Secretary of Commerce Swamped by Rag Offers
Washington secretary Tom Grant of the chamber of commerce is flooded with letters from people nationwide offering rags for sale. Letters from farriers’ wives farmers’ boys and girls describe rag collections awaiting disposal. A Missouri woman suggests a wagon to haul rags while an Iowa resident asks if two bushels can buy clothes for her family. The spree follows a commerce department bulletin urging housewives to save rags for paper making. The mix of rural letters shows a belief the capital chamber offers the single contact point.
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Washington
Tom Grant
Washington Chamber of Commerce
United States
Missouri
Grant
Iowa
Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Capital
Unemployed Girls Targeted by New Federal Employment Bureau
The labor department forms a women's division of the federal employment bureau to place girls aged 16 and up. Mrs. Kate Barrett of Alexandria and Mrs. Grace Hopkins of Washington lead the effort with federation ties. The program envisions state labor zone information exchange and cooperation with the Federation of Women's Clubs to address economic causes of delinquency and immigrant girl exploitation.
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Department of Labor
New
Federal Employment Bureau
Kate Waller Barrett
Alexandria
Florence Crittenton
The
Nation Council of Women
Grace Porter Hopkins
Washington
United States Employment Service
Federation of Women’s'clubs
Frederick H. Cole
Civil Service Reform Committee
Federation
Barrett
America
Europe
Marine Band decries army reform cutting outside work
Members of the Marine Band protest a new army reorganization law that bars them from outside engagements and lessons. The rule blocks private performances and the annual concert tour, though appearances at White House events and park concerts remain allowed. Some musicians fear they will leave the band for better pay elsewhere.
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Marine Band
Marine Corps
Musicians Union
White House
Secretary of the Navy
Bill Gordon The Ferocious Yet Gentle Congressman
Bill Gordon of Cleveland is described as the most ferocious looking congressman with a burly fighter’s build and a booming voice. Yet he is gentle off the floor and among the most conservative on military affairs, calmly resuming his speech after a sharp exchange with a South Carolina colleague.
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Congress
Bill Gordon
Cleveland
Gordon
South Carolina
Western Canada The land hungry man’s promised wheat Eden
Western Canada offers vast first class agricultural land at low costs with high wheat yields. Alberta averages 32.84 bushels per acre, Manitoba Saskatchewan yield around 30, while U S averages 17. A good 160 acre homestead can be free, and land is plentiful for farming. Education is free with state funding, and rural taxation favors land value.
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Western Canada
Canada
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
United States
North Dakota
Feeding Period for Cattle
J L Tormey of the University of Wisconsin describes feeding periods for steers in feedlots. Short periods last sixty to ninety days while long periods average about six months. Full feed means grain and roughage at full capacity, built up gradually to avoid digestive upset. The warming up phase lasts two to six weeks, with faster gains when roughage dominates early. Short feeding yields cheaper daily gains, and overfeeding grain early risks digestive disturbances.
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J. L. Tormey
University of Wiseae
Agricultural Experiment Staon
It Is No Worry Why the cogitation substitute for gasoline
The Pittsburgh Post notes quip about seeking substitutes for gasoline with walking proposed as a solution. No concrete plan or concrete date is given. The item captures a humorous aside rather than a reportable event.
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Pittsburgh Post
Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Purity and Healing
An advertisement touts Cuticura skin care with Soap to cleanse and Ointment to soothe. It promises preservation of natural beauty and relief from irritation, offering free samples by mail with a postcard to Boston. A wedding gift inquiry prompts a clerk to suggest a $5 item that appears pricier.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Free Rheumatism Book Offer by Jesse A Case
Advertises a free book on rheumatism and neuritis by Jesse A Case from Brockton Massachusetts. Claims the book explains causes and cures and invites readers to write for a copy.
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Jesse A. Case
Dept. C. W
Brockton
Mass
Adv
Debtor and Collector Quip Over Three Month Bill
The Detroit Free Press notes a light exchange as a collector laments a bill running for three months and a respondent jokes about marriage and bachelorhood in a witty exchange. The snippet showcases social humor in a newspaper column.
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Detroit Free Press
VAT FOR SMALL FARM FLOCK
The illustration shows a good type of small dipping vat of about the right size for the average small farm sheep flock. Its construction is simple and fairly cheap. The place for the vat is dug out in the ground and lined with bricks or cement. The run ways should be floored with pine boards and the fencing may be of any suitable material. Where it is not desirable or possible to buy someone of the many good metal portable dipping vats for small flock use, a permanent tank like this will meet all needs.
Horses Finding Favor In Special Purpose Breeding
The article argues farmers should raise special purpose horses tailored to specific tasks rather than generalists. It notes general purpose horses fetch lower prices and that market demand rewards animals adapted to one job due to higher profitability.
Carranza Note Seeks Pacification on Frontier Troops
The text of Carranza's note transmitted by Eliseo Arredondo urges immediate solution to the border conflict with the United States. It proposes withdrawal of American troops, frontier protection, rapid mediation offers, and inquiry into direct negotiations or accepted mediation to avoid new incidents and further complications.
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Union News Service
Washington
Carranza
United States
Eliseo Arredondo
Carrizal
Pacific
Ciudad Juarez
el Paso
Mexico
G. Aguilar
E. Arredondo
Steamer Jacob Luckenbach Sunk After Channel Collision
The American steamer Jacob Luckenbach sank after a collision in the channel. The crew were rescued.
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London
Jacob Luckenbach
German American Alliance backs preparedness pledge
Buffalo New York The State Convention of the German American Alliance re elected officers and adopted resolutions denying political misuse of the group. It pledged members to defend the government in the Mexican crisis and to support liberty and free institutions while seeking peace amid war torn Europe and Mexico.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Wilson
Whitman
Europe
Mexico
Lava Flows Threaten Italian Coast Towns
Stromboli eruption accelerates lava streams destroying homes along the coast. Residents flee to the sea and seek refuge on relief ships dispatched from Messina as towns face destruction.
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Rome
Messina
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Endorsed By Drugist In Oklahoma
A 1915 testimonial from Chas A Braser of Red Rock Oklahoma endorses Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the most popular kidney remedy. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys, noting sizes available at drug stores.
Photographer's Portrait Change Requests in a Local Ad
A mother asks a country photographer to alter her son Joseph's portrait to fit an advertisement seeking a "smart-looking and honest" boy. The photographer uses quick development to produce a negative, while the mother contemplates the staged facial change. An unrelated Red Cross Bag Blue advertisement concludes the excerpt.
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Joe
Joseph
Lives Up to His Name in Aging Dinner Attire
A humorous item from the Boston Evening Transcript notes that during his first year of marriage Rounder wears aging clothes at dinner and continues by breakfast, illustrating a comical fidelity to a name and habit.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Plankville Entertainments Sink Fund to Debt
A dialogue sets a scene in Plankville where asks about life and a piano fund. The reply notes that every fundraising entertainment pushes the community deeper into debt, underscoring financial strain and cautious optimism.
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Plankville
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Richmond readers are urged that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can ease Change of Life symptoms. A testimonial from Mrs Lena Wynn cites relief from headaches dizziness and heat flashes and urges others to use the remedy for suffocation backaches irregularities and related discomforts.
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Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
E. O Street
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