U.S. Draft Report Details Rapid War Mobilization
Crowder reports to Congress on World War I mobilization. Armed strength rose from 378,619 at declaration to 4,791,172, with 2,816,286 drafted from class 1. About 24,234,021 were registered. 18% of those 18 to 45 served. Oklahoma led fitness at 82% fit. New York 60% fit. Total draft cost was $16 million. per inductment cost 36.52. volunteer enlistment cost 23.38.
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United States
General Crowder
Congress
Crowder
England
Middle West
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Texas
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Arizona
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New York
Washington
Ration tips boost egg production for Missouri hens
The Missouri extension service reports a "properly proportioned ration" increasing egg yield. A tested daily feed for 100 hens includes scratch feed and mash blends plus milk or tankage, with green feed, water, grit, and shell. Ten communities show up to 173 percent egg rise over 86 days, proving well fed hens respond to better food.
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Missouri
University of Missouri ‘College of Agriculture
First Discovery of Gold in California in 1848
The text recalls the discovery of gold in California in 1848 by James Wilson Aarshall from New Jersey who found grains of gold while blasting rock for a building foundation near Sacramento. The find sparked the forty niners rush. Aarshall did not profit and ended in poverty with only a small pension.
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California
James Wilson Aarshall
New Jersey
Sacramento
Ratine
Golden State
Marchal
Active Volcano Mt Sengey Stands At 17106 Feet
The most active volcano in the world is Mt Sengey, believed to be at an altitude of 17,106 feet. Locals report intense volcanic activity and ongoing eruptions affecting nearby towns and air traffic.
Immense Food Supplies for Brave Yanks Across Seas
Data from the American expeditionary forces quartermaster lists vast in hand stocks for winter defense. Potatoes total 8.2 million pounds on hand. monthly imports reach 30,000 tons. Other commodities include beef 16.6 million pounds, tinned goods, flour 169 million pounds, oats, beans, sugar and fruits, with many items in bulk beyond the list.
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Europe
Quartermaster’s Department
Ireland
U S January Expenses Reach 1.96 Billion
Treasury report shows January allied credits and government outlays totaling 1.862 billion dollars, down 97 million from December. Wet savings sales reached 70.99 thousand dollars.
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Treasury
Improvised Fragments Reflecting Hidden Quotes
The text presents a jumble of quotes and misspelled phrases about favors, happiness, coding work, and fortune. It parodies Edison and Johnson style musings, interwoven with stray words and incomplete thoughts.
Middle West Farmers Protest Daylight Saving Time Change
Farmers in the Middle West oppose advancing clocks to save daylight. They report losing an hour during haying and wheat harvest as daylight hours shift, with workers ending at six in the evening. They urge lawmakers to consider an early start instead of delaying beginning and ending times.
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Middle West
Monument for Apple Tree Erected by Dundas County Farmers
In Ontario Dundas County farmers raise a marble pillar to honor the Macintosh Red apple. The historic tree, discovered by a settler in Canada, helped propagate the apple variety nationwide. The original tree burned in 1886 yet bore fruit until recently. now a pillar marks its site and the tree’s legacy in Canadian fruit growing.
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Dundas ‘County
Ontario
Canada
Dundas
Macintosh
Wilder
Great Dominion
Mother's Cook Book on thrift and economy in the kitchen
The excerpt emphasizes economical cooking with careful use of supplies from start to finish. It describes enhancing nutritive value and flavor, retaining moisture, and a method for ham with cider sauce, including sealing, simmering, and a cider flour butter sauce.
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Janet M. Hill O
Recipe for Hot Roast Ham with Cider Sauce
Instructions describe soaking ham in cold water with onion carrot parsley and cloves, simmering the ham in liquor, then adding cider after two hours. Cool and skin the ham, bake for one hour.
Bread Pudding From Old Family Recipe
A historic kitchen note describes making bread pudding by pouring one quart of scalded milk over stale bread, soaking fifteen minutes, then beating egg yolks with melted butter and nutmeg. Dissolve soda in hot water, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, bake in a moderate oven for forty five minutes.
