Home Town praises French highways and the value of roads
The New York Times notes soldiers' belief that strong highways aid soldiers and commerce alike. It cites France with shaded, tree lined roads as an ideal, while America has far less road surfacing. The American Legion envisions posts nationwide forming bands who value easy communication and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo
Verdun
Amuaroc News
Rhine
United States
France
American Legion
New York Times
Community music fosters unity and youth chorus movement
The Boston Herald extols community music as a source of joy and national unity. It urges villages towns and cities to train young people for community choruses or orchestras to bind communities and prepare a musical future for America, noting how the war taught coming together in spiritual expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
America
Home Builders Question: Where to Locate for Value
The author lists key checks for home buyers: healthful location, reliable transit, sewerage, water, affordable gas and electricity, city conveniences, and protective residential restrictions. buyers should assess future area prospects and nearby uses to gauge risk and value.
Billboard Regulation in City History
A primer notes 1908 Supreme Court ruling that the state can protect public air, water, and forests despite private property rights. It cites a 1917 decision allowing cities to use police power to ban billboards in residential districts for safety, morality, health, and decency, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Kansas City Star
Making a Stand by Cactus Joe on Big Poker Stakes
Cactus Joe declares he will not play penny ante saying the game should be large enough to keep players focused and prevent quarrels. He argues for higher stakes to maintain gravity and unity among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cactus Joe
Pigs Demand Meals Over Stories in Bedtime Tale
In a quirky scene the Pinky Pig insists children receive stories and reads, while the pigs demand a special bedtime meal instead. Daddy notes the pig family overheard a late meeting and contemplates a shift from storytelling to meals, sparking playful debate among Porky Pig and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Nick
Torky
Pinky Pig
Pink Pig
Grandfather Porky
Sir Percival Park
Sir Benjamin Bacon
Sammy Sausage
Mrs. Pink Pig
Master Pink Pig
Ventriloquist’s Show Fails After Missing Needles
A ventriloquist announces a singing act, using a lady’s voice from above. After minutes of silence, he asks for readiness and a reply comes from upstairs saying the needles are lost and the record broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guvnor
First Shipload of Deported Reds Heads to Russia
The voyage carries 249 radicals led by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, slated for landfall at a Finnish port before rail transport to Russia. The Chicago Federation of Labor backs deportations of union members, while anti deportation sentiment grows among US citizens. Admiral Sims declines a Navy Distinguished Service medal, citing alleged injustices in the awards process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford
Russia
General Pershing
Chicago
Straits of Magellan
New York
Patagonia
Sims
Daniela
Europe
Afele Sam
United States
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
America
Emma
Chicago Federation of Labor
Berkman
Oatiens
American Federation of Labor
Willam Foster
Peace Commission
France
Hoboken
Admiral Sims
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Board of Awards
Bagley
Washington
Lice Add Cost To Fattening Hogs At Beltsville Farm
United States Department of Agriculture tests at Beltsville Maryland showed hogs infested with lice cost about one cent more per pound to fatten than lice free hogs. Two nearly equal lots were raised, one treated to prevent lice, with officials noting difficulty locating lice infested hogs. The owner later built a dipping vat after learning the cause of the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Experiment Farm
Beltsville
County Breed Directories Promote Livestock Advertising
Prepared by the United States Depart Indexing counties as to dominant breed of livestock maintained, through the county breed directories, has gained favor in Iowa where Linn county first introduced this work. These catalogues help identify owners, aid sales, attract buyers, and remain as reference advertising. They are issued by county livestock breeders associations or local farm bureaus, funded by advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Linn County
Livestock Breeders Association
Farm Bureau
Community Breeding Plans For Local Farmers
Community breeding means farmers in a district agree to raise only one class of stock and use only purebred sires. They may own sires individually or collectively and are free to act within those rules. Organizing in a group and meeting at regular periods helps implement these ideas.
Live Stock Notes and Price Advice for Sheep and Pigs
Mutton lambs are selling well at good prices. Use the best boar you can secure. Keep fall pigs growing through winter. Parasitic diseases of sheep are hard to fight. Weak lands should be nursed with extra care and no little extra mill. Arrange sow farrowing early for better pork market advantages.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston
Porky
Porky Pig
Pinky
Walt
Bill
Edward W. Pickard
Wilson
Aince
Congress
Hines
Senate
House
Great Britain
Ireland
Sueh
Lloyd George
Ulster
Council of Ireland
House of Commons
Viscount French
Lord Meutenant
Supreme Council
von Leisner
Berlin
London
Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Fiume
Itallian
D'Annunzio
I T
Italy
Tts
Fiame
Flame
Thussia
Petlhura
Denkine
Utah
Hitchcock
Ian
Henry M. Robinson
John P. White
Rembrandt Peale
Federal Department of Ce
Berkshire Barrow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!