Rural press faces modern urban issues and leadership
A dense editorial discusses the rural press duty to serve agriculture and communities, criticizing city scandals and urging local leadership in industry education and public life. It urges newspapers to highlight farmers problems and promote efficient farming and civic progress.
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Legislative agenda outlined for forty-ninth General Assembly
A draft of bills is ready for introduction covering foot and mouth disease reimbursements, primary and general election law changes, voting on election days for travel and sales workers, and campaign expense publication. Proposals include a state agricultural commission, a pure seed law, and railroad-related voting bills.
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French airmen weapons and bombs described by aviators
The report details French airmen arming planes with four weapons: rapid firing air guns, explosive bombs weighing about ninety pounds, and a thousand projectiles per box. It notes arrows or projectiles capable of penetrating riders and horses, and mentions bombs used to target bridges and other structures.
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Westfield News Briefs Affected Families and Local Fires
An infant child of Mr and Mrs N P Daughhettée died Wednesday. Jacob s Snow and family plan to move to St Marys Ohio. Fire destroyed Oscar Lee s barn east of town with hay and grain. D F Davis brother of G W Davis died at Wichita Falls Texas aged about 71. H S Meagher Hampton Parker Frank Clune and J L Parker left for Oklahoma to seek oil field work. Mrs Chas Rupert went to Effingham and returned with Mr Rupert after his hospital stay for appendicitis.
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N. P. Daughhettée
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St. Marys
Ohio
Oscar ‘Lee
D. F. Davis
G. W. Davis
Wichita Falls
Texas
H. S. Meagher
Hampton Parker
Frank Clune
J. L. Parker
Oklahoma
Smallpox Case Reported at Yale Home
Dr J R Wattleworth notes a severe smallpox case at the home of Thomas Kibler in Yale. Albert Creed of Essex Mo. visited relatives Saturday. Skating has been good on Wa bash the past two weeks. The oldest gold fish at Newlin's store, over sixteen years old, died weighing four ounces. Fountain James Cooper of Robinson died after a three year illness. his remains were brought to the village and interred in the new cemetery. Illinois wheat crop prospects: December conditions indicate a likely large rest of season with 6% more wheat seeded than eight years ago. December condition was 95% of normal, a high average.
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J. Re. Wattleworth
Thomas ‘Kibler
Yale
Albert Creed
Essex
Newlin
James Cooper
Robinson
New
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South Carolina Governor Pardons 3165 Prisoners
The South Carolina governor, serving a four year term ending this month, issued pardons for 3165 prisoners amid fears of arson inside the penitentiary.
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South Carolina
Professor claims hunger can be fooled to curb nutrition
The article reports Carleon describing methods to fool the stomach into feeling fullness. He cites chewing gum, holding a stick, drinking beer or water, fear, and swallowing a small balloon as ways to suppress hunger. Dr Carlson conducted self experiments using a manometer to measure stomach muscle effort.
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Chieuzs
Academy of
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Carléon
Carlson
Frenchman walks 1300 miles to war from Canadian frontier
A fur trapper from Fort Providence recounts walking 1300 miles toward the nearest railroad to reach a port for France as war looms. He describes life among Indians led by Chief Peter Squirrel, debt to the company, and the lure of trapping in the Arctic Northwest.
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Ealesorth
Rott Providence
Mackenzie River
Canada
France
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Fort Providence
Péter Squirrel
Company
Peter Squirrel
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Fort Chipewyan
Athabaska
Great Slave Lake
Mackenzie
Fort Smith
Lost Woman Returns After Six Weeks in Woods Nature Cure
Martha Palmer, about forty, was missing for months before reappearing in West Falmouth Massachusetts. She told Deputy Sheriff Lawrence she wandered alone in the woods for six weeks surviving on acorns and checkerberries, found shelter from cold at nights, and regained health during her experience before returning to civilization.
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H. Lawrence
Miss. Palmer
State of Mind in War and Economics Examined
A public dialogue discusses antiwar sentiment and moral considerations of weapon production. It notes Peace movements and calls for abolition of war. The piece then shifts to U S economic policy, questioning a perceived business mood and President Wilson in relation to tax policy and revenue deficits.
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