Ranching Woman Charms Holstein World With Cattle Venture
Mrs Angie Crooks, once a teacher and shop clerk, now runs a Colorado ranch with her husband. She oversees 484 acres of grain, irrigates crops, and builds a thriving Holstein cattle business from a single cow, claiming cows are almost human and praising women in ranching. Crooks leads the Colorado Holstein Club and expanded from dairy to cattle commerce, selling and buying stock to fuel growth.
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Angie Crooks
Gunan
Cala
Holgesickh
Oranch
Eat Atate Fish Hatcheries
Gunnison
Cole
Colorado Holstein Club
Leati
Tye City
Crooks
Kansas City
Colorado
Cottonhurst-on-the-Guinnison
Thermophone promises compact cheap wireless telephone
A Dutch inventor unveils a small orthic instrument named the thermophone that functions as a simple telephone and wireless transmitter receiver. It weighs about the size of a watch and costs around 30 cents. Demonstrations at Utrecht University showed clear transmission with distinct vowels and figures and a tiny receiver fit in the ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
University of Utrecht
Centenarian Preacher Delivers Sermon in Pittsburgh
Rev Albert Vogel aged 98 walked two miles from a friend’s home to Garrick Methodist Episcopal Church in Carrick to preach the evening sermon. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in youth, entered the ministry at 23, and has preached almost continuously, now on the superannuated list.
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Pittsburgh
Albert Vogel
Carrick
Garrick Methodist Episcopal Church
Vogel
Germany
United States
Red tape delays hospital instrument request in wartime France
Doctor T., a well known editor, directs a military hospital in Paris. He asks for a surgical instrument but is told to use a printed form. With no printed forms available in the converted military hospital, he repeats the demand and receives successive replies insisting on a printed form.
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Paris
Doctor T
Ramesh
Newton man tries mailing horse by parcel post
Newton New Jersey Charles A Walker owner of Gray Horse Hardware visits the post office with a papier mache horse and requests parcel post service to Stratford for repairs. Postmaster George Norris doubts the horse fits in and Walker then hauls the horse to the freight depot using stamps and a wagon.
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Newton, N. J
Charles A. Walker
Gray Horse HardWare Company
Newton
George N. Norris
George
Charlie
Walker
Startford
Armenian Sailor Sails to Vladivostok Amid Farewell Break
A. Sainanoff, an Armenian resident of Los Angeles, sailed from San Francisco on the Governor with others bound for Vladivostok. Armenian friends filled the dock to bid him farewell as he kissed his compatriots and rushed to the ship in a moment of emotional parting.
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San Francisco
A. Sainanoff
Los Angeles
Seattle
Vladivostok
Sninanoff
SHE DIVORCED HIM UNJUSTLY
James Whaten a former Seattle customs officer was discharged from the National Soldiers’ Home at Sawtelle California and plans to reclaim his former wife who owns an orange grove near Pasadena The divorce was granted years earlier on suspicions he was too friendly with a secret service employee which later proved unfounded and the wife admitted the doubts were unjust.
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Pasadena
James Whaten
Seattle
National Soldiers
Sawtelle
Cal
Whalen
Secret Service
Printed forms request for surgical instrument applications
A brief note describes a request for a printed form that will enable the applicant to obtain additional printed forms used to apply for surgical instruments. The language indicates a procedural step in securing necessary tools.
Bulldog Destroys University Research by Killing 120 Guinea Pigs
In Ann Arbor Michigan a bulldog broke through animal room window netting and killed 120 guinea pigs, wrecking two years of research by University of Michigan pathology instructor Carl V. Weller.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Carl V. Weller
Pathology Department
University of Michigan
The Farmer's Constant Fight Against Nature and Risk
A farmer faces relentless battles with weather, soil, pests, and market prices. The piece argues farming demands steady courage, continual losses, and discipline, far beyond the typical risks of other occupations.
Novel Freaks of Lightning
The article narrates extraordinary lightning incidents including victims being unclothed by strikes. It cites 1898 deaths by lightning near a reaping machine with two girls and an elderly woman, plus other cases from 1855 France and 1868 a miller’s assistant split in two. Camille Flammarion is named as noting such events.
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Vallerois
France
Camille Flammarion
Croix
Grateful Hobo Recipe Bet Cited By Congressman Winslow
Massachusetts Congressman Samuel J. Winslow recalls a New England hobo who begged at a suburban door and received a mince pie. The man returned hours later asking for the pie recipe to settle a bet about the amount of cement versus molasses.
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Samuel J. Winslow
Massachusetts
New England
Philadelphia Telegraph
Love as the Essence of Reality in Atlantic Monthly
The passage argues that love defines reality, while senses reveal only their own functioning. It holds that the universe endures for love, and that conscious life, illuminated by love, outweighs endless unconscious effort. Consciousness serves love, the true aim of existence.
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Atlantic Monthly
Expensive Perfumes and Authentic Attars
The article notes real attar of roses from the Orient is exceedingly valuable in pure form and sold in tiny quantities. It highlights violet perfume, often imitated, and mentions a new chemical process enabling a imitation to be indistinguishable from true violet extract. The substance is valued at 100 dollars per ounce wholesale.
