Saving the baby crop in war time effort
The article stresses the importance of infant welfare alongside food and resource conservation during wartime. It notes a government drive to save 100 000 babies this year, cites improving city rates such as New York City and Omaha, and calls for nationwide extension of infant care to give every newborn a fair chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
New York City
Omaha
Nebraska
United States
Nashville, Tenn
Modern Slave Driver Is Hu
John Geistlinger of Hallam Nebraska writes to the Lincoln Daily Star criticizing Germany under the Kaiser. He recalls harsh labor conditions, militarism, and child hunger, contrasting life under the Kaiser with freedom in America and noting long military service for German workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Blade
John Geistlinger
Hallam
Nebr
Lincoln Daily Star
Germany
America
Rippling Rhymes and the Town Talk in Wartime
A reflective verse depicts a town’s prior chatter about oil stocks weather and petty faults eclipsed by national crisis. It recalls evenings at the Racket store where gossip gave way to soldiers abroad and public life, with only faint interest in hay prices or local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsing
Jenks
Jimpson
Tom and
Dickt
Kaiser Taught Rooster Step Echoed in German Laborites
The speaker compares Germans in America to a ladder where laborers are at the bottom and the Kaiser sits above them. He claims many Germans became rich, returned to Germany, and left poor laborers to be their slaves. He denounces unthankful Germans and calls for fair treatment, warning the guilty will face consequences. Other Germans are urged to improve if this description does not fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Darnth Kaiser
Germany
Kaiser
Heaven
European Factories Produce 16 Million Pounds of Coconut Butter Weekly
European factories manufacture about 16 million pounds weekly of artificial butter using coconut oil as the base. The production figure highlights large scale use of coconut oil in synthetic butter products across Europe.
Russell T. Edwards Honored by Women’s Association of Commerce
Russell T. Edwards publicity man for the national war garden commission becomes the sole male honorary member of the Women’s Association of Commerce of the United States for urging a Cincinnati campaign of silence toward German propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell T. Edwards
National War Garden Commission
Women's Association of Commerce of the
United States
Cincinnatic
Outwitting the Hun in Belgian Escape Tale
The excerpt chronicles Pat O Brien from his mission to write about his wartime adventures to his escape from German lines. It describes his taste for cabbage and celery as famine diet while fleeing through Belgium and Luxembourg, his improvisations, hunger, and thoughts of home as he evades patrols and contemplates escape by train.
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Pat O'rien
Royal Flying Corps
Canada
France
Paul Rainey
Courtrai
Germany
Luxemburg
Belgium
Experiences in Belgium and the hurdles of ditches
The author recalls Belgium travel hardships, notably narrow ditches filled with mud and water that hindered progress. He details failed jumps, soaking, and muck, plus swamp travel by pole and the risk of exposing his movements to enemies, while noting common yoked animals pulling wagons.
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Belgium
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Special Collection Department
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Washington, IA
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H. Bateman Blair
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Washington Lodge
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M. J. W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
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H. P J. W. Morton
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J. W. Morton
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