Britain Sees Big Drop in Alcohol Abuse War Board Report
London reports the central control board on wartime liquor now covers 38 million people, with a sharp drop in drunkenness convictions from 156,600 in 1914 to 77,000 in 1916. Female figures declined similarly. The piece also notes improved efficiency and care for Army horses under the farm veterinary corps, including lower wastage and successful sea transport of horses and mules.
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London
Great Britain
England
Farmy Veterinary Corps
War Office
To Offer Candy to Girls Is Traitorous
An Iowa State College meeting of stewards and fraternity leaders adopts meatless and wheatless days for menus. Senior women pledge to supply menus and promote patriotic food conservation on campus. Any man offering candy to a coed is deemed a traitor within the campus dining context.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Mr. Hoover
Anyman
The Making of a Famous Medicine
The article details Lydia E Be Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, noting over 350000 pounds of herbs are used annually. It highlights careful gathering, cleanliness, perfect percolation, and pasteurization before bottling, underscoring the skilled preparation that made the remedy famous.
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Pew
Lydia
Pinkham
Milk Cost Inquiry Opens Before Chicago Food Commission
Chicago December 4 Milk consumers begin hearing on milk production costs before the State Food Commission. Prof F A Pearson from the University of Illinois testified from 600 farms and 19 802 cows. He reported winter milk exceeds summer, with 56 percent from winter and 44 percent from summer. Feed costs dominate, corn the key feed while hay and alfalfa also contribute. Labor costs and dairy upkeep were outlined as part of the cost structure. The inquiry aims to detail production and marketing costs for consumers.
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Chicago
Food Commission
Johns. Miller
Wheeler
F. A. Pearson
University of Illnois
Pearson
Prof. Pearson
Mit
Meat division leader outlines farming role in war effort
Chicago December 4 Joseph P Cotton of the UK United States food administration told the National Swine Growers association that farmers did not start the war but would carry it to a successful conclusion. W H MacPadden of Chicago was elected president with Robert J Evang of Chicago as vice president B J Russell of Omaha as secretary and George M Cantril of Chicago as treasurer.
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Chicago
Joseph Pp. Cotton
United States Food Ad Iitobatrathon
National
Swine Growers' Association
W. H. MacPadden
Robert J. Evang
Chicage
B.J. Tussell
Omaha
George M. Cantril
Doctor Shallenberger Specializes in Nervous Diseases
De Shallenberger, noted specialist in chronic nervous and related disorders, will hold consultations at the Waterloo hotel on Saturday December 26. This marks the two hundredth visit with interest in gait analysis and related treatments.
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de. Shallenberger
Waterloo
Hotelussell-Lamaon
Gets-It Corn Peel Promises Easy Removal
A vintage ad copy touts a corn peeler called Gets-It for painless corn removal. It claims quick action with a banana-peel like method and promises corn or callus comes off as easily as thoughts fade.
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Patt
Gets-It corn remedy touted as best cure
An advertisement claims Gets-It removes any corn or callus and will cure more corns than other remedies. It urges wearing fashionable shoes and warns against substitutes. Available at drug stores for 20 cents or sent by JE, Lawrence & Co., Chicago, with endorsements from several local outlets.
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Je, Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Waterloo
Wangler Bros
N. W. Taggart
C. J. Miller
Hansen & Hansen
B. W. Sthuneman & Co
Harns Drug Co
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Stewers Drug Co
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