Keep the home fires burning to feed America
Nationwide drive urges conservation of food and prevention of waste after harvest. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner James R. Young appeals city and county officials and civic groups to back a Council of National Defense campaign endorsed by President Wilson. Fire prevention experts offer aid to local departments to stop preventable fires that destroy breadstuffs and related equipment.
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Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Army Quartermaster Department
National Army
America
Offa
North Carolina
James R. Young
Lic
Council of National Defense
National Board of Fire
Wilton
Une
Young
North Caroln
Cardul credited for relief after prolonged illness
A Mary man woman from Rouse City Texas recounts severe months of pain after childbirth and prolonged illness. She credits Cardul the woman's tonic with easing the agony after taking three bottles and returning to health, urging others to try it for headaches back ache and fatigue.
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Cardus
London Visit Deepens Countryman's Awakening
John Strangewey, visiting London, meets Louise and Sophy as he enters a world of high society and theatrical intrigue. Amid crowds, music, and gossip, he seeks understanding of urban life and his place in it, while Louise advises caution and patience in embracing new experiences. The prince of Seyre guides them through a bustling venue, and conversations reveal tensions between artifice and reality. Louis, Sophy, and John navigate attraction, cultural distance, and the pull of belonging in a cosmopolitan scene.
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Louise
John
Cumberland
London
Strange
Carlton
Louie
Sophy
Palm Court
Prince of Seyre
Mr. Strangewey
Royalty and Unlucky Days Amid Superstitions
The passage notes royal figures Caesar, Nappier Hwwuirek and others shared belief in lucky and unlucky days. Thursday is described as the unlucky day for Geory VEIL, his son Edward, and his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, with all said to have died on that day.
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Caesar
Nappier
Hwwuirek
Geory
Fragments Describe Summer Figures on Train
A clipped, fragmentary scene shows a moment on a Pullman train with dialogue about a summer girl who has just boarded the car after a remark about fourteen sorrowing salt. The text reads like stray dialogue from a longer piece and preserves antique phrasing.
State Builds Guard Fire Waste In War Food Centers
North Carolina officials announce a coast-to-coast effort led by insurance experts to inspect all food and clothing depots, cotton warehouses, gins, and wholesale stores. The plan, coordinated with the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the Council of National Defense, aims to prevent fires and reduce waste during the war.
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North Carolina
James R. Young
Raleigh
Raleigh. Present At the Meeting Were Governor Bickett
Young
8. Y. Tupper
Atlanta
Southern
Queen Insurance Company
Milton Dargan
Royal Insurance Company
A. M. Schoen
National Board of Fire Underwriters
J. M. Broughton, Jr
A. T. Bowler
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Withers
Raleigh Rotary Cluir
Bickett
Insurance
Gach
Council of National Defense
National Board
Preparedness Call Urges Bond Purchases And Rationing
A Monitor editorial urges Americans to begin decisive action for national defense by buying bonds, conserving food, and protecting property. It notes a New Jersey bill holding owners legally responsible for damages from fires started by careless property use and requiring proof of negligence.
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New Jersey
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