Suffragettes Turn to Farming on Long Island to Boost Food
On Long Island suffragettes led by Mrs. Ruth Litt operate Jackwill farm a 125 acre estate near East Patchogue turning over fields to women workers who plant, weed, and harvest crops. Leaders include Mrs. George Baxter Jr. Miss Grace Homan and Mrs. Charles Gould as a food production initiative during wartime. A Jersey calf mascot signals the effort’s success.
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United States
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Long Island
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Patchogue
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Grace Homan
W. Granville Smith
Charles Gould
Jersey
England
Women's New Enterprise
Women Training as Farmers and Potatoes for Patriotism
The article describes efforts to train women in practical agriculture at Farmingdale and the State Agricultural School on Long Island. Courses cover vegetable growing, seed testing, soil types, poultry, dairy, and canning to bolster the nation’s food supply with hands on plots and supervised work. Potatoes and potato clubs are encouraged by the Woodcraft League to boost home farming.
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Alice Carpenter
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National Service School
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Johnson
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Weeks Plan for Joint War Conduct Committee Faces Senate
Washington D C April 28 Senator Weeks of Massachusetts proposes a joint congressional committee to oversee World War spending and conduct. The six member Senate and six member House panel would sit during sessions or recesses, summon witnesses, and advise the President and heads of departments.
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Mitchell-John W. Bate's new car debuts with 31 extras
John W. Bate presents the Mitchell car in two sizes 120 and 127 inch wheelbases. He touts 31 extras 24 percent added luxury and twice as strong vital parts built under his efficiency leadership. Cars claim unmatched value and long service with over 200000 miles run by Bate-built models.
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Mitchells
Italians Object to 10 New Railroad Rates
Zurich April 28 Italian government moves to end reduced round trip and commutation tickets and raise all passenger rates. Opposition from press ranges from moral outrage to accusations that passes benefit politicians and officials, with estimates of over 17 000 pass holders.
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Zurich
Rome
Idea Nazionale
Italy
Privilege of Railroad Passes Questioned by Public Note
The article cites Prince Buelow and other foreign aristocrats as examples of free railroad passes. It argues that even some American citizens enjoy passes and calls for abolition of such privileges as a tax burden on the people.
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Italy
Himelf
Annunziata Order
War Economies as Told in a Whimsical Irish Exchange
Sandy and Pat joke about wartime economies of landladies. Pat mentions O saw a woman counting peas to ration the troth. Sandy describes her landlady melting margarine and painting it on your bread with a brush.
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Pat
Wummon
Grady
Philadelphia Star
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