War Prosperity Drives Demand For Washington Clerks
Washington buzzes as war work swells population and rents soar. Government offices expand, 60,000 new clerks needed before autumn. Hotels replace homes, streets clog, and Liberty Bonds rise as private firms are ousted for office space. Troops describe frontline combat with grim humor amid siege clashes. Tires for pleasure cars pegged at 250.9 million dollars for the year.
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United Press
Washington
Sam
Department Ofices
Coney Island
Caye 5
Uncle Sam
Splendid Appointment for Indiana Capital Honored
Indianapolis dispatch notes Charles A. Greathouse is named to the federal board of vocational education. The piece credits his Indiana record as superintendent of public instruction for efficiency first, national praise, and a progressive, nonpartisan approach. It recalls past Missouri-style reforms and defends Indianapolis against attacks by critics while highlighting federal recognition of the city’s moral progress.
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Willia S. Thompson
Indianapolis
Indiana
Charles A. Greathouse
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Wilson
Greathouse
Federal Board
Woodrow Wilson
Bernard Korbly
Democratic State Central Committee
State Committee
Washington
Fort Benjamin ‘Harrison
Department
Indiana Capital City
Bell
The Plea of the Fairies News
Claud G. Bowers cites a Port Wayne Journal-Gazette column urging belief in fairies and Santa Claus amid World War shortages. A Red Cross appeal asks for bond gifts to aid hungry or orphaned children in northern France and support wounded soldiers.
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Ashter—Dana
The
New York Sun
Sants Claus
Old Dana
Nothime
Red Cross
Arents
Claud G. Bowers
Port Wayne
Fort Harrison Plans Clean Up With Local Cooperation
Workings on town and has co operated in keeping undesirable re sorts away from the environments of Fort Benjamin Harrison. The government has worked with honest and able co operation of municipal and local authorities.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Oddities of Industry and Seafaring Rescue Aids
A luminous ice belt with dual electric lights promises easier rescue at sea. An automated cattle auction uses a dial and push buttons to reveal bids. Engineers plan a Baltic Arctic canal from the White Sea to the Gulf of Finland. German experiments show acid-softened wood can be removed with standard tools.
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New York City
Arctic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Kandalaska
White Sea
Tornea
Gulf of Finland
Mushroom caution on edible versus poisonous varieties
Mushroom experts warn that many mushrooms appear edible but are dangerous. Relying on peeling skin, soaking, or boiling in salt water does not guarantee safety. Insects on mushrooms do not prove safety, and there is no simple rule to distinguish edible types from poisonous ones.
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Washington
Department of A
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