U S Budget Estimates for 1921 Totaling Billions
The report shows total estimates for government expenses for the year ending June 30, 1921 at about 4.473 billion dollars after post and sinking fund adjustments. It lists department by department allocations such as executive 111.6 million, naval 642.1 million, pensions 217.6 million, postal service 801.7 million, public works 205.1 million, and miscellaneous 833.7 million with further specifics including defense and health programs.
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Congress
Delay in Returning U S Dead Stirs International Debate
The United States seeks repatriation of 65,000 American WWI dead in France. French officials insist fallen allies remain until exhumation can be coordinated, with exhumation delays possibly pushing to January 1, 122. Transportation limits and mass graves complicate timely returns. Britain and Belgium press for earlier repatriation, while France argues for parity among nations.
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France
Foreign Office
Hints for Poultry Growers on Colds and Catarrh
Seasonal advice for fowls prone to colds and catarrh with symptoms of runny noses and labored breathing. Preventive steps include clean living conditions and vigorous breeding. Treatment suggests a tonic of gentian, ginger, saltpeter, and bron Pulphate mixed with dry mush, plus cayenne pepper for infected birds.
Custom of Wig Wearing Began in France A Fashion Rise
The wig wearing custom dates to early seventeenth century France when Louis XIII adopted a periwig inspired by Abbe Rivere. By Charles I’s era wigs became general and Pepys notes paying four pounds for one. Under Queen Anne wigs fully bloomed as a stabilizing fashion.
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France
Louis XIII
Charles I
Pepys
Cryolite Source Tied to Greenland Hamlet
Cryolite a source of aluminum nearly wholly imported from Tyigtut near Kakinw hamlet on Greenland's southern coast. The ore forms a key import for aluminum production, linking Arctic mining to industrial supply chains.
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Tyigtut
Kakinw
Greenland
Basel Samp'e Fair to Build Permanent Exhibit Hall
Basel Switzerland grows as a cosmopolitan market center with rail links from London Paris Rotterdam and Berlin and plans a permanent Basel sample fair building. Canton officials have spent 12 000 000 francs on the project as manufacturers eye a permanent English goods exhibit and American participation may follow as U S exporters awaken to European trade opportunities.
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Basel
Switzerland
London
Paris
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Christiania
Copenhingen
Stockholm
Berlin
Poland
Balkan
Commercia Mip
Europe
Bacel
United States
The Hurricane Foretold By Weather Bureau
A historic account credits the United States Weather Bureau with early hurricane warnings that allowed Gulf coast cities and shipping to prepare. It details the September storm’s birth in tropical waters, its march toward Florida and the Gulf, and the bureau forecasters’ methodical forecast efforts that likely saved lives and cargo worth millions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
National
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Caribbean
Tropics
Florida Keys
West Indies
Key West
Atlantic
Gulf
South Florida
Fla
Gulf Coast
Carrabelle
Mla
New Orleans
Lower Florida
Washington
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Associated Press
Ward Line
Corydon
Island Home
Galveston
Old-Time Sailors Valued Luck Charms Before Voyages
Old time sailors carried charms to ward off bad luck. Wind bends and maldeua sold in ports. Tattoos, especially a butterfly on the shoulder, were seen as essential for bow voyage. A gilt tattoo on the foot supposedly promised no drowning. Sailors linked many disasters to superstition and fate.
Odd Facts From a Colonial Era Chronicle
A curious collection notes canopy as an old term for a mosquito net, the harpy eagle of Brazil favors monkeys, rabbits can match a sheep for grazing, pemican stems from bison flesh and fat for Arctic explorers, and a vast 175 million shells were fired on the western front during the war.
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Brazil
Three Marked Seasons in Philippine Islands
The climate of the Philippines includes three distinct seasons: temperate and dry from November to February, hot and dry from March to May, and temperate and wet from June to October. Manila lies at 14 degrees 45 minutes, with July and August highs rarely below 70 and seldom above 97, and total yearly rainfall reaching 114 inches.
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Philippines
Tropics
Manila
Who May Become Members of the American Legion
The constitution states eligibility includes veterans from the U S army navy or marine corps between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 inclusive. Also those in allied foreign service who were U S citizens at enlistment and re citizens at application may join, with proof of eligibility. Disqualifiers include dishonorable discharge refusal to serve on grounds of conscience alien status or related injuries.
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The
American Legion
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
MOTHERS' COOK BOOK Oatmeal Pudding Recipe Notes
A home cooking excerpt emphasizes economical meals with honey and sugar substitutes. It provides an oatmeal pudding recipe using pinhead oats, boiling water, hot milk, grated chocolate, honey, butter, vanilla, and salt, then bakes in a moderate oven for an hour and serves with cream.
Rabbit Skins Used to Imitate Almost Any Fur
Rabbits, though a great agricultural misfortune to Australia and New Zealand, provide a sizeable annual revenue from their pelts. The skins supply much of the felt and fashionable furs, with skilled preparation enabling rabbit skins to counterfeit even elk, otter, and ermine in the market.
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Australia
New Zealand
Commonwealths
Winter of Starvation Now Facing Germany
Germany faces a winter of starvation worse than the 1917 famine. Official statistics show foodstuffs plummeting with potatoes at 12 percent and sugar beets at 41. Prewar hog supply stood at 27 thousand and fallen to seven million. Officials warn reduced production weakens workers.
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Germany
Apple Rice Pudding and Desert Recipes Digest
Remove cores from tart apples place on a bed of boiled rice in a baking dish Fill cavities with rice add butter honey and a pinch of nutmeg Bake slowly until tender Coconut Marmalade Jelly Soak gelatin dissolve in hot milk mix marmalade coconut and milks chill in a mold Garnish with marmalade Junket Heat milk honey and a dissolved junket tablet stir add vanilla pour into sherbet glasses chill Maple Toast Beat egg yolks with maple syrup milk and salt fry bread slices in butter serve with maple cream optional
Was This Ghost Dog Haunting Umbayo SA Tracks
A Magliah settler John Jeter owned a very low hound killed by a passing train at Umbayo. Reports say the dog repeatedly stayed on the tracks despite warnings from engineers who claimed the whistle was a warning to the dog. Also cited is a 1628 English divorce case remark on appropriate conduct and kissing between sexes.
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Umbayo
South Africa
John Jeter
Jeter
John Nicholl
Klasing
Handa
Not Allowed to Shake Hands in Early Social Etiquette
The article notes a historic norm where friends of opposite sex did not greet with a handshake. It contrasts past expectations with today’s routine greeting practices, reflecting evolving social customs and manners.
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Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Air Service
National Guard
Postal Service
Shipping Board
U. S. Dea
Seinen
Philippine Islands
Mothers’ Cook Book
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