Deadwood Dick dies at seventy one in hospital tale
The obituary recalls Richard Bullock known as Deadwood Dick, noting his age of seventy one and reflecting on his life. It cites lines about his influence on country boys and the differing military implications of race and birth within historical context.
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Deadwood Dick
Richard Bullock
2 Hospital
Deadwood
Achilles
Satan
Milton
Siegfried
Lars
Sega
Des
Peat Established as Fuel in Denmark
The 1919 Danish report notes peat becoming a widespread fuel across industries, railroads, and rural areas. About twelve million peat bricks were taken from Odense marshes in 1918, with higher unofficial figures likely. peat gas has replaced petroleum in Svendborg’s electrical works, though peat as locomotive fuel needs larger boilers and emits sparks. Government price limits hinder production amid several failures, yet peat quality has improved and its future economic role is emphasized.
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Pest
Denmark
Odense
Svendberg
Tve
New York Sun
Physical exam records show country boys outperforming city peers
Under the selective draft law registrants underwent two rounds of physical examinations. The first by local draft boards and a second by army surgeons after camp. The analysis indicates country boys had better records than city youth, with white registrants faring better than colored. the differences are sizable.
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Focal Draft Boards
Army
Endurance Test in La Jofa Near Sar Diego
Newcomers Nellie and her mother visit the town museum in La Jofa. A sign advertises a “Marmeating shark” show at fifteen cents admission. Hours later they return past the same sign wondering if the man on the shark ever tires.
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la Jofa
Sar Diego
Nellie
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Sea Otters Fur Valued Highly in Fur Market
Sea otters possess pelts far more valuable than gold with true sea otter hides ranking as the most valuable in fur. Once common off Alaska, the species is now nearly extinct.
Self-Sacrificing Mamma Turns to Father for Jamie
A neighborhood story recalls a mother who marries a man to become Jamie's papa. The tale, quoted from the Chicago Tribune, centers on the child's remark about a new father figure after years of his father's death.
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Jamie
Chicago Tribune
Housefly Reaches Full Growth In Four Weeks
A short note explains that the common housefly ages rapidly and becomes fully grown in about four weeks.
Importance of Music in War and Everyday Life
The piece argues music is essential not a luxury, noting its healing power for shell shock veterans and its role in patriotism religion and church services. It reflects on music’s rise since creation and questions its value in amusements, quoting the Chicago News on music’s central place.
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Chicago News
Exclusive Fifth Avenue Jewelry Store Opens Doors
A gentleman with a grand French name launches a store on Fifth Avenue claiming luxury only. No items show for under $10,000 and emerald rings reach $18,000, while a customer seeking $1,000 faced a polite refusal.
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Fifth Avenue
Wen
Blank
New York
Trade shifts in Dutch East Indies fish imports since 1915
Since 1915 the first year with customs statistics for imported conserved fish into the Dutch East Indies the United States has held a fair market share. Before the war most salmon came from the Pacific coast and recently when other sources were closed sardines and herring have also been imported from the United States.
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Dutch East Indies
United States
Pacific Coast
Those Girls Leap Year Proposal Plot
Dialogue from a Boston Transcript piece recounts a comic exchange where Madge explains how she persuaded a man to propose by claiming Agnes was crazy about him and noting it was leap year.
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Agnes
Madge
Boston Transcript
Pity Posterity Says Civilization Will Ban Kissing
A Boston doctor predicts in 50 years people will be too civilized to kiss, a remark noted with light sarcasm about future trends and current affection. The quip questions lasting social norms and personal intimacy amid evolving culture.
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Boston
Cleveland Pinin Dewler
Ventilation Jokes From Old House Talk
In a humorous exchange Mrs Newlywed boasts about their hollow block construction for ventilation. A caller counters that an old fashioned frame house handles air flow as well, noting a notional nightly ritual with a cat from cellar to attic, cited by the Boston Transcript.
Club Work Pays Boys Well in Eldorado County Pig Club
Agricultural club boys in Eldorado county California borrowed 582 dollars in March 1918 to start pig club projects. An inventory showed ownership or sale value of swine and eight gifts at the state average price of 856.80. High costs last year pushed 68 percent of 12th grade enrollment in California clubs to abandon the routes, while auctions and purebred stock sales helped local clubs cope with prices and competition.
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Agricultural Club Boys
Eldorado County
Calif
Eldorado Boys
Califor
Kinga County
Lemoore
Market prices for purebred cattle in Fresno County
In Fresno County California purebred cattle sold for a total of 981.50 dollars. The batch of 20 head averaged 49.08 dollars per animal, reflecting a market price snapshot for prebred Polish Chings.
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California
Fresno County
Treating Hogs for Worms and Health Maintenance
Advice on worming pigs before spring feeding using remedies like American wormseed and rotenone, with sanitary cement enclosures and frame-wall wallows. Include lice control with dip, water additives, and good skin condition. Promote pasture use and protein-rich supplements. suggest 20 pigs per acre on rape pasture per R. O. Ashby. Use self feeders when grain feeding and finish hogs on corn unless sold behind cattle.
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R. O. Ashby
Minnesota Elgtion
Sheep as Source of Profit on Small Farms
Close grazing sheep thrive on short grass and rough land making them a profitable addition on farms not yet using them. They are hardy, require little fodder, and can turn marginal land into income with a trial.
Early Pigs Require Grain for Market Weights
The article notes young pigs from cornfields need grain feeding late April through January to reach market weight, with late spring and early summer litters not achieving best market value from field feed alone. It includes stray dialogue and unclear quotations about wartime or socio economic remarks, plus scattered oblique lines about wolves and communication.
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