Fortune Follows a Gunmaker in London Romance
John Trumble, an American inventor with a war gun idea, meets Miss Edith Derry at Mrs Langford’s London party. After a night of flirtation and hope for an audience with Mr Langford, the war office official, Edith reveals she is Langford’s niece and arranges a meeting for the model’s trial.
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Edith Derry
John Trumble
Derry
John
America
Massachusetts
Boston
London
Gether
Midocean
Edgemere Gardens
Miss Derry
Goodby
England
Old City
Trumble
Langtford
Slinging Bullets Found at Ambleside Fort
Lead Acorn shaped bullets discovered at the Roman fort at Ambleside near Windermere mark a rare find beside Birrenswalk in Dumfriesshire. Professor Haverfield notes the Lake District historically a tangled landscape resisting Roman rule and cites the Borransfield fort as a distant frontier strong point.
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Ambleside
Windermere
Birrenswalk
Dumfriesshire
Haverfield
Lake District
Borransfield
Ozone Levels Vary by Environment and Health Effects
The article discusses ozone across terrains, noting higher mountain air ozone than coastal air and unclear health effects. It cites possible bronchial and influenza links, especially during epidemics when atmospheric ozone rises, while acknowledging ozone as a powerful purifier of the air.
Sawed-Off Sermon on a Widow and Confidence Game
A brief editorial note from the Indianapolis News critiques a young widow who trusts a young man, exposing him to a sharp confidence scheme. The piece frames the scenario as a cautionary tale about deceit and manipulation in personal dealings.
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Indianapolis News
Marigold Idol Wreaths Highlight Hindu Devotion
Hindus venerate the common marigold, adorning idols with wreaths of its golden blossoms as part of religious practice.
Beautifying the Home Requires Family Cooperation
A rural home guide urges every family member from the head to the youngest to share duties for a beautiful yard. It recommends fencing stock, restricting chickens, defining paths with boards or stones, smoothing the lawn, and encouraging blue grass. Native shrubs and perennial vines should be planted and cared for to keep them thriving.
Veranda Box Roses Care and Planting Tips
An article outlining how to prepare a veranda box for roses with recommended dimensions and drainage. It explains soil enrichment with clay and cow manure, spacing for tea and hybrid roses, sun exposure, watering practices, fall removal and storage, and spring replanting with minimal root disturbance. The Jaby Rambler is noted as a suitable rose for boxes.
Self-Sowing Annuals for Natural Garden Colour and Support
Plant self sowing annuals among bulbs to avoid bedding plants. Choose blooms like blue ageratum cornflowers nigella Miss Jeckell yellow calliopsis California poppy white snow on the mountain and larkspur. Use brush for stakes to maintain natural stalk positions and reduce string damage. Light colors glow softly at twilight. note delphinium Belladonna purity and lilac tones.
White Evening Primrose Opens After Sunset
The white evening primrose opens its blooms just after sunset, signaling the plant's nightly display cycle and attractant timing for nocturnal pollinators.
Among the Flowers Bulb Tips for Spring Planting
Advice on selecting bulbs for outdoor plots and indoor use. Emphasizes hyacinths and tulips, planting depths and spacings, variety benefits, and care to avoid poor bulbs. Recommends crocuses for borders, warns against soft bulbs, and notes ivy geraniums as good house plants with slow first-year growth.
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Aphis
Taking Away the Stones
Reverend Howard W. Pope urges readers to remove stones of ignorance and conflicting opinions in Christian belief and to embrace salvation through Scripture. He recounts a train encounter with a skeptic amid many religions, stressing faith over complete understanding and citing Daniel Webster on belief beyond comprehension.
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Christ
J. W. Chickering
Washington, D. C
Daniel Webster
Restless Heart Finds Rest in Thee Quote
The excerpt cites Hugh Black on human purpose and the Augustine line about being made for God. It asserts that no work or culture can satisfy a heart awakened to its need until it rests in God.
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God
St. Augustine
Hugh Black
Coal Will Be Superseded by Oil Fuel for Battleships
The article argues that oil fuel offers superior steam production and faster fueling for battleships, reducing crew needs and eliminating coal handling delays. It notes California oil reserves could supply the U.S. navy for a century, and cites weight savings enabling heavier armor on the Nevada and Oklahoma.
