Curious miscellany and old science notes from a 1916 era issue
A fragmented column reports on ship papers of the Marte Hoes Ehrown, extracts from the National Geography article on Michael Fitzton, and various tech and science items. It mentions a Royal Navy museum piece, a Fourht the csarge McGuire farm, tobacco in Quebec, a turbidimeter, a three dozen stockings embroidery machine, and other scattered observations from industrial, medical, and cultural trivia reflecting early 20th century interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
Michael Fitton
Tilton
West Indies
Nancy
Fitton
Whellt
Museum of the
Royal ‘All Service Institution
Possible Fashions in New Java Batik Garments
A detailed look at Javanese batik methods shows crude wax-resist dyeing producing unique geometric patterns on cotton sheeting. The process involves wax tracing, multi color baths, and repeated dyeing over several weeks, yielding indigo red brown and yellow designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woelhbheton
D. C
Parte
Java
Weelington
Netherlands
San Freselaco
Netherlaris
San Pranestco
Amerton
National Museum
Lewides
Sfiers
Atenell
Holland
Tne
Be a man not a goat in city affairs, Vote for change
From the Philadelphia Ledger an exhortation to citizens to think for themselves and act. Do not let political bosses or business leaders control their city. Emphasizes personal responsibility, voting, and building a constructive welfare city through informed choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Font
The Quail Dog Triumphs in Fields of Sport
A feature celebrates the quail dog as a living model of self control, patience, and sportsmanship. It highlights training, selective breeding, and the dog’s role in steady, faithful partnership, returning the game to the master with quiet dignity and loyalty.
Father as Head Nurse in Foreign Families Hearts Baby Welfare
An infant welfare worker reports that in foreign speaking urban families the father often decides baby feeding and care. Cases show resistance to nurse advice, with fathers dictating diet and doctors, while mothers sometimes acquiesce after his approval. The article argues fathers are key to welfare, noting longer stay in the country and greater language familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Wilson
Mures
Chicago Infant Welfare Society
Talon
What Sum Can a Young Married Couple Live On
A practical guide suggests that how much a new couple spends depends on prudent budgeting rather than income. It urges planning before marriage, living modestly on a small weekly income, avoiding debt, and teaching homemaking skills to stretch every dollar. Even a tiny weekly stipend can aid entertainment without ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suwun
Renas
Fragmentary Kansan Note on Politics and Pets
A garbled Kansas political fragment mentions a congress vote, garden and pet demands, a line about peas, and a reply denying some action. It references alien letters and a Mall-dozer, with unclear sequence and no clear outcome or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Congress
Pemat
Bond
Fragmented cryptic note on a witty riddle and winking patience
A garbled text fragment describes a sly approach to a riddle and a cautious, evolving strategy. The wording hints at a playful, puzzle oriented mood with references to breaking a news tone and easing into a final reveal. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable.
Military court finds Army major guilty of misconduct
A brief report states an Army major faced charges and was found guilty of misconduct after an investigation. Details mention the accused, the proceeding, and the ruling, with emphasis on the military justice process and outcome.
Belgium Will Come Back to Her Own At War's End
Havre France via mail quotes Belgian foreign minister Maron Keycus and Baron Beyens on Belgium's postwar fate. He praises U S aid led by Hoover and Whitlock for relief, defends Belgium’s 1914 invasion rationale, and asserts Belgium will regain independence with Allied backing and future compensation.
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Havre
France
Belgium
Aun
Maron Key Cus
Associated Press
Baron Beyens
Berlin
England
Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Baron Reyes
Ste. Adresse
Villa Hollandais
Ministers Des Affaires Estrangeres de Belgique
Foreign Office
Halle
Ambassadore
United States
Huron Heyens
Hore
Hoover
Brussels
Trond Whitlock
Melgluma
Armerican
Joon
Citi
Whithook
Hut
Mainister
Amero
Dr. Watson
Pari
Watson
Alien
Paria
Wharton
Germany
America
Romania
Russia
Italy
Japan
Portugal
Serbia
Rumania
Suffrage Winds Through England as Described by The Spectator
The London Spectator weighs the arrival of female suffrage, arguing revolutions of this kind must be faced openly with dignity. It notes manhood may be lost in a head wind but urges a measured, magnanimous response rather than filibuster or derision. The piece reflects cautious acceptance amid trialing social change.
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London Spectator
Spectator
Orn
Caine
Stefansson Sails North Pole Expedition Returns After Years
Reports recount Stefansson leaving in a summer voyage from Chicago for a polar quest. He vanished among Arctic bergs, rumors of wrecks and trials grew until he later reappeared aboard a revenue cutter near the Arctic circle, delivering his dramatic account of the peril and persistence behind the journey.
