Helmet Tests Show Rifle Bullets Penetrate Early Headgear
The test featured two strangers presenting a six pound alloy helmet, claimed to resist rifle blows, which was tested with a service rifle at close range. Despite repeated hits with 2430 foot pounds energy and 2700 fps, the helmet shattered near the final blow, challenging the belief that trench helmets protected mainly against shrapnel.
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Ion United Tes
Sabataleenay
Frankfort
Philadelphia
Arable Land and Cropping in Britain 1916 Figures
Agricultural statistics for 1916 show Longland and Wales totaling 37,137,564 acres with 11,051,101 arable, 16,022,983 permanent grass, and 3,816,083 mountain and heath used for grazing. Wheat area fell to 1,912,208 acres and potatoes covered 421,984 acres. bare fallow rose by 112,247 acres.
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Board of Agriculture
Longland
Wales
Ngland
Ascomel
Surprised Dinner Party In a Canon Ringer Tale
In a recent book Sir Henry Luck recounts Canon Ringer fond of eee who attended a children for children party. He whispered to a servant not to announce him and slipped downstairs to a buzzing drawing room where youthful guests gathered for the event.
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Henry Luck
Canon Ringer
Solon
Fragmentary OCR: spratg wooer and doctor dialogue
Readable text shows a garbled exchange about a doctor guiding someone to “rich things.” No clear event, names, or places emerge to define a news item. The fragment hints at consultation or advice but lacks a coherent report or context.
Date with Nuts Line Plays on Dating Theme
A quirky verse line puns on dates with nuts and a playful rhyme. The text riffs on dating whimsy and clever wordplay, highlighting a lighthearted, humorous mood.
War Time Thrift in Hunland
Swope details German wartime thrift with no souvenirs from battlefields. debris sorted for reuse and sent to depots. Across the empire collecting stations gather bottles shoes rubber paper brass steel and more. Government paternalism dictates domestic timing quantities and prices for preserves.
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Herbert Bayard Swope
Century Co
Noth
Swope
Britain plans civilian army to cultivate idle lands
Three British departments push a revolutionary plan to boost home grown food. The Land Enquiry Committee reports detailed soil and crop data, while idle lands abroad remain unreported as officials prepare a public declaration guiding civilians to farming duties.
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Britain
National Service
Canada
United States
Toronto Globe
Imperial Royal Flying Corps wing to be formed in Canada
Official announcement outlines a Canada based wing of the imperial royal flying corps for training. Canadian officers from overseas and completed trainees will be promoted to flying officers after tests. Aircraft and materials to be built in Canada require 23 000 skilled mechanics for squadron personnel.
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Canada
Imperial Royal Flying Corp
Imperial Royal Flying Corps
Eae Ae
England
Royal Flying Corps
Nursery for War Children at Waiteheld Day Nursery
A vivid description portrays cheerful young children in green frocks at a small table, illustrating a day nursery caring for children of mothers working in munition production. The piece highlights safety, care, and the contrast between war needs and family life.
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Waiteheld
Tottenham Court
Miss Me Ki
Financial Lottery of
London Chronicle
Pittburgh Post invites ride in automobile
Fragmentary lines show a character lamenting lack of invitation to ride in a car. The quotation hints at social exclusion and a desire for inclusion, set within a Pittsburgh Post context.
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Sobody
Pitteburgh
Spoke Sixty Languages Mezzofanti’s linguistic feat praised
The piece extols Giuseppe Mezzofanti born 1774 died 1849 as a linguistic prodigy. Byron’s journal recounts testing him in Rome with oaths in many tongues, Byron noting Mez zofanti as a monster of languages and astonished at his fluency and breadth.
