Light Rays New Aid in Warfare
Paris reports a new World War I device, the light-o-mine by H Grindell Matthews. An electro clockwork system uses a lens and a sunlit beam to trigger a line of TNT packed trench bombs. Raiders deploy piping filled with explosives and shrapnel buried in enemy trenches, ignited by a solar lens aligned with the sun.
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Paris
H. Grindell Matthews
Grindell Matthews
No Man's Land
John Hayes Hammond, Jr
Valatt
Ostia
Rome
Grinnell Matthews
ASKS TWO TO MARRY HIM IN WARTS OF LOVE
Clarksburg West Virginia a colored coal tanner William Green lies near death after a knife wound to the back allegedly inflicted by two Alabama women who had been invited to marry him. The incident began when Molly Smith and another unnamed woman arrived to confront Green over his marriage plans.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Alabama
William Green
Green
West Virginia
Molly Smith
Miss Smith
Miss Soolth
Cows Have Their Hopes and Dairy Experiments
Marquette Michigan reports State Senator Alton T. Roberts promotes cattle welfare with a staged feeding scheme. He claims cows prefer meals in courses with a beet appetizer and dessert finish, noting phonographic music failed to boost milk. He stresses no alcohol is fed to cattle.
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Marquette
Mich
Alton T. Roberts
Farmers plan to straighten Blaze Fork river bed
McPherson Kansas farmers in southern McPherson and northern Reno counties pledge to redirect the Blaze fork for 18 miles to prevent floods. Big Basin lands owned by John Schrag already diked and ditched, water diverted south, prompting possible formation of a drainage district to bid for river straightening and save hundreds of acres for farming.
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McPherson
Kan
Reno
Big Basin
Blaze Fork
John Schrag
Schrag
Wedded in War by Wire telegraphed marriage story
Private J. P. Cryster of the Washington National Guard wed Miss Florence Sweeney of Duquesne Pennsylvania by telegraph. The ceremony was conducted in Calexico California and again repeated via telegraph with Chaplain Sulliger officiating. The couple had been friends for years with a mail proposal and acceptance preceding the telegram wedding.
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Calexico
Cal
J. P. Cryster
Washington National Guard
Florence Sweeney
Duquesne
8. C. Sulliger
Vancouver
Wash
Pennsylvania
Cryster
Miss Sweeney
Counterfeiter Bill Sentenced to Penitentiary
A reader notes that Bill, once rumored to be rapidly earning money, has ended up in the penitentiary for counterfeiting, confirming a long and costly downfall tied to his alleged frauds.
Farmer Discovers Hidden Silver Bars in Texas Field
A Texan farmer near Nacona named Palmer unearthed silver bars on his land, with value estimates ranging from 100000 to 280000 dollars. He plans to seed the barn to the Denver mint for analysis. The bars are suspected to have been left by Spaniards in the 16th or 17th century as they withdrew amid Lodian resistance.
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Nacona
Tex
Palmer
Denver
Bumblebee causes car crash in Elwood countryside
Mrs. W. L. Abbott and Mrs. L. M. Cross rode in a closed auto in Elwood when a bumblebee entered. In attempting to swat it they lost control, the car veered into a ditch and overturned. Both women escaped with minor bruises.
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Elwood
Ind
W. L. Abbott
L. M. Cross
Magistrate bans smile and flirt for young man in New York
Magistrate Krotel sentences Philip Levine eighteen never to smile or flirt with any girl in the city for life after Dora Rubinowicz accused him of smiling and blowing smoke at her on an elevated train.
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New York
Krotel
Philip Levine
Levine
Dora Rubinowicz
Woman Lands Record Bass at Lake Manitou
Mrs Frank Emerick of Indianapolis reportedly caught and landed a large mouth bass weighing 7 1 2 pounds at Lake Manitou near Rochester Indiana. The catch is described as possibly the largest black bass ever taken by a woman, within recent local reports.
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Rochester
Ind
Lake Manitou
Praok Emerick
Indianapolis
Ways to Introduce Milk to Children Who Dislike It
Advice for mothers on increasing a child's milk intake beyond a third-year target of a quart daily. Tips include colored glasses, milk via straw, cocoa with milk, milk in vermicelli, milk in mashed potato and vegetables, cereals cooked in milk, half milk half water, milk puddings, cocoa-stirred rice, and egg dishes cooked in milk served with toast.
Orange Snow Dessert From Simple Citrus
Slice the oranges to remove seeds and sprinkle with powdered sugar. For six oranges beat whipped cream and fold in until it holds shape. Keep the cream on ice. Whip four egg whites with half a cup of powdered sugar to stiff peaks, top the oranges with the meringue, chill, and serve very cold.
