World News Reports Continue Battle Front Turmoil
Reuters style dispatches describe ongoing fighting in the Don region with Russian and Ukrainian forces clashing as reinforcements move south from Petrograd. Allied losses are reported in the North Sea and battles rumble across the Aisne, Meuse, and Ypres fronts as Austro German pressure grows.
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Don
Petrograd
Kiev
Chemin, Des Dames
Aisne
Cornillet
Champagne
French War Office
Meuse
Verdun
Health at Camps Improves Overall Despite Measles Rise
Washington report shows general health gains in the national guard division for the week ending December 14 with fewer pneumonia cases. Measles increase noted in Eighty-seventh and Ninety divisions while meningitis climbs in the Eighty-first division and declines in the Eighty-ninth. Deaths: guard 165, national army 97, pneumonia and meningitis common causes.
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Washington
National Guard
National Army
Wheat seedings rise as 1918 crop area set at 42 million
Winter wheat area sown for 1918 reaches 42,170,000 acres, up 1.6 million from last year and 14.5 million more than 1916 harvest. December 1 crop condition is 79.3, the lowest for the date, due to late seeding weather, with a projected crop around 540 million bushels, up 122 million from 1916 projections.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Har Next
Womaier
Dry forces target 1919 legislature to push prohibition
In Chicago on December 20 the Dry movement revealed its plan to focus on controlling a 1919 legislature rather than calling a special session. F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League stated the aim to win seats in the Senate while the House is left undecided. The Chicago Federation is circulating petitions for local option in the city to take effect next April. Milwaukee notes follow.
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Chicago
Tillmois
Scott McBride
Anti Saloon League
Srmeancergtay
Senate
Milwaukee
Wsconsin
Big Fire Destroys Erie Store and Bank Building
A major blaze in Erie Pennsylvania on December 20 razed a store and damaged a bank building. Estimated losses reach four hundred sixty thousand dollars as firefighters battled the flames. Authorities report a suspect who has altered his name to Silverii Gonzalez as an escaped federal prisoner.
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Erie
Johnson Phe Sarid Ni Bank
Villa Ats
Usiig
Ares Opal
Brangiace
Siverii Gonzalez
Farmers Beat Hessian Fly in Missouri Wheat Fields
A Regent survey by the University of Missouri and the U S Department of Agriculture shows farmers largely controlled the Hessian fly through early plowing and removal of volunteer wheat. The inspection covered multiple counties with only Mississippi showing any fly presence. 1916 17 yields improved. 1917 18 prospects are good if winter remains favorable.
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Missouri
University of Missouri ‘College of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Johnson, Clay
Nodeway
Carroll
Boone
Madison
St. Genevieve
Perry
Mississippi
Butler
Greene
Laclede
Doctor A T Still Dead Founder of Osteopathy School
Dr A T Stil founder of the osteopathic school of medicine died in Kirksville at age 81. Born in 1828 in Lee County Virginia he practiced among the Shawned Indians and served as a Union surgeon after being elected to the Kansas Legislature in 1859. He organized the first osteopathy class in 1892 and founded the American School of Osteopathy now with about 600 students and thousands of graduates worldwide.
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A.T. Stil
Osteopathic ‘School of Medicine
Kirksville
Doctor Still
American School of Osteopathy
Doctor ‘Still
Lee County
Virginia
Kansas
Abraham “Lincoln
Ear of Corn Brings $100 at Oport Show
The Oport fair crowned its corn event with a top prize of 100 dollars won by William Romig of Dresden. Proceeds went to the Red Cross with donations from Bynesville and Houston citizens. Also noted was the death of John Robertson, aged 58, in Mountain Grove and family loss surrounding his passing.
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Pettis
Fts
Srg
William Romig
Dresden
Bynesville
Houston
Milk conference for dairymen at University of Missouri
Daily lectures during Farmers Week discuss feeding breeding and substitutes for milk production. Topics include market milk machinery demonstrations and cottage cheese byproducts. Afternoon program covers building a city milk delivery business and consumer rights regarding milk.
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University
Jof
Missouri
Columbia
Othe
Mmilk
L.d. .Rinkle
University of Missouri
A. H. Sheppard
White’ Eagle Dairy Co
Percy Werner, Jr
Missouri Quail in Danger from Winter Hardship
An appeal from Springfield deputy state game wardens warns thousands of quail in southern Missouri counties face starvation. Farmers are urged to provide supplemental feed as a foot of snow has blanketed the ground for nearly a week, leaving birds huddled in shelter from zero temperatures unable to reach natural food.
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Missouri
Springfield
Candy Poison Tragedy Claims Mrs Roberts Near Kingsville
Alma Huggins prepared molasses taffy and took it to school intending to give it to her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs J W Roberts near Kingsville. The niece later took the candy to their home where all three consumed it. Mrs Roberts died within forty five minutes and her husband was fatally ill.
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Missourian
W. Roberts
Kingsville
Alma ‘Huggins
Roberts
Hunter Killed by Companion Near Sedalia
A 19-year-old, Elmer Snow, son of W Snow, living near Dréwden Sedalia, was accidentally killed when a gun discharged while a companion, Senne Ye rabbbit Snow, attempted to fetch a rabbit from a brush heap. Lloyd Harmon, also 19, was present. the loaded weapon struck Snow in the chest.
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Elmer Snow
W. Snow
Yarmer
Saline County Pioneer Dead
Saline County reports the death of Jackson Long a farmer and stockman who settled in the area in 1870. The obituary notes his West Virginia birth and long residence ten miles north of the county, with minimal repairable details.
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Saline County
Jackson Long
West Virginia
49er Dies at Napoleon County
The report notes the death of a local 49er figure named William H. C. McMahan in Napoleon County. Details are partially garbled but indicate death occurred after a long illness with unclear timing and location within the county.
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Napoleon
William
H. C. McMahan
Pong
Candor and Deception Among Three Friends
A woman seeks honesty from three friends in a tense exchange about her age and beauty. Each man offers flattering lines, while one speaker refrains from flattery. She accuses them of lying, then dismisses them for lack of truth. The scene ends with a sly remark about what would have happened if truth had been spoken.
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Mita
Pearce
New War Inventions Describe Return Bullet Folly
A New York letter quips about a war time boast claiming a bullet that never misses a German and returns to fall at American feet. Two janitors debate how such bullets could be guided and kept from harming allies.
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New York
Edison
Ground Moles Show Extraordinary Eating Habits
An observer notes the mole’s remarkable appetite for earthworms, claiming a mole can eat its weight in worms in a 24 hour period. Comparisons suggest even humans would require immense quantities if fed like these creatures, with one weighed specimen consuming ounces of food in a month.
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Hoover
Electric ships and the future of powered vessels
The fragment hints at a discussion on electric ships and a future role for electric propulsion in maritime design. It references a vessel concept and a principle enabling long runs, suggesting optimism about practical electric ships.
Drill Sergeant Calls Cadet During Training Drill
A drill sergeant yells Number Four as a recruit endures grimacing during bayonet drill. The fragment depicts rigid discipline and ordered commands in a military training scene.
Back-Handed Comfort
Fragmentary note outlines a theme of intellect and reassurance. It mentions a character named Hans and hints at a rule or expectation about brains and worry. The text remains incomplete but suggests a literary dialogue on intelligence and social pressure.
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