Washington Star Article on War Bills and Prisoner Aid
A wartime Washington dispatch details the house passage of the soldiers and sailors insurance bill with a 17 million dollar appropriation and a Pershing designation, plus references to income taxes and a 10 thousand dollar insurance cap. It also reports relief efforts for American POWs in Germany, including food parcels, clothing, and letter support organized via the American Red Cross and Allied committees.
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Washington, D. C
Pershing
France
Biles
Utwif
Sailura’ Iesurange
pHscher
Borne
Swite
Ferland
Hilts L. Dreaal
Dread
Gerard
Anwrichnembaaay
Berlin
Paris
Switzerland
Germany
London
Pridonarn
Herne
Berne
Amerie Tod Cronk
Fragmented OCR Reads Shuffle Through Historic Notes
Collage of quoted phrases from various papers and works with names like Towtan Globe and Baltimore American. The legible bits mention Beaton Transcript The Reason Tencher and exchanges about wealth, health, and marriage in garbled form. No coherent single event or clear subjects emerge.
Women at War Explain How Women Join Battle Lines
A fragmented column discusses women’s roles in combat and the dubious claims of strenuous bravery. It notes society pressures and suggests products like Pierce’s Favorite Prescriptive and other remedies promising relief from fatigue and nervous weakness amid wartime duties.
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Pieror
Will Aid Direct Marketing Initiative Expansion
Renewed efforts through field agents and the parcel post to boost direct marketing by selling farm products directly to consumers. Agents will operate nationwide, coordinating with postmasters to reach producers and form dependable producer groups for direct supply.
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Uncle Bam
Bureau of
Afarkots
United States Department of Agriculture
Nevara
Innit
Tate
Conamnera
Crops Worth Millions Saved From the Squirrels
A state campaign, led by the Department of Agriculture with cooperation from state authorities, reports that North Dakota efforts killed squirrels across about 7,000,000 acres at a cost of roughly five cents per acre. About 19,000 farms were involved, and parallel campaigns are planned in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and California to extend wildlife extermination efforts.
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North Dakota
Department of Lentture
Montana
Iaho
Oregon
Nevada
California
Not Called Dead Sea in Bible Says Scholar Claim
A reader dispute notes the Bible lacks the term Dead Sea and asserts the phrase appears only after the second century. The Old Testament refers to the body as the Salt Sea beside the Jordan River, not as a named Dead Sea.
Market for Boots and Shoes in British Trade Declines
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a market for boots and footwear in Britain, mentioning canvas tights and leather options. The text hints at yearly turnover and wholesale demand but lacks complete details or clear events.
Healthy Chicks Grow Fast and Clean Housing
Health tips for chick rearing emphasize clean sanitary housing and proper ventilation. Regular cleaning, litter management, fresh ground, and ventilation reduce disease risk and promote rapid, healthy chick growth.
Light Horseshoe Design Reduces Weight and Strain
An 18 inch ideal horseshoe is suggested to keep the foot level and improve wear. Calculation shows four pound shoes reduce load on heavy horses, lowering energy use and grain costs. Ordinary work stresses 204 tons per day across both feet, so lighter wiring would ease strain and maintenance.
Wire Splicer Described by Minnesota Writer
A Minnesota writer in The Farmer describes a simple wire splicer. He explains cutting a one inch by one eighth inch strip of iron and forming a narrow band with a hook large enough to fit neatly.
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Saya
Minnesota
Wire Splicer Instructions Found in Aiden Hook Notes
A historical snippet describes a wire splicer heating wire to be joined. It instructs turning the splicer backward to complete the splice and using large pliers to hold the wires in place near the aiden hook with two notches Med.
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Aiden Hook
Turkey Care Advice Warns Against Overfeeding and Crowding
The excerpt advises careful turkey husbandry noting not to overfeed and to provide isolated roosts. It warns that turkeys kept with chickens may become unhealthy and stresses keeping them under proper conditions to avoid disease and stunting.
Bees Helpful to Orchards
In Florence Italy a study shows bees do not pierce fruit skins and do not cause fermentation or rot. Bees aid pollination and fruit setting, and their presence helps orchards by supporting crop yields and reducing spoilage.
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Florence
Italy
Value of Fertilizers From Wood Ashes and Waste
The text notes soft woods yield little value as fertilizer compared with hard wood ashes. It suggests ash from trash piles or weed decay is also of limited usefulness. It remarks soft wood ash has negligible market value when mature or obtained by certain methods.
Blanching Endive Guidance From University Bulletin
The note from Association Mortient Farm in St Paul explains blanching endive by gathering leaves and tying the bunches. Do it on a sunny day after rain and harvest at the right time to avoid decay or overblown leaves.
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Hi Roy Icady
Associeia
Mortientturtat
University’ Farm
St. Paul
Chappie
Louieville
Advantages of Mules Over Horses in 19th Century Trade
A detailed comparison extols mule superiority for work readiness at two years, toughness, lower disease risk, fewer accidents, and market demand, especially in wartime. It notes cheaper raising costs, faster market readiness at three years, and higher resilience under harsh conditions, with anecdotes on health and outdoor life.
Questionable Ads Prompt Odd Curiosity in Papers
A Baltimore American line hints at a playful tease while the Louisville Courier Journal jokes about doorbell scams in a humorous prompt. The exchange mentions a race play being run, reflecting light newspaper wit and social curiosities.
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Baltimore American
Onions Planted in Autumn for Next Year’s Crop
Several onion kinds can stay in soil over winter. The multiplier or potato onion can be planted in autumn to yield early green onions. Large thin onions contain many hollow hearts and will form several small onions. a small onion has one heart and makes a large onion. A few large onions may be planted to supply seed for next year.
Keep Cholera Out of Herd TE
Keep cholera out of the herd by maintaining lean hogs and clean environments. Prevent sows from fighting and wallowing with other hogs. provide lime water for drinking once daily and a teaspoon of aspirin for each hog daily as advised.
Culling Practice Noted for Promising Poultry Bids
The article discusses culling as chicks grow, recommending a special tag band on promising specimens to track development. It explains successful poultrymen identify best breeders from hatch to maturity and use tagging to monitor vigor and growth.
Curious Claim About A Cure For Skin Irritation
A garbled note touts a supposed cream called tregone or freezone that allegedly dries a rash instantly without irritation. It hints at wide popularity among women and mentions a price variance at drug stores.
To Remove the Mate and Eye Care Tips
Guidance on travel eye care advises carrying an aye cup and lotion for bathing, plus flaxseed. A boride weld soliton is recommended to soothe eyes inflamed by dust wind or foreign matter.
Hooved humor and milk yard tale from a chaotic notice
A fragmentary paste recalls a comical scene of a shopkeeper and a trickster, milk and yard measures, and a playful exchange. It blends quirky slang with a mock dictionary entry and snippets from a baseball report and domestic dialogue, all tangled in a newspaper-like collage.
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Whopman
Pat
Tom
Food Hill
Chicago Wheat Pit
Easy home remedy ad for skin pimples with Outlours Ointment
An easy fee way to remove pimples. Smear the affected surfaces with Outlours Ointment. Wash off in five minutes with Catloura Soap and hot water. Repeat each morning. No better toilet preparations exist. Free sample mailed with hook and address postcard. Boston. Sold everywhere. Ady.
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Catienra
Boston
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