Devastated French Orchards Sparks Rebuilding Plans
A report describes German destruction of orchards and nurseries in northern France and neighboring regions. It notes the plan to raise about 5 million dollars for rebuilding, with thousands of trees already shipped to France and experts urging new varieties suited to local soil.
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France
Belgium
Poland
Serbia
Roumania
Teutonic
London
Reims
Verdun
Noyon
la Petite
Our Fair Weather Friends
Margaret Sangster tells of a rich daughter ruined by business failure and bereavement. She loses friends as money dries up, pursues a secretarial course, and rises to a responsible position with a good salary. The tale ends with the lesson that character shows in adversity.
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Margaret E. Sangster
Christian Herald
Concrete pile rule and Boston station passenger gap noted
A compilation of varied notes reports concrete piles under 14 inches square or equivalent area must not exceed 380 feet in length. It notes Boston South station handles about 712 million more annual passengers than the North. Other items cover Sweden rubber shoe deliveries, a Lahaina Hanokowai irrigation tunnel, Ireland peat bogs, Swiss aluminum streetcars, a foldable spare tire rim, a government messenger girl, a double yolk egg hen in Vermont, and remarks on war-time provisions and steel forms for roofs.
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Boston
Sweden
Lahaina
Hawaiian Islands
Hanokowai
Ireland
Allen
Washington
William Nickerson
Orwell
Musical Conductors Highlight Hans Richter Influence
The Christian Science Monitor praises Hans Richter as a top conductor and recounts a tale from Tristan und Isolde. During a Prelude oboe solo, Richter signaled with his heart under his left hand while beating time with his right, prompting an immediately matching, inclusive response from the oboe player.
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Hans Richter
Christian Science Monitor
Richter
Clear Conscience Umbrella Transfer At Fraternity House
A Winchester Sun item urges a lighthearted etiquette prank to place an umbrella in Room 11 of the Fraternity Building or at a door if unseen owner is away. It suggests alternative entrances for those unwilling to ascend stairs, all framed as a good deed with a clear conscience.
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Fraternity Building
Winchester Sun
Center of Jute Industry in Dundee
Dundee owes its existence to the textile trade led by jute. It pioneered using jute as a cheap fiber and grew to be the principal center of the jute industry in Great Britain.
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Dundee
Great Britain
Happiness Personalizes Joy in Uncle Eben Quote
In a brief aside, Uncle Eben quips that pleasure should not be imported but happiness must be home-made, suggesting a communal ethic that contentment grows from ordinary life and personal effort.
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Uncle Eben
Uncle Sam as teacher adviser to every home on materials
A new Bureau of Standards circular presents Materials for the Household, written in accessible language. It portrays Uncle Sam as teacher and adviser to households, explains varied materials used in building and furnishing, and urges informed selection and preservation to boost home efficiency and well-being.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Standards
Commerce
Consumers’ Leagues
Co-Operative Societies
Publlty
Hie
Star Spangled Banner Named Top National Song
The Star Spangled Banner, written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, is the leading national song by history and popularity, though never officially adopted. Other national songs include Columbia by Hopkinson (1788) and America by Samuel F. Smith (1832).
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United States
Francis 8. Key
Maryland
Fort Henry
Baltimore
Columbia
Joseph Hopkinson
America
Samuel F. Smith
Sayings of a Cynic and Fragments of Wit
A collection of cynical quips on friendship money marriage and honesty from a Chicago Telegram item. The humor notes that a warm friend divides his cold cash a hesitant woman hides secrets and marriage is the only insured accident.
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Chicago
Black Spot About the Polar Bear Highlighted
The article notes a single black spot on a polar bear, the tip of its nose, while suggesting a darker bear could not stalk prey like seals. Written by Eawin Tarrisse, sailors who first turned toward the Arctic shores comment on this observation.
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Eawin Tarrisse
Burns and Pitt Defy Schooling with Early Learning
The article notes Robert Burns and Pitt the Younger achieved literary and political prominence without formal schooling. Burns could read the Bible early and wrote verses as a child, while Pitt benefited from a home education that surpassed typical schooling.
