Red Cross War Relief Expenditure Report Highlights Massive Growth
First installment of a report to the American people details 273 million spent by the Red Cross on war relief and 400 million contributions. It notes 562 chapters in 1907 and 3,724 chapters by 1919 with 90 million adult and 11 million children members, plus canteen meals, volunteer goods, and nurse enrollments.
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American Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
War Council of the Red Cross
France
United States
Qnembershiny
Ted Cross
Feeding for Egg Production Says Wisconsin Expert
D. H. Reid of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture explains feeding rules for hens to maximize egg output. He notes the egg mirrors feed, excess proteins boost or limit production, and a balanced diet with meat scraps and shell support yields about two eggs in three days, with 30 percent production profitable.
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D. HW. Reid
Wisconsin College of Sgriculture
Mr. Reid
Always Judge a Man by the Way He Does Little Things
Actor Wil M. Cressy argues character shows in small acts. He notes debates over religion and debt, and warns that losing temper wastes time and worsens outcomes in arguments.
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Wil M. Cressy
Census Bureau Eyes 110 Million Population in 1920 Count
Federal director Sam Rogers announces the January 2 start for the U S census to tally about 110 million people, up from 1910’s 91.87 million. The operation spans two weeks of data gathering with New York City split into four districts and supervisors assigned by district. full population figures due in fall 1920. additional data will be gathered beyond prior censuses.
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Sam Rogers
United States
Washington
Census Bureau
New York City
Bible Adaptation Planned by Los Angeles Producer
A California motion picture producer in Los Angeles plans to film scenes from the Bible from cover to cover in 100 reels. Two reels will be shown at a time, and the project is expected to take two years. Some scenes may require the largest gatherings of people ever seen in a motion picture.
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Los Angeles
Farmers urged to turn fallen timber into winter fuel
The United States Department of Agriculture recommends farmers convert fallen timber into fuel as coal prices rise. A wood siding machine powered by a gasoline engine can process timber efficiently, reducing labor and cost. One outfit may serve several farmers or a single operator for neighboring producers.
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United States Department of Agricultares
Texas-Mexican
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Federal Horticultural Board
Lichti Chinesis Fruit Package Described by Writer
Robert S. Walker in the Guide to Nature calls Lichti Chinesis one of nature s daintiest fruit packages. The evergreen tree from southern China is being tried by planters in southern California and has arrived in America in an dry state.
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Nature
Robert S. Walker
Guide To Nature
China
California
Proverb Snippet Reflects Caution And Determination
A collage of aphorisms on distrust, prudent replies, and fate. Lines warn against haste and empty pursuits while noting wisdom and consequence in daily choices. The mixed maxims suggest a period voice emphasizing caution and personal responsibility.
The Lieht Chinese Fruit in Market Not a Nut
In markets it is mislabeled as a nut, though the seed is inedible. The Lieht Chinese fruit ripens midsummer to globular reddish fruit about 1.5 to 2 inches wide with white juicy flesh in a rough brittle rind. Dried fruit rattles in huts and contains a single large seed. China eaters use it dried or canned.
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United States
Tennessee family runs six 4H club workers at home
A White County father in Tennessee runs six children in 4H club projects. One daughter cares for a chicken flock, another for a dock, two keep poultry yards, a daughter feeds geese, and the two older sons manage sheep and hogs. The children share a percentage of profits with their father for feed and housing. The four daughters keep precise poultry records and all boosters support club work under USDA and state colleges.
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Tennessee
White County
United States Department, of Agriculture
Clothing the Family Budgeting and Quality Choices
Laura Makepeace of Colorado Agricultural College urges systematic family clothing planning. She recommends dividing garments into outer wear, underclothes and accessories and budgeting 15 percent of yearly income for clothing with proportions for outer 70 percent, under 20 percent and care 5 percent.
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Laura Makepeace
Colorado Agricultural College
Lettuce Fields Expand in California Imperial Salt Valley
Lettuce is grown on 30 to 40 acre irrigated fields in California's Imperial and Salt River valleys. During January and February harvests peak with as many as 26 carloads shipped daily to midwest and east markets. The hand harvested crop is of extra fine quality and part of a growing state industry alongside carrots peas cauliflower and beans.
