Flying Column of Red Cross Hero Triumphs in Russia Warfront
Colonel Kolpachnikoff heads a 200 man flying column of Red Cross volunteers in the First Siberian Corps. He recalls eighteen major battles, gas shells, and frontline care for Siberian fighters near Warsaw, Lodz, and Pleshkoff's troops, with U S A liaison Lieut Sherman Miles and American friends aiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Hero
Russia
RED Cross
Tolstoy
Moscow
Kolpachnikoff
Warsaw
Lodz
Pleshkoff
United States
New York
Alexandre Verblinsky
Baku
Ural
Thomas M. Cassiday
Villa
Mexico
Ironsides
Andre Ivanovitch
M. Pleshkoff
Siberian
Tchervonaia
Niva
Tschidlovskaia
Sherman Miles
Malcolm Grow
Philadelphia
Tenth Army
Grow
Stars and Stripes
Stanley Washburn
Walter C. Whiffen
Whiffen
Paris to Petrograd: Camac lineage ties in new envoy
The passage traces Andrew Kolpachnikoff Camac, born to a sister of a man who married John Burgess Camac, and who added Camac to his patronymic in 1912 by imperial decree. He studied at the Sorbonne, earned a doctorate in international law, served in Washington as a third secretary of embassy, then returned to Petrograd to join the foreign office as war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Ther
Paris
Camac
Andrew Kolpachnikoff- Camac
Sorbonne
Russia
American Diplomaticervice
Petrograd
Foreign Office
Fleeced Pilot Becomes Wary After Swindle
Experience has made Harry Poole a cautious lake pilot living at the Morrison hotel in Chicago. He was swindled out of 50 dollars by a gypsy fortune teller. Mary Stanko, twenty, was arrested on Poole’s complaint after the harassment by Desk Sergeant Patrick Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Poole
Poole
Morrison Hotel
Chicago
Mary Stanko
Russian envoy appeals for American motor ambulances
A Russian Red Cross delegate lauds American aid and urges delivery of 100 to 150 motor ambulances to speed wounded troops to safety. He notes Russia's 31,000 nurses and 14 ambulances insufficient for the First Siberian Division and praises American generosity as pivotal to saving lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Brailovsky
Russia
America
New York World
Siberian
Red Cross
Woman Builds Cement Tomb For Her Five Dead Children
Mrs. Philomena Tonnelli of Newark New Jersey finished a cement tomb in the Holy Sepulchre cemetery for five of her twelve deceased children. She trained herself in mixing cement and used earnings from housecleaning and odd jobs to fund the project. The tomb measures 15 feet by seven feet with 15 inch walls. she hopes all her children may rest there, and she is forty eight years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Philomena Tonnelli
Mine As Mushroom Farm Brings Fresh Delicacy To Morgantown
In a former coal mine near Morgantown a mushroom grower uses the Pittsburgh coal seam depths to cultivate fungi. Theodore F. Imbach of the Morgantown agricultural station analyzed the soil and found it moisture rich with nutrients ideal for rapid edible fungus growth. 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 Heifer Calves
An Wisconsin experiment fed three groups of 350 pound heifers nutrients from wheat, oats, or corn. Calves from the wheat group were small and weak at birth, while corn and oats produced normal or near normal calves though oats yielded low vigor. Replacing half wheat roughage with alfalfa restored calf vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Western mining and oil price report summary
Prices for metals tabulated by Western Mining and Oil News Service list silver in New York at 7.50 per 100 lbs copper 28.37 percent per 100 lbs spelter in St. Louis at 9.2 per 100 lbs and tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 15 per unit. Crude ores 60 percent 15 25 percent 9.40 to 12 10 percent 8.70 to 10 per unit.
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New York
St. Louis
Jerome Area Mines and Copper Operations Advancing
The Jerome-Wenden Company works east of Wenden on the Big Harqua Hala mountains while drilling for oil in the Big Chino valley north of Jerome Junction on the S F P S P and P under way. Copper bulbing at Humboldt smelter tops two million pounds monthly as P D Extension Copper starts shaft sinking on Carcarelli claims in Clifton district.
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 eye is irritated and watery bathe with a ten percent boric acid solution twice daily using a new cotton swab each time. Slightly darken the stable and wet all feed to prevent dust while keeping the animal from dust as much as possible. If tear ducts are obstructed they should be cleaned by a competent veterinarian.
