Railing at Congress Urged to Curb Food Wastage
Editorial calls for strong congressional action amid wartime food shortages. It cites potato price gaps between Wisconsin farmers and Chicago consumers and urges prohibition of liquor during the war to conserve resources. Figures from Professor Irving Fisher are used to quantify food waste and its impact on national defense.
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Congress
Wisconsin
Chicago
Irving Fisher
Yale
National Defense Council
One Hundred Thousand Airplanes for France Plan
The government aims to build and send 100000 airplanes to France quickly. American pilots will fly them, risking lives in the clouds to shelter troops in the trenches. The plan is described as saner and more far reaching than any prior government strategy.
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France
Slacker Whiners Face Hard Truths Over Register Refusal
The article argues that young men who defied the draft registration now beg for mercy as the government enforces penalties. It contends they signed their jail terms and will be conscripted after serving time, with loyal Americans grinning at their fate.
War loan drive exceeds target as nation responds
The government sought 2 billion for war needs but citizens pledged over 3 billion in cash and in kind from all classes including workers, youth, and Boy Scouts. It marks the first and greatest loan in history, 50 percent oversubscribed, signaling resolve against the Kaiser.
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Sams
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Exceed Three Billion
Washington reports nearly four million people subscribed 3,035,226,850 to the Liberty Loan after a week of counting at the treasury and twelve federal reserve banks. Final tallies show about 3,960,000 subscribers, 99 percent of the goal.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Banks
Department
Vast subscriptions top five million each in public sale
The record notes subscriptions ranging from $50 to $10 000 with 21 subscribers including John D. Rockefeller. Those who bought in large lots subscribed amounts of five million or more. Their aggregate subscriptions totaled $188,789,900.
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John D. Rockefeller
Sour Stomach Remedies Advised In Plain Language
A brief health note explains sour stomach as mild indigestion from fast eating or heavy meals. It suggests eating slowly chewing well eating little meat and avoiding supper. It recommends Chamberlains Tablets to aid digestion if symptoms occur.
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Chamberlain
Cholera Morbus Relief Ad Advises Prepared Homes
A Huntington Indiana reader reports two ill children in 1911 were quickly relieved by Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The notice urges households to keep a bottle on hand to combat cholera morbus promptly.
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Chamberlain
Charles Enyeart
Huntington
Ind
Baby Boy Dies From Scalding Bath Accident
Alvin Johnson age one dies after a wash tub with boiling water topples in his Warren home. The child suffered severe burns to the chest and legs and died twenty four hours later. Parents are Mr and Mrs Theodore Johnson. This occurred Friday.
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Alvin Johnson
Theodore Johnson
Warren
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Local Endorsement
Residents in Gas City Indiana report relief from backache and rheumatic pains after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs L A Jackson of 429 South D Street credits the product with removing distressing back pain in bad weather. Price 50 cents at all dealers and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the same remedy.
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van Buren
L. A. Jackson
South D Street
Gas City
Ind
Dean
Montpelier Couple Seen in Van Buren Monday
Mr and Mrs J N Bish of Montpelier were in Van Buren Monday evening.
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van Buren
J. N. Bish
Montpelier
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