Florence Nightingale The Lady of the Lamp and Nurse Reformer
A tribute recounts Florence Nightingale born 1820 in Florence, famed for guiding nursing in the Crimean War. It notes her lamplit rounds at Scutari, reforms in hospital care, founding of modern nursing, and enduring influence on Red Cross societies while she remained largely out of public view.
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Scutari
Red Cross
Florence Nightingale
New York Sun
Florence
Europe
Egypt
England
Paris
Trarley Street
Crimea
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Miss Nightingale
Sidney Herbert
War Office
Tie
Turkey
France
Marseilles
Scntari
Byittle
Longfellow
Scutart
Nightingale Fund
More Hominy and a Lesson in Workday Justice
The article extols several kinds of hominy and lye hominy as nourishing staples from early America to modern kitchens. It also notes a public commission finding that employing women as streetcar conductors and flagmen jeopardizes their health and safety, citing Kenosha cases of repeated car crossings.
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America
United States Department of Agriculture
Crowded Washington Swelled War Workforce in Wartime Office Decline
In a Century Magazine piece Frank Ward O Malley notes that the ordnance department in Washington grew from about 85 staff to roughly 3500 by the initial wartime period and expected near ten thousand. The influx mirrors similar boosts across many government offices, filling the town with new White faces as the war expanded.
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America
Ordnance Department
Washington
Frank Ward O'Malley
Century Magazine
Paris doctors corroborate Manguiliere on new winter throat health
Several American physicians in Paris support the French throat specialist Doctor Manguiliere who announced at the academy a new winter throat health development. The report notes cross national medical interest and the potential impact on treatment approaches.
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Paris
Manguiliere
Academy
How Tornadoes Form In The Plains
The essay explains tornado formation on the western plains. Sun heats a ten square mile area, creating extremely hot air that rises. A cooler layer above then sinks, forcing the hot air upward through a channel and a whirlwinds begins its destructive journey.
Makes It Easier About Bill’s Drink Choices
A reader reports Bill stopped drinking Joy water and now drinks only soda. He wears yellow glasses to give the impression of champagne.
British pensions ministry handles thirty three thousand letters daily
The Ministry of Pensions processes about 33,000 letters each day as part of its workload.
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Ministry of Pensions
French fashion blamed for throat illnesses this winter
A Paris cable reports doctors claim the style of wearing low cut blouses reduced sore throats among French women by 75 percent this winter. The doctors say three-fourths of patients with bronchitis laryngitis tonsillitis bronchial pneumonia and related conditions are men, supporting Doctor Manguiliere’s assertion that exposing throats and necks causes the illnesses.
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Manguiliere
Paris
What Alan Wanted
A brief dialogue reflects on where good boys go while alive. Alan asks about life after death and whether good boys attend a picture show, prompting a mother’s gentle, humorous reply about staying at home.
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Alan
Condors Display Uneven Strength and Claw Power
Condors show strong beaks and a blunt claw grip with a mix of power and restraint. The birds demonstrate their predatory efficiency while relying on forceful talons for grasping.
Germany’s harsh peace terms reveal true aims behind liberal talk
The article cites a trench-era German note outlining terms for Belgium under dominance, colonization of Courland Lithuania and Livonia, control of liberty of seas, and heavy tribute from Roumania and the Allies. It argues these terms contradict Germany’s public liberal peace claims and mocks belief in such peace.
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Germany
Belgium
Courland
Lithuania
Livonia
Esthenia
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Wisconsin Women May Work on Street Car Lines Eight Hours
The Wisconsin industrial commission issued an order restricting women on street car lines to day work. Milwaukee conductors motormen and flagmen may work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., while in other cities and towns hours run 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a maximum of eight hours daily.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Milwaukee
Cravath Grudge Aided Benny Kauff Catches Fly
Cravath harbors a grudge against Benny Kauff of the New York Giants over a fifty dollar fly. In Philadelphia a ball smashed toward a sign and a reward for hitting the board drew Benny to leap and snag the speeding ball just inches from the fence.
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Cravath
Benny Kauff
Gavry Cravath
New York Giants
Benny Shauff
Philadelphia
Cra
Vath
Kauff
Benny
Government Seeds Reach Public Gardens In Spring
The United States government distributed large quantities of garden and flower seed this spring, with the total free seed circulated from Washington reaching 499.06 tons. The shipment reflects vast acreage dedicated to seed production and careful selection for planting across the country.
