War Congress review cites record six month session
Washington reports the Sixty Fifth Congress ended its six month war session with unprecedented taxation and spending. Amid fierce debates over the revenue draft and food control bills, Congress approved massive appropriations totaling about 21.89 billion dollars and issued bonds to finance allied and domestic needs. The war tax bill raised incomes, duties, and various levies while the administration secured key appointments and kept most war measures intact despite opposition.
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Congress
Most Important War Measures Passed by Congress
The special war session saw crucial measures enacted including a declaration of war against Germany on April 6, war bond issues totaling 15.538 billion dollars, war appropriations and contract authorizations of 14.39 billion, war loans of 7 billion to the Allies, a selective draft bill forcing 10 million men into service, the espionage bill with embargo, a 2.235 billion revenue bill, the food control bill, the trading with the enemy act, and the soldiers and sailors insurance bill.
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Taft Weds Miss Chase in Waterbury Ceremony
Miss Eleanor Chase daughter of Irving H. Chase wed Sergt. Maj. Charles Phelps Taft II United States Army son of William H. Taft at Rose Hill the Chase home. Flags adorned the decorations as Rev. Robert E. Brown of Second Church officiated with the bride given in marriage by her father residing H. Chase.
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William H. Taft
Taft
New Haven
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H. Chase
50 000 Belgian Houses Destroyed, Gray Book Claims
Havre dispatch reports Belgium official gray book refuting German white book claims. It asserts 40 000 to 50 000 Belgian houses were destroyed by German forces in the early war period, countering allegations of civilian savagery.
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Havre
Belgium
Crowded Capital Faces Housing Crunch After War Congress Adjourns
Washington population nears 400,000 as war congress ends and commercial growth swells the city. Hotels turn travelers away. New Willard says no rooms before Wednesday, Raleigh and Shoreham offer little hope. Lodging demand overwhelms supply as the capital reels from postwar influx.
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Fair price and storage tips for tuber crops
Growers and consumers must secure fair prices for potatoes to sustain future planting and avoid shortages. Store tubers in darkness at 33 to 40 degrees with high humidity, preventing freezing and light exposure. mix in small amounts of feed to maintain quality and yield.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Substitutes Replacing Milk for Calves by W E J Edwards
W E J Edwards of Michigan Agricultural College explains that whole milk affords the best nutrition for calves early on, producing faster gains but at higher cost. He notes gradual transitions to skim milk, outlines economic substitutes, and cites homemade mixtures as effective, low cost options for calf feeding.
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W. E. J. Edwards
Department of Animal Husbandry
Michigan Agricultural College
East Lansing
Mich
Seed Corn Scarce Seeding Methods For Next Season
Seed corn is scarce says J F Cox of Michigan Agricultural College. Emphasizes careful field selection and proper drying to 12 to 15 percent, with ventilation and racks to avoid dampness. A skilled worker can select 12 to 15 bushels daily, drying five bushels to plant 20 acres, yielding 7 to 10 extra bushels per day worth about $140.
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East Lansing
Mich
Bread From Alfalfa Flour Promises New Food Source
Elizabeth C. Sprague of the University of Kansas explains in Popular Science Monthly that alfalfa leaves ground into flour can replace part of wheat flour, turning alfalfa from cattle feed into a wholesome human food. The article notes advances by industrial chemists turning alfalfa into a viable flour alternative.
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Elizabeth C. Sprague
Department of
Girls Win Prizes at State Fair in Detroit
Three Grand Ledge girls Avis Smith Emma Culver and Kathryn Hooke won the canning contests at the Michigan state fair in Detroit. Hillsdale club took second prize and Cheboygan girls finished third.
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Grand Ledge
Detroit
Avis Smith
Emma Culver
Kathryn Hooke
Hillsdale
Cheboygan
Feeding Skim Milk to Pigs Feed Start With Cereal Mix
Feeding skim milk to young pigs requires a gradual start and a daily ration that includes a small amount of meal and other feed. The guidance emphasizes mixed feed to ensure proper digestion and growth during early stages.
Alfalfa bread touted as more nutritious than wheat loaf
A fragment notes an able percentage of alfalfa can be used to bake bread that is far more nutritious than bread made from plain wheat. The sentence hints at a superior health value but lacks details.
Dehydration Ad Sparks Sharp Break in Brooklyn Store
A Brooklyn department store saleswoman uses a stark line about a dehydrating machine saying a person is mostly water and would look like a dried onion if placed inside. The remark appears in the Brooklyn Eagle.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Learn Lessons of Economy in Food Pledge Week
Washington urges national food conservation during the week of October 21 as a wartime pledge. The Food Administration argues savings of six cents per person daily could reach two billion dollars yearly, enabling a democratic approach to wartime economics and postwar competition. Citizens are asked to display pledge cards and war creed notes to show support.
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America
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Food Administration
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Ours
Herbert Hoover
Whole Family Under Fire in Old Battalion
Paris report quotes Vergeze landowner receiving a letter from his staff captain son about a woman and a sixteen year old found among unmounted chauffeurs. They were the wife and son of a chauffeur who chose to stay with him. They served five months in trenches before discovery. The battalion knew, but kept the secret. The letter notes a father, mother and son under fire together in the battalion.
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Vergeze
Paris
When success Is Sweetest
A succinct reflective line notes that success is sweetest after long delay and multiple struggles and defeats, attributed toAl cot t.
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Alcott
Hay Fever Pollens and Grass Pollen Impact
Doctor Scheppegrell explains hay fever develops when atmospheric pollens rise beyond a patient’s resistance. He notes most spring and summer cases stem from grass pollen, though other plants like yellow duck amaranth and goose foot can trigger or sustain attacks alongside grass pollen.
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