Labor Urged to Plant Gardens for Food and Wealth
The essay argues using idle land to grow food can lower living costs and boost wealth. It cites London drives to cultivate parks, colleges, and vacant plots, urging readers to plant, clear rubbish, and cultivate empty lots to feed families, improve health, and support the unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton Hall
Baron Devonport
London
Pingree
Richmond Park
William L
England
France
Haly
Germany
Bills on Labor and Employees Compensation Across States
A survey of proposed and enacted bills across states affecting workers compensation and related labor protections. Proposals seek to extend and raise benefits, require employer and physician roles, and broaden coverage while some states enact limits or exemptions.
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Delaware
Mixgouri
North Carolin
North
South Dakota
Utah
II New York
Afl
Truth
Minnesota
California
Minnesoli
Nebrasta
New Hinpshire
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Olle
Judither
Maine
Massichietts
Migiesie
Lille
Wwe
Indiana
Wuorlien
Colubelo
Wella
Washington
Wage Agreement Sets National Scale For Horseshoers
A national conference of the Master Horseshoers' National Protective Association and the International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers endorsed a wage agreement effective May 1, 1917, through July 1, 1918. The deal covers 8,000 master and 11,400 journeyman horseshoers in 400 U.S. cities with wages from 3.50 to 5.00 per day and nine-hour days. Arbitration will settle disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Horseshoers
National Protective Asuiathen
International Union of Journeyment Horseshlowers
Clnnatl
Ajuewieed
United States
Old Colony
Massachusetts
Weymouth
New Bedford
Lasters
Brockton
Toots and worry haunt a village scene
A Pittsburgh Post quip notes a fireman asking why the engineer toots as he passes a village. The engineer says toots is his wife’s pet name. The piece adds a warning that worry poisons the mind as surely as a deadly drag poisons the body.
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Pittsburgh Post
Cousins of the Crab Armadillo Pill Bug Explained
A brief on isopods called armadillo sow bugs or pill bugs. They are crustaceans related to crabs, breathe via air tubes, roll into balls when disturbed, and feed on decaying vegetation. Frogs and salamanders prey on them, and they function as scavengers in woods and near water.
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Zoological Society Bulletin
South America
New Light on an Old Subject and Medical Notes
An Indianapolis wife recalls a throat specialist visit for a child with tonsil concerns revealing a professional exchange about treatment and the doctor’s role. The piece then cites Ranger Sullivan finding New Mexico and Arizona engravings supporting Hui Sen’s claim that North America was known to ancient China as Fusu. It notes linguistic nuances between results and consequences with a bright reply from a child.
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Indianapolis
Sid Bourly
Neilh
Reson
Che
Neal
Dietor
Mither
Boreat
Sullivan
New Mexico
Arizona
Hui Sen
North America
Posing
Pusu
Asia
China
Fusu
Mexico
Notable Native Name for Philadelphia Founding Site
The piece notes Philadelphia’s early name Coaquannock from Indiana meaning the grove of tall pines. It includes a quoted exchange about a father’s objection to a late visit and a curious line about “Noppa,” in a Boston Transcript style fragment.
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Philadelphia
Indiana
Coaquannock
Noppa
Boston Transcript
Chemist Expands Role in Modern Industry and Finance
James H. Collins argues in the Saturday Evening Post that chemistry drives most manufacturing today. He says bankers, engineers, and managers must collaborate with chemists to optimize materials, processes, and costs across industry.
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Meally
Tam
Artin Elasik
Chemiecal Control
Nowaluys
Ufe
James H. Collins
Saturday Evening Post
Land of Infinite Detail and Japan's Seven Crops System
Washington Star describes Japan as a land of detail where small plots yield many crops year round. Farmers convert marsh overflow into ponds for snapping turtles and run pearl oyster plantations in Argo Bay, using staged seeding with rocks to grow mollusks and pearls over several years.
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Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Bay of Argo
Washington Star
Housing the Motorcar and Colombia Jewish Republic
Practical garage design advice covers size seven by four feet shelves workbench and safety with exhaust hose life saving note. Then Dan Ward proclaims Colombia a Jewish republic with Antioquians growing as a dominant influence and predicting future rise.
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H. Cloudy
Colombia
Spain
Froi
Dan Ward
Stump Jump Plow Aids Western Australian Agriculture
The stump jump plow, an Australian invention, lets farming roll over stumps and ground obstructions. Western Australian land often has dense tree stumps making clearing costly and labor intensive. The gardening note urges trying new fruits vegetables and flowers to maintain interest and replace older varieties if better.
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New York Sun
No man dares tell truth about women says joke
A Louisville Courier-Journal item quotes a humorous exchange on coal sizes and female insight. The quip highlights women's superiority in honesty, attributed to E. W. Howe's Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
E. W. Howe
Monthly
England Cloaked Building of a New Cruiser Type
Admiral Sims testified on how Great Britain concealed early designs for a faster cruiser armed with twelve inch guns. By secretly masking speed and armament, Britain aimed to gain a decisive naval edge, using Turkey to mislead observers while plans for a radically new vessel progressed.
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England
Europe
Admiral Williams, Sims
United States Navy
House Committee
Admiral Sims
Great Britain
Germany
Turkey
Wevrivin
Cattarte Bn Lon
Oifielle
Bet Co
Bok
Aesnee
Gol
Muir
Our Poor Record Potatoes Wheat and Oats in Germany and U S
The Philadelphia Ledger notes U S yields per acre show potatoes 113.4 bushels, wheat 15.0, oats 74, barley 20.7, while Germany lags at times. Thirty-five years ago Germany produced lower yields, yet fertilization studies lifted productivity by 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Philadelphia Ledger
Pocket Stage Delights as Theaters Move Into Small Spaces
A reflection on the pocket stage where theater fits in a pocket, with words crafting scenery light and actors. The piece argues a novel can be a pocket stage, offering humanity a portable, vivid theatre through language and wit.
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F. Marion Crawford
Crows and Crops Study Finds Mixed Impact
The biological survey of the department of agriculture reports crows are about equally beneficial and injurious to humans. They are not so wary as crops predators and do not require sea protection. Without protection, crows will still persist but may threaten crops and property.
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Department of Agriculture
Uncertain overheard quotes prompt unclear distress tone
Fragmentary chatter shows speakers named Henderson Sanders Hewilerson and Bander discussing failure and distress with garbled phrases about blue mood and looming trouble. The text reads like scrambled dialogue with multiple misprints and lacks coherent events or context.
Unclear Fragments Prompt Ambiguous Text
The readable lines show a garbled dialogue about a plan of action and surveillance terms. The passage references a press outlet and supervision phrases but lacks coherent events, names, places, or dates to summarize into a proper news item.
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Willie
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Sandersin
Sanderson
Banderson
Union Shop
the Square Tailors
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Holbrock Bros
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Morner’s Cafe
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