From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, June 27, 1919: The Liberty Kitchen, 106 N. Delaware, will close Monday concluding another chapter in Indiana’s war history. The Marion County Council of Defense established the Liberty Kitchen almost a year ago to provide free information on canning, poultry, child nutrition, garden topics, and other problems of home economics and demonstrations on the best methods for preparing foods. Miss Florence Boston, who has charge of the office,

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, May 4: In response to the depredations by dogs, cats, chickens, cattle, horses, hogs, and other pests on some of the 45,000 vacant lots being cultivated by patriotic citizens for war gardens, Mayor Charles Jewett and Chief of Police George Coffin warned that city ordinances prohibiting “any fowl or animal of any kind” running at large will be “strictly enforced by the police department and every protection under the law will be given to

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, January 25: The city’s patriotic garden acreage may be smaller this coming season than the 523 acres cultivated last year. A survey of available lots which can be used is being compiled by the office of Harry Miesse, Patriotic Gardeners’ Association director. Persons should contact the office and state how much space they can provide to aid in the plan for decreasing the cost of living. Approximately 45,000 Indianapolis gardens last sea