Susie and Sammie in a War Time Matinee Encounter
A young woman Sue Williams misses time due to a Saturday parade and attends a wartime matinee. She meets Lieut Samuel Putnant, learns of patriotic duties, and they plan to meet again to support soldiers at the front, with humor about the names Susie and Sammie.
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Sue
Mercy
St Iast
Camp Blank
Walting
Goodby
Vointy
Susie
Sammies
Sammie
Samuel Putnant
Sue Williams
Jove
Rewards for Kind Deeds Highlight Small Acts of Help
Short sermons, brave rescues, and kind acts yield large rewards in a string of例 stories. An Indiana pastor received sixty acres for brevity, a Parsons Green lodger left a thousand pounds to his wife as executor, a Tasmanian helped by a London bobby earned a gold watch, and a Thames rescuer later gained seven thousand pounds from a father’s will.
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Indiana
Parsons Green
Fulham
London
Bobby
Thames
Australia
England's Tax History Marks First Income Levy
A historical survey notes England first enacted income tax 406 years ago to fund war with France. It highlights Pitt's 1708 proposal, Peel's 1842 bill, and recurring increases during major wars, while the United States also used an income tax starting in 1861 to finance the Civil War.
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England
France
Pitt
Robert Peel
United States
Congress
Sanitary hog care and inbreeding cautions
United States Department of Agriculture guidance urges clean, dry quarters and careful feeding to prevent disease in hogs. It covers tuberculin testing for dairy cattle, feeding only cooked or sterilized byproducts, water purity, disinfection, and isolation. It warns against overuse of inbreeding, promotes varied diets and ample range, and notes advantages of isolated portable hog houses and strict quarantine when introducing animals.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Teast i ‘S
Wheatless rations to fatten poultry show gains from tests
Tests by the U S department of agriculture find wheatless rations using cornmeal and fresh buttermilk or distillers grain plus milk can rapidly increase weight in young chickens kept in coops. Ration C yielded the best gains, with 35.1 percent over 14 days, though results apply to confined broilers, not unconfined birds or layers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wight
Uses of Sweet Potatoes in Food and Stock
Sweet potatoes serve as valuable human food and can also be used to produce stock. The crop offers versatility for nutrition and agricultural practice.
Pape's Diapepsin Relieves Indigestion Instantly
A dated wartime ad and misc. notes announce Pape's Diapepsin for quick relief from indigestion gases and heartburn. Additional items include war production figures like overcoats woolen coats breeches socks trucks ambulances and a Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill advertisement.
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Pape
War Department
Army of the United
Witness’s Witty Exchange At Trial Prompts Lively Hearsay Debate
A witness in an attempted murder case is cross-examined by a confident young lawyer who mistakes confusion for winning. The exchange includes a quip about the revolver’s discharge and hearsay undercutting the prosecutor’s case. The crowd laughs at the dry humor as paradoxical wit sharpens the courtroom banter.
Coughs and Colds Remedy Guaranteed By Schiffmann
A promotional note urges immediate treatment at first sign of cold or cough using Schiffmanns Expectorant. The ad claims high concentration with 50 cents yielding 64 teaspoonsful when mixed with honey or sugar syrup and promises a money back guarantee if not the best ever used for coughs colds bronchitis creap whooping cough or hoarseness. Druggists offer refunds if not satisfying.
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Schiffmann
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Agricultural Department
Wright
Kaiser
Mrs. Whitenack
Dean
Florence Whitenack
Armstrong Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Robert King Seidel
Oesec Sosa
Tareey, A
W.N. U
Cincinnati
Goss
Eatoni O
Eatonic Remedy Company
Wabash Ave
Chie
Til
Leela
U. S
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