Concert by American Soldier Boys in France and War Speech
Secretary Houston spoke in Columbia asserting that US entry preserved global balance against Prussian power and prevented mass cotton bankruptcy. The article also notes Mrs. Anna Messinger’s cross country walk to Augusta to be with her soldier husband, detailing a 26 day trek through multiple states.
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American Soldier Boys
France
Houston
Columbia
United States
Germany
South
America
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Anna Messinger
Chillicothe
Ares
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Ragsdale Sought to Stir South Carolina Patriotism in 1900s
The Pee Dee Advocate endorses Ragsdale as a stirring campaigner who could rally South Carolina voters against La Follette or Watson. It urges he campaign to awaken patriotic resolve regardless of election outcome, citing a farmer picnic at Dyer's Hill as proof of his appeal. Dillon Herald price noted at $2.00 annually.
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South Carolina
Tillman
Washington
Dyer's Hill
la Follette
Tom Watson
Ragsdale
United States Senate
Pee Dee
Conservation 10 Be Intensified in War Wheat Plan
The National Food Administration urges strict wheat conservation to aid allies. Citizens should cut monthly consumption to about 21 million bushels from 42 million, with household limits of 1.5 pounds per week and weekly wheatless days for public eateries. Authorities call for restraint by bakers and grocers, and for nonfood wheat use to end.
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National Food Administration
Cod Administration
Washington
Ifth
Potatoes urged to aid wheat conservation in South Carolina
The food administration in Columbia urges use of Irish potatoes to conserve wheat, noting abundant supply, reasonable prices, and the potatoes as a bread substitute. Each pound of baked potatoes equals seven ounces of bread, and the perishable crop should be used now to prevent overlap with the new harvest.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Food Administration
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