Service & information contact for WWI veterans needs
The War Department Service & Information Branch seeks to aid veterans in adjusting accounts with the government. Submit issues to Capt. H. C. Billings in San Francisco or your Legion secretary, covering discharge status, bonuses, travel pay, baggage, Liberty Bonds, insurance, disability, medical care, employment, and notices of tubercular or insane service members.
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Service & Information Branch
Secretary of War
H. C. Billings
Western District
War Dept
Fiood Building
San Francisco
Calif
Legion Secretary
Show Me Inventor Filters Scratchy Phonographic Sounds
An English inventor passes phonographic music through over fifty feet of tin tubing filled with peas to filter scratchings and metallic noises, producing a purer sound. The experiment illustrates early tinkering with sound quality and device noise reduction.
Daily Thought on World and Self Deception
A reflective line notes that those who think they can live without the world deceive themselves, while those who believe they can control it are even more mistaken as Rochefoucauld suggests.
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Rochefou
Sultan Murat Hafid Played Bridge With Dentist Tale
An amusing tale recalls Murat Hafid of Morocco bonding with an English dentist through bridge games. A shy young assistant joined sessions as Hafid joked about “doing” the dentist by winning francs. The climax came when the bill charged for all bridge hours, the costliest game Hafid ever played.
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Morocco
Murat Hafid
Ancient Roman rite unearthed under Italian rail embankment
An accidental landslip near Porta Maggiore in Rome revealed a richly decorated vestibule with mythological scenes. Scholars link it to early first century mystic rites and to Tacitus's account of Agrippina fabricating charges against Statilius Taurus in 53 AD, noting the site’s potential historical connection.
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Porta Maggiore
Rome
Italy
Jason
Marsyas
Apollo
Aeson
Tacitus
Claudius
Agrippina
Nero
T. Statilius Taurus
Africa
Torquitius Priscus
Statilius Taurus
Reduction in Hog Cholera Losses in North Carolina Six Counties
A US Department of Agriculture report details a 14 month cholera control program in six northeastern North Carolina counties starting August 1916. Training lay workers to administer serum, veterinarion oversight, and premises disinfection led to a 72 percent drop in losses and a 160 percent rise in swine production, with better hog quality evident.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
North Carolina
Bronchitis in Little Pigs Affects Young Pigs
Bronchitis commonly affects young pigs and is rare in mature hogs. Very young pigs may die from the disease, while two to three month old pigs usually survive though growth may be hindered. A harsh cough accompanies the illness, which fades with warm weather and outdoor exercise. Prevention focuses on dry feed, good nourishment, ample exercise, and avoiding damp cold pens.
More Hogs Are Needed Now for Meat Supply
A rallying call urges farmers to boost hog production to feed both domestic and foreign demand. It argues many farms could profitably raise hogs, and even those already producing can expand, as meat supply this year is unlikely to exceed needs.
Golden Rule for Stock and Feed Told in Proverb
Instruction urges farmers to feed livestock generously and limit herd size to match feed. Sell excess animals even at a sacrifice to avoid the greater loss of stunted stock and poor returns. Emphasizes careful herd management and prudent feeding to preserve farm profitability.
Argument for Self Culture From Boston Transcript
No man can avoid his own company so he should make it as good as possible. The Boston Transcript notes that self culture is essential and urges individuals to cultivate inner discipline, learning, and reflection to improve character and judgment.
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Boston Transcript
Reading and Inventing Creative Reading and Writing
A reflection on reading as a creative act and the need for inventive thinking. Quotation from Smerson notes that to bring home wealth one must carry wealth out, linking reading skill with innovation and interpretation.
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Indies
Smerson
Sheep Scabies Eradicated By US Agriculture Workers
More than 22 million inspections and over ten million dippings were conducted by United States Department of Agriculture employees in the last fiscal year in cooperation with state officials. No cases remain in Montana North Dakota and many other states. Idaho reports a spread of the infection.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
North Dakota
Idaho
Control of Sheep Scab Outbreak in Western States
A report notes that infection during the previous year has been brought under control. Sheep scab, a disease long prevalent mainly in the western United States, shows signs of containment across affected regions.
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United States
Keeping Cattle and Swine in Mixed Farm Operations
The Better Stock crusade shows cattle and hogs are commonly kept together, with purebred sires boosting returns. The study seeks optimal proportions across cattle, swine, and sheep, allowing small farmers to leverage wider experience in meat-animal combinations.
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Agricultural Colleges
United States Department of Agriculture
Economical silage feeds beef cattle well in ration
There is no doubt that silage is an economical feed in the beef cattle ration and as its value becomes better known feeders will better appreciate Its merits. In spite of the fact that it is an unbalanced feed itself, it can be fed with a highly concentrated feed such as oil meal or cottonseed meal to create a ration that is hard to beat for fattening cattle.
Care of Ewe Leads to Quality Lambs in Markets
The article emphasizes that caring for the ewe matters more than lamb handling. A well fed ewe is the machine producing lamb quality, highlighting liberal feeding as key to market success and strong offspring.
Live Stock TS Notes on Feeding and Salt for Livestock
The notes emphasize proper feeding for ewes and the use of a self feeder to fatten hogs. They highlight the value of good live stock health for direct returns and reputational benefits to localities. Salt is stressed as a vital part of each animal’s ration, especially in cold months with insufficient intake.
Possible Platinum Sources in Southeast Borneo North Ontario and Alaska
Rivers gravels in southeast Borneo show possible platinum potential awaiting further prospecting while streams in North Ontario and placer deposits in Alaska are under investigation by the United States Geological Survey.
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Borneo
Ontario
Alaska
United States Geological Jurg
Men and Women Stutterers Reported In Disparity
There are only about one fourth as many women who stammer as men thus troubled. The statement notes gender disparity in stuttering prevalence among those affected.
Sagacity Shown By Bears In Rival Mental Powers
In a passage from The Grizzly by Enos A Mills, bears display clever problem solving. A grizzly cub in Yellowstone pretends to watch the edge while guarding a ham skin. Another cub experiments with a tin can, tilting it and shaking for fish. A black bear negotiates a soaked hard tack by letting a grizzly steer waves toward it, then seizing the floating prize. The article notes the bears’ complex mental processes, likening them to humans.
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Enos A. Mills
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Hills molded by glaciers between Syracuse and Rochester
Between Syracuse and Rochester in N Y lies a country of hills called drumlins, a scenic region formed by glacial action. The term drumlin is Irish in origin and describes low rolling hills of similar form found in Ireland as well as parts of New York and New England. This fragment hints at a broader description of the landscape and its origins.
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Syracuse
Rochester
N. C
Drumlins
United States
New York
New England
Drumlins Shape North American Landscape Between Syracuse and Rochester
The drumlins here were carved by a retreating ice sheet, forming smooth, uniform hills under 200 feet high. They rise in gentle curves, some round like apples, others long and rolling, with small lakes and good fishing in many. Local residents enjoy them as a playground, though they’re little known beyond the nearby counties.
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Syracuse
Rochester
North America
The Earth's Crust Investigations Across Lands
The Earth's crust investigation gathers data from Hawaii Tuscany and Salvador revealing shell composition age and movement under weight. New South Wales experiments show reservoir-induced crust movement and volcanic activity implications.
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Hawaii
Tuscany
Salvador
New South Wales
Special Light to Test Colors for Textiles and Wallpapers
An electric color-testing instrument designed for textiles and wallpapers uses a special maybeight to apply sun fading power for 20 hours. Party samples may be tested at once, each partly covered, so faded colors can be directly compared with originals.
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