Calf's liver basting with spiced butter sauce
Prepare the liver by tying and larding the upper surface then pan fry. Spread with butter, cloves, and pepper, add water, and cook for an hour basting frequently. Skim fat, pour in acid fruit juice, strain the sauce, and serve with the liver.
Vetere Meapweth Sait Production
Fragmentary report notes a production related to galt from sea with Bastessa dated 29 across Norway. It mentions two points and a possible trial or plan. Further readable names and details are unclear in the text.
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Eietrtty
Bastessa
Chevron insignia meanings for wartime service and wounds
The article explains various chevron shapes and colors worn on uniforms to indicate wartime service length, wounds, and discharge status. Gold, silver, scarlet, and sky blue chevrons denote specific service durations and actions, with placement on the left sleeve above or below the elbow.
North Carolina Forests Tapped for Railroad Ties
North Carolina forests are to be tapped for a large supply of ties for railroad tracks. The article cites a Washington writer noting a national shortage in timber for ties and cross ties, with definitions of regional timber stocks and projected deficits as rail systems seek to ease the shortage.
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North Carolina
Hutchinson
American Forestry
Washington
Mississippi
North
Carollina
Transylania
Tack‘Son
Have a Laugh Working Both Ways Statistical Target
A quoted conversation fragment questions the object of compiling statistics. It suggests the purpose is to prove past conclusions on the same subject are wrong and notes a speaker’s certainty and others’ ignorance.
Brute Quarrel Over Proposal Ends With Acceptance
Fragmentary dialogue shows a man and woman discussing a quarrel about a proposal and an immediate acceptance. The overheard exchange suggests personal domestic tensions and a decision to marry after a recent proposal.
Half inch Spider Preys On Fish In Silent Battle
A half inch spider catches a two inch fish in a tense struggle by a pool. The spider’s claws grip the fish’s tail while the fish drags and struggles. After ten minutes the fish dies and the spider drags its catch away, observed by a scientist.
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Victor
A&h
Wise and Otherwise Fragmentary Observation Note
The text presents a series of aphoristic quips about relationships and social behavior. It mentions a woman’s influence in a household, a pretty maid signaling a non henpecked head of the house, a barber’s hair and a serial artist, and ends with a rural proverb from a tiller of the soil. The readable fragments suggest a column of wry maxims.
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Valie Ut Erakos
Being Good for Nothing in a Parson's Paper
Dialogic snippet shows a humorous exchange on roles and class in a Victorian tone. A father being a doctor or parson prompts the line I can be good for nothing. A remark about a Stradivarius links to a pun on Latin names and instruments.
Farmers Outpace County Town Merchants In Business
Farmers boast higher earnings in their ventures than county seat merchants have invested in stores. The note hints at a broader shift toward agriculture as a primary business in the area.
First Penny Postage Trial Inaugurated in England 1840 1846
Long after in Canada the first penny postage trial began in England in 1840 and was inaugurated January 10, 1846. The system charged one penny for delivery anywhere in England, a feat once deemed impossible. Evidence later showed Great Britain and Rowland Hill’s reforms influenced Canada to consider penny postage as well.
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England
Canada
New York World
Rowland- Hill
Benny
Britain
Atlantic
United’ States
Unknown Dead and English Joys Amid War Devotion
Charles Hanson Towne in Saturday Evening Post recalls the English youth who left schools to die in distant fields. They loved sun and theater and lights, and carried the memory of English joys as simple crosses mark their graves. The poem honors their brief glory and enduring spirit.
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Kedgerows
Tranders
Jange
Marne Féws
Ff Hendog
Oxford
Dandy
Enelich
Charles Hanson Towne
Hymn Origin Tells of Cowper and a Fogged Thames
The well known hymn God moves in a mysterious way owes its origin to a near death by William Cowper. During a depressive episode he hired a cab to the Thames but fog confused the driver. Returned to his door, he felt a divine interposition and wrote the hymn after canceling the journey.
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William, Cowperitts
Cowper
Thames
Rver
Ecd
Downer
Spider Webs as an Ancient Weather Barometer
The article notes that a spider's web serves as a simple barometer. Wind and rain break the filaments, while extended threads indicate calm weather. Inactivity signals rain, and continued activity during rain suggests brief showers followed by fair weather, according to an exchange.
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