Against the Wind Storm and toil and obedience in faith
A sermon-like meditation on Jesus sending the disciples by boat into a storm. It contrasts their loyal, obedient path with the dangers of public opinion and toil, notes Christ walking on the sea and calming the wind, and urges believers to trust his watchful guidance amid danger. It emphasizes staying in the place of safety through faith and obedience.
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Fa- Tullinn
Ecommon-Place
Les
Beauty and the Beast and the Loyal Dog’s Dread
A fierce dog terrifies neighbor Wistrom and his umbrella strikes the animal. A brave girl defends the dog, then Wistrom remorsefully seeks forgiveness. Weeks pass until he reunites the dog with a grateful elderly widow and learns the dog’s escape was caused by a cruel boy. The dog later returns to snarl at him.
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Wistrom
Wilstrom
Wistram
Wistromn
Dubuque
Bartlett Quotation Sparks Quick Debate in Transcript
In a Boston Evening Transcript excerpt, Mr X is described as well read, repeating a refined quotation with partial words. The dialogue hints at a preference for material over rhetoric, though the exact wording remains unclear.
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Bartlett
Mr. X
Bostop Evening Transcript
Fragmentary note on science and longevity findings
A garbled OCR line cites a scientist claiming a link to longevity and ponders whether his feet ever touched a peeled fruit in darkness, leaving the rest unreadable.
Measuring the Mist New and Unusual Job Undertaken by Uncle Sam
The U S weather bureau at Point Fermin and Mt Wilson measures fog to serve aviators in North Island and film studios in Southern California. Daily observations help forecast sun breaks and fog lifting times, aiding agriculture and moisture prediction for elevated lands. Col William A Glassford leverages reports at North Island for practical use over a year.
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Trique
Uncle Sam
Weather Bureau
Point Termin
Los Angeles Harbor
Mt. Wilson
California
North Island Aviation Field
North Island
Point Fermin
William A. Glassford
Feld
Guaranty Legend on Labels Changes Under Food Act
The text describes a shift away from the old label guarantee legend “Guaranteed by manufacturer under the food and drugs act 1906” effective November 1 1918. It explains manufacturers may guarantee via invoice or bill of sale and assigns responsibility to guarantors, not retailers, to ensure compliance with the act.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Coast Guard to Use Airplanes for Lifesaving Missions
Congress has authorized new life saving methods for the United States Coast Guard including rescue by aircraft. Officials say aviation advances enable locating derelicts quickly and delivering lines to wrecks beyond shore boats reach. Three junior officers will train in naval and private aviation schools to form a nucleus for coast guard aviation, which may aid naval aviation in war.
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Uncle Sam
Coast Guards
United States
Congress
Coast Guard
Guard
Growing U S imports reveal vast appetite for chocolate
Uncle Sam's figures show 248,292,000 pounds of crude cocoa imported in the last fiscal year, a rise of 50,000,000 pounds from 1915 and double 1910. Value reached 34,144,000 dollars as demand grows for cocoa and chocolate. Direct shipments from British West Africa and increases from Brazil, Portugal, and French Africa mark a shift away from European middlemen.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Department of Commeres
British West Africa
England
Brazil
Portugal
French Africa
United Kingdom
Japanese Merchant Marine Grows and Expands Tonnage
The United States commercial dispatch from Peking notes Japanese flag shipping rose from 125000 to 165000 tons since 1914, now representing 55 percent of Asiatic American trade vessels. Japan’s home-built merchant tonnage grew from zero to 2158000 since 1890.
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United States
Peking
Japan
Compensation. The Insulter and the Drink Offerer Debate Principles
A terse exchange centers on compensation for a drink offer that insults the speaker's principles. The dialogue contrasts a male figure who offers a beverage with a female counterpart who notes the insult and the need to endure or reject it. The piece reads as a compact dramatic vignette on propriety and personal boundaries.
Kicking Cow Easily Cured By Patience And Rope
Care and patience will cure a kicking cow, says Kansas Experiment Station. Use a rope with a loop or strap placed around the cow’s body and pulled tight to confine movement. The cow may struggle and bleed milk at times. if so, place the rope behind the udder and tighten again. For some cows, leg hobbling behind the udder is possible but risky. Repeated calm handling will allow easy milking thereafter.
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Leslie Ross
Kansas Experiment Station
Warts in milking causing trouble and remedies
Warts on milking seats impede operations and risk contamination. Apply pure olive oil thickly to the warts to remove or greatly reduce them. If persistent, cut off large warts with scissors and touch the spot with caustic potash. Reapply oil and repeat the caustic treatment as needed to prevent regrowth.
Holstein Breed Favored For Rough Farming Areas
The Holstein breed is favored in rough regions where grain seeds are scarce and hay is costly. While Holsteins excel in tougher conditions, other smaller dairy breeds may be preferable where fodder is scarce or hay is expensive.
Dairy Notes on Cows Bulls and Calves in Dairy Herds
The text discusses cow cleanliness, shelter when needed, and chilling as a factor in winter profitability. It emphasizes breeding bulls driving herd value, calves for dairy should thrive, avoid stunting, and stresses money in a superior sire. It notes the sire influences herd quality and butter traits in heifers.
Rules for Dragging Roads Dry Highway Should Never Be Worked
Do a tight drag trail over the road to center it pushing a small amount of earth. Drive the team at a walk biting on the drag and begin on one side then return up the opposite side. Drag after rain when mud won’t stick, never on a dry road, and drag year round to maintain an 18 to 20 foot traveled width.
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HOUSE
Colorado Agricultural, College
Fort Collins
Dragging an Earth Road to Set Its Width and Crown
The article details widening and crowning earth roads using a drag. Begin with a width slightly larger than a single wheel track, then increase to the target. Drag earth toward the center to raise the roadway 10 to 12 inches above edges, adjusting hitch length to control load. If muddy, move wagons to one side to let the surface dry. Repeated applications yield best results. constant attention keeps the road in proper heat condition.
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Highway Magazine
Numbers of country roads system from Iowa highway bulletin
The Iowa state highway commission bulletin promotes a nationwide road and residence numbering plan. Central point is the state capitol area with roads numbered north east south and west from it. The base map lets anyone locate roads and homes quickly and aligns with existing tourist routes like the Lincoln Highway.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Lincoln Highway
Federal-Aid Road Act Spending Outlined
Under the federal-aid road act a five year plan will allocate 160 million dollars from federal and state governments to improve rural roads, signaling a major push to widen and upgrade transportation infrastructure nationwide.
Gost of Country Forde and Road Spending Rise
A note on rural road funding in the United States shows spending per mile rising from 28 in 1904 to 109 in 1916 under the Good Roads movement. The text mentions ideas for improving roads and transportation, though some phrasing is garbled and incomplete.
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United States
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