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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
6
A student replies to a question asking how long 15 men would reap a field in eight hours. He writes that since the field has already been reaped by 20 men, it could not be reaped by 15, a clever but incorrect twist on the standard work-rate problem.
A vintage advertisement touts Skinner's Macaroni and Etti as tasty and nutritious for children. It claims strong bone and muscle support, calm nerves, economical value, and urges mothers to write Skinner Mfg. Co. in Omaha Nebraska for a free cookbook.
Secretary Daniels rejects drafting sailors by ship name but supports state pride as a recruiting driver. Gravy recruiting stations will open at state capitals lacking offices, with efforts to involve state officials in creating a naval reserve. The plan aims to boost manpower through state rivalry and cooperation.
The Browns plan a silver wedding celebration next Saturday, provoking humor about a five year marriage being “five times as long as expected.” The quip from the New York World humor column notes the playful idea of a discount for longevity.
A fragmentary note from Kiuttena City Star remarks on fragile peace on earth. Quoted exchanges describe an unusual infant described by Thilo Burmpelly and a curious aside on opinions about him.
The Mexican Review argues against the claim that Mexico has no middle class. It notes a large peon class and a rising middle group of clerks, artisans, teachers, professionals, and workers who resist aristocratic labels. The piece asserts widespread middle class growth amid industrial expansion and revolutionary leaders from that class.
The Florida Times-Union reflects a clash of authority through quotes about letting thinking and ruling minds determine policy. The piece likens the argument to European powers defending themselves, drawing a parallel to the Civil War era tension between north and south over governance and loyalty.
A poor girl Amy makes a rag doll from rugs when her mother cannot provide a real one. At school she envies Marie's china doll but learns to value her homemade toy after a sequence of comparisons and a motherly moral.
In Fremont area Ohio a Woodville village scene shows women replacing missing labor by wheelbarrowing dirt dumped from street excavation. They explain men unavailable for the job and say they are doing it themselves amid labor shortages.
The Popular Science Monthly describes an Indiana tuller who proposes a simple contrivance to correct sloping shoulders. A steel angle rests against the shoulder with a plumb bob from the upper branch, revealing the slope as the bob rests on marked lines.
The excerpt mixes Franklin's writings on diet inoculation exercise and air quality with a historical aside on Lyons and Herriot. It cites Franklin’s views on moderate eating, vaccination, malaria advice, seasickness, exercise, fresh air, and cold prevention, plus a note on Lyons as a wartime munitions hub and Herriot’s cabinet role.
J F Byrne argues that indirect taxation in Great Britain and Ireland adds to the burden on the Irish worker. He notes steeper prices for beer tea tobacco meat flour and sugar and argues wage gains do not offset the higher cost of living for the Irish poor. He outlines three grim options for Irish families.
France Galle names a former University of Lyons professor as minister of national subsistence and labor. The appointment signals a shift toward a more practical leadership style, aligning with Lyons city politics and wartime organization efforts led by Herriot.
A narrator extols charitable acts and praises both givers and receivers. He recalls giving to William Bickle and Gaffer Gamble, who gratefully accepted a pound of hazel nuts. One man boasts of stealing treasures to end his struggles, while the narrator champions kindness as a joyful exchange between generous souls.
Vassar College with about a thousand students unanimously votes to petition the faculty to permit a debate with Colgate University. The move follows Colgate's challenge last year and precedes the annual Vassar Wellesley Mount Holyoke intercollegiate event. Miss Katherine McAfee argues the debate would prove women’s intellect compares with men’s.
Christine Frederick argues to the Women's City Club that the modern servant issue is a mistress problem. She advocates definite work hours and the right for a servant to live outside the home with social recreation of her choice. She warns that standardizing hours could attract higher quality workers and improve conditions for domestic staff.
The article details Switzerland’s population under six million yet fielding 660000 personnel. It notes universal male service and a military tax for noncombatants, plus early training from ages seven to fourteen. Cadets spend hundreds of hours in marching, map reading and rifle practice using a miniature service rifle.
A local verse laments a group sworn off alcohol and the retreat from temptation. It recalls cravings, the struggle of abstinence, and the social pressure to drink, ending with hope for eventual triumph over thirst.
In a tense Washington morning scene, a senator threats and a father’s ultimatum clash over Edith’s romance with a mysterious man known only as Smith. Mrs Kane lightens the mood with sharp gossip as Edith questions the future and the man’s true identity.
John Smith, an intense, brilliant reformer, arrives in Washington to push for a constitutional amendment banning liquor. He and editor Charles Waller discuss shaping a hard hitting front page interview to galvanize support for what they call the fight against the liquor traffic.
The New Hedford Times reports a pioneering motor truck road in Los Angeles to San Pedro harbor. The 13 mile, 40 foot wide concrete and elastic bituminous surface road carves a highway between railroad and ordinary roads to move heavy freight and reduce main highway traffic.
A Christian Science Monitor item recalls Horace Greeley’s reply to delivering a Tree lecture for an organization. He defends his desk work at the Tribune and notes he has little time for traveling. The tale ends with a personal $100 charge honorably noted by the Tribune’s enabler.
The November issue of Popular Seference Monthly argues rain after battles is a myth. It notes gunpowder’s invention predates such beliefs and explains troops face mud and wet roads that complicate maneuvers, so fighting often shifts to favorable weather intervals.
A Kansas City showing of a film titled Ines pest e prompts a protest as a slide condemns men who harass women. The theater offers a reward for help pinning down offenders amid a focus on protecting women and public decency.
The article urges immediate homestead or purchase in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, noting land is affordable now while after the war prices rise. It cites several regional reports with high yields and profits, including Manitoba and Alberta accounts, and encourages contacting a Canadian Government Agent for details.
Four swarms of wild bees removed from a two story house on the east side of Rockwell City reported by the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Three swarms settled under shingles on three corners while another hid behind weather boarding on the south. About three bushels of combs were taken with less white comb honey than in prior years. A fifth swarm attempted entry at the south eaves and clustered around a four inch drain tile in the grass.
The ad claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases and carry out all waste matter from the bowels. A 10 cent box promises to ease biliousness coated tongue foul breath and headaches by morning. Also notes a new invention for self hair cutting without instruction.
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