Vast Mix Of Facts From 1915 Era News Briefs
A collage of short items notes Rothschilds, a Rothschild yacht, a mouse in a trunk, hospital visits prompted by a child, and a Worcester mother remark. It covers New York port trade in 1914, petroleum potential in New Guinea, and moving pictures promoting New York hotels in South America. Other tidbits include newspaper ad decline, taller American residents, textile tests, Amazon rubber trees, and global trade links.
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New York
United States
South America
Handmade Baskets And Home Craft Tips For Summer
This column guides readers in crafting raffia and willow baskets for sandwiches sewing and fruit, plus making a travel bag and a dresser mirror case. It also offers needlework techniques for towels darning hems and embroidery as well as hand care tips to keep hands youthful and hair care cautions.
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Ann Cven
Hortense
Townsfolk benefit from potash mining in Hoffland Neb
A fragmented report from Hoffland Nebraska notes the town's growth tied to potash and timber products. It describes the area as a developing railroad town on a national map with future expansion likely due to mineral resources and a local company securing five years of output.
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Omaha World-Herald
Hoffland
Neb
Noffland
Moffland
United States
Utah
Wouthern
California
Admiral Dewey Reviews Skagerrack Battle Lessons for U S Fleet
Admiral Dewey argues in Sea Power that the May 31 Skagerrack clash between British and German fleets proves the value of dreadnoughts and battle cruisers, endorsing the American program for a navy built on heavy ships and fast destroyers. He notes the battle’s tests of armor versus speed, the role of destroyers, and the futility of relying on light ships for decisive actions.
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United States
George Dewey
Navy
General Board
The
Navy League
Skaerrack
Skagerrack
Empa
Skowerrack
North Sea
Cierman
Warspite
Phillpots
United States Navy Department
Skocerrmick
I America
America
United Stat
Pleoite
Reliance T A” ix
Nto
Liz Weavel
Germany
Seemesrank
Bar Kuna
Midseason Garden Plan for Beans Beets Carrots and More
The article outlines a midseason vegetable schedule with two sowings of string beans to avoid rust using nordenu mixture. It recommends sowing beets and carrots early and again near the end of the month, planting sweet corn in the fourth week for yields, starting peas again in the last week for a fall crop, and setting out cabbage and cauliflower. It emphasizes keeping soil gritty, watering as needed, and applying light daily sprays for better results.
Crosser Bill Seeks Land Colonization to Cut Unemployment
Representative Robert Crosser of Ohio introduces a land colonization bill proposing idle, government controlled tracts be used for colonization under a federal board. It would tax land value, not improvements, and fund the program with a fifty million bond to reclaim unused government lands.
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Congress
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Crosser
Wilson
Thertment of Labor
Jans the In
Terior Department
Secreta Houston
Icultural
Orkney Islands History Seen Through War and Lore
National Geographic surveys the Orkney archipelago noting tragic wartime losses near the cruiser Dampehire, Norse pirate history, Scottish rule since 1465, and literary ties to Walter Scott and Cromwell. It describes Pomona Kirkwall life, climate, agriculture, fishing, and tourism shaping the islands’ identity.
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National Geographic Society
Huntieh Emire
Orkneyie
Lars Citchener
Dampehire
Cohum- Me
Pomona
Kirkwall
Chamberee
Orkneys
Shetland
Norway
Christ i I
Denmark
Hom
James
Irkneys
Shapinshay
William Irving
San Elob Irving
Montrowe
Cromwell
Labrador
Gulf Stream
Have Shoe Dealers Been Overbuying
A New York Times column reports criticism of leather scarcity claims by trade editors. It notes war-time exports and imports, price rises on leather and shoes, and warns against overbuying driven by speculation rather than fact. It cites tanners and supply concerns affecting hides and soles.
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New York Times
the Times
Adveceration of Tanners
Philadelpus
Sacrifices In Soldiering From Cedar Rapids Gazette
Writers and speakers analyze enlistment's meaning for soldiers and the personal costs of war. The piece notes enlistment varies in impact from loneliness and separation to postponed plans and material hardship, while all serve country above self.
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Cedar Raphis
Elocutionista
Emsaylate
Hamne
Hanlahipa
Coldier
Melcy
How to Recruit the Army
Duluth Herald comments on recruiting 9000 more troops and notes slow enlistment. The New York Times says young men should know there are paths to commissions via West Point or direct appointment, with reserves and vocational training available. The piece suggests using advertising experts to boost recruitment.
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Duluth
New York Times
West Point
Elvic
Army Porte
Begging Profits Noted In New York Districts
The New York Sun reports beggars in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan earned notable sums. Observers note varied hourly take by district, from 20 to 75 cents, with higher pay after dark, and fluctuations due to weather and traffic.
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Tie
New York Sun
Pasquale Caruso
Brooklyn
Manhattan
West Thirteenth Street
Third Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Broadway
Fourteenth
Twenty-third
Forty-second Street
Forty-second
Fifty-ninth Street
The Limit In Politeness
A New York Times piece describes a courteous professor who, when his bonfire ignited a back area, fled in a panic through the street. The escape caused a public scene as bystanders watched him sprint away in alarm.
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New York Times
Meor
Acme Coal Pound Discrepancy Reported
A fragment notes a pound of Acme coal with unclear details and a reference to a thousand owt nite. The incomplete text lacks date, place, or authoritative source context.
Territorial Crops Yield Will Be Great
The article notes reduced acreage for small grains and corn in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa but expects yields to exceed recent years. Harvesting is late. estimates require about 25,000 men in South Dakota to handle the crop as corn gains prominence despite wet cold weather.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Soux City
Arrested Growth and the Possibility of Height Increase
A health feature explains that growth can resume in animals after proper nutrition and rest, and that humans with delayed growth may benefit from good diet and exercise. It notes heredity limits height and that some cases cannot be altered by diet.
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Osborne and
Mendel
Powee
The Wind Poem From Leavenword Prisoner
Fragment from a prison manuscript on wind as fate in sowing seeds good and bad across the land. It laments how wind scatters both virtue and weed, shaping fields, trees, and pastures, with discordant April voices linking to ruin.
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Federal Penitentiary of
Leavenword
Salun
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Yellowstone Park
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China
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Thrnier
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Andrew Omenlc
Toronto
Comple Lad “En Undage Triad Schooll
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Kansas
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