Secretary Houston Urges Increased Corn Production Nationwide
The secretary of agriculture calls for raising corn output to the fullest extent considering seed supply, economic conditions, and available land. He highlights regions with favorable growing conditions and lists counties in top corn producing states including Illinois Iowa Nebraska Missouri Indiana Texas Kansas and more.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
America
Illinois
Champaign
Iroquois
LaSalle
Livingston
Mclean
Bureau
Christian
Edgar
Henry
Lee
Lagan
Macon
Sangamon
Shelby
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Will
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DeWitt
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Fayette
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Fulton
Grundy
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Knox
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Morgan
Ogle
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Menard
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Positive Proof Boarder Sparks Suspicion in Quiet Room
A landlady worries about her new renter as the housemaid notes he never discusses himself. She asks if he is married, and the maid affirms, guessing from a single hook in the wardrobe.
No factual event headline available
A fragment from a satirical remark contrasts a quiet mule with a looming kick, attributed to a joking speaker. The snippet reflects dry humor and character observations rather than a concrete news item or report.
Gannet as Food Substitute Suggested by British Clergymen
A clergyman advocates substituting gannet for in vat in Great Britain. He notes cormorant and herring gull as edible, praising the dark firm flesh and strong flavor. He says gannets are plentiful and could reduce herring losses, suggesting only young birds be used for food.
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Great Britain
Colorado the Nile of America
BE C La Rue of the geological survey compares the lower Colorado to the Nile valley noting similar silt deposits and fertile delta formation. He cites crops such as cotton alfalfa barley corn melons and wheat, with Nile length 3046 miles versus Colorado 1700, basin area 1 112 000 and 244 000 square miles, falls 6 600 and 14 000 feet, and annual runoff 68 000 000 and 17 000 000 acre feet.
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America
BE. C. la Rue
Geological Survey
Nile Valley
Egypt
Gower
Nile
Resourceful friend ferries drunken passenger in Fifth Avenue roadster
A young man drives a slick roadster along Fifth Avenue with a bandaged passenger asleep beside him. At Thirty-fourth Street a traffic officer questions the plan as the driver explains the passenger is intoxicated and the bandage is meant to preserve appearances.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Thirty-fourth Street
Russia’s Co operative Movement Reaches Jubilees
The Hus sa cooperative movement marked its jubilee in 2015 tracing origins to 1865 during great reforms that freed serfs and introduced local self government. The movement claims 11,200,404 members and a reach touching 40 to 50 million people through family co memberships.
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Russia
Hussa
Europe
Force of Habit In Medical News
A tongue in cheek remark notes a surgeon formerly a glazier now practicing medicine. The joke hinges on the idea that his past trade shapes his blunt, unpolished approach to operations. The line plays on the clash between craft and clinical skill.
Fragmentary quotes from Puck column on bitter morning
A fragmentary excerpt recounts Mrs Serret and two speakers Mia Youllah and Youllah discussing a burly man who would leave his wife to light the furnace, with Mia laughing at a concealed truth and Youllah recalling a single telling moment.
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Mrs. Serret
Fragmented Quote From Miss Keen in Local Page
A partial OCR reads a dialogue line involving Miss Keen with unclear surrounding context. The readable fragment shows only quoted phrases and an apparent speaker tag, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable names.
Balfour Begins Washington Visit With Allies Calls
British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour and the high commission arrived in Washington and met with Secretary Lansing at the State Department. The pair then met President Wilson and Vice President Marshall as suffragists and crowds lined the streets in a friendly welcome.
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Arthur J. Balfour
High Commission
State Department
Balfour
Cecil Spring-Rice
Lansing
Hugh L. Gibson
Tong
White House
Wilson
Marshall
Mr. Balfour
Executive Mansion
Army
Mr. Lansing
Admiral de Chair
Daniels
Fletcher
Turkey breaks off diplomatic ties with United States
Washington April 24. Metal notification from the Turkish government states the United States relations are broken. The message was received by the state department via American Minister Stovall at Berne Switzerland, sent through the American legation at Berne to Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Stovall
Berne
Switzerland
Cornell Tarler
Constantinople
Elkus
Lansing
Brazilian Troops Restore Control in Southern Brazil
Reports from Montevideo state Brazilian troops have gained full control after a German-led uprising in southern Brazilian states. Quiet has returned on the Brazilian-Uruguayan frontier though garrisoned troops remain on patrol. Germans near Parana and Webela are noted in the dispatch.
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Montevideo
Parto
Webela
Wake Up Call Pushes for Early U S War Mobilization
Senator James Hamilton Lewis arriving in Chicago from Springfield urges immediate action to mobilize Illinois troops for Europe. He warns of German incursions via Mexico and urges nationwide conscription with local exemptions only if voluntary units fill quotas. He vows to return to Washington once his views reach the war bill process.
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Chicago
Germany
James Hamilton Lewis
Springfield
Lowden
Lewis
United States
Mexico
Europe
Prussia
America
Christ
Washington
German Sailors Interred at Ellis Island After Transfer
Twenty eight officers and crew from the former German merchant ships Odenwald and Praesident arrived in New York under guard of a Porto Rican regiment. They are to be placed with other interned Germans at Ellis Island after being taken over by the United States government in a Porto Rican port.
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New York
Ners Odenwald and Praesident
United States
Ellis Island
German destroyers sunk near Dover and more damaged ships reported
Amsterdam reports that two German destroyers were sunk after the Dover battle and four funnels apiece on the newest class. Two other destroyers were heavily damaged and many wounded sailors were brought to Bruges. An explosion at Wilhelmshaven Friday caused extensive damage to buildings.
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Maandog Ochtenblad
Zeebrugge
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Belupeno
Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy Promises Relief and Hope
Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy is touted as a safe herbal treatment claimed to cure diabetes. The ad cites long struggle with the disease, praise from users, and a call to try the remedy with free samples offered. It also mentions a short anecdote about Sam and notes Japan's cotton production efforts in Formosa as a separate snippet.
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James Platt
Nat
Dayton
Ohio
Teading
Warner’'s Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
N. Y
Do You Neglect Your Machinery
The article urges treating the body as a machine needing regular maintenance. It promotes a weekly cleansing routine using Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made from May-apple and other plant ingredients, sold in drugstores for 25 cents with the Dr. Pierce stamp as proof of authenticity.
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Dr. Pierce
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