The Housefly and a Grim Student Exchange
The text notes that over a third of flies belong to Musea do mestica and the common housefly is cosmopolitan. It mentions eggs laid in groups and larvae appearing quickly with each female laying about seventy eggs and emphasizes prevention and sanitation to control the species. A separate vignette shows Willie asking to leave class to witness his father’s planned execution, surprising Miss Smith who misinterprets his hunting trip.
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Popular Science Monthly
Women Fighters Complete Regiment Ready for Front
Colonel N J Boardman leads the American Woman's League For Self Defense in forming a female regiment to serve alongside Russian women in the east. Leaders affirm American women are ready for battlefield service with infantry drill, rail practice, and potential dispatch to France or Russia.
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N. J. Boardman
Woman Warriors
France
Russia
New York
American Woman's League For Self Defense
Eastern Front
Ida Powell Priest
League
United States Army
Priest
Boardman
United States
Red Cross
Bungalow On Wheels Travels From Wisconsin To Oregon
Mr and Mrs J H Basel of Milton Junction Wisconsin arrived in Marysville Oregon in a traveling home on a motorcar chassis. The 6 by 6 by 18 foot basswood canvas covered nomadic house includes a cooking galley lavatory table chairs bed and three windows per side. They have logged about 4750 miles in their mobile dwelling.
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Marysville
Ore
J. H. Basel
Milton Junction
Wis
Basel
Growing flag in Shelbyville yard causes local wonder
Shelbyville resident Alonzo Leora Rice a Shelby County poet displays a flowering American flag in Union Township The flag spans four feet by twelve feet and uses red white and blue clematis on a wire trellis The flowers form stripes a blue field and star shapes while blooming until frost attracting visitors from several counties
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Shelbyville
Ind
Alonzo Leora Rice
Shelby County
Union Township
Americans Reject Nickname Sammy At Front
American expeditionary forces rebuke the name Sammy as an inapt and undignified label used by propaganda. Officers and men in France urge removal and request an appropriate nickname that fits serious fighting for liberty. Americans in Paris share the sentiment against the term and defend a more fitting moniker.
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France
Sammy
Paris
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sammy
College girl to head sheep in Washington summer
Theresa Tromp a University of Washington senior from Lynden plans a practical test of her philosophy by herding sheep in North Yakima after gaining experience at the Medical Lake insane hospital where she worked as an attendant. She intends to seek varied experiences this summer to test her theories.
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Spokane
Wash
Theresa Tromp
University of Washington
Lynden, Wash
Miss Trump
Medical Lake
North Yakima
Miss Tromp
Poilus Crave for Tango at Deauville War Convalescents Favor Dancing
Wounded soldiers in France oppose a law banning dancing at Deauville watering place. They enjoy music and watch Parisiennes tango with recovered officers. Paris hotel keepers report most furlough soldiers sleep on floors due to uncomfortable beds after years on the ground.
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France
Paris
Deauville
Will Train Girl Farmers In Canton Estate
Mrs Will C Green plans Glen Ardens estate as a school farm for Canton girls to receive intensive farming training They will work in squads under a captain wear overalls and straw hats and travel to the estate by auto Most students are around sixteen years old The program runs four days a week seven hours daily
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Canton
Will C. Green
Glen Ardens
Hen Mothers Kittens in Milton Indiana
An old hen on Mrs Will Huddlestons farm near Abington Indiana tries to sit on a nest found in a manger A cat later joins the scene and the hen shelters the kittens The cat then leaves the kittens to the hen who keeps watch over them as the motherly guardian
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Milton
Ind
Will Huddleston
Abington
American eagle medal urged to rival Victoria Cross
Washington lawmakers push to create a United States heroism award titled the American eagle medal. Rep O Shaughnessy introduces the bill with a tentative half dollar sized design featuring Liberty crossing the ocean, flag, sword, and the motto Pacem Arma Teuntur. The reverse shows an American eagle above an olive wreath with joined hands symbolizing allied unity. The ribbon includes red white blue and black colors.
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Washington
Congress
England
O'Shaunessy
United States
Meaning of Marines' Ribbon Described by Marine Leader
Washington report explains the colored ribbon system on Marine uniforms. Major General George Barnett defines each strip as a medal for valor or conduct or campaign service, detailing colors for honors from the Civil War to the Philippines and Cuba, including the Medal of Honor insignia and China campaign badge.
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Washington
George Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Monkey Hugging Incident Stirs Denver Streets
A loose monkey swung from a tree at Twelfth Avenue and Detroit Street and hugged a young woman in broad daylight causing a crowd to gather. Patrolmen from Capitol Hill station chase the creature as zoo officials deny any city park monkey missing.
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Denver
Twelfth Avenue
Detroit Street
Capitol Hill
City Park
Cave Man Enlists After Ten Year Primitive Life
Christian I. Bayer, a 39 year old Denmark native, lived as a cave man for ten years on a Santa Barbara island living on fish and game with stone tools. He later enlisted in the U S Army after a perfect medical, dating back to Burlington Ifa where he was told he had tuberculosis. His body showed a tan from years of primitive living.
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San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Christian I. Bayer
United States
Bayer
Burlington
Ifa
Denmark
Germans Wearing Armor With British Armies In France
The report notes German infantry adopting steel chest and stomach armor in portions of unit formations in France and Belgium. Prisoner specimens show the armor is vulnerable to rifle fire and heavy, hindering movement, making it a poor protection choice overall.
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France
Belgium
Eagle Attack Injures Man Near Six Corners
Bryan O and Raymond Siebenaler were attacked by a four foot four inch eagle as Siebenaler walked to work near Six Corners. The bird perched on a fence then flew at him and struck his wrist with talons. Siebenaler subdued the animal and killed it with a club.
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Bryan, O
Raymond Siebenaler
Siebenaler
Aberdeen street improvements in cost forty seven thousand six hundred five
A brief notice records Aberdeen Street improvements priced at 47 605 dollars. The figure reflects project costs and funding details.
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Aberdeen
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