Rats Overrun Trenches As Hunger Drives War Rats
A Parisian private’s letter from the front portrays rats dominating trenches and billets, gnawing rations and sabotaging supplies. He contrasts rats with German soldiers, noting two foes and describing inventive rodent schemes and failed poison efforts. He jokes that someday all rats may migrate to the Germans.
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Parla
Kitchener
Yser
Boarges
Tahure
Rata
Father Joffre
Hague
Pretty Chinese Princess Prizes Travel to New York
Princess Jue Quon Tai, nineteen, travels unchaperoned through the United States after leaving China six months ago to refuse a wealthy Mandarin marriage. Her father, a major, has spent $10 000 and appeals for funds. she speaks English well and reads American papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jue Quon Tai
New York Hotel
China
America
Growth control could delay or resume growth in animals
Dr Jacobs claimed major advances in growth control. He cited rat experiments showing stunted growth for long periods may resume when diet supplies missing nutrients. He stated science could determine if an animal grows only in youth or in stages, with potential implications for human growth.
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Philadelphia
Mr. Jacobs
Jacobs
Man Undergoes 131 Surgeries in Battle With Tuberculosis
St Louis resident Harry Smyth, 42, has endured 131 operations for bone tuberculosis. Despite his long hospital life since childhood, Smyth remains cheerful and skilled at sewing and crocheting, always good natured.
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St. Louis
Harry Smyth
Eclty Hospital
Smyth
Scientific control of organic growth in humans envisioned
The article discusses a vision where the ultimate result of such research is the scientific control of organic growth forces, extending to human beings, reflecting early 20th century optimistic view of biology and medicine.
Claim filed against Mullanphy bank over 20 cents due since 1896
In circuit court Judge Kinsey heard three claims against the bank now in receivership with US Senator W J Stone present to settle. Gottlieb Kling sought 20 cents stating it has been due since 1896. Christina Meyer claimed 4.02 and Mary Schwarts 62.08. A note mentions trackless trolley freight use in Germany.
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St. Lonia
Mullanphy Bank
Kinsey
Gottlieb Kling
United States
W. J. Stone
Kling
Christina Meyer
Mary Schwarts
Cousins Cause a Mix-Up in Reading Marriage Case
Reading, Pa. Edgar L. Tyson, 23, of Kutztown, marries Florence D. Wesaner, 20, of Kempton. Tyson and the bride’s mother Mrs. Jeremiah Wessner are first cousins. A court order delayed the license due to Pennsylvania kinship law. Tyson’s wife is his first cousin and his mother-in-law is his cousin. potential children would be third cousins to their grandmother.
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Reading
Edgar L. Tyson
Kutztown
Florence D. Wesaner
Kempton
Tyson
Jeremiah Wessner
Register Newman
Pennsylvania
Aged widow weds youth in secret Delaware ceremony
Mrs. Isaac Lightcap, seventy three, wealthy farm owner, marries 25 year old Isaac Lightcap after meeting last June when he was hired as overseer. The couple eloped to Townsend and wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Warren Warr officiating, returning to the farm soon after.
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Wilmington
Del
Isaac Lightcap
Lightcap
Townsend
Warren Warr
Stamps adapt to coin shortages and war tax stamps
Russia faces coin shortage so stamps of 10 16 and 20 kopeke circulate as paper money with a heavier print and an overprint indicating new use They can also serve as postage due 6 in the text New Zealand issues a war stamp by overprinting the one penny King George head with war stamp and two letters noting a new tax addition
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London
Russia
Philateliste
New Zealand
George
Quarrel Over Living Arrangements Cited in Interview
Mrs Diinke complains of little life with her husband who she says knows nothing. Mrs Winke counters that there is no life with her husband as she claims he knows everything.
