South's Offering of Human Food Promoted in Southern Pantry Plan
Special to the Banner reports from Atlanta on April 6 that the South holds 22 million of the nation’s 67 million hogs, 45 percent of U.S. corn acreage, and could boost grain output to maximum levels with fertilization. Cotton crop profits could yield fats from seed oil, aiding butter and lard supplies for Germany and Austria, while Southern states produce most rice, sugar cane, and vegetables. Farmers urged to diversify crops to fill the South’s pantry.
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Atlanta
United States
South
Virginia
Texas
Farm Service Bureau
Germany
Austria
Teutons
Louisiana
Germany's Fifty-One Million Merchant Fleet Seized
News from April 6 reports the United States seizing and interning Germanys 51 million merchant fleet as the first war act. Crews of over 3,000 were moved to Ellis Island or detained, while vessels at New York Hoboken Stapleton and nearby ports were disabled, inspected, and placed under U S Marine guards.
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Germany
Peete
Washington, D. C
United States
Tlite
New York
Vaterland
Ell's Island
Metropolis
Congress
Vor
Ellis Island
Hudson
Hoboken
Stapleton
Staten Island
Dudley Field Ma Jone
New York City
Geo. F. Lamb
Governors Island
Government of
Jacksonville
Fla
Freda Leonhardt
Federal Building
United
J. W. Bostwell
Baltimore
Rhein, Neckar
Bulgaria
Philadelphia
Apri
Pring Oskar
Rhetta
Gloucester
M. J
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Prinz Eltel
Georgia
Prince Oskar
Rheita
Deutchland
New London
Conn
Willehad
Loyd Line
Boston
Wilmington
N. C
United States Coast Cutter Guard
Seminole
Ryan
Smith
Vestera
Kiel
Nicaria
Europe
United States ‘Marine Hospital
United States Marshall
Dreamy Miss Winifred and the bishop's secret key
In a small town a young choir leader Miss Winifred inspires admiration and dreams of a fairy tale romance. The narrator finds a real life twist when a bishop enters, revealing a secret, and Miss Winifred hints at happiness after a real life ending rather than a fairy tale finale.
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Winifred
Wilfred
T Nave
Miss Winifred
Thea
Chicago Inne
Enduring Achievement
George Washington never told a single lie is the famous phrase debated as a possible misattribution. The remark appears in discussions of early American ideals and leadership, raising questions about myth versus documented record in public memory.
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George Washington
Fragmented Transcript Snippet Yields Curious Dialogue
A partial transcription fragment presents a cryptic exchange about cashiers and life questions. The readable bits hint at a playful or puzzled conversation, with no clear event, date, or proper nouns to anchor a broader news item.
Purrinjuck Dam boosts New South Wales water supply scheme
A Canadian report outlines the Purrinjuck Dam project in New South Wales as the first large water conservation scheme. It describes the location in a rocky gorge, the hold on the Murrumbidgee and other rivers, the 240 foot dam height, storage capacity of 88.48 billion gallons, and the Yanko area use. The article notes extensive government support to settlers, population growth, and agricultural prospects including dairying fruit and ostrich farming.
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New South Wales
Department of Commerce
Murrumbidgee
Goodradighee
Yass
Yanko
Never Out of Date Encourages Patience and Industry
The piece extols patient plodding perseverance as timeless, noting that hard work and steady effort are valued from the eighteenth century to the twentieth. It contrasts quaint grandparent fashions with modern manners and urges advertising your wants.
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Eigteenth
Nantucket Speech and Whaling Lore Echoes in Local View
The Boston Transcript piece highlights Nantucket talk with nautical slang and humor, noting terms like masthead and keel out, and recalling a 1841 will phrased by Obed Gardner. It chronicles sea derived sayings, family life aboard a life cruise, and a vivid anecdote of a Nantucket boy tale involving whaling slang.
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Nantucket
America
Obed Gardner
Mare Inoy
Haley Jane
Sen Jothain
Windward
Union Street
Nantuckét
Boston Transcript
Leap Year Reckoning and Century Rule Explained
The text outlines a leap year rule where years divisible by four are leap years except centennial years not divisible by four. It cites 1600 as a leap year, 1700 1800 and 1000 as not leap years, and notes 2000 as a leap year. It mentions eight-year gaps without a leap year from 1796 to 1804 and 1896 to 1904.
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Frca
Friendship’s Silent Wisdom and the Call of the Gods
Fragmentary Emersonian reflection on friendship praising restraint and listening to the inner voice. Encourages quiet listening to discover true speech, avoiding interference and ego in guiding words.
Weak Natures in a Harsh World
A reflective note on fragile natures needing indulgence and kindness for growth. The piece likens sensitive souls to plants requiring the warm shelf of a greenhouse and the gardener’s careful, watchful care to thaw their hardships and foster development.
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Athens
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Colleter Malone
East Boston
Navy Yard
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Messenger
Walt
Desmond
Younemann
Bert
Dirk
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Lipa
Emerson
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