Saint Dunstan's aids blind soldiers with trades
The London St Dunstan's Institution opened by the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care committee trains blind veterans in carpentry boot repair mat and basket making poultry farming and market gardening. Blind instructors teach Braille and reading while a massage class and Braille typewriters aid learning.
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London
Saiiors
St. Dunstan's
Regent Park
St. Dunstan’s
Otto Kahn
Secion
Pierson-Webber
England
Identified After Seven Years for San Antonio Ranchman
Charles Williams, a ranchman from San Antonio Texas, lay unidentified for seven years in a Muskogee Oklahoma morgue. His sister Mrs Henry Milla and her ten year old son traced him to the Katy stockyards where a discharged revolver and a fatal wound were found. The body was identified by the sister after a careful exam. Williams wife and daughter remain in San Antonio.
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Muskogee
Okla
Charles Williams
San Antonio
Tex
Henry Milla
Caddo
Mills
Charlie
Katy
Williama
Oklahoma State Entomologist Reports Bee Paralysis
C. E. San, state entomologist at A. & M. college, reports a paralysis disease striking honey bees in Oklahoma. He observed dead bees and conducted infection tests with bacillus from the dead bees, noting similar symptoms including abdominal collapse.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
C. E. Sanborn
A. & M. College
Oklahoma
Origin of bayonet sparks debate on French weapon's birth
A Paris newspaper suggests Bayonne women invented the bayonet during the 1523 siege to defend the ramparts. The item traces claims to Asques and other histories, cites figures like Chevert and Dupont, and notes 1915 French infantry still rely on the blade.
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Bayonne
Littre
Pyrenees
France
England
Aragon
Marion
Gassendi
Chevert
Dupont
Volta
Fragmentary Description of Creatures on Display
Readable text shows animals with front feet tucked and hind legs extended, mouths and heads moving oddly. The fragment hints at a tense or curious display, but lacks clear context or events to identify species, location, or purpose.
108 year old widow receives first class Confederate pension
Esther Dees of Montgomery county aged 108, widow of a Confederate veteran, has been placed on the first class pension roll by Auditor M C Allgood. She is among the first to qualify under the new law for widows over seventy. Courtney of the capital sent flowers after the roll entry.
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Montgomery
Fla
Esther Dees
Montgomery County
M. C. Allgood
Dees
Deesa
Allgood
Courtney
Built a town for wheat Breton town grows around farmer Ben Foster
Colby Kansas. Ben Foster a large land owner who raised 150000 bushels of wheat in 1914 built a town to market it nearby. He built an elevator lumber yard coal yard and store plus homes for workers. He named the town Breton and others are moving there. Foster aims to be proprietor of a thriving country town by renting rather than selling lots.
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Colby
Kan
Ben Foster
Breton
Foster
Twenty Child Birth Prompts Name Change Tradition
Mrs. Alvira Ollar of Calexico announces her twentieth child, a boy named Juan Ollar Jr., as the father’s name will be carried by the latest son. The father was born on a Spanish Mediterranean island about fifty years ago, while the mother is native to Guaymas.
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Calexico
Cal
Alvira Ollar
Juan Ollar
Mediterranean
Guaymas
First Steamship Across Atlantic in 1833
The first steamship crossed the Atlantic in 1833 marking a milestone in transatlantic travel. The voyage demonstrated steam power viability for long ocean crossings and influenced future ocean liner design and navigation.
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Atlantic
Pure-Bred Sires Are Best for Dairying Herds
Farmers should prioritize pure-bred sires for dairy herds since the bull contributes most to calf traits and butterfat yield. Advantage rises when dams and granddams meet high fat-payouts, preferably 300 pounds or more, with 350 or 460 pounds ideal benchmarks. Avoid birth of inferior stock. ensure healthy, noncontagious bulls and plan for a growing young bull to replace aging sires.
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Aires
Dairy Notes on Cow Health and Milk Quality
The piece urges regular feeding and handling of dairy cows to improve yield and milk quality. It warns that tubercular cattle threaten public health and cautions against milking before calving except for heavy milking cows. It also notes cream separators as essential and mentions digging pits for waste management.
Washing Greasy Utensils
The writer suggests wiping greasy utensils with soft paper before washing to simplify the cleaning process and instructs to destroy the paper afterward.
Water Supply Upgrades In Montevideo Amid Flood Threats
In hard times Uruguay’s Montevideo Water Works plans a 300000 dollar program to boost reservoir capacity after repeated Santa Lucia river floods. The city’s water was cut for three days when floodwater breached boiler rooms and reservoirs. New and expanded reservoirs will double capacity to ensure steady supply amid future floods.
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Uruguay
Montevideo Water Works Company
Santa Leeia
Metesa
Cape’ Ely
Santa Lucia
Scientife American
Cruel Hint Men of Brains Live Longer
Fragmentary line from a crossword style snippet attributes a proverb about men of brains and longevity. The readable text includes a stray quotation and incomplete attributions, with unclear source context or date. The item reads as a brief cryptic or humor note rather than a full news item.
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Dentschland
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Amerifanis
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Fich
Gleicen
Kalminen
Minh Land
Meilen
Hindernis
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Agenturen
Regsamites
Beaniigen
Sayville Verlagt
New York
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Staaten
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Sayville
Atlantic Communication O
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Nauen
Bestia
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Luderton
Nnd Deutschland
Ties Bedeutet
Beteroburg
Ter St. Peter
Daily Weal
Deutscen
Arnee Wadensen
Deutsce
Rigas
Sam Chliid
Ben Swed
Emberg
Gilmarsden
Striital Voraudringen
Die
Armee
Jene de
Anhalt
Enoglijde Arbeiterschaft Empart
David Vond George
Der
Britifdw
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Waebeiterpartet
Mer Fid
Die Cine
Galicia
Penter's Bench
Aisne
Texas
Paris
Kanean
Endymion
Montevideo
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