Conserving Food and Press Freedom in War Editorials
The piece praises Department of Agriculture pamphlets on preserving fruits and vegetables by canning or drying, urging local use of surplus produce. It also defends press independence, criticizing censorship plans and noting Creel’s Bureau of Public Information and its handling of war news.
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Department of Agriculture
Prac
Department of Agricult
Peshing
France
Frshing
George Creel
Bureau of Public Information
Creel
Time for Talk at Chautauqua calls for action
Delegates from education and defense groups meet at Chautauqua New York under the National Security League to form a traveling patriotic university aimed at spreading the war message. The piece urges immediate action over talk and praises the potential impact of mobilized speakers to stir Americans to fight.
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Councils of Defense
Chautauqua
N. Y
Fom
National Security League
Plattsburg
Perapatetic
Jamerica
Most wonderful thing man made in classroom tale
A primary teacher asks children to name man made wonders and a girl answers that a living for his family is the most wonderful. The anecdote appears in The Peoples Home Journal August issue under Pun and Frolic.
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Peoples Home Journal
Iron Workers Get Raise in Youngstown Bargain
In Youngstown Ohio a bi monthly wage settlement between the Western Bar Iron association and the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers of North America boosts puddle rate by one dollar per ton and raises other bar iron wages by ten percent. The new scale, the highest yet for this mill operation class, takes effect for two months starting July 12 and affects thousands of workers in eastern and Midwestern plants with substantial increases anticipated for sheet and tin plate workers.
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Youngstown
Western Bar Iron Association
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers of North America
Bar Iron
Sheet and Tin Plate
Arkadelphia Woman Urges Stocking Material Thrift Inquiry
Mrs. J. S. Cargile of Arkadelphia appeals to the Council of National Defense Woman's committee to study stocking materials use. She claims American women waste one million dollars worth of stocking material annually and clarifies the suggestion excludes silk stockings during thrift periods.
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J. S. Cargile
Arkadelphia
Ark
Council of National Defense
Home Rules For Youth Sayings
Practical domestic guidelines urge prompt meals, careful door closing, and consulting the mother as first and best confidant, reflecting era moral instruction and family respect values.
To Organize Y. M. C. A. For Troops in France
Francis B Sayre son in law to the president sails for France to organize the Y M C A for American troops with General Pershing. He aims to provide moral and physical training through the Y M C A for servicemen while the draft regulations are prepared.
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Francis B. Sayre
France
Gen. Pershing
Sayre
Jessie Wilson
Babe
America
Author’s mishap inspires novel Limpy about a brace
William Johnston, editor and writer, used crutches for months after a mishap. He turned the inconvenience into inspiration for his new novel Limpy about a boy who must wear a brace. Irvin S. Cobb praised the work as a true, sweet, and convincing boy’s story.
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William Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Irvin S. Cobb
Fighting in France. Marines Adorn Homes with New Card
A new card to be distributed by the United States Marines will replace the old notice. It reads "A man from this house is fighting in France with United States marines" and is printed in white and blue on a French tricolor facsimile. The card will appear on many houses nationwide to honor service.
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Marine Corps
United States
United States Marines
United States Marine Corps
France
New York Soda Prices Rise to Seven Cents a Glass
A 7 cent soda price hike hits many New York City locations. A Kansas man walked eleven miles through swollen creeks to register on June 5. A blue costume bathing girl appears in Atlantic City drawing crowd.
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New York City
Kansas
Liberty
Atlantic City
War Department sets up boards to balance armies and industry
Secretary Baker outlines creation of district boards with farmers, big employers, labor reps, a physician and a lawyer to select indispensable workers while protecting industrial needs. Appellate boards will finalize who is exempt or drafted, aiming to raise armies without crippling essential industries.
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War Department
America
Baker
Pacifist Flag Hauled Down at Clearlake Camp
In Janesville Wisconsin on July 12 a U S flag perched over Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones pacifist Ford peace expedition camp was ordered lowered and the white star removed to comply with federal statutes Sheriff Rob Whipple served notice and the minister complied under order from the United States district attorney.
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Janesville
Wis
United States
Clearlake
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Rob Whipple
Jones
United States District Attorney
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Usvis
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Hudson
Aissy A
Goldman
Herbert Drenons Sona
Scere Owl
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Europe
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