Boschees German Syrup Advert and Biblical Reference
An old advertisement extols Boschee’s German Syrup as a cough remedy, claiming it soothed inflamed parts and aided rest and recovery. The piece then recalls a London Star note about historical battles, comparing chariots of iron to tanks and Salient biblical imagery from Judges and Joshua.
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Bosches
United States
London Star
Gaze
Teanya
Ajaion
Allenby
Judah
Gaza
Deafness Cure Questioned in Historic Report
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss deafness treatment and a rumored device or method. The text references a tube and radied or radio claims, with unclear attribution and numerous garbled terms. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable.
Berlin Tageblatt Ad Promises Goods After Change
A fragment from the Berlin Tageblatt hints at advertisements offering exchanges without proper authorization. The notice mentions swapping items like horses and mules, household goods, and mats, implying informal barter and questionable legitimacy.
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Berlin
Germany
Tagew Zactang
Cuticura heals sore hands and wartime craft plans
An ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for healing sore hands with quick results, including a free sample offer. The piece also notes Popular Mechanics’ report on a strange war craft concept featuring a large water wheel navy support design, amphibious, speedy, with dual cone cylinders and gyro stabilized mounts.
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Plana
Council of National Defense
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Fragmented sports item about a boxing match and prize money
Fragmented OCR text references a boxing bout and a large prize sum, with unclear names and details. The readable parts mention courage, renown, and a bet or wager, but the specific event, competitors, location, and outcomes are not discernible from the fragments.
Corn silage fed steers prove cost efficient at high gains
A South Dakota experiment slaughtered steers in Chicago fed exclusively on corn silage for five months, yielding an average two pound gain per head over 148 days. The animals consumed 97 tons of silage, produced 5,921 pounds total gain, and sold for as little as 1.50 per hundredweight, challenging the idea that corn silage should be scarce to dairy rations. Director James W. Wilson touts corn silage as a strong feed for beef, highlighting cost efficiency and potential national benefits.
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Chicago
South Dakota
James W. Wilson
Animal Hue Bandry
Wilson
Sanitary housing for hogs outlined by university expert
University of Illinois expert urges clean pig housing with smooth walls and floors to prevent infection. He notes pigs breathe, eat, and drink near the ground, so filthy crevices harbor dirt and vermin, making frequent thorough cleaning essential.
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K J. T. Exblaw
University of Tilinois
Preventing Rants in Fall for Pork Producers
The article notes pig pens of equal size with no more than twenty per pen prevent fighting. Larger pigs should pinched scraps from smaller, and pigs should eat well at weaning. Start with one pound middlings per ten pounds milk, rising to a ratio of three to one by weaning, then about five pounds per hundred weight two weeks after. Maintain clean housing to reduce pests and disease.
Winter attention to rams for breeding season grain needs
The note explains that during summer grazing rams need no grain, but in winter they must receive barley to stay vigorous. It outlines feeding practices using mixed grains and pasture, stressing timely supply before breeding season and maintaining steady ration to support health and fertility.
Government clears myths on home canned food patriotism
Washington dispatch reports one billion home canned fruit and vegetable cans as a wartime achievement. Officials debunk rumors of poisoned jars, government seizure, or a war tax, urging safe use and recooking if needed while stressing home canning aids the war and future canning goals.
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Home Camera of America
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
America
Germany
Federal Food Administration
John land crops flourish on sod land near Hereford
HM John and his two sons cultivated 280 acres about seven miles northwest of Hereford Texas, transforming land that was native sod less than a year ago. They reported a crop value of $10,000 and moved to Hereford from Plagetalt, Arizona.
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Hereford
Tex
John
Plagetalt
Ariz
Exonerated By Bible Mission Sparks Denver Scandal
A confused report from Bonth Broadway Christian church and Seward Alaska references Mason, Gants, and Healy over a Bible excerpt code used to ease Sunday school harvesting. The incident spiraled as authorities investigate the coded message and its implications for duty and discipline at the station.
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Denver
Colen
Charles L. Maron
Bonth Broadway
Christan Church
Lorause
Marvin
Gants
Mason
Bombay
Ameke
Alaska
Seward
Colomians
Matt
Mayo
Marcus Healy
Family Knitting On Parade From Peoria Patriot Armstron
Civil war veteran Mr Armstrong of Peoria heads a four generation knitting family in Toledo Peoria and Denver with daughter granddaughter and great granddaughter all knitting. They supply Sammiten welfare needs and he teaches at Red Cross workshops while singing purl two drop one in parlor.
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Peoria
Champton
Armatrong
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Ports
Mr. Armstrong
Mra
W. A. Bontiger
Denver
Colo
L. B. Sale
Bloomington
Minx
Muriel Sale
Red Cross
Wilson Circle
Grand Army
Trades Teeth for a Suit in Quixotic South American Tale
A garbled report recounts Pittateid and others bargaining with Yernet Miuhm for fake teeth in exchange for a suit. The deal collapses as the teeth fail to arrive and Bluhm faces arrest on a warrant for dentistry with intent. Beart pleads nolo contendere and pays a fine.
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Pittateid
Pao-A
B. Seneff
South America
Yernet Miuhm
Bluhm
Sewell
Bluhen
Heme
Wit
Nolo Contendre Beart
Come
Value of Nation's Own History Clarifies Diatory Readings
A concise study defends the nation’s historic record keeping and the integrity of the national diary. It argues that traditional methods, whether in house or custom explanations, strengthen public understanding and trust in official narratives by Anderson and colleagues.
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Thorn
Uetirationa
Jusuph Anderson
Fragmentary school scene with mixed dialogue
A damaged OCR fragment shows a Sunday school setting with a child asking about a large head and a mother questioning, while a teacher and Abrahnon sleep with his four fathers. The text is garbled and unclear.
Jugs Mganthesis on box: todé
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tustanta and tagatlyo roo fa fe ante ons aroma. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities. Summary limited to the readable fragment.
Russian official notes resignations of ministers
A newspaper interview with a Russian foreign minister quotes him saying a few intellectuals who held ministerial posts recently resigned due to cold feet. The remark, translated as cold feet, prompts curiosity about the phrase in Russian.
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Trotaky
Oberlann Science Monitor
Fragmentary Note on Conservation Talk and Dinner Conversation
The passage describes a conversation about conservation and a dinner scene. The narrator recalls tasting a dish with peculiar objects on top and questions the observer asks about the meaning of the meal and its origins.
Fragmentary Ultimatum Fragment in Arhae Dialect
Disjointed lines present an ultimatum message with garbled phrases about pay, wages, and transition. Readers see stilted, partially legible speech referencing pay rates and authorities, but many words are unreadable. The piece resembles a clipped wartime or labor-era notice with unclear speakers and actions.
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Boschee
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Boston
MFP
Director Wilson
John F. Hylan
His
New York
Virginia
Brooklyn
Warrowly
Omaha
Minute
Champion
Misa Suraine Reynolds
Foston Grand Opera Company
Geoffrey Reynolds
Thiehmond County
London
Pennsylvania
Skinners
Oer Sa
Mary
Tommy
Tony
Portant
Fletcher
Atany Drug Store
Lea Beviishs
Leevid
Roberta
Barbebey, Cassorale
Uy Balthake Gity, Ma
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