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California
United States Navy
Nevada
Oklahoma
Catching Up with China and the New Medical Profession
The St. Joseph Gazette notes California's creation of a modern medical field focused on keeping people well. It contrasts Western profit from sickness with Chinese practice, where doctors earned only during illness or recovery, deeming the new system a favorable, inevitable adoption for global health.
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University of California
China
St. Joseph
Rubber Armor Plate Could Improve Ship Armor
A reader notes rubber armor might better protect underwater vital parts of ships than traditional armor. Citing a Popular Science Siftings idea, an 1860 test showed a two inch thick rubber plate under a hammer could shatter a six inch shot while the rubber stayed intact.
Mines of Spain Dominate World Quicksilver Supply
The article notes that last year more than a third of global quicksilver came from Spanish mines. These cinnabar veins, worked since before Christ, show no bottom and are deemed capable of future production. Authorities also praise Spain's iron ore and coal, though mining is said to be poorly managed.
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Spain
United States
Peninsula
Scotch Eels and War Time Fishing Opportunity
The writer argues for systematic harvesting of freshwater and conger eels around Scotland as British trawlers are scarce. Eels abound in Scottish rivers yet are neglected as a cash crop by locals who do not eat them. Sea fish may grow scarcer and dearer during the war, prompting individual action until the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries weighs in.
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Scotland
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
Bonaparte’s Unlucky Shell Hit Family Home in Toulon
In Toulon the first shell fired by Bonaparte destroyed the house where he and his family had recently resided after moving from Corsica. The hotel was run by his mother’s foster sister. The woman’s husband was killed in the blast. The account appears in The Napoleon Ange dote edited by W. E H. Ireland.
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Bonaparte
Toulon
Corsica
Napoleon
W. E H. Ireland
Iowa House prepares for early April finish on 45 bills
Des Moines reports the Iowa House has 45 measures on its calendar with a third likely to prompt debate. Bills include repeal of appointive state superintendent, sterilization law changes, road law repeal, creation of a poultry bureau, absent voting, and teachers' annuities. Key items: a 20 percent wage attachment bill, a poultry bureau bill, and absent voting. The large pension for retiring teachers bill may go to appropriations before final passage.
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Des Moines
McFarlane
Black Hawk
Committee On Agriculture
Poultry Bureau
State Department of Agriculture
Klinker
Grason
Iowa
Committee On Appropriations
House
Schmedika
Poolroom rule hits Iowa barbers with minor ban
County Attorney J. J. Sharpe of Franklin County declares pool hall annexes in barber shops illegal for serving minors. Barbers in small towns face fines and arrests for admitting underage patrons to pool or billiard areas attached to their shops. Proponents say a large number of shops could be forced to drop pool and billiard services.
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Towa Falls
Iowa
J. J. Sharpe
Franklin County
Sioux City water release boosts famed fishing grounds
The lake near Sioux City Neb Known as a top stocked fishing site received 100000 fish dropped during 1913 to 1914 for propagation. This event highlighted the area across the city from the noted fishing grounds and reflected a major stocking effort in the United States.
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Lake
Sioux City
Neb
United
Bad Indian Nabbed Near Cedar Rapids
George Mitchell surrenders in county jail after eluding justice since last November. He is described as the bad Indian who helped start the Tama reservation uprising last autumn by supplying liquor.
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Cedar Rapids
George Mitchell
Mitchell
Tama Reservation
Club for Merchants to Establish Storm Lake Rooms
At a recent commercial club banquet in Storm Lake the group decided to create club rooms in the city and allocate 1200 dollars for equipment and furniture.
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Club For Merchants
Storm Lake
Bandit Given Twenty Years
John Usher the young man who held up D. D. Baker of Marion was sentenced in Cedar Rapids court to an indeterminate term of ten to twenty years at Fort Madison penitentiary following a revolver battle.
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Cedar Rapids
John Usher
D. D. Baker
Marion
Fort Madison
Farmer's Wife Takes Life Near Thornton
Mason City reports Mrs. Fred Throssel of near Thornton aged 50, mother of five, found dead at her home after cutting her wrist with a razor. Family members discovered her body. The tragedy is being investigated locally.
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Mason City
Fred Throssel
Thornton
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