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Mrs. Diinke
Mre. Winke
Mining and Oil News Highlights Arizona District
Western Newspaper Union report lists metal prices and mining notes. Copperfield Porphyry Copper Mining near Mineral Park begins exploitation. Ruby Copper Company near the Mansfield camp plans to restart in Patagonia. Tom Reed mine shows rich ore on deeper levels. Golconda Extension shaft near Kingman finds gold and silver stringers at 350 feet. University of Arizona students take mine rescue course in Tucson district.
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Sabino Esision
Copperfield Porphyry Copper Mining Company
Mineral Park
Ruby Copper Company
Mansfield Camp
Patagonia
Tom Reed
Golconda
Kingman District
Mining and oil boom spread across New Mexico and Wyoming
New Mexico reports resumed operations at Black Cloud mine near Magdalen a and rising activity in Carrizozo districts. In Columbus Southwestern Oil Development Company is formed, Silver Cell near Silver City to be developed, and Crocker installs a gasoline hoist at wolframite mines near Gage to sink a main shaft. Azure Mining takes Contention mines near Deming, zinc mines. Dark Thunder mountain near Twin Peaks reveals large low grade zinc body. In Wyoming Big Horn basin sees oil gas bustle with several new wells. Elk Basin yields a large gusher. Hudson Oil brings ninth well at Lander at 1150 feet, the newest winter output expected.
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Black Cloud
Magdalena
Carrizozo
Southwestern Oil Development Company
Columbus
Silver Cell
Silver City
M. M Crocker
Wolframite
Gage
Deming
Azure Mining Company
Tres Hermanas Mountains
Big Horn
Wyoming
Lander
Dallas
Elk Basin
Ohio Oil Company
Wyoming-Montana
Hudson Oil Company
Mine and mill expansions mark Colorado metal boom
Leadville see s $250000 being spent by American Smelting and Refining Co on Arkansas Valley Smelters improvements as six furnaces run. Ingersoll Rand declares a 10 percent common stock dividend. Cripple Creek shipments impeded by road conditions while Summit county mines report 1915 output near $1.789 million with dredgers taking $859,607. K N mine shaft at Cripple Creek reaches 860 feet. Pioneer Mining and Milling forecasts leadership in area gold fields. Clear Creek County Oneida ore on 400-foot level at Freeland valued $20 a ton. old stope produced $400,000 years ago.
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Leadville
American Smelting and Refining Company
Arkansas’ Valley
Ingersoll Rand Company
Cripple Creek
Gilpin County
Pioneer Mining and Milling Company
Clear Creek County
Oneida
Freeland
Western Canada wheat yields draw attention as land rush grows
The report highlights remarkable Manitoba and western Canada wheat yields with 34 to 73 bushels per acre across districts near Manitou and Darlingford. It notes idle lands priced at low costs, promising profit if planted, with farmers like G B Davidson and P Scharf achieving standout harvests.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Culross
Manitoba
C. J. Broughton
Chicago
F. L. Hill
G. B. Davidson
Manitou
Walter Turner
Darlingford
Wm. Sharp
Lisgar
P. Scharf
Auckland's Forward Step in Roof Garden Plan
The first roof garden for Auckland New Zealand is to be set apart atop a department store now under construction. It will be accessible by electric elevators and will provide tea rooms and restrooms.
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Auckland
New Zealand
St Te
Signature on Box Sparks Inquiry Into Quinine Cold Remedy
Fragments imply a controversy over Gove’s cold remedy box bearing a signature, raising questions about the product’s authenticity and regulatory compliance. The notes reference a harmful combination of ingredients and potential safety concerns. Authorities may investigate labeling and protection of consumers.
Opera Gossip and Fashion Notes Stir Antebellum Ladies
A fragmentary social column notes women’s fashion shifts and lively chatter from opera nights. It hints at changing attire norms as observers recount encounters and idle gossip in a refined city.
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Goldier
Doctor Jacobs
St. Louis Hospital
Germany
Washington Society Bud
Dorothy Dennett
Fred Dennett
Miss Dennett
Washington
Mining and Oil News
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N. Y
Idc
St. Louisa
Arizona
University of Arizona
Tucson
New Mexico
Colorado
Summit County
Ghove
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