No Bandages In New War Surgery Revolutionizes Wound Care
London reports a radical wartime method using ozone to sanitize wounds without bandages. At Queen Alexandra's hospital patients with severe injuries show rapid healing, open-air treatments, and minimal manipulation, aided by peroxide baths, sandbag supports, and ongoing masseur therapy. Vaccines against typhoid and paratyphoid are produced at the Royal Army Medical College to curb troop diseases.
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London
Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital
Herbert Hospital
France
Hammarsmith Hospital
One Beetle A Gas Fighter
London reports a British Bombardier beetle along the Thames Gravesend area ejects a liquid that oxidizes in air to pale blue green flames. The gas-like spray blinds and stupefies pursuing ground beetles allowing the beetle to flee within a minute or so.
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London
Nature
Thames
Gravesend
Escapes from a Jungle Flight Ended in Survival
Royal Flying Corps Captain A T O'Brien, shot down over jungle in German Africa near Kounoa Irangi, clung to life for three days. He crawled, swam, and climbed to avoid crocodiles and a lion, then reached British lines. His wife joined him soon after as he recovered from three crushed ribs and other injuries.
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London
South Africa
Smuts
German Africa
Kounoa Irangi
O'Brien
King of the Forest
England
Grizzly Kills Man in Yellowstone Park
In Cody Wyoming details reach the area of Yellowstone park about the death of Jack Welch a freighter. Welch and another man slept beneath a wagon while a third rested atop it when a grizzly seized Welch dragged him away and began to feed as the others reacted. One man aided while armed men responded according to park rules.
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Cody
Wyo
Jack Welch
Yellowstone Park
Park
Welch
Bear Attack Ends in Welch’s Death After Bacon Distraction
Welch distracted a bear by tossing bacon to draw its attention. The bear abandoned Welch for the meat as a companion pulled him away. A tourist arrived by automobile and Welch was loaded into a hospital vehicle, but died later at the Muse Tourist complex.
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Welch
Muse
Crooks Use Poison Gas In Albany Robbery
Nathan Naghlygal, a shoemaker, reports crooks used poison gas cigarettes to blow smoke in his face making him dizzy before stealing $200 in an Albany robbery.
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Albany
Iuoke
Nathan Naghlygal
Bell Telephone Warns Philadelphia Girls on Powdered Faces
No Powder and Paint. Philadelphia girls coming to work with powdered poses and painted cheeks will be sent home or asked to wash their faces, the Bell Telephone company announces.
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Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Company
Alabama Tops Southern States in News Production
Alabama ranks first among southern states as a producer of nl n erala.
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Alabama
Economy in Home Uses Cheeses and Leftovers for Savings
Hy Nellie Maxwell of the University of Wisconsin argues families can reduce expenses by using meat substitutes like cheese, milk, nuts, and eggs, and by preserving meats through canning and salting. The article urges careful budgeting, planning menus, using leftovers, and avoiding waste to improve health and reduce costs.
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Hy Nellie Maxwell
Department of Farmers’ Institutes
University of Wisconsin
John
Maraschino Cup Recipe From Fridge to Table
A drink recipe calls for maraschino cherries one pound sugar four oranges two lemons one quart cold water three bananas grated lemon and orange rind from the fruit chilled with fruit juice and banana dice. Boil water and sugar five minutes add rind boil five more minutes cool strain and mix in lemon juice two oranges juice banana pieces cherries and chill. Add cracked ice and carbonated water to serve.
Favorite Potato Recipes for Frying and Breakfast
A fragment describes frying small potatoes in butter until brown and crisp, then coating with flour egg and breadcrumbs. It also gives a breakfast option of sliced cold boiled potatoes dipped in egg and baked until brown and hot.
Pickled Beet Root Preparation Guide
Wash the beet root taking care not to break the surface. Bake slowly for about three hours. When cold peel and slice thin. Sprinkle with pepper and salt. Pour over a little vinegar and leave for a few hours before serving.
Pongee Washing Tip From Preserved Text
Keep pongee as before by washing with white soap. Wring out excess water and hang in sun until bone dry. Iron on the wrong side without sprinkling to avoid sheen and preserve texture.
Western Mining and Oil Prices Report
Western Newspaper Union News Service provides metal market prices for New York copper and lead, Spelter deliveries and Colorado settlements, bar silver, tungsten concentrates, crude ores, and various copper and ore percentages with unit prices across several locations. The data lists prices per 100 pounds, per unit, and per ton across multiple metals and grades.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
New York
East St. Louis
Colorado
N. Y
Vie Aan
Loula
Tivawea
Rich ore found in Verde district with several mines active
Rich ore has been found at Ajo and the Jerome Daisy Copper Company forms the newest big Verde district flotation. The Moss mine at Kingman will resume on a large scale. Corley property near Wampoo Springs sold to a company capitalized at 1,000,000. Johnson gold mine near Weaver readies for operation. Durham ranch drilling near Florence reaches 300 feet, similar to Ray district. Gold ore from 50 to 75 dollars per ton located on Mulcahy Whitman and Shepherd claims near Apex mine Winkelman.
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Ajo
Jerome Daisy Copper Company
Big Verde
Kingman
Corley
Wampoo Springs
Johnson
Weaver
Durham Ranch
Florence
Ray District
Mulcahy, Whitman and
Shepherd
Apex Mine
Winkelman
Colorado mining booms with new operations and big ore strikes
In Colorado the Summit mine near Idaho Springs resumes after years idle while Lake City shows new development and ore shipments. Highland Mary near Silverton ships, Ledge mill at Chattanooga sends concentrates to Durango, and Beam process to be added at Little Fred near Salind. Rice district upgrades machinery. Rico yields about 1250 tons monthly. Ouray reports a Governor mine strike yielding 1120 oz gold and 679 oz silver per ton, value around 23,048.61, with 22,580 for gold and 468.51 for silver contents. St Paul mine Red Mountain reveals a high grade copper ore body with enargite spurting over 60 feet diameter.
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Idaho Springs
Summit
Lake City
St of Shippers
Highland Mary
Silverton
North Star
Ledge
Chattanooga
Durango
Little Fred
Salind
Boulder County
Kansas
Rice
Rico
Ouray
Governor Mine
Mount Sneffles
St. Paul
Red Mountain
Wyoming Oil Prospects Brighten In Wheatland Grass Creek
Wheatland district prospects brighten as Mitchell and associates begin two new wells in Grass Creek. Mountain State Oil in Elk Basin reports 2900 feet down and awaiting more pipe. Grass Creek production could exceed 7000 barrels daily if refinery capacity exists. Midwest in Little Buffalo shows 1700 feet down with a collapsed ten inch casing. Goshen Oil and Gas strikes in Goshen district fifty five miles north of Cheyenne at 700 feet. United States Petroleum Company is incorporated with capital stock of 1,000,000 and Hawlins as headquarters. Elk Basin to Frannie pipeline cannot handle rising output, increasing several hundred barrels weekly.
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Wyoming
Wheatland
Mitchell and Associates
Grass Creek
Mountain State Oil Company
Elk Basin
Midwest
Little Buffalo
Lta
United States Petrolleum Company
Capital Stock
Hawlins
Frannie
Goshen
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