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Chicago Evening Post
Stefansson
North Pole
Wis
Nelda
Arctic
Kolten
Stefanesen
Denr
Daretto
M46
An Wiro
Siefangsen
Vince Ot Widnenon
Getting Good Teeth From Diet and Chewing Habits
Dr Hibbs of England reports high rates of tooth decay among many groups while Maoris in New Zealand show only 1 percent carious teeth. Experts urge early dietary changes to prevent decay, promoting breast feeding, hard foods to chew, and limiting sweets. Emphasis on replacing brushing alone with proper diet and chewing to build strong jaws and teeth.
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Hibbs
England
New Zealand
Ottolengin
New York
Gibbs
Child Wives in Canada Report From Manitoba Free Press
RK W Murchie returning from a six week social survey describes Hutchenian settlements north of Toulon and Ethelbert as plagued by tuberculosis and high infant mortality. He cites child marriages under 14 common, under 18 widespread with older husbands, women overworked in fields, meager meals, and crowded housing. He warns extinction danger due to disease and poverty.
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Manitoba Free Press
Toulon
Ethelbert
RK. W. Murechie
Murchie
Pittsburgh Pout Stage Gag Grows Into Running Bit
A Pittsburgh show features a running strip of jokes about a pillet on a steam boat and a jiver versus lever confusion. The comedian exchanges with Honus and others touch on cold letters from Wilmerding, dead letter office misreads, and a hapless uncle’s overcoat notes as the audience laughs at miscommunication and stage humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bradder
Honus
Wilmerding
Hin
Rockefeller and Paul as Captains of Industry in Historical View
The article cites Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Paul comparing Paul the Apostle to a great industrial captain. It notes Paul’s capital, credit, and moral code, claiming he would have faced poverty and even prison, and suggests Napoleon Bonaparte as another example of a world’s great man with mixed attributes.
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New York
Mr. Rockefeller the Elder
Paul Alee
Mr. Rockefeller
Europe
Paul Pee
Rockefeller
Napoleon Honaparie
Home Made From the Beoeklyn Hips
Fragmentary text references the River Clyde dredging and Glasgow people wary of it. Mentions Ameria night return and a fiver. Text is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete phrases.
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Clyde
Ameria
Lawren
Mt fran Lion's pase re oa far Shas wa happen SE eee
Unable to extract a coherent event from the provided text fragment. No identifiable people organizations places dates or clear actions are readable enough to summarize into a factual headline and teaser.
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Mt Fran Lion
Secret Belgian newspapers defy German censorship in occupied Brussels
A Victorian era report describes secret Belgian journals like Free Belgium La Patrie and Le Vif as they publish cartoons ridiculing German rulers, print in hidden workshops, and circulate despite executions and heavy penalties. It notes a price of 60,000 marks and details the clandestine press bureau and the editors risking life under German occupation.
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Havre
France
Fian
Brussels
Belgium
Germ
Belghim
Madame Scheupens
Suppoe
Free Belgium
Enya
Haemaker
Cumtave Dore
Hell
Love
Generat v
von Bissing
la Patrie
Ihe
Cermane
Ware
Calais
Yeer
L Eeho
Mann
Lion
Pri
Regium
Favora
Paris
London
Paria
Great American Porcelain by Hazel H Adjer in Century
In 1911 Ac laide Alsop Robineau sent a collection of high fire porcelains to Turin International Exposition where they won the gem prize. France Italy awarded her highest honors and pieces may fetch fabulous sums, reflecting the wartime craftsman’s rise in American ceramic art.
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Aclaide Alsop Robineau
Exquisit
Turin
France
Italy
Dresden
Germany
Drink Trouble in a Crowded New Orleans Town
A fragmented report recalls a traveler's remark that New Orleans is a wide open town and too crowded for a drink, with garbled dialogue hinting at social scenes, bustling streets, and varied chatter from a Pittsburgh Dispatch editor.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Daniel D. Moore
New Orleans ‘Times-Picayus
McAlpin
Moore
New Orleans
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Qundergon
Editer- Po Pebtichen
Mulett, Crook County, Wyve
Henry C Bele
Pittehuweeh
Csarge McGuire
Michel MeGuire
Melvire
Popular Science Monthly
Syracuse
Enochedes
Fis
Ttaty
Mee
Scotland
W. F. Turrentine
Wetmore
Nemaha County
United States Geological Survey
Quebec
Saxony
Australia
Tayalna
Judge Steers
Brooklyn
Moglishman Lab
Mendoza
Argentina
Hed Crome Society
Engle
Shoemakersville
Ius Jando
Father
McClure Newae
Wise
Tobacco King
Los Angeles
Mr. and
Mrs
Reggie Morris
May Repetto
St. Louis
Morris
Reggie
May
Little Kingdom
Sun
New Republic
Canada
Mr. Paul
Hazel H. Adjer
June
Paula Lvan
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