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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
5
Popular Science describes 15 to 16 inch naval and land guns. It notes 15 inch muzzles hurl shells through 12 inch steel plates seven miles away, and 16 inch guns weighing 2 370 pounds can sink ships unseen.
Scientists have devised a method to remove poison from salt by adding sulfate of soda, turning the harmful barium into a harmless sulfate and removing iron color, enabling purer salt for chemical use and broader supply.
The North American Review essay links Delilah and Alexandra to timeless patterns of female influence over male rulers. It argues Empress Alexandra’s devotion and Rasputin’s perceived power, alongside lineage from Alexander III, shaped autocratic policy and personal fate, framing motive as a universal force rather than mere intrigue.
The London Telegraph notes that vegetarianism has shed its fad image and gained broad appeal over two decades. It highlights a rising fruitarian movement with educated adherents and describes diet adherents as enthusiasts eager to recruit others into the lifestyle.
A Berlin advertisement features a young woman from a noble family presenting as exceptional in beauty, thrift, economy, and talents. She lists achievements and personae from music to sculpture, claims a large fortune, and seeks a husband through the newspaper agency.
In a kindergarten scene a teacher shows flags and asks the name of the country. A prompt young pupil replies with pride that the flag is of her country and correctly names the United States in a playful rendition of the anthem phrase.
Allies in Europe have placed orders for 35 million shells from the United States, demanding 101 million pounds of copper and large quantities of spelter and lead. Copper, brass, spelter, lead, and steel are weighed and counted per shell, with detailed material needs for brass, copper bands, and cartridge components.
The article describes Britain's 80-foot chasers armed with a depth charge six lance bombs and rifles for ten crew. It recounts a U boat encounter where a destroyer could not depress guns and now each boat carries lance bombs for close range use.
London junior service club yarn reports a German U boat hidden on the Irish coast. A gunboat uses a diver and Morse code to force surrender by hammer taps on the hull saying will you come up or will you take a bomb. Fritz surfaces after the challenge.
A mother confronts her daughter about a kiss from Mr Simpkins after observing the scene in a hall. The daughter explains permission was discussed and she answered by considering impact, highlighting social prudence and generational norms.
A historical note claims birds are the heaviest eaters in the animal kingdom. It estimates an adult lark eats fifty grasshoppers daily and, with five pairs nesting each season on a large farm, their daily grasshopper harvest would be significant and beneficial to farmers.
Russia may undertake a sweeping reorganization of its inland waterways, upgrading existing routes, building new canals and ports, and using waterfalls to generate power. The plan, prepared before recent political upheaval, targets completion in 1930 at an estimated cost of $487,000,000.
A list of real estate transfers around Martinsville showing grantors, grantees, and parcel details across multiple blocks and additions. The notice includes a sample legal oath for Hall's Catarrh Medicine, with dates and names embedded in the transfers.
A notice from Clarence Rari Den states he now has a drag line and seeks suitable assignment in his line of work. He invites opportunities and expresses readiness to perform tasks efficiently.
Mooresville Sanitarium offers non surgical treatment for rectal diseases and piles. Local and national references available. facility located in Mooresville Indiana.
Indiana women will answer questions on availability for national service as the Indiana League for Woman's Service organizes forms statewide under Miss Julia Landers. Eighty women attend Purdue for food canning instruction, while State Food Commissioner Barnard prepares Canning Club enrollment cards to show pledged increases in canned and dried foods.
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