Loyal Friend and a Runaway Elopement Chase
Cecil Morse flees Fairview with Claire Wyndham’s elopement in mind as his guardian plots to thwart the match. An airman friend Hob Archer and his pilot Bob lift Cecil into a three passenger biplane to Brookville, narrowly escaping a pursuing constable with a warrant. The escape ends with the constable strapped into the aircraft as they clear the grounds.
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Fairview
Cecil Morse
Sawyer Grabbe
Portia
Love
Cecil
Grabbe
Claire Wyndham
Windhams
Claire
Europe
Brookville
Ccnarace
West Turnpike
Wenuraree
Hoe
Hob Archer
Archer
Bob
Ceceil
Geck
Flight prank ends with runaway honeymoon kiss
In a stunt gone awry, Bob and Cecil lure a constable aboard a biplane circling over Brookville. The official is strapped in as the craft vaults through dizzying gyrations. Cecil escapes two days later as the honeymoon pair wires Wyndham to return home and acceptance.
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Bob
Cecil
Brookville
Ceci Morse
Wyndham
Papa Wyndham
Copsright
W. G. Chapman
Train flirtations tell of a drummer turned husband
A traveling needle and thread drummer recalls a brief train encounter with a stranger who later becomes his wife. The story unfolds from a 6:30 arrival in Wheeling to a fatherly dinner invitation and finally reveals the couple’s marriage, sparked by a chance meeting on a journey.
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Needle and Thread
West Virginia
Wheeling
Lfe
Flower
Joe
Pittsburgh
Riveting pace for 1918 ship construction limits output
The article explains rivet driving as the master measure of shipbuilding progress. It notes weekly outputs per yard, from Union San Francisco to Newport News and Philadelphia, and calculates needs for 10 000 ton ships. It highlights that riveting remains hand work, requiring about 1,200 men per big gang and that rivets comprise only about 20 percent of ship construction.
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Union Shipyards
San Francisco
Othor
Aterlea
Fore River
Mass
Newport News
Camden
Philadelphia
Delaware
Noother
Edward Plungerford
Warper’s
Face as a Key to Read Human Emotion
The article argues facial expressions reveal inner feelings, tracing humanity from ancient times to modern civilization. It notes faces convey happiness, unhappiness, and character, and that broader communication tools reduced reliance on facial reading, making emotions harder to interpret accurately.
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Osman
Charleston
Turkeys Scarce After Apple Orchard Mishap Joke
The Hartford Times reports a boarder’s absurd explanation for turkey shortages. He claims turkeys were killed by apples falling from trees as they foraged in orchards. The room reacts with dry humor noting a prior guess tied to a turkey trot fatalities.
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Hartford Times
Fool Growing Plants By Charging Soil With Electricity
Scientists report using electrical charge to induce crop growth as if sunlight were shining. Experiments under the English government allegedly boosted yields in strawberry plants by significant percentages and even older plants showed improved fruiting. Potatoes and other crops reportedly responded to the electricity as a substitute for sunshine, aiding food production during wartime.
Value of the dairy cow and future U S dairy focus
R M Washburn in the Farm Manual predicts the United States will shift toward dairy products over beef. He claims May Wilma the Greensey cow yields the equivalent value of 600 steers, with eight acres of wheat matching annual Duchess Skilark Ormesby production, as the dairy cow sustains itself on hay corn and by products.
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R. M. Washburn
United States
May Wilma
Duchess Skilark Ormesby
Wanted A Wife In Poverty And Wealth Help For Work
J Morse of Brooklyn, an English teacher to foreigners, states he seeks a wife who will be his companion and inspire him. He notes his poverty and believes a wealthy wife could aid him in his mission in the ghettos.
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J. Morse
Brooklyn
Roller shares promise fuels family intrigue
Wille confronts Mister Watulong about love for his sister as she lies dying, seeking assurance before the sister’s death. The exchange hints at a promised purchase of roller shares, revealing tension and an unresolved bargain within a tense family moment.
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Wille
Benu
McMick's New Marble Building Sparks Local Chat
A crisp vignette describes a white marble Greek style building on a corner with a cornerstone dated in Roman numerals MCMIESN. Nearby, a brief street exchange notes their friend Danny was seen earlier standing in front of the new structure, a small City anecdote.
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McMiesn
Danny
McMick
Where Are the Germans, Mamma
A four year old, curious about the war, asks where the Germans are after viewing a local fort and drill. His mother explains the fort near the city and the purpose of training as they discuss the ongoing conflict. The child’s question reflects home front wartime curiosity and education.
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Ife
Indianapolis News
Reprisals Prompt Odd Cigars Trade Tale
A recruiting aficionado recounts a tale where a tobacco man sent a doctor an unsolicited 1¢ box of cigars, claiming they were excellent. The doctor replied with gratitude, noting no visit had occurred and sending two prescriptions for rheumatism and dyspepsia with a cheeky charge, ending with terms of settling debts.
Controversy Over Big Guns’ Killing Power
Debate swirls about how many shells are needed to kill an enemy with big guns. While some claim up to $20,000 in ordnance may be required, the broader toll of artillery across all sides likely reaches millions of deaths.
