Kronstadt and Riga Through Baltic Ports and Forts
A National Geographic bulletin outlines Kronstadt as the Gibraltar of Petrograd guarding the Neva sea approach, with Kotlin Island and canals forming a fortified fortress complex. It notes Riga as a thriving Baltic commercial hub, German-influenced but Russian-administered, with modernized industry, deep harbor, and large trade volumes.
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Malta
Kronstadt
Kotlin
Petrograd
National Geographic Society
Bay of Neva
Neva
Gulf of Finland
Peter the Great
Peter
Elizabeth
Russia
New York
Hamburg
Gulf of Riga
Mitau
Riga
Baltic Sea
Vladivostok
Libau
Thither
Rien
Hanseatic League
Bremen
Luebeck
Stralsund
Poland
Gustavus Adolphus
Sweden
Ter
Catherine I
Siberia
Kronstadit
Todleben
Sebastopol
Peterhof
Versailles
New
Duenn
Baltic
Jelly Making Guide for Home Use
A USDA prepared guide on jelly making covers selecting fruits with pectin and acid, extracting juice, testing pectin with alcohol, sugar ratios, cooking methods, and proper canning. It details mistakes such as soft jelly, tough jelly, sugar crystals, and cloudiness, plus storage and sealing tips.
Pectin Jelly Making From Fruits and Juices
Instructions for crafting pectin jelly from Apple Pectin and Orange Pectin. Includes methods for apple, orange, mint and orange, strawberry and orange, and pineapple and orange pectin jellies with steps for juice extraction, boiling, testing jellying point, and sterilization.
Iowa Library Commission Launches Camp Dodge Book Drive
The Iowa Library Commission asks towns to donate thousands of books for soldiers training at Camp Dodge. Books will be shipped to Des Moines and sorted for a future camp library with staff. Donations should come from personal libraries and avoid poor or outdated titles.
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State Library Commission
Des Moines
Iowa Library Commission
Camp Dodge
Town Library Commission
Julia A. Robinson
Commission
Fort Dodge
State Fair Grounds
Library Commission
Robinson
Allamakee Dairy Industry Expands With New Factories
Holstein cattle shipments to county farmers boost seven operating cheese factories with three more due soon and a Dorchester plant in the works. About 200 patrons receive monthly checks ranging from 90 to 150 dollars, supporting a cheese trade worth roughly 200 thousand dollars yearly and warehouse capacity for 500000 pounds.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Dorchester
Waue Kon
Chicago
New York
Allamakee County
Harrison County Raises Good Sum
August Red Cross activities for Harrison county show the national fund totaling 42 683 48, branch fund 1 953 50, membership fund 4 088, junior girls fund 408, with a county grand total of 48 965 23. Logan contributed 7 659 20, Dunlap 6 700, Woodbine 6 425 11, Missouri Valley 4 782, Mondamin 5 481 80, Persia 4 734 57, Magnolia 3 748 75, Pisgah 3 780 75, Modale 2 942 72, Little Sioux 1 250.
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Harrison County
Logan
National Fund
Dunlap
Woodbine
Missouri Valley
Mondamin
Persia
Magnolia
Pisgah
Modale
Little Sioux
Mine Explosion Kills 24 in Clay Kentucky
An explosion at West Kentucky Coal Company No. 7 mine south entry in Clay Kentucky killed 24 workers and injured 25. About 140 men were underground at the time. 115 had been brought to the surface by officials Charles and Richardson, vice president and general manager.
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Clay
West Kentucky Coal Company
Charles & Richardson
Germans Launch Desperate Assault on British Lines in Belgium
German forces press heavy attack against Lolobeke and the British post north of the Ypres Comines canal in an effort to regain the lost position near Manders. Latest dispatches say the British are holding firm as Canadian troops push to counter near Lens and have gained ground.
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France
Belgium
Lollobeke
Ypres-Comines Canal
Manders
Attaal
Lens
How to Conquer the Cramp in Swimming
A cramp is a muscle contraction caused by cold and can trigger panic that leads to drowning. The remedy is confidence in buoyancy and rapid lung inflation. When cramps strike, roll onto the back, gulp air, and exhale slowly underwater. For stomach cramps, push knees outward with both hands, then straighten legs. For limb cramps, breathe through puckered lips and straighten the affected limb with force.
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Popular Science Monthly
Making Em Bite A Dime Found In Street Car
A street car passenger asks who lost a dime and probes dates. Several riders search pockets until a man offers a trousers button as the found coin, matching the 1860 date and worn side.
Woman Holds Her Own In Battle Of Tongues
A department store elevator incident highlights a shopper who speaks up. the text notes a shoplifter and a tense scene as voices clash in a brief episode from the store.
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Prince Menschikoff
Menschikoff
Moscow
Lefort
United States Department of Agriculture
ROK
State
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana
Nebraska
Fremont County
Iowa
John M. Livingston
Nebraska City
Neb
Alberta
H.G
Talbott
Alsack
Sask
Can
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Montana
Abbott Co
Anaconda
Mont
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