Beekeeping Exonerated as Beneficial to Crops in Florence
An agricultural society in Florence completes a study on fruit industry and bees. It exonerates bees from harming orchards and vineyards, noting their role in cross pollination and reducing fermentation by removing damaged juice, while misattributed damages often come from birds wind nets and other insects. Traffic on Russia inland waterways shifts to central control by a new executive committee, with immediate effect for decisions not involving legal changes or funding.
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Agricultural Society
Florence
Russia
Coal Shortage Hits Spain Amid Declining Imports
Spain faces a coal shortage as imports fall in wartime. Customs data show 1,595,028 tons entered in the first 11 months of 1915, down from 2,313,630 tons in 1914, a drop of 718,602 tons, while domestic coal deposits fail to fully meet demand. Charles Sidney Jump preserves 40 years as crier of Queen Anne's circuit court, missing only one day in Centerville. W Hubert Temple serves on jury during his May term, the third generation of his family to do so.
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Spain
Charles Sidney Jump
Queen Anne's County
Maryland
Centerville
W. Hubert Temple
Church Hill
Crier Jump
Knights Templar ceremony in Portsmouth honors six Gableman brothers
Masons in Ohio watched Calvary Commandery No 3 confer the Knight Templar degree on E W Gableman Cincinnati Charles P Gableman Waverly Ir and William N Walter H George L and Wesley Gableman Portsmouth. Elsewhere reports mention British capital holdings, German carbide lamps, Vienna dog labels, a pet hen in Connecticut, and various oddities from science and industry.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
E. W. Gableman
Cincinnati
Charles P. Gableman
Waverly
William N
Walter H. George L
Wesley Gableman
Calvary Commandery No. 3
Practical DO IT yourself Gingham Home Decor and Embroidery Guide
A home sewing piece on making gingham curtains bed spread shams and bureau decor with lace insertion and ruffles. It offers embroidery ideas for children including play aprons towels and easy stitching projects plus tips on cutting striped fabrics and matching stripes for garments.
Preserving Old Manuscripts at Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Library in Madison leads in high grade manuscript preservation with a process developed from Vatican library methods. Letters are flattened between wet newspapers, dried under weights, reinforced with crepoline, edges mended with parchment, holes covered, and finally mounted for binding.
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New York
Chit States
Auva
University of Wisconsin Bulletin
Wisconsin Historical Liltary
Madison
Vatican
Rome
Alleghanies
Massachusetts
State Historical Library
How Tempus Does Fugit From Judge
A reflection on changing fashions and era viewpoints, noting how trends once seen as modern become quaint laughing stock over time. The piece recalls past fads from hoops and crinoline to chignons and waterfalls, and extends to politics, music halls, and social phenomena now viewed with humor or derision.
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Godey
Suffrage Defeated In Iowa By Narrow Margin
Iowa voters rejected woman suffrage with 42.2 percent in support and 58.? percent opposed. The article notes men favored the measure in broad terms while one in five were uncertain but leaning negative. It lists prior defeats in New Jersey Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania and Iowa and mentions fashion commentary on white silk and crepe de chine frocks.
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Dee Moines Register
Iown
Suffra
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Listen and Learn From Hearing The World’s Quiet Voice
Newell Dwight Hillis extols listening as the path to wisdom and happiness. He argues culture starts with listening not just thinking or speaking, urging accurate hearing of nature’s signals from rocks to birds to stars. The metaphor compares geologist, astronomer, and Amazon explorer Agassis in seeking truth through attentive listening.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Agassia
Amazon
The Bad Milk Season Warns Of Disease Threat
Dr. Furrer of the Cleveland milk commission urges milk purification as vital to public health. He warns many communities face typhoid and other preventable diseases from unpasteurized milk and outlines grade standards A B and C with emphasis on pasteurization and safe distribution.
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Furrer
Cleveland Milk Commission
Cleveland Medical Journal
Cleveland
Commission In
Urrer
Do. Furrer
Religion's Return Sparks New York Church Attendance
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes New York's slight rise in churchgoers above summer norms as war fatigue and economic strain push people toward religion. Clergy cite sobering war effects, while some skeptics blame hard times. The trend matches Philadelphia where prewar and ongoing pressures nudged congregations upward.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
New York
Trinity
Fifth Avenue
Madison
Billy
Philadelphia
Why Don't We Sing Why We Should Sing Old Melodies
Thomas W. Burette argues at Plattsburg last summer that whistle not singing shows self consciousness and lack of worthy tunes. He urges using enduring choruses and hymns such as America to foster patriotism, noting national melodies are scarce and that universal tunes can unite people.