All Gone Feeling in Uncle Eben’s Quiet Refrain
Uncle Eben notes the same men, so smart that conversation leaves you unhelped and lonely, as if you are ignored and unseen. The remark captures a weary mood of social distance and neglected care among friends.
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Uncle Eben
A Romping Heaven
A child queries if the Lord loves children and romps with them. The mother confirms God’s love and gently corrects the idea as the boy recalls his Sunday school lesson that whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.
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Sammy
Bobby
Mamma
War on Onion Neckrot Rages Across U S Markets
The Agriculture Department plans a next season program to help growers test a practical control for neckrot, a fungus attacking onion necks. Regions affected include Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana, Delaware, Wisconsin and Oregon, with white onions most at risk.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Ohio
Indiana
Delaware
Wisconsin
Oregon
Chicago
Railroads Use Much Coal in 1916 Consumption Upward Despite Shifts
Figures by C E Lesher of the United States geological surveys show that 146,000,000 tons of bituminous coal 6 7235 000 net tons of Pennsylvania anthracite and 22 950 tons of coke were used by the railroads in the United States in 1916. Increases occurred in bituminous and anthracite use with regional shifts noted from Timais Ohio and West Virginia, while Pennsylvania coal use declined.
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C. E. Lesher
United States Geological Surveys
Pennsylvania
United States
Timais
Ohio
West Virginia
Rise of Energy and Guided Effort in Personal Growth
A writer urges building vigor and confidence through steady, directed effort. Attaining strength and knowledge enables ongoing daily struggle toward higher goals, with intelligent direction essential. Avoid wasting energy. apply force where it yields value.
Meaning of 7 Billion Dollar War Loan Delivers Astonishing Sums
A cleaved analysis explains the 7 billion dollar war loan dwarfs comprehension. It outlines that loaned at 6 percent interest the interest alone equals past government expenses, and the principal could fund seven years of activity. The piece compares the wealth by converting to silver dollars and dollar bills, illustrating scale with earth’s circumference and acres covered. It notes a penny saved daily per person could erase the principal in twenty years.
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America
Thomas F. Logan Wintes
Lesle
United States
Nitro compounds promise safer compact blasting explosives
The text describes nitro-starch as a more compact alternative to nitro-cellulose and gun cotton with potential high efficiency. It traces Nitro dynamite origins to Nobel nitroglycerin absorbed in kieselguhr and notes later absorbents like sawdust and mica, along with blasting gelatin. Nitro-tareh is made by dissolving starch in nitric acid similar to cotton and glycerin. Benefits cited include ease of manufacture, safety, low fumes, non freezing quality, and stability over ten months, with high explosive power.
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Nobel
Kieselenhr
Respect for Fallen Foe Told in Taro the Scoots
Edgar Wale tace recounts a Royal Flying Corps gesture of honor. Pilot Tam carries a wreath to a German pilot’s funeral, using a parachute to descend toward the white speckled cemetery, while his aircraft is guided by a friendly squadron.
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Taro
Edgar Wale Tace
Everybody’s
Tham
von Zeldnitz
Royal Flying Corps
Tam
Tan
Ludezeel
Tie
Guild
Recruit Had Own Method In Rifle Range Remark
A tall East Tennessee recruit could not hit a target at 100 yards using standard rest. He explained his breakfast habit of shooting heads off squirrels with his morning shots. He fired ten rounds center mass by extending his arm and shooting from the muzzle, stunning the sergeant. Jim later won the Buffalo medal after three consecutive years of top shooting honors.
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Jim
Val
Government targets shark skins for leather substitute
J W Fordham of New London Conn supplied 10000 shark hooks for a government experiment aimed at tanning shark skins as leather. His blacksmith shop near Shaw's Cove produced three sizes, fulfilling the order in just over half the 30 day contract by keeping workers on day and night, shipping the full consignment to New York agents.
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Sam
J. W. Fordham
New London
Northern Lights Disrupt Telegraph Lines In Historic Study
The aurora borealis causes abnormal earth currents that disrupt telegraph and telephone lines. Researchers measured potentials from 425 volts positive to 225 volts negative with about 2000 ohms resistance. Donald McNicol of the Postal Telegraph details 1892 findings, noting Brest to Africa Island cables were affected, longer and southern routes more so, currents often travel east to west and can damage condensers.
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Donald McNicol
Postal Telegraph Company
Atlantic
Brest
Afiquelon Island
St. Pierre
Romanoff Dynasty Rise and End in Russian History
The Romanoff dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 to 1730 in male line and later through females, shaped by German intermarriage. Andrew Kobsla’s line allegedly connects to Prussia, and Mikhel Feodorvitch Romanoff was proclaimed czar in 1613. A 30 year misrule followed, ending with Czar Nicholas II’s abdication in March 1917.
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Romanoff
Nay
Romanof
Andrew Kobsla
Moscow
Prussia
Bovar Roman Yurlevitch
Andrew
Ivan the Terrible
Mikhel Feodorvitch Romanoff
Russias
Red Square
Nicholas
Murch
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