Hoover News And War Effort United In Peace And Food
Hoover reports to British officials in London that Allies have turned the corner on the food situation. He credits management, transportation systemization, good crops, and American self denial for erasing fears of famine while urging continued food regulations. The public is urged to sustain sacrifice for victory and postwar recovery.
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Delinquent districts oppose pupil medical exams in schools
The Times notes only sixty three of 2383 fourth class districts have rejected medical examination, urging that exams aid health and learning. It questions why districts oppose such measures and cites benefits from dental or osteopathic care to improve student performance and well being.
From Other Viewpoints and War Which Echoes Across Fronts
A mosaic of quotes from Florida Times Union New York World Savannah News Cleveland Plain Dealer and Charleston News and Courier reflect on Central Africa Central Russia and the war in Europe. Public sentiment blends sorrow pride and shifting expectations as Allied and German fronts evolve with remarks on Paris Berlin and Paris again.
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United States Looks Ahead to Big Postwar Problems
President Watson leads a national survey by the Council of National Defense and the Advisory Commission to chart postwar reconstruction. The plan covers demobilization, industrial readjustment, labor relations, foreign trade, fuel, railroads, education, Americanization of aliens, and public works, aiming to convert war plants to peacetime use and guide national policy with American standards.
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Soap overuse harms skin in health notes
A health commissioner warns excessive soap can clog pores with fatty substances, hindering skin gland activity. Very little soap is needed to dissolve dirt for water to wash away. With soap prices rising there is even more reason to conserve soap, a Popular Science Monthly note.
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B. F. Royer
Health Commission‘ner
Pennshania
Cyclone Upsets Thatcher's Well In Texas Tale
A Washington Star note recalls a cyclone that flipped an old well in Texas, turning it inside out. A traveler asked a local about a chimney shaped feature, only to learn it was Thatcher's old well turned by the storm.
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Weit
Thatcher
Washington Star
Read Woman Like the Reed and Bend Not in Tempest
Archbishope Whately compares a woman to a reed that bends with every breeze yet does not break in a tempest, signaling resilient female virtue and steadfastness under pressure. The aphorism reflects Victorian era moral sentiment on gender strength.
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Archbishop Whately
TO FATHERS AND MOTHERS
A Washington Times editorial warns parents that wartime pay boosts for teenage boys risks harming ambition and discipline. It urges strict budgeting, saving, and supervision to prevent spendthrift habits and urgency fades, stressing hard work and long term readiness.
Red Cross calls for nurses to serve abroad and in relief
The Red Cross seeks nurses to work in hospitals for refugee men women and children abroad. Requirements include completing the Hygiene and Home Care course, age at least 25, French speaking ability, and no male relatives in armed forces or similar roles. Maintenance expenses provided and small salary possible. Over 16,000 nurses have already served in the first year. 15,000 more are needed for the Army, with efforts to recruit graduates not yet in service.
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Europe
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