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Thomas W. Burette
Atlantic
Plattsburg
America
Saxony
Mathematics in the car ride chat about figures and poultry
A clipped exchange imagines math as cold fact. A man waiting for a suburban car muses about starting with a few eggs and poultry farm and using numbers to figure the outcomes. The dialogue underscores cold calculation versus practical business.
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Mathematica
Climen
Fashion notes and advice from a life lesson talk
The piece contrasts a father’s teaching with a boy’s changing wants as they discuss value and a 10 cent item becoming a quarter purchase. It notes that straight full skirts with long shot openings are more fashionable and flattering than reckless styles.
Milady's Boudoir Health and Beauty Remedies Throughout
A long article offers home remedies for body odor, foot care, and water intake, plus wardrobe posture tips. It covers deodorizing baths, salves with belladonna, cornstarch powders, and foot powders, plus alcohol rubs. It urges children to drink water, improve posture with straight-back exercises, arm toning via massage and cream, and routines for nervousness and dandruff using sulfur solutions.
Regular Show Compared by a Grocery Boy to a War Melodrama
A grocer’s delivery boy, age sixteen, described a recent war melodrama as if he were discovering it for the first time. He found the spoken drama quaint and slow but noted its novelty versus the usual regular shows and movies. He recalled seeing circuses and films but said the play’s spoken words and pacing felt new and odd yet somewhat entertaining.
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Don Marquis
Easler
Hfe
Hat brim facing uses white mull
A brief note states white mull is used for the facing of the hat brim.
Child Guidance And Luncheon Ideas From A Past Era
This fragment offers household guidance on disciplining children, engaging activities like woodwork and sewing, and varied lunch ideas. It includes lists of food items such as white bread with marmalade, dates, sardines, cupcakes, crackers with peanut butter, and stuffed prunes. It also discusses hair care routines for girls, including egg scalp massage and washing with soap, noting delicate handling for fluffy, not overly dry hair.
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Boston
Thrilling Tales of Mountain Battles Across Alps
From London Answers a vivid account of Alpine warfare as Italians and Austrians clash in rugged peaks. Destruction of parapets and forests, mining of routes, and avalanches set the scene for historic passes from the Cottle chain to the Julian Alps. Napoleon’s Alpine crossings and the Simplon road era add context to the enduring military significance of high mountain terrain.
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Alps
Mountaina
France
Carnic
Julian Alps
Austria
Mont Cenis
Hannibal
Italy
Augustus
Helvetic Republic
Apoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
St. Bernard
Simplon Pass
Hrieg
Switzerland
Doorcomnis
The Price of Life and a Wealthy Woman’s Lesson
A Milwaukee Journal feature recalls a very rich woman who learned that every valued possession carries a price. She discovered that money cannot buy happiness or health and that life’s true worth comes from personal sacrifice and earned merit rather than inherited wealth.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Valley of the Shadow
How the Baby Looked
Johnson, a bachelor, visited eight sinter and saw the new baby. The next day friends asked him to describe the infant. He replied with a humorous, trimmed account noting very small features, a clean shave, and a remark about saving and a hard drinker.
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Chicago News
Johnson
Sinter
Railroads Consume Water Per Mile In U S System
Railroads of the United States annually consume more than 2 700 000 gallons of water for each mile of line as reported by railroad observers and engineers.
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United States
Alaska
There's No Pocket in a Shroud About Four Millionaire's Death
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss wealth and fame after a millionaire's death. The text muses on how riches do not accompany you beyond life and reflects on vanity and moral themes. Names, dates, or concrete facts are unclear due to garbled source.
Fashion hints and domestic tips from 1910s era women’s pages
A kaleidoscope of home styling notes and fashion ideas covers ruffs, valances, and embroidery. It notes new Baltimore employment efforts for women, nail care tips, fruit syrups, strawberry desserts, and clothing trims from Paris. It also mentions travel observations from Paris and evolving parasol and glove fashions.
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