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Imperial
Salt River
California
Mother's Cook Book by Verree Magnel Recipes
A fragment from Mother's Cook Book outlines nourishing soups and chicken stock dishes. It gives steps for making a gold nourishing soup with chicken stock cream and crackers and for a split peas dish with pork and corn, plus a general cream soup method and a chicken celery soup with thickening and crackers.
Mortgage Incumbrances Among U S Homes in 1910 Census
The 1910 census counted 20,255,555 homes in the United States with 9,088,711 owned and 10,007,895 rented. Of owned homes 2,981,695 were encumbered by mortgages or liens.
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United States
Devil's Club Plant Appears on Isle Royale
The devil's club shrub, common along the Pacific coast and in parts of the Rocky Mountains, appears on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Its presence on the isolated island raises questions about how it crossed a thousand miles of terrain and forests, a riddle noted by D. Lange in the American Forestry Magazine.
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Devil’s Club
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
D. Lange
American Forestry Magazine
Washington
Great Lakes
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Soapstone Used As Paint In Chinese Stone Preservation
Soapstone is widely used in China to preserve sand stone and other stone structures prone to crumbling from climate. The powder is applied as a paint to protect and extend the life of historic buildings.
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China
Earth's Polar Diameter Slightly Shorter Than Equatorial
A snippet notes Earth's polar diameter is about 27 miles less than the equatorial diameter implying slight flattening at the poles.
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Equator
My True Love Defies Wealth in Simple Love
A lyric celebrates a beloved of humble means who sparkles with health and smiles. The narrator proclaims devotion beyond gold, praising inner worth over blue blood. A closing vow binds hearts as endless as the desert sun.
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Dearie
Earth
Asphyxiation Dominates Hangings Says Medical Journal
A physician asks the cause and onset of death in hangings. The Journal of the American Medical Association states that properly adjusted knots can cause instant death by spinal cord break, but in most cases asphyxiation is the cause. Consciousness may linger from a few seconds to 90 seconds, with life lasting 15 to 20 minutes.
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The
Journal of American Medical Association
Everyday Life and the Value of Challenge
A reflection argues that life lacks meaning without obstacles and surprise. It asserts that effort and faith are essential to making life worth living, noting that a game with no difficulty loses appeal even to a child. The passage emphasizes action as intrinsic to human purpose.
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Hfe
Weather prophecy Stone in Finland Alleged Barometer
A Finnish stone allegedly acts as a weather barometer turning black before rain and whitening as skies clear. A speaker jokes about the stone’s response to a weatherteller’s “black deed” and the stone turning sear in color.
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Finland
Largest Shade Tree in Country Is Sycamore
The American Forestry Magazine urges planting sycamores for shade. It notes rapid growth and beauty, calling for more beautiful cities. The largest shade tree is a 46 foot circumference sycamore in Worthington Indiana, 150 feet tall, cited by the Columbus Dispatch.
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American Forestry Magazine
Worthington
Ind
Middle West
Columbus Dispatch
Forty Is Sacred Number With Respect to Weather After St Swithin Day
The 40 day superstition of weather after St Swithin is debunked by the New York Herald. The piece notes no year ever meets a constant rainy period and mentions Noah's 40 days of rain as a possible origin. It questions why forty was chosen and cites recurring distrust of the forecast.
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New York Herald
Winchester
Noah
Pointed quotes on ambition and aging habits
The excerpt offers terse aphorisms on life aims, gratitude, and social behavior. It asserts ambition without drive is common, ungratefulness as a harsh human flaw, and that cautious appearances can mask real costs.
German Firms Invading U S Exchange Markets
Germany, recovering rapidly after the war, threatens to divert foreign trade to its advantage. Dr. B E Pratt, former head of the foreign and domestic commerce bureau, warned at the New York Foreign Round Table meeting.
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Germany
B. E. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
New York
The Brazil Nut Tree Grows Vast Amazon Districts
The article describes the Brazilian tree reaching 100 to 130 feet in height with alternate horizontal branches and a smooth trunk 12 to 17 feet in circumference. It notes a Carcnago three wheeled gasoline truck designed to turn in a 12 foot circle for use where space is limited.
