Michigan Extension Plans Focus on Food Defense Amid War
Michigan Agricultural College extension plans align with federal demands to tackle war related food problems. The program expands crop culture, disease control, animal feeding and labor as aid shifts to unorganized counties. Women’s role grows with home demonstration agents and city food agents to boost food economy in wartime.
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Federal
Robert J. Baldwin
Michigan Agricultural College
Ast Lansing
Mich
Onniy
Peercency
County Boards of Supervisors
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Ottawa
Ontonagon
Houghton
Flint
Saginaw
Michigan
Fall Plowing Benefits and Michigan Club Farm Output
Fall plowing improves soil moisture retention and prepares land for dry springs, with experiments showing higher available water and oat yields after fall work. Heavy soils benefit from fall work while light soils risk fertility loss on hillsides from erosion. Michigan clubs of 280000 youths boost food production, canned goods, sheep projects, and planned exhibits during Farmers Week at the college.
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Mast Lansing
Mich
Michigan Experiment Station
Michigan
Michigan Agricultural College
Schoolcraft County
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Potato Club
Crystal Falls
Verner Felt
Marquette County
Labor and the Matinee Comment Sparks Workplace Debate
A fragment from a Birmingham newspaper features a provocative remark about men who attend matinees and questions labor norms. Mr. Twohlle responds with a counterpoint stating the hardest work he ever did was escorting his wife to multiple matinees, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Twohlle
Airmingham
Hogs fed on camp waste reshapes meat market
At Camp Custer officers train to feed hogs with army waste and to cut costs via new quartermaster practices. The plan expects 500 plus men to study for commissions, with a three month course leading to second lieutenant, while Y M C A drive pledges fund international work and soldier insurance rules expand.
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Ellison
Lytell
Camp Custer
Michigan
Battle Creek
John R. Mott
Wilson
Mott
Francis
Petrograd
General Scott
Pus&h
Y. M
International Y. M. C. A
Custer
H. H. Pound
Washington
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Major Wood
Thomas B. Henry
Samuel Dateliger
Camp
France
Attorney General Tops DuLuth Rail Case Trip to Marquette
Atty Gien Groesbeck travels to Marquette to survey Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad property before the Grand Rapids hearing on the 2 cent rate, alleged confiscatory. Early action to dispose of the railroad claim predicted as hearings approach before Judge Sessions in Grand Rapids in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad
Grand Rapids
Gien. Groesbeck
Marquette
Camp Custer Notes and Local War Efforts Expanded
Detroit men abroad face transitions as a volunteer quits with a week’s notice. Camp Custer draws visitors from Detroit and Augusta competes for federal funds. Maj. Morden orders building pace, while labor friction and stove thefts prompt division actions against removal and con artist schemes at the post.
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Detroit
Michigan Central Railway
Camp Custer
Augusta
Camp
Uncle Sam
Custer
Chicago
Maj
Morden
Michigan Happenings Across Michigan as War Efforts Grow
Across Michigan reports include Delta Theta Phi robbery in Ann Arbor, Penalties and courts in Port Huron and Jackson Polish Falcons enlisting for Allied service, Olivet College’s dormitory pricing held at last year’s rate, and army camp training news for Canadian forces. Local incidents include a fatal streetcar accident in St. Joseph and a self-inflicted death in Camp Custer.
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Petoskey
Lansing
Judge Sessions
United States District Court
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company
Jackson
Canada
Ann Arbor
France
Alfred Thompson
University of Michigan
Port Huron
Frank D. Carleton
England
Swansea
Carleton
State Banking Commissioner
St. Joseph
Central Docks
Hierman Kaciske
Kaciske
Channel Viaduct
Marshall
Calhoun County Board of Supervisors
Stringham
Battle Creek
Camp Custer
Paw Paw
A. O. Farman
M. E
Potterville
Grand Rapida
Hillsdale
Pittsford
Benton Harbor
Charles K. Farmer
Michigan
Great Lakes
Farmer
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
Olivet
Improvements Not Taxed Spur Western Canada Farm Boom
Western Canadian landowners protest a surtax on uncultivated lands as a disincentive to cultivation. The piece argues taxes favor existing farms, notes easy terms to sell to settlers, and cites high crop profits and grain prices. It urges prospective settlers to move west for spring arrival and farming opportunities.
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Western Canada
Inu
Canada
Sur Fay Con
United States
Western
Army Medical Board Rejections Highlight Physical Issues
A historic remark notes a man rejected by the army due to physical reasons, while another quips it beats failing mental tests. The exchange reflects wartime screening standards and morale in military service contexts.
Women Sufferers Seek Swamp Root Kidney Remedy
Thousands of women report kidney and bladder trouble and may not suspect kidney disease. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, urging readers to buy a bottle or request a sample by sending ten cents to Liver & Co., Binghamton, NY, and to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Iver & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
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M.A. C
Extension School
C. H. Spurway
E. C. Lindemann
War Department
State Y. M. C. A
Groesbeck
Delta Theta Phi Fraternity
Harry Jones
Sonia Reformatory
Henry Pingree Smithy
William Coltelo
Henry Frase
Virg Hale
John Dutka
Oliver
Shipherd Hall
Olivet College
Henry Gehris
Public Works Department
Navy
E. L. Sharp
Gehris
Hattle Creek
Angus Hkempienen
160Th Depot Brigade
Monroe
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