Foop and the Farmer and John L Sullivan’s Heroic Era
A long article reviews President Wilsons appeal to farmers stressing food production as crucial to wartime victory. It discusses labor shortages debt risks and credit access for tenants, price stabilization, and the need for swift government aid. It also salutes John J Sullivan as a prize ring pioneer and notes public parties during fuel conservation should be polar in character and aligned against the Kaiser.
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Foop
Farmers of America
New Republic
America
Lubor
County Agent Aims to Help Farmers Not Lecture
Iowas Manchester Press argues county agents work with farmers to solve problems, assist with seed and stock, and study farmer needs rather than serve as know-it-alls. Readers are urged to reevaluate the agent’s role and support cooperative efforts for practical farming progress.
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Manchester
Hasame
Pressure on Kaiser and German Labor in War War Talk
A press roundup argues that German workers demand a say in war policy, while Kaiser era profiteers and junkers profit from conflict. It notes rising labor protests, calls for worker insurance and ministry roles, and ponders how a new Labor Department in the United States coordinates war work and prevents disputes.лив
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Kaiser
Kansas City Times
Ila
Germany
Hohenzollerns
Junkers
Lord North
Cliffe
Ministry of State
Kaiserland
Make One More Gun For Me From Union And Confederacy
A fragment from the Minneapolis Journal echoes a Civil War era plea for unity. The speaker invokes Stonewall Jackson and battlefield memory to urge men to join once more in defense of the nation, calling for another gun as old age and time erode. The verse contrasts past battles at Vicksburg and Bull Run with current peril, urging all to stand together against a common foe.
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Manassee
Thunderers
Stonewall Jackson
Miba Las
Community Nurse Service Vital for Poor Families
The district nurse delivers care to the sick in homes unable to pay doctors or hire staff. She provides medical and domestic help, teaches diet and sanitation, and supports families when hospitalization is impractical. Her hard, often eight hourless rounds sustain ill households and community wellbeing.
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Galus
CG. M
Shyness in Children Comes and Goes
A columnist recalls a bright girl who was shy with strangers and considered “stupid” by a friend. The piece contrasts shy innocence with self possession, noting shy children often recover while forward ones may dull charm. It reflects on mothers coping with shy offspring and the social reactions to quiet children.
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Suimmestad
Chances for Women in War Effort Reflects National Push
Indianapolis News notes broad opportunities for women amid wartime labor. It cites about 1,266,000 women in industrial work, including 100,000 in munitions and many in textiles and coal plants. A national defense panel seeks college women for Washington posts, with the bureau of ordnance requesting 30 women immediately and 40 more later.
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Indianapolis
National
Feague of Women’s Service
United States
Washington
Holt
Council of National Defense
Bureau of Ordnance
American Aeroplanes and Liberty Motor Advances
American aeroplanes will use standardized Liberty motors deemed equal or superior to foreign engines. Liberty motors are mass produced in Washington tests show a high pressure 60 hour run. Curtiss and Wright-Martin report rising outputs and large current/order backlogs with plans to boost daily engine production to meet expanding military contracts.
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Society of Automobile Engineers
Vincent
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Curtiss Aeroplane
Curtiss Aeroplane Company
Wright-Martin
Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation
New World Order Hints for Army Mules in War Effort
The Minneapolis Journal humorously questions if military orders could govern mule drivers without profanity. It notes old mule driving relied on violence and swearing, yet hints at possible use of poetry and gentler methods, likening it to a broader shift in the world order from Red River to the Rio Grande.
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Labor Department
Minneapolis Journal
Department of Labor
Special Labor Advisory Council
Red River
Rio Grande
The Pin Brothers and the Great Basket Snarl
A bedtime tale unfolds in a work basket where pins, needles, threads, and the emery ball argue over usefulness and brightness. The scissors claim unique power, sparking a tangled squabble that ends with the mistress untangling them and a hint of visitors arriving.
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Pin Brothers
Ruatica
Mr. Scissors
Constantinople Fate and the World Empire Dream
A London Chronicle report discusses Constantinople as a focal point of ambitious power shifts. It recalls Napoleon's private talk promising it to Russia and contrasts past promises with today’s war politics as czar and empire ambitions clash. The piece hints at a grim, grand-scale view of global destiny.
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London
Turkey
Constantinople
Russia
Tilsit
Napoleon
Spain
American
Medes and Persians in Springfield Penn Dutch Language Ban
The Pennsylvania Dutch in Springfield vote to ban German from church services in a decision that echoes across the community. Critics say the Kaiser would understand the stakes if he grasped the cultural impact of language on faith and identity.
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Springfield
Mass
Pennsylvania
Sammy's Character in Pershing Praise of American Soldiers
General Pershing hails American troops in France for their devotion to duty and clean lives. He describes daily instruction, open air drills, simple diet, athletic discipline, and strict bans on alcohol and sexual immorality. He says soldiers reflect well on America and mothers can be proud as battlefields will honor them.
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Dimance
Congress
Liveras
Sammy
Gen
Pershing
France
THAT GROUCH Persistent insistence on unkind words label nerves
A reader letter from the St Paul Pioneer Press contends that a chronic pattern of unkind remarks signals nervous tension bordering on insanity, framing the behavior as a sign of fragile mental state and public temperament.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
One Claim Check and 75e Secures Book
A brief notice indicates an order involving postage and handling within 300 miles, with charges around ten cents across greater distances, referencing a One Claim Check and 75e Secures Book.
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Mart
Ada
Hendling
Main
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