Lessons From Europe On Food Policy In Wartime
A reflection on wartime food price strategies in Germany and England. It contrasts Germany’s decree approach with England’s market based fixes, noting bread riots in Germany and land reforms in England. Hoover and Houston are cited on U S policy, urging a practical plan that uses Europe’s mistakes to ease wartime shortages. Also marks the 19th anniversary of Commodore Dewey’s Manila Bay action.
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Germany
England
Vern Batecki
Batocki
America
Hoover
Belgium
Houston
Europe
Draft law in a nutshell recruits 500000 men
The draft bill passed and will create an army of 500000 with August 1 as a target for training camps. Names of male voters will be registered at polling places on a specified day. Seven million names will be enrolled with about forty percent weeded out for physical or other disqualifications. Adams county expected to provide three to four hundred. The piece contrasts eastern patriotic fervor with western enlistment records.
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Oung Amen
America
United States
Adams County
Pacifists Turned Terriers in Wartime Debate
The piece argues pacifists abandon denounced views when victory looms. It contrasts Lloyd George’s shift from pacifism to vigorous support, praising his wartime leadership and urging unity amid calls for discipline and courage. It paints pacifists as potential fighters and imagines the Kaiser fearing a jingoist surge.
The Call to Action You Have as Much to Offer as Any Man
A motivational plea urging individuals to use their talents and opportunities. It compares readers to famous figures and industries, urging action in writing, invention, building, and entrepreneurship to meet widespread demand across society. It emphasizes that opportunity, not fate, determines success.
Bread From Beech Tree Buds Promises German Flour
Berlin May 1 German scientists announce a new bread source from spring buds of lime and beech trees. Two brothers named Branco perfected a process to make flour from these buds with fat content, estimating up to 500000 tons can be produced in Germany. The flour reportedly has nutritive value similar to barley though the imperial corn office doubts feasibility due to labor and cost.
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Berlin
Branco
Germany
Imperial Corn Office
Anthracite Prices Raised by Lehigh Coal Sales
New York May 1 An advance of 25 cents per ton over April circular prices of coal has been announced by the Lehigh Coal Sales company as a result of the wage increase granted to anthracite coal workers by the coal operators.
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New York
Lehigh Coal Sales Company
Sammy Jay Spies on Reddy Fox Adventure
In a children story Sammy Jay trails Reddy Fox to uncover his new home. Sammy shadows Reddy from a tree and uses clever clues to spot the Old Pasture burrow, watching as Reddy stalks for prey and misses the hidden spy.
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Sammy Jay
Reddy Fox
Ted
Sammy
Reddy
Rascal
Flo
Val
PAYS TRIBUTE 10 RED CROSS STAFF
Eliot Wadsworth, acting Red Cross chairman, predicts in Philadelphia that the American Red Cross relief services will prove their value within months. He notes 9,000 nurses enrolled with proper medical corps preparation, stressing no standard reductions and full readiness for wartime needs and national gratitude.
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RED Cross
Philadelphia
American Red Cross Relief Services
Eliot Wadsworth
The
National Organization of Nurses of the United States
American Red Cross
Red Crouts
Army Medical Corps
Realization of care by trained women in hospitals
A statement praising trained and devoted women in hospitals, noting their prompt, careful and tender care. The passage emphasizes the value of women nurses and the impact of their presence on soldiers and the medical system. It reflects wartime sentiment about medical staff's role.
Odessa Bone Dry By Enforcement Of Law
Odessa marks first dry day in history as new regime enforces liquor ban. Old police disbanded, replaced by local constables who weed out and seal liquor stocks, delivering early sobriety in the city.
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Odessa Bone Dry
Odessa
Elgin Milk Dealers Called to Capital Conference
Elgin Illinois May 1 Invitations to a Washington conference later this week have reached leading milk dealers in the district. Manufacturers say no details on government plans have been given but they believe federal authorities view the dairy business as essential to wartime welfare alongside munitions.
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Elgin
Ill
Washington
Food Our Weapon Letter to the Editor by Gifford Pinchot
In this wartime appeal, Pinchot argues the safety of the United States hinges on American farmers. He warns that the war against German expansion rests on growing enough food at home and shipping it overseas despite U submarine threats. He urges fair crop prices and labor for harvest, claiming farmers must lead in democracy’s defense.
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Whig
United States
France
America
England
Belgium
Kaiserism
Farmers of America
Gifford Pinchot
May Party Plans Stir School Gossip in Our School
In Our School notes that Orp Stebbins recalls six weeks till vacation, while Torp laments the pleasant day. The Geals plan a May party with Fatty Bellowes as May king, promising special treats to secure his role. Also, Andy Anderson swallows bait during fishing, and Torp moves a chicken house away from the dining room as moving day arrives.
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Orp Stebbins
Torp
Thare
Fatty Bellowes
Fatty
Gen Hick
Pansy Cook
Andy Anderson
Dock Wilgus
Brigham
Spinach substitute named New Zealand Spinach advised
The old gardener notes spinach fails in hot weather and recommends sowing New Zealand spinach from April seeds. The edible tips offer a good substitute and are easy to grow, providing a quick, resilient harvest in warmer conditions.
American Aviator's Son Killed at Front in France
Lieutenant S F Cody, eldest son of the late TF Cody famed American aviator, has been killed at the front in France. He became a British subject at the war's start and worked in the Royal Aircraft factory after winning a major prior competition.
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London
S. F. Cody
France
TF. Cody
England
Royal Aircraft Factory
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure Across Stages
Readers learn the paper offers a $100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. The remedy is advertised as constitutional, acting through the blood to the mucous surfaces and boosting the body's defenses. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, backs the claim. sold by all druggists for seven and a half cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
7&C
Inherited Inventor's Son Becomes Frontline Pilot
He inherited his father's talents as an inventor but preferred flight to design and soon went to the front as a pilot. The line describes a person who chose military aviation over invention, highlighting a family legacy and wartime service.
Inside Bath for Skin Health at Morning Drink
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement extols daily hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims clearer skin and improved vitality for those who adopt internal cleansing, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
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