How America Can Feed Its Allies War Plan Urges Wheat Reduction and Waste Elimination
Hoover outlines steps to boost allied food supplies by raising U S production curbing waste and tightly controlling exports. He calls for reduced wheat use from five to four pounds weekly per person and expanded consumption of fish while increasing dairy and sugar efforts. He emphasizes voluntary nationwide effort, equitable burden, and pledges from homes and businesses to follow guided conservation.
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The Art of Improving One's Good Points
The piece urges mastering natural posing to show one’s best points without affectation. It argues individuals should cultivate their natural endowments and present themselves as effortless to others, asserting it pays to enhance personal appeal.
Language hurdles in learning United States terms
A subscriber notes how a Danish-born boy raised in a German family asks for a wheel barrow and then clarifies he means to lead it, illustrating difficulties foreigners face with American phrasing. The brief anecdote underscores language barriers in daily speech.
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Daily Optimistic Thought on Press Freedom
A concise reflection asserts the liberty of the press as essential to a free government, emphasizing the role of open discourse in democratic society.
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Powdered glass found in Hutchinson bandages saved by prompt action
In Hutchinson, France bound bandages prepared for the American Red Cross were found with powdered glass after a cabinet in Convention hall was forced. Government agents were notified and an inquiry underway. The entire batch was burned amid suspected German-linked activity.
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Kansas Farmers Move to Influence Wheat Acreage Policy
Wichita grain dealers launch a campaign to press the food control committee in Washington to protect farmers' interests as they urge sowing more wheat. A letter goes to Kansas Oklahoma elevators asking contact with farmers and lawmakers S. P. Wallingford leads a board meeting and names a committee to travel to Kansas City to lobby for maintained wheat acreage.
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Penitentiary Farm for Women Under New Law
Kansas creates a state industrial farm for women offenders, housed near Lansing, with a temporary arrangement using the penitentiary’s women’s quarters. A superintendent and staff will run the farm, and parole rules depend on age, with twenty-five as a threshold. Mrs. Julia B. Perry to lead as matron.
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Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Clean Wash Day
Advert boasting Red Cross Ball Blue as the best American made laundry aid. Claims it makes wash day easier with superior whitening and bright results.
Splendid Nerve in Janet's Bold Car Run
A remark notes Janet's fearlessness behind the wheel and recalls a past incident where the last person she ran over was a traffic cop, highlighting a mix of bravado and danger in her driving.
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Millionaire Talks Dodging Taxes Then Jail
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote reports a millionaire reflecting on his jail entry after avoiding taxes with overconfidence. He admits his miscalculation in assuming he could dodge all taxes and prosper.
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Cake provokes assault charge in brief domestic quarrel
Mrs Justwed says she married a week earlier when he struck her with a piece of sponge cake. Judge sentences for disorderly conduct with five shillings and costs. The judge calls it assault with a deadly weapon and imposes one year in prison. Pall Mall Gazette reports.
Reasonable Supposition in Mule Collision Case
A farmer testifies about a freight train hitting his mule. The attorney questions whether the mule was on the track when struck and the witness replies with a cautious, humorous remark about the mule outrunning danger and taking cover behind a tree.
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A Peep Ahead of a Quiet Wedding Breakfast
A St Louis Post Dispatch item describes a sentimental scene between a wealthy older man and his young wife after their private wedding. Over breakfast they discuss love and future prospects, while a passing clubman watches from the opposite street showing a contrast between present status and future potential.
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