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Giuseppe Mezzofanti
Mezzofanti
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Byron
Rome
Mezizofanti
Marlwel
State Secrets Kept With Blotting, Codes and Sea Sinking Volumes
Wartime security measures include blotters for damp ink on documents a perforated edge telegraph forms to hide messages and naval code books protected by heavy lead covers to sink when necessary Each method aims to prevent enemy access and maintain secrecy through physical concealment and durable, inconspicuous devices
Manufacturing in Western Canada Vision of expansion grows from 1916 census
A 1916 census of western Canadian manufacturers shows 2 886 energy establishments across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia valued at 313 571 000 with 590 957 employees earning 36 732 000 annually. Plants produced 180 9 in output and 109 603 000 was spent on raw materials.
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Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Get Down to Business: Plan for Land Settlement and War readjustment
The Empire must organize and set new principles to mobilize vast resources. The war showed dependence on home production and the need to settle ex soldiers as land workers. While some may stay in the mother country, the appeal of Canadian lands and frontier life draws many to emigrate after the South Asian War.
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South Mn
Women Disallowed from Practicing Law in England
A fragment notes the English Council delaying a move to admit qualified women to the bar. The text mentions opposition within the council and references a New York Tribune item, showing press coverage of the era’s legal gender debates.
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England
English Council of the
Paige Ber
Dante
Alic Tered Iller
New York
Wk Tribune
Food Value of Milk and Dairy Farming Insights
A university text by C H Ss and Cc F Warren argues milk’s global value and nutritional superiority. It notes milk’s high dry matter, energy content, bone-building minerals, and cost efficiency versus meat. It cites farm versus city consumption, breed productivity, and dairy cows as economic stabilizers for farms, with Toronto as the clipping’s locale.
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C. H. Ss
R University
Cc. F. Warren
Philippines
America
New York
Denmark
Japan
Unitates
Canada
United States
France
Holland
Germany
British Isles
Britain
Oman
Toronto
Telegraphic addresses by telephone numbers proposed
The British postmaster-general proposes subscribers use their telephone numbers as registered telegraphic addresses. The idea is simple yet would erase the need for ingenuity in addressing. Some prefer spelling names or houses backwards, while others scoff at such schemes.
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Postmaster-General
Vancou- Sones
Taxpayers Pay for Vote Privilege Amid Low Ballots
The Sp blican notes that taxpayers in Setts paid 5000 for militia voting rights on the border. Resulted in 39 ballots cast, equating to about 85 per ballot, highlighting wasteful expenditure and poor turnout.
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Setts
Mexicans First Used Aeroplanes in Warfare, Early Aviators
The article recounts early Mexican use of aeroplanes in war led by Captain Hector Worden, Mexico's first war aviator. It notes the 1911 salary and duties, the 1912 aviation mission from Mineola, and the Salinas nephews under Carranza. Also covered are Didder-Masson, Charles F. Niles, and Niles's exploits including the Oshkosh death after looping the loop.
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Mexico
Hector Worden
Word
Worden
Madero
Mineola
S.A
Alberto
Gustavo Salinas
Saeere
Salinas
Carranza
Carrasiza
Didder-Masson
United States
Los Angeles
Tuscon
Niles
States
Japan
Oshkosh
Wis
Safety First Moving Picture Car Tours Canada Rail System
A moving picture safety car will tour Canada’s government railway system to promote the safety first campaign. Authorized by Hon. Frank Cochrane the car will show railway danger warnings to employees at terminal and divisional points. J F Loney will oversee the exhibit as fatalities among workers fell from 19 in 1915 to eight in 1916.
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Canada
Prank Cochrane
J. F. Loney
Noaer
Prepare for Summer Work
A farmer should overhaul all implements in spring so they are ready for use. Missing bolts and screws from one machine to repair another hinder work and weather windows. Buy assorted bolts and screws, paint and woodwork, and ensure all parts are secured before field tasks.
Kenny the Irish Waiter Wit Sparks Hotel Bet
An Irish waiter named Kenny noted for wit entertains a party of gentlemen at a hotel. One man bets he can provoke Kenny with a remark, but Kenny responds sharper. A bottle of champagne is opened with a bang when the cork flies, underscoring Kenny’s quick retort.
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Kenny
Ken
Kento Cerahta
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