Jones County to Enter State Beef Contest
Jones County plans to join 78 counties in a state wide baby beef contest for boys and girls. Prof H M Harter acts as county leader with R W Berry of Ames coordinating with Iowa Beef Producers and ISU Extension. Eligible youths ages 10 to 18 may enter a calf eight months old or younger. prizes include trips to Washington and Chicago Expositions and county level awards.
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R. W. Berry
Ames
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Monticello
Jones County
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Iowa
Extension Department
Western Iowa
H. M. Harter
Mias Kate Maurice
Harter
Bishop
Wallaces' Farmer urges expanding grass acreage for postwar horse demand
The article predicts a Europe wide livestock scarcity after the war, with Ireland England Germany France and Belgium reducing stock and facing feed shortages. It argues the United States can supply horses and advocates increasing grass acreage especially on marginal lands to grow forage for livestock and future agricultural needs.
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Wallaces
Europe
Ireland
England
Germany
France
Belgium
Bad Luck for Allies Cited in Chicago Evening Post Card
The Chicago Evening Post warns that additional misfortune may befall allied forces, urging readers to record any further setbacks as they occur.
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Chicago Evening Post
Villa and civic notes clash in a crowded headlines page
The Washington Post flags Villa’s call to quit as the swiftest path to stagger humanity while Carranza and Uncle Sam form a majority. Fremont Tribune comments on forgiveness for hurried second marriages among women.
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Washington Post
Villa
Carranza
Uncle Sam
Secure Against Blockade by World’s Navy and Rail Network
The United States cannot be blockaded. no navy is large enough to seal all seaports from Bangor to Corpus Christi. Forty ports linked by rail could ship goods, preventing a complete blockade. War would limit invasion to Canada. interior cities would not be reclaimed by an opposing force.
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United States
Bangor
Maine
Corpus Christi
Texas
Canada
Los Angeles Times
The Boy Who Fliered a Kite Built a Bridge
In Niagara Falls a ten year old boy named Walsh proved essential to starting a suspension bridge. The engineer used the boy as the kite flier to cross a single wire across the chasm, pulling a wire then a cable to lay the bridge’s first support. The tale, cited from Harper's, shows a child’s skill aiding a major construction.
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Nebraska
Walsh
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Harper’s
Slander Unleashed A Theatre of Public Fury
The speaker warns that slander begins softly as a whisper and grows into a powerful force that spreads through mouths and ears. It morphs from a quiet murmur to a public crescendo, transforming reputations and provoking widespread hatred and exclusion. Beau Marchais.
Saltey Gamp Serves Tripe With Bold Display
In a hotel dining room a fluent French speaking woman, aged and resembling Saltey Gamp, eats tripe with voluptuous flair. She uses her fork like macaroni and her eye hints at liquor while the narrator watches with hungry eyes and fascination as she eats.
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Howard Copland
Yale Review
Oddest Parasite In Creation
A royal Bengal tiger is infested by a bloodsucking insect about the size of a frea, found on the foot web of tigers of that species. The parasite is said to resemble the tiger in shape claws tail and stripes, making a perfect counterpart in every particular.
A Good Substitute in a Gallant Banter
A dialogue from the Richmond Times Dispatch features a woman nicknamed Miss Sweet and two men debating her intellect and discretion. The exchange implies she negotiates admiration without demanding higher wit, contrasting perception and restraint in courtship.
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Richmond Times- Dispatch
Donkey Engine Metaphor Sparks Local Banter
A brief Yonkers Statesman quip features Greene predicting a new car’s engine as a donkey engine, remarking on its stubbornness in a light exchange.
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Redd
Greene
Yonkers Statesman
Wife Takes Up Golf Citing Jiggs Talk Diminished
A Buffalo Express note quotes the line about Jiggs rarely mentioning golf as his wife has taken up the game, changing the conversation. The casual remark reflects a human interest angle on hobbies in domestic life.
