
Atlantic
Red Cross as humane force in war and relief
The piece extols the Red Cross as a vast humane movement, built with planning and efficiency to aid victims of war and disasters. It argues charity requires skill, notes governments recognize its value, and praises the Red Cross for saving and healing regardless of race or creed. It ends by affirming unity of good men across beliefs in aiding fellow humans.
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John J. Holland
Percy
Red Cross
Cantonment site laid out for Rockford by Illinois engineers
Company A of the First Illinois engineers under Capt. C. C. Sager will depart Cantonment, Chicago, June 23, for Rockford to survey and lay out the cantonment site. The note ends with a line on how many great human achievements stem from a crank's theory.
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Chicago
First
Illinois Engineers
C. C. Sager
Rockford
Ill
Unce Billy Possum Tries His Old Trick
Unce Billy Possum pretends to be dead after Farmer Brown's boy pinches his tail and swings him by it. The boy suspects the trick but is fooled by the possum's feigned stillness as he is moved indoors to be examined. The tale highlights Unc Billy's famed self control and his continued bluff.
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Billy Possum
Thornton W. Burgess
Farmer Brwn
Farmer Brown
Unc
Billy
Green Forest
Green Meadow
Uncl
Billy Posumag
Parmer Brown
Rascal
Vacation era dog and village antics report
In a chatty hometown item Rex the dog is spared after an incident with Griggsy, as Ex and Fatty pen a note to avert whipping. Torp Stebbins returns early from a trip, reports a dream about farm friends, and reunites with family and biddable chickens and rabbits. Genevieve Hicks’s freckles grow comically, and Episckopalium notes promise a picnic amid quirky town life. Fatty Bellowes plans to attend the Episcopal picnic seeking a good meal.
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Genevieve Hicks
Gen
Nick
Anny
Fatty Bellowes
Epischopalium Minnister
War Garden Hoeing Schedule for Weeding
Hoeing once a week keeps weeds down in the average garden. If cultivations are delayed, weeds become harder to control. Most work with a wheel hoe or scuffle hoe, but carrots beets onions and parsnips may require knee work to pull weeds by hand. Root out weeds completely and remove large clumps.
Contracts Let for New Flying Field
Washington June 23 contracts have been let for the fourth of the nine projects to develop a new flying field. The report notes bidding results and expected completion timelines, highlighting infrastructure work and procurement of essential equipment.
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Washington
New government flying fields planned for Belleville Illinois
The government will establish a standard two squadron flying field at Belleville, Illinois to train 300 student flyers with officers, instructors, mechanics and enlisted staff. Hangars for 72 planes will be built with construction starting immediately. Other fields under construction include Dayton Ohio Mt. Clemens Michigan and Rantoul Illinois. A fifth contract is anticipated soon.
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Belleville
Dayton
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Rantoul
Ill
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Dr. King
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