End of the World Miracle Ends Era of Equality
John Hagan pleads for ten thousand dollars to save his dying wife Mary as a rogue star Og looms over Earth. Professor Joram warns of annihilation and calls for mercy and wealth redistribution as panic spreads. A cosmic collision later yields a new universe and universal joy.
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John Hagan
Mary
Hagan
Philadelphia
New York
Joram
Washington Observatory
Earth
Jupiter
Solar System
Mary Hagan
John
Bashan
University of
Buda Pesth
Weather Bureau
Card Test Sparks Physiology Lesson at Edinburgh
At Edinburgh University an eager medical student sat an exam in physiology. The genial professor asked for his matriculation card and then requested the student to write on the card all he knew about physiology, turning the moment into a playful test of knowledge.
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Edinburgh University
Truth in a whirlwind tale of love and loss in LA
A young Los Angeles man loses a friend, judges a duel, wins a bride, and travels across five counties all within 24 hours, ending happily married by a kindly minister. The piece notes such rapid turns would test readers’ credibility in fiction yet claim this reflects real life.
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Los Angeles
Wealthy Neighbor's Death Shapes Somerset Funeral Ode
A Somerset lady mourns an elderly, generous but ill mannered neighbor who aided her country charities. She recalls Mr X as kind and helpful, noting his vulgarity but insisting they will meet again in heaven despite his urban anonymity.
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Somerset
England
London
Belgian Soldier Escapes Through Germany To Reach Italy
Jules Liaudat, a 22-year-old Belgian soldier, escaped from Aix la Chapelle to Italy after a 57 day 750 mile trek across Germany. Disguised as a deaf mute he avoided internment and crossed into Switzerland then Italy, reaching Genoa on January 27. He plans to return to fight the Germans.
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London
Jules Liaudat
Nice
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Liaudat
Antwerp
Aerschot
Liandat
Holland
Merestret
Limburg
Bonn
Coblentz
Mayence
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Strassburg
Erstein
Basel
Thun
Briga
Simplon
Domodossola
Genoa
Aix-la-Chapelle
Found Northwest blockhead carved in wood near Hastings
G B Schoepf discovers a carved wood head shaped like a grotesque blockhead in the woods two miles above Hastings. The bilgy cedar knot cranium, indented eyes, bulging nose and creased mouth give the figure a jolly gargoyle look as he examines the unusual discovery.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
the Woods
G. B. Schoepf
Chicago Avenue
Hastings
Schoepf
Parable of the Talents doubles pennies at Frankfort Sunday school
At Frankfort Indiana Methodist Sunday school 706 pennies were given to 700 pupils to grow into more money. The YWEC class of 67 girls earned 51.87, the Oxford class 26.69, and the home department 25. Some children bought eggs raised chickens and sold goods, with results like 40 cents from corn and one dollar from popcorn. The plan will be tried again next year.
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Frankfort
Ind
Lincoln
Methodist
Oxford
Home Department
Georgie Dorner
Russell Eubanks
Esther Stewart
Has No Need of Husband Miss Summerson of Penokee
Miss Sophronia Summerson, manager of the Farmers' Supply Company in Penokee Kansas, is a prominent rustler of the short grass country who built wealth without a husband. She owns land in Sheridan county near Hoxie, farmed on shares, and produced large wheat oats corn and barley crops in 1914. She also served as Union Pacific agent at Menlo Paleo and Morland for over a decade.
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Penokee
Kan
Sophronia Summerson
Farmers’ Supply Company
Graham County
Hoxie
Sheridan County
Miss Summerson
Union Pacific
Menlo
Paleo
Morland
Summersons
Forests Suffer Tremendous Damage from War Operations
French officer Jean-Paul Alaux reports forests in northern France are being stripped for timber and used to build roads for artillery supply. He describes extensive clearings behind Arras and near Luneville, with rails of felled trees, improvised roads, and widespread destruction across Meaux and Arancourt.
