Victory Garden drive linked to Piggery bonds and home farming
A trio of women campaign for food production across the United States. Mrs. G. S. Bangs Steward promotes Piglette Bonds to fund local community pig projects turning garbage into pork. Mrs. Sairley Whitney Kelley and Grace Tabor urge nationwide victory gardens to boost home food production.
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United States
Farm and Garden Association
Witwer Tdeas
Tne
Encour den Association
Garden Association
Campfire Girls
Phis
Sairley Whitney Kelley
National War Garden Commission
Victory Gardens
Grace Tabor
Victory Gardeners
Eip
Junkers Fume Over Armistice Terms Amid Resentment
Berlin reports say the non German military faction led by Field Marshal von Hindenburg resents the new armistice clauses limiting the German army to police force size, supervising ammunition, and paying allied occupation costs. It warns thousands of officers face unemployment and disbanding of a 600000 strong volunteer force.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Basel
von Hindenburg
Germany
Rhine
Mathias Erzberger
Helgoland
Supreme Council
Kiel Canal
Daily Mail
Tigdob
Weecking
Bocho
Weimar
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Ig
West Germany
Kreuz Zeitung
Allgemeine Zeitung
Bootleggers Rejoice As Michigan Court Denies Search Right
Lansing February 19 The Michigan supreme court ruled that August Marvxhausen former editor of a German Detroit newspaper was entitled to the return of 600 bottles of beer seized last July from his summer home The court also held that search warrants are required before liquor can be taken from buildings cars or cages The decision delays enforcement of a stay law while the legislature fixes defects and could affect enforcement against bootleggers The piece also notes Estonian troops falling back before Bolsheviks near Pskov per an official Estonian statement
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Supreme Court
Marvxhausen
Detroit
Miles Sway
Supreme Court
Hoover report on meat packers prompts high level debate
Washington officials released a confidential Hoover memo criticizing packers dominance and urging regulated action rather than federal ownership. Hoover argues five firms’ market power harms competition, with Swift and Armour defending competition and warning against government overreach.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration
Hoover
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Aganst
Cosg
The
Trade Commission
Armour
J J. Ogden Armour
Michigan Elects Its First Woman to an Office by Balloting
Lansing man? The item reports Dora H. Stockman of Lansing nominated by the Republican state convention as a candidate for a state elective office, marking the first time a woman was named for statewide office in Michigan. The convention also adopted platform planks on immigration, deportation, and wartime policy, with nominations for two supreme court justices, two agriculture board members, two university regents, and education posts.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Dora H. Stockman
State Central Committee
Europe
Supreme Court
Board of Agriculture
State University
Public Instruction
Board of Education
Willard urges consolidation of U.S. railroads into 26 systems
Washington D C Feb 19 Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio testifying before the senate interstate committee proposes a nationwide consolidation into about 26 large rail systems based on present lines. He argues regional systems would curb competition and harm service while suggesting funds from prosperous lines buy weaker roads. He predicts about 40 systems could remain in five years and says consolidation would come by gradual removal of restraints, not force.
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Washington, D. C
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Senate Interstate Committee
Willard
Forapresse
Ohio
Selow and Erzberger Squabble Seen Stirring Armistice Work
News from London and Basel in February 1911 notes Captain von Selow resigning from the German armistice commission after clashes with Erzberger. A new branch of oversight shifts to the German Foreign Office, with Grockdorff-Rantneu cautioning officials. Also reported: Camp Benning in Georgia to be dropped as a war effort cost concerns delay completion.
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Associated Press
London
Vor Selow
Mathias Erzberger
Foreign Office
Gonutrot
Basel
Otterville
Trev
Bia Sanitis
Grip
Bama Faller
von Selow
Parley
Chena Sanders
Sion
Bert Coons
Austrian Assembly Vote Allocates Seats Across Groups
Dispatches from Vienna report results for the national assembly election. Seventy Socialists, 64 Christian Socialists, 72 from various groups, three Styrian Peasant’s League candidates, one each for the two minor parties, were elected. The national state council will consider representation from the occupied German Bohemia territory where elections could not take place.
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Austrian Assembly
Basel
Vienna
National Assembly
Styrian Peasant's League
Onej Vach
National State Council
German-Bohemia
Adjustment of River Bill Sends to Conference
The rivers and harbors bill, carrying 33 million dollars in appropriations, was sent to conference to resolve differences between the senate and house drafts. The senate approved the measure last night without a record vote after a week of debate. Amendments authorize investigation by the international joint committee of the United States and Canada into a proposed waterway from the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence via the Jakees-to-sea route and a survey of a ship canal linking the Great Lakes and the Hudson river.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
International Joint Committee of the
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Hudson River
Mt Vernon Township News Briefs and Local Updates
Mt Vernon Township reports several residents ill with tonsillitis and others recovering. A. B. Ladies’ Aid enjoyed a meeting at Mrs John Tiller’s with eggs donated from the previous Sunday. Emil Woebbeking returns from France on furlough after shrapnel wounds. Local moves include L Sheets family relocating to Adams farm on Waterloo road.
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Vernon Townegm
Roger Henry
Jana Roe Lane
A. B. Ladies’ Aid
John Tiller
Glenn Leland
Harold Basking
Wesley Bord
Vernon Walker
Waverly
Sutk
Westphal
Oscar Renner
Emil Woebbeking
France
Camp Thedge
Emil
Vernon Ulrich
L. Sheets
Adams
Waterloo Road
Waterloo
Austin Leversee
B. A. Haymond
Bunt Ras
la Porte
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Pape's Diapep sin Advertisement Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as a pleasant harmless remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress. It asserts the tablets instantly make sick unsettled stomachs feel fine and notes the varying prices at drug stores.
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Pape
Bees and liability rise in Alerman Bower case
Allentown judge William F. Bower faces a knotty trespass question in a South Allentown dispute. Jennie Q Crush sues neighbor Erwin Althouse alleging his bees swarmed her wash and stung her as she attempted to deter them. The core issue is whether a man can be held responsible for his bees' conduct.
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Allentown
Alerman
William F. Bower
Jennie Q Crush
South Alentown
Erwin Althouse
Miss Crush
Dandruff Cure Claim Emphasizes Liquid Argon Treatment
An old advertisement touts dissolving dandruff with four ounces of ordinary liquid argon applied at night. It claims this destroys dandruff by morning and with repeat use stops itching, improves hair feel, and promotes gloss. It markets Hyavid arvow as the product to obtain at drug stores.
Dangerous Rheumatism Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement warns against risky rheumatism remedies and promotes Miller's Antisantic Oil known as Snake Oil. It claims immediate muscle and joint relief, offers a money back guarantee, and lists bottle sizes 30c, 60c, and $1.00 with Hansen & Hansen and C J Miller as sellers.
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Miller
Hansen& Hansen
C J, Miller
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