Caterpillars Threaten Orchard Crops and Mail Costs Rise
Entomology notes warn that tent caterpillars are now abundant, attacking apple peach and plum trees while their cocoons form. control methods include tearing tents, brushing with a wire tool, and applying arsenate of lead or Paris Green. A separate editorial laments 1914 mail service costs, noting 87 880 new families joined routes and high expenses per route, with carriers forming a political bloc.
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Paris
Rural mail delivery bridges farmers to markets and news
The text argues rural delivery saves farmers time by avoiding daily post trips and supports rural lifeways. It notes benefits like timely market access and newspapers at the door, reducing loneliness and linking outlying areas to urban life. Cutting this service would be as unthinkable as wasting money on seg.
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Ofice
Caudecy
Birthday of Richard Strauss Guardian of German Opera
Richard Strauss born in Munich on June 11 1864 as famed composer of Salome Elektra Rosenkavalier and heroically orchestrated works. His early career began in Meiningen and Weimar with Guntram Feuersnoth and later major pieces Also Sprach Zarathustra and Don Quixote earned him fame.
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Richard Strauss
Elektra
Rosenkavalier
Royal Opera House
Berlin
Munich
Bavaria
Altheimereck
Meiningen
Weimar
Richard Ass
Franz Strauss
Royal Orchestra
Richard
America
Atlantic
Strauss
Trial of General De Wet Opens at Bloemfontein
Brief notes report the opening of the treason trial of General De Wet in Bloemfontein with his plea of not guilty. Also mentioned are naval events in Norfolk and Amsterdam, industrial plans in Pittsburgh, a commemorative coin, a New Mexico congressman’s death, labor strikes in Chicago, Dutch trawler torpedoing, Quebec ship arrivals, refugee transport orders, vast horse shipments to Europe, a Monroe bank suspension, and other WWI era items.
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de Wet
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Burgomaster Max of Brussels May Be Freed
Efforts to secure the release of Burgomaster Max from the Glatz fortress are intensified. Earlier reports claimed General von Bissing vetoed the release, but new statements suggest his freedom is likely and that his life is near its end due to acute tuberculosis.
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Glatz
Germany
Max
Brussels
von Bissing
Belgium
War and mental health toll warned by English expert
Sir James Crichton-Browne, leading authority on mental and nervous diseases, warns at the Asylums Workers' Association meeting that war will greatly increase lunacy. He cites cranial injuries, shock, neurasthenia, and bereavement as factors feeding a rising asylum intake. The Gulflight, a American tank steamer torpedoed off Scilly, sails from St Marys to Rouen under its own steam.
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London
James Crichton-Browne
Asylums Workers’ Association
Gulflight
Scilly Island
St. Mary’s
England
Rouen
Bean Gains Ground in London as Meat Prices Rise
London readers see a shift in diet as meat costs jump, pushing reliance on beans and other substitutes. The piece notes English fare depends on meat, with alternatives like Australian and American goods, and highlights limited bean varieties in Britain while lentils grow in popularity.
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London
England
Australia
United States
Britain
Americas
British Isles
Twenty Four Strikes in Germany in 1914 After Outbreak of War
Berlin reports that 1914 saw 24 strikes after the war began involving 1,100 workers. All were settled promptly and none remained by year end. Total workers in labor disputes were 59,000 versus a five year average of 226,000.
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Berlin
Germany
Manchester Seeks Liverpool Shipping Change
Manchester firms approached cotton owners to divert ships to Manchester to secure discharging facilities. A trial with the Norman Monarch from New Orleans carried 5,368 bales to Liverpool and 4,178 to Manchester, risking reduced Liverpool dock dues and revenue as others may follow.
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Manchester
England
Liverpool
New Orleans
Fresh Baked Goods and Groceries Sale Highlights
A bustling display offers fresh baked rolls and assorted confections with prices. Butter options include Clover and Cliff Print Butter at 36c per pound, with 5 pound boxes for $1.80. Lard and compound lard priced per pound, peanut butter and maclaren cheese jars listed, alongside fruit and dried fruit selections such as cherries and grapes.
That Gift Occasion
A store promotes itself as ready to meet every gift need for weddings birthdays anniversaries graduations and other occasions and invites customers to visit when a gift is due.
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Main's John ST
Bridgeport
G. H. Lamson
Connecticut Agricultural College
Parner
Thierichens
Prince Hitel Fredrich
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Aetna Chemical Co
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Harvey B. Ferguson
New Mexico
William J. Bryan
Albuquerque
Chicago Acelimes
Sluis
Zeel
Holland
Partin
Savoy
Quebec
Buford
Vera Cruz
Tuxpam
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Ill
Union National Bank of
Monroe
Ploepens
Water ST
Public Market Syate and Bank
Chuck
Long Island
Walter Baker
Sea E Rae Clare
Davis
Fancy
California
Rge
Georgia
FISH
Express
Rudelco
John Beck & Son
J. Buechler
the Reliable Jeweler
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Main ST
Elm ST
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