Garabed Machine Seen as Failed Free Energy Proposal
A committee of scientists appointed by Congress declared the Boston Armenian inventor Garabed’s device a failure and a perpetual motion curiosity. They argue energy cannot be created, only transformed, and suggest tapping known reservoirs like coal, oil, waterfalls, and wind for power. Some still hope future mechanists may unlock unseen energy sources from the ether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garabed
Boston
Lodge
Echanic Ius
Garabed Ousis A
West Leads In Fourth Of July Ship Building Quietly
The article notes 98 ships launched on the Fourth amid a geographic split. Pacific Coast yards produced the most, with California leading in steel ships and Washington in wooden ships, while Oregon followed for wood and Washington again for steel. The West shows remarkable achievement and may urge the East to catch up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Lakes
Pacific Yards
Atlantic Yards
California
Washington
Oregon
England's Food Triumph Amid War Strain and Harvest Gains
The article notes a wartime shift in England and Wales with over 2.5 million acres of grass turned to crops and 800,000 tons more food, boosting bread supplies and saving ship tonnage. It compares Britain’s agricultural mobilization to wartime naval battles and urges similar effort elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
England
Wales
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Austrian Bread Sparks War Food Controversy
A wartime report alleges the Austrian army received bread with only two per cent oats and the rest made from ground wood fiber straw and other fillers. The piece notes the bread’s impact on the civilian population and the official chemists involved.
Household Hints and Recipes from a Historical Menu
Readable kitchen notes present a breakfast lunch and dinner menu followed by several recipes. Corn Flour Griddle Cakes use corn flour milk egg and a turnip rubbed griddle. Southern Pone bakes chicken Indian meal and egg. Baked Brown Bread blends corn flour cornmeal soda salt buttermilk molasses and shortening.
Use Steam for Canning To Save Time and Labor
The steam pressure canner and steam process canning offer higher temperatures than boiling water and shorter processing. Pressure cookers are lightweight, come in sizes, and suit home canning as well as quick prep of cereals, beans and meats. Free bulletins from the department of agriculture Washington DC and guidance from the national war garden commission provide full instructions and advice.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
National War Garden Commission
Washinon
Booster Poem and Wartime Anecdotes From The Rail Yard
A collage of raucous vignettes and verse about trains, workers, soldiers, and local life. A French traveler mocks Irish place names while Tommy and Timmy grouse over shell workers pay. A judge chides a repeat offender and a boastful booster praises town pride and Uncle Sam.
Artillery activity and wartime updates across fronts
July 6 1917 reports show heavy German counterattacks on the Somme as Russian advances near Kolomea push back Austrian lines and von Bothmer's forces retreat Tarnopol. The US declares the Orleans sunk by submarine with four sailors lost and all guard aboard saved while British gains near Thiepval and Chemin des Dames see continued combat. July 6 1915 notes Russians prepare a final stand before Warsaw and British trench gains north of Ypres amid German pressure toward Calais.
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Chemin, Des Dames
American State Department
Orleans
Somme
Kolomea
von Bothmer
Tarnopol
Thiepval
Warsaw
Ypres
Calais
Everyday Etiquette and Courtesy in Public Life
A column on proper manners urges courtesy to those who wait in shops and stores and avoiding irritability. Marie Reilley answers readers on etiquette, noting to include a stamp for personal replies and proper introductions with a simple How do you do. A reader is advised to cut off correspondence with an untrustworthy soldier. The piece ends noting 29 aviation training fields run by the government nationwide.
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Marie Reilley
Reilley
Etquette
Pelle C
Reverend Hickmans Message Impresses Newark Readers
Rev Hickman testifies after ten years of indigestion and chronic pain found relief with Dr Parker's Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation. He praises its efficacy and endorses the program. The advertisement notes Dr Parker's Nerve Tonic Tablets and Liver Tablets, with prices and local pharmacy availability.
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Parker
Dy Parker
Dr. Parker
Geo. B. Parker, Jr
Athens
Ohio
Cline’s Pharmacy
England’s wartime farming upsurge fills bread needs
The speaker notes Germany’s dire state while Britain increases grain output. England, previously producing one-fifth of its breadstuffs, now raises four-fifths despite a long farming handicap, as the country supports both agriculture and military aims.
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England
Kerensky Faces Warning as He Plans UK Visit
Kerensky surprised British labor leaders by kissing Saakeria in public. He now plans to visit this country and a public warning is issued to any male citizen ambitious to preside at a Kerensky meeting.
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Kerensky
Saakeria
Uncle Sam and the home front war effort
The piece argues that government can handle communications and logistics if needed, but stresses that faster national victory depends on capital and labor fulfilling their roles. It frames wartime production as a collective duty beyond federal mobilization.
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Sam
Mail order romance and local business ads mix in Athens
A column blends a cautionary tale about mail order brides with a dense listing of Athens area businesses. It notes moral cautions about picture sales and then catalogs local merchants, shops, and services from The Athens Electric Co. to Wolfe Bros. and The D. Zenner Co.
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The
Athens Daily Messenger
Ireland
Pat
Kilmary
Kilpatrick
Mesself
Kilkenny
Kilmar
France
Tommy
Timmy
Tim
United States
Rev. Hickman
Germany
Me.Merkor
Athens Electric CO
Athens Ice & Storage CO
Athens Messenger
Athens National Bank
F. L. Alderman
Athens Printery CO
Bank OF Athens National Banking Association
W. B. Golden
W. S. Blackwood
Carpenter How. CO
Glouster
Nelsonville
Cash Shoe Store
Corner Court
Mill Streets
Cline Pharmacy CO
Cline Ice Cream CO
Cornwell & Co., Jewelers and Optometrists
Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
Emmett H. Cotton
W. M. Cray
M. T. Ellis
Foutch’s
Connection
Hibbard’s Music Shop
Edison Diamond Disc
Amberola
Columbia Grafonolas
Home Furnishing CO
J. H. Johnson Novelty CO
Kerr Hardware CO
Lash’s Drug
Lash
Lostro Auto Sales CO
Overland and
Willys-Knight Automobiles
Federal Trucks
Maxwell’s Novelty
China
McHenry & Sisler
Wooltex
the Messenger Printery CO
Moler Auto Sales CO
Chevrolet and
Cadillac Motor Cars
Republic and
Sterling Trucks
Murphy Bros
Roach
Scott Haney CO
Home of Good Clothes
Sam Sommer
Star Mineral Water Works CO
F. C. Stedman CO
the Union Grocery CO
Cambell Locheny
Wolfe Bros
D. Zenner Co.—Modern Department Store
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