Federal migratory bird laws tighten in 1915 season
The article explains federal regulations to protect shorebirds and waterfowl amid drastic declines. It notes snipe, woodcock, curlew and others face slaughter. spring shooting is banned to protect breeding grounds, with two zones set for open seasons and specific dates for various species.
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Great Lakes
Louisiana
United States
Canada
New York City
Gulf of Mexico
South Carolina
Mississippi
Labrador
Oregon
Idaho
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ilium Echoes Across Dardanelles Warfront and Troy’s Ruins
The piece recalls Ilium near the Dardanelles where allies press forward while Homeric memory lingers. Jacob B. Conner surveys excavation layers from Troy’s ruins, noting the Roman city remains, ancient streams, and the Hill of Ilium as a vivid link between myth and modern battlefields.
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Annon
Ilium
Dardanelles
Troy
National Geographic Society
Jacob B. Conner
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Ajax
Nestor
Diomed
Ulysses
Achilles
Schliemann
Tlium
Mr. Conner
Mt. Ida
Zeus
High Olympus
Not the Ordinary Janitor Harshly Puzzles New York Letter
A Pittsburgh Dispatch New York Letters piece quotes a newspaper man puzzled by a janitor who speaks in convoluted phrases. The janitor complains about milk bottles blocking the hall and delivers grandiloquent diction that sounds like a Harvard graduate in janitor garb.
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Harvard
Ebster
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Hired Man and Beard Shaftesbury Sitings
A fragment from the City Star notes Beard Shaftesbury and his rules for sitting with humor. It mentions various forms of sitting beyond common sense, including sitting on a jury or on a sick lodge brother, while the narrator jokes about employing a hired man instead.
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Shaftesbury
Ansag
City Star
Global and regional science notes from a dispersed era
The article summarizes diverse items from agriculture to timber and telegraph infrastructure, noting New Zealand pole replacement, Angora goats for fire line maintenance, a frost protection motor patent in Colorado, and British North Borneo timber surveys. It also cites demographics in agriculture education, exotic troop wealth, and global health deaths, plus Chinese merchants leaving shops unattended.
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Pacific
United States
New Zealand
National
California
British North Borneo
American Agriculture Colleges
China
Regulations Zone Two Waterfowl Seasons Across States
The notice lists waterfowl regulations by zone and state shift dates from Oct 1 to Feb 1 or Feb 16, detailing exceptions for Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Utah and others. It specifies protections for woodcock rails coots gallinules and golden plover with regional deadlines and sunset restrictions on shooting including along the Mississippi River after January 1 1915.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
New Jersey
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Michigan
Long Island
Woodcock
Maine
New Hampsire
Vermont
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Missis Utah
Sippi
Louisiana
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
Texas
Tennessee
Utah
West Virginia
Bapetseman Haleod
Esther Ame
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Memphis
Fragmented musings on fire ashes and cycles of Spirit
A fragmented passage reflects on fire and ashes as symbols. It suggests the wise do not identify with ashes and the original Spirit remains ever new, separate from endings or mortality, while ashes are cast away by the winds.
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Charles Telle A
Eiede
Sounds of Desolation in a Blighted City
An on‑the‑ground report describes a ruined circular quarter where every house shows collapse and silence dominates amid cannon fire. Staff officers tour empty streets while faint sounds echo from shattered interiors as a sudden baby cry reveals a remaining inhabitant.
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Arras
Arnold
Nett
Saturday Evening Post
A Large Order Noted in Quick Wedlock Quip
A rainy day remark sparked a quick marriage as a cynic notes the pair’s shift from keeping dry to sharing a life together. The exchange implies a sudden, lasting commitment born from a moment of kindness.
When Death Supervenes In City Infant Mortality Rises
A Springfield Illinois survey from the Russell Sage Foundation notes 1910 infant mortality at 140 per 1000 under one year. It records 67 deaths per 1000 for those over sixty five, and only seven per 1000 deaths for ages twenty five to forty four.
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Springfield
Ill
Russell Sage Foundation
Isaac Newton and the apple that reshaped gravity
A farmer recounts Isaac Newton’s moment under a tree when an apple allegedly sparked the discovery of gravity and the realization that the year’s fruit crop would not fail. The tale blends legend with a nod to scientific breakthrough.
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Isaac
Newton
Gorntossely
Zealand Town Population Surpasses 190s Threshold
A brief note reports Zealand's town population rising beyond the 190s, signaling a slow growth milestone for the community. Officials emphasize steady development and potential infrastructure planning responsive to the modest increase.
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Zealand
Didn't Divide Patronage: Squire Peavy Confronts Brother Hooker
In a humorous exchange cited in Woman's Home Companion, Squire Peavy confronts Brother Hooker about repeated appearances, accusing evasion of duties while Hooker defends his steadfast support and reputation for standing by trusted men. The dialogue reflects themes of loyalty and accountability in a Southern community setting.
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Squire Peavy
Brother Hooker
Coffee-free remedy claims curb nerves in Mississippi teacher
A Mississippi school teacher credits Postum coffee substitute with easing nervousness mood swings and heart palpitations linked to coffee. She notes improved patience and outlook after switching to Postum Cereal or Instant Postum and praises taste and nourishment according to the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan advertisement mention.
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Miss
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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