Swallows as Farmers Helpers in U S Bulletin
A 1916 bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture highlights seven swallow species and their diet. It notes swallows primarily eat flying insects like Diptera and Hemiptera, with minimal plant matter, and identifies these birds as valuable natural pest controllers deserving protection. The work by Prof. F T H Beal summarizes insect-eating benefits and the economic role of swallows in farming.
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United States Department of Agriculture
F. TH. L. Beal
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States
Amusing Vignettes From A Quiet 1900s Page
A collection of humorous scenes features a professor joking with a father about his child’s piano talent and a comic exchange about marriage plans between Mab and Jack Swift. A retired luxury joke notes scarce shade trees and a hammock longing in a farmer’s yard.
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Corntessel
Murphy's Odd Idea Card Joke aboard Warship
An officer orders sailors to lie on their backs and pedal as if riding a bicycle during drill. After a brief effort a sailor quits, saying he is coasting, claiming the exercise is pointless if he is not prized.
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Murphy
Crust of Bread and a Cup of Water
A dialogue unfolds with a hungry student seeking more than a mere meal. The exchange touches on human nature and a hypnotist’s burnout. A letter from a fiancée in France reveals a playful suspicion about cross marks for kisses.
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France
Poultry Do’s And Don’ts For Healthy Hens
Advice on keeping a poultry flock healthy and productive. Warns against feeding decayed flesh and damp, dirty roost areas. Recommends ample greens, prevention of mites, and investing in good stock. Notes eggs stay fresher when not fertilized.
Two Capitol Extravagances Underground Train and Marble Caucus Room
A Washington correspondent notes a miniature electric monorail linking the senate to the office building, used by staff and some senators for speed. It costs about 3900 to 7000 dollars yearly and serves as a public ride. The marble caucus room in the senate office building is vast but acoustically poor and rarely used.
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Capitol
Senate
Washington
Senate Chamber
House
Ants in the Kitchen Remedy Advised
Indiana state entomologist recommends a sugar sirup boiled with four ounces sugar to a half pint water, plus one ounce sodium fluoride. Moisten a sponge, place in a vented can, and position where ants are dense to have them feed and carry poison to the nest. If feeding stops, move the can slightly to renew attraction.
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Indiana
Coombs to Retire This Year to Run Business Interests
Pitcher Jack Coombs declares this season will be his last in baseball. He says the Brooklyn contract ends this year and his business holdings in Palestine Texas, including a general store and two banks, justify stepping away from the game. He hints at a possible managerial role but emphasizes financial interests as the main motive.
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Jack Coombs
Colby Jack
Brooklyn
Coombs
Palestine
Texas
American Girls Fear French Maidens Win Love of Sammies
A letter from Adelaide expresses worry that French maidens may win American overseas soldiers, while a Ohio soldier recalls a French girl kissing him in public. The piece notes soldiers misread gratitude for love, praises French gratitude for U S aid, and ends with wry speculation on a future married life and jobs.
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Adelaide
France
America
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Pershing Sets Rules for Medal of Honor Honors
General Pershing outlines eligibility for the Medal of Honor and other decorations. The highest award may be won only by U S Army personnel for deeds of extraordinary bravery under orders publicized by Secretary Baker. The Distinguished Service Cross and Medal may be awarded to allied forces and nurses.
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America
Pershing
Baker
United States
Siamese government forms unified university from college and medical school
A civil service college and a medical school in Siam have been consolidated into a single university to offer instruction across higher education branches. A Californian inventor introduces a tire rebuilding method using fabric from thread and vegetable fiber to resist punctures. London scientists test Antarctic animal oils for soap leather making and heating uses.
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Civil Service
London
Law forbids hoarding under food administration rules
A warning describes the law governing hoarding of food and asserts penalties. Those who willfully hoard any essentials may be fined up to $5,000, imprisoned up to two years, or both, upon conviction.
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United States Food Administration
Merci The Spirit of Mercy Hidden Treasure Tale
A goddess named Merci in the sky city learns the true treasure lies in mercy. She descends to aid wounded earth people, tending water and wounds on a blood red battlefield. A scarlet cross appears at sunset signaling the treasure found within.
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Jupiter
Merci
Sky City
Vivian A. Brown
Sky Palace
Canners Urged to Learn Marketing Like Producers
The article notes the difficulty for producers of small quantities of various products to connect with buyers. It urges home and club canners to study the marketing end of business just as producers in other industries do.
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Ing
President Appeals to Boy Scouts for Black Walnut Timber
President Wilson calls the Boy Scouts of America to aid in locating black walnut trees for airplane propellers and gunstocks. The War Department and Forest Service coordinate with the Scouts to survey forests and farmer woodlots across the region, focusing on the Ohio Mississippi valley and southern Appalachians for supplies.
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Wilson
Boy Scouts of America
War Department
Forest Service
Boy Scout Organization
Boy Scouts
Connecticut
New York
Canadian Line
Gulf of Mexico
Prairie States
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Appalachian
Farmer Outrivals Clever Artist in Epic Degree
Quote compares Homeric epic with American farming poetry, arguing the farmer with plow equal to painter with canvas. It asserts the farmer shapes land into a living picture through weather, light and season blends, surpassing painting in conveying landscape.