Tomato Savory Recipe Summary
A historical cooking note instructs skinning and slicing one half pound tomatoes, melting butter, cooking the tomatoes with pepper and salt for ten minutes, then folding in the yolks of two fresh eggs to form a thick paste. Serve atop fried bread slices.
Oyster Cocktail in Grapefruit First Course Innovation
A first course oyster cocktail served in grapefruit is described as an innovation. The grapefruit is prepared as usual without sweetening, then filled with the hollowed fruit and several small oysters topped with tabasco and horseradish dressing.
Freshen Rusty Black Lace with Vinegar Wash
Recipe note advises soaking rusty lace in a mixture of vinegar and water, using two tablespoons of vinegar per one pint of water. Rinse thoroughly and iron while damp between flannels or bath towels to restore fabric.
Window shade making tips from old catalog note
White window shades may be made from Indian-head Noon priced at 12 or 15 cents per yard. Tack one end on the roller and hem the other end, then insert the curtain stick. The chess line suggests durable use for years.
Tarnished Brass Cleaning Tip
Brass items are cleaned with a vinegar solution. Soak the piece in the mix, let it dry, then wash with water and wipe with a soft cloth for a polished finish.
Western Mining And Oil Prices In Metal Market
Western Mining and Oil News Service reports prices for spelter, copper casting, lead and bar silver. Boulder Colorado lists tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 18 to 23 per unit, crude ores 60 percent at 18 to 23, 125 percent at 9.40 to 10, and 10 percent at 7.80 to 9 per unit.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver
New York
Boulder
Colo
Rich ore strikes reported at Maid of Sunshine and Oatman mines
In Arizona a rich strike is reported on the 20 foot level in the Maid of Sunshine mine near Courtland. At Oatman the Arizona Central shaft reaches 360 feet and hits a feeder to the main vein. Gold Dust and Goldroad Bonanza at Oatman show big strikes as Wallapal Metals begins development east of Kingman.
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Maid of Sunshine
Courtland
Oatman
Arizona Central
Wallapal Metals Company
Kingman
Enterprise Mines
Mining activity signals expansion across Colorado
The Molybdenum Mines Company is incorporated in Denver with multiple projects under way. Camp Bird tunnel near Ouray exceeds 2000 feet progress, a 100 top ore concentrator rises north of Minturn, and Breckenridge shipments reach 115 to 120 carloads monthly. Cresson mine at Cripple Creek to pay 122000 monthly dividends. Nelson mine at Ward produces tungsten concentrates. Keystone mill near Boulder begins construction. U S Portland Cement plant at Concrete undergoes extensive improvements. Cadiz Mining Company formed with 100000 capitalization. Bismark mine lease near Caribou yields silver ore worth forty ounces per ton. Livingston mine at Sugar Loaf cleanup yields gold bullion and base bullion. Mount Champion mine in Leadville eyed by eastern capitalists with valuation near one million.
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Molybdenum Mines Company
Denver
Camp Bird
Ouray
Minturn
Breckenridge
Red Mountain
Leadville
Cresson
Cripple Creek
Nelson
Ward
Mount Sueffels
St. John Mines Company
Fred C. Wood
Stanley M. Walker
John H. Bender
Cadiz Mining Company
Bismark
Caribou
Fred Carlson
August Wilimzik
Mount Champion
Lackawanna Gulch
New Mexico Copper and Mining News Briefs
In August Mogollon Mines Co. processed 2019 tons of ore producing 1600 pounds of gold and silver bullion along with concentrates. Abe Cajon Copper Mining Co in Torrance county filed incorporation papers with $150000 capital, $2100 paid up. Sully of China Copper Co at Silver City prepares for the American Institute of Mining Engineers annual meeting. F G Smith reports a copper strike at Burro mountains eight miles west of Cutter with ore eight feet wide and a 100 feet face in slope averaging 10 percent copper in oxide and sulphide.
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Mogollon Mines Co
Abe Cajon Copper Mining Company
Mangana Mountains
Torrance County
Sully
China Copper Company
Silver City
American Institute of Mining Engineers
New Mexico
Arizona
F. G. Smith
M Paso
Burro Mountain
Cutter
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Patrick Deering
Deering
Patrick
Laurel Mill Pool
Pat
Michigan
Kansas
Washington National Guard On Border
Western Mining and Oil
Colorado
Keystone Mining and Reduction Company
United States Portland Cement Company
Livingston
Sugar Loaf
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