Ten Idle Men Arrested Under Avonneh Ambush Law in Bayonne
In Avonneh Bayonne New Jersey ten men labeled Sons of Rest were arrested under the new anti loafing law. They were caught in saloons dealing cards while unemployed and were escorted to Chief Reilly. One man, Walter Gozvczyk, was found with $628 in bills and claimed to be a cutter of cards. They await arraignment before Recorder Cain as Bayonne tightens its stance to drive idlers to work under wartime provisions.
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Jew Yohrk
Essex County
New Jersey
Abraham Adler
Federal District Court
Abraham
Russia
North America
Central Park
Adler
Westwenty-eighth Street
Mr. Adler
Heaven
Federal Court
Julius M
Es County
Avonneh
N. J
Reilly
Walter Gozvczyk
Prospect Avenue
Chicago
Gorvczyk
William J. Cain
Bayonne
Rattlesnakes to Aid War Effort Plotted on Long Island Farm
Paul Nicholson plan to breed unusually active rattlesnakes to drop from airplanes over German trenches. He appeals to Americans to donate rattlers, claiming they can deliver a deadly noncombustible mix to help the Allied war effort. He envisions parachutes and widespread use in the Hindenburg line.
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Easey City
Long Island
Paul Nicholson
Nicholson
Great West
Mr. Nicholson
Hindenburg
Legacy Provides Henry Miller Ten Cents Daily
In Chicago a widow's will leaves Henry Miller Sr. ten cents daily for life as his expense allowance. The $5,000 estate is to be split equally among Miller, his sons Charles and Henry Jr. Henry Jr. will serve as executor and arrange boarding and rent for his father. Miller comments he expects it to keep him uncomfortable.
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Henry Miller
Charles
Henry, Jr
Mr. Miller
Eggs Preserved for Winter Use
Article outlines two methods to preserve fresh eggs for eight to twelve months using water glass sodium silicate or limewater. Details include egg quality, best laying months, handling, solution ratios, container preparation, and costs about two cents per dozen.
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United State Department of Agriculture
Ways to Prevent Egg Losses in Poultry Keeping
Five farm tips to reduce spoilage from heat include clean nests with one nest per four hens and gathering eggs twice daily. Store eggs in a cool dry room and market at least twice weekly. Remove male birds after the hatch ing season ends.
Clean and Store Incubators and Prevent Lice in Poultry
Bulletin guidance on incubator cleaning after hatching. Disinfection using coal tar compounds or formalin gas, airing before reuse, and potential burlap replacement. Also covers protecting chicks from lice with dusting powders and limited grease applications, plus note on sodium fluoride remedy from Bulletin 801.
No Neutrality in War Says Rene Bache Liberty Bond Plea
An anti pacifist critique urges Americans to choose between patriotism and treason. Rene Bache argues that neutrality aids the Kaiser, calling for Liberty bond purchases to support the war effort. The piece likens pacifists to cowards and frames support as moral duty for civilization against German aggression.
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Rene Bache
Belgium
Nero
Vigilante Rumor and a French Teacher in New York
An elderly Alsatian teacher, visiting her brother in a New York suburb since 1914, endures the Vigilantes rumor with quiet resolve. Her modest earnings from French lessons support herself as she plows through hardship and cold.
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Strasburg
New York
France
Two New Things Told by a Montreal Doctor
A Montreal physician recalls staying in an England country town and meeting an itinerant eye specialist who described a startling operation. He claimed removing a patient eye, scraping the back, reseating it, and restoring sharp vision without ongoing trouble. The doctor admitted using an anesthetic shaped like a spoon.
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Montreal
England
The Infant Mind Surprise Party Request
A child asks to join a surprise party and is told she is not invited. The dialogue includes requests to bring Archie and Edna, highlighting a light domestic moment captured by the Boston Evening Transcript.
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Archie
Edna
Boston Evening Transcript
Downward Growth
A brief humor piece imagines a teacher asking why words have roots and a student answering that roots help language grow. The vignette plays on linguistic wordplay and classroom banter to hint at language evolution.
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Tony Justice
Kamerad
Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Amelia Josephine Burr
DODD
Selle Dodd
David Roberts
W.N. Y
Kansas City
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