Steinmetz Sees Co operation as War Time Necessity
Dr Charles Proteus Steinmetz argues that large corporations foster opportunity and that war drives cooperation within nations and business. He warns socialism means equal opportunity not wealth sharing and says the country trends toward social democracy under party pressure.
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Philadelphia
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Dlominating Engineering Society
Steinmetz
General Electrical Company
Breslau
Germany
England
Doctor Steinmetz
Sparta
Socialist Party
Big Bobcats Invade Ranch Near Battle Mountain Nevada
Bobcats swarm near Galena in Battle Mountain area. One cat approached the Nelsons Dahl ranch back door and leaped on a guard dog, then attacked again and was shot. The head was sent to the Pasteur Institute in Reno for rabies testing. The next day a presumed mate was shot after strolling past the house. a pursuing dog killed the second cat. Tracks indicate a litter nearby.
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Battle Mountain
Nev
Galena
Nelson
Dahl Ranch
Pasteur Institute
Reno
Eight-time groom marries at 98 in Kansas City
Justice Casimir J. Welch witnessed Jones Mitchell, a 98-year-old Kansas City Kansas man, obtain a marriage license and wed Hattie Glass, 44, in a courthouse ceremony before returning to Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Casimir J. Welch
Jones Mitchell
Kan
Welch
Mitchell
Hattie Glass
She Jealous New York Separation Suit Over Song Dedication
Mrs. Mary Newman sues for separation claiming betrayal after discovering her husband wrote a song titled A Dream of Paradise and dedicated it to another woman. The case centers on marital discord sparked by the dedication and perceived impropriety.
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New York
Mary Newman
NO NEED TO PITY FARMER
The Milwaukee Journal notes that farm life yields ample living through diversified products, yet state investigators found Missouri farmers averaged only 422 dollars yearly after 5 percent investment returns. Half earned under 300 dollars plus housing and family-supplied farm use value, while city laborers lack capital.
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Milwaukee Journal
Missouri
College of Agriculture
Voices of singing pigeons in Palestine and India
The article describes singing pigeons, originally found in Palestine and later bred in India by enthusiastic rulers. They weigh about an African owl, with a throatier build, usually red or mottled in color. The voice is tremulous, broken, with aspirated ahs, resembling water poured from a bottle, and both sexes sing softly in a laughers' coo.
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Palestine
India
Alfred the Great in English history and legacy
The article argues that Alfred the Great stands alongside Charlemagne and Washington in lasting impact. It notes his unification of England, defense against Vikings, promotion of learning, and peaceable achievements, while contrasting him with Charlemagne's alleged faults.
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Alfred the Great
Charlemagne
Germany
France
England
the Great
Washington
Alfred
Infancy of the Candle and Early Candle Making
The article traces candle origins from rush and fat in England to grease on a splint in Asia, noting a wax saturated cord on a vertical stick as an early method. It describes dipped candles with a cotton wick in the United States and molded candles of stearine, paraffin, and wax later appearing in museums as decorative examples.
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England
Mongolia
India
United States
Pointing to the Sun: Karnak Temple’s Solar Alignment
The article notes Amen-Ara at Karnak as a magnificent temple tied to the sun. Temples near Thebes with axes within 26 degrees of east or west catch sunrise or sunset on solstices. These structures orient to the sun on midsummer and midwinter when the sun’s rising and setting points are farthest north or south.
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Egypt
Amen-Ara
Karnak
Thebes
Don’t Swallow Milk Fast Says Kellogg On Proper Use
Health guidance from Dr J H Kellogg promotes eating milk rather than drinking it fast. He explains chewing saliva aids digestion and that slow sipping prevents hard curds. Milk should be consumed in right quantities and simple combinations for best digestion.
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J. H. Kellogg
Japanese Women Work Hard.
A World Outlook correspondent notes scenes in Japan showing women pressed to hard labor. About 20 women and others drive piles for a new bridge under an abusive overseer while earning ten cents a day. In Nikko elderly women haul river stones up steep banks to the road, illustrating reverence for age in Japan.
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Japan
Old Japan
Nikko
Daiya
Jean Price
Broad Path or Narrow People Are Pretty Much Alike
The essay argues that criminals and saints resemble each other in fundamental human makeup. Environment and upbringing shape behavior, not intrinsic differences. A sound mind and body promote virtue, while damage to either erodes responsibility, yet the longing to do good remains.
Short-Lived Pin Experiment Reveals Howe Pins Decay
A French investigator on his estate tested ordinary pins and found they dissolve into dust over time. Hairpins vanished after 154 days as brown rust blown away by winds. Bright pins lasted 18 months, steel needles about 2.5 years, brass pins nearly useless. Steel pens nearly gone after 18 months. wooden holders remained. Pencils showed little decay.
Bad Boy of Colonial Days in 1750 Connecticut Meeting House
A justice of the peace notebook from 1750 Connecticut describes a “small meeting-house boy” who mocks worship by smiling and laughing, teases neighbors during service, and even pushes Sister Penticost Perkins on the ice between meeting houses and his home.
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Justice of the Peace
Connecticut
Prices Fifty Years Ago Prices Fifty Years Ago
The piece recalls historical price levels showing how costs for wheat, flour, corn, oats, hams, hogs and lard varied across 1861 1868 and 1896. It notes current freight reductions and contrasts farm product profitability with consumer price swings.
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Chicago
Nashville Tenn
Illinois
New York
Local Marriage Licenses Reported in Bloomfield and Nearby Areas
William C Hollars of Bloomfield and Laura A Owen of Tulip obtained a license. Otto Thomas and Goldie Hays, both of Linton, were issued a license. John R Richardson of Daviess County and Marion Frieda Stone were licensed. James Noel and Jessie Campbell, both of Worthington, and Charles R Woody with Tona Barton also listed.
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William C. Hollars
Bloomfield
Laura A. Owen
Tulip
Otto Thomas
Goldie Hays
Linton
John R. Richardson
Daviess County
Marion Frieda Stone
James Noel
Jessie Campbell
Worthington
Charles R. Woody
Tona Barton
Portly Orator Seeks Reassurance From Revaluation Gun
A stray bidding figure pleads for sympathy as he references a loaded revaluer. He asks the governor for a kind hearing and hints at use of the tool, framed within a plea for help from an impoverished, unseen audience.
Prohibition Confusion in Bangor as Saloons Close
Press dispatches report Bangor Maine facing a clash over saloon closures during a street railway strike. The mayor and Police Chief argued over policy, the chief resigned only to stay, and 123 saloons were closed amid Maine's dry claim. The piece highlights the paradox of prohibition in New England and describes a tangled liquor network.
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Walter W. Ridley
Boston Transcript
Bangor
Maine
Prohibition
New England
Montreal
Canada
United Sates
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