Griffiths Mission Regarded in British Report on Romanian Oil
A Pall Mall Gazette piece, via a Griffiths friend, says Colonel John Norton Griffiths' work destroying Romanian oil plants earned British commendation. The report notes minimal personal risk, the need to stay with rear guards, and that Germany wasted effort and resources on oil targets as Romania resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norton Griffiths
Pall Mall
Griffiths
Germany
Winges
Amenia
Romania
Rumania
Moscow
Factory in Fairfield Maine Produces 2 Million Pie Plates Daily
A Fairfield Maine factory turns out at least 2,000,000 wood fiber pie plates per day in seventeen styles. Each machine yields 136 plates per minute, workers pack up to 50,000 daily, and a 30 mile network of steam pipes powers drying rooms. An indoor shower occurs when moist air condenses during daily air exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Geneva’s Lake Sailors and a Swiss Naval Tale
The piece notes that ironclads once sailed Lake Geneva and recalls Geneva’s historic sea power. It cites an 1590 appointment of a fleet admiral and 1616 leadership by Noble Gallatin during the Geneva Counts struggle, with the castle of Chillon linked to defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Leon
Chillon
Geneva
Gallatin; Pais
Testing For Airmen Fitness In Harsh Trials And Endurance
The article describes rigorous physical and psychological tests for airmen candidates. It notes procedures to measure steadiness, breathing, sight and hearing, and fatigue resistance using shocks, photography, and a weight device. It also mentions tethelin, a substance from the pituitary, and Berkeley researchers isolating it to potentially affect human stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Flying
Boyelying Corps
University of California
At Berkeley
Berkeley
T. B. Robertson
J. Robertson
Sunflower Seed Demand in England Boosts Canadian Growers
Canadian Trade Commissioner Jos Johnston reports strong English demand for sunflower seeds grown in backyards. Seeds, valued at about 100 dollars per ton, are used for oil and margarine as butter remains scarce. Johnston notes shortages of canary, hemp, and millet seeds due to war, creating opportunities for Canadian suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade and Commerce Department
Josston
Bristol
England
Johnston
Great Britain
Canada
Potato varieties show wide yield differences across seed lots
Experiments at Dominion Experimental Station Kentville Nova Scotia with Garnet Chili Green Mountain Irish Cobbler reveal yield variations from 3% to 240 bushels per acre across eight or more seed lots under uniform conditions. Differences persist across years, and disease or soil conditions may affect vitality rather than inherent variety limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Station
Kentville
N. S
Green Mountain
Secacdon
Final Interview Questions Spark Odd Exchange in Court
A courtroom exchange centers on a debt claim where counsel asks what the defendant said when payment was demanded. The plaintiff replies with a cryptic response, and the dialogue includes a line suggesting confusion or mispronunciation as the witness is described as immediately consulting.
Jim Hill’s quiet generosity helps a boy rise again
A New York Sun profile recalls James J. Hill of the Great Northern who, behind a tough exterior, aided a street orphan. After a boy stole a ride and lost a leg, Hill funded a new artificial limb, schooling, and a path to adulthood, later finding the boy’s father and supporting the family as the youth prospered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Jim
Great Northern
Hint
Jim Hill
Mr. Hill
Orem Preparatory
Hill
Hil
Egypt’s Two Year Protectorate Marked by Stability and Growth
Egypt celebrates the second anniversary of entering the British protectorate as Turk forces retreat to defensive positions and Senussi losses are reversed. Internal politics improve with no new assassination attempts and popular support united behind the ruler. Economy strengthens as trade thrives and prices rise, aided by cereals and other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
British Empire
Suez Canal
Sollum
Keeping Up With Father
A Pike County woman faces a local dispute over corporal punishment of a boy named Sammy. The Reading Eagle quotes a handwritten note granting permission to beat him as needed to "learn lessons" and says the father will handle the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike County
Sammy
Eagle
Inhuman Treatment of Natives by German Officers in East Africa
Rev E W Doulton of the Church Missionary Society reports prisoners in German East Africa endured severe lashings and coercion to force false testimonies about a British missionary. Native youths refused to lie, confirming British wartime abuses and harsh camp conditions at Buigiri and Tabora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Africa
E. W. Doulton
Church Missionary Society
German East Africa
Buigiri
Rural Life and Work Conference Highlights Ontario Farm Exodus
Rev J A Bell of Lau rel Ont warns villages are emptying as 54 homes sit vacant in his parish and Dufferin County loses thousands. He cites small returns bad roads city West lure and credit gaps. urges a farm banking system and church backed rural reform including consolidated schools and community halls to revive farm life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
J. A. Bell
Laurel
Ont
Guelph
Dufferin County
Mr. Bell
Earth
Church
Bell
Australia and New Zealand Demand Pacific Islands Stand
In London Sir Joseph Ward says Entente replies to President Wilson ignore Pacific islands. Ward laments Germany must not reclaim colonies and warns Austra lia and New Zealand will resist any restoration of German bases or power in the region. He stresses the issue as vital to Australian security and imperial standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pacific Islands
London
Jo G. Ward
New Zealand
Wilson
Pacific
Australia
Joseph
Sean Power
Dialogue on board ship about saving a drowning person
A humorous dialogue fragment records a shipboard exchange where Mr. Jones contemplates rescue. The speaker mocks a lack of action, saying he would watch drowning with deep sorrow rather than leap in to save.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Jove
Downfall of Germany themes in Dutch writer’s war notes
P M Van Der Kiel a Dutch printer in New York concludes a long series from Germany about perseverance and patriotism. He recalls German defiance, the belief of a defensive war, and the coming food shortages that could decide Germany’s fate. He details personal hardship and hunger during fourteen months in Germany and notes radical inflation and scarce goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. van der Kiel
Holland
New York
Germany
New York Evening Sun
Berlin
Belgium
Serbia
Austria
Hungary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Switzerland
Navy
Pharoh
Conference On Rural Life
United States
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!