Vienna's Aged Dying on Feet in City Hunger Strife
Dr Ethel Williams reports from Vienna after visiting hospitals and school kitchens. She describes widespread malnutrition among children and elders, with 95 percent of well children emaciated and osteomalacia rising. American Red Cross kitchens provide one meal daily to school children and aim to aid 40,000 more.
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London
Ethel Williams
Newcastle
Bnrland
Vienna
Woman's International
Zurich
Austria
Manchester Guardian
American Red Cross
McDantel & Williams
Bay City
Texas
Famine in Men to Fight Fires in Northwest Timber
Spokane reports a forest fire crisis as lumbermen and forest service recruit amid a manpower famine. fires rage from Idaho to the coast. fighting them hinges on skilled workers, with backfires and winds threatening crews. Congress may boost Forest Service funding as timber reserves dwindle.
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Spokane
Wash
Northwest
United States Forestry Service
America
Forest Service
Armerica
Europe
Congress
Bells for City Dogs in Asheville
City authorities announce a year long rule requiring every dog in Asheville to wear a bell. Officials have purchased a large supply of bells to distribute to dog owners to prove compliance.
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Asheville
Njcl
Tactics of Quail Bandits Scatter as Federals Advance
Juarez reports Francisco Villa uses quail like evasion tactics to escape Mexican government troops. His 2000 men ride brown outfits to blend with desert dust and scatter into small bands when federal columns approach. They hide in canyons or reassemble after patrols pass. even plowing fields or driving burros to masquerade as vendors are known ruses.
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Juarez, Mex
Francisco Villa
Villa
Reb
Angeles
Lopez
Diaz
Garcia
Castro
Anthracite Production Up As July Shipments Rise
Philadelphia reports anthracite shipments for July totaling 6,052,334 tons, up 432,743 from June. Compared with July 1916 the month shows a 619,456 ton increase, and the first four months of the coal year total 22,608,555 tons, about 1,000,000 more than last year.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Bureau of Information
The Best Book In The World Lesson Summary
Lesson outlines the Bible as the best book, detailing the Word of God’s characteristics from Psalm 19:7-11 and II Timothy 3:14-17. It emphasizes the law as perfect, the testimony as trustworthy, and the scriptures as God breathed, profitable for doctrine and instruction.
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Paul
Faithful souls share one religion beyond death says Penn
A Penn quotation reflects on moral unity among people after death, noting that though clothes and appearances differ in life, true believers will recognize each other in the afterlife.
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Penn
When to Begin Kind Acts
Quotation noting that true victory is starting kindness after another’s injury, emphasizing moral action over retribution and suggesting restraint and benevolence as superior outcomes.
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Tillotson
Planes in Mission Work Amid African Reach
A Congo mission letter notes flying boats may replace part of the launch fleet for Disciples of Christ missions. The area spans about 500 miles by 200 and features a wide waterways network. Inland landings could occur on broad central streets in native towns.
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Africa
Congo
Disciples of Christ
Coquilhartville
Belgian Congo
New York Evening Sun
Wall Street Bear Gets a Dance from Yonkers Socialite
A Yonkers party scene features Patrice seeking an introduction to a Wall Street broker described as a bear. The exchange hints at his reputation as a hugger and the women want to dance with him.
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Patience
Patrice
Wall Street
Yonkers
Mail carrier meets signatory at city business masthead
A mail carrier delivers a registered letter to a major city institution. The manager is away and a temporary clerk is absent. A man in a nearby room offers help and signs for the letter after the carrier recognizes the signer as the institution's owner.
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Stebographer
Uncle Sam
Texan Doctor's Mosquito Cure Gains Global Fame
A San Antonio physician’s ordinance to protect mosquitoes and a bat roost reduced malaria and mosquitoes, earning him international invitations. The Italian government may host a battery of his ideas while Britain and India consider experiments, underscoring the global impact of his local health measure.
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San Antonio
Tex
India
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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