War Propaganda and German Domination Exposed
A dramatic analysis argues Germany would dominate Europe and the world if World War I ends with present conditions. It cites Mittel-Barona, Reichstag figures, and lists territories controlled by Prussia while urging the United States to win the war to ensure safety.
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Germany
Wii
Saga
Mittel-Barona
Frederick Naumann
Reichstag
Belgium
France
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Prussia
Italy
Great Britain
Mittel-Europa
Europe
United States
Mexican Match A Curiosity And Welsh Prisoner Treatment
The Mexican friction match is a curious unwooden device with two heads and a wax tipped string. It rarely goes out and is often made by hand in Mexico with workers paid a few cents a day. The article shifts to Welsh views on prisoner treatment and Viking invasions with vivid history of raids and punitive exchanges.
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Mexico
Wales
Rt. David's
Buzz Saws Wound Victims In Rare Accidents
A report notes buzz saws rarely injure two or three fingers, highlighting an unusual occupational hazard. The piece describes safety practices and recommends careful handling to prevent such injuries.
Yards for Chickens Prepared by the USDA
The USDA advises enclosed yards for poultry where possible and free range as best. Fence height varies by breed with Plymouth Rocks and heavy meat birds needing five to six feet and Leghorns six to seven feet, top protection sometimes added with angled inward upper wire or barbed wire. Per bird land use ranges from 200 to 250 square feet on good soil, more on poor land, and double yards ease cultivation while restricting space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rocks
Our Little Hour Poem by Lealie Coulson
A London Poetry Review piece presents a somber poem on the brevity of power and youth. The speaker laments the short span of our little hour and warns against vanity and aggression as the bells and altar fade.
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Lealie Coulson
London Poetry Review
Ways With Vegetables by H. W. Beecher
A cook book fragment discusses variety in vegetables, praising onions and cabbage for digestion and health. It includes recipes for Simple Cabbage Salad with a warm egg yolk dressing, Stuffed Onions with Rice, and Stuffed Cabbage with a cheddar white sauce.
War Time Farm Labor Call to Farmers and Town Workers
United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers and town workers to temporarily leave present jobs during peak cultivation and harvest. Many workers available but diverted to nonfarm duties. those with farm experience should aid adjacent agricultural areas if needed. Contact county agent or state agricultural college, lay off current work for days or weeks. risk losing pay but gain blisters and a clear conscience.
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France
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Burbank Wheat Promise Brings Talk Of More Bread
A Santa Rosa report, cited by the New York World, says Luther Burbank has created a wheat plant yielding about forty bushels per acre with high gluten content after eleven years of experiments. If realized, this California innovation could expand bread supply globally and place its creator among leaders shaping civilization and liberty.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
New York World
United States
Burbank
California
Idleness Cracking Down Across States and Cities
A Sherman Texas sheriff threatens jail for idle men while the Ku Klux Klan warns idlers in Birmingham. Several states require able bodied men to work hours daily and towns enforce similar laws. Frederick J. Haskin argues waste harms workers and society, noting women lose earning power when men take jobs they could fill.
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Sherman
Tex
Ku Klux Klan
Birmingham
Ala
Frederick J. Haskin
Springfield Union
Potato butter from nuts and potatoes urged by British experts
British ministry of food recommends potato butter made from potatoes and butter or margarine, a ten cent per pound substitute to cow butter. Method: peel potatoes boil to floury pieces sieve, mix with margarine or butter, salt, mold into rolls, chill, apply butter coloring, and use butter preservative for longer storage.
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Conservation Department of
United States Food Administration
Ministry of Food
Facts Worth Knowing From Early Science Notes
The article describes how Chinese raise stags for their horns used in native medicines, how Dogwood root is linked to the Indian Hed dye, a Swedish stoking device yielding 1.3 tons of peat powder equivalent to a ton of coal for locomotives, and the peanut’s high food value comparing six ounces to multiple foods. It highlights diverse practical curiosities in natural resources and nutrition.
Locusts in Uruguay Could Yield Soap and Fertilizer
Locust swarms plague Uruguayan farmers who wage constant war on the insects. Experts report that the dead locusts can be processed to extract soap fertilizer and lubricating oil, offering a future use for the swarm.
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Uruguay
Republic
Popular Science Monthly
Automobiles Mount Fences Using Inclines in the West
In many Western and Southwestern areas where cars are common, drivers now ride over fences rather than open gates. Inclines with two tracks, spaced for wheels and supported by posts, let cars mount and descend barriers quickly, a trend noted by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechaniccs Magazine
First Fiction Known and the D'Orbiney Papyrus Tale
The oldest extant work of fiction, thought to be the Tale of Two Brothers, is attributed to Theaser the Binana a Wicrarian of King Menepthiah era and may reveal the autograph signature of an early Egyptian king. Written on nineteen papyrus sheets in a bold hieratic hand, it was bought in Italy by Mine d Orbiney and sold in 1857 to the British Museum, now known as the D Orbiney papyrus.
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Theaser
Binana
Menepthiah
Exons
Guru
Set
Italy
d’Orbiney
Pritish Museum
D‘orbiney
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Praises Bright White Laundry
An old advertisement asserts Red Cross Ball Blue yields a beautiful clear white wash. It contrasts with soiled yellow green tinge from other blueing agents and endorses Red Cross Ball Blue as the preferred product.
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Bob
Incoherent OCR Snippet Sparks Laughs Over Missing Payment
Fragmentary text shows characters debating a missing payment and reacting with humor. It reads like stray quotes with tangled phrasing about money, editors, and a taunting exchange. The piece offers no clear人物 names, dates, or events.
The Twieler n Luck and Comic Quips From The Press
A jumble of cartoon captions and jokes features a boastful pitcher in a boxy room with family banter about control of the baw and a cartoon caption about planning a garden with seeds and a hen. Also included are Cuticura ads and an elopement gag where a protective parent prevents a return with knitting and chewing gum.
Freckles Cure Ad Claiming Quick, Visible Results
An advertisement promises removal of freckles with Othine double strength. It claims most cases clear within an ounce, with night and morning applications and a money back guarantee. Includes dubious legal and humorous lines about a magistrate and police remark.
Alfalfa varieties tested in New Zealand yields per acre
In New Zealand, Tate studies lucerne varieties with Turkestan lucerne producing three 1917 crops totaling 615 long tons per acre of green lucerne. After drying, yields per acre include 111% tons Peruvian, 12% tons Poitron, 1144 tons Russian, 12 tons Spanish, 1228 tons Hungarian, 14 tons Patagonian, and 1414 tons Marlborough lucerne. Patagonian and Marlborough hay could yield about 8% tons each, valued at $69,183 per acre.
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New Zealand
Tate
Important to Mothers Castoria Signature Warning
A vintage Mother’s article urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for the signature noting it has been in use for over 30 years. A humorous anecdote about a boy bringing a shoe with a nail to a shoemaker is cited, claiming the nail is for the shoe but the boy explains it relates to his mother’s spanking.
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Fletcher
Pearson's Weekly
Army of fortune tellers warned by U S justice
A Justice Department warning targets fortune tellers who claim to reveal what American soldiers in France are doing or will do. The notice cautions the public against believing such claims and notes the danger of misinformation in wartime.
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United States Department of Justice
France
Sunshine and Clouds Friends Stand By You
A short reflective note highlights how friends support you when tired or down. It uses a metaphor of sun and clouds and mentions insects briefly aiding when the sun returns. The tone is simple and contemplative.
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