Anglo American Friendship and British Views on World Affairs
The document records British and American leaders discussing postwar trade, debt relief, and Anglo American ties. It notes calls to cancel war debts, labor unrest in England, and English attitudes toward prohibition, highlighting dialogues between prominent figures and a shared goal of strong transatlantic cooperation.
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Amerten
Houghauld
Paber
Joe
Suni
Willis
Britain
France
Denverbrook
Ota
Aseerien
Anhia
Hunt Murmansk Mosquitoes for Ivory
A muddled passage notes forces and expeditions near Mitchnek front with lines about hunting mosquitoes for ivory and resistance after the war. The fragment references soldiers, tribes, and punitive actions, but lacks clear actions or dates.
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Murmansk
Belgian Girl Mile Gombier Escapes Death In War
Mile Marie Louise Gombier, a Belgian teen, fled Bresges during German occupation after a bombed home forced her escape to Brussels. Sentenced to death for destroying a wireless plant, the sentence was commuted. She later fled via Ypres, served as a nurse, and earned the Croix de Guerre with two palms before sailing to Los Angeles with Mrs Dowdy.
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Mile
Marie Louise Gombier
New York
France
Los Angeles
Gombier
Bresges
Belgium
Bruskels
Gomer
Marie
Canndium Dines
Ypres
Ts. Dowdy
Red Cross
In Jail 14 Months Innocent Granted Pardon
New York governor commutes the sentence of Tossamengo a Sing Sing inmate who claimed innocence after new evidence cleared him of wrongdoing. Prosecutors in the Bronx had urged a pardon as Rossiomonge’s testimony earlier troubled Lubin’s case. District Attorney Francis Martin ordered an investigation revealing Rossiomonge’s testimony was confused rather than protective.
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New York
Guv. Smith
Frank Tossamengo
Sing Sing
Bronx
Rossiwongo
Nathan Lubin
Dbroux
Olilest
Wossamonge
Lubin
Rossamonge
Francis Martin
Rossinongo
Virtue Is Rewarded Here in a Brooklyn Boy Tale
Isadore Geller a sixteen year old errand boy from 420 Junius Street Brooklyn earned a $15 reward after finding a package in front of the subtreasury building containing bonds worth about $575,000. He turned it in to Salomon Bros & Lutiger brokers at 27 Pine Street, whose name appeared on the wrapper. The brokers declined to comment.
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New York
Liberty Bone
Isadore Geller
Uns
Broadway
Junius Street
Brooklyn
Geller
Salomon Bros. & ‘Lutaler
Pine Street
Skeleton discovery near Scott farm uncovers second Indian relic
Powatth reports that Paul Scott unearthed a larger skeleton of an Indian in front of his home and near the Scott farm more Indian lore surfaces with clay pipes stone dishes and arrow heads found along the rill.
Experts See Hope Some Infested Wheat Fields Escape Notice
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Indiana and Illinois have taken safeguards to prevent spread of flag smut and take-all. Infected wheat is to be disinfected, straw burned, machines sterilized, and no wheat grown in infected areas for years. Authorities acknowledge rare undetected spots may exist, but prompt state action and federal support aim to prevent wider outbreaks and quarantine.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Indiana
Illinois
Washington
Illnois
Department of Agriculture
Federal Department
Ilinois
Depreciation of Machinery
The article notes machinery loses value faster from weather than use, and savings from sheltering tools in a shed will soon cover the shed’s cost.
Status of Women Workers in the United States
A forthcoming YWCA Women in Industry handbook will display twelve maps showing state by state data on women in industry. Maps cover minimum wage laws hours of work age limits mining and suffrage status along with whether women may serve on committees. The book includes industry studies and a bibliography on women workers.
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United States
Women In Industry
Y. W
Tips for the Poultry Grower on Gapeworm Prevention
The article outlines practical steps to prevent gape disease in chicks. It cites Atwood and Lueder of West Virginia station and advises burning or burying dead chicks, keeping live chicks in until morning dew dries, adding creolin to drinking water in small amounts, and removing infected worms with a gapeworm extractor before burning them to stop egg spread.
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Atwood and
Lueder
West Virginia
Magnetism Promised Cures Attract Attention In Early Claims
A Jesuit priest supposedly created steel plates used on the body to cure diseases and inspired many magnetizers. An American surgeon in Leicester Square patented the "Metallic Tractors" two magnetized pieces said to treat gout rheumatism palsy and other ailments, amassing wealth before exposure.
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Leicester Square
Use of Electricity Through History and Discoveries
The article traces electricity from Bible times to Galvani and Volta showing metal-fluid reactions, Ostense discovery of electromagnetism, and the dynamos that enabled the electric telegraph telephone and motors, outlining a chain of related breakthroughs.
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Galvani
Volta
Oersted
Thought and imagination guide a sane mind
A reflection on how mental imagination shapes behavior. It contrasts the ability to organize thoughts with the folly of lacking imagination, noting that an imaginative person foresees benefits and plans for the future while the insane may struggle to align thoughts or see savings.
Norfolk Population Boom Claims Rise Since 1914
Norfolk asserts the city has the largest four year population gain among southern cities. It states the 1914 population was 90,000 and currently about 250,000 residents live in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Oth
Fielder Jones May Manage Vancouver Team If Franchise Secured
Vancouverpires to win a Pacific Coast League berth next year and keep an eight club format with two divisions. Rumors say Fielder Jones, ex White Sox and Brown manager, may lead the Vancouver club if the franchise is obtained, with R P Jones expressing approval.
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Fielder Jones
Vancouver Baseball Club
Vancouver
Sions
Los Angeles
Vernon
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Fieldher Jones
White Sox
Brown
Northwestern Baseball League
R. P. Jones
Jones
Whitewash Formula for Government Use on White House and Lighthouses
Describes a historic whitewash recipe used by the government to coat the White House east end and lighthouses. Details include lime slaking, salt, ground rice paste, Spanish whiting, glue, water steps, heating, and aging. Color variations rely on ochre, lamp black, umber, and Indian red for creams, fawns, or stone hues.
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White House
Variations of the Prefix Mac in Surname Spellings
The article explains the Gaelic prefix Mac meaning son and traces its use in surnames. It notes multiple spellings such as McDonald MacDonald Macdonald Macdonald and derivatives like McDonnell McDaniel McDaniels. It discusses historical shifts from Mac Donald to Macdonald and other forms.
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Mac
Son
Davidson
Pitz
Mac Donald
Donald
Ont
MacDonald
McDonald
McDonnell
McDaniel
McDaniels
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