Flying Column of Red Cross Soldier Heroes
Colonel Kolpachnikoff leads a 200 man flying Red Cross column attached to the Twenty first Siberian corps. They ride into first line trenches and enter under fire to reach the wounded, wearing Red Cross insignia and earning praise from General Pleshkoff. With American friends among his circle, he recounts gas shell exposure and battles near Warsaw Lodz and Pleshkoff's Siberians.
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New York
America
Andrew Kolpachnikoff
John Burgess Camac
Philadelphia
Washington
Red Cross
Ambulance Corps
Kolpachnikoff
Order of St. George
Penza
Empire
Czar
Alexander II
Nathalia Narischkine
Peter the Great
Cleptoff
Caucasus
Boroding
Tolstoy
Moscow
Warsaw
Lodz
Pleshkoff
United States
Alexandre Verblinsky
Baku
Ural
Thomas M. Cassiday
Russia
Villa
Mexico
Ironsides
Andre Ivanovitch
M. Pleshkoff
Siberian
Tchervonaia
Niva
Tschidlovskaia
Sherman Miles
Malcolm Grow
Tenth Army
Grow
Stars and Stripes
Stanley Washburn
Walter C. Whiffen
Whiffen
Paris to Petrograd to Washington The Camac lineage in 1910s diplomacy
The narrative traces Andrew Kolpachnikoff Camac, born in Paris to a sister of Ther, who adopted Camac in 1912 by imperial decree. He studied at the Sorbonne, earned a doctor’s degree in international law in Russia, served in Washington as third secretary of embassy, then returned to Petrograd to join the foreign office as war loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
John Burgess Camac
Paris
Camac
Andrew Kolpachnikoff- Camac
Sorbonne
Russia
Washington
American Diplomaticervice
Petrograd
Foreign Office
Fleeced pilot Poole grows wary after lake swindle
Harry Poole master lake pilot of the Morrison hotel Chicago was swindled out of 50 dollars by a gypsy fortune teller. Mary Stanko, twenty, was arrested on Poole’s complaint as Desk Sergeant Brady urged him to sign the arrest blank.
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Harry Poole
Poole
Morrison Hotel
Chicago
Mary Stanko
Patrick Brady
Russian Red Cross seeks American motor ambulances for war wounded
A Russian Red Cross official praises American aid and asks for 100 to 150 motor ambulances to swiftly move wounded from front lines. He notes Russia has 31,000 trained nurses but only 400 motor ambulances, and compares needs to First Siberian and imperial fronts while appealing to American generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberian
Red Cross
Russia
Woman Builds Cement Tomb for Five Children in Newark
Mrs Philomena Tonnelli, of Newark New Jersey, has completed a cement tomb in the Holy Sepulchre cemetery. She moved five of her twelve deceased children into it and hopes all rest there. The 48 year old widow worked at odd jobs to buy cement and learned to mix it. The tomb measures 15 by seven feet with 15 inch thick walls.
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Newark
N. J
Philomena Tonnelli
Mushroom Mine Supports Morgantown Fungus Farm
In a former coal mine near Morgantown West Virginia a frozen ground mine now hosts a mushroom farm. Theodore F Imbach of the Morgantown agricultural station secured a permit and set up a lab analysis finding moisture and nutrients ideal for edible fungi. The venture ships large weekly to city markets.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Theodore F. Imbach
State Agricultural Experimenting Station
Feed Effects of Wheat Oats and Corn on Calves
Wisconsin experiment station tests fed three herds 350 pounds with nutrients from wheat oats or corn. Wheat fed calves were underdeveloped and weak at birth, oats gave normal size but low vigor, corn produced normal calves. Replacing half wheat roughage with alfalfa restored normal calf health.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Western Mining And Oil Prices Reported By Western News
Prices for metals listed by Western Mining and Oil News include silver, copper, lead, and spelter. Regional ore values shown for concentrates and crude ores, with units priced per 100 pounds or per unit and ranges for various assay percentages.
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New York
St. Louis
Gadsden pace quickens with oil and copper activity
The Jerome-Wenden Company operates east of Wenden on the Big Harqua Hala mountain while drilling for oil in the Big Chino valley north of Jerome Junction on the S F P and P. Velvet claims number six near Jerome and over 2,000,000 pounds of copper bullion monthly flow from Humboldt smelter of the Consolidated Arizona Smelting Company. The P D Extension Copper Company begins active development in the Clifton district with fifteen men sinking a shaft on the Carcarelli group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome-Wenden Company
Wenden
Big Chino Valley
Jerome Junction
Velvet
Tank Pass
Jerome
Duncan
G. A. Whiteford
Jim Crow
Eastern
Old Whale Group
Humboldt
Consolidated Arizona Smelting Company
P. D. Extension Copper Company
Clifton
Carcarelli Group
Treating an Irritated Eye in Animals
When an animal's eye is irritated and watery, bathe with a ten percent boric acid solution twice daily using a fresh cotton swab. Darken the stable slightly, wet feed to reduce dust, and keep the animal out of dust. If tear ducts are obstructed, have a veterinarian clean them.
