Open Door Policy Advances at Washington Conference
Western powers push toward an open door in China with a proposed international board to review compliance. France objects but later withdraws the objection, while Japan seeks time to study the text. Debate also touches railway reforms and naval treaty completion amid allied tensions.
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Edward W. Pickard
Washington
Hughew
China
Japan
Mest
France
International Commission
Shidehara
Board of Reference
Far East
Wbout
Hughes
Comunittee
Postwar diplomacy tests in Genoa and Paris
Debates ripple over Genoa talks with Trotsky urging U S participation while Poincare demands Russian guarantees. France backs Versailles diplomacy, while Russia presses Finland over Karelia. Germany pays reparations as McCormick probes European military budgets. Ireland transitions to provisional Free State rule with Collins pushing constitutional study in Canada.
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Lloyd George
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Versailles
France
Russia
M. Poincare
Genoa
Europe
Lenin
Tchitcherin
Leon Trotsky
United States
Itussis
Ord Fitzalan
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Irish Free State
Rinttas Sealabeach Na Heireann
Canalsta
Michael Collins
Griffith
Dail Eireann
Collins
Canada
Bank of Ireland
Canadians Push All-Canadian Waterway Project
Canadians and their advocates urge creating an Ottawa and Georgian Bay canal to connect the St. Lawrence with the Great Lakes. They argue the route stays within Canadian territory, avoids lake storm hazards, and offers shorter mileage, backed by government engineers who deem it practicable.
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Ottawa
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
United States
Canada
Georgian Bay
St. Lawrence Ship Canal
Lakes
St. Lawrence
Montreal
St. Law
Pope Benedict XV Dies After Brief Illness
Pope Benedict XV died after a sudden illness described as pneumonia following a cold. Born in 1854, he was elected in 1914 and praised for efforts to restore peace after World War I. No successor announced yet as discussions remained pending.
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Benedict XV
Benedict
Canal length and features outlined for Ottawa to Lake Huron route
The plan describes a 440 mile waterway from the Ottawa to Lake Nipissing and Lake Huron with 27 locks, 22 feet minimum depth, 28 miles of canal, 66 miles of improved river navigation, and 346 miles of river and hake, totaling 758 tent.
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Rence
Ottawa
Marina
Lake Nipissing
French River
Ifow
Lake Huron
Flee From Turkish Cruelty Amid Refugee Exodus
In Jerusalem an estimated 200000 Christians flee Turkish rule as France appears to have treaty backing Angora. Refugees seek asylum in foreign lands while Greek ports receive thousands toward Syria Palestine and Egypt where landings are refused in some cases. In Jaffa government forces clamp down on rioting as Zionist tensions rise amid looming Jewish domination.
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Jerusalem
Oickealuce
France
St Angora
Tenewlves
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
Ty Tx
Jaffa
Hiedistetet
Lem
Tullow
Oa Nwek
Disposition of Surplus Seeds and Marketing Methods
United States Department of Agriculture notes seed surplus disposition varies by buyer proximity. Most farmers sell to neighbors while substantial volumes go to distant shippers or traveling buyers. Advertising in nearby newspapers and farm periodicals aids good results, and market data help farmers choose timing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets Atd
Min Cor
Ing
Jrower
Watirg
Rust of Grain Investigations By Agriculture Dept
The U S Department of Agriculture and Purdue University conduct extensive leaf rust research on wheat rye and barley. Studies include pathogen forms hosts and cultural methods with greenhouse work in Lafayette Indiana and field tests in Tennessee Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. Progress shows breeding wheat varieties like Kanret for resistance to both stem and leaf rust.
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United States Department of Aoriculture
Purdue University
la Fayette
Ind
Tennessee
Indiana
Timnois
Wisconsin
Keeping Chickens Shut Up In Storms And Disease Caution
The note advises keeping chickens confined during storms and feeding them in a single building. It warns against ropy roup a feared poultry disease and suggests clean feeding areas and ample fresh air. The chopping block is noted as the only safe cure.
