Humorous Tales On A Transatlantic Shipboard Life
Heard on the Street recounts a Genoa homeward voyage by American refugees paying 116000 dollars for lodging. George Shelmerdine jokes about marital jealousy aboard the ship while a Sunday school superintendent’s wife offers a witty reframed reply. A separate anecdote notes Fielding’s influence and the need for pitchers and hitters. A British remount officer judges horse life at ten years on the firing line, predicting heavy future demand for horses as Europe rebuilds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principe
Udine
Genoa
George ‘Rives Shelmerdine
Pittsburg
Pet
Mr. Shelmerdine
Baltimore
George
France
Fiss, Doer & Carroll Horse Company
Big Mart
East Twenty Fourth Street
New York
Europe
Muffied Knocks and the Nation of Skirts Leaders
A fragmentary column notes that country life yields trouble without ads and that reckless joy rides reveal alcohol and gasoline do not mix. It jokes about fun in gambling and hints at social roles, stating the first person seen wearing skirts is a leader among men.
Belgian Relief Fund and Wyoming Plea for Aid
Governor Joseph M. Carey urges Wyoming residents to form a Belgian Relief Fund branch to convert contributions into flour for Belgian women and children near starvation. Nine thousand tons pledged. shipments from Philadelphia to Belgium will be funded at no cost to donors. emphasis on Belgian resilience and American duty.
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Belgian Relief Fund
Wyoming
Amd
Belgium
Brend
America
Ireland
Russia
Joseph M. Carey
Ducks Aids Fight Against Malaria and Yellow Fever
Dr Samuel G Dizon state health commissioner of Pennsylvania argues in the Journal of the American Medical Association that mosquitoes transmit malaria and yellow fever. He details ducks as mosquito destroyers in ponds and swamps, noting their appetite and water movement drown larvae and pupae. A Boston artist adds the spoonbilled duck as especially effective, and ducks can be used in various watery settings and also provide food. Presbyterian Church notes invite members to services with special music and active organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Dizon
Pennsylvania
Journal of the American Medical Association
Malara
Dizon
Dixon
William Lockwood
Boston
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Mre. Mills
New York Herald
Casper . Commer
Cial College
Casper Commercial College
Casper, Wyo
O'Donnell
Foot Schulz
Freeman-Patterson
Ferguson-McKinley
Oakland
Cal
Louie Aber
Edward Squires
Nevada
Aber
Abel
Sykes
San Francisco
Dash Katona
Oakton’ Tribune
W. P. McGarvie
Bert Orchard
A. Saxe
Magnds
Frazier-Johnson CO
Live Stock Commission
South
Omaha
Bill Frazier
Billie Lynam
Willis Hoopes
Berry Lumber Co
Old Basin Lumber Co
Mountain View Hotel
Catherine Goodrich
Basin
C. S. Kelly
Washington, D. C
California
Pacific Coast
Southern
Matt HU
W. Wakeley, G. P. A
H. G, Fetter
Nebraska
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