Home Town Movement Brings Farmers and Merchants Together
In Starcross a town meeting shows farmers and business people uniting for a cooperative drive. Debbered cites Hampden County Improvement League successes with agriculture education, dairy and poultry improvements, bookkeeping, credit exchanges, and a large volunteer program boosting rural prosperity and town solidarity.
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Bill
Bear
Hill
Van
Starcross
Dan
Debcred
Den
Oldtimer
Debered
Hampden County
Massachusetts
Mr. Debered
Springfield
League
Farmers’ Credit Exchange
Exchange
Home Committee
Enogh
Seleicester
Mr. Debored
Bank Bulletin Boards Boost Saskatchewan Farmer Information
Banks in Saskatchewan agree to display agricultural topics on bulletin boards with leaflets. Public buildings like libraries and railway stations provide similar boards. The scheme aids farmers by distributing timely agricultural information through community boards.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Balleo
Debt to Japan Highlighted by President Wilson as Ally
The New York Times notes President Wilson welcomes Viscount Ishii and Japanese representatives, stressing that the safety and free passage of American ships and travelers in the Pacific depend on Japan. It credits Japan with keeping Asia peaceful and protecting sea lanes, contrasting with European threats and citing allied service.
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Wilson
Viscount Ishii
United States
Pacific
Europe
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Japan
Asia
Sturdee
von Spee
New York Times
Talking Cocoanut in the Philippines Trade Review
Sanford Jones recounts a Philippine assignment with the Society for Electrical Development. On Pasilan Island in the Sulu Archipelago he and colleagues built a phonograph powered coconut talk to amuse locals. The stunt frightened some villagers and led to a demand that the device be destroyed before the incident ended. Lacantes family later bought twenty four electric fans.
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Philippines
Sanford Jones
Society For Electrical Development
Pasilan
Sulu
Puessonente
Lacantes
Bavarians Do Not Love Prussians
Paris dispatch reports that Bavarian prisoners attacked Prussians during a clash at the Sereth as Romanian guards struggled to quell the fight. The German allies clashed amid rising tensions, illustrating strained relations when pressure from the coalition eases.
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New York Herald
Paris
The
Sereth
Potato Crop Update Highlights US Growth Prospects
United States potato crop reports indicate steady improvement amid favorable growing conditions. Analysts note strong yields in key producing states and ongoing market adjustments as industry groups assess supply, pricing, and export potential.
Prince Edward Impresses Soldiers With War Demeanor
A private in a Surrey regiment recalls meeting Edward the Prince of Wales during the Loos battle. The future king, seen joking and taking risks, earned the men’s approval by sharing in their dangers and performing like a fellow soldier amid shelling and front-line duties.
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Edward
Prince of Wales
Loos
Surrey
England
France
Ypres
Eleven o’Clock Square
Fritz
Sonny
Crump
Prince
A.S.C
War pressures in Holland cited by van Loon
Dutch writer Hendrik Willem van Loon argues war conditions cripple daily life in the Netherlands. He notes trains, lighting, schools and theatres disrupted, with most people enduring hardship while a small merchant class profits from wartime trade.
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Holland
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Netherlands
North Sea
Sie
Revels in New Found Liberty in Russia
A long, uneven piece describing Jewish persecution in Russia under old laws. It cites Dr. Melamed on poverty and schooling limits for Jewish women, police abuses and forced prostitution, and a scandal over burial rights for Jews in new cemeteries outside towns. It ends with a quip about a farmer’s riddle on hen cackle.
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Russia
Paesevreteses
Dr . Melamed
Poland
Lithuania
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Amore
Melamed
Sulvalki
Svtete
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Prince Edward
Tommy
Rissia
Giles
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