Wasteful American lifestyle condemned by Belgian visitors
Belgian commissions led by Henry Cartin de Wiart and Emil van der Velde toured American cities from Montreal to Chicago and denounced widespread waste. They warned that unused land and idle labor threaten global food supply, urging rapid production and soil care to avert future shortages.
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Belgium
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Montreal
Mid-West
Henry Cartin de Wiart
Emil van der Velde
de Wiart
Europe
Pennsylvania
Maryland
United States
Frank Koester
James J. Till
Hill
Des
Quadrupled Since 1850 Enormous Growth in U S
A Bureau report highlights vast gains from 1850 to 1913 including population rising beyond 100 million, foreign commerce up from 318 million to 4.259 billion, per capita exports up to 23.27, national wealth from 7 billion to about 140 billion, bank clearings soaring to 98 billion in New York and 174 billion nationwide, and strides in education, savings, farms, manufacturing, railways, mail, and libraries.
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United States
Bureau of Foreign
New York
A Tribute to the Cow as Man’s Best Friend
A passage extols the cow as essential to food production and daily life. It credits E. V. Benedict and the magazine Dumb Animals, praising the cow’s role from infancy to old age, its market value, and its support of farmers and families in prosperity and hardship.
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E. V. Benedict
Dumb Animals
Quail Calling Leads to Compassion in Michigan
In central Michigan W M Lott recalls how imitating quail calls drew flocks close. He chose not to shoot after a touching moment with the birds, vowing never to kill another quail. A mail note about racing paths amuses a young postal worker in a cattle country town.
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Michigan
Saya'w. M. Lott
Haya
Racing Mail
British mule trade woes amid war horse delays
The Stockman notes Britain pays about 175 per mule, while Kansas City dealers deliver around 135, creating profits for dealers and prompting farmers to hold back. British buyers differ on mule ages, considering 10-year-olds not aged, while Missouri markets discount mules after seven.
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Great Britain
Kansas City
South
Missouri
Old mules sent to European battlefields as cheap labor
Dealers market old mules for war use. Contracts target five to ten year olds, though age is hard to verify. Mules unable to protest are shipped to Europe, with buyers bidding low. Marketed horses, 4 to 7 years old and 15 to 15.3 hands, averaged $165 in Kansas City last year, signaling price rises as the war prolongs.
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Europe
Commission
Kansas City
S. S
American farmer’s efficiency measured by people not per acre
The Stockman cites Secretary Houston saying U S production should be judged by output per worker rather than per acre. He notes Americans are two to six times more efficient than many European farmers when measured by labor, challenging persistent European-yield comparisons.
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Houston
Time Contracts Stall Baseball Settlement Talks
Long term contracts bind players in National American and Federal leagues complicating the accord between organized baseball and outlaws. The Players' Fraternity may be convened before any decisions. Federal Leaguers are not members yet hold ironclad employer contracts.
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Outlaws
Saving Trouble Tramp in Boston Transcript Style
A humorous exchange features a woman and a tramp in a Boston Transcript context. The man jokes about biting flesh while the woman expresses readiness to feed him. The scene captures streetwise banter with local flavor and mid century newspaper tone.
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Boston Transcript
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