Price of wheat affects bran and mill feeds economy
National Crop Improvement Service notes price controls on wheat ripple through feed costs, causing western farmers to buy at mill gates while eastern dairy farmers struggle with scarce stocks. It highlights state farm bureaus, county agents, and dairymen organizing to stabilize supply, price, and labeling to protect manufacturers, dealers, and feeders alike.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Food Administration
New York State
The
Agricultural College
The Penny Press Evening News Notes
An archival snippet from the The Penny Press Evening edition lists editorial rooms and wire services with printing and mailing details. It mentions subscription terms, address changes, and notices regarding advertisement discontinuation and publication timing.
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Penny Press
Press Bu
Midletown
Ernational News Service
ITH
Weather forecast for New Haven region and northeast storm forcing
Government weather report from New Haven January 2 describes cloudy and colder conditions tonight with rain or snow in Connecticut, overcast Friday, a passing storm in the St. Lawrence Valley, and widespread east of the Mississippi. Temperatures vary from freezing along the coast to near zero inland with several cities reporting rain or snow and cooling trends.
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Tennessee
Mississippi River
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Mississippi
Kansas
Williston
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Atlanta
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Boston
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Jacksonville
Nantucket
New York
Norfolk
Pittsburg
Portland
St. Louis
Wash- Sueton
Vos
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Mt Higby Weather And War News From A City Page
The Mt. Higby station reports 24 hours ending noon: max 53, min 33, mean 43. at 12 noon 87, barometer 29.76, precipitation 64, water 24 feet 10 inches, wind north, with rain. The Hun owned plant in America is no more. Peace and prices are watched with interest. A cold wave is sweeping the country. If dry laws persist, next year may be monotonous. High living costs continue. The railroad problem attracts interest while the public seems unaware of its gravity. A quiet city election is anticipated. Telegraph and telephone rate cuts may ease consumer costs. Lloyd George is praised by London press as tactful. Germany aims to settle without further internal trouble. New York traction muddle implies higher fares. A dollar per pound of TNT ingredients dumped into the ocean shows government disposal funds postwar. Bubonic plague germs appear in influenza cases amid warnings about epidemics.
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Mt. Higby
War tax plan and postwar government spending debate
A fragmented editorial voice argues that government money is not freely available and that tax plans must fund continued public and military needs. It foresees war-time millionaires paying more and calls for strict scrutiny of all income while noting plans to share German U-boat assets among the Allies.
Open House and Health Rules Stir Public Skepticism
The piece argues the bone dry law in Washington DC lacks reach and needs more control to curb drinkers. Officials’ dry laws differ from broader public health measures, causing public misunderstanding. It notes home visits change perceptions and that supporters of open house entertainment often back stronger self protection.
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Washington
District of Columbia
The Tiger of France dominates the French crisis
Georges Clemenceau, nicknamed The Tiger, returns as a forceful, unyielding leader in a troubled France. His long career includes defending Dreyfus and reshaping morale for the Allies. At nearly 80, he remains a relentless fighter, trusted to steady the nation as crisis passes.
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France
Detroit News
Georges Clemenceau
Clemenceau
Dreyfus
Sydney Brooks
Pascal
Mad Memoranda on War Ends and Odd Calculations
A New York supplement piece muses on memory tricks for the Armistice date and a 1917 prophetic mathematical method. It notes the 11th hour of 11th day of 11th month and explains a quirky formula tying birth years and offices to 1917. Also mentions a Swiss university opening to train women, and Britain’s wartime royal and noble losses to early 1918.
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Britain
Piers
Peegs
Slow Poke the Turtle Makes a Safe Hidden Home
A nature article describes Slow Poke the box turtle a hinge shelled survivor that hides in a protective house and can breathe through doors. It notes his wanderings diet habitat range from New England to South Carolina and his hibernation depths in cold states.
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Nature
People’s Home Journal
Georgia
Florida
Slow Poke
L.gwly
New England
South Carolina
Kansas
America
West Indies
Blindness in Berlin as wartime guilt remains
A Washington Star opinion contrasts Berlin’s gaiety with war devastation. A German Berliner recalls forgetfulness, urging acknowledgment of responsibility for atrocities. The piece warns that Berlin’s celebrations hide the suffering of ruined zones and advocates awakening the country to accountability.
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A lab visit shows the high reliability and clean technique used to produce Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's illnesses. Over 350,000 pounds of herbs are processed yearly, with sterilized equipment, pasteurization, and sealed sterile bottles. Letters from women attest to health restoration and the product's virtue.
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Labora
Lydia E. Pinkham
Our President Poem and Living Lawn Mower Anecdote
A verse praising Wilson as a world leader and advocate for peace appears with attribution to Edwards H. Brooks, Los Angeles California. It is followed by a short note on trying a living lawn mower, recounting a financier who bought lambs for $4 each, kept them to mow a lawn, and sold them for $35 as the season ended.
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Los Angeles Times
Sub-Treasury Losses and Oddities Reported
New York on Tuesday the sub treasury lost 73000 dollars to banks, reducing the cash net gain since Friday to 138000 dollars. Also noted is a remark on vibrations and music with Caruso reportedly able to break a wine glass by singing its keynote and a sub bass pipe organ note capable of rattling church pews.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Caruso
Classy bungalow by architect Chas S Sedgwick described
A unique suburban bungalow design by Chas S Sedgwick features two first floor bedrooms and three second floor rooms with a spacious living area. Ground space ample, east south frontage, large rear porch, and mission brown oak finish planned for main rooms. Estimated build cost $4,800 to $6,000 plus about $1,000 for heating and plumbing.
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