Food Control Order Sets Fair Margin Rules for Dealers
Indianapolis reports a new federal food control order by H E B Barnard restricting wholesalers and retailers to fair margins above actual cost for a long list of foods. The measure empowers the state administrator to prosecute violators and aligns wholesale control with the Lever Act. A crop production summary for Indiana shows substantial year to year increases in corn, oats, potatoes, and apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
H. E B. Barnard
Indiana
Bureau of Crop Estimates
National Labor Push for Shipyard Workforce Gathers Pace
Louis F Post urges E C Thomas to mobilize state agencies and chambers of commerce to recruit unemployed men for 1918 shipbuilding programs totaling 6 567 100 tons, with Indiana employment data showing 4 614 men and 26 women placed last quarter. The piece also notes hog pricing moves and a new rate structure for Hydro Electric Light and Power in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Post
Department of Labor
Washington
E. C. Thomas
State Employment Bureau
United States
Army
Navy
Post
State Council of
Iefense
Chambers of Commerce
Thomas
Indianapolis“employment Bureau
Hydro-Electric Light and Power Company
Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission of Indiana
First Thanksgiving Record in Plymouth Colony
Historical note recounts Governor Bradford sending four men to hunt and prepare fowl for a harvest feast. Ninety Native Americans led by Massasoit joined three days of feasting. settlers honored them with deer gifts and celebration. The narrative places this event before the Mayflower voyage and describes the Pilgrims’ harsh winter and hopeful spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bradford
Massasoit
Miles Standish
Plymouth Colony
New England
New World
Bradford
Thanksgiving Day A Core American Holiday Through History
An essay traces Thanksgiving from Puritan origins to a national harvest festival. It notes Congress urging yearly observance during the Revolution, a 1784 first return of peace Thanksgiving, and 1789 Washington’s proclamation for the Constitution, with the church recognizing civil authority to set feasts. It ends with a reflection on sympathy as a charitable gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Episcopal Church
Real War Issues Should Be Known and Local Patriotic Leagues
James M Beck urges formation of patriotic service leagues in each congressional district to support soldiers, boost enlistments, curb sedition, and grow Red Cross and government loan subscriptions. He notes strong midwest enthusiasm but warns the war requires sustained civilian engagement and psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Beck
America
Ellery C. Stowell
Columbia College
Doctor Stowell
Nineteenth
New York
Patriotic Service League
Red Cross
American resolve in wartime and the call to action
The speaker argues that patriotic fervor varied at the revolution’s start and cites the committees of correspondence that mobilized 16,000 minute men at Boston within 48 hours. He urges citizens to grasp their personal stake in the war, defend right and reason over force, and accept America’s burdens in a divided world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Lexington
Concord
Bostom
Thomas Jefferson
America
Julia Ward Howe
Hague
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Great Britain
France
Russia
Belgrade
Rome
Britain
Wwe
United States
Farmers Institute Planned in Freelandsville District
Local notes report a farmers institute set for December 3 and 4 in Freelandsville. Other items include Dr. W. W. Harris joining Fort Oglethorpe medical corps, coal rationing in West Baden, an alleged deserter in Fort Wayne, and various local incidents across Bloomington Seymour Anderson Evansville Kokomo and periphery towns.
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Freelandsville
Farmers’ Institute
Bloomington
W. W. Harris
Fort Oglethorpe
Medical Corps
Fort Wayne
Henry Beadell
West ‘Baden
Edward Mattox
United States Army
Joseph Roach
Samuel Owens
Brazil
Fred. Norton
Jones
Penal
Robert Lee
Norton
Marion County
J. Harvey Hutchman
Irwin, Pa
United Presbyterian Church
Thomas ‘H. Henna, Jr
National ‘Guard
Hattiesburg
Miss
Allen County
Seymour
Hoover
Jackson
New.y. M. C. A. War Service Fund
Anderson
Joseph Mazaeke
Tenth Regiment
Fort
Thanksgiving Attitude Over Words Guides Character
A timeless plea that gratitude is a daily attitude rather than constant verbal thanks. The piece contrasts outward expressions with inner appreciation, noting that true virtue shows through actions and thoughts, echoing New England forebears’ devout spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inere Tabernacle
New England
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Food Control
Barnard
Federal Food Administration
Connersville
Indiana University
Princeton University
Pennsylvania’ University
Association of American Universities
Towa City
Middle West
Rochester
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Paul
Wilson
John Adams
Adams
Jefferson
Franklin
Most Sacred Cause
Evansville
Chris Uhde
Newburg
Kokomo
George Clemons
Charles Boyer
Winchester
Maurie Moorman
Windsor
Walter Payne
Harry Davis
Clarence Brown
Brown
Madison
William Smith
Shelby Township
Elkhart
Grover C. Anderson
Camp Taylor
Lake Shore
Chesterton
James Thomas
Austin
Tex
Peru
James Snell
Kahl
Huntington
George Ellison
Petersburg
Stendal
Shacks
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