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Amazon
Carcnago
Federal inspectors warn on slack-filled canned goods
U S food inspectors under the bureau of chemistry warn of slack-filled canned foods containing excess water. Enforcement will target violators under the federal food and drugs act. Full cans cost more but offer better value, while slack-filled ones profiter the trade at the consumer’s expense.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Food and Drugs Net
Useful Asbestos Found Across The Country
Asbestos has become widespread in modern manufacture including incombustible fabrics, gloves, felt, paper, and as a fireproofing covering for boilers and pipes. It occurs globally, chiefly with serpentine, described as a fibrous mineral with flexible to stiff fibers and a silky luster.
Envelopes Invented by Brighton Bookseller in 1839
A 19th century note credits S. K. Brewer a Brighton bookseller with inventing envelopes in 1839. This concise record highlights the origin of a common paper package carrier.
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S. K. Brewer
Brighton
England
A Classy Yegg and Other Comic Panels
A collection of light humorous vignettes and dialogue sketches. Jokes include a pearl-handled revolver yegg, a talking machine wife, a selling man at Nifty Toys, a diplomat husband via a pet sweeper, a doctor racing to a bedside, and a senator rephrasing the dove of peace after its trials.
Millions to Be Spent by Japanese for Aviation
The Japanese government plans to appropriate about 125 million dollars over four or five years to develop aviation. Interest has surged after a French aviation corps began teaching their army. Japan aims to close the gap with leading powers in aviation capability.
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Japan
Peanut crop leads states with Alabama exception
The report states Texas tops peanut production this year with 12 78 000 bushels, up 6 000 000 from last year, while the national crop rises to 55 531 000 bushels, reflecting a 1 000 000 increase. An agnostic joke follows dialogue about certainty.
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Alabama
Texas
Stoppage of Circulation Causes Pins and Needles
Physicians explain that prolonged pressure on a limb cuts blood flow and deadens nerves. When the limb is straightened, nerves regain sensation, causing a prickling feeling as each nerve fiber awakens and normal sensitivity returns.
Rabbits Provide Frugal Meat Source for Families
Rabbits offer an affordable meat option amid high living costs. A small backyard pair of does and a buck can yield abundant, white, chicken-like meat, suitable for frying, stewing, roasting or pot pies, fed by garden scraps and cheap grains.
3200 Mile Cable Linking Americas Proposed
A project envisions a 3200 mile submarine telecommunication cable spanning North and South America. The plan calls for routing via a central relay point near the island of Earblocks with connections to Vink and other nearshore sites.
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Amerion Ly
Rainlay Fit Miata
Minta Selena
Sraail
Earbides
New Oil Fuel Boiler Invention Aimed At Efficiency
A claimed invention details an offie verifiable boiler design using oil as fuel. The description mentions concrete components and a high turner by inventor Khenming. The document outlines a unique approach to improve energy output.
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ATICH
Turner
Khenming
Rubber Eyes and Artificial Eye Invention Report
In France researchers claim a rubber eye and a rubber artificial eye offer advantages over KIGKS models. The new design emphasizes comfort and wearability, marking notable progress in prosthetic ocular devices.
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France
Headaches linked to stomach issues with Triner’s Elixir
An article asserts many headaches stem from stomach disturbances and poisons produced in the intestines. It promotes Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine to cleanse the intestines, restore appetite and aid digestion, citing Parkin Ark reader Mrs. J. Graishe. Also mentions Cuticura products and general beauty tips.
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Triner
J. A. Graishe
Parkin, Ark
Joseph Triner
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Ill
From Girlhood to Middle Life Tonic Endorsed by Readers
Testimonials from women across towns describe Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as restoring health during transitional life stages. They credit the tonic with alleviating heat flashes dizziness irregularity and fatigue while citing continued use of Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for liver relief and constipation.
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South Freeport
St. L. Martin
Seventh Ave
Elgin
Cascarets Offer Gentle Liver and Bowel Cleanse
An advertising pitch promotes Cascarets as a safe, mild laxative to remove liver and bowel poisons. It claims to relieve dizziness, coated tongue, sallow skin, bad breath and sour stomach without griping or discomfort, urging readers to buy at the drug store.
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Sonic
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OLD Kentucky Manufacturing CO. Incorporated
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Jackson Boulevard
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Weut Furnace Carb, Co
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
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