Housewife urged to save and substitute food this winter
Food Administrator Alfred M. Coats warns housewives the war needs food for both home and allies. He urges saving and substituting staples, using a wider range of nourishments, while explaining exports must be cut to keep supplies for Americans and troops. He stresses patriotism and co operation to prevent starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred M. Coats
Foot Administration
Food Administration
Allie
Allies demand more meat and fats than monthly production
A fragment suggests Allies request 25 percent more meat and fats than our monthly output to allow shipments without trenching. The garbled text mentions shortages and consumption, hinting at wartime rationing pressures and supply constraints.
War time food drive urges Americans to conserve
A wartime appeal stresses that reduced American consumption supports soldiers and hungry civilians abroad. It cites Allied shortages in Belgium and Russia’s collapse from internal famine, urging every person to eat only what health allows and to aid those in need overseas.
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United States
America
Russia
Belgium
Faces Speak Across Ages in Expressive Expression
The Charleston News and Courier notes that ancient humans used facial expression to convey emotion before language was spoken. As civilizations grew, communication broadened and the need to translate inner energy into the countenance diminished, making it harder to read true intent on a face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Meaning of 7 Billion War Loan Draws Grim Comparisons
The piece surveys a 7 billion dollar war loan and translates the sum into physical forms and time scales. It notes spending rates, interest implications, and vast national wealth with figures likening the principal to silver dollars and currency coverage. It concludes a penny a day saved by each person could repay the principal in 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Thomas F. Logan
Leslie’s
United States
Nitro-Starch New Explosive Promises Efficient Blasting
The article describes Nitro-Starch as a compact blasting explosive rivaling nitro cellulose. It notes its production from starch and nitric acid, claims ease and cheap manufacture, safety in use, and stability with no fumes, maintaining potency after ten months of storage.
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Nobel
Value of the Dairy Cow compared to beef output
R M Washburn in the Farm Manual notes the May Rilma Guernsey cow equals the yearly food value of steers weighing 500 pounds each. Eight acres of good wheat land would produce the same value as Duchess Skylark Ormsby’s year’s dairy output. The dairy cow achieves this via hay, corn, ensilage, and by products.
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R. M. Washburn
Lippincott ‘Farm Manual
May Rilma
Duchess Skylark Ormsby
No Objection to Money Desire Shown By Brooklyn Teacher
J Morse, an English teacher to foreigners known as Eastern District Hermit, posts a sign seeking a wife to aid his work in poverty. He explains he wants a companion in the ghetto to inspire him and help teach, noting he cannot afford a wealthy wife.
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J. Morse
Brooklyn
Morse
Khiva's Conquest and the 1873 War Demands
The National Geographic Society Bulletin notes Khiva's long history under various empires and its 1873 defeat by three Russian columns. The Khan agreed to an $11 million war indemnity, still being liquidated in installments.
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Khiva
Bactria
Parthia
Persia
Genghis Khan
Shword
Tamerlane
Peter the Great
Nicholas I
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Artificial Light in Portraiture and Still Life
The article notes photographers increasingly use artificial light for portraits due to control and reliability. It cautions a very strong light is needed to shorten exposure, suggests kerosene lamps are inadequate for portraits but usable for still life, and estimates a 16 candle power lamp at 8 feet could require 30 minutes to an hour exposure at f8 for still life.
Origin of Moon in Doubt Theories of lunar origin face difficulties
Many theories explain the Moon’s origin but each has flaws. The meteoritic ring theory is popular, suggesting Earth shed a ring of material that coalesced into the Moon. The Moon is described as a dead, lifeless body that has not shared Earth’s evolution.
Walking on Moorland and the Asymmetry of Steps
A misstep on open ground is traced to one foot moving faster or longer than the other causing a natural veer. By walking briskly down a center line a few dozen yards you will drift to one side and loop in a circle if the path is long. Blindfolded tests with sticks eight feet apart show the same tendency to miss center.
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Bace
A Travelers Companion with a Joke Book Passed Along
A girl setting out on a long journey received a joke book from friends to ease homesickness. The small plain notebook contained jokes and funny pictures pasted in from magazines, offering sociability to fellow travelers and also useful for soldiers and hospital patients.
English Vocal Art Hits and Italian Voice Comparisons
A discussion on singing English versus German and Italian vowels in song. Toye argues English syllables hinder sustained high notes and accuses many composers of incompetence in setting English to music. The piece cites concerns about natural rhythm and vocal ease for singers.
