Red Cross Third Roll Call Urged by Wilson
President Wilson urges a generous response to the third Red Cross Roll Call opening November 2 and closing November 11, the war’s first anniversary. He emphasizes membership over money, aims to extend welfare work at home, and support continued relief abroad with a peace time program and foreign aid to eastern Europe.
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Two Mules Refuse to Move on Mission Road
A colored man driving a mule team along Mission Road encounters a stubborn mule that plants its feet and resists moving. The bystander, described as an imam, angrily tries to use force with a shovel handle while a police officer, entering the scene, questions the situation. The mule remains fast, and the event ends with talk of selling and buying a gate amid local tension.
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Mission Road
Foochow Branch Forms to Promote American Interests
The Foochow branch of the American Association of China was recently formed to fiercely guard American commercial interests in the consular district. It will replace the American member of commerce as the community’s chamber of commerce and aid local Americans in trade efforts.
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China
Foochow
Amerian Asociation of
Chamber of Commerce
Strict Business Eater Tomato Demand Sparks Standoff
A rough editor questions if tomatoes could be thrown at a repeat customer. The grocer replies the customer would be punished only if they paid for the act. The exchange reflects tension in the shop floor over payment and behavior.
Tests on United States drinking water quality
The Drinking Water Test program surveys water quality nationwide under the Geological Survey. C. U. Kidwell has led the work for two years as one of the service's youngest chemists. The study measures wells and sanitary drinking places</S>
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United States
General Baer
Silesia
President Grant
Germany
UL Kidwell
Kidwell
Bee
Na- Herat
Condensations on Quiet Talent and Turbulent Times
A fragmented reflection on temperament and speech, noting that steady talent remains calm while risky chatter stirs emotional traps. It suggests that some people resist hard truths, while others borrow trouble at low costs, and that running into difficulty can unsettle efforts to balance life and work.
Musician's Memory Honored in Beethoven Park
Beethoven park in Vienna recalls the composer with a named tree where he spent daily hours composing, an inscribed stump, a nearby statue, and a grand fountain. Lush trees and flowers surround the area, making it a premier park scene frequented by visitors.
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Beethoven Park
Vienne
Peters
Beethoven
Curresnd Fk
Fragmented coastal scene with lighthouse gaze
A fragment describes a cold windy coast and a female tourist on a deck near a breakwater. The wind off the northeast tests the light at a lighthouse while the traveler observes repeated light failures and expresses awe at the scene and its patience.
Scouts Show Up War Work Black Walnut Census
Boy Scouts assisted a government war effort by locating black walnut stands and planting trees to replace those harvested for propeller and gun stocks. They logged 20 million feet of lumber and planted saplings five per tree cut, to ensure future supplies amid past German exploitation.
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Boy Scouts of America
Forest Service
Spokane Boy Scout Denton McBean Hero of Rescue at Twin Lakes
Twelve year old scout Denton McBean earned praise from Superior Judge R M Webster for rescuing war hero Raymond Rice from drowning at Twin lakes. Rice had sunk twice before the boy grasped him by the neck and towed him to shore, protecting a nearby young woman during the struggle.
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Denton McBean
Spokane
Raymond Rice
Twin Lakes
Tice
R. M. Webster
Scout saves life of friend in Utah training demo
An Ogden Utah boy demonstrated lifesaving first aid after a companion fell, severing an artery. The scout applied a tourniquet and controlled bleeding until Dr Kitch arrived and credited the quick action with likely saving the injured boy's life.
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Kitch
Scout Troop Tests Red-Headed Eligibility in Work
A scout master announces admission only to red headed boys as recruitment nears the required 22 members. He says any shade of red on the head is acceptable as long as the dome is scarlet, promising a unique, potentially controversial troop formation.
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Carl Pickwell
Sirendy
What Scouts Learn in Woods
Twenty two Tarome boy scouts, ranking in especial merit after a year's program, camped at Longmire Springs Rainier National park where they earned camp keeping and forest conservation. They learned to be real Americans and masters of the woods and forests. Tramping from 10 to 20 miles each day they became familiar with trees animals and the climate conditions of the Western woods.
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Longmire Springs Rainier National Park
Sundowner on the River Road in Australian Bush
A vivid sketch of the lone swagman or sundowner crossing the river road. He wears Crimean shirt and worn trousers, carries a light switch, and is trailed by a dog that could be a top sheep dog. His march length varies with goal, time seen as a servant to his journey, as Ogilvie notes.
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Swagrman
Homestead
Australia
Ogilvie
Training and Education Distinction Noted by Dr Geyer
Montreal Herald quotes Dr C Stuart Geyer on the difference between training and education during a graduation address. He argues training cannot replace education and cautions against reducing teachers to mere trainers. The passage contrasts Mollal ideas with practical farming and arable expertise, using arithmetic of dates as a parallel.
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C. Stuart Geyer
Montreal Herald
New Plant Fertilizer Experiments in England Boost Growth
Experiments in England using a bacterized prey fertilizer show remarkable plant growth and productivity gains. Plants once thought dying are restored to better than normal condition, suggesting promising agricultural applications.
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England
Laleeee Faire Term Described As Noninterference Policy
The term Laleeee Faire or Laleses-taire denotes general noninterference with individual freedom and limited government taxation. It was used in France to allow freedom from controls except as needed for public peace and order, extended to curb government interference with harmless personal action.
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France
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