Retirements among navy officers in 1913 listed
The survey lists retirements from the navy active list in 1913 due to age. Names include Medical Director J C Bytnes at New York Naval Hospital January 12 and Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus as Atlantic fleet commander June 15 among others. Also notes no retirements among pay corps chaplains naval constructors or Marine Corps officers.
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Navy
J. C. Bytnes
Naval Hospital
New York
DP. N. Bertolette
Board of Medical Examiners
Washington
J. J. Murdock
General Board
A. B. Willits
Navy Yards
Frank O. Maxson
Key West
Ang
P. A. Lovering
Mare Island
Aaron Ward
Harbor
I. G. Heneberger
Naval Retiring Board
Charles T. Hibbett
Norfolk
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice as New British Ambassador to Washington
The article notes Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice born 1850 becomes Britain's ambassador to the United States, with prior roles in Stockholm and Washington, and a 1908 acting secretary assignment. It also mentions his career path and related diplomatic postings.
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Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice
Ambassador Bryce
Washington
Stockholm
Sir Cecil A. Spring-Rice
The
United Gates
Wee
Washingtoe
Brassele
Tokyo
Yo Leren Io Land
Adulster
Peay In
Buying Goods at Home Trade Talk Urges Local Spending
A persuasive address advocates patronizing local merchants over mail order houses. It argues returning money to the community strengthens neighbors, keeps trade local, and may offer quicker satisfaction despite distant promises. Encourages trying nearby shops first and weighing time and cost.
The Man Who Wins and Advisers to Chinese President
The poem extols the steady average man who wins through diligence and restraint. It praises persistence, honesty, and self reliance as traits of success. The second item notes advisers to China's president with two cabinet graduates from St John’s and mentions Dr Sze and Dr Yen with education in America and roles in language and diplomacy.
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China
St. John's Elge
Sze
St. John’s
Corneil
United States
Yen
Kenyon College
Waa
Washington
Farm Advice on Power Use Costs in Crop Production
Professor H B Bone of the Montana experiment station warns farmers may be wasting horsepower on crops. He notes some runs produce small crops with the same effort as large ones and stresses careful machinery choice, operator skill, and avoiding obsolete equipment to prevent costly failures.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Country Church
Ek. D. Hetzel
Hector MacPherson
Dean Fl. W. Calvin
H. RB. Bone Bright
Montana Experiment Station
Bouebright Snys
Luther Burbank and the modern potato legacy
Luther Burbank’s forty years of plant breeding transformed potatoes from small red varieties to long white tubers. The Burbank potato greatly increased size yield and quality and is cited by the U S department of agriculture as adding millions to farm income annually. The Luther Burbank Society in California aims to share these results worldwide without profit.
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Burbank
Edison
Luther Burbank
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
America
Luther Burbank Society
State of
California
Wintering Bees In Cellars For Warmth
The best place to winter bees is in a cellar where warmth is easier to maintain. The initial step is to ensure the cellar can be kept above freezing to protect colonies from cold damage.
Creation's Beginning and God's Work Through Light
A Sunday school lesson outlines Genesis 1 1 to 2 6 stressing creation by God the Father Son and Spirit. It links light to spiritual renewal through the new birth and compares divine order with human restoration, citing supporting scriptures and themes of judgment and restoration.
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Jer. Xemm
Lee
Eaaby
Tii
God
Bon
Earth
II Cor
Christ
Dont Farm As Your Fore Fathers Did
A Kansas Farmer essay warns against traditional farming methods and urges ambition. It contrasts stagnant plodders with those who conquer conditions and rise above average. The piece critiques superstition and celebrates striving to keep pace with a changing world.
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Kansas
Fooling the Field Mice in Winter Quarters
Iowa Homestead suggests orchard ground care to deter field mice. Clear away dead grass and weeds around tree trunks, apply loose earth, and tramp it down to reduce rodent comfort and protection from hawks and owls.
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Iowa
Rotating Patches Helps Soils and Fights Pests
The piece argues rotation of patches aids impoverished soil and reduces losses from insects and plant diseases. It notes corn and cotton boll worm larvae overwinter in soil and that certain diseases spread via spores. rotating crops may avoid infestations and lessen damage. It urges preventive work and compares pest control to timely action in war.
Love, ambition and a lifelong student in a vanished tale
Arthur Leighton led his class while Beatrice Ford and Edwin Tyler shaped a tangled arc of love and politics. Tyler rose to lieutenant governor and then governor, courting Beatrice as she stayed loyal to a stalled engagement, while Leighton pursued an endless degree in philosophy amid unfulfilled promises.
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Athur Leighton
Arthur
Euwin Tyler
Beatrice Ford
Brillant Leighton
Beatrice
Leighton
Tyler
Arthur Wee
Wipadfant
Bestrice Ford
Ned
Bas Hie Pipe
United Biuiee Senate
Arthur Leighton
Philos Plyander
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Chicago
Chicago Society of Humane Friends
National Parks
Mesa Verde National Park
Department of the Interior
Colorado
Mancos
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park
East Gloucester
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wilson
Stockton Axson
Princeton
Arson
Gloucester
Lars Anderson
Belgium
Japan
Charles
P. Bryan
Anderson
Second Army Corps
Bryce
Lecidente
Lae
Maneachusetty
Bort
Beverly
Bret Wileow
Naples
District Court
Wichita
Kan
Indian Bureau
Ecortalo
Aquitenia
Berean
New York State College of Agriculture
Malcolm E. Anderson
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