Advanteer electric welding rapidizes iron work and labor
An article on Advanteer electric welding describes a system that welds galvanized wire in parallel reels with horizontal and vertical welds. The process offers fast production, inspectable work, and quick repairs, claiming superior weld quality with 9.19 percent weld-to-solid ratio versus 5.98 for hand work. It notes potential use in large power station fabrication and modernization of manufacturing.
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Mugland
Chicago Tribuns
Americans to Aid Tea Industry in Ceylon This Year
George B. Horsfall and A. T. Noyes of Kandy say Americans will join in developing Ceylon tea plantations this year as never before. They praise American workers as reliable and note good integration with English colleagues on the island.
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Ceylon
George B. Horsfall
A. T. Noyes
Kandy
England
Deyion
Feets of Photography Show Delicate Plant Motion
A Philadelphia Ledger item describes a cinematograph display titled Feets of Photography. It portrays an express train in motion and a flower bud gradually blooming over sixty days filmed in segments. When assembled, the viewer sees the bud open and close, leaves grow, stamens appear, and the full bloom unfold within a minute or two.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Post Office Debt Collecting in Austria
The Austrian system uses postmen to collect debts for tradesmen across the empire. A Vienna bill is sent to the capital post office then forwarded to Budapest where the debtor is approached and payment collected, with prompt notice if payment is refused to save time.
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Postofice
Arie
Pfam
Postofices
Austria
Austrian Empire
Vienna
Budapest
Durse
Tar Phrases in Sailor Lingo and The Tempest Allusion
The article muses on why tar or tarred terms appear in sailor slang and headlines. It notes varying theories of origin from The Tempest to Burns and suggests tarpaulin as a root, linking to old language shifts and colloquial uses.
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Togo
Oman
Stephano
Burns
Ovendoh
English Diplomacy Secures Lion's Share in Treaty
England, while negotiating an entente with France, secured permanent control of heyot and gained the lion's share. France, given pre-eminence in Morocco, faced a harassing whirl of difficulties as the arrangement unfolded.
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England
France
Entente
Heyot
Morocco
Formosa Head Hunters Threaten Japanese Posts
In the Formosa highlands a tribe of head hunters, eight bands strong, have long resisted invasions. They strike by night, snatching heads from Japanese posts and stalking tea pickers, with raids occasionally reaching Chinese and Japanese alike. Consul Davidson notes more details in his account.
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Forcra
Borneo
Macmillan
Davidson
Formosa
Truth and Lies In A Hot Weather Misadventure
Marjory vows never to sin yet confesses a tale of a 101 degree day misadventure. She hides from a lace shopping trip, meets Bob and his family by chance, loses the sample, endures a chaotic arrival and resolves to tell the truth. The tale ends with a caution about the consequences of deception.
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Marjory
Pieter
Thad
Dorothy
King George
Bob
Tam
Puss
Peter Pepper
Mildred Morton Morse
Michigan
Tieb
Goodby
Puse
Samine
Tob
Graceful or Disgraceful Cabaret View
Two characters debate a cabaret dance with Nephew praising grace and Aunt Emeline declaring it disgraceful in a Squedunk setting. The exchange captures sharp humor and regional tone.
Ex-Owners Claim Treaty Over Property Rights and Haunting Trees
A reader recalls a disputed transfer where ex-owners Dubler and family retained control over fruit trees and yard decisions after sale. They caused ongoing interference, moving to replant and publicly boast of horticultural prowess while pressuring the new owners. The tale ends with a wish for a contract clause forcing departure.
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Bunuwhopar
Emiliuk Fox
Zanzibar
Dubler
Din
Dubier
Dutfers
Bangwhopper
Tim Dubfers
Dubfer
Mafeking
It Worked and a Tramp Secures Bread Then Plans Theft
A shivering tramp enters a baker's shop asks for a loaf and hospital help. The baker refuses angrily as the man reports illness and coughs up the money. The thief duo then schemes to repeat the crime for food and a future meal.
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Ileve
Honehead
Lost trousers cause streetwise kid to tease noble
A dapper man with an extravagant waistcoat and tall socks strides off in disdain after a street urchin asks if a pet or person is dead. The boy persists with playful questions about his half-mast trousers, prompting a sharp retort.
Talking Weather Proposal Sparks Sunshine Promise
Patsie jokes about a weather talk during a marriage proposal. She asks if he is serious and he replies that marriage would bring all sunshine, highlighting a lighthearted exchange about commitment and optimism.
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Patsie
Sacred Mountain Sheep Rivaling India Bull In Colorado
Colorado game official Jim Woodard calls the mountain sheep sacred and不可 tradeable, comparing it to India's sacred bull. He cites a band near Florence and Victor, a photograph, and warns high fines for killing. Fred Klanteky was fined 300 dollars and costs 140 dollars in Canon City for the offense.
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Colorado
Stae Game and Fish
Jim Woodard
India
Woodard
Florence
Victor
Pood in the British Navy
A historian cites the old meat supply in the British navy a century ago. Sailors faced hard fibrous salt ridden beef and meat stored years in salt. Tales told of horseshoes and eerie vanishings near victualing yards.
Gas from Cocoanuts Illuminant from Coconut Oil
The government reports a new illuminant derived from coconut oil. Coal from the Philippines is inadequate for gas making, so labs test a method where oil is fed into hot retorts. The oil votalizes quickly leaving tar and promises higher gas output per bulk than coal, potentially used along the Pacific coast.
