Italy Enters War As La Marseillaise Echoes Along Front
A front line correspondent reports two million men singing La Marseillaise as news of Italy joining the war against Austria spreads from Rome to the trenches. The message travels by field telephones through ruined villages to every unit, provoking a historic chorus and a German counterpoint with Die Wacht Am Rhein.
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la Marseillaise
North Sea
Italy
Austria
Victor Emmanuel I
Rome
France
Millerand
Joffre
Leutenant
Useless Waste Becomes Profit as Coal and Dust Fixture
A Pennsylvania coal company pumps millions of tons from anthracite culm piles once deemed worthless and sifts waste for salable coal as inventors seek practical heat extraction. California smelter dust also holds value for copper and other metals if efficient extraction is found. Saturday Evening Post reports on turning waste into future profit.
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United States
Pennsylvania
California Smelter Company
Saturday Evening Post
William Penn Chairs Restored by Blind Women
Two chairs once owned by William Penn were repaired by inmates of the Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women. The chairs, kept in Independence Hall east room, had cane bottoms decaying and woodwork soft with age.
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William Penn
Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania Industrial Home For
Independence Hall
Congress Hall
Ira Frost
Congress Halls
Parade Grand Marshal's Pride Stops Bay Horse
The teller recalls a parade where the grand marshal's bay horse halted before the bootblack's stand, not due to fear or fault but pride, as the horse wanted its shoes shined. A listener mocks the speaker’s claim of kinship, hinting at hidden family ties.
Reforming the Village Drunkard and Town Characters
A Kansas City Star quip illicits laughs at the idea that reform would change many town personalities from the oldest inhabitant to the gossip, glee club member, and local humorist, highlighting social reform humor.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
A Discovery About Summer Plans
A pair discusses summer goals with one seeking a quiet place to read and relax while the other plans to stay home. The exchange reveals contrasting ideas on summer freedom and retreat.
Unfortunate Subject in Pickle Sparks Gossip
Readers note a sharp quip about Mrs. Scurly and her husband, hinting at domestic trouble. The exchange suggests scandal or trouble behind closed doors without detailing specifics.
Colorado Fairs and Events Highlight Late August
State and regional fair dates flood the schedule from Aug 18 to Sept 29 across Loveland Fort Collins Las Animas Pueblo Trinidad Burlington Denver and more. The list includes county fairs in Larimer El Paso Cheyenne and Routt plus the Colorado State Fair at Pueblo and the Trinidad fair circuit.
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Colorado
Island Grove Driving Club
Sreeley
Bent County Fair Association
Las Animas
Fort Collins Racing Association
Fort Collins
Rowter
Fow Fate
Arkansas Valley Association
Rocky Ford
Larimer County Association
Loveland
Burlington Os
Trinidad
Montezuma County
Cortes
el Paso
Cathantal
Fort Morgantal
Colorado Agricultural Far and Racing Association
Denver
Congressional
Pueblo
J. Knox Burton
John K. Lawson
District Court of
Las Animas County
Value of the scrap heap in 1914 metals trade
The 1914 value of United States secondary metals excluding gold silver platinum iron and steel reached 57 039 706 per J P Dunlop US Geological Survey. Secondary metals from scrap and related waste totalled far more than the revealed figures, with old iron and steel reuse valued in the millions.
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United States
J. P. Dunlop
United States Geological Survey
Call the Wagon Officer The Prize Fighter Reign
In the terse exchange a wagoneer tone frames a brief reign of a prize fighter nicknamed Snicklefritz and a companion named Jimblecute. The dialogue hints at a swift, humorous clash between two characters against a backdrop of mock authority.
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Snicklefritz
Jimblecute
Woman credits Postum with curing coffee related illness
An Ohio woman recounts quitting coffee and adopting Postum, describing relief from heart trouble nervous prostration and insomnia. She says energy returned, nerves steadied and pain ceased, crediting Postum for her improved health and ability to resume chores. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with prices and references The Road to Wellville.
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Ohio
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Feterita Trials Show Light Rain Regions Suit Best
Feterita proves best in areas with ten to sixteen inches of annual rainfall and yields poorly where rain is insufficient. In 1914 15 bushels with only 2.5 inches fell in New Mexico. Panhandle and eastern Kansas saw mixed results. Shattering after ripening demands rapid harvest. crossbreeding with other sorghums shown. Recommend small patch for early hog and horse feed and as catch crop in low rainfall districts.