Mining gains and ore shipments brighten Colorado districts
Reported six foot vein of $2 000 ore in the Jim Wilson lease at Victor. Georgetown and adjoining districts show better activity. A small shipment from the Shouldn't Wonder vein of the Rice Mining Company Enter prise group. Gold ore from the Homestake mine at Ward is highlighted. White Raven at Boulder county operates strictly on silver. Granite Gold Mining Company on Battle mountain Cripple Creek ships about 100 tons daily worth over $20 per ton. Brown brothers and Cora take a three year lease on Precious Metal holdings near Mills gulch Chattanooga Red Mountain. Vonda mine at Gold Hill shows improving operation and future importance. Shoo Fly mine on Womack hill yields 2.5 oz per ton, 44.30, 2.24 oz per ton 44.80, and 3.30 oz per ton 66.00.
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Georgetown
Rice Mining Company
Enterprise Group
John McDonough
Homestake
Ward
Boulder County
Colorado
White Raven
Battle Mountain
Cripple Creek
Granite Gold Mining Company
Silverton
Brown Brothers and
Cora
Mills Gulch
Chattanooga
Red Mountain
Gold Hill
Alex Hickman and Company
Shoo Fly
Womack Hill
Feeding Horses and Mules on Silage Trial 1914 15
An experiment from December 1914 to March 1915 tested 20 horses and mules to evaluate silage as hay substitute. Results show silage can replace part of hay at two pounds per one pound of hay with similar grain rations. Most silage animals finished in thriftier condition and at lower feeding cost, though some resisted silage after dry-feed periods.
Feeding skim milk to pigs
Skim milk from non tubercular cows is a valuable pig feed. The recommended mix is three pounds of skim milk to one pound of grain to secure 31 to 40 cents per hundred pounds. Younger smaller pigs gain more value from the milk. always mix with grain in the stated proportion.
New Mexico Mining Growth and Corporate Filings
The Lahoma Copper Company of Tucumcari filed articles of incorporation with 1.5 million dollars authorized capital. Chino Copper Company of Grant county paid a regular quarterly dividend of 1.50 and an extra 1 totaling 2,174,950 dollars by Dec 31. Rumors persist of the Socorro smelter restarting. mining activity rises as flotation advances unlock ore in Pinos Altos and Cleveland districts.
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Lahoma Copper Company
Tucumcari
State Corporation Commission
Chino Copper Company
Grant County
Socorro
New Mexico
Cold spell halts drilling in Greybull field and ore output
Wyoming reports extreme cold stops drilling in Greybull field while the Midwest Company refinery in Casper plans enlargement. The 1916 Wyoming gold and silver output is estimated by the Mint and Geological Survey at 4,054 fine ounces of gold worth 83,800 dollars and 4,700 ounces of silver.
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Greybull
Midwest Company
Casper
Wyoming
Bureau of the Mint
The
Geological Survey
California Syrup of Figs Ad Nostalgia and Health Advice
The ad contrasts old fashioned purgatives with California Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing laxative for children. It claims a 50 cent bottle cleanses liver and bowels, with directions for all ages and adults, and notes household uses like whitening clothes with Red Cross Bag Blue. The Dutch Indies petroleum production figure for 1915 is also mentioned.
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California
Adv
Actress Reveals Secret For Gray Hair Treatment
An actress shares a kitchen formula for gray hair using water, Bay Rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine. The mix darkens faded streaks, softens hair, and leaves no scalp staining or greasiness. directions are in Barbo Compound boxes.
Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti Ad for Mothers
Ad promotes Skinner Mfg. Co. macaroni and spaghetti as a nutritious, economical food for children. Claims it builds bones and muscle, avoids nervousness unlike meat, uses durum wheat, and offers a free cook book mailed to mothers from Omaha Nebraska.
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Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
Paraguay’s quebracho Trade Boosts Forest Resources
Paraguay holds valuable forest resources led by quebracho timber rich in tannin. The text notes quebracho as the key export asset in the country’s forestry sector.
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Paraguay
Quebracho
What the Doctor Knows About Kidney Health
Health advertorial explains kidneys' role in illness, cites Bright’s Disease deaths in New York, promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. Offers sample bottle by mail and bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar through local pharmacies.
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Bright
New York
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Experience Teaches and Frayed Bravado in Speech
A fragmentary dialogue shows Spiffer and Wiffer trading boasts and barbs about money and capability. Spiffer praises wit and repartee while Wiffer laments being nearly broke, limiting aid or action.
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Spiffer
His Idea. Teacher Johnny and the word hypo crite
Johnny questions a term with a riddle about a boy who avoids school with no cheerful greeting. The exchange frames a moral lesson on appearances and honesty.
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Johnny
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Angela de Acoata Sewell
Boston
Africa
W. E. Sewell
Paul Rainey
Mr. Sewell
Brady
Alexander Brailovsky
New York World
Ull
Western Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Arizona
Jerome Company
Gadsden
Jim Wilson
Victor
Pinos Altos
Cleveland
Dutch Indies
Havens Bros. Mfg. & Supply Company
Denver
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