Fill Out and Forward to Your Legion Secretary
Service and Information Branch of the War Department offers help to veterans from World War service. It seeks to assist with discharge status travel pay allotments insurance conversions and Liberty Bonds queries via Capt H C Billings in San Francisco or the Legion secretary.
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Legion
Service & Information Branch
Secretary of War
H. C. Billings
Western District
War Dept
Flood Building
San Francisco
Calif
Disappearance as Romantic Town Talk in London Times
A London Times reflection on sudden disappearances turning ordinary people into local legends. It notes the public’s romantic intrigue when a person vanishes and returns incognito, and how vague notices like “Disappearance of a Lady” attract readers. It argues specificity heightens curiosity.
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Engilah Villiage
London Times
Reviving Shock Victims Through Preparedness Insights
Dr Jellinek in Elektro tecnik and Maschinebau notes preparedness greatly affects shock outcomes from electrified wires in World War I contexts. The Scientific American reports that shocks fatal when unexpected become harmless if anticipated, with animal studies supporting differing physiological effects between direct and indirect currents. Do not assume apparent death equals real death and provide respiration before rapid conclusions.
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8. Jellinek
Elektrotechnik and Maschinepbau
Scientific American
Marriage as a Lottery Prompts Millinery Debate
In a pithy Dallas News note a witty quip likens marriage to a lottery. It argues that if a groom’s prosperity after marriage matched his pre wedding prospects, there would be fewer misgivings and more fashion questions about hats and millinery.
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Dallas News
Campaign to Eradicate Tuberculosis in Livestock
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges livestock owners to join a nationwide tuberculosis eradication effort. States and feds cannot do it alone due to vast areas, numerous herds, and limited funds. Veterinarians can aid locally, reducing costs, and early intervention helps even badly affected herds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Health status of cattle shows tuberculosis progress
In a case detailing advanced tuberculosis in cattle, several animals were affected yet later recovered and were maintained in healthy condition after treatment or intervention.
Fish By-Products for Hogs Tested as Swine Feed
The Bureau of Animal Industry with the Bureau of Fisheries studies fishery by products as hog feed. Tests over several years compare fish messes and shrimp bran with high grade tankage. Shrimp bran shows favorable results versus fish meal when included with shelled corn and middlings.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Fisheries
United States Department of Agriculture
Profitability of Purebred Hogs Versus Grades
Purebred hogs of well known breeds are more profitable than grades. Breeding stock should bring at least twice the price of market hogs. Purebreds also are better feeders and make greater gains for the feed consumed.
Right age to breed gilts for first litter timing
Some breeders avoid breeding she pigs until about fourteen months old, ensuring their first litter arrives near eighteen months of age. After that, gilts are bred to farrow every six months.
Three Stock Fundamentals for Quality Animals
Feeding breeding and care are central to producing quality stock. The article stresses feeding as the core practice, building the framework, improving show animals, and yielding strong records.
DANGER IN STANDING WATER FOR LIVESTOCK
Public health notice warns that stagnant pools harbor disease germs and endanger sheep and cattle. Farmers are urged to keep stock away from standing water to prevent occasional stock losses and disease spread.
Argument for Self Culture in Boston Transcript text
No man can avoid his own company, so he should make it as good as possible. This concise editorial urges self improvement and disciplined living as a path to personal betterment and civic virtue.
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Boston Transcript
Reading Books Sparks Inventive Reading and Writing
The piece links reading to invention and wealth seeking, citing Emerson on creative reading and writing. It stresses the value of imaginative engagement with texts to foster originality and insight.
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Indies
Emerson
Secrets of Fireplace Management for Efficient Heating
United States Department of Agriculture experts explain how to maintain a steady wood fire with minimal ash removal. Keep ashes level with the andiron to store heat, allow coals to form a slow burn, and use 16 inch dry wood. A banked fire can last 10 to 12 hours, supplementing or replacing a furnace for economical heating.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Value of Obstacles in Boy Development
A Ohio State Journal commentary argues success comes from obstacles. A youth gains strength through hardship, not ease, and must work hard from the bottom to become a scholar, merchant, or efficient manager. The piece emphasizes struggle as the path to achievement.
