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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
7
The article argues that speed at every transport stage is essential to reduce shrinkage in perishable meats. It traces delays from farm to market, noting bad roads, weather, car shortages, and the need for refrigeration, ice, and constant temperatures to keep meat fresh and avoid price concessions.
The passage notes that delays in delivery reduce availability for consumers. It highlights the distance between key livestock production areas and eastern meat markets, stressing the reliance on reliable transport to maintain steady fresh meat supply at all times.
A wartime notice introduces a Bureau of Markets expert discussing the crucial challenge of delivering feed to city residents on schedule. It frames this logistics issue as part of Our Part in Feeding the Nation and sets up further detail from the U S department of agriculture.
Kansas City hosted a May 14 gathering by the state Department of Agriculture to plan a statewide farm labor mobilization for harvest. A coordinating committee was named to align agencies, oversee city registrations, and recruit volunteers to fill an estimated 80,000 harvest positions, with commercial groups committing 10,000 workers from Kansas City.
An army of 5,651 extension workers aids the agriculture department’s food production and conservation drive, up 8,405 from last July 1. Three thousand forty nine county agents serve 2,450 counties, 1,690 home demonstrators serve 1,675 counties, and 912 work with boys and girls clubs. In 15 Southern states 2,624 workers implement the plan while 3,027 are employed in 33 Northern and Western states. Last year on July 1, 1,640 were in the South and 606 in the North and West, with 130 Negro county agents and 160 Negro home demonstration agents in the South.
Sixty seven inspectors of the bureau of animal industry, United States department of agriculture, are with the army inspecting meat and meat products for soldiers. Eighty others are similarly engaged with the navy. Operations are federally supervised from live animals at slaughtering houses to finished product delivered to mess cooks.
A brief from the United States Department of Agriculture notes monthly inventories of grain flour meat and other foods are compiled by the Bureau of Markets. The results appear in a new publication called Food Surveys with two issues already issued and the program starting April 1 1918.
Federal aid road act of 1916 enables every state to cooperate with the federal government on highway building. Results include outright establishment of state highway departments in Delaware South Carolina Texas Indiana and Nevada and stronger departments elsewhere. Recent legislation has vastly increased state road programs under skilled supervision nationwide.
The 1917 1918 era marks start of actual construction under post road provisions. By January 31 1918 the secretary of agriculture approved 251 projects totaling 2 849 48 miles with federal funding of 7 324 721 72 and state local funds of 9 917 143 70, involving 44 states.
A writer laments a fellow spectator’s vocal taunts at a public event and urges arrest. The Park Cop, seen as slack, is recalled as a veteran who learned to avoid meddling with an electric fan.
Great Britain endures an acute match famine as cigarettes cigars candy beer and whisky are widely available while matches are nearly impossible to obtain. The cause remains unclear and public frustration grows.
An old advertisement fragment touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening fabrics. It urges readers to buy from grocers and use the product on garments described as beautiful and clean.
In a brief exchange a blunt egoist voices frustration at not being valued in anything worthwhile. Farmer Cornstossel counters wryly that a potato bug shares the same fate, offering a humorous consolation.
Revival of the wooden shipbuilding industry highlights labor-saving devices like a grooving and planing machine. Weighing about 56 pounds, it can perform as much work as 15 to 20 men with hand tools and can be powered by compressed air or electricity as showcased in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Cuticura Complexions touts Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment for clear complexions clean scalp and soft white hands. Free samples offered at Cuticura Dept X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
A needle factory sent goods to Aleppo and to China. The Aleppo order was returned because green twine insulted Islamic sentiment. A China shipment wrapped in white paper was refused as white is mourning in Chinese culture.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for workers and women, claiming it reduces friction in shoes, freshens feet, and prevents fatigue blisters. It encourages buyers to purchase from dealers everywhere, price 25 cents.
Retired farmer J. H. Snowden says at fifty five he will hire out this summer to help harvest crops. He traveled from southern California to Calgary to resume field work, explaining he is too old for military duty but can aid in food production to support the war effort. The Nebraska State Journal notes thousands of Americans and Canadians may follow suit before the war ends.
In hot weather workers in the fields must eat properly to maintain strength. The ad urges taking EATONIC after meals to relieve indigestion and stomach woes, promising quick relief and a money back guarantee. It names H D Kramer and the EATONIC REMEDY CO, Chicago, with a price of 50 cents a big box.
A Christian Science Monitor remark compares Marshal Von Hindenburg's vow to drive the British into the sea with Soult's similar boast about Wellington. It notes Wellington's retreat near the sea, Haig's position, and asks if Hindenburg will follow Soult's change of mind or show less sense.
The article argues that culverts built from poor material will require rebuilding in a few years and raise road maintenance costs. It warns against using boards as culverts on costly roads and emphasizes minimizing annual road costs while maintaining efficiency.
The United States Food Administration urges speeding up road construction as essential to government war work. Efficient transport strengthens producer consumer link, reducing the margin between goods and buyers.
Government sets cement price for road construction showing federal aid will continue during the war. The move undermines the theory that wartime limits would halt such projects.
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