How to Conquer the Cramp for Safe Swimming
The article explains that cramps trigger panic and air expulsion, risking drowning. It advises confident floating and rapid full breaths, then specific countermeasures: on back, gulp air, exhale underwater with pursed lips, and, for stomach cramps, straighten knees with forceful push until relief. For leg or arm cramps, apply the same breathing method and straighten the limb through strength.
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Apology Sparks Theft of Mechanical U-Boat Remarks
A savage laments the lack of mechanical facilities for wholesale operations with U-boats while claiming to act in a limited way. He discusses poisoned arrows and one at a time effects, prompting an apology from the speaker.
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Sugar Production Records Set in Philippine History 1916
Sugar production in 1916 shattered all prior records in the Philippines, signaling a historic agricultural breakthrough and marking a peak year for the industry. The surge reflects extended cultivation, favorable weather, and improved processing methods across major producing regions.
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Thirst for Vanity Varies Among Us
A reflective line on human desire and vanity, suggesting diverse motivations behind pursuit of status and external appearances. It notes that people seek self-regard through different ends and are not uniformly motivated by outward display.
Public Schoolteacher’s View on Alcoholism’s Toll
A Chicago teacher writes to Titinole Issue about the hidden waste in education caused by alcoholism. She argues one third of a teacher’s time in alcoholic regions goes to manage affected children, who struggle with concentration and exhibit irritability or stupor, hindering normal pupils and delaying education by at least one generation.
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Army Officers and Alcohol
A Chicago Herald Health column cites tests by Grenfell Kitchener Roberts Von Haeseler and Wahlberg showing abstainers from alcohol perform better under hard labor than drinkers. In an experiment one group with alcohol and one without produced more work by the nonalcoholic group, even after rearranging the teams.
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Compensation and the breweries in dampened hearts
The American Issue denounces drink fueled cruelty in a Chicago household where a wife and five children suffered at the hands of a drunk husband. It calls for accountability before any discussion of compensation for brewers and distillers, asking what role a voter who supports liquor would play in such cases.
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Alcohol Use Tied to Marine Enlistment Rejections
Lieut. W Randolph Angell of the Boston recruiting station finds most applicants fail Marine Corps physicals due to alcohol related conditions traced to drinking before maturity. He says the adverse effects are clear in examinations and urges immediate abolition of such conditions.
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Bryan Urges Prohibition at Cornell Rally
William Jennings Bryan told Cornell students that pacifism has no place in the crisis the nation faces and urged nationwide prohibition to forge a "clean and quick-thinking" generation with steady nerves and muscles.
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Means Tragedy at Home
A sober warning on the dangers of drunken actions. The speaker contrasts shared laughter with another's tears to emphasize harm caused by careless drinking.
Second Sight in a Wilde Twist of Love and Fortune
Wil misunderstands a romance as Flibbits falls for Miss Grab coin at first sight. He learns the woman is the daughter of multimillionaire Reginald Grabcoin only the day after meeting her.
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Gentleman Passenger and Lady Decline Shared Seat
A street car exchange shows a gentleman offering his seat to a madam who declines saying she will get off at the next corner. The brief vignette highlights etiquette and independence in public transit.
Josiah Reforms Israel and Rebuilds the Temple
A lesson on Josiah the king who began his reign at eight, rejected idolatry, and led a nation wide reform. He broke Baal altars and images, burned priest bones, extended reform to the north, and then supervised temple repairs through deputies. The project organized money, treasury oversight, and skilled overseers including musicians to inspire builders.
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Living Coots and Alice Pork and Beans Compared to Meat
The article notes that Living Coots and Alice Pork and Beans are cheaper than meat yet provide more fat and substantially more protein than lean beef, giving them a high feed value.
Business experience shapes quartermaster picks at Ft Harrison
The Indianapolis News reports that among Ft Harrison student officers the quartermaster corps favors men with business experience. A candidate boasting seven years of work was asked his age and details, revealing a practical, boots on the ground background.
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Woman plans backyard canary project with seed fed birds
A couple discusses a simple backyard hobby. The husband asks his wife to create a small bird enclosure. She agrees to try raising canaries using daily bird seed in the evenings.
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Publisher and Composer Debate Unclear Song Titles
In a fragment from a music page, publisher and composer exchange complaints about deciphering song names. The dialogue suggests frustration with unreadable entries and indeterminable authorship during archival review.
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