Argentina's New Radical Leader Irigoyen Takes Office
Biography of Hipolito Irigoyen, 60, Buenos Aires rancher and long time Radical Party leader. Details his mystery about policy, wealth from land deals, past revolutions, and isolated early presidency as he begins a controversial term.
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Hipolito Irigoyen
Argentina
Irigoyen
Radical Party
Irigoyan
Buenos Aires
Esquela Normal de Mujeres
Normal School For
United Charities of
McAdoo
United States
Obscure Origins of Famous Figures in Abridged Tale
The text lists famed individuals with harshly framed backgrounds from Darwin to Dickens. It pairs names with negative origins such as dullness, stammering, laziness, illness, servitude, or poverty to suggest humble beginnings and tough beginnings behind success.
Widow Watts Seeks Matrimony Amid Laundry Banter
In a humorous scene, widow Watts chats while washing. A suitor proposes marriage after declaring love, but she questions his job security with a sly check on his employment status, adding a comic twist to the domestic moment.
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Watts
Allence
Too Devoted to Science Interferes with Daily Work
A reader notes excessive study of science and efficiency disrupts normal duties. The quote reflects how immersion in optimization topics can hinder routine tasks and work performance.
Metric System's Use Gains in U S War Production
A Bureau of Standards survey shows American factories rapidly adopting metric dimensions for war materials and expanded exports. Locomotives rails machinery and even fabrics are produced in metric measures while many firms keep dual metric and Anglo American markings to serve domestic and foreign markets.
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United States
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
France
Italy
America
South America
Europe
War money drives fifth German loan to Central Powers regions
The article notes a marked drop in the German mark in neutral markets since early 1914, with the mark trading as low as 17.68 cents on New York exchanges and big declines in Switzerland, Stockholm, Amsterdam, and against the franc and pound. It argues Germany will rely on domestic wealth to fund the war.
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New York
Switzerland
Bern
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Germany
Old Time Country Hog Prep Recipes Feature
Mary Eleanor Kramer contributes a Country Gentleman piece detailing hog based dishes and preservation methods. It covers liver worst first scrapple liver pudding headcheese baked sausage and preservation in stone jars with hot lard for long term keeping.
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Mary
Eleanor Kramer
Sunset Over Toopville Inspires Outsider Praise
In a small Ohio town a visiting traveler on a hotel veranda admires a sunset, exclaiming in excitement. A skeptical local calls it “not bad” but concedes the display suits a little town like Toopville.
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Ohio
George
Toopvilte
French General Gallien Epigrams Revealed in Memoir
The late General Gallien was famed for sharp epigrams. Notable lines include Don’t criticise until you can remedy and If you’ve got brains, use them. He advised to Set things going and keep them going and to Say what you want done but say no more than a man can remember.
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Gallien
France
Not Serious Songbird Quits on Doctor’s Orders
A musical maid refuses to sing saying she has given it up because the doctor ordered it. A friend expresses relief thinking perhaps it was the police. Source: Kanana City Journal.
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Kanana City
Not as Advertised English Lord Visits Scottish Dinner
An English lord visiting Scotland meets his host's daughter at a dinner. She asks if he is truly an English lord. He confirms, she replies she wants to see one, and he asks if she is satisfied. She says no, she is disappointed.
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Scotland
Babies in Glass Cases at Hebrew Infant Asylum
Report notes babies under treatment at the Hebrew Infant Asylum in New York are kept in glass cases to prevent cross infection and protect patients.
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Hebrew Infant Asylum
New York
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