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Philippines
Pacific Coast
Fruits of South Africa Exhibit At Westminster Hall
The Horticultural Society promotes South African fruits at the Colonial Fruits exhibition in their Exhibition Hall Vin cent Square Westminster. The Cape produce commissioner notes many fruits could gain popularity if better known and priced. peaches grapes and Japanese phoma from the Cape may soon join apples oranges and bananas in current season demand.
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The
Horticultural Society
Vincent Square
Westminster
Cape
Observation on intogicants by nationality in Life quote
The Colonel notes how intoxicated individuals of different nationalities respond after drinking. He observes a Frenchman dancing, a German singing, a Spaniard gambling, a Briton eating, an Italian bragging, an Irishman fighting, and an American delivering a speech, based on Life magazine.
Government revises fruit jam standards and labeling rules
A government opinion narrows rules for fruit jelly and marmalade. It states jelly must be sound fresh fruit juice with sugar and no artificial thickening. Marmalade standards are under study as exact fruit to sugar ratios prove impractical, with no action yet against blends using clean fruit. A third ruling requires clear labeling when natural water is artificially treated.
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Ater
Pig Ration For Weaned Young Pigs Growth Guide
A recommended growing pig ration for newly weaned pigs combines corn meal oats shorts oil meal and tankage with skim milk in a slop. Feed can be in the same trough as sows or separately. include shelled corn for palatability and reduced scours. Under varying prices corn remains the bulk. tankage can replace oilmeal and shorts.
Care vs Neglect: Stock and soil in farming profitability
Farmers must keep better stock to pay and learn from mistakes. Profitable farming turns grain into meat by feeding stock, using manure to boost next crops. Skimping on stock weakens soil, so thrifty cultivation requires feeding crops to animals and returning manure to the land.
Trees Along Fields Hurt Crops and Roads
The article argues that trees bordering cropland exhaust soil moisture and fertility beyond their canopy. It notes that unnecessary trees spoil farmstead appearance and, near highways, hinder snow clearance and road drying in winter.
Law of acclimation noted in tropical deployments
The document argues acclimation is unlikely when climate differs greatly from the native one. It cites higher death rates in zoos and suggests survival hinges on avoiding illness and mimicking normal environments. American troops in the Philippines are discussed, with claims that proper medical care and adherence to health rules reduce tropical mortality.
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Philippines
United States
Tropica
Washburn
Manchuria
Tropics
Lfe
Rabbit Outwits Lynx in Tahquamenon Camp Capture
A trapper in the Tahquamenon River country recounts a dusk encounter where a rabbit fled into his tent pursued by a lynx. The hunter swung a club in near darkness. after a brief fight the lynx lay dead and the rabbit escaped unharmed.
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Lynn
North Woods
St. Paul
George Brown
Tahquamenon River
Ively
Growing Tomato Giants Reach Thirty Feet In California
A California grower reports three tomato plants growing to thirty feet in three months after seeding. The plants climbed a twenty foot trellis, then extended beyond, with trunks a fist and a half in diameter. They produced large quantities of unusually large, flavorful fruit without special care or weather protection.
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California
Paul Revere the Dentist Adverts in Boston Gazette
An 18th century notice claims Paul Revere, goldsmith, can supply and fix artificial teeth. It invites people who have lost teeth to replace them with artificial ones, noting expertise learned from surgeon dentist Mr. John Baker. The ad places Revere near Dr Clarke's Wharf, Boston.
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Paul Revere
Boston Gazette
Country Journal
Revere
Goldsmith
Clarke
Treating Disease by Animals in Ancient Babylon
The article describes Babylonians using animals in healing rituals to exorcise illness. A sucking pig and virgin kid were killed and placed on the patient with their heart and flesh aligned to the patient’s body as a substitute.
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Kid
Public Auction at J W Herod Farm West of Mt Meridian
A public sale will be held at the J W Herod farm located 2 miles west of Mt Meridian and 1 mile east of Cloverdale on the National Road. Auction details include land and personal property to be offered to bidders.
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J. W
Livestock and cattle sale notice with multiple lots listed
Auction on Monday September 15 1919 at 10 30 includes 55 hogs 6 sows 7 sows due later 382 feeder shoats 75 115 lbs 10 hogs about 150 lbs 37 sheep 22 breeding ewes 15 spring lambs 11 cattle various cows bulls yearlings steers and calves Terms cash for 5.09 or less credit six nine or twelve months at 6 percent with note and security 8 percent after maturity 2 percent cash discount Property must be settled before removal from premises
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Durham
Auction notice for cattle by Herod and May partners
J W Herod and Chas E May announce an auction of cattle at a specified time and place under terms. The herd includes 10 cattle and 4 Shorthorn yearling steers, 1 Angus yearling heifer, 2 Durham two year old heifers, 1 Angus two year old steer, 1 cow with calf by side, and 1 Angus cow giving milk. The listing provides partial lot details among partners Leonard E Peck.
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Leonard E. Peck
Durham
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Feets of Photography
Ead Munters
Clsarette
Stet
Fruits of
South Africa
J. W. Herod and
Chas. E. May
Oscar Rector
Paul Albin
Ladies of
Milan
A. J. Duff
East
Walnut Street
AARC
Brunswick Tires
Evens & Moffett
North Side Square
Free Air
Jones
National School of Auctioneering
Robert M. McHaffie
Stilesville, Indiana
Aetna Mortgage and Investment Co
Fidelity Trust Building
Indianapolis
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