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Washington
France
Germany
Jean-Paul Alaux
Arras
American Forestry Association
Paris
M. Alaux
Bouvigny
Berthonval
Vitrimont
Luneville
Meaux
la Haye
Arancourt
New Life Preserver Aids German Soldiers
German soldiers receive a rubber inflatable life preserver that can be rapidly inflated. A $3 fine is imposed for misplacing or losing the device.
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Berlin
Guinea Pigs as Food Drive in Berlin Expands
German dieticians say guinea pigs provide cheap appetizing meat and breeding the animals has become a sizable industry in Berlin as part of diet plans and food supply.
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Berlin
Relic Carved Head Survives as Hunting Trophy
A hunter preserves a detached head as a relic. The Fat remains untouched, but rubbing against the game bag polishes the cedar wood to a ruddy glow.
Women as Machinists in Glasgow Plan
London reports Glasgow Scotland will train unemployed women and girls as machinists. The program aims to produce 20 skilled workers each month to aid wartime needs.
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London
Glasgow
Scotland
Best Ironing Board Made By Carpenter From Oak
A carpenter built a rigid ironing board from seasoned oak one and a quarter inches thick. It measures five feet long and 16 inches wide at the widest point tapering to eight inches with a rounded end. Braces beneath the board support a tongue and strap hinge system to fasten to a window sill for stable ironing lighted by the window.
Practical Household Hints For Everyday Use
Hints cover crust making with pastry flour shortening salt baking powder and cold water to roll out. Roll crust in one direction away from you and keep meat off ice to preserve flavor. Cleaning piano keys with alcohol on a cloth and protecting plates with canton flannel disks discussed. Easier jar lid removal by heating lid for three minutes on a hot stove plate.
Timely Tips on Making Rissole Dishes
A recipe guide describes forming minced meat into a rissole with a thick brown or white sauce, seasoning including pepper, salt, celery salt, cayenne, parsley, lemon peel, mushroom ketchup, and optional ham or bacon. The mince is warmed, cooled to stiffness, shaped, brushed with egg yolk, rolled in crumbs, fried, drained, and served hot.
Pineapple Pancakes with Yeast Mix and Pineapple
A vintage recipe describes scalding milk with salt and dissolved yeast, adding flour to form a thin batter and overnight rising. In the morning mix in sour milk butter eggs soda and more flour, then fold in pineapple and bake on a soapstone griddle, serving with sweetened pineapple juice.
Hot Lunch Rolls
A vintage recipe for hot lunch rolls uses one quart flour one teaspoon salt one teaspoon baking powder one tablespoon butter or lard one pint milk. Mix dry ingredients rub in shortening add milk form dough roll to half inch thick cut three inch rounds press pencil marks fold and space on pans bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.
Vanilla Snow Balls Dessert Recipe
A vintage recipe instructs mixing cornstarch with sugar then beating in eggs and scalded cream. Cook gently, cool, add vanilla and whipped cream, then freeze. When firm, mold into rounds, turn onto paper doilies and decorate as a sweet served cold.
Cooking Fresh Eggs and Boiling Times for Freshness
The article explains that a perfectly fresh egg should boil at least thirty seconds longer than an older egg to achieve optimal cooking results.
Resurrection Proof in Christian Faith and Personal Experience
A sermon argues that Jesus Christ rose from the dead is proven through historical eye witness counts, the origin of Sunday worship, and personal spiritual rebirth. It asserts 514 witnesses noted by Paul and emphasizes inner conviction as ultimate testimony beyond doubt. The piece invites personal belief and surrender to God.
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Jesus Christ
Continental Congress
Paul
Thomas
Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Hebrews Passage Cited About Jesus Tasting Death For Man
A religious reference quotes Hebrews 2 9 noting Jesus lowered to share in humanity and to taste death for all people. The line emphasizes grace, Christ’s suffering, and the divine crown of glory granted by God.
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Jesus
Quotable Thoughts on Life and Unity
A pair of reflective quotes discuss making a life beyond earning a living and embracing unity amid diverse opinions, attributed to Jowett and Lord Norton.
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W. G. Chapman
Fiction
Fact
America
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Brooklyn
Rhine
Hugo
Jolly
Amiens
New Life Preserer
Christ
James. M. Gray
D.D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
J. H. Jowett
Lord Norton
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