Now Rises 600 Chickens and Other Odds and Ends
An odd mix of anecdotes and medical advice appears, including a farmer’s claim that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped his wife and his six hundred chickens, plus assorted notes on deafness and a fortune teller tale, and a report that war raises mental illness admissions in New York State hospitals.
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Lydia B
Mra. D. M. Altera
Oregon
Iit
E. Pinkham
Mra
Lydia 4 Pinhams Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
New York State Hospital
Hee Hilton
Hoapitite
Fragmented quote from a damaged page item
Readable parts describe a practical estimate and a wry opinion about effort and luck. The text hints at how some people perceive value and reward when laboring long hours, but the fragmentary OCR limits clarity and specific facts.
Building Sheep Shelters For Dry Well Ventilated Flocks
United States Department guidance describes dry well drained sheep housing with ample space and shelter connected to main barns. Emphasizes proper ventilation to prevent drafts, daylight for ewe lambing pens, and movable partitions to adapt pen size and allow feed forks to rotate.
Live stock gaining favor in general farming
The piece argues farmers should raise livestock to balance crop farming. It notes selling fertility through crops and buying meat, milk, and feed at retail, outlining the costs of soil fertility being tied to livestock and the benefits of self-sufficiency in feeding.
Premier Hughes Of Australia II Dominates Peace Talks
The report notes Premier Hughes of Australia, small in stature and frail from dyspepsia, clashed with President Wilson over the disposition of former German dependencies. Hughes’s blunt, loud, unpolished remarks contrasted with Wilson’s style, yet he remained a powerful speaker with a habit of securing pointed retorts through capable secretaries. Born in North Wales, Hughes emigrated to Australia at 22, starting as a schoolmaster, then a Sydney storekeeper, and rising with the trades union movement to leadership.
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Wilson
William Moreris Hughes
Australia
Hughes
Statesman
North
Wales
Sydney
Representative Good of Iowa Named New Appropriations Chairman
The 1018 congressional election shifted control to Republicans who reorganize the House for the Sixty sixth Congress. James William Good of Cedar Rapids was tentatively voted as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, a key panel in shaping legislation. Good, born in 1860 in Linn County, is a native son of Iowa with a background at Coe College and the University of Michigan, serving in Congress since 1892.
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House of Representatives
House
Republican Committee
James Willian Good
Good
Denton
Cedar
Grundy
Jones, Ling, Marshall
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Coe College
University of Michigan
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Clock clocks set ahead as daylight saving takes hold
The daylight saving law sets the clocks forward to two o two thirty on the last Sunday in March and back again on the last Sunday in October. Critics note the confusion and delays but the National War Garden Commission backs the measure as boosting food production and worker health nationwide. Secretary P Ridgdale praises its impact, saying Europe views daylight saving as a major reconstruction asset benefiting hundreds of millions of people.
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National War Garden Commission
P. Ridsdale
Europe
Commission
Arctic Race Debate Ends With Peary Submarine Claim
In a lively exchange from The Chimes, Rear Admiral Robert E Peary argues for an undersea voyage to reach the Arctic, claiming a submarine could penetrate far beyond the airplane’s reach. He notes the airship’s limitations while voicing belief in practical value of the submerged route for future exploration.
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North Pole
Robert B. Peary
U. SN
Vilhjalmar Stefersson
Peary
Stefanmeon
Arctic
Chicago
Taving
Different Points of View and Kitchen Polite Talk
A collage of old-time quips. A motorist hits a man who misreads a license number as 66 then 99, a cook and a soldier banter over peeling potatoes, and a banker turns to a life of quiet service.
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Moyself
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Kitchen Police
Raonaas
Last Straw Sparks Tragic Ending for Lovers in Goshen
In Goshen, a couple driven to despair by a final quarrel ends in tragedy. The woman storms out after declaring the last straw, while the man pleads apology and follows. A lifetime of small habits clashes with a breaking point, leaving the relationship shattered.
Why Spell It at All Why not spel Germany with a small g
Superindent Shiels argues for lowercase german in modern usage. He says capital G is old fashioned and the lowercase form aligns with current typography. The Los Angeles Times notes the change as part of evolving standards. Society norms are likened to adjusting to new habits.
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Germany
Los Angeles
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