Fitness tests for army aviators rely on Barany chair
The article explains how an army aviation candidate undergoes strict balance and coordination tests using a Barany chair and blindfolds. It details eye movement responses after spins, finger touch, and limb raising tests to assess horizontal and vertical canal function and equilibrium accuracy.
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Army
Charles P. Small
Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Barany
Corn meal dishes and sparrow pie in a family cookbook
A section on corn meal dishes describes making mush with water and salt, browning onion and hamburger, and layering in a baking dish to bake. It also notes serving mush with top milk for children and suggests baking English sparrows in a pie, referencing a Mother Goose rhyme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Meat Loaf From Boiled Hocks and Beef
Boil two pounds of pigs hocks in salted water until the meat releases from the bone. In a separate pot cook one pound of lean beef until tender. Combine the meats with desired seasonings and shape into a loaf. Use the cooking liquor for soup or corn meal mush for added flavor.
Quail Crop Infested Farm Leads to Authority Consultation
A Georgia farmer found a quail crop on his un-fenced land filled with boll weevils and sought county guidance to keep hunters off. Authorities said he could not restrict hunting and noted insect-de- stowed birds as part of the county’s pest concerns.
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Georgia
Cabinet Line of Succession After President
In 1792 Congress provided that if both the president and vice president were removed or disabled the president pro tempore of the Senate would succeed, then the Speaker of the House. The 1886 act established the cabinet succession order beginning with the Secretary of State, then the Treasury, then the War Department and the Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Senate
House
the Treasury
War
Quail Protection Drive Aims to Fight Boll Weevil
Farmers push to conserve the quail as a natural aid against boll weevil damage on cotton fields. The movement seeks stricter laws to protect insect destroying birds and may be brought to the legislature when it convenes this summer.
Hunting Dogs Seen As War Service Assets In France
A Kentuckian, H M Turner, argues French war dogs show innate service aptitude and Kentucky hunting dogs excel for Red Cross work. He cites a Kentucky bred hound used in fox chasing and recalls a dog that vanished then returned home to Tow.
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H. MN. Turner
France
America
West
Red Cross
Kentucky
Iowa
Special Nicotine Tobacco Seeds Claim High Content
A New York Times writer notes seedmen offer tobacco seeds that allegedly produce leaves with three to ten times the nicotine of ordinary grades while other seeds promise leaf with minimal nicotine. The piece highlights contrasting claims amid ongoing beliefs about nicotine harms.
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New York Times
No Special Election Provision for President Outside Regular Terms
The text notes that no provision exists for a special presidential election outside the standard four year cycle, referencing the roles of the attorney general postmaster general secretary of the navy and secretary of the interior. No additional details are provided about implications or processes.
Brief Facts on Inventions Across the World
The report notes nearly 500 sulphur times on Sicily and describes chairs made of paper reinforced with steel rods. It mentions an attachable mustache guard for cups, glare reducing screens for portable lamps, sugar mill refuse barrels in Hawai, a Japanese company beginning electric soda production, and baking sachet powders briefly to extend life.
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Sicily
Hawai
Japan
Talking Photoplays Next Eliminates the Phonograph
A new cinema sound system eliminates the phonograph by using a film record produced photographically and rendered magnetically. It allows equal lengths for sound and picture with true synchronization. The March Popular Mechanics Magazine describes the method.
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Popular Mechanics
Not Much to Ask. His Fiancee
Dialogue driven piece noting engagements and social ambitions. Humor centers on gossip about neighbors the Spats, a fortune telling setup, and a charity party prize of hard coal. The discussion touches on engagements, class aspirations, and a gasoline car incident linked to Henry.
Comforting Instance and the Talk of Brains
A dialogue where Ned questions whether men of brains are longer lasting while Ted replies that experience and longevity matter more than intellect. The exchange contrasts intellect with lived years and mutual reassurance.
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Ned
Ted
Swift and His Airship Aims Draw Mixed Reactions
A witty exchange highlights Swift’s penchant for airship life and constant falls, with one remark noting his home in an airship and another quipping about his nature being at home in such peril. The banter underscores a public fascination with aerial ventures and eccentric personalities.
Clockmaker Quip Sparks Jester’s Defense
A witty exchange features a clockmaker assuring durability while a skeptic claims the clock’s colors are numbered. The humorous dialogue plays on perception versus claim in a small-town setting.
Revival of the Old Fashioned Carpetbag Predicted
Leather merchant J. N. Daley of Chicago says high leather costs and shortages will spark a revival of the carpetbag. He notes these bags appear in Western cities and expect them to reach the East, claiming the war will revive discarded forefather goods and may make the carpetbag as useful as modern luggage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Daley
Chicago
Daley Delares
Mr. Daley
Retribution Sermon by Moody Institute Secretary
Reverend J H Ralston argues that wartime tragedy proves the universal law of retribution. He cites Butler and Phelps, warns against forgetting consequences of sin, and urges faith in Christ’s atonement to escape future judgment. He stresses personal responsibility and the inevitability of divine retribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ralston
D.D
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Hell
War Time Missions Call for Prayer and Organization
The piece draws parallels between global war efforts and world wide missions, urging prayer study and sacrifice. It emphasizes a strong home base and trained personnel and equipment, and calls for solid organization and close contact with mission field representatives.
In Everybodys Theodosia Garrison Poem Reflection
A speaker envisions rebirth and joy in heaven while contrasting a tired lodging house mirror scene. The verse contemplates a youthful Paradise self, the image of Ines, and the contrast with subway crowds and earthly weariness. The narrator notes a hidden bird heart and a silent, idealized self imagined in reflection.
