Why No Airplanes Shortfalls in U S aircraft production
The author questions why the United States sent only one airplane to France, arguing government wood and material standards are unattainable, causing production delays. He cites overengineered inspections, red tape, and compares Britain and France, urging practical, intelligent inspection to speed up output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Baker
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Atlantic
Aviation Department
Great Britain
Propaganda as a Key Weapon in World War I
The article discusses whether future warfare will hinge on guns or propaganda. It notes Germany’s use of propaganda to exhaust Russia and Italy, arguing propaganda evolved into a science and proved powerfully effective beyond battlefield fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
The Loyal American Press in World War I
The text argues that German militarism failed in England France and America due to free press and intelligent masses. It praises the American press for exposing propaganda from Germany and its allies, crediting journalism with guiding public opinion and defending democracy during the war. It cites socialist and pacifist groups as targets of German influence. The piece frames newspapers as essential weapons in wartime defense of civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
France
America
Worker
Bolsheviks
Russia
Endless Contradictions in Food Administration Hoover
The article argues Hoover cannot regulate all meat industry facets and cites widespread criticism from producers and consumers. It contends the Food Administration’s tact and authority are flawed, notes overbearing officials, and recalls Texas statements on private home food limits versus household discretion. It highlights mixed messages on meat conservation and meatless days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Food Administration Board
Food Administration
Texas
National Food Administration
Mr. Cottett
Food Administration Bureau
Wheatless Talk in Wartime Debate Cites Food Rationing
A wartime column argues against extreme wheatless policies and urges common sense in food conservation. It notes that families may reduce wheat intake at home but warns that meatless or wheatless campaigns alone will not win the war without eliminating senselessness.
Impeachment Theories in Dallas News and Star Telegram Debate
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas News clash over whether the Senate can disqualify officials. The Star Telegram treats impeachment as political, not purely judicial, while the News sees it as a political proceeding beyond statutory offense. The discussion touches Ferguson’s case and constitutional roles of branches, noting people’s sovereignty and potential checks by the electorate. It ends with quirky asides on language, a clock change, maple sugar in tobacco, and a claim about plug tobacco as food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas News
Senate
Star-Telegram
News
Ferguson
House
Supreme Court
Posting Poultry And The Mail For War Time Chickens
The Postoffice Department allows mailed chicks after March 15 by parcel post within seventy miles, not insured, not COD, and not guaranteed to stay right side up. Send at own risk. avoid male fowls. Includes a verse about a regiment and wartime digs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Department
Los Angeles ‘Times
Theaters Bright Acts at Majestic and Royal Displays
The Majestic features the Merry Go Round with Mabel Walger and Ollie Debrow and a chorus of four girls in vivid costumes. Debrow’s blackface comedy garners laughs. The Royal presents Ellis Island themed vaudeville with Tommy Tito, plus The Honey Bees and a Therese dog and pony act. Princess showcases The Dainty Musical Maids, The Spirit of Youth and a Seashore Flirtation, ending with The Other Man starring Harry Morey and Grace Darmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Majestic Theater
Mabel Walger
Ollie Debrow
Qollie Debrow
Arthur Havel and Company
Ellis Island” & Royal
Royal Theater
Tommy ‘Tito
Ellis Island
Maurice Samuels
Therae
Honey Bees
Busy Bee School
Mlle
Therese
Edith Story
Princess
Princess Theater
Weston Sisters
Payne
Film Attractions at Grand and Pearl
The Fox picture OS and the Beanstalk plays at the Grand Tuesday to Thursday with Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin praised as gifted, beautiful youths. Jim Tarver plays the Giant. Douglas Fairbanks works at the Pearl enjoying stunts and crowd appeal, driven by film magnates to perform ever wilder feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Picture
Grand
William Fox
the Grand
Francis Carpenter
Virginia Lee Corbin
Jim Tarver
San Antonio
Douglas Fairbanks
Pearl
the Pearl
Fairbanks
Doug
Pairbanks
Plan to Save 100000 Babies in Children’s Year Initiative
The children's bureau of the Department of Commerce and Labor outlines a nationwide plan to save one hundred thousand infant lives. April 6 marks a mass weighing and measurement campaign for babies and school children, followed by an educational drive to reduce preventable deaths of under fives by at least one third. The program hinges on universal birth registration, maternal support, regular child health checkups, and state and city child hygiene bureaus, with emphasis on milk safety and improved living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Children's Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Council of National Defense
Anna Howard Shaw
Vario
Julia Lothrop
The
Children’s Bureau
Sys
Lathron
Use for Coffee Grounds Revealed by Pop Sup Science Month
The question of what to do with coffee grounds is answered they are valuable for fertilizing properties including nitrogen potassium and phosphorus. Pour them into the stakes trainer and dump them into the yard for plant nourishment.
Censored prices and soldier hardships duress letter
A reader criticizes wartime censorship and price gouging near Kelly Field in San Antonio. The writer cites high barber, restaurant, and bakery charges for soldiers and suggests self care, warning of postwar price normalization. Mentions inventive but odd U.S. patents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S San Antonio
Keily Puield
Kelly
San Antonio
Welly Mield
Straw Hat Day designated as April 6 in wartime notes
A collage of wartime vignettes and quips from an early 20th century issue touches on a straw hat day for funds, censorship debates, home front shortages, and social shifts. It mentions popcorn shortages, cabarets, war bonds, Bermuda onions, and a Manila-style whimsy about time and geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Movie of a Man Checking Up Friend Wife's Account
A New York Tribune brief notes a Briggs associate feature about a man investigating his friend’s wife account. The item hints at a social or domestic plot turning on trust and surveillance within a midcentury urban setting.
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Shen
Kaiser Bill
Berlin
Carrie Onn
Titts
Eg Dubushers
M Gee
Gael
Ruckman
Murray
Cour City
Patent Office
Missouri
Chicago
P. Nurious
Bermuda
Cobb Webb
Marihuana Gazette
T. Louis Republic
Mary
By Briggs
Bune Assoc
New York Tribune
Bill
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