Mining Outlook Bright In Colorado Districts
The Georgetown and adjoining districts show improved mining activity with a six foot vein of $2,000 ore in the Jim Wilson lease at Victor. A small shipment of silver ore came from the Shouldn't Wonder vein of Rice Mining Company's Enter prise group. A gold ore specimen from Homestake mine at Ward, Boulder county, was proudly shown by John McDonough. The White Raven mine in Boulder county remains the only Colorado mine operating strictly on silver. Granite Gold Mining Company properties on Battle mountain Cripple Creek ship about 100 tons daily valued above $20 per ton. In Silverton district Brown brothers and Cora lease the entire Precious Metal holdings in Mills gulch near Chattanooga Red Mountain district for three years. The Vonda mine at Gold Hill demonstrates improving mining with skilled judgement. A Cripple Creek report notes three car shipment from Shoo Fly mine yielding 2.5 ounces per ton at $44.30, 2.24 ounces per ton at $44.80, and 3.30 ounces per ton at $66.
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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
Silage Tests Show Mixed Hay Substitute For Horses
An experiment from December 1914 to March 1915 tested 20 horses and mules to determine silage as a partial hay substitute in rations of corn oats bran. Results indicate two pounds of silage per pound of hay can replace part of hay, with silage-fed animals generally thriftier and cost-saving, though some had trouble adapting to silage.
Feeding skim milk to pigs
Skim milk not from tubercular cows is a good pig feed. Use three pounds of skim milk to one pound of grain for best results. At that ratio skim milk can fetch 31 to 40 cents per hundred pounds. The younger and smaller the pigs the more valuable the milk. Always mix with grain at the stated proportion.
New Mexico Copper Firms See Corporate Moves and Mining Uptick
The Lahoma Copper Company of Tucumcari filed articles of incorporation with $1.5 million authorized capital. Chino Copper Company of Grant county paid a $2,174,950 dividend on Dec 31. Rumors persist of the Socorro smelter restarting. Mining activity rises as ore shipments increase. Flotation process advances boost the Pinos Altos and Cleveland districts.
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Lahoma Copper Company
Tucumcari
State Corporation Commission
Chino Copper Company
Grant County
Pinos Altos
Cleveland
Cold spell halts drilling in Greybull field Wyoming
The extreme cold has nearly stopped drilling in the Greybull field. The Midwest Company refining plant at Casper will be enlarged soon. Wyoming 1916 gold and silver output estimated by the mint and geological survey totals 4,054 fine ounces of gold worth 83,800 dollars and 4,700 ounces of silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greybull
Midwest Company
Casper
Wyoming
Bureau of the Mint
The
Geological Survey
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Gentle Child Cleansing
Retrospective appeal contrasts old fashioned physic with California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative for children. Claims it cleanses the liver and bowels and soothes the stomach, with a 50 cent bottle and directions for all ages. Also includes brief unrelated ad lines and a note on Dutch Indies petroleum output in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Adv
Actress Reveals Gray Hair Secret and Hair Darkener
An actress shares a home recipe to darken faded gray hair using a half pint water one ounce Bay Rum a small box Barbo Compound and a half ounce glycerine. The mixture cleanses softens and brightens hair without coloring the scalp and is inexpensive to prepare.
Skinner's Macaroni Ad Promises Tough Nutrition
For hungry children Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti is praised as delicious and economical. The copy claims it builds bone and muscle, calms nerves, uses durum wheat, and offers a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Neb. to mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
Paraguay’s quebracho trade fuels forest riches
Paraguay relies on valuable forest resources led by quebracho, noted for its high tannin content. The timber is a key economic asset, shaping regional commerce and export potential despite environmental pressures.
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Paraguay
Quebracho
The Kidneys Need Care Say Doctor And Ads
Health notes stress kidneys influence on overall health and link to Bright's Disease. Promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as kidney liver and bladder remedy available at pharmacies. Sample bottle offered for ten cents from Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
New York
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Speech Scene Reveals Strained Bargain Talk
A fragment shows an exchange where one speaker frowns at high prices and the other hints at limited funds. The dialogue suggests a moment of financial tension and sharp wit amid available resources.
His Idea. Teacher Johnny and the Hypocrite
Johnny asks what a hypocrite is and a boy answers that it is someone who does not come to school with a smile on their face.
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Poole
Johnny
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Angela de Acoata Sewell
Boston
Africa
W. E. Sewell
Paul Rainey
Mr. Sewell
Patrick Brady
Brady
Ull
Western Mining and Oil News
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Arizona
Jerome Company
Gadsden
Jim Wilson
Victor
New Mexico
Socorro
Dutch Indies
Havens Bros. Mfg. & Supply Company
Denver
Spiffer
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