General Interest Notes On Food Safety And War Demands
Fruits and vegetables kept by the card-pack method should be boiled before serving to guard against germs. Waste paper bricks can fuel fires if dried properly. City youths appear healthier than country peers due to better school health care. Tens of millions of men are under arms worldwide with the US set to deploy 2.5 million by July. Land-grant railways save transport costs but must ship troops and supplies at reduced rates. The Army builds psychology tests for promotions at camps Devens Dix Lee and Zachary Taylor. All bakeries to be licensed from December 10 under anticipated rules to standardize loaf weights and lower prices, eliminating fancy breads.
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Sturgeon General’s Office
New National Army
Devens
Dix
Lee
Zachary Tay
American Psychological Association
Washington
Wilson
Next War Debate Echoes From Boone Two Program
A Boone Two program on November 20 1917 featured a performance of America a song and a music solo by Miss Music with audience responses. It included Florence Bogard Zackie Moore and others in the male quartet Knowles Ames Makers Orchestra and a reading by Alvin Engatrom. A central speech questioned Germanys postwar plans and suggested the world would be drawn into the next conflict.
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Conrad Brown
Florence Bogard
Zackie Moore
M. L. Howell
Amy Carter
Alvin Engatrom
Knowles of
Ames Makers Orchestra
Germany
Iowa Ad Advertising Ban Fined In Des Moines Case
The Emporium Cloak and Suit Co was fined 75 dollars for each of three counts by Judge J. E. Mershon in Municipal Court in Des Moines for false advertising. The ads claimed greatly reduced prices though goods were worth no more than the sale price. This marked the first conviction under Iowa advertising law. Cedar Rapids reports the federal government ordered a wholesale grocery to sell a carload of canned corn at 85 cents a dozen, two-pound cans, after long storage awaiting higher prices. Federal agents allowed a ten percent profit, a move seen as the first time Iowa authorities intervened to force sale at a reasonable price.
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Emporium Cloak’ and Suit Co
Des Moines
J. E. Mershon
Iowa
Towa
Humboldt Republican
Cedar Rapids
I Storage
Shelter for Sheep and Seasonal Farm Tips
Good time to build shelter for sheep and improve ventilation this fall to prevent corn mould. Study market reports before buying feeder steers. In winter ensure children have warm lunches with corn pone or corn bread. Oatmeal with baked apples offers a lower sugar option.
Youth's Companion and McCall's offer for 1918
The Youth's Companion priced at 2.00 and a special double offer with McCall's Magazine for 2.25 includes 1918 issues of the Companion 1917 issues remaining and a 1918 home calendar. McCall's 1918 fashion numbers included. Subscriptions available at The Youth's Companion office Commonwealth Ave Boston Mass.
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Youth’s Companion
McCall’s Magazine
Companion
McCall's Magazine
Commonwealth Ave
Boston
Mass
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