Federal Reserve plan to ease crop movement fall stress
Des Moines reports preliminary federal reserve board plans to mobilize reserve system resources to finance the fall movement of crops. The goal is to forestall crop congestion and lack of finance, with emphasis on cotton and other cereals, by using the Federal Reserve Act powers in lieu of Aldrich-Vreeland funds.
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Des Moines
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Banks
From Licks to Knowledge Why Hints Lead to Learning
The article notes how travelers used deer licks for salt and how animal hints spark discovery. It cites Sir John Lubbock showing bees prefer blue flowers and argues asking why expands human knowledge. The journey of observation brings practical insight beyond mere scenery.
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America
John Lubbock
Famous Tower A War Ruin
The ancient tower of Rawa on the River Rawika in Russian Poland lies in ruins after intense artillery and infantry bombardment as German forces capture the city.
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Poland
Rawa
Rawika
Gore River Shipbuilding wins big tank steamer contract
The Gore River Shipbuilding Corporation secures a new contract for a Cuban Distilling Company tank steamer, sister to Cubadist. The 389 by 54 6 by 32 6 foot vessel displaces 9,000 tons and carries 2.5 million gallons molasses. Construction lasts about a year. this follows a 10,000 ton cargo freighter order from Edgar I Luckenbach. About 6,000 workers are employed at the yard.
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Gore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Cuban Distilling Company
Cubadist
Edgar I. Luckenbach
New York
Boston Transcript
Educated Carp Attracts San Dusky Fisherman
Theodore Sharp of San Dusky Ohio claims ownership of the only educated carp. The carp weighs about 40 pounds and, out of water, resembles a fat hog. It reportedly comes to Sharp when whistled to, eats from his hand, and follows him in a boat, swimming close behind.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Sharp
A Mighty Question About Oceans and Salt
The piece questions whether evaporating oceans to about 4 500 000 cubic miles of salt would enough to alter all the remaining fresh water on Earth. It explores the scale of ocean salinity and its impact on humanity and geography.
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Bacon
Egbert
No Proof Debate Over American Greatness Cited
A reader asserts personal pride in being American while challenging another's claim that an act demonstrates the nation's greatness. The exchange highlights differing views on national value and loyalty.
Heroine Honored by France Sister Julia Receives Legion of Honor
Sister Julia of the Sisters of Mercy is decorated with the Legion of Honor by President Poincare for nursing wounded soldiers amid shellfire in Gerbeviller. She remains devoted to working dress duty over ceremony, tending refugees and rebuilding efforts with cheerful faith.
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Paris
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Qarbeviller
Tobacco Needed at Front Sparks Contempt in Toronto
The Toronto Star reports disapproval of sending tobacco to soldiers as a matter of principle and efficiency. Col Duncan Donald of the Forty-eighth Highlanders condemns anti smoking sentiments, arguing troops should be allowed to smoke to avoid nervous breakdowns. He insists the issue is not purity of lips but practicality in war.
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WII
A. L. Wrick
Toronto
Star
Col
Duncan Donald
Forty-eighth
French Army Surgeon Performs Brain Amputation
In a French military hospital a wounded man with a occipital wound had bone splinters create a left brain abscess. Dr A Guepin removed the abscesses and twice amputated protruding brain tissue, later losing about a third of the left hemisphere yet showing no abnormal movement sensation or thought.
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A. Guepin
Guepin
Monster of His Time Tyrannosaurus Crowned at New York Museum
The Museum of Natural History in New York mounts a giant tyrannosaurus hailed as the largest dinosaur known to the Cretaceous era. Estimated at about three million years old the specimen measured forty seven feet long and eighteen and a half feet high. Scientists note it lived near the end of the Cretaceous period feeding on herbivorous dinosaurs and was the largest flesh eater known.
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Museum of Natural History
New York
Pads Inspectors Take Lead At Radcliffe Idler Club
The Idler Dramatic club at Radcliffe college formed a padding committee of sight members led by chairman Miss Helen C Hastings. The group will guide the girls in official onstage attire during public shows. Two active members are Chicago freshmen Sophia Morris and Margaret Shortell.
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Idler Dramatic Club
Helen C. Hastings
Idler Club
Chicago
Sophia Morris
Margaret Shortell
Little Germany and the failed German migration dream
The New York Telegram notes that mid nineteenth century promoters sought to establish a German state in the West to preserve Kultur. Missouri Illinois Texas and Wisconsin appeared hopeful but mass migrations did not endure as Yankee settlement expanded, and Little Germany never formed a defined enclave.
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New York Telegram
Pound Weights Compared Across Standards
The standard pound contains 7000 grains and applies to all items except gold silver platinum jewels with diamonds and pearls excluded. The Troy pound holds 5760 grains used for those exceptions and for exchanges at the mint. The grain in Troy and avoirdupois systems is the same and used in England France the United States and most other nations.
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England
France
United States
The Cost of Not Being a Christian
A sermon argues that being Christian costs but not to be one costs more. It cites peace with God, joy from forgiveness, and life purpose as rewards of faith, while warning that rejecting Christ leads to fear, bondage, loss of heaven, and eternal separation. The letter recounts moral lessons and quotes Moody on death.
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Grang Porto
Hell
Costa
Ila
Ha Jones
Jesus Cheiati
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Tamarek
Bismarck
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Jesus
Dwight L. Moody
Church Perpetually Young Adapting Through Ages
The Bishop of London states the church remains strong today as in the past, never aging and meant to be perpetually vigorous, able to adapt to new eras as they arrive. The quote emphasizes enduring vitality and relevance.
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