Cordwood Fires Shape Homes and Rural Life in 1917
The article notes a strong demand for cordwood as many suburban homes include open hearths and fireplaces. It cites 81,875,000 cords of wood consumed in the United States in 1917, valued over $225 million, with major use on farms and by Ohio families. Texas leads in wood consumption followed by Michigan, Ohio, and New York, each with wood valued above $10 million. Experts praise wood heat for ventilation and the cozy appeal of blazing logs.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
New York
Breeding and Feeding Key to Winter Egg Production
Harold H. Amos of Kansas State Agricultural College notes that, with proper selection and management, winter egg output can be boosted. He stresses choosing hens that perform well in fall and winter as the best year round layers and recommends discarding poor layers before breeding season.
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Harold H. Amos
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kingdom of God Within Him Statement
A man’s place in the kingdom of God mirrors how much the kingdom has room in him. The idea emphasizes inner receptivity shaping spiritual standing and daily life.
Africa Feeds On News Of War From Across The Continent
The article notes widespread African interest in the European war, with whites in German colonies and French telegraph lines extending to Timbuktu, Libreville, and Stanley Pool. It describes telegraph and wireless links reaching the Sahara and Congo regions, delivering daily news.
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Africa
Germany
Togo
Sahara
Timbuktu
Sudan
Belgian Congo
Libreville
Stanley Pool
Congo
Stanley Walls
Kasai
Optimal hatch timing for cockerels and egg breeds
The passage advises disposing of young cockerels as broilers at better prices than later hatches. Egg breeds should not hatch before mid March, as they lay early and peak around January. In abnormal times hatching as late as June 15 may be profitable, but those chicks are not good egg producers and should be marketed in late fall.
United States Could Produce Its Own Chemicals After War
Prof. D. D. Jackson of Columbia University predicts the United States can independently produce its chemical necessities after the war. He notes current dye production matches normal consumption and that colors produced are rising. He argues proper legislation could enable competitive domestic manufacture of most imported chemicals.
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United States
D. D. Jackson
Columbia University Department of Chemical Engineering
Jackson
Germany
War Meat Recipe from Army Mess Sergeant
Army Mess Sergeant R. W. Lally of the 329th Artillery at Camp Custer Michigan shares a campaign era dish for the cam ouflage meat contest of the Illinois state council of defense. The recipe mixes kidney beans macaroni tomato sauce water salt and chili powder for a hearty one pot meal.
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R. W. Lally
Three Hundred and Twenty-ninth Artillery
Camp Custer
Michigan
Illinois State Council of Defense
The President's Cabinet Names and Home States
The President's Cabinet lists 12 members with their home states: Robert Lansing New York secretary of state William G McAdoo New York secretary of the treasury Newton D Baker Ohio secretary of war Thomas W Gregory Texas attorney general Albert S Burleson Texas postmaster general Josephus Daniels North Carolina secretary of the navy Franklin K Lane California secretary of the interior David R Houston Missouri secretary of agriculture William C Redfield New York secretary of commerce William B Wilson Pennsylvania secretary of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Wilson
Robert Lansing
New York
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Thomas W. Gregory
Texas
Alberts. Burleson
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Navy
Franklin K. Lane
California
Interior
David ¥. Houston
Missouri
Agriculture
William C. Redfield
Commerce
Williamb. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Colorado honors first woman deputy U S marshal Lola Anderson
Lola Anderson, 25, became the first woman deputy United States marshal in Colorado, taking the oath of office two weeks before Christmas as the banner state for suffrage honors its mothers wives and daughters with trusted roles and the ballot.
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Colorado
United States
Lola Anderson
Statistical Notes Run Through Illinois Figures and Funds
The report notes 9 893 saloons in Illinois and 850 000 Indians in the United States. It cites 556 London war charities and states the U S government will spend 1 000 000 000 dollars next year on military buildings. The Rockefeller Foundation gave 100 000 to welfare work among Jewish soldiers. An ordinary airplane excluding the engine contains over 200 parts plus thousands of nails screws stampings and forgings.
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Illinois
United States
London
Rockefeller Foundation
Girls Needed on the French Farms by War Worker
Miss Anne Morgan, returning from France where she aided communities crushed by German invasion, urged American farm girls to join France’s harvest effort. She emphasized practical field work over theory, noting 5,500 acres cultivated and a dairy run with soldiers to milk cows.
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Miss Anne Morgan
America
France
Miss Morgan
J. P. Morgan
American Fund For
Easy Method to Remove Dents From Wood
A scientific writer suggests a simple repair for dented or scratched wood. Fold blotting paper, dampen, heat an iron, press over the dent, then dry and check the result. Repeat if needed, repolish to remove marks and restore surface.
The Opium Habit Forms and Harms Described
The article outlines three opium intake methods by Turks eaters Chinese smokers and civilized drinkers laudanum. It explains opium from unripe poppy fruit incised juices scraped into small cakes for sale. Early use leads to a wretched life and rarely reaches forty.
History of the $3 Gold Piece Coinage
The $3 gold piece was authorized February 21 1858 and its discontinuation act passed September 26 1880. From 1854 to 1889 inclusive 539,792 pieces were coined and nearly all surviving examples are now in collectors hands.
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Tamale Pie
Winnaar
AR Alalir
Papa Stfill
Fibel
Henry
Dwight L. Moody
Christentum
Weyance
Butler
Austin Phelps
Andover
Jesus Christ
Armenia
Belium
Heaven
Paradise
Theodosia Garrison
Girs
Farmingdale
Girl
U. S
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