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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
6
A Serbian political essay extols peasant proprietors as 46 percent of the population and claims Serbia is more democratic than Britain or America with land equally divided, denying social classes beyond this group and portraying a unique political economy. A separate note reports on top hats and hygiene with bizarre thermometer readings.
Article notes a push to replace male trolley conductors with women. Between 2,500 and 3,000 women currently employed as conductors. thousands more applying weekly. Women receive three days of theory in five schools and then practical training on trips with experienced conductors. Also mentions vodka ban in Russia boosting savings by about 900 million dollars, with 300 million more than last year.
A scene from the siege of Van shows Armenian fighters defending a position near the Gardens outside the city. Many Armenians were massacred as Turks attacked. survivors sought safety at the American mission compound and used it to direct defense. The Turks retreated after heavy losses. Dr Otto Appel, German Imperial adviser, aided US Agriculture officials in wartime potato disease work but could not return home until safe conduct was secured. now British assurances allow his return to Berlin.
Consul Wakefield reports drastic ostrich value decline in South Africa after the war. Ostrich feathers once exported up to 25 million dollars annually are now at low ebb. birds die by thousands from hunger while some remain uncared for. A full-grown ostrich auctioned at Grahamstown pound sells for six cents. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, with calf cases exceedingly rare.
The Norwegian bark Fiery Cross, famed for the great tea races of the 1860s, was sunk by a German submarine off the Scilly Isles. Built in 1800 to replace an earlier vessel, she led early tea races, changing hands to skippers Dallas and Richard Robinson, and outlived many contemporaries before her end.
Washington Post reports calls for an early Congress session to protect neutrals, require protection of ships near oceans and Mexican coasts, and to authorize navy and army expansion. Emphasizes timely action on defense, revenue, and modern warfare supply needs amid European conflict. Also cites McCall tariff speech and Massachusetts Republican stance on national policy.
The piece argues that only Democrats and minor Progressive remnants doubt a Republican comeback in 1916. It condemns Democratic policy as partisan, harmful to the nation, and likely to provoke continued repudiation as months pass. It claims Democrats learned nothing and doomed the public to partisan burdens.
The piece surveys a thirteenth century vision of spectacle and virtue, cites a New York World musical novelty describing coin operated self playing records, and notes American bird lore contrasting nocturnal birds with Europe’s nightingale. It laments America’s lack of night birds like the nightingale while praising or critiquing local birds such as the barn owl and whip po or will.
An advertisement recounts a man troubled by heart symptoms attributed to coffee. After quitting coffee and switching to Postum cereal, his heart condition improved. The claim notes others also abandoned coffee for Postum, offered in cereal and instant forms from Postum Co. Battle Creek, with pricing and preparation details.
A collection of editorial fragments discusses tariff politics with Wilson re election, public works funding aimed at rivers and harbors, and critiques of Republican pork-barrel spending. It notes Algeria's population and European component, plus a quip about a new car garage and carpet.
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