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H. M. Cottrell
Kansas City
el Paso
Gulf
New Mexico
Kansas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Osage County
Feterita
Sudan
Kafir
Implements To Pack Soils In Field Practice
Discusses soil rolling and compacting tools like rollers planks and floats. Notes effectiveness varies by soil type and season with dry soils needing moisture consolidation and mulch restoration. cautions clay soils may be damaged by rolling after rain. recommends rolling before sowing harrowing seed bed and rolling pasture soils to push roots back into soil.
Heating Milk for Calves Feeding Guidelines
Heating milk to blood heat 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit is advised for calves when young. At two to three months old calves can take cold milk as long as each feeding is at similar temperature. Use clean fresh milk and avoid dirty or old milk.
Demand for Good Horses
Demand for good horses signals strong market and adequate price levels. Producers with steady output claim no regret as high prices absorb farm and ranch surpluses, indicating no overproduction and ongoing demand.
Keep the Ewe Lambs Threat Lingers Over Flock Prices
A rural warning urges keepers to resist selling their best ewe lambs despite attractive offers. The advice cautions that parting with top stock weakens the future flock and long term earnings.
Jimmy Hed Reaches the Bey heed When Jasen S
A humorous tale follows Little Jimmy as he muses on being kissed by all, until a famous visitor kisses him in the parlor. He reacts by rubbing his lips and quips that he is rubbing in the kiss before leaving.
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Jimmy
The First Pair of Long Pants
The narrator recalls proud moments in a man’s life noting many milestones such as scrapping with a neighbor, helping Mary Jane home, business achievements, marriage, and a child’s birth, but asserts the truly proud moment was when he wore his first pair of long pants.
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Mary Jane
Soap and Ointment Offer Free Samples by Mail
An advertisement touts Cuticura cleansing soap and Ointment for eczema and rashes claiming soothing relief and healing. ItPROMOTES free samples by mail via postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston, noting availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
Postgrad Plans Meet Father’s Economic Jibe
A young graduate tells his father he plans a postgraduate course in economics. The father quips that it may relate to economy but doubts the son's aptitude for the field. The exchange highlights skepticism about pursuing economics after college.
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B. A
Daily Thought and Eye Care Ad Offers Marine Remedy
Be not angry that you cannot shape others or yourself. Your Own Druggist promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red eyes and eyelids with free eye mail, Chicago. A humorous note on thermometers leads to Red Cross Bag Blue for whiter clothes. grocers advertise the product.
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Thomas A Kempis
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Red Cross
Ady
There is a limit to human endur ance
Friends who stand up for you may reach a breaking point and turn on you, choosing to sit on you instead. The remark suggests a betrayal after supporters’ long effort.
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Jim
Vienna
Libby
McNeill & Libby
HNTEN
Karene Reet
Holcomb, Furan Furniture Linoleum and Bug Business
K C
State News
Western Newspaper
Union Rrewe Service
Grand Lodge, K. of P
Colorado Springs
Flaglersos
Sante Fé Racing Circuit
Colo
Sugar City
Samuel Watson
Grand Junction
Hotchkiss
Berta Wright
East
Neal
John Morley
Clarence J. Morley
George T. Wells
Sharp
United States Army
Colorado National Guard
War Department
Chase
L. Smead
Houlder County
Longmont
Ed Cation
Leadville
Barney J. Whatley
National Surety Company of
New York
Washington
Golden
Lookout Mountain
Genesee Mountain
Bear Creek
Morrison
Grand River
Fairview Avenue
Serbia
W. A. Jolley
Hospital Corps
Colorado Militia
University of Colorado
Boulder
Frank Larick
Rocky Mountain
Monte Vista
Rock Creek
Gray & Davis
Stewart
Cartercar
Cotorade
Gow Geico
Wyoming
Colorado Cartercar Co
Broadway
Western Newspaper Union
Pierce
Columbia
the Pettee Cycle Co
Denver, Col
Jimmy Hed
Jasen
Cuthura
E. S
Cleveland
Stanton
C. H. Guirrira
Hanover
Lydia E. Pinkham
Walnut St
Lydia B
Pinkham Medicine Co
Confidenti Lynn
Mass
Carter
Daisy Fly Killer
Barold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Stootiys
Parker
Howard E. Burton
MFQ. CO
N.n. U
Fletcher
Lopth
Centaur Company
New York City
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