Film Depicts Part Women Are Playing In The World War
Edward Price Bell reports on a British Ministry of Information film "Mrs John Bull Prepared" showing women entering war work from August 1914. The documentary highlights women in industry railways ambulance driving V. O. D. units and other roles, portraying a shift in British society as war progresses.
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Edward Price Bell
San Antonio Light
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Daily News Co
London
America
Cinematograph Department
Ministry of Information
John Bull
Britain
Smith
Waaes
Wrens
Penguins
Awakening to a Transformed Britain and Bondicea on Embankment
Smith awakens after a four year sleep to a country where the entire womenfolk serve in war efforts. The piece highlights the enduring spirit of British womanhood in action and ends with a finale featuring Bondicea on the embankment statue in her chariot.
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Smith
John Bull
Embankment
Bondicea
Rifle Still In It With the American Army in France
Dispatch from Sept 12 describes German fear of American rifle fire in France. Prisoners say rifle barrages rival machine gun fire in effectiveness, reversing German retreat tactics and showing the bayonet as a close combat edge for doughboys.
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France
Preexone Freezone promise for corn relief
Advertisement touts Preexone Freezone as a miracle cure for hard soft or inter toe corn and calluses. It claims fast relief without pain, and urges readers to buy from their local druggist.
Women urged to fill war labor gaps nationwide
Washington dispatch reports a Coun cil of National Defense appeal led by Mrs Anna Howard Shaw calling on women to replace men called to service. It cites women already serving as clerks drivers and baggage handlers and urges broader entry into necessary civilian jobs to keep war operations running.
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Washington, D. C
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
Anna Howard Shaw
England
Irance
Tel Lennn
U S Soldier Over There Is Fed for 69 Cents a Day
Washington October 5 authorities released subsistence figures for August showing U S troops abroad fed at about 69 cents per day. Costs included beef at 2. a pounds, ham 64 cents, bacon 42 cents, corn meals near 4.14 and 4.11 cents, butter 44.14 cents, potatoes 2.9 cents, onions 2.97 cents, flour 5.15 per hundredweight and sugar at 2. per hundredweight. Overseas cost per man per year about 251.85 dollars or 4 cents daily. domestic cost 189.80 dollars or 52 cents daily.
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Washington
D. C
Quartermaster Corps
United States
Chicago
United Es Nt
Sciers
Beef Demand Grows Amid Rising Livestock Figures
World meat demand remains strong as U S cattle herds and other livestock increase on American farms and ranges. Cattle gains reach about 4 5 percent with hogs up 6 7 percent while a local doctor is noted for reckless driving in a separate incident. A woman asks a motorist about visiting with her daughter heading out for thread.
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Last Ear
Fiat
Turkey Loses Thousands of Officers in War Racketeering and Famine
London Times special from Constantinople reports severe Ottoman distress as famine, desertion, and brigandage rise. The Union and Progress committee profits from war conditions while officials loot funds and manipulation of paper currency fuels inflation. Internal gold bribes fail as investors subscribe only a fraction of the offered loan.
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London Times Service
San Antonio Light
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Constantinople
Dravid Bey
Berlin
Vienna
Turkey
Empire
Committee of Union and Progress
Abdul-Hamid
Dravid
Tate
Ministry of War
Enver Tasha
Maver
Walant Casha
Jhis Masters
Ministry of Finance
Tosa
Phrase from Distorted Dialogue Echoes Old Style Slang
Fragmentary text shows a Washington Star quote with dialectical phrasing about defense and justice. The snippet references Mr Martus Pinkley and a defenselessness concept, hinting at a social or legal argument, but with garbled transcription and no clear event or date.
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Ross
Martus Pinkley
Washington Star
Texas urged to increase wheat acreage for 1918 harvest
Extension Service outlines plans to raise Texas wheat acreage by about 7 percent to reach roughly 2,000,000 acres, with Northwest Texas urged to at least match last year and other regions to expand. Officials emphasize maintaining good agricultural practices while boosting production for home consumption and national needs.
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Texas
Extension Service Farm News
A.trne
GB. Smith
Bradford Knapp
States Relation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
R.A. Pearson
Bradford Nunapp
States Relation Service South
Eo, Walton
Apricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Mr. Knapp
Two Acre to Ten Acre Land Rules for Wheat Profit
A brief economic note explains planning for crop expansion from two acres to ten acres and adding two acres for every ten, suggesting the increase should follow wheat profitability. Also mentions domestic concerns about breakfast beans and garden surplus, plus a tidbit on army quartermaster sizing and a cleaning tip for oatmeal pans.
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