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Elihu Burritt
Markets for Canned Goods Guidance for Housewives
Housewives and canning clubs are urged to study local demand and pack for the season. The Bureau of Markets advises securing orders before canning and warns small nonstandard lots do not attract army or government buyers. Proper grading and standardizing are essential, and home canned goods can carry over. do not build large surplus beyond expected home consumption.
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Canning Clubs
Bureau of Markets of the
Department
Army
Navy
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Those Who Live on the Mountain and the Valley
A reflective note compares life on a mountain to a valley with a longer day. It suggests rising a little can brighten the day and recommends cooling drinks as always welcome. A housewife with a well stocked ice chest becomes popular with friends.
Ever-Ready Lemonade and Barley Water Remedy
A vintage home remedy notes Ever Ready Lemonade made by boiling sugar water and lemon juice then diluting with iced water. It also describes Barley Water by simmering pearl barley in water until reduced, offering domestic health beverage instructions.
Song for marching men by Theresa Beard
A poem fragment from The Bellman by Theresa Virginia Beard praising martial courage and sacrifice. It speaks of a gallant, tearful, fearless song for marching men with trumpet and fire in it and a sacred, wordless space. The piece reflects youth, pride, and faith amid conflict.
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Ruth
Theresa Virginia Beard
Magazine Portrait of General Pershing as Man and Soldier
Harper's Magazine writer W Beach Thomas offers a portrait of General Pershing focusing on his character as a man and soldier. He notes British and French admiration, contrasts with Moltke, and recalls Joffre praising Pershing's decisive method. Colleagues praise his coolness under fire and his simple maxims amid crisis.
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Pershing
General Pershing
Europe
America
W. Beach Thomas
Harper’s Magazine
England
Moltke
France
Immigration Promises to Set New Record Smallest Since Colonial Days
The Washington Herald reports dramatic drops in immigration as the fiscal year ends in June 80. Six months show under 100,000 arrivals with only 57,715 through January 1, 1918 and monthly totals shrinking. War impact cited. Japan now leads in arrivals with about 12,000 this year.
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Washington Herald
America
United States
Japan
Notable figures and transport in early 20th century regions
Notes of interest report 11,000 native teachers and 500 American instructors in the Philippine schools. Hankow foreign concessions host 2,357 licensed jinrikshas, 67 public carriages, and 83 private motorcars. Opals loosen from settings as heat expands them, causing stones to fall out.
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Philippine Islands
Hankow
Recipe fragment mentions sugar and Jemon juice
A brief cooking note instructs adding two ounces of sugar and the juice of a Jemon strain to a mixture then setting it aside to chill.
Fruit Syrup Boiled With Water Then Sweetened
A brief recipe describes boiling a pint of juicy fruit with a pint of water, stirring occasionally, straining, adding honey to sweeten, boiling ten minutes, and bottling. On serving, accompany with table water.
Almond Milk Custard Drink from a Historic Recipe
A traditional beverage method blends blanched almonds, two quarts of milk, a vanilla bean, and sugar or honey to create a sweet almond milk drink. The mixture is boiled, pulped, cooled, strained, and served in lemonade glasses.
Tea Punch Recipe From an English Breakfast Tea Mix
A strong infusion is made with one teaspoon of English breakfast tea per cup of boiling water. For a quart, add honey to sweeten and the juice of two lemons and an orange. Serve with a few slices of the fruit.
Doctor Urged an Operation in Baltimore Woman Healed
A Baltimore woman recounts suffering organic troubles nervousness and headaches for years until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was used five bottles restored health and made work enjoyable. Her sister urged trying the remedy before a suggested operation showing why many women trust the product before surgical decisions.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lluie B
Spurgeon's Philosophy on Giving and Happiness
A concise philosophical quote from C. H. Spurgeon on the reciprocity of giving. It argues that to gain we must give, to accumulate we should scatter, and true happiness comes from making others happy.
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Spurgeon
C. H. Spurgeon
Comfort Baby Skin Soothes With Cuticura Soap Ad
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for red itchy baby skin. Claims hot baths and ointment ease promote sleep for baby and rest for mother. Free samples via Cuticura Dept. Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. xX
Boston
English Vocabulary Growth Through History
The English vocabulary has expanded from an estimated 30 000 words in old texts to over 400 000 words in recent dictionaries. This rise reflects numerous language layers, borrowings, and ongoing coinage expanding lexicon breadth.
Castoria as trusted pediatric remedy marks over 30 years
Mothers urged to inspect each bottle of Castoria for the signature and the claim of use for over three decades. The reminder notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, underscoring its longstanding reputation and familiar branding.
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Fletcher
Imagination Not Romance In Married Life
A dialogue contrasts romance and imagination in marriage. She asks if married people become less romantic. He doubts the romance but says couples need more imagination when explaining themselves.
Near Relations Reveal Twins at School The Johnson Twins
A first day at school produced a surprise when a little girl and a small boy arrived with the last name Johnson. The teacher asked if they were siblings and the girl replied they were twins, altering the common assumption of brother and sister.
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Ralph
Heith Johnson
No Earthly Chance
A Glasgow native sees his prosperous cousin off by a night train to London. The speaker asks for a shilling or a drink for health and safe travel, but the cousin regrets and says he will send what little he can to his poor mother instead. The exchange reveals familial strain and pride in scarce resources.
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Glasgow
London
David
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