Assassination Confirmed and Wheat Forecast Report
The Department of Agriculture July forecast shows a July wheat harvest outlook with June projections at 891 million bushels for winter wheat down 30 million and spring wheat down 10 million. Corn expected to reach a record 3.16 billion bushels with barley rye sweet potatoes and rice also forecast to set records. Washington July 9 Ambassa dor Francis confirms Count Von Mirbach's assassination at Moscow on July 6 with reports of street fighting and Bolshevik arrests. Brown returns from Mayo Clinic, WCTU to hold Methodist church meeting tomorrow at 3 PM, War Saving Stamps urged.
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Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Washington
Francis
Vologda
State Department
Count von Mirbach
Moscow
Fehting
Fire hits Pecos Hide and Fur area as Carlsbad Springs Hotel spared
A morning blaze driven by calm winds scorched the Pecos Hide and Fur Company storefront while workers beneath heavy coats fought heat to save property. Windows shattered and paint blistered on the block, but the Carlsbad Springs Hotel building remained intact as water streams cooled walls.
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Carlsbad Springs
Pecos Hide and Fur Company
Prairie Dog Eradication Campaign in Eddy County
Hope community farmers report near wipeout of prairie dogs after coordinated effort starting in June 1918. The eddy county program cites grain and labor costs at 146 with results around 99144 percent and an expected annual saving of at least 8000 dollars.
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Raddy County
Hope
Carlsbad
N. M
G. FP. Bateman
Biol
Tueumarl
N. Mex
Williams
Water Commissioners
Doc
Iiy
Brewer
Seety
Hope Community
Eddy County
Why We Must Save Food
The article outlines severe crop shortfalls in France including 176 million bushels lost and a sugar beet yield up 478 percent. It warns that meat herds are down by 1.8 million and argues America must aid allies who can no longer feed themselves to sustain the war effort.
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France
Wis
America
No Sugar Famine Fears Cited By Food Administration
The Food Administration says there is no danger of a sugar famine and the overall food situation is better than since America began feeding the allied world. New regulations cap household sugar to three pounds per person monthly while other conservation measures continue. The Home Mission Society will meet at Mrs. M. L. Dawin's home Thursday afternoon and a car pool will transport attendees to the Dalia home. full attendance is urged for important business.
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Food Administration
America
The
Home Mission Society
M. L. Dawin
Dalia
Little Cubes of Sugar and War Time Rationing
Fragmented verses describe sugar cubes and grains of wheat driving wartime food policy. It hints at feeding families and nations, urging unity to support allies. The piece links dinner tables to broader acts of victory or defeat in a war context.
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Hurley
Shipping Board
Elmer Walker
Austin Ranch
Mr. Walker
Blythe McCollum
Albuquerque
Carlsbed
W. G. Brown
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Methodist Church
Rigley
Wrigleys
Wrigley Spearmen
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co
Keener Building
Chicago
Thrift
Stampa
Moritz & Nelson
G. A
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