How Cities Can Buy Surplus Food From War Department
Municipalities can access surplus food from the War Department at cost or below via three methods. Cities with markets can have market authorities bid. mayors or councils can fund and appoint bidders. citizens can form Community Buying Clubs. A carload costs 9000 to 20000 dollars, funds must be raised, and the effort aims to feed the poor with affordable meats vegetables and fruits.
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War Department
Sam
The Air Age and Its Uplift of Civilization
A reflective piece on air travel's growth from early experiments to a future where aeroplanes enable rapid transit and remote reach. It compares aviation's youth to the automobile’s rise, foresees air power expanding to passenger travel and freight, and envisions aircraft as a vanguard for democracy and global connectivity.
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New York
Denver
Ilc
Nion
Lord Bacon
Benjamin
Atlantic
Franklin
Quespner
Eddie Rickenbacker hailed in Seattle to speak
Seattle welcomes Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in ceremonies marking his role as a fighter ace and air force captain who accounted for 26 enemy planes. The city hosts numerous civil and social clubs in his honor as he tours after World War I.
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Seattle
Eddie Ricoesica
Frost
Aickenbacker
America
France
Helea
Eddie Rickenbacker
The Old Minister and a Town Church Debate
Wiggins opposes ousting long time pastor J M Thompson arguing he has given decades of service and shaped the town. He warns the decision would feel like losing a father and calls for keeping Thompson in the pulpit as a moral and communal center. The meeting closes with Wiggins voicing sentiment over principle.
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Wiggins
Brother Thompson
Thompson
J. M. Thompson
Andress
Wiggins & Waggins
An Aviator Question and Lighthearted Q And A Bits
A collection of brief quips and jokes including advice on reading to become an aviator. The column features playful exchanges about tennis, fat men, lawyers’ attire, and a humorous line about an electric bill. It ends with a Mary A question from an insurance research note.
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MR. Grey
The Penalty for Not Marrying by Rev Charles Istelzle
The sermon argues marriage is God’s will and that remaining single when able is sinful. It condemns wage suppression and other barriers to marriage as contrary to divine wishes. It contrasts common sneers about marriages in heaven with the preacher’s view that many unmarried people risk hell for not marrying.
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Adam
Eve
God
Heaven
Hell
When Woodrow Will Return Suppositions In Kansas
Medicine Lodge Kansas Republican notes a light rumor that Woodrow will come back when frost is on the pumpkin and fodder stacks, a homespun line reflecting speculation. It frames a political mood without naming dates or firm plans.
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Woodrow
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Torrence Reunion Guests at Weimer Ranch
Mr and Mrs Park Torrence of Pasadena visit the Weimer ranch this week marking a 30 year reunion since their last meeting.
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Torrence
Park Torrence
Pasadena
Weimer Ranch
Fresno
Cal
Whats Missing The Shade Or Door For Rent
For Rent second story front room semi private bath advertisement appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia
Ledger
Letters of an Altruist to His Grocer
A satirical verse by Edmund Vance Cooke mocks rising prices and overhead in a humorous exchange with a grocer. The poet sends a doubled check to match anticipated increases, insisting the settlement is fair and just. It ends with a aside about a man who lacks interest in baseball being possibly intelligent.
Recollections of Old Battles and a July 1778 Massacre
Narrates the 1778 Wyoming Valley massacre by British backed rangers and Indians, including the 3 000 settlers defended by 300 men before destruction by fire and killings. Also recalls Gettysburg reunion in 1888 and the 1898 Santiago battle with American and Spanish fleets, and Phillips’s Texas speech.
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Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Santiago
Sampson
Cervera
U. S
Massachusetts
Philip
Texas
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
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