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Ohio State Journal
Rainy London Ballroom Dressing Down Joke
A narrator recalls a rainy London night and a grand ballroom entrance where a judge’s daughter notices the narrator’s pants are still turned up, revealing the era’s fashion mishap. The piece blends social satire with a vivid scene of rain, attire, and formal reception at a London hall. In the second note, the Red Cross describes nitrous oxide as an anesthetic used in France during the war, noting its heart-friendly effects and rise in hospital use.
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Lord Chesterfield
France
Army Medical Corps
American Red Cross
Red Cross
War News Young Man Recalls Old Lady at Bedside
A young man recalls an old lady who visited wounded boys in hospital. Her fault was asking too many questions. In a staged sleep, only one bandaged patient stayed awake. She asked how he knew he was wounded, and he said he read about it in the papers.
Possible platinum sources in Borneo Ontario and Alaska
The river gravels of southeast Borneo, North Ontario districts, and Alaskan stream placers are under investigation by the United States geological survey as potential platinum sources. The report notes stuttering affects about four times as many men as women, a condition studied in linguistic research.
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Borneo
Ontario
Alaska
United States Geological Survey
Thorn-apple bushes thrive as cattle deterred by sharp thorns
The American Forestry Magazine notes that cattle will not allow young que l oak and most trees and shrubs to survive in pasture. Thorn-apple bushes, with their sharp thorns, flourish because they deter browsing cattle.
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American Forestry Magizine
Washington
Blow Resisting Paper Caps From Shipyard Worker
Astonishingly strong paper caps weigh light and shield workmen from falling objects. The method remains secret, with chemicals hardening the material without weight gain. Styles vary, lightest about seven ounces, tests show a one pound bolt from 40 feet barely dents. Caps resist water and acids and are poor electrical conductors.
Make Your Speech Short
A compact advice piece urging concise business communication. It emphasizes delivering facts quickly to save time for both sender and recipient. The author argues brevity reduces mistakes and boosts professional success by focusing on clear, exact statements.
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Express
Diet and Energy Facts From a Lunchbox Tale
A study notes that half a doughnut can lift a person to the Washington monument’s top, six walnuts equal power, and three olives fuel a half mile. A caramel provides energy for a mile, while six olives and six caramels could power a seven mile walk, inviting reflection on past picnic habits.
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Salvation Army
Washington Monument
American Journal of Medicine
A Fair Guess I Die Happy Battle Quote
A reader quips about Gen Wolfe crying I die happy on hearing victory and speculates it marked his last date in battle. The Boston Transcript attributes the remark to a teacher and to Johnny as a playful exchange.
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Gen. Wolfe
Johnny
Boston Transcript
Imported materials drive local buggy whip production
Product of Imported Material. Despite the fact that although the buggy whip is manufactured exclusively in this country, all of the raw material from which it is made, except the thread, is imported. Whale bone comes from the Arctic Ocean, rattan from the South Sea Islands, and rawhide from the Philippine Islands or similar climates.
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South Sea Islands
Philippine Islands
Why Breathe Through the Nose Reasons for Breathing
The text argues for nose breathing, noting benefits such as warming and moistening air, filtering dust and germs, and aiding chest suction to draw blood, contributing to easier heart function and a quicker second wind.
Duly Announced Visitors At The Door
Mary opened the door to two visiting women who stopped to call and told her mother they were there to see. The scene unfolds with the unexpected arrivals prompting conversation and service.
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Mary
Do Your Best to Provide for Family and Health Advice
A short health note urges everyone to keep their body in top condition to support family needs. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation biliousness or indigestion and promises improved well being and ability to work after following the directions.
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Chamberlain
Deafness Cure Claim in Patent Medicine Advertisement
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube and offers a $100 reward for cures of deafness caused by catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and promotes a warning about constipation remedies.
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Tree
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Teen
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