Betty in the Cab A Bravery Tale on a Riverdale Run
Betty defies danger on a 20 mile cab ride with engineer Ed Bell when highwaymen attack the train. After Bell is wounded and a fireman killed, Betty shoots one robber, helps subdue the other, and ensures the train reaches safety at the mine. She awakens at home, hailed by her mother and a recovering Ed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty
Clayville
Riverdale
Betty
Bell
Jim
Freman
Hell
Phelps
Express
Joe
Bure
Kitchener’s ruthless yet organized war vision, cited by Gardiner
In a portrait from Pillars of Society, A C Gardiner compares Kitchener to Carnot and Moltke, praising his talent as a master of victory while noting a perceived cruelty born of war’s harsh logic. He emphasizes Kitchener’s lack of compassion, belief in ruthless efficiency, and sense that soldiering is a religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Lee
Ife
A. C. Gardiner
Goat of This Household Joke From Washington Star
A weary woman questions why the man keeps saying goat of this household. He answers in a loud tone that a goat eats anything and acts as if it enjoys it. This light quip appears in the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Death Ride at Lagarde Surviving Uhlans Record
An officer in Lagarde recounts a brutal assault against French artillery and infantry. He details a chilling day of battle on August 11, noting 142 men in his squadron and 58 answering roll call, with heroic acts, captures of prisoners and guns, and a grim sense of history in his brigade.
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Grovelotte
Mars-la-Tour
Lagarde
Helmets Mark Graves At Charleroi Battlefield
Fourteen German soldiers who fell at Charleroi Ile lie buried in a single grave. Each helmet marks a fallen wearer and a crow with the inscription For Kaiser and Vaterland sits atop a tablet bearing the names of the buried men.
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Charleroi Ile
Kaiser and Vaterland
Berlin War Hospital Report Of a Heavily Wounded Soldier
A physician at the royal surgical clinic in Zie gelstrafege recounts a transport of severely wounded men arriving by wagon. One defender, unassisted from the wagon, tells the physician he was not badly hurt, noting three rifle blows, ten bayonet thrusts, and a chest wound as his only injuries.
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Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Royal Surgical Clinic
Ziegelstrafege
Gray
Germans Describe Trench Armistice With Allies
A German general staff officer reports a system of day long armistices in Northern France trenches. Soldiers signal to exit without being fired on, while Germans and French sing across the lines. English bitterness blocks such an understanding. The French reportedly enjoy a Heidelberg song about trench life and mud, as the storms of war persist outside.
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France
Lorraine
Lagarde
London
Aisne
Alr
Heidelberg
Miracle Man With One Arm Supports Large Family
A Utah native, E R Davia, lost his left arm in an accident and now lives on 1.5 acres of irrigated Milford valley land. He supports his wife and 11 children plus others from vegetables fruits and berries grown on a small plot. In another incident the Dunlap brothers clubbed two men, injuring one so severely his skull was fractured with little chance of recovery.
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Self
Los Angeles
E. R. Davia
Utah
Milford Valley
Hoe
Dunlap Brothers
Bandite Attacked Wrong Men in Shenandoah Tale
William and Matthew Dunlap, returning home in Shenandoah Pennsylvania, were held up by three masked men late at night. The assailants attacked the brothers, mistaking their identities, the incident prompting a police investigation and community concern. No further injuries reported.
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Shenandoah
William
Matthew Dunlap
Hey
Off to Fight Russia Polish sharpshooters prepare to depart
Young Polish sharpshooters from Crensiochowa bid friends and relatives farewell as they prepare to leave for the conflict against Russia, signaling a somber mission and communal support.
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Russia
Crensiochowa
Shrapnel Village Named After Shelling in Flanders
Paris reports British troops renamed a small Flemish village Shrapnel village after German shelling lasted 24 hours and killed a single chicken. The nickname reflects the harsh bombardment rather than a broader battle outcome.
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Paris
Flanders
Seed Selection Improves the Potatoes
Seed selection dominates potato growing claims the key to uniform quality. The writer compares selecting seed to breeding Shropshire sheep and Shorthorn cattle, noting advances from careful planting of 12 ounce tubers and hand-harvested hills. Prof. Bennett later joined, continuing improvement with strict hill criteria.
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BE. H. Grubb
South America
Shropshire
E. R. Bennett
United States
Green Cut Bone a Feeder for Hens in Moderation
An old poultry note recounts a keeper’s use of green cut bone with laying hens, noting heavy early production but eventual decline from overuse. It recommends fresh green cut bone daily in limited amounts, about an ounce per hen, to supply egg components while cutting grain costs and suggests a bone cutter for winter flocks or meat market scraps as a cheap source.
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Saya
Feeding a Cow Based on Size and Roughage Type
Guidance on how to allocate feed by cow size with roughage rules. If hay is sole roughage, provide two pounds per 100 pounds weight. with silage use, one pound hay and three pounds silage per 100 pounds weight, plus concentrates to meet total needs. Roots may substitute grain at about ten pounds per day per cow.
Rainy Days Task Cited as Men’s Work in Kitchen
In a domestic note the author asserts men should handle heavy kitchen chores during rainy days, urging husbands not to rely on their wives and daughters for sorting rotten fruit and vegetables. The piece stresses traditional gender roles and reinforcespatriarchal division of labor at home.
Weaning Pigs Made Easier With Adequate Milk Feed
Weaning pigs trouble drops when there is plenty of skim milk. With this feed, backset at weaning is avoided, making the process smoother and easier for growers and swine herds.
Good Property Describes Apples As Worthwhile Goods
The note praises high quality apples, highlighting even grading and careful packing as key indicators of value. It frames good apples as sound property and implies careful handling enhances market appeal.
Cholera Outbreaks in the Northwest
Sy J. W. Kalkus of the Washington Experiment Station reports a rise in hog cholera outbreaks in the northwest over the past year. Preventive measures include isolating sick hogs, burning or burying carcasses, disinfecting pens and equipment, seeking a state-approved veterinarian, and using available serum injections administered by a competent veterinarian to save hogs.
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Sy J. W. Kalkus
Washington
Northwest
Needs of Growing Pigs in Feed Choices
Ear corn and green alfalfa meet the needs of growing pigs better and at less cost than chopped alfalfa and ground cob and cornmeal. The alfalfa stem and cob meal are better suited to the needs of sheep or cattle and can handle more digestible matter than pigs.
Plow for Potatoes Offer Encouraging Soil Prep
A brief farm notice urges plowing of sod land planned for potato planting next spring. It argues frost and weather actions will rot the sod, leaving the soil in good condition for cultivation when spring arrives.
Necessary Farm Adjunct in Manufacturing Practice
A concise note states that the sito serves as a necessary adjunct to the farm, aligning with core manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and production on agricultural operations.
Converted to Sheep Farm Note Sparks Conversation
A concise report notes a small farm flock well managed and used to illustrate a shift toward sheep production. The piece highlights practical needs like picking baskets for handling frais and mentions community interest sparked by the practice.
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Allence
A. G. Gardiner
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Carnot
Moltke
Lord Fincher
Roberta
Failura
Paardeborg
Hannay
Paardeberg
Stonewall Jackson
Boston
Bay of Bengal
Boston Harbor
von Mueller
Emden
Robinson
Ride OF Death
Uhlans
Herlin
Germany
Dlenzel Lothr
Frankfurter Zeitung
Mark Graves
Miracle Man
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