Maine Prohibition Proof: Arrests Drop Under Neal Dow Laws
A long analysis notes that strict liquor laws reduce arrests and prison populations. Maine, viewed as a model, shows Cumberland County arrests for intoxication fell 77 percent from 1916 to 1918 after enforcing importation prohibitions, supporting prohibition as a moral reform and enforcement success.
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New Hampshire
Blassachusetts
New England
Maine
Neal Dow
Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts
Cumberland County
Portland
Cumberland
Meere
Don’t Let Berries Rot Warns of Loss and Waste
An editorial urges picking ripe berries to avoid spoilage as crops suffer from labor shortages. It argues waste is a crime during wartime and suggests offering patches to workers to salvage food energy for victory. It notes food conservation as essential and condemns neglect of food resources.
From Other Viewpoints War Era Collage
A collage of satirical quips from multiple papers on wartime topics. German misfortune over Hindenburg delays, Austrian prisoners with scarce payoffs, steel used by the government, and language shifts after the war. The quotes reflect pressing wartime concerns and humor.
Kaizer Seeks German Support But Faces Limited Numbers
A satirical remark in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes Kaizer’s hopes to rally Germans, but quips nature already restricted their numbers, implying limited manpower for his broader aims.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Trip to Goose Creek Oil Boom Described by Soldier
Glen Carlson of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps recounts a Texas Goose Creek oil field trip in June 1918. He describes the landscape, derricks, drilling methods, and a chaotic rush of activity and danger, including a flooded rice plantation and a high yielding well, ending with reflections on the field’s scale versus Pennsylvania.
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C. A. Carlson
Sayrock
Glen BE. Carlson
U. S. Army
Quartermaster Corps
Texas
Carlson
San Francisco
Goose Creek
Miles Bennett
Houston
Pennsylvania
Mr. Bennett
Bob White
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Oil Creek
Pit-Hole
Triumph
Parcel post butter and cheese marketing approved by USDA
The USDA Bureau of Markets shows butter and cheese can be shipped by parcel post if well made and thoroughly chilled. Trials with 454 shipments over long distances yielded 96.9 percent satisfactory results. careful packing and near-mail-time posting are essential to avoid spoilage in heat.
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Hot Springs
N. C
David Lawrence
Germany
America
Martin Luther
Belgium
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
Maine
Michigan
Indiana
Parcel Post
KILTIE THE ROOKIE AT CAMP LEE
Corp l F S Brown of the 8th Co 2nd Bn Camp Lee recalls rookie trials at Petersburg and Richmond with blunt humor He describes new soldiers as thin from Virginia hills eager for hikes and tobacco The piece details passes barracks curfews and the risk of court martial plus a humorous dinner anecdote contrasting Omar Khayam with a cheese joke
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Old
Virginia
West
Bill Lis
Petersburg
Joan
Bariey
Richmond
Army and Navy Club
Omar Khayam
Bill
Olser Khayam
Sam Thompson
Kiltie
Corp'l F
Brown
Camp Lee
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Allan L. Benson
von Hindenburg
Galveston
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Alps
Austria
Alsiet Iam
Sareeorn
Ford
Main St
Texas Ranger
New York City
Broadway
Times
O. K
Everett True
Ward
Marcy
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