Stopping Bullets and Unlikely Shields in War Tests
The article surveys how weapons could be blocked by snow clay earth and sand under trench warfare, noting surprising results about bullet penetration. It also mentions worm powders that allegedly purge worms from the intestines and a child named Tommy crying after hitting a finger with a hammer.
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Russia
Experiments in Crop Production and Farm Reports
Summary of a Canadian agricultural bulletin highlighting results from the Division of Forage Plants at Central and branch farms. It notes variety performance in corn and root crops, seed root production prospects in Canada, and the addition of European grasses for study. Includes a testimonial from John Walsh praising Minard's Liniment.
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Department of Agriculture
Mtawa
Eutral
Quebec
Canada
Acre
Ontario
Europe
Noah Bites Cassia Tree In Sumerian Tablet Tale
The Chicago Tribune reports Dr. Stephen Langdon of Oxford University argues a 6000 year old Sumerian tablet suggests Noah, not Adam and Eve, caused the fall. The tablet, older than Genesis, describes a world before the flood with Ninta the creator woman and a ship built for Tagtug.
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Eve
Stephen Langdon
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University Museum
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Garden of Paradise
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Chicago Tribune
Disobedient Daughter Purchases Gloves Without Permission
A parent confronts Miss Molly over buying three pairs of gloves without consent. The girl explains she needed them and charged the purchase, while the parent deems the act wrong for not asking first. The exchange ends with acceptance of the expense.
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Hessian Fly and Wheat Stem Sawfly in Western Canada
Government bulletin details the Hessian fly as a major cereal pest in the United States and its spread into western Canada. Entomological Branch reports by Norman Criddle cover identification, injury stages, and control methods for Hessian fly and the native Western Wheat Stem Sawfly in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The bulletin, illustrated and free from the Department of Agriculture Ottawa, invites inquiries.
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United States
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Norman Criddle
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Insect Pest Notice to Dominion Entomologist
The note directs addressing insect pest concerns to the Dominion Entomologist at the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa. The instruction emphasizes formal contact with the Ottawa based central authority for pest issues.
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Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Requisite on the Farm and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
A farm column urges every farmer to keep Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a ready remedy for family ills and cites its use as a horse and cattle medicine. It recommends it as a substitute for sweet oil for animals affected by colic noting it surpasses other treatments.
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Thomas
Dialogue Between Col Buffer and a Fond Parent
A brief exchange shows the Right Honorable Secretary of State asked to aid a son. The parent insists his child might merit effort, while the secretary questions what he could realistically do.
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Col. Buffer
Steel Helmets Prove Useful in French Army
Steel helmets have proven effective protection for infantry in the front trenches and have saved numerous soldiers from shrapnel and life bullet injuries. Soldiers express enthusiasm, and officials note the chrome steel helmets cost less than ten cents each.
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds Claim Text
A fragment mentions Minard's Liniment claimed to cure colds and shifts to a separate domestic dispute about an maid named Mrs Exe Mrs Wye and job security. The readable text mixes product claim with household tension and a threat of job loss.
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Wye
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