Birth rate debate ties emigration to housing and gender balance
The London Times report quotes Commissioner David C. Lam of the Salvation Army arguing unemployment and housing shortages threaten Britain's birth rate. He advocates equitable sex distribution across the empire and active overseas migration of women and families to Canada and Australia, noting 10 000 single women already relocated with high marriage rates. The piece also discusses Scotland's exodus, the bothy housing problem, illegitimacy concerns, and potential transplant of unwanted children to improve population prospects.
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London Times
National Birth Rate Commission
David C. Lam
Salvation Army
Lam
Ile
Dominions
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Ontario
Dominion
Scotland
England
Wales
Glasgow
Oversea
Davidson
Shabs
Gamins
Lamb
The Jeweler's Work by Ruskin
A fragmentary meditation on sea worn stones and the Jeweler's education highlighting how relation, refinement, and value differ between noble and common stones, suggesting even the humblest gains dignity through skilled crafting.
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Ruskin
Cooling devices for hogs and homes from ancient to modern
The article describes cooling methods using evaporative cooling from wet burlap frames and porous bottles, noting the USDA found hogs fatten best in cooler conditions. It covers indoor fountain ideas, use of shade, damp cloth, and water-wick systems to reduce heat, and suggests applying these principles to human comfort while warning about dripping and humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Tropics
Niven
AMD
Department of Agriculture
Weather wisdom for cooling homes and poultry yards
A fragment discusses humidity and air flow effects on comfort, noting adding humidity when temperatures rise and the cooling effect of evaporating surfaces. It mentions a poultry farmer with an elevated open roof structure to enhance wind under heat, and that minimal closed walls improve dwelling comfort.
Juilliard Bequest For Music Foundation Probate Filed
Augustus Juilliard left over 1.0 million to create a music foundation aiding students and 700000 to public institutions. The will, filed for probate in Orange County New Jersey, names Juilliard as senior partner in A D Juilliard & Co and a director in various firms.
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New York Tribune
Augustus FH
Juilliiard
Orange County
New Jersey
Juilliard
A. D. Juilliard &O
Trnet
Transporteton God Inauranes
Colorado Appian Way described as ancient model for modern road
Kine Sommers, Colorado highways chairman, cites the Appian Way as the first great Roman public road. He notes Colorado’s project in the Rockies from Estes Park to Cameron Lake, with granite paving and concrete posts to prevent falls, linking to the Lincoln Highway as part of a continental route.
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Colorado
Washington
Kine
FE. Sommers
Colorado State Highways Commission
B.C
Appius Claudius Caecus
Eternal City
Hooky Mountains
Estes Park
Rockies
Cilen Lake
Switzerland
America
Caldee
Self-Cure Exercises for Abdominal Health and Constipation
The article outlines exercises from MacKenzie to loosen the abdominal wall and strengthen the abdominal muscles, plus massage techniques targeting the colon. It recommends deep breathing, leg and hip movements, vigorous abdominal massage, and simple dietary tips including water and bulky fruits to aid bowel movements.
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A. Be
MacKenzie
Turne
Rune Werors Ghowt
Pennsylvania
Vacation Time For The Iron Man In The Wind
The text laments workers like Mark and the unnamed man who toil hard as plumbers or bards. It muses that laboring minds and bodies eventually fail, with retirement dreams of climbing peaks and seaside escapes fading as machines and livelihoods demand endless effort.
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Mark
Letters on paving bids reveal bid cuts and public good
A Utica contractor lowers a street paving bid after discovering cost savings, proposing a 16 cent per square yard reduction on Peart and Gilbert streets and offering contract form variations for further savings. The incident, tied to war era profits discourse, argues for private sacrifice for public benefit.
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Utica
N. Y
Beause
Harry W. Roberts
Peart Street
Gilbert Street
Aaverice
America
Qualifier Review Snags Applicants In Odd Exchange
Dotron News recounts a chaotic qualifier exchange where an applicant struggles with spelling and clarity. The interviewer presses for details while the candidate references a three day household error and a tense debt inquiry.