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Anny
Jiggs
Buffalo Express
Emphatic Pledge Sparks Debate on Rhetoric
The quote by Whately frames a critique of overemphasis in speech, arguing that excess emphasis can neutralize impact. The remark invites readers to consider how emphasis shapes meaning and persuasion.
Opera Star Geraldine Farrar Thrilled by Carmen Premiere
Geraldine Farrar attended the Boston premiere of the Lusky Feature Play Company photoplay Carmen at Symphony Hall with family and friends. She praised the screen experience and received an ermine cloak from Samuel Goldfish valued at 10 000 dollars. The event drew 3000 attendees and featured a fifty piece orchestra.
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Carmen
Geraldine Farrar
Paramount Picture
Lusky Feature Play Company
Symphony Hall
Boston
Miss Farrar
Mr. Goldfish
Lasky Feature Play Company
Misa Farrar
James F. Curley
Massachusetts
8. L. Rothapfel
New York
Strand Theatre
OLD TIME BATTLES AND GROWING WAR WISDOM
A column contrasts ancient battles with modern warfare noting small ancient armies such as Gideon’s Israelites and Saul’s forces. It links historical fighting scale to today’s global conflicts while touching on etiquette in Latin cultures and a tobacco seed fact about thimbleful seeds yielding an acre of tobacco plants.
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Alexander the Great
Orient
Israel
Gideon
Palestine
Saul
David
Ahab
Easy Coffee Growing in Haiti Described
The Haiti coffee industry provides most government revenue and relies on peasant labor, mostly women and children, who gather beans and transport them to seaports. The plant thrives across uplands, reproduces from fallen berries, and yields vary mainly with rainfall patterns.
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Haiti
West Indian
London Telegraph
I Am Perfectly Helpless in a Kitchen
An exchange from a New York American piece shows a wife insisting she was raised to be a lady and knows nothing about housework while her husband criticizes her for exaggerating problems. The dialogue emphasizes gender roles and domestic expectations.
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New York American
Spontini Valued Decorations Over Mozart Remarks
Spontini, the composer, wore a gala robe of white silk with gold embroidery and a tassel as he sat at his desk. He boasted a mountain of medals and decorations that crowded his breast. An old musician at a reunion noted Spontini’s honors versus Mozart’s lack, and Spontini quipped that Mozart did not need them.
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Spontini
Casparo Spontini
Curious Devonshore crab tricks enter rabbits by fire
London Spectator reports a strange method where crabs with candles on their backs enter rabbit burrows to drive the animal from its sanctuary. A separate court scene questions a man’s mental incapacity in a divorce case as testimony and odd exchanges unfold.
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Devonshire
London
Wotman
Pim
Whitewashing Window Boxes Prevents Rot and Pests
McCall's Magazine advises treating wooden window boxes with whitewash inside to prevent rot and deter insects.
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McCall’s Magazine
Miller's Ton-Pop hair tonic endorsement
A reader touts Miller's Ton-Pop as a combined shampoo and hair tonic for scalp conditions. The letter claims relief from falling hair itching and dandruff, praises its effectiveness and affordability, and urges readers to ask their druggist for the product.
Ottumwa Man Reports Quick Relief From Stomach Ailments
Ottumwa Indiana resident Thomas H. Lewis of 1102 West Second Street credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with fast relief from stomach troubles. He says the first dose improved him after years of discomfort and endorses the product. The ad promises permanent benefits for stomach liver and intestinal issues and offers a money back guarantee.
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Thomas H. Lewis
West Second Street
Ottumwa
Mayr
Mr. Lewis
Pepper in ancient markets and medicine
The article notes pepper valued since ancient times. It recalls Rome paying 3,000 pounds of pepper to ransom from Alaric around the year 400. It also mentions Hippocrates using pepper in medicine applied to the skin.
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Rome
Alaric
Hippocrates
Tailor’s Son Chooses Frugal Path Amid Family Scandal
In a lighthearted exchange, a caller notes the minister’s sons follow the spendthrift young Jinks while a second speaker defends a tailor who only seeks to collect his bill, framing a domestic social joke.
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Prim
Hhis
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