State agriculture records show 1914 farm value near 10 billion
Secretary of Agriculture Houston reports 1914 farm production valued at about 83 million more than 1913, with crops at 6.044 billion and animals and products at 3.828 billion. Corn and wheat are noted as US records. The piece also discusses public service regulation, lumber industry outlook, labor strikes, Public Service Commission work, and a new $150,000 Walla Walla courthouse project.
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Houston
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Centralia Mills
International Timber Workers’ Union
Port Angeles
Public Service Commission of
Washington
Lister
Olympia
Henry Shrapnel and the Shrapnel Shell Legacy
Henry Shrapnel, born in Britain, sought recognition for his deadly shell. His device aided British forces from 1804 and helped win the Battle of Waterloo, with Sir George Wood crediting shrapnel for the farmhouse defense at La Haye Sainte. A 1814 pension for life followed, though the grant covered other inventions as well. He died in 1842 at age eighty one.
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Shrapnel
Boards of Ordnance
Henry Shrapnel
Surinam
George Wood
Waterloo
Wood
la Haye Sainte
Maltese Derby and Mercury Ore Explain Curiosities
The Maltese Derby features a no regulation course along Slie ma harbor with riders without bridles riding two whips as spectators risk trips and fatalities occur yearly. Mercury ore cinnabar yields vermilion pigment and requires roasting to extract mercury, with dangers from fumes and a note on the need for extreme cleanliness.
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Sllema Harbor
Wide World Magazine
Models Create Realistic Scenes In Moving Pictures
The Boston Herald notes that filmmakers rely on small detailed models to craft thrilling scenes. Cameras are positioned close to the ground to achieve proper perspective, making audiences believe the action is real despite miniature scales.
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Boston Herald
The Stronger Material Butter Breaks Jar
A grocer asks why a butter jar split when the butter proved stronger than the container. The crockery dealer explains the jar failed under butter's pressure, noting the butter was stronger than the jar.
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Atlanta Constitution
Side Stepped Cold Bite Exchange in Tramp Conversation
A New York Sun snippet reports a brief dialogue where a woman offers a cold bite and a tramp suggests warming it. The tramp laments lack of wood, prompting the woman to push for a colder portion.
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New York Sun
Accommodating Him In A Stage Exchange
A brief theatre exchange shows Maiden resisting a simple role while Youth worries about looking foolish. The dialogue hints at stage fear and a clash over an easy part versus a tougher part.
Literary Exchange Echoes Doubtful St. Paul Play
A fragment from a dialogue hints at a crashing failure and poor reception. The speakers discuss disbelief and the impact on feelings as they reference St. Puck and sluggish receivers.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
St.Puck
What Is Fear A Debate On Instinct And Courage
A Philadelphia North American piece surveys expert views on fear. Mazade Capus Marguerite Mezieres Pouchet Sicard discuss fear as instinct, physical trouble, or temperamental trait. Some argue reason and education lessen fear, but its core instinct remains.
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M. L’ernande Mazade
Alfred Capus
M. Victor Marguerite
M. Alfred Mezieres
French Academy
M. Pouchet
Academy of Medicine
M. Sicard
Faculty of Medicine
Philadelphia
Gorgons of Greek myth: features and fate of Perseus
The Gorgons are described with serpents for hair scales and brass hands, their gaze turning observers to stone. Perseus conquers one sister, beheads her, and later lore says the severed head’s blood spawned serpents in Libya.
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Homer
Euripides
Perseus
Ethiopia
Lybia
Not Like Us Inferred Racial Tension In A High Society
A New York Post excerpt portrays Mrs. Anderson, an American woman, who discovers her husband is Scottish when a Black cook questions his nationality. The cook remarks the husband’s difference, reinforcing ethnic class commentary in a brief social vignette.
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Phoebe
Poor Golfer Boasts At Luncheon Encounter
At a Philadelphia Country Club luncheon a well known woman champion and a notoriously poor golfer traded quips. The golfer claimed he improved by completing the difficult fourth hole in three. The champion teased him with the remark Three what hours.
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Philadelphia Country Club
Not In His Line Forgery Claim Sparks Interview Exchange
A reporter claims the man forged his way to prominence but the subject denies the accusation, stating he is no forger. The exchange shows a tense confrontational moment as the interview unfolds.
Curtains Must Stay Up In London Cabs Says Law
A visitor notes London law forbids drivers of public conveyances from lowering curtains. Windows must remain open to allow clear view of occupants at any time. Closed vehicles risk police action and magistrate confrontation for potential robbery or murder.
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London
Stop the Child's Colds and Umbrella Repair Tips
Stop the Child's Colds urges immediate attention for colds and related ailments. Dr. King's New Discovery soothes coughs relieves inflammation and kills germs aiding natural healing. Also describes using powdered sulfur to fuse an umbrella rod into a handle for solid attachment. It suggests purchasing 50c at druggists.
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State Capital News
Walter E. Hanson
Mr. Hanson
State Court
Hanson
Department
Beeen
Remington &Ides
Walla Walla Court House
Quicksilver
Ovid
The
Gorgons
Vienna
S.H. Knowlton
Nolan
Thos. Nolan
Peshastin
Lamb
Davis Lumber Co
Echo Office
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