Princeton Moves to Expand Military Science and War Research
Princeton University adopts resolutions to extend the military science course to two years and to conduct a census of students for national service. A committee of twelve faculty, alumni, and trustees will oversee scientific aid to the national research council as the campus offers its plant to the war effort.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
America
National Research Council
Hibben
Tinue
War Department
George E. Hale
Mount Wilson Solar Observatory
Edwin G. Conklin
Old Country House Receives Belgian Relief Funds
At the Westbury estate of ex Representative William W. Cocks on Long Island a Revolutionary era reception drew over 500 guests in period dress. Mrs Cocks and neighbors wore hoops and bustles as funds for Belgium relief were raised.
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New York
William W. Cocks
Westbury
Long Island
Illinois Senate Bill Seeks Decollete Dress Ban at Dances
Springfield Illinois Senator Denvir offers an amendment to a Democratic bill to establish a barred zone at public dances prohibiting gowns that expose the body below a line from shoulder to shoulder. The measure would limit fashion at ballrooms in the state.
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Springfield
Illinois
Denvir
Dye stock soars amid wartime profits in Britain
London reports show British dye manufacturers gaining vast profits since the war began. One firm’s share value leaped from 2 to 300, a stockholder’s sick fund rose to 425000, while prewar stock value stood around 3500.
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London
Potato Patriots Rally As Woodcraft Urges Planting Campaign
Ernest Thompson Seton leads Woodcraft League of America in a wartime appeal urging boys and girls to form potato clubs. Each patriot must plant at least fifty hills and donate proceeds to a war fund. Top crops win flag and pennant. groups of five receive a charter. free seed potatoes for first hundred applicants.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Woodcraft League of America
League
Woodcraft Potato Clubs
Woodcraft League
Committees Formed To Advise On Brass And Aluminum Supply
The Council of National Defense creates two committees to help the army and navy with brass and aluminum supply. Brass members include Charles F. Brooker D. Goss Lewis H. Jones Barton Hazelton and F. J. Kingsbury. Aluminum members include Arthur F. Davis BE E. Allyne and Joseph A. Janney.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Council of National Defense
Civilian Advisory Commission
Brass
Charles F. Brooker
D. Goss
Waterbury
Conn
Lewis H
Jail de Luxe but Empty in East View Penitentiary
New York reports V Everit Macy, correction commissioner, has seized the East View penitentiary de luxe but cannot fill it. About 200 Westchester prisoners remain at Blackwell's Island under full terms, with no legal transfer possible. Macy needs at least forty prisoners to justify operations and the garden must be planted this summer.
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New York
Boy Rescued After Getting Stuck in 16 Inch Gun
In South Bethlehem Pennsylvania Bethlehem Steel Works forged the first sixteen inch gun for the U S Navy the second made in the United States The gun guards the Panama Canal Atlantic entrance A slender apprentice crawled through the gun got stuck and cried for help A mechanic helped by threading a rope about his shoulders and pulled him out head first
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Bethlehem Steelworks
United States Navy
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Novel Recruiting Method in Sydney Crowd Pleads for Volunteers
In Sydney Premier Hughes addressed a 20 000 strong crowd. Troopers led in fifty riderless horses bearing white cloths asking who will fill an empty saddle. Hughes urged, You are Australians, your country is in danger. Within twenty minutes every horse had a rider. The scene is expected to boost recruitment.
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London
Australia
Sydney
Hughes
Light Horse
London Premier Reflects On Schoolmates In Wales
London premier Lloyd George recalled as a schoolboy in Wales he had thousands of schoolmates due to the many letters from former classmates who write “We were once at school with you.” He joked the Mayflower passengers outnumber his schoolmates.
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London
Lloyd George
Wales
Superbody
Spanish Doubloon A Treasury Tale of Value and Decline
The article traces the doubloon from its 18th century value of about eight dollars to its removal as legal tender in the West Indies after August 1 1908. It notes Spain ceased coining it and its waning popularity amid mixed circulation with British and American coins, while preserving the romantic name and its meaning as double the pistole.
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Royal Exchange of London
West Indies
British Guiana
Spain
United States
Rochester Post-Express
Nassau Street History Tablet Marks Early Lane Trade
A bronze tablet at Nassau and John streets commemorates the street’s origin about 1695, its naming for the House of Nassau, and its long association with the jewelry trade. Erected by the Maiden Lane Historical Society in 1916.
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Nassau and
John Streets
Nassau Street
Nassau
William the Third
England
Dutch Republic
Maiden Lane
William De Morgan the Rebel Novelist of a Decade
The piece portrays William De Morgan as a self governed writer who broke rules to gain fame. It notes his ten year career that did not aim at mass taste yet reached a wide audience. It highlights his late fame at seventy compared to Kipling at twenty.
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William de Morgan
Kipling
The Emerald through Time and Lore
The emerald has long been prized in Europe and parts of the orient for its vivid color and rarity. The term derives from a Persian word, Greek smaragdos in Theophrastus, smaragdus in Latin, with Pliny noting its properties and rumored medicinal virtues.
