Red Cross Work in the Big War Ends and Beginnings
The Hershey Press highlights American Red Cross relief in the European conflict. It notes funds raised since 1914 totaling over 2.1 million and disbursed about 2.0 million by 1916, with 400+ volunteers serving in hospital units across Austria-Hungary, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Russia, and Serbia. it also cites aid to Serbia during typhus and food shipments via the Roumanian border into Belgrade.
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Fire in New Jersey Town Prompts Extinguisher Review
A town building in New Jersey caught fire and extinguishers failed. At a subsequent town meeting residents debated the cause and some urged inspecting fire extinguishers ten days before any fire.
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New Jersey
Courtroom Exchange Sparks Odd Interruption
In a terse courtroom moment a lawyer asks about drinking and a witness retorts with a puzzled line about bunteds, prompting a terse reply about other business. The exchange hints at underlying tensions in the proceeding and leaves readers seeking context.
National Thrift Day Call Aims for Better Work and Self Analysis
The piece promotes a national Thrift Day on February 3 1916 urging reflection and restraint. It links thrift to improved work effort and personal self analysis while noting Thanksgiving and other holidays should inspire gratitude and temper. It calls for one nationwide annual thrift day to unite the country.
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Lindon
More Sheep Needed In United States Farms
The piece argues for a sheep revival, noting only one in seven farms over 20 acres supports sheep and one sheep per three acres on remaining farms could boost wool supply. It cites 1914 surveys by government divisions showing potential for a 150 percent increase without displacing other livestock, focusing on central southern and eastern states.
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United States
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
Silk Covered Sausages A New Sanitary Packing Idea
Silk covered sausages are proposed to replace traditional casing. The silk is sterilized to the highest sanitation level, with a chiffon like texture that might go unnoticed when eaten. The silk cases are said to resist vermin and cost only slightly more than standard sausage skin.
Defining Parenta Little Alfred’s Composition on Parents
A child’s humorous school essay defines parents in simple terms. He notes boys need to look after parents while girls have parents, and divides them into pas and mas. He suggests the pas reveal plans for the youth, but the ma’s influence mostly drives obedience.
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Alfred
Not On Her List He Do You Remember Horathis
A fragment shows a playful exchange about memory and social gatherings. The speaker jokes about inviting few men to a card party while one asks if the man Horathis was remembered.
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Horathis
Oh Joy Stagecoach Near Cliff Edge
A Unie tourist gazes down at a rushing stream 300 feet below as a stagecoach nears a cliff. The driver calmly replies that people rarely fall, noting only one prior incident.
Why the Boys Leave the Farm
A farmer argues the rural school fails farm boys, prompting emigration to cities. He cites grade progression, desire for new learning, and unequal access to advanced education, urging the state to provide equal opportunities so boys can stay on the farm if desired. He warns against forcing stay and stresses government duty to equalize education.
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Stockman
W. W. Reynolds
Mr. Farmer
Angry man demands streetcar justice over torn dress
A man confronts a streetcar superintendent claiming a conductor tore frill from his wife’s dress. The exchange grows heated as the man insists on compensation beyond a new garment, brandishing a silk remnant and demanding action.
Keeping Up With Father It Wanoaie County Woman
A woman from Wanoaie County writes a note to her child’s teacher requesting corporal punishment to discipline Sammy. The missive states permission to whip him anytime the teacher deems necessary to teach him a lesson and to ignore the father’s opinions.
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