In Canal Zone Dengue Fight Led by Col Gorgas
The report details measures in the Canal Zone under Colonel Gorgas to eradicate the mosquito breeding sites. Workers cover pools with petroleum, drain lowlands, burn grass areas, patrol banks, and enforce strict sanitation and garbage disposal to protect workers and advance the canal project. Continuous surveillance ensures the methods remain effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pest
Absense
Crooiter
Mianlie
Abeon
Gorgas
Elon
Pinan
United States
Beggars Journal Copy Delivers Odd Registry of Hopes
A quirky Beggars' Journal from Paris arrives via tour guide, listing odd notices and ambitions. It sells for three dollars and offers wordy items from funeral services to wedded events, with pleas to aid poor children and aid causes, all framed in a satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HS. Bulplve
M. Fouguet
Finmere
Olind Marnoa
Government overreach sparks farm debate at rally
A chaotic crowd scenes unfold as a New York Central official condemns government railroad control while farmers push back. The speaker argues regulation would benefit the nation, while protesters chant and confront the crowd in a tense scene.
A Wonderful Bird
A garbled excerpt references birds and early journalism personalities with disjointed phrases. It mentions Harper’s Weekly and a discussion of intelligence in birds, with scattered remarks about time, clocks, and performances, presenting a fragmented historical text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biedta
Reneral
Harper Weekly
Hinds
Practical Household Tips From An Old Text of Advice
A collection of homemaking hints covers cleaning and maintenance. It suggests dipping broom bristles in boiling water to harden them, Parsley vinegar washes to remove onion odor, and permanganate in cistern water to purify. It also offers methods for mending, glueing, cleaning brass and glass, preserving yeast kerbs, and shoe care using sawdust.
Health Hints on Wrinkles and Skin Care
A jittery compilation offers home remedies for wrinkles and skin issues. It suggests peroxide for hair on arms, oatmeal in wash water, lemon juice with hot water to reduce flesh, and cream of tartar in water for cooling blood. Mint pillows claimed to aid sleep.
Unusual Shades Describe Plakiah Colors and Hues
A fragmented text lists unusual color names and mixtures. Mentions navy, greenish blue, orchid yellow, blue tones, mimosa green, and other odd color descriptors without clear context or actions.
Techniques for Making Paper White Doilies and Edges
A fragmented guide explains crafting white paper doilies with papier mache style edges and iron borders. It discusses materials like ecru lace, waxed bindings, and sharpening tools, noting how to shape the edge and attach beads, with tips on finish and pattern selection.
Hower lute ornaments to brighten Woman’s Page Fridays
In the Tribune Woman’s page a yearly feature will be shown each Friday. The decor items are to be in keeping with the season and will appear on the page set aside for women readers.
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Kent
Crenes
the Tribune
Better Farming for the Prairie Lands and Sheep
A farming column urges improved practices across the prairie region. It stresses increased pasturing with sheep, better seed choices, and weed control to raise yields and restore land value amid current poor conditions.
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Huto
Dubey Wero
Cn Oie
Great Central Basin
Egg setting prices reveal poultry knowledge gaps
A reader recalls an egg advertising claim of 300 eggs per hen per year at 1.50 per setting and discusses hasty judgments about stock quality. Stories of 59 cent and 95 point birds illustrate widespread misunderstanding of poultry judging and pricing.
Learn to Fight the Scale in Fruit and Cereal Crops
An article from Indiana State urges fruit and cereal growers to adopt scale control. It stresses scale is here to stay and warns growers who do not learn effective fighting methods will fail. It calls for treating nursery trees before planting and joining station bulletins and local lists to stay informed.
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Indiana State
Jean
Almentary Canal
Dairy Notes On Cleaning A Dairy Separator
The notes explain that simple wiping does not clean a dairy separator. It suggests washing with hot water and scrubbing to prevent leakage. It warns against neglect and emphasizes careful monitoring to avoid further defects and leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uyu
Costs for American girls living safely in Paris clubs
An exposé on four American girls clubs in Paris offering lodging care and social activities for a weekly sum. Includes Rue de Chevreuse Rue Turin Holy Trinity Lodge and Boulevard St Michel facilities with free dispensaries and drawing ateliers.
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Paris
Rue de Chevrouse
Whitney Hoff
Detroit
Young Women's Christian Association
Rue de Turin
Boulevard St. Michel
Rue de Chevreuse
Montmartre
Holy Trinity Lodge
Pierre- Nicole
Pantheon
Holy Trinity
Avenue de l'Alma
Morgan
Reid
Hoff
Dr. Morgan
Lambfold
French Republic
Rue Val-de- Grace
St. Denis
Rue de “Hevreuse
Turin
Margaret's
Furts
Mie
Quimeby
Frank Lessie
New York
American Institute
American Tourists in Paris Note Prices and Room Conditions
The writer observes Paris pensions and dining costs for Americans, noting high prices near St Sulpice and cheap rooms with poor conditions. He contrasts subpar hotel rooms and meals with more expensive options, warning of dangers outside girls clubs while praising safe study experiences for American women.
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St. Sulpice
Amart
Paris
Ports
A Guileless Scholar and the Middletown Derivation
A professor famed for philology weighs narrow focus in science and a Middletown tale. A student jokes that Middletown comes from Moses, via removing oses and adding middle town, prompting a modest reply from the scholar and a light classroom moment.
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Lippincott's
Middletown
Conn
Demanding the Bond Memorandum Turned Misread
A New York woman hired a country girl promising $20 monthly and clothing. The next morning the girl did not answer a call. Upon entering the room the employer learned the girl waited in bed, explaining she expected the employer to dress her as part of the agreement.
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New York
Maria
Torpid Thomas Praises Mark Twain in Bedside Style
Torpid Thomas says he admires Mark Twain and calls him his favorite author. Langard Lannigan asks what Twain wrote. Thomas replies he doesn't know but notes Twain supposedly does all his work in bed.
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Puck
Torpid Thomas
Mark Twain
Pal
Langard Lannigan
Thomas
Editorial clash pits Collier's against religious press group
The document discusses a public dispute between Collier's Weekly and the Religious Press, criticizing libel suits and urging readers to judge the matter. It defends the Religious Press, asserts freedom of expression, and questions Collier's tactics while promoting Grape Nuts as a health claim.
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Collier's Weekly
Collier's
Colllena
Collier
I Ts
Linnble
Dusit
New Orleans
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Canal Zone
Brown
New York Central
Mr Crown
Ginas Bs
Muller
Carpeta
America
Ceri
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