Five Years Ago War I Begins in Europe
Five years ago on August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia marking the start of World War I after Austria Hungary declared on Serbia following the Sarajevo assassination. Mobilizations and declarations spread, with vast casualties and shipping losses reported.
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Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Sarajevo
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Herzegovina
France
Great Britain
Central Powers
United States
America
HEALTHY DOG DAYS
A compact note identifies the phrase healthy dog days as a variant of the traditional dog days of August. It notes August heat and humidity as the setting for this familiar seasonal expression.
Nature’s guidance on hot weather living and health
The article rejects ancient dog star superstitions about heat and links health to seasonal biology. It advises eating light salads and vegetables in heat, drinking ample cool water, taking coal baths to ease sleeplessness, and keeping bowels open for comfort during hot weather.
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Hur
Nature
Juvenile and public disturbances in 1934 court row
A 1934 police court report notes Willie Jones a 14 year old incorrigible turned to Juvenile Court for chewing gum. Eli Banks and Jake Bender face trial on Sunday prohibitions and whistling. Three boys arrested for possessing a jews harp. Lou Gabrious jailed thirty days for laughing on the street. The piece mocks enforcement and public morals.
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Willie Jones
Commonwealth
Eli Banks
Jake Bender
Lou Gabrious
Wausau Merchants Set Eight A.M. Opening Hour
Wausau stores excluding drug grocery and butcher shops will open at eight in the morning following a Chamber of Commerce ruling adopted last Wednesday. Secretary W. R. Chellis presided as the measure aims to align with practices in other cities. The earlier hour is seen as convenient for some, though not essential for most merchants.
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Wausau
Chamber of Commerge
W. R B. Chellis
Chamber of Commerce
Sunday closing hours amid weekend customs
The Wausau Pilot notes that stores will close at certain hours on Sunday while Saturday evenings remain open as a longstanding local practice. Citizens debate whether to change this tradition, with many feeling alteration would be undesirable.
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Wausaw
Federal Reserve to issue five month certificates of indebtedness
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago announces under Secretary Glass that U S five month indebtedness certificates will be issued semi monthly starting August 1 for the year. The first issue dates August 1 and matures January 2 1920 at 4 4 percent. The Seventh District quota is 70000000 with banks to hold 1 6 percent of gross resources. Victory Loan certificates may be used as payment. Banks must take 1 6 percent in August and September with the share dropping to 8 percent later.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
United States
Federal Reserve District
Glass
Treasury
Mrs Blanche Bowers Praises Chamberlain's Tablets
A testimonial from Mrs. Blanche Bowers of Indiana Pennsylvania credits Chamberlain's Tablets with solving long standing digestion problems. She reports relief after trying various remedies and finally finding the right treatment about a year ago.
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Blanche Bowers
Indiana
Local Notes From Bakersville and Nearby
Mrs. Ludwig Binder spent a week on the farm she recently bought at Loyal. Miss Agatha Kraemer of Milwaukee visits her parents J P Kraemer. Miss Mary Zinthefer of Marshfield spent Sunday here. Mrs Rebe suffered a serious accident when thrown from a buggy returning from Marshfield. Miss Margaret Gletschner of Chicago visits home folks. Eric Derge owns an Overland.
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Ludwig Binder
Loyal
Agatha Kraemer
Milwaukee
J. P. Kraemer
Mary Zinthefer
Marshfield
Rebe
Margaret Gletschner
Chicago
Eric Derge
An Overland
Nationwide drive to improve all livestock campaign kicks off
Washington announces Better Lives Better Stock as a national crusade led by the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with state colleges. The program aims to replace scrub animals with purebred stock, boost production efficiency, and recogniz officials and breeders with an emblem for meritorious effort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
State Agricultural College
Plow Wheat Land by August Fifteenth Says USDA Tests
The article urges plowing wheat land by August fifteenth with emphasis on early plowing boosting yield. It notes that stubble and lard to be sown to quinter wheat should be plowed by mid August and cites USDA and state experiment stations confirming the benefit.
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United States Department of Agriculture and State Experiment Stations
Winterburn Droz Company Advertisement Prompt
An advertising note from Winterburn Droz Company invites quick development and printing of films. The line emphasizes rapid service and the firm’s branding in a concise trade copy style.
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Winterburn Droz Company
Wisconsin Tops Nation in Silos Population
Wisconsin farmers expanded silo building from 64 668 to about 70 600 between May 1918 and May 1919, adding roughly 6 000 silos as silage value impressed itself on farms. Estimates show one or more silos on every third Wisconsin farm with other states reporting varying counts.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Joseph A. Becker
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
New York
Tiingis
Town
Indiana
Ohio
Remedy for Bilious Attacks with Chamberlains Tablets
Describes bilious attack symptoms from liver failure to constipation and stomach inflammation causing nausea vomiting and headache. Recommends taking three Chamberlains Tablets to tone liver and cleanse stomach, promising quick recovery at a cost of a quarter.
Food prices and livestock items in mixed an itemized list
An OCR fragment lists various commodities with unit prices and weights including potatoes, butter, eggs, beef, pork, veal, sheep, calf hides, beef hides, chickens and roosters. The data appear garbled with missing values and misread characters.
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the Marshfield Times
Berg Brothers, Publishers
Times Office
Armory
STATE
Louis Gertson
Buman Night Hawk
Lieut
Pace
U.S. Air Service
Gertzon
Lieut. Pack
Chateau-Thierry
Tog
Taeluding
Chateau Paley
Aster
Carnival OF Music
Thavin
Corps de Ballet
Jackie Bond
Great Lakes Training Station
White Hoser Bend
Army and Navy
Agricultural Department
Derek Demons
Kennedy Fay
Free Entertainment
Bakerville
U.S. A
Intersted
W. A. Maertz
Antigo, Wis
Beate Qigeibutar
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winton Salam, N. C
Cne
Washington,d. C
Chichester
Yeserie
Evertwaere
Spark Cereal Company
Vatala Et al Yal
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