Apple Pie Lady and the Soldier from Stantown Romance
In Stantown a sea of autumn marching soldiers accompanies a pie banquet for Company B. Madge Maddox helps deliver pies and meets a khaki clad man who becomes her escort. He reveals he is not from Company B but a movie actor, confessing love as they plan to tell her aunt.
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Company B
Stantown
Old Stantown
Madge Maddox
Madge
Bob Fairfax
Armory
Fairfax
Red Cross
Mr. Fairfax
Europe
Monotony in Married Life and How to Defeat It
A reflective guide on monotony in marriage, urging couples to act with unity and create a cheerful atmosphere. It argues that change, shared activities, humor, and renewed interest refresh the home life, prevent emotional drift, and sustain love through small, everyday actions.
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Martha
Wood fuel values vary by species and moisture
Foresters explain that two pounds of seasoned wood equal one pound of coal in heat, with resinous woods giving more heat per pound. Cord requirements to equal a ton of coal range from about 1.5 cords for certain soft woods to two cords for many resinous pines and firs. Moisture and cord packing affect heat yield, while resin content and burn rate influence usefulness in stoves and homes.
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Ersons
Uncle Sam
Forest Service
New England
Marines Not Sailors Explain U S Marine Corps Role
The Marine corps serves under the secretary of the navy as an independent branch. Marines protect naval property abroad and provide expeditionary forces for base duties and landing parties with warships. Recruitment requires U S citizenship ages twenty to thirty five single with no dependents and good health. Promotions are rapid with vacancies in non commissioned grades and paths to commissions outlined.
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Uncle Sam
Marine Corps
Military Service
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Continental Congress
Navy
Woun
Te Navnacador An
Swiggett Named Specialist in Commercial Education
Dr Glen Levin Swiggett formerly of the University of Tennessee and assistant secretary general of the second Pan American Scientific congress has been appointed specialist in commercial education in Uncle Sam's bureau of education. He will study local state and national educational opportunities for business training and advise on courses of study and proper relations between training opportunities and business needs.
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Glen Levin Swiggett
University of Tennessee
Pan-American Scientific Congress
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Education
Motorcycle Admission Opens Upland Park Roads
The Yos emite National park loses the last horse drawn road barrier as improvements allow safe motorcycle travel. Secretary of the Interior Lane issues an order permitting motorcycles in the park, ending prior restrictions based on steep grades and horse traffic.
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Yosemite National Park
Secretary of the Interior
Frost-Proof Corn Soon to Boost U S Grain Output
Investigators for the Department of Agriculture are developing frost resistant corn varieties. February 1917 planting showed several inch tall plants surviving a late winter frost on March 5, with some growth continuing at low temperatures. Research continues, but success is not yet assured.
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Uncle Sam
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McClure
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