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United States
Postman
Washington
To North Pole by Airplane Will Be Possibility Soon Declares Arctic Explorer
Arctic explorer Donald MacMillan outlines a plan for air travel to the North Pole from Cape Columbia. He proposes Etah in northern Greenland as a base with a supporting ship from Boston. Flights from Etah to Cape Columbia and the pole could total about 826 miles round trip and take eight to nine hours.
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North Pole
Cape Columbia
Donald MacMillan
Pole
MacMillan
Etah
Greenland
Boston
Grant Land
Oan Oi
Fiber Containers Replace Tin Cans for Fruits
The department of commerce reports a push to conserve metals by replacing tin cans with paper or fiber containers for perishable fruits and vegetables. Early tests favored detinning to recover steel and tin for reuse, guiding factories toward fiber packaging.
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Department of Commerce
Seed mailing system uses automated packing and weighing
A slice of juggling figures notes 15 969 920 ounces with corn seed leading at 850 000 pounds mailed nationwide. Machines automatically proportion seed by weight, fill packages and seal them.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Jerusalem Rose of Jericho Revives as City Regains Life
A Jerusalem correspondent to the London Times compares the city’s recovery from hardship to the Rose of Jericho. He notes speculators once hindered British advances by devaluing Egyptian notes, causing public distress and military disruption. Britain and Egypt restore confidence as trade with Egypt resumes daily.
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Jericho
Jerusalem
London Times
Palestine
Britain
Egypt
Holy City
Cheaper Poultry Rations Tested by Agriculture Dept
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports wheatless rations for laying hens can yield nearly equivalent egg production to wheat-containing feeds. Tests with Leghorns show pluses in two years of data, with beef scrap, corn, oats, and fish or mussel meals affecting egg quality and flavor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Eat Enough No More Advised By Agriculture Dept
The United States Department of Agriculture urges a simple rule for households eat enough food and no more. Following this standard could lower grocery costs and improve the health of all family members.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Salvage Plan Aims to Offset Tin Can Loss for Army
Perishable articles previously packed in tin are expected to help offset tin can shortages for the army in France. The remaining losses will be balanced by salvaging used cans.
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France
Leslie’s
Clockwork toy figure swims with overhand stroke realism
A new clockwork toy figure demonstrates a lifelike swimming motion using an overhand stroke. The mechanism propels the figure smoothly through the water, mimicking a natural freestyle.
Religious Groups and Alaska Tin Lead in New Statistics
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions lists 1,353 missionaries. Since 1902 Alaska tin mining has yielded nearly 1000 tons. The Methodist Church in Japan reports about 12 percent membership growth in the past year. An East Concord farmer received a bid of $28 per bushel for Golden Bantam seed corn.
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Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Alaska
Methodist Church
Japan
East Concord
N. H
What "Maru" Means in Japanese Merchant Ships
Captain Takeshima of the Hudson Maru says the term Maru has no special meaning beyond its ship naming tradition. He traces origins to a centuries old Japanese custom, noting it was added to ship names about 2,000 years ago during Empress Jingo's Korea expedition, and is not used for warships.
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Takeshima
South Atlantic
Jingo
Korea
Cuticura Soothes and Heals Irritated Skin
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing touching and burning skin. It recommends bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, drying gently, then applying Cuticura Ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents by mail or at druggists.
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Dept. X
Boston
Hard Boiled Sergeant
A Saturday morning inspection finds a private beltless. First Sergeant orders replacement from the quartermaster sergeant and charges for the lost belt. Private admits loaning a belt two months earlier to Corp. 8S. C. Samuels of Battery C, 126th Artillery, in Judge.
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Corp. 8S
C. Samuels
One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Artillery
Judge
A Daylight Scorner and The Bee That Firefly
A playful fragment notes a firefly as a slacker and mocks him for not rising earlier to avoid a fight. The tone is light and comic with insect characters.
Not Entertaining
Mollie teased with a singing turn while a guest named Charlie recalled no entertaining moments. A witty exchange hints at a quiet show with emphasis on her performance.
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Mollie
Charlie
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