Aladdin Window and the Hell No Retort in Wartime Echoes
A collage of old prose and war anecdote recounts the saying Aladdin's window about unfinished work and a World War I episode where Captain Lloyd M. Williams allegedly shouted Retreat Hell No in Chateau-Thierry. The account ties a folk adage to a heroic Marine action and Williams's death days later in combat.
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Haverhill Genetis
Aladdin
Fintan
New York Sun
Chateau-Thierry
Omar Bundy
Lloyd M. Williams
Fifth Marines
Williams
F. W. Wise
Hell
Wite
C. O
The President's Seal Ring Story from the 1915 Exposition
In October 1915 at the San Francisco Exposition a delegation led by Mr Moore invited the President to visit. Dorothy Starr carried a petition from California schoolchildren and received a gold specimen from grass valley mine owner William Hourn to present as a wedding ring for President Wilson. Georgiana Stoney carried the invitation as a member of the exposition's women’s board.
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Times of the 2Th
Paris
Moore
San Francisco
California
Dorothy Starr
Grass Valley
Nevada County
Colfax
William Hourn
Wilson
Georgiana Stoney
Taxes Weary on Absentees and Beatty Income Split
The article reviews Lady Ethel Beatty's taxes as a cross border case. It notes British and American claims on her income and property, detailing rates and resulting net payments or losses. Specific figures highlight how income, property location, and nationality affect tax outcomes for a wealthy individual.
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England
Ethel Beatty
Sir David Beatty
Britten Navy
Marshall Field
United States
America
Ray
Beatty
Tak
Lady Beatty
Pity the Poor Waiter From the Los Angeles Tires
A garbled, historical snippet discusses waiter tips and wage pressures amid prohibition era hotels. It notes tips falling, hotel wage increases, and patrons’ perceptions of service in cramped language with mixed phrases about meals and beverages.
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Los Angeles
Walter
Ucetts
Wales
Taft Pleads for Fair League Support in Minneapolis
Taft urges Republicans not to let dislike of Wilson or the Democratic party prevent backing the League of Nations. He argues emotions fuel opposition but miss the benefit, urging recalcitrant Republicans to heed a fellow Republican’s appeal. Senator Hale previously offered a similar call to unity.
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Wilson
Democratic Party
Taft
Minneapolis
League of Nations
Senate
Mr. Taft
Mr. Wilson
Hale
Maine
Municipalities May Buy Army Canned Goods Surplus
The war department allows towns to buy 443 million pounds of canned meat at 23 to 40 cents a pound and 5.5 million cases of canned vegetables at invoice cost. Prices apply across 13 zones with uniform meat rates, vegetables priced per zone. Purchases, credit up to 10 days after delivery, must be handled through zone surplus offices in Philadelphia, Boston, New York and other cities.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
United States
War Department
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Newport News
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louia
New Orleans
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
Omaha
San Francisco
Where Be Cubists Now From the Bellman
The piece reflects on the decline of cubists futurists and post impressionists once seen as destroying traditional art. It notes their disappearance from galleries and the end of shock tactics in painting and sculpture as the public mood shifts away from abstract excess.
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Bellman
Goodbye to the Old Stamp Poem From Arkansas Gazette
A fragmentary poem laments the retirement or end of use of a 3 cent stamp. The piece links stamps to personal memories, noting a life of mail, emotions, and various moments. The text is a nostalgic tribute with repeated farewell lines.
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Arkansas
Temperance talk travels from America to Britain over prohibition
An extended critique contrasts American temperance zeal with British traditions of personal freedom. The piece imagines humorous responses from British workers and warns WCTU style campaigns may clash with long standing social habits. It notes Americans abroad facing disbelief and the potential shift in attitudes toward prohibitionist rhetoric.
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London
Canada
Britain
Oklahoma
Kansas
Jonathan
John Hull
Perfume Trade andhay Fever Discussion Across Eras
The narrative contrasts perfume pricing and exchange between US and Bulgaria with a satirical note on hay fever. It cites an ounce price of 17.50 dollars and exchange terms of 17.00 dollars, alongside musky scents and American foods like corned beef. It also critiques the term hay fever and traces its etymology and public perceptions.
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United States
America
Wall Street
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Marley
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Pete
Chee
Chicago Post
New York Evening Post
Wall Street Journal
John W. Mackenzie
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