Camp Libraries to Supply Soldiers With Best Reading Matter
The United States government funds a national war library drive led by a library war council to create 82 camp libraries at cantonments. Each 40 by 120 foot building will house 8,000 to 60,000 books and provide staff with trained librarians and distribution networks.
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United States
American Library Association
Newton D. Baker
Tew
Library War Council
United
War Service Committee
Commission On Training
Ccmmpn
War Department
Library War Council plans books for soldiers in camps
The library war council will fund circulating library books for soldiers at camps and cantonments. The initiative aims to provide recreation and counteract negative influences, with a democratic list of popular authors and short stories chosen by experienced librarians.
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American Library Association
Library War Council
W. J. Abbot
George Ade
Balzac
John Wendrick Bangs
James M. Barrie
Rex Boach
Hilaire Belloc
William Black
Booth Tarkington
Meredith Nicholson
Robert V W. Chambers
Hall Caine
Winston Churchill
G. K. Chesterton
Wilkie Collins
Irvin Cobb
Famine Drives Child Slavery Upgraded Prices in Town
Amid queues of grain in town warehouses housing 200 000 people there are no riots yet famine forces harsh acts. Parents sell daughters to wealthy families to survive with prices from 20 dollars down to 60 cents during peak distress. One father even sold his child for 14 cents and two bowls of rice.
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Woralthy
Woman Reuses Clothes to Aid Conservation Movement
An article praises frugal dressmaking as part of a broader conservation effort. It outlines simple, practical methods to refresh woolens and fabrics using soap, soap bark, washing, and careful drying. It notes caution with solvents and offers historical literary asides on animal sounds and Tennyson.
Distinctive Animal Noises Highlight Natural Calls
A brief note on how birds and beasts produce unique sounds with few duplicates. The exchange lists horse neighs sheep bleats cow lows pig grunts and squeals turkey gobbles and more.
A Hero Of The Front Stripes And Duty
Lord Northcliffe praised a French soldier at a New York dinner for voluntarily bearing earned stripes. A middle aged Frenchman questioned his entitlement as his post was not dangerous, but Northcliffe emphasized the hero earns all stripes his sleeve will hold.
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Lord Northcliffe
New York
Howl
Comedy in Aid Raid Draws West End Crowds
There was great fun in one small aide street in the West End as people leaned from windows and gathered outside the Houses to discuss the raid. Fifteen to twenty minutes after the event, the scene remained lively with spectators and chatter.
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West End
Some Observations and Aphorisms From Life
A compact collection of wry maxims and reflections on wisdom vanity wealth love and friendship. The speaker notes that experience may not guard against folly and that vanity profits those who aid beauty while criticism often starts at home.
Chinese Starvers in 1906 famine described by National Geographic
The magazine notes Chinese in famine era show remarkable resignation. It recalls a 1906 07 shortage when an army of about 800000 peasants camped outside Tsinkiangpu.
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National Geographic Magazine
Tsinkiangpu
World Trade Highlights From 1916 Figures
The report shows South China produced 48 000 bales of silk last year. Chile imported goods valued at 81 382 220 dollars in 1916. China exported 2 328 cases of human hair to Britain. Hongkong sent 1 201 737 dollars worth of tin to the United States. The Danish national bank posted a best ever surplus of 52 876 400 dollars. Trinidad shipped 42 752 bags of cocoa valued at 1 266 060 dollars to France. British Honduras imported 2 690 306 dollars in 1916, mainly from the United States.
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South China
Chile
China
Britain
Hongkong
United States
Danish National Bank
Trinidad
France
British Honduras
Brief Fair Scene Noted By Police Guardian on Bicycle
A lone policeman on a bicycle arrived at the fair crowd with placards tied by string urging the public to take cover. The scene drew attention as noted by Fright and the onlookers reacted to the unexpected warning.
Longest Poem and Novel Claim From Classic Works
The piece discusses Spenser's Faerie Queene as the longest poem, comparing it to other lengthy works and noting it could rival the Iliad and Odyssey if completed. It also cites Japan's epic novel by Kiong Te Bakin begun in 1852 with 106 volumes and 88 million words, weighing about 180 pounds.
