Will Hoover Food Control End or Be Extended After Peace
Washington debates whether Herbert Hoover and the U S food administration should continue for a year after a peace proclamation. Advocates warn of price spikes and shortages if controls end. opponents urge ending it with no extension.
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States Food Administration
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America
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Asia
Gets-It Liberty Bottle for Corns and Corn Removal
Advertisement for Gets-It corn treatment promising painless, long lasting relief. Mentions Cheta-It as a prelude, claims no sticking or pain, enables wearing tight shoes and continued activity. Attributed to K. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
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K. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Keep on saving food during wartime drive
A call to sustain conservation efforts to feed soldiers in France and allies, and to maintain national strength for ongoing and future peace work. Emphasizes never letting up on conservation plans and continuing the hard work.
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France
Prohibition to lower food prices sparks national debate
The text outlines objections to a policy aiming to reduce food prices arguing it could curb production and harm wartime alliances. Critics cite Australian wheat reserves and India and South American food stocks as factors that could ease markets. It concludes the issue rests with the American people and urges Congress to act promptly.
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Australia
India
South America
Congress
Palace Hip Opens With New Program Thanksgiving Day
Holiday crowds enjoyed the show opening at the Palace Hip on Thursday. The May Pelle Trio, three young ladies, perform songs and instrumental selections. Marion and Willard present an original act Swamporium mimicking a patent medicine doctor. Murray K. Hill chats and sings. The Kafka Trio demonstrate iron jaw strength. Marie Straub Trio offers musical comedy hits. Rogers and Jones sing mic and sentimental songs in the sixth act.
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Palace Hip
May Pelle
Marion
Willard
Murray K. Hill
Marie Straub
Rogers and
Jones
Superstition Grips Yankee Flyers In War Aces Tales
Special to The Star recounts how daredevil pilots from America rely on talismans from crocheted owls to toy rabbits and gartered stockings. Lieut Blair Thaw flew with an Airedale terrier believed to affect a fatal dive, reflecting the crew’s enduring superstition amid combat.
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Pershing
America
Blair Thaw
Thaw
Nervous strain from war work boosts demand for Pink Pills
In wartime mills workers face nerve strain and digestive issues. Thomas Wagner reports relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, a nonalcoholic tonic that claims to enrich nerve blood supply. Pills cost fifty cents a box, six for $2.50, with a free informative booklet available from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Lowell
Mase
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Williames
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Bear Cub Mascot Escapes in Central Park Chaos
A bear cub, mascot of the 22d United States Infantry, escaped from the zoo in Central Park on Thanksgiving Day. The chase ended with a keeper dying of heart disease, a soldier losing a thumb, and a patrolman bitten in the leg. The animal was finally captured after being run down by an automobile.
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New York
United States Infantry
Central Park
War stamps grab Tokyo and Yokohama as souvenirs
The first American war savings stamps go on sale in Tokyo and Yokohama and are selling quickly due to limited quantities. The stamps attract curiosity as collectors snap them up.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh relieves nasal congestion
An advertisement promises rapid relief from nasal catarrh and stuffed nose. A small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm is applied to the nostrils to open air passages, soothe mucous membranes, and provide instant relief from cold symptoms and headaches.
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Ely
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