Weeds Take Over Largest U S Garden at Minnesota Farm
At University of Minnesota in St Paul W L Oswald heads a half acre weed garden the largest in the United States grown for seed collections herbarium and teaching. The site divides perennials biennials and annuals with strict control to prevent seed spread.
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T. Paul
Minn
W. L. Oswald
University Farm
St. Paul
United States
Oswald
University of Minnesota College of Agriculture
Minnesota
Mystery of the Harlem Goldfish Vanishing Case
A Harlem restaurant faced a long running mystery as hundreds of goldfish vanished from its window aquarium. Investigators found the culprit when a large alligator was seen swallowing about 20 goldfish, bringing the total missing to 740 in two months. The alligators were removed and executed the next day.
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EY Yorke
Harlem
Husbands of Card Players Aided by the Police
In New York a group of married women hosted quiet ten cent poker games. The ten cent limit faded as losses mounted and husbands in Wall Street funded sessions. Police visited, warned about kitties, then left. attendance dwindled and gambling ceased as officers lingered informally.
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York
Washington
Wall Street
Washington Heights
Horse Eats 36 Feet of Clothesline in Newton
In Newton New Jersey a horse named Gladiola III belonging to Nicholas Brazi ate 36 feet of clothesline while tied outside a home of Mrs Pason P Hoyt. Brazi recovered the rope from the horse’s maw and the incident disrupted his vegetable business and left a hedge damaged. The report notes other oddities including sugar in starch and a Kentucky school official touring rural areas with a two room house on wheels.
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EWTON
N. J
Newton
Nicholas Brazi
Gladiola III
Nicholas
Brazi
Pason P. Hoyt
Gladiola
Newark
Mr. Brazi
Feeding Army in Mexco Shows Vast Supply Challenge
The piece details U S Army logistics in Mexico, comparing Villa's minimal daily rations with the punitive expedition’s needs. It covers open air kitchens, motor trucks, mule trains, pack trains, and the quartermaster system that sustains thousands of men and horses across a 350 mile front.
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Junius B. Wood
Chicago Daily News
Villa
Army
Quartermaster's Department
Lawrence D. Cabell
Mexico
United States
Ferns Used as Food by Japanese Students in Seattle
In Seattle the fern or brake of Puget Sound is described as edible by University of Washington Japanese students. They boil the stems to remove acid then serve as warabi or dried for winter use. mixed with oysters it becomes shoyu. Professor Rigg notes fern starch exceeds that of potatoes.
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Army
Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
University of Washington
Puget
Rigg
Botany Department
Not Much Money In Poetry
A Buffalo Express writer notes poetry prices have not kept pace with popularity. Masters earned mainly royalties for Spoon River, while poets like Kipling and Walt Mason commanded high fees. Historical figures including Moore Byron Tennyson Longfellow Riley and Whitcomb Riley show varied 19th century poetry pay.
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Buffalo Express
Masters
New York
America
London Times
Kipling
Walt Mason
Howells
Mason
Moore
Byron
Tennyson
Moxon
James Whitcomb Riley
New York Ledger
Longfellow
Adventure in the skies a rhymed reported flight
The Times of London prints a pilot poem about a calm flight turning perilous. Archibalds flash and crash echo as bullets fly and nerves stay steeled while the crew contends with danger before turning home.
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Times of London
Music Plant in Cellar in Brazil Ind
Brazil Ind resident H E Thompson operates a home music system that feeds ten different selections through a wall button into the house ventilation and furnace registers. A phono graph setup in the basement uses ten records arranged around a circular table driven by an electric meter. A plaster horn directs sound upward from the air duct.
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Brazil
Ind
H. E. Thompson
Lightning Strikes Brady Home Inflicting Shock and Fire
Bob Russell his wife and baby escaped unharmed when a lightning bolt hit their six mile west Brady residence. The electric strike set wallpaper and bedding ablaze as it traversed the roof to a wall and down a telephone wire and two shotguns near the bed. Russell was knocked unconscious, woke to a fire, and put it out with little trouble. The guns barrels and ground wire were melted.
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Brady, Tex
Bob Russell
Brady
Russell
Japanese Cotton Piece Goods Boom Reports Grow Since War
The British consul at Osaka notes a sharp rise in cotton piece goods exports from Japan with mills profiting on shirtings and drills. From May 1915 Shanghai stock declines spurred demand, and by early 1916 mills had sold six months ahead, maintaining a favorable position in China and India markets.
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Japan
Osaka
Shanghai
China
India
Cat’s Lunch a Snake Sets Record for Snake Catching
A cat at the Charles Shultz home near the Indian school grounds has become famed for snake catching. After a copperhead was brought in a week ago and eaten, the cat added three more snakes in subsequent days, then two more in a recent stretch, as reported by the Carlisle dispatch to the Philadelphia Record.
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Charles Shultz
Shultz
Carlisle
Philadelphia
Bird nests silenced Oak Brook siren on firehouse horn
City Electrician Weiler traced the cause to a bird nest blocking the air siren atop Oak Brook firehouse in Cymru annex. The bird and its family relocated after the nest was cleared. Reading Dispatch reports from Philadelphia Record.
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Oakbrook
Cymru
City
Weiler
Reading
Dispatch
Philadelphia Record
State's Attorney's Dog Suspected in Missing Goods
Jerseyville Illinois State's Attorney Walter J. Chapman faces a curious case as neighbors report missing groceries and milk bottle contents. Investigators found Ruler, Chapman's pointer, had learned to open milk bottles with one paw, suggesting the dog as the thief.
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Jerseyville
Walter J. Chapman
Ruler
Morning greeting for late visitors from the Star
The Kansas City Star jokes about Billy Sunday calling at eleven o'clock at night. The paper says they always greet distinguished visitors but prefer advance notice for late arrivals to be ready.
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Billy
Star
Kansas City Star
Doctor Warns On Wife’s Diet In Sly Exchange
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt shows a doctor advising diet changes for a wife, paired with a humorous reply about obtaining a mashed potato sundae from a druggist. The exchange satirically highlights concerns over overeating and dietary control.
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Louisvile Courier-Journal
Remark on women and secrecy from a judge
A judge remarks that ninety-nine women out of a hundred are naturally generous while one keeps a secret. the line contrasts discreetness with garrulousness in a witty style.
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Milly
Billy
From Mother Minister to Film Actor Father’s Dream
A dialogue notes a son’s shift from a religious vocation to cinema. His mother urged ministry while his father wanted wealth. The young man ends up playing ministerial roles in movies, signaling a compromise between faith and fame.
Between Man and Wife Honeymoon Conundrum
A witty exchange centers on visiting Jim before the honeymoon ends to offer congratulations versus waiting to avoid seeming hypocritical. The dialogue ends with a sharp rebuke as one character calls the other a brute.
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Jim
Farmer Loses $300 Hidden Cash to a Cow
Durham farmer John Layton says a Guernsey cow devoured $300 in hidden bills. He had trusted banks less after the incident, and now laments the cow’s lack of respect for money. The tale comes from Durham North Carolina via the Dispatch to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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John Layton
Durham
Guernsey
Layton
N. C
Philadelphia Inquirer
Truth in a small village rather than a city sins
A compact remark contrasts village life with city decay, suggesting the village harbors its own hidden faults. The line hints at a sharp judgment about moral weight and secrecy in a rural setting.
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