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Robert Burns
Robert. Burns
Scotland
London
Hand Burns
Lloyd- George
Pitt the Younger
Pitt
Should Cease Our Grumbling About War Conditions
The Ohio State Journal argues that war conditions will ease with time and urges calm acceptance. It notes utilities cutoffs and shared burdens, urging wise management of interests and respectful leadership despite inconveniences.
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Ohio State Journal
Logging Cars Help Lumber Train Move Huge Load
Amid railway car shortages lumber firms and others tapped all resources. A Louisiana logging company converted 50 logging cars into one long lumber train and hauled 1,500,000 feet of lumber per trip, with the train making several trips north.
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Louisiana
Bears use as seats and stalk sailors on ice
Sailors described polar bears using seal seats then lying flat as they moved along the ice. They noted bears rose at an ice hummock to check if the seats startled them, then continued. The crew claimed they could always glimpse the bear’s black nose when it moved, though the animal covered its muzzle with a paw.
Believe in Yourself and Stand Your Ground
This passage urges self faith and resilience when faced with tests. It argues that those who maintain confidence and refuse to give way will endure rough times but emerge stronger and destined for better outcomes. It emphasizes not doubting abilities and staying steadfast.
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Womaun
Influence of Common Sense Guided Russia, Says Writer
William G. Shepherd argues in Everybody's that while anarchic appearances persisted after the Russian Revolution, common sense and public opinion restrained mobs. He notes Russia’s districts were governed by practical thought three months after the upheaval, with the council of workers and soldiers embodying this trait amid chaotic conditions.
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William G. Shepherd
Russia
American Commission
United States
Vna
Council of Workmen and Soldiers
Good Laughs In the Restaurant Narrative Fragment
A diner jokes about a meatless diet after suspecting lamb stew. Walter denies it, and the patrons comment that future grandchildren may ask what they did in the great war and recall weekly meatless meals.
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Walter
Parlor Debate Over Justifiable Peace Echoes
A fragmented dialogue centers on whether lasting peace can be truly justified. A disputed exchange features a parlor orator and a dissenting man, with stray references to a man who reconciled with his wife but excluded her mother from the home.
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Toonee
His Small Economy and the Soupless Day
A fragmentary dialogue centers on frugality and appearance. Plod ding Peter explains conserving his bit along with others on a soupless day while a mention of suffrage pickets and a damages lawsuit adds a legal angle.
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Peter
Egg Thaw Transformation Sparks Kitchen Debate
In a humorous exchange from Modern Cookery a waiter admits an egg was only thawed for four minutes, just enough to thaw rather than cook. The exchange underscores kitchen timing quirks and old warm storage practices.
Farm Soldier Plows Trenches at Home Front
A food producer serves in the war effort by farming at home, turning fields into trenches with a plow to sustain supply lines. The veteran emphasizes duty and adaptive work close to home.
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I Mas
I Hear Your Poetry Is Selling the Wildfire
A playful overheard line riffs on selling wildfire as poetry. The exchange hints at a literary, marketable turn for verse framed by clever wordplay and Victorian diction.
Force of Food
A playful note describes a meal of oxtail soup and hush as the speaker feels bold and lively. The companion replies with a similar sentiment, suggesting strong satisfaction and energy from the food.
A Mother's Gift Poem Remembering a Child
A mother entrusts her son with a sacred gift to guard his faith and love. She bids him keep the holy token as a link to her memory and to meet in the eternal home, even if scoffers mock the gift. The poem honors parental devotion and the enduring bond between mother and child.
So Great Salvation
A faith commentary on the Christian gospel declares that salvation is God’s gift through Jesus Christ, achieved by faith and the inward work of the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes forgiveness of sins, justification, and power over sin as outcomes of true belief, and warns that neglecting this salvation leaves no other escape.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Jacob of Old
Min
God
Teds
Calvary’s
Christ
Iim
Jesus Christ
Peter
Phil
Enthusiasm and Virtue Speak to Human Passion
The quote argues that zeal is needed alongside virtue to resist base passions. It contends that cold virtue ruled by formalities fails against the tumult within the human heart and calls for a passionate devotion to God.
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God
Susan H. Blow
The Living Is the Test Thackeray Quote
A fragment from Thackeray notes that living up to faith is harder than dying for it, stating that the living is the true challenge for every nation and person.
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Thackeray
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England
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Publi
Lassigny
Soliite
Men of Tomorrow
New York
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