Wounded Boys Remain in England After Armistice
London dispatch describes three woundedRecovery tales from Tottenham hospital where war veterans adjust to peacetime life. Red Cross volunteers recount Christmas entertainments organized by Sir Thomas Lipton and the care of former prisoners returning from Germany. Bracelets with names and numbers symbolize belonging as veterans cope with lingering injuries and shifting identities after the war.
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London
Red Cross
England
Tottenham
Uncle Sam
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas’ House
Denver
Anit
Cinemonti
Wife of Poker Player Sues to Recover Losses
Mrs. Eugene P. Grant sues a Roxbury poker club and four members for 24000 dollars after her husband lost 11500 dollars playing poker. State law allows tripled damages for money lost in gambling.
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Boston
Roxbury
Eugene P. Grant
Rogers and His Radio Inventor of Hyattsville Demonstrates Subterranean System
James Harris Rogers of Hyattsville Maryland developed a wireless messaging system operable underground or underwater without aerials. The Navy adopted the invention during WWI, reducing static disturbances and aiding wartime communications. He is pictured with the apparatus installed at his home, capable of portable ground insertion.
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James Harris Rogers
Hyattsville
United States
Rogers
Berlin
Paris
Rome
Labor Unrest Alarms Britain Amid Worker Demands
Unions including Railwaymen, miners and shipbuilders push for shorter hours and higher pay as unrest grows across the United Kingdom. Dock workers seek 44 hour day shifts and 41 hour nights while beer shortages cause slackness at Liverpool and other ports. The Adriatic liner crew dispute further disrupts transatlantic service with no settlement in sight.
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Southport Miners’ Federation
Clyde
Belfast
United Kingdom
Liverpool
New York
New Way to Get Rich Quick in Seattle Scheme
F J Comeau's complaint prompts Tacoma arrest of H A Jourdan accused of shipping Bibles to dead persons C O D and collecting $5 from relatives. Bibles reportedly arrive at funerals, with 75 cent value. Jourdan used fictitious Rev Irs Worth to add legitimacy.
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Seattle
Wash
F. J. Comeau
Tacoma
H. A. Jourdan
Jourdan
Northwest
Irs Worth
Six claim man's body for coroner in Philadelphia
Philadelphia coroner Knight faces a Solomon like judgment over the body of Anthony Oster. Six women claim he was married to them, including Mrs Anna Oster and Mrs Brances Oster. Others live in Lancaster and Reading with two widows each and eight children per claim. Oster was killed by boarder Henry Eugene Loomis after an accusation of insult.
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Philadelphia
Knight
Solomon
Anthony Oster
Oster
Anna Oster
Brances Oster
Lancaster
Reading
Henry Eugene Loomis
Montana
Farm Bureau
Utah
County Agents Aid Hog Raiser
The Department of Agriculture urges conservative hog production until feed prices ease. County agents boost pork output nationwide, with Alabama Mississippi North Carolina and Georgia examples. They show economical feeding disease control and cooperative marketing to cut costs and expand markets.
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Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Hog Situation Flags Policy To Increase Swine Numbers
The United States Department of Agriculture urges a conservative policy to raise swine counts only after feed shortages and high costs are resolved. Swine numbers rose from a 1914 low to 75.6 million on January 1, 1919, with Europe showing declines in swine and lard demand. Export data reveal fats shortages in Europe and strong U.S. lard exports in the prewar and wartime periods.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Crop
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Union
South
Corn Belt
Department
Europe
The
Food Administration
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Interest in Community Projects Expands Across States
Home demonstration agents under the department of agriculture and state agricultural colleges report eight community projects of strong public interest. The list includes laundries and canning kitchens among the proposed co operative efforts aimed at improving local facilities.
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Department of Agriculture
Keep Breeding Animals for Reproduction
The message urges preserving breeding animals capable of reproducing to sustain better stock. It emphasizes the global need for quality breeding stock and supports farmers relying on such animals for ongoing agricultural productivity.
Dairy Rations Benefit From Corn Sliage and Clover Hay
Best for dairy feeding, corn silage and clover hay serve as foundational components of a dairy ration, offering essential nutrients to support milk production. These feeds provide digestible energy and fiber, helping cows maintain body condition and health.
Good for Breed Sows Brood Sows Benefit from Alfalfa Hay
The note highlights brood sows benefiting from alfalfa hay or similar feed. It emphasizes quality forage to support breeding stock and overall herd health in a practical farm setting.
Troublesome Tenant Letters About Leaky Roof and Mistrust
A playful 1919 Western Newspaper Union exchange shows Belinda Briggs complaining of a leaky roof after moving into a Lyndenville house rented by Amos Giles. He promises repair then cites rental conditions and an elderly invalid as the reason for minimal fixes.
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Amos Giles
Belinda Briggs
Lyndenville
B. Briggs
Miss Briggs
A. Giles
Mr. Giles
P. S
Why
Youthful Seeker Letters from Village Window Seat
A youngish man faces a widow in a village setting over a peculiar correspondence. Linda Briggs blueprints a playful identity misstep while a landlord’s heir, Mr. Giles, admits renewed life and asks to apologize, seeking to linger in the spot with his car service. The bulldog, a quiet witness, approves with a bark of approval as Linda answers yes.
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Miss Briggs
Amos Giles
Linda Briggs
Amos
A. Giles
Damascene Steel History From India To Europe
Before gunpowder steel weapons dominated warfare, Damascus steel led the world in fine grades. A Royal Society of Arts writer notes Indian origin and the wootz crucible steel used for damascene blades, tracing routes through Persia and Russia and highlighting Beaumur and other scholars in early alloy steel research.
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Damascus
Royal Society of Arts
India
Europe
Persia
Caucasus
Russia
Delhi