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Europe
Orient
Theophrastus
Pliny
Boy loses two points after clever reply
A boy returns home to find his school grade fallen from 100 to 98. He explains to his mother he was simply doing as he always did, only this time the teacher caught him. The anecdote reflects a wry take on discipline and schooling.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Where Is the Profit in a House Deal
A reader notes a home sale earned only a $3,000 premium over purchase price but uncovered a $2,000 shortfall for a new home. The column questions the perceived luck in real estate transactions.
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Detroit Free Press
Books In Brazil Read French Widely Across Society
In Brazil French remains broadly read as in much of South America. Editions of classics appear in most homes and bookstores stock modern French prose and poetry, both in translation and in the original.
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Brazil
South America
Joy In Trying And Setting Aims
Milwaukee Journal urges readers to pursue real purpose, set high aims, and cultivate hope and ambition. It argues that labor yields growth of character and joy, even if goals are not fully reached, and encourages turning circumstances toward achievement.
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Milwaukee Journal
An Expert In Motives Motives Revealed by Henry's Insight
A Fort Worth Star Telegram item describes cousin Henry as a skilled motive expert who can deduce actions from hidden motives. He claims to uncover long past events, know exactly why someone acted, and expose spiteful intent in under an hour.
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Henry
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
How David Garrick Made His Fortune
The London Standard notes Garrick earned little as an actor salary but built wealth as joint and later sole proprietor of Drury Lane. He retired in 1776 selling half his share for £85 000. Garrick thrived by making Shakespeare profitable and was an actor, author and proprietor. He was the grandson of a French Huguenot exile and his father a military captain.
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David Garrick
Drury Lane Theater
Shakespeare
Garrick
London Standard
Well Balanced Diet And Protein Intake
A nutrition guide notes common faults in diet such as excess protein and difficulty excreting it. It highlights green vegetables and raw fruit for minerals and vitamins, which are damaged by cooking. A rule suggests families spend similar amounts on milk vegetables fruits and on meats fish eggs, and on milk and eggs as on meat and fish.
Follies of Science Seven Classic Unsolved Problems
The history of science records seven famed follies once pursued as solvable problems. The list includes circl e squaring duplication of the cube trisection of an angle perpetual motion transmutation of metals fixation of mercury and elixir of life. Some variants replace the last three with the philosopher's stone and add astrology and magic.
Too Much For Him Love Wager Turns Sour
A sportsman narrator recalls a failed romance as a rival’s bold proposal collapses after an awkward confrontation. The caller recounts the moment when the girl allegedly rejected the match with implied wrestling prowess.
Counselor’s Smile and the Grand Laugh Met with Iron
A wise counselor recalls advising a man in hard luck to greet others with a smile. The man agrees and claims he took the advice further by giving the grand laugh to brighten the situation.
Experts explain how to tell canvasback from barnyard duck
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes experts noting the bill shape helps distinguish a canvasback from a barnyard duck. The exchange highlights common misidentifications and clarifies that bill size alone may be insufficient for accurate identification.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Submarine Progress Shapes Naval Strategy Against Germany
Navy officials say Germany has not built new capital ships since the war began, focusing on submarines. Reports estimate 200 newer 1,000-ton U boats with strong protection and wide range, capable of withstanding light gunfire in armed merchant clashes. Allied planners anticipate a difficult, long effort to curb underwater menace while maintaining steady mobilization.
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Washington
Navy Department
Germany
United States
Berlin
England
Navy
Pistol Threat Holds Maid In Evanston Society Feud
Evanston Illinois tale centers on Annie the maid who plans to quit after a mistress vows to shoot any woman who lures her away. The family cites feudal Kentucky practices to deter departures while Annie weighs higher wages from Mrs. Jones. The standoff ends with the maid staying on the job.
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Kentucky
Annie
Mrs. Jones
Best Way of Taking Iron
Anemic persons should take iron through vegetables such as spinach cabbage green chicory asparagus lentils carrots and peas all rich in iron. These foods provide a natural iron source without synthetic supplements and should be part of a balanced diet for improving iron levels.
Just a Change In Words in a Store Exchange
A brief exchange contrasts a clerk who prefers watching crowds pass by from the front with a merchant who favors seeing crowds come to buy from the back, illustrating a shift in perspective on commerce.
Simile for Giving Advice in a Historic Quote
A reflection on teaching others to learn by example. The Philadelphia Record notes a discussion about advising others with a simile involving pouring water on a duck. The quote emphasizes enabling enjoyment and self-driven understanding as Stevenson suggests.
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Beribbler
Philadelphia Record
Howell Rowell Tenacity Noted In Quirky Phrase
A lighthearted line calls Howell Rowell a man of tenacity and compares a dog gripping trousers to safe ordering of a new pair, illustrating a playful endorsement in humorous phrasing.
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Howell—Rowell
Powell
Pistols born in Pistoia widely adopted by English cavalry
The pistol invention credited to Pistoia Italy is noted with its first military use by English cavalrymen in 1544 marking a pivotal shift in warfare.
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Pistoia
Italy
Gold and Sunlight Move Great and Small in Hearts
A reflective line contrasts gold and the sun with human nature, noting how noble souls expand while mean hearts contract. The sentence invokes timeless moral imagery about value, virtue, and inner character.
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Rivarol
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