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Wien
Dante
Bhyllah
Toye
London
Nations
Jones
Trial Of Chen Chin-tao Bribery Case Attracts Praise And Satire
The article reviews the bribery trial of Chen Chin-tao former Chinese finance minister and two aides. Investigators struggle to prove bribery or trace payments amid merchants claims and denials. It contrasts Sarcey’s travesty on graft with a satirical episode where a porcelain factory supplies a battle ship’s fight scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisque Sarcey
Chen Chin-tao
Finance
Li Yuan-hung
Sarcey
Fo Hi
Collie Chauffeur Drives Car Through New York Streets
A Poughkeepsie dealer’s collie acts as a car driver on busy Broad Way with only an auxiliary hand to guide in tight spots. The dog handles corners and traffic with surprising skill while his master sometimes rides beside or in the rear. No special steering device is attached to aid the dog.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Auto Row
New York City
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Broadway
Peat Bogs Considered Major French Fuel Source
French fuel shortages push peat bogs like Grande-Bruyere near St Nazaire and Culoz into focus. Experts estimate 80 million tons of dried peat with about 2000 calories per pound, roughly half coal’s heat. Production may yield higher calories per minute than coal, given easier extraction.
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Holweae Ves Esement Etate Ee ES
War's Reaper the Plague in India Amid War Taxes
The Christian Herald notes disease outbreaks in India during wartime rising with the year’s war taxes. Pastors Ramiah and Simon aid communities as plague deaths surge, villagers flee huts, and monsoon conditions compound quarantines. A hut is built for a quarantined pastor with limited relief, medicine, and wages.
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India
Ramiah
Simon
the Christian Herald
Dark Horse Run For President Mentioned In Discussion
A speaker notes the women’s party plans a dark horse candidate for president and jokes about asserting female supremacy by running the gray mare. The exchange reflects election talk and gender commentary.
Honks Edge Rowdys in Uneven Three-String Tug?
On Wednesday evening the Honks beat the Rowdys in two of three strings with a one pin margin in the first and a two pin margin in the third. the Rowdys took the second string. Tuesday's action saw the Nuff Seds win all three strings over the Tanx while J Guinta rolled a 121 high single and 318 for three strings.
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Oneéipin
J. Guinta
Joe DeCosta
Derro Weer Eseee
John DeCosta L. Allo Cetera
J Guinta
Tanx Munro Ee Abe
Tirrell
Shark Fishing in Arabian Ports and Along Somaliland
Arab fishermen from Aden and Makalla pursue shark fishing using sails and both nets and hooks. Nets from the Persian Gulf measure 100 to 150 feet long and 25 feet wide, catching 3 to 7 foot sharks. hooks target larger fish from small boats, a practice risking overturns and shark attacks.
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Aden
Sbhukra
Consul Southard
Arabia
Makalla
Shukra
Persian Gulf
Death by superstition in Japan involves a temple water myth
A dealer in dogs in Mura Japan was driven mad by debt and his family sought Buddhist aid. A devotee took the lunatic to Nose temple and repeatedly restrained him in a waterfall pool. After days the man died from exhaustion and cold. The body was buried in a temple and authorities arrested the fanatic.
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Mura
Japan
Nose Temple
Nose Templ
Benea
Legend of Hangman's Stone in Forementix Parish
Folklore describes two great boulders in Forementix Parish named hangman stones. A local tale tells of a thief who stole a sheep and died when the rope strangled him as it slid across the stone’s top indentation.
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England
Hangmin
Vet Tried It Hait Love Excitement Tests Disclosure
A reflective line notes the challenge of confessing love while maintaining cool indifference. The speaker comments on the risk of exposing genuine feeling and the other person’s possible reaction.
Probate Court Plans Administrator Appointment in Weston Estate
January 8 1918 probate from Bristol advises that Frank Q Weston or another suitable person may be appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Ke Weston intestate. The matter is referred to January 21 1918 at 10 30 for consideration with notice to be published in the Bristol Phoenix for fourteen days.
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Bristo
Mary KE. Weston
Wes Eston
Frank @Q. Weveston
Bristol
Said
Tansey
Briistol
Ens
Bristol Phoenix
Coe Eshall
Eistol Ib
Probate Notice in Bristol for Georgiana Douglass Will
In Bristol on December 26 1917 the probate court presents for probate an instrument purporting to be the will and estate of Georgiana L Douglass. The matter is referred to January 21 1918 at 10 20 AM for consideration with fourteen days of public notice in the Bristol Phoenix. Probate Clerk John M Coggeshall signs the notice.
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Bristol
Georgiana L. Douglass
Douglass
Brattol
Yanuery
A. M. Bate Court Room
Bristol Phoenix
John M. Coggeshall
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