Lord Northcliffe New Head of British War Mission to U S
Lord Northcliffe, formerly Alfred Harmeworth, named head of the British war mission to the United States. He will split time between New York and Washington and oversee co operation among American allied commissions on ammunition, food, aviation, and related needs. Born in Ireland fifty two years ago, he is a key figure in British politics with a record of cabinet upheavals since the war began.
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Odge Geongh D. Alden
John Alen
Miles Standish
Priscilla
John Alden
Longfellow
Harvard
Alden
Massachusetts
W. E. Russell
New York City
Lord Northelius
Alfred Charles Harmeworth
United States
London Times
London Daily Mail
New York
Washington
Lord Northcliffe
County Dublin
Ireland
Grass Clippings For The Poultry Flock
Grass clippings provide excellent green feed for chickens and help backyard flocks maintain egg and meat production through summer. Feed as much as they will eat daily, then dry excess for winter use.
The Soul and Its Boundless Fire
A condensed reflection on nourishing the soul with all forms of knowledge and feeling while maintaining order. The passage urges openness to diverse experiences as a divine trust and emphasizes disciplined exploration of wisdom and emotion.
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Pellmell
Voltaire
The Trained Nurse Doll Milly Story
Milly the girl has a doll Miss Joy who acts as a trained nurse. The doll wears a white striped dress and carries a key to the medicine closet. Milly falls ill after eating candy and Miss Joy administers medicine to help her before Milly’s mother returns.
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Milly
Miss Joy
Molly
Wonder Who Will Grow Tall Like Jim and Me
A playful reflection on growing tall like Jim and turning into a mighty tree, imagining shared scale between two friends and a forest dream of becoming an Aetah sycamore.
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Jim
Be a good comrade and team with others
An inspirational note urges comradeship and teamwork. It recalls a boy’s front porch message to his father and the father’s death after a hot day. The piece, attributed to Charles F. Dok, encourages justice, fearlessness, independence, cooperation, and generous dialogue.
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Charles F. Dok
Keep Your Soul Young and Youthful Vitality
A reflection on aging and vitality urging that youth persists in the soul through vision and enthusiasm. It contrasts energetic life with those who feel worn at thirty or forty, noting the inner springs determine whether life remains a fertile garden or a barren plain.
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Mio
Christian Herald
Do Your Best in the Face of Duty and Duty
A exhortation urges every man to perform his part well, stressing simple duties whose collective effort yields lasting impact and shared achievement. The message emphasizes linking personal effort to greater public good without naming specific events or individuals.
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Joe
al- Wasys
Los Angeles
The Teacher
A short reflective quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson about elevation of thought and freedom. It urges lifting, liberation, and correction of faulty views by presenting the same facts in true order.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Woodmen Establish Patriotic Fund for War-Related Death Claims
The Marshall Herald reports the Modern Woodsmen of America head camp creates a Patriotic Fund. Assessments of 10 cents per $500 of benefits fund death claims for members who die in military or naval service in the present war, with monthly levies starting September 1917 and continuing until further notice. Eligibility requires the member be in good standing at death.
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Woodsmen of America
Patriotic Fund
Canada
Illinois Officers Must Publish Annual State Ments Law and Hog Market Note
The statute requires public officers with custody of funds to publish yearly statements of receipts and expenditures, with sworn affidavits, in a county newspaper or posted in public places. Exemptions and publication cost limits are outlined, plus penalties for noncompliance. The report also records the New Hog Price Record, noting Lawrence Nowlin of Rob inson and a hog shipment of 54 head averaging 406 pounds, totaling 287.24 dollars, sold to Sperry Barnes of New Haven Cosa.
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Illinois
Othrs
Ilnois
General Assembly
Indianapolis
Lawrence Nowlin
Robinson
Sperry & Barnes
New Haven
Cosa
Automobiles per person figures show wide state variations
The federal Public Roads Bureau reports one car for every 29 Americans nationwide last year with Iowa and Arkansas showing extremes. Iowa averages 11 persons per car while Arkansas hovers at 116 persons per car, illustrating uneven car ownership levels across states.
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United States
Federal Public Roads Bureau
Iowa
Arkansas
CAE Large Sheets for Transferring Breidery Patterns
Large transfer sheets used for breidery and related pattern work at Gn Hereld Offes. Readable notes indicate this equipment supports pattern replication and design transfer tasks.
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Harrison
the City Drug Store
North Side Square
Ats Tc
Gripwell
Charles Brandenstein
Main Street
Marshall
the Herald
Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
American Press Association
Lord Nortuocliffe
Bome
Mir
Atrifa
Sial
Tim
Detroit Free Press
The
Marshall Herald
S Wasamann
Miss B
Asti
Gem Cit Business Co
Quincy
America
Iilpets Industrial Board
CAE
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