A New Food Element and Men for War Plans
The article discusses new vitamins in foods essential for growth, noting their presence in eggs, milk, alfalfa, and corn leaves. It cites experiments showing butterfat boosts growth in animals and questions if humans might benefit from diet experimentation amidst rising meat and feed costs. It also reports Gen. Crowder’s plan for a 3,000,000 strong American army by August, arguing a larger force would enhance Allied strength and morale.
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Crowder
Logit
Leonard
Wood
France
Marne
Irvin Cobb
Hel
Germany
Thrift and Patriotism in Osage Youths Work Onions
Osage News notes boys and girls embrace thrift and patriotism by picking onions to support war efforts and conservation. Many workers are earning dollars a day, buying thrift stamps, and aiding truck farming’s growth in Mitchell County.
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Osage
America
Mitchell County
Infant Feeding Guidance And Home Remedies
The article outlines infant feeding schedules from birth to six months with hourly/interval guidelines, gradual milk dilution, and optional sugar or maltose additions. It describes alternative dilution methods using cereals, starch water, and oil mixtures, plus cautions on digestion, weight gain, and stool signs to guide feeding. It includes general notes on cooperative reform and government role, plus a Q and A on bowel obstruction, its causes, and age range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beven
The Front's Puzzling Neutraler Dog Tale
A large dog of uncertain breed wandered from the German lines into No Man's Land and then into French trenches. He showed no loyalty, ignoring German and French phrases, understood signals, and ate readily. He shifted sides as morale sagged, stayed well fed, and departed with rumors of American arrival, after a French interpreter vouched for him.
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No Man’s Land
Polin
Altho
Berlin
Germany
Madam Ducks Troubles and Tiny the Chicken Duckling
Madam Duck hatches a brood and doubts Tiny looks frail. The mother forces Tiny to swim, he sinks, Towser rescues him, and Dr. Duck reveals Tiny is a chicken, not a duck. Madam Duck accepts him and plans to raise him as a chicken.
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Madam Duck
Grandmother Duck
Tiny
Little Tiny
Madam
Duet
Towser
Duck
Hun
Dr. Duck
Mr. Duck
Madame Duck
Madam Buck
Anti-Bolshevism and the need for firm national leadership
The piece denounces Bolshevism and warns that inaction and coddling radicalism will ruin the nation. It urges decisive condemnation of anarchists and sedition, paired with genuine reforms to aid farmers and workers. It argues government action can restore justice, prevent unrest, and win enduring support from business leaders and labor alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ati
No Right to Blame Her In Spiteful Home Talk
Side Talks explores a couple’s heated argument over moving a heavy bookcase and the way impatience shapes blame. The wife notes past relayed disappointments while the husband softens, urging not to repeat the task, and the piece reflects on how each partner’s behavior forms the other’s perception. It ends with a general meditation on whether men mind such things and the consequences of unkind words.
First American Soldiers In Alsace Press On To Rhine Front
American troops advancing into Alsace speak to villagers and observe front line life as they push toward German positions. The unit, greeted warmly by civilians in Alsace Lorraine, crosses the old border while shells fall nearby and German signs are removed. Soldiers note new sights, such as a church flag and a roadside crucifix, and learn Wilson has renewed Allied peace aims.
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Alsace
France
Germany
Broadway
Rhine
Valley of the Rhine
Rhine Ba
Milhouse
Oila
Wilson
America
Lorraine
Althea
Picardy
How Yankees Took Over Line In Foe's Land
Floyd Gibbons, Chicago Tribune correspondent, reports from Alsace where American troops advance along mountain roads. The account details a wounded Gibbons, the landscape of pine forests, chalets, moonlit roads, and a lieutenant revealing they are in formerly German territory near a boundary marked by a red white and blue pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Gibbons
Mr. Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
Gibbons
Alsace
Swiss Alps
United States
Soap adulteration harms hair care
An old advertisement warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos, urging use of refined coconut oil soap alternatives. It claims ordinary refined coconut oil is purer and greaseless, cleansing scalp without drying, leaving hair soft, silky, and easy to manage. It notes coconut oil is cheap and available at pharmacies and lasts for months for the whole family.
Tablets for Indigestion and Constipation
Consuibvertain markets tablets claimed to aid indigestion and constipation. The ad asserts readers will be benefited by trying two trials, promising universal relief and widespread use.
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Dally Selort
Associated Press
Eet
Aedges
Audit Bureau of Ctulations
WW. H. Hartman
West Ke Tvel
Sohn
Hartman
A. W. Peterson
Treas
Gen
W. Tows
Washington Bureau
Munsey
Dougherty
Goto
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Des Moines Register
Sioux City
National War Savings
Springfield
Mass
De‘fensée
Pour
Ben
L. I
Currier
Curmer
Yeywood Broun
Quatre Cent Vingt
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Kansas City Star
Square Desi
Forest Service
Liam
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