Educator Warns Poorer Classes Starving Slowly to Death
Prof. William F. Ogburn of Columbia University told a Chicago wage hearing that the present generation faces near starvation and urged a minimum wage of 1550 to 1600 dollars to sustain a family of five. He cited a survey of 4000 families across 18 cities and noted 78 percent higher living costs since spring 1917 and 1919.
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William F. Ogburn
Columbia University
Stock Yards
Alschuler
Chicago
Ogburn
Nest Eggs Appeal Hens in Nesting Habits Study
A University of Iowa bulletin by Prof. George M. Turpin reports experiments with 40 hens and 16 nests using China eggs natural eggs and no eggs. Results show 2 fresh eggs for China bait 290 for natural eggs and 108 for nests with no camouflage per day indicating hens prefer natural nest eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Turpin
Iowa University
Biddy
Noet
China
Bidday
Persia First Country to Discover Aromatic Substances
London Tit-Bits notes ancient trade and culture showing Persia first learned the secret of aromatic substances. Egyptian priests and Alexandria perfumes shaped early use, with Israelites, Greeks, Romans, and medieval Arabs and Italians expanding perfumery and scenting practices across religions and daily life.
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Persia
London
Egypt
Alexandria
Light Coal Stove Fire Saving Method
A Popular Mechanics tip explains placing paper and kindling above the coal for an economical fire. A top layer burns first, then downward spread with proper air draft, ensuring complete combustion though harder to build and control.
First Finger Print Society Founded in 1917
The First Finger Print Society was organized in New York in 1917 as the first national scientific registration society for registering criminal fingerprints to protect life and property.
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Scientific Registration Society
New York
Proverbial Wry Wit on Matrimony and Work
A breezy collection of lines on love and labor. It jests at dreamers appetites, wives and husbands, and how social roles invert in marriage while urging steady work and patience. Notable quips include shifts in traditional duties and the humor of delaying ruin with cheerful labor.
Serbian Families Struggle in Barns and Coops After War
Northern Serbia refugees, once wealthy, now live in stables and chicken coops. Officers from the American Relief Administration and Red Cross report beds of straw, burlap clothing, and stripped estates. Many families are homeless, jobless, and scraping by on farm labor with damaged machinery.
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Serbia
American Relief Administration
American Red Cross
Holland Leads World in Systematic Oyster Cultivation
The article praises Holland as the most systematic nation in oyster farming. It cites extensive coastal sounds along Treland and the River Scheldt as ideal for propagation, notes prohibition of public dredging to prevent overfishing, and explains beds are surveyed and leased to individuals and companies enabling organized propagation for optimal results.
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Holland
Treland
Scheldt
Europe
The Sidelights Reflect On Time’s Peaks And Literature
The piece muses that great events form peaks in time, feeding literature and life. It credits legend, glory, and the lanes of emotion with aspiration, passion, and endeavor guiding readers toward those moments.
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Christian Werald
Onion Production Estimates in Government Report
Government report estimates US commercial onion production this year at 21,569 cars, up from 17,124 last year, reflecting higher yields and expanded acreage across key growing regions.
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United States
Daily Thought From Nature's Learned Breast
A brief reflective line from DuBurtas echoes the idea that wisdom grows from observing the natural world.
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Out
Book of Nature
DuBurtas
Origin of Jury System Attributed to Peoples of Europe
The article traces the uncertain origin of juries across European peoples. It notes early forms like swearing in recognitors in England and trial by battle influence. It explains the Curia Regis selecting knights to judge taxation and real estate disputes and the shift under Henry IV to decide matters purely on presented evidence.
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England
Curia Regis
King’s Court
Henry II
Kansas City Star
Laughable Lines and Warned Woes Quietly Clash
A light backroom exchange touches politics economy and fear as characters joke about Italy Rome champagne prices and debt worries. A returned soldier quips about mobilization while a coffeehouse crowd muses on future costs and dreams influenced by meals.
United States Ships Lead World in Maritime Production
The United States now accounts for 24.8 percent of world steam tonnage with more ship workers, shipyards, and vessels under construction than any other nation. Since before the war, overseas trade vessels rose from 15 ships of 1,000 tons plus to 1,280 ocean steamers, 1,107 built in the last two years.
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Fia
United States Shipping Board
Fieg
Victory and Disgrace in Mixed Sports Debate
An aged opinion piece argues that women no longer lag behind men in many sports yet cautions about women competing with men in golf tennis shooting and other championships. It frames victory by a woman as precarious and defeat as disgraceful, calling it risky for decades.
England's marriage insurance scheme described
Marriage insurance offers a $2,500 payout to the family on the husband’s death or at the end of 25 years if he is still living. The plan aims to stimulate marriage by providing a substantial financial safeguard for couples.
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England
America
San Joaquin Valley
California
Chowchilla
Fresno
Careful Poultry Feeding Boosts Winter Egg Output
United States Department of Agriculture notes that carefully selected pullets and hens will produce ample eggs in fall and winter with proper feeding. Leghorn and general purpose birds differ in feed per dozen eggs, with Leghorns generally cheaper to produce eggs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pullet
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Poultry Breeds and Care Guidelines in Standard of Perfection
The article lists kept breeds Sussex Cornish Dorking Orpington and Red cap as Fugfish breeds and Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Rhode Island Red Java Dominique Buckeye as American or general purpose. It defines purebred poultry as uniform products and links uniformity to profits. It advises keeping ducks to one drake and marketing products well. It notes poultry houses need not be expensive but should be serviceable well lit ventilated and draft free.
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Eishle
Ens
Plymouth Rock
Wyandotte
Rhode Island
Java
There Is No Wealth But Life Quote
A fragment quotes Ruskin-like words: wealth lies in life and its powers. The passage asserts a country is rich when it nurtures many noble and happy people, and a man is richest when he perfects life and extends influence through actions and possessions.
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Fuskin
Man Who Said War Would Change Everything Was Right
A veteran who warned that postwar life would differ proved prescient as society adjusts to lasting impacts of conflict. He noted changes in economy culture and personal identities shaped by years of hardship.
Umbrellas and Self-Respect Lost in Public Reproach
A quip notes that umbrellas and personal pride, when misplaced, rarely inspire envy. The author uses a wry tone to reflect on social etiquette and dignity in everyday mishaps.
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First Finger Print Society
Hesford
Samuel
Daily Thought
Clubleigh
Italy
Restaurateurs
Rome
Hoffee
Hobbs
Dobbs
Dearie
New York Tribune
Marriage Insurance
Green Feed
Aea
Sussex
Cornish
Dorking
Orpington
Redcap
Dean
Albert Akroyd
Indiana Avenue
Philadelphia
H. Walters
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Red Cross
Eastern Trustee
N. Dearborn St
Mother’s Baby Food Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Steve Polish
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