Mighty Mount McKinley Crowned Alaska National Park
The 1917 created Mount McKinley National Park in Alaska spans 2200 square miles. It features the 20300 foot peak with perpetual snow and massive surrounding ranges. Presidentially promoted as a vast alpine spectacle with caribou herds and bear populations, it aims to conserve wildlife ahead of a proposed railroad route.
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Mount McKinley National Park
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Campfire Club
Senate Committee On Territories
Piedmont
Charles Sheldon
Boone and Crockett Club
Senate Committee
New National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Department of the Interior
Onion garden scene inspires scented irrigation quip
A Spokesman-Review quote features a wife tending onions in a flower pot and commenting on drooping plants. The speaker notes soil stirring with a hairpin was fine but questions the need for perfume from an etomiser in their irrigation.
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Bookene Spokesman-Review
Spend no strength im worry. You peed it all fer Guty.
Fragmentary line shows a distressed speaker chiding someone for wasting effort. the wording is unclear and lacks identifiable names, places, or events for a fuller summary.
Eagles of America on the Wing to France Poem
The verses praise American forces marching to France with engineers artisans captains and sailors in khaki. The speaker vows the four winds and a swift cloud of judgment will aid the eagles as they gather in numbers to rend the beast, invoking martial imagery and divine steel.
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America
France
Theodosia
Tricks Of The Trenches Save Thousands In War Tactics
Captain Leslie Vickers presents tricks of trench warfare from training for the trenches. He cites fake orders to mislead the enemy and feints to draw reserves, while dummies and snipers are detected by carefully placed observers. He urges preparation and anticipation to wear down the foe and gauge his intent.
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Leslie Vickers
Vickers
Gallipoli
Boy Scouts
Death to the Mosquito A historic health plea on mosquito control
The article explains how mosquitoes breed in standing water and how draining, oiling, and introducing fish can curb them. It details the mosquito life cycle from eggs to adults and notes malaria transmission via bites, recommending kerosene oiling every two weeks as a control method.
Rhodes Died Unsatisfied A World Builder’s Last Words
John Hays Hammond recalls Cecil Rhodes in American Magazine, noting Rhodes built the diamond empire and gold mining, federation plans for South Africa, and a Cape Colony to Cairo railroad before dying at forty nine with the famous line So little done so much to do.
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John Hays Hammond
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British Isles
France
Prussia
Austria
Spain
Cape Colony
Cairo
Health Examinations for Preventive Care Emphasized
A leading physician urges periodic health examinations as the best safeguard against degenerative diseases. He compares neglecting health to ignoring financial books until bankruptcy and stresses compulsory physical checks to learn how to improve health and prevent illness.
Army opens regular ranks to men under standard size
The War Department approves admitting men five feet one inch tall and 110 pounds into the regular army, relaxing the former 5'4" and 120 lb minimum. Surgeon General Gorgas urged the change to avoid losing good men. The move likely affects National Guard recruiting and overall army selection policies.
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Army
National Guard
National Army
Young man's chance to make his mark in business
Stephen A. Knight argues that today offers greater opportunities for young men to succeed in business than at Plymouth Rock and urges individuals to determine their own success.
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Plymouth
Stephen A. Knight
Master in Chancery's Sale in Clark County Illinois
Public notice in Clark County Illinois seeks bidders for property sold under a July 13 1917 decree. Special Master Arthur Poorman will auction August 18 1917 at the Marshall courthouse east door with cash payment due.
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Lawrence Hancock
Zerimah Reeder
Bruce Hancock
Arthur Poorman
Marshall
Clark
Ilinois
Illinois
Clarky Co
Everett Connelly
Clark County Sunday School Convention Plans in Casey
The fifty first annual Clark County Sunday School Association convention will be held at the UB church in Casey on Tuesday and Wednesday August 21 and 22. Programs have been sent out and all county Sunday schools are urged to participate. Casey residents are making extensive plans for the event.
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Clark County Sunday School Association
U B
Casey
A Mathematician
A short dialogue between Bobby and his father about worms in an apple, ending with a joke about half a worm being worse than two worms.
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Bobby
Tear Gas Used by Paris Police To Capture Deserter Thouin
Paris police employed tear gas to seize deserter Thouin in his Rue Andre del Sarte apartment. A officer, shielded, bored the door and inserted a gas tube. Thouin resisted as his wife narrowly escaped suffocation. Thouin died shortly after the incident.
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Andre del Sarte
Thouin
Bill collector offers chance to escape debt
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt features a jokey exchange about opportunity knocking and a bill collector offering a way to get out of debt. The dialogue hints at debt relief through collection efforts.
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Birmingham Age Herald
New Cook Challenges Break In The Kitchen
A Chronicle item notes a remark about introducing a new cook and the expectation of trouble breaking her in. The exchange implies confidence that the cook will adapt once left to herself.
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Franciece Chronicle
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the City Drug Store
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