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Orient
Parisian Stage Fashions Feature Dark Blue Serge Gown
Idalia de Villiers notes Paris theaters awaken with stylish dresses by Buze net for Blanche Tourtain in La Souris. Describes indoor gowns in oyster white chiffon, desert-dawn pink taffeta, iridescent taffetas, and a dark blue serge suit with braided trim and a high military collar.
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Paris
Idalia de Villiers
Boston Globe
Buzenet
Blanche Tourtain
la Souris
Beers
American-Made Mantles Rise in Independence
American factories claim full independence from Europe in producing incandescent mantles. The shift shows growing domestic capability and reduced dependence on foreign suppliers, signaling a landmark in industrial self sufficiency.
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Europe
Variety in Full Skirts and Petticoats
The piece outlines three skirt styles for full skirts with varying overdress lengths and emphasizes the return of meaningful petticoats. It notes women’s shift away from frilly items, yet insists petticoats remain essential, citing French gowns with petti coat like ruffles and a New York showcased full length accordion plaited grass green chiffon example.
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New York
Gloves and Fashioned Silk Gloves Dominate Frocks Era
Silk gloves take spotlight in new season as reception gloves, dance gloves, and lingerie frock gloves appear. White silk with black stitching and frills create black and white effects, including the Queen Elizabeth glove in white and neutral tints.
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South
Queen Elizabeth
Bridal Luncheon Place Cards Decorated with Rice
Pretty place cards for a bridal luncheon are adorned with white blossom sprays and watercolor foliage. Each card carries a six inch ribbon ending in a tiny tulle bag filled with rice, adding a festive touch to the table setting.
Foliage Shapes Six Inch Long Relief Display
A fragment describes foliage arranged to throw them into relief. The measurement notes six inches in length and notes an ending point or feature at that length.
The School Lunch Water Plate and Cup Initiative
Mothers supply children at school with white enamel water plates and cups for lunch. The items are easy to clean and reduce breakage during lunch hour frolics.
Snap Fas teners for shoe bows in white pumps
A Good Housekeeping note recommends using snap fasteners to attach bows to pumps rather than sewing. The snaps keep bows cleaner, fresher, and easily transferable between shoe pairs, lying flatter and smoother than stitched bows.
Gift of Uncle Sam Bulletin Keepsake at Wedding
A bride received a practical gift from a friend who gathered government bulletins useful to homemakers. The collection titled Suggestions from Uncle Sam was bound in a decorated cover and praised as clever.
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Uncle Sam
If a girl marries well her friends will overlook her faults
A saying asserts social judgment changes with marriage status. Friends may excuse personal flaws when a daughter or sister secures a favorable match, reflecting era norms about marriage and reputation.
Quotes and maxims on life and counsel from sages
A compact collection of reflections urging courage, counsel, and a peaceful life. It pairs Carlyle on bravery with Franklin on heedful counsel and frames life as a stream not to be murmured, inviting purposeful living.
Sunday Roast and Dishes for a Ladies Kitchen
A roast of beef with browned potatoes and a gravy enriched with fat and flour makes a thick sauce. Serve onions, dressed with cream or white sauce, plus a lettuce and asparagus salad or tomato cucumber option. Fig pudding blends figs suet eggs and milk, with a vanilla scented sauce. A crisp cabbage salad and a clear tomato soup complete the meal.
Three Meals a Day and Simple Food Pairings for Busy Households
A guide urges a printed list of foods that pair well together to ease meal planning. It suggests columned groupings of soup meat relish salad and dessert with practical combos such as cream soup with baked fish and lighter desserts. It notes cereals may be skipped with fruit and offers tips on breakfasts and salads as lighter options.
Bacon Pharmacy Prep Course Teaches Multilingual Pledge
In Chicago public high schools a new preparatory course from Bacon Pharmacy will be offered to boys. Officials say students will learn to say We have something just as good in four languages as part of the program.
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Chicago
Egbert
Two Classes of People in Mexico Cited as Patriots or Foreigners
A historical dialogue notes the division in Mexico between two groups described as Patriots and those described as foreigners fearing for their lives. The lines reflect tensions and fear amid upheaval.
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Mexico
Suburb and Townley Clash Over Garden Seed Scratching
Suburb resident says chickens are getting exercise as they scratch up garden seeds sent by their congressman. Townley questions the remedy and seeks an answer from the debate.
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Townley
New neighbors conceal a secret in quiet town
A new family moves in and faces suspicion as a hired servant who is deaf and mute becomes a focal point. Residents wonder what hidden life the newcomers wish to keep private, shaping tense community rumors.
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Canada
Flanders
Pennsylvania
Carol Rice
California
Lasell College
Riverside
Mass
Rice
Bee
Mrs. Whaten
Arthur M. Judy
Atlantic
Trotteur
Dickey
Mnet
Cua
Benjamin Franklin
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