Spending what we don't save and wise spending
The War Savings organization in Indiana promotes swapping the phrase to spending what we don't save. The treasury department defines wise spending as thought driven budgeting balancing present and future needs, avoiding neglect of urgent future needs while not overspending on today’s desires. It urges saving for emergencies and opportunities through disciplined spending.
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War Savings Organization For
Indiana
Treasury Department
Increasing Wheat Yields and Fertilizer Benefits
The article notes U S wheat production lags behind most big producers except Russia and Iria, prompting farmers to seek higher per acre yields. Ohio experiment station findings show commercial fertilizer restores soil fertility, raising average unfertilized yields from 10.7 to about 24 bushels per acre, with some fields higher, improving profitability without extra crop-cycle time.
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United States
Russia
Iria
Ohio
Demographics of Anatolia and Turkish districts
The passage notes Anatolia as a major Turkish province between the Mediterranean and Black seas with about 7,000,000 people. It lists four other large districts Armenia Mesopotamia and Kurdistea, as divisions of Turkey discussed at the peace conference in Daria.
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Anatolia
Daria
Turkey
Mediterranean
Black Seas
Armenia
Mesopotamia
Kurdistea
Descent of Celts Refuted in Scottish History Claim
The Edinburgh Scotsman quotes Irish Celtic annalists arguing against Saxon origins of southern and eastern Scotland. It asserts Celtic identity of Seathind and Gaelic language dominance, noting Saxon or English influence is overstated and that outsiders would fuse into the native nation.
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Edward I
Scotland
Scothand
Hector Boece
Coufines
Eughune
Go Place
Weith
Campire
Edinburegh Srotsman
New Kind of Construction in Norway Exhibition Halls
Several exhibition halls and assembly rooms have been built in Norway by attaching to uprights a net flag fashioned from wooden roils about a third of an inch square in cross section bound with tin plated iron wire and covered with plaster. Structures are easily and quickly constructed and are said to be useful in winter time.
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Norway
Populie Mechanics Magnaalne
Qualified candidate hired for attendance role at asylum
The applicant answered he had some experience with irrational persons. He had been a modern picture director for several years and was hired immediately.
Proof of Totreave in Hallway Mystery
A husband declares proof of an event by pointing to a gold-mounted umbrella in the hall, while a wife reproaches him after returning from an evening party. The exchange centers on credibility and a claim of being among the first to totreave.
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Weill
The Little Home Paper’s Local Echoes and War Farewell
A compact hometown glimpse from a 1918 era column. It notes weather, harvest, a Wood picnic, neighborhood gossip, and personal milestones, then solemnly recalls Ed Stokes killed in France during the Allies advance, contrasting small town ease with distant war. Ed Stokes’s sacrifice marks the town’s quiet map of East Dunkirk.
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Ed Stokes
France
Dunkirk
Letters From France Describe German Soldier’s Mockery Of Americans
A fragmentary wartime letter from a German officer in France mocks American soldiers and their morale. It praises German superiority, ridicules U.S. troops, and requests additional German plates and speeches for support, ending with a plea for guidance on retreat. The missive reveals hostile attitudes, wartime propaganda, and cross-Channel tensions from the Western Front.
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Western Front
Hot water cleanses liver says a physician
An article advocates a morning drink of hot water with Minestone phosphate to cleanse the liver and bowels, warning against harsh calomel. It claims this routine prevents headaches and pale, foul symptoms, and promotes a tasteless, inexpensive, harmless cleansing method. Also an ad mentions acres of land with buildings for sale near Henry Fleck.
Swanee River Roots in Song and History
The Suwanee River, linked to the song Old Folks at Home, is tied to Florida and Georgia lore. Reported origins vary with Foster allegedly penning lines beside a Florida forest tree, though others say he never saw Suwanee and used the name for meter not place. The river, a beautiful semi tropical stream through cedar forests, figures in early Native and American history despite changes from logging.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Suwanee
Stephen Foster
Foster
Suwanee River
China not land of hustle says naturalist in western China
El El Wilson argues travelers in China should abandon modern comforts and fast transport. He notes primitive travel by wheelbarrow or boat, urging longer stays to gain knowledge and savor vast scenery, while acknowledging both charm and irritation in extended stays within Chinese borders.
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EL EL Wilson
Chithe
China
Deat
Chetetu
Neil Waele
Elephants Serve Free Admission in Marblehead Parade
Elephants from a traveling circus escaped their enclosure in Marblehead drawing crowds as policemen and townspeople followed them into the woods. The animals roamed freely until twilight when the trainer and assistants persuaded them back, ending the event with residents returning home for late suppers.
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Marbleshead
Boch
Pertoe
Haig
Pat
Cirous
Geommds
Aml
Germany Seeks Wool Substitutes
Germany searches for wool substitutes amid uncertain sheep rearing prospects in Clertinunvy. Trials have used dog hair and human hair as potential materials, with women’s hair even applied during wartime. A possible new industry could spin white silklike halved sabbhit into soft textiles, with plans to breed millions of the material.
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Germany
Oil Prospects in Mexico On Pacific Coast
Investigations suggest no rich petroleum deposits along the Pacific coast of Mexico. Findings are significant as they may boost regional trade and hint at a future similar to Tampico or Tuxpan in western Mexico.
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Mexico
Pacific
Tampica
Tuxpautn
Simple Budget System for Households
Advice contrasts two views on budgeting within a domestic economy. A young wife advocates using a budget to control spending while a respondent notes a personal method of paying what one can and owing what remains.
Salts Remedy for Kidney and Bladder Irritation
An old advertisement promotes Salts and Jad Salts as a simple cure for kidney and bladder weakness caused by uric acid. It claims relief from nocturnal urination, burning sensations, and irritation by neutralizing urine acids. The remedy is described as inexpensive, harmless, and effervescent.
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Saya
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Indiana War Savings Organization
Ohio Experiment Station
Henry Yule Braddon
Sydney
Australia
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New South Wales
Charles Hanson Towne
American Magazine
Sheldon’s Wood
Maria
Morrison
Squire
Bert Wills
Jim
Red Cross
Sol MacPhee
Lincoln Road
St. Paul
Herb Sweet
Papa
Rhine
Marne
Oklahoma
Belgium
Fearth
Old Rhine
Crawin
Heney Fleck
Dubois County
BELL
Merit Pennington
Wuelcher’s Coal Office
Huntingburg, Ind
Woodworth Company
Wilton, Conn
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