Community drying plants help save produce from waste
A bulletin notes municipal or association run drying plants save perishables by using funds and supervision. It cites Lincoln Nebraska and 11 similar sites in 1917, describing clubs of about 60 farmers, monthly meetings, and simple constitutions. The system aids households by easing summer workloads and preserving produce for winter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Neb
Bulletin
Tin Cans and Waste Rally in War Effort
Government urges saving tin cans and garbage to aid wartime needs. Restricted imports list covers jade carvings lacquered shrines and luxury goods. Smelter quotes 7000 8000 rust free cans can yield about $12. officials cite home economy drop in waste and utility of common materials for munitions.
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Ameriua
Department of Agriculture
Sayting
Wight
Inventions Aid Daily Tasks Across Professions
A New York inventor proposes a simple typewriter ribbon reinking attachment to reduce costs. Another inventor offers concrete bases to lengthen fence post life. A New Jersey creator markets a color sand pencil for children to draw outline pictures. A letter sorting cabinet expedites mail handling by dropping letters into narrow slots and guiding them through chutes to larger bins.
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New York
New Jersey
Gasoline Supply and Usage Compared Between Nations
A wartime analysis notes Europe relies on imports for petroleum and faces limited import ability due to shortages. It argues private car use is suspended except for urgent needs. The United States, as a major oil producer, can only export about a quarter of its gasoline, kerosene, and fuel oil, with nonfuel use helping conserve coal.
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Europe
England
France
America
Penalties for Profiteering Fall on Foodstuff Dealers
Hoover’s drive against profiteering falls on foodstuff dealers with over 800 penalties in ten months. About 150 companies and individuals are barred from business for a time, while more than 500 have paid fines or donated to the Red Cross.
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Hoover
Mcensed
Toodstaffe
Red Cross
Longevity Secret Cited By Indian Evangelist
Chief Manitoweg of the Siwash tribe preaches in Harlem and New Jersey claiming Indians live longer when they stay outdoors drink pure water and eat plain food. He cites centenarian relatives and notes fifty is peak fitness with hair teeth and sight intact while white men carry worries to bed.
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Manitoweg
White Wings
Harlem
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Just to Smile A Change of Linen
A humorous exchange shows a husband noticing unfamiliar shirts and garments, while a wife jokes about cooking school teaching her to keep a cook, reflecting light domestic wit.
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Brown
Robinson
Doings of Farm Boys and Girls Poultry Clubs Grow Nationwide
The article outlines the expansion of poultry clubs under the U S Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Animal Industry. Beginning in Virginia in 1912, the program now spans 11 states with about 1 010 clubs, 15 000 members, and strong results in hatching, raising, marketing, and judging poultry.
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United States
Sam
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Smith-Lever Fund
Bureau
Animal Industry
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Kansas
Washington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Poultry Club
Not Customary
Alice questions how Mildred felt about Fred's proposal as they discuss papa's likely reaction and the idea of compromising the scene. A traveler offers a vacuum cleaner and a diner with a coat overcoat moment ends with a meek pleasantry about a second cigar.
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Alice
Fred
Mildred
French Women Tend Graves of American Soldiers in Picardy
Aged French women in Picardy villages have asked for and received permission to care for American soldiers' graves. The villagers’ affection for the Americans is deeply moving as language barriers fade amid shared sorrow and joy. In billeted villages under shellfire, Americans lend gas masks and teach peasants their use.
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Picardy
China weighs reviving ancient canal system with vast network
China may revive its old time canal network once spanning about 60 000 miles. Historical rivers were diverted long before Christ to form these waterways amid a pressing need for transportation facilities.
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China
Celestial Empire
Encourage Boy or Girl to Join Poultry Clubs
Poultry growing is a key and profitable farm activity requiring study and effort. The U S department of agriculture and the girls' poultry club work provide expert knowledge to thousands, urging families to join or form poultry clubs to boost individual and community prosperity.
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Poultry Club
United States Department of Agriculture
Sts We
Determining Chickens Ages by Breastbone Bend Test
Home economics specialists with the United States Department of Agriculture describe aging dressed poultry by bending the end of the breastbone away from the head. In young birds the cartilage bends easily, while in old birds the end is brittle and hard to bend. Some unscrupulous sellers heat or weaken the bone to disguise age.
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United States Department, of Agriculture
Tribute to the Onion in Woman's Home Companion
A humorous tribute compares the onion to radishes and other vegetables. It notes the onion’s steadfast, winter storage, public career, and big business role, praising its enduring presence in markets and menus.
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Woman's Home Companion
The
Onion
Honest John
Opron
What He Learned. A Novelist Knocks Modern Drama
A novelist recalls writing a play and seeking advice from a theater manager. After two years the manager praised promise but urged on the job training. A month later the manager asks what was learned and the author replies he learned only one thing that he cannot get a poor play produced.
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Broadway
Poe
Selfishness in war work cited by congressman
A congressman notes selfish behavior in war economies. A man returns with a large bundle saying his wife Matilda bought 40 cent shirts and 15 cent neckties to fund the war loan. He then reveals buying red and green check dress material at six cents a yard to make 80 yards for dresses.
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Matilda
National hymn question yields farmer’s future hope
A sixth grade exam in Southern Indiana asks for the national hymn and its author. One student writes misinformed answers naming Uncle Sam as the hymn and Woodrow Wilson as the author, while the question remains in progress.
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Indiana
The
United States
Uncle Sam
Woodrow Wilson
Old Chinese Rugmaking Antiquity Discussed
Experts differ on when China began rugmaking with some calling it a native art and others an acquired skill. Regardless, Chinese rugmaking is established as an ancient craft alongside other Flowery Republic arts.
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China
Flowery
Republic
Window Shades Cut Dust Over Pantry Shelves
A simple shade solution keeps pantry shelves cleaner by sealing gaps and reducing dust entry. Muscular, affordable blinds allow quick up and down movement to shield stored goods from airborne debris.
Cincinnati Markets Report Hay and Grain Prices
Marketprices for hay and grain listed with No. 1 timothy at 26.50 to 27, No. 2 26.50 to 26, No. 1 clover mixed 24.50 to 25, No. 2 clover mixed 21.50 to 23.50, No. 1 clover 20 to 21.50. Oats and corn quotations follow, with butter eggs and poultry figures and live stock bids for cattle, hogs, and sows.
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Cincinnati
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