Stockmen Optimistic After Heavy Rain Boosts Demand
Bowles Live Stock Commission Co. manager C A Mallory in South Omaha says rains in cornbelt and drouth regions push cattle to Eastern pastures, boosting beef demand. He notes corn-fed cattle scarce, fat range cattle limited, and prices near seasonal highs with hogs around 21 dollars and fat lambs at about 16.75 dollars. He urges readers to subscribe for weekly Bowles letters.
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Cc. A. Mallory
Bowles Live Stock Commission Co
South Omaha
Nebr
Drouth
Beas
Bowles
Paraphrase of wartime loyalty message from Baltimore Sun
A wartime exhortation argues against sedition and treason and urges broad minded action for the troops. It calls for strength and unity to support heroes and maintain national resolve while condemning criticism and spying as dangerous to the war effort.
Lansing as Mapmaker in Diplomatic Service
Secretary of State Lansing uses updated battle line maps and confidential reports in his private office. He tracks colored studies and key communiques to gauge objectives and probabilities. His skills as a mapmaker aided the Alaskan boundary settlement.
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Lansing
Europe
Satform
New Minered Light For Mine Illumination
A new blue glass screen fits over the bottom of an electric light reflector to enclose the bulb. The altered light, claimed by makers, equals nitrogen lamp light and is described as white and daylight like. Proper lighting is noted as important to breakers and picking tables.
Luce and the Martinet Exchange A Naval Anecdote
A young Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, famed among Newport’s smart set, jokes with a stern shipmate who teases his drinking. The admiral replies with a quip about his own name, turning the moment into a lighthearted naval anecdote.
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Stephen B. Luce
United States Navy
Newport
Jim
Geome
Luce
Martinet
Air Raid Insurance Demand Sparks Gazette Alarm
The Frankfort Gazette urges immediate state insurance against air raid damage, arguing fear arises from the lack of protection. A leading article pretends delays fuel public insecurity and presses for government action.
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Frankfort Gazette
German Marching Music in Occupied Brussels
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes the change from singing during the German entry into Brussels to silence now, stating that the phrase Every Little Movement still carries significance as a retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Toronto Mail
Empire
Too Early for Him Army Joke Reflected in Letter
A humorous line about a son asked how he feels about the army. He says the soldiers would laugh at him and that he was used to thinking about bedtime when at home. The remark reveals a light domestic view of military life.
First Organized Exploration of Africa by Mungo Park
The first organized attempt to explore Africa's interior was by Mungo Park. He began his voyage about 125 years ago and returned after two years and seven months, having charted much of the region previously unseen by Europeans. His main aim, tracing the Niger River source, remained unattained.
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Africa
Mungo Park
Earl
Niger
Mule Creek Field activity grows with new wells
Oil exploration expands as Alliance group controls 3000 acres in Mule Creek Field eighteen miles west of Edgemont South Dakota near the Wyoming line. Newly reported wells include Midwest Refining’s 350 barrel drill at 1650 feet and Sterling Oil’s 300 barrel well at 1575 feet near Sec 14-39-61, signaling growing production.
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Alliance
Mule Creek
Edgemont
S. D
Wyoming Line
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Midwest Refining Company
Ohio Oil Company
Discovery
Ohio
Sterling Oil Company
Oil finds expand across Mule Creek field at multiple wells
A vast new territory shows oil at shallower depths than discovery wells. About half a dozen wells near completion on Mule Creek field as Glenrock Oil and Traders Petroleum drill at depths around 1290 to 1300 feet. Ohio and Midwest lines push toward sands while a pipeline plan by Illinois Pipe Line aims for Edgemont South Dakota terminals.
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Mule Creek
Glenrock Oil Company
Tory
Sterling Company
Traders’ Petroleum Company
Ohio
Midwest
Edgemont
Tlinois Pipe Line Company
St Agnes Eve Wish Divination for Future Husband
The feast of St Agnes was once a women’s holiday with a divinatory rite. A girl would pluck pins from a row into her sleeve while singing a paternoster to dream of her future husband that night.
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St. Agnes
Charity and Wealth in Philosophical Thought
A philosophical remark contrasts wealth with charity noting that praise for rich benefactors may miss a simpler value if their abundance were constrained and genuine generosity mattered more than visible largess.
Forests of the Caucasus and Western Siberia
The Caucasus forests in Russia number about 12,000,000 acres, mainly in the Black Sea region, equating to roughly 20 acres per person. Western Siberia forests are estimated at 200,000 to 300,000 acres and largely in a natural state.
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Caucasus
Russia
Black Sea
Siberia
Hardener of Steel and a Visit to Washington
Molybdenite found in Tam mania improves steel for propeller shafts guns and boilers by adding hardness and toughness. Congressman Twobble is my representative but in Washington I met only a hotel doorman, not great figures, says Mr Dubhwaite in a clipped remark from the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Twobble
Mr. Dubhwaite
Washington
Birmingham Age-Herald
Lightning Power Measured by Eminent Electrician
An eminent electrician calculates lightning flash power. He says a single flash could illuminate an area two miles square at one candle intensity. He estimates that expending 18 000 horsepower for one second would be required to produce such illumination.
Lines to Be Remembered by Kate Wiggin
A reflective short verse about the beauty of multiplicity in life yet emphasizes the unique bond of a mother. The author notes how many things come in multiples while highlighting the singular importance of a mother in the world.
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
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