Rousing the Middle West Faces War Enlistment Quotas
In early 1917 Eastern patriots held luncheons and meetings to spur the middle and western states to enlistment. An oratorical commission sent Rudiger to rally audiences in cities like New York and Boston, only to find the middle and western states already meeting quotas while his own state lagged behind.
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New York
Boston
Usey
Rudiger
Middle West
Middle
Radiger
Tme
America Wakes in War As Unity Replaces You Campaigns
An essay praises America’s wartime unity over the YOU shaming tactic, extols WE US OUR as the true drive behind mobilization, and recalls the shift from German American distrust to shared national purpose. It celebrates mass participation in Liberty Loan parades and honors historic leaders as marching ideals guiding the country toward victory over militarism.
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Indianapoli
Germany
Hindendorf
Ludenburgh
America
Kaiser
Washington
Franklin
Hamilton
Adams
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Francis Marion
Paul Jones
Harry Lee
Decatur
Madison
Scott
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Lincoln
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Weed Control Seen As Community Problem Not Individual Duty
The article argues weed suppression benefits from community effort, not lone farmers. It notes bigger crops reduce weeds, rotation and cultivated crops curb weed spread, and shared action via agricultural clubs and farm organizations is essential for effective weed control.
Interesting Facts From The War Years In England
A gasoline engine driven dynamo that is completely automatic draws attention in England. Frequent, moderate rain proves highly effective as a sanitary measure. Sixty men per thousand are being killed in the war, and about 150 per thousand are wounded. Britain imports about 80 million pounds of coffee annually for home use. Wisconsin must raise its wheat acreage 80 percent to meet 1918 targets. Over 800,000 loads of sawdust and mill waste were used in the U S last year to make paper pulp.
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England
Great Britain
Wisconsin
United States
Spraying Potatoes To Control Blight In 1917 Study
United States Department of Agriculture reports results from last year in Aroostook County Maine showing spraying potatoes with Bordeaux mixture increased yields. Trials compared sprayed plots to untreated checks, with gains up to 86 percent, suggesting spraying can control late blight and be profitable despite costs.
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Aroostook County
Maine
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Aroostook
New York
Chicago
Keeping the Tractor Busy
United States guidance urges tractor owners to lend out equipment during idle seasons to support neighbors short of labor and boost food production. The message promotes reasonable hire rates and suggests applying the same practice to horses and other farm tools to ensure full acreages and aid victory crop efforts nationwide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Red Cross
Hindenburg
Kansas
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