Silage Use in Cattle Feeding Gains with Concentrates
USDA summary notes silage favors cattle gains when paired with concentrates. Surveys show high silage use in Indiana Minnesota Missouri with beef and dairy herds. silage supplies roughage, often replacing some corn. Higher silage ratios lower costs but reduce appetite for larger cattle. silage fed cattle shrink more than dry fed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Minos
Town
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Ski Ferthers
South Dakota
Stump Blasting Data Guide Notes Soil Impact on Charge
The article explains that wet soil reduces resistance and boosts stump blasting effectiveness. It highlights that loose sandy soils require heavier charges, high speed explosives perform better in sand, and water in pore spaces increases resistance. It warns about focusing on ground below the surface and includes a note on protecting fruit trees from rabbits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Good Seed and Farm Advice From Historical Text
The fragment urges saving seeds for spring planting and choosing seed grown in similar conditions. It notes buying sire stock carefully, ensuring sire matches needs, and prefers modern equipment for sheep shearing using a powered clipper to reduce injury and improve efficiency.
Ukraine The Heartland Of The Little Russians Explored
National Geographic surveys the Ukraine known as the land of the Little Russians. It traces the region’s history from Scythian channels through Cossack societies and border conflicts with Poland Russia and the Tatars. It notes Kiev Kharkov and Odessa as key centers and describes the vast steppe, windmills, and the holy city of Kiev with its pilgrims and ancient catacombs.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C
Ukraine
Greece
Klev
Rogiand
Duieper
Black Sea
Poland
Lithuania
Russia
Knw
Ressarabig
Balkan
Chlessa
Kharkov
Ft Urtless
Odessa
Blaek Sea
Kilev
Gifted Hebrew Physician and Poet Ties to Dante
The fragment describes a Jewish physician, poet, and mathematician from late Twelfth to early Thirteenth century times, named in the Medien Record via H. Pollentinico. It claims he was a friend of Dante, even attending feasts, and writing a long poem called the Journey.
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Zaporogiuns
Ukraine
Inda
Balkans
Poland
Russia
Turkey
Moscow
Patani
Polini
Bitrons
Medien
H. Poltetinico
Dante
Fragmented Quote on Independent Mind and Wireless Society
A garbled OCR fragment quotes Professor James Ward praising independent thinking and moral courage in people, noting the value of principled individuals who resist rank and seek reason. It also references a newly formed wireless society in women and hints at national uplift through such networks.
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England
James Ward
Leas
Mechuberoth and the Odd Debate in Old Legend
A fragmentary piece presents a poem titled Mechuberoth Inequality and a dialogue with Senay tr Sorgium debating equality. The text notes a phone talk over two minutes vs weeks of correspondence and recalls an old fox legend about cleverness and sudden reversal in a furrow.
Cough and Weight Loss Advice Promoted in Patent Remedy Ad
A testimonial from Mrs. Lucy McCoy of Muncie Indiana endorses Dr Pierre's Golden Medical Discovery for severe cough night sweats and weight loss. The ad urges readers to visit drug stores or contact Dr Pierre's Invalids' Hotel Buffalo for trial and free confidential advice.
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Muncie
Ind
Golden Medical Discovery
Lucy McCoy
Madison St
Pistce
Golden Medical
Pierox
Invalids
Buffalo
N.Y
Language of Borrowings From Nations and Neighbors
A playful verse notes how words and tools enter English from Arabs Romans Smith Jones and others. It wittily lists numbers calendar baking lawnmower snow shovel and baby carriage as borrowed items through misheard speech and cultural exchange.
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Wille Willis
Smiths
Jones
Bumps
Gude’s Pepto Mangan Ad Promises Restored Health
A vintage ad extols Gude’s Pepto Mangan to revive exhausted readers with “plenty of cold blood” and “pep” by taking the tonic at meals. It markets squid and tablet forms and tops with bold claims of vigor and robust health.
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Gude
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Signals Safe Tablets
A vintage ad emphasizes checking for the Bayer Cross to verify genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It touts safety proven by centuries of use for ailments from colds to toothache and promotes following unbroken Bayer packaging directions. Also mentions a touching baby scene and a child's curiosity about sight of a newborn.
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Bayer
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Fragrance and Relief
An advertisement touts Cuticura ointment for pimples redness and irritation followed by Cuticura Soap for bathing and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. It claims the trio leaves skin smooth and pleasant and lists the price as 25 cents each.
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