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Thomson
Cowper
Spenser
Japan
Kiong Te Bakin
New Aviation Curriculum Adopted by Peru Schools
Something New Peru becomes first nation to add aviation instruction to public school programs. A French scientist experiments with oil to reduce river fogs by preventing evaporation. European factories produce vast artificial butter from coconut. Platinum discoveries in Spain may surpass Ural reserves.
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Peru
Spain
Ural Mountains
Derby Day Heist Recalled as Crowd Treated Leader With Laughter
The passage describes a royal procession met with loud laughter as crowds and excited dogs chased a figure, who escaped embarrassment by taking cover. It portrays Derby day chaos and the district's view of the raid leader as the event’s centerpiece.
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Lloud
Distinctive Aircraft Emblems Under War Powers
The navy will brand its planes with a white star and red center on a blue circle, while army aircraft will bear a five point white star within a blue circumscribed field with a red center, for easy recognition.
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Army
Farm Advice Warns Against Keeping Deficient Fowls
Guidance notes that keeping birds with deficiencies wastes feed and lowers profitability, urging farmers to cull underperforming fowls to avoid financial loss.
Jincy Finds Kinship and Wealth in Locust Grove
In Locust Grove South Carolina a belated band and a glamorless girl named Jincy arrive with a wrecked carryall. Mrs Benton befriends her, adopts Jincy, and years later Jincy and her brother inherit a $50,000 fortune once hidden by Granny Rollins, transforming the family’s fortunes and sparking town gossip.
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Mrs. Benton
South Carolina
Benton
Benjy Benton
Jaden
Locust Grove
Weather And War Through History
The article notes weather shaped battles from ancient to modern times. It cites rulers and armies seeking favorable or unfavorable conditions and describes prayers for suitable skies before campaigns.
To Insure Pleasant Dreams
The instruction advocates a sunniest bedroom as the best room, shaped with two corners to hold dead air. It recommends a bed in the room center, light warm bedding without pressing on the sleeper, all day airing, and making the bed just before retiring. It advises sleeping in the most comfortable position and dismisses theories against special positions.
The Cullinan Diamond Record Largest Gem Found
The Cullinan, found at Premier mine in the Transvaal in 190T, weighed 8085 percent carats in the rough and was said to be only a fragment of a larger stone. It was cut into nine large stones and many brilliants, the largest finished stone weighing 51634 carats.
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Transvaal
Wedding Toast Gone Wrong Here with Hat Gaffe
At the wedding the couple neared retirement when the bride's younger brother tapped his glass with a knife and quipped that guests should rise and check if anyone had been sitting on his new hat. The moment mixed humor with light embarrassment as festivities continued.
The Valuable Leaf Mold
Leaf mold is a valuable soil amendment for heavy soils and seedling beds. It forms best from beech and bark leaf litter decaying slowly in shaded woods, requires turning and weather exposure, and should be free of sticks to avoid fungal growth.
Composting Leaves and Building a Safe Heap
A practical guide to leaf composting urges square heaps four to five feet high, sheltered to prevent liquid loss, and formed into four or five piles. Add stable or hen manure, kitchen scraps, and well cut up vegetables while avoiding diseased vines to prevent contamination.
Child explains old punctuation from Poe lesson
Little Alice describes how she learned to punctuate by placing a hatpin after Hark and a button hook after a question, as she comes home from school and talks with her mother. The quip highlights playful language teaching through Poe inspired tips.
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Alice
Poe
Ground Squirrels: Over Fifty Species in US and Canada
The article notes that more than 50 species and races of ground squirrels inhabit the United States and Canada. It highlights the diversity of these rodents across North America and hints at their varied habitats and adaptations.
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United States
Canada
Red signal device patented to show unauthorized use of car
A New York man has patented a red signaling device that locks into position on an automobile to indicate when the car is being used by an unauthorized person. The invention aims to alert owners and deter theft by visibly signaling active use.
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New York
Mental Move Brings Wry Take on Spirit's Motion
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a witty line on mental processes and home buying. A speaker notes the spirit moves whenever his wife spots a new house, implying a humorous connection between emotion and housing choices.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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