Pioneer Days In Town And Out From The Record
Historical column notes Billy Beard may lose sight in one eye after an injury. Russell names travelers: Billy Jones in Williamsport for bridge bidding, Pagel and Jones joining Allen threshing crew, and Samuel Payne proving timber on his late mother's claim with witnesses. A mix of illnesses, homesickness, Chicago visit, and a Franco German wartime frontline anecdote conclude with a French officer and a customs question amid armistice chatter.
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Billy Beard
Billy Jones
Williamsport
Wm. Pagel
Tommy Jones
Winchester
Allen Threshing
Geo, Payne
Southern Emmons
Samuel Payne
L. M. Doereching
L. S. Clover
Hunt
France
Young Alice Runyon Declares Less Work Next Year
Charles W Runyon, clerk of the Martin circuit court and reputedly the state s youngest clerk, has a daughter Alice starting school. At a holiday gathering she announced a new resolution not to work as hard next year, in a light moment reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Charles W. Runyon
Martin Circuit Court
Alice
Santa Claus
Forest restoration urged as war timber runs low
The article discusses Britain and Scotland beginning rapid reforestation to replace trees cut for war needs. It cites Robert H. Moulton on changing forest purpose from ornamental to utilitarian and notes locust and black walnut are especially depleted. It highlights land reclamation on sandy soils as a benefit, citing a Whiteside county resident who transformed 70 barren acres into a flourishing forest increasing farm value several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Robert H. Moulton
Popular Mechanica Magazine
United States
British Isles
Whiteside County
Clinols
Sahara
Holyoke Loses Honor as Morgan Birthplace Claim
Holyoke Massachusetts long claimed Junius Spencer Morgan as its native son and J P Morgan ancestor. The West Springfield town boundary dispute was resolved by the Connecticut Valley Historical Society, which ruled the Morgan ancestral home site remains in West Springfield.
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Holyoke
Mass
Junius Spencer Morgan
J. P. Morgan
West Springfield
Connecticut Valley ‘Historical Society
Morgan
Aviators and Air Pressure Cause Heart Change
A report to the French Academy of Medicine notes that enlargement of the heart develops in all aviators due to reduced atmospheric pressure at high altitudes. The hypertrophy increases with height, being greater in pilots flying above 15,000 feet than those operating between 3,000 and 10,000 feet.
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Etienne
Lamy
French Academy of Medicine
Rehearsal Fuss Over Missing Actress Miss Blank
Sir Arthur Pinero questions the absent Miss Blank as the cast gathers for a new play rehearsal timed for eleven. The wage manager says she has permission to arrive at 11:80 because she is washing her head. Pinero remarks on his own bald head and insists on punctuality.
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Sir Arthur Pinero
Miss Blank
Sir Arthur
Influenza Ravages Spurs Unprecedented Price Surge
The article reports Spanish influenza ravaging poor charcoal burners in the mountains around the Mexican capital. Their plight is said to be responsible for an unprecedented price rise affecting local markets and livelihoods.
Energy-Yielding Foods For Active People
The article notes that persons doing heavy physical labor and very active children require more energy giving foods than those doing mental work or light labor. It lists cereals bread and butter corn breads white and sweet potatoes cream and other wholesome fats and sweets as principal energy yielding foods.
Flag dimensions and union layout in U S army garrison bunting
The garrison flag of the United States Army uses 86 feet fly and 20 feet hoist. It has 13 stripes with the union of stars in the upper quarter next the staff on a blue field, extending to the lower edge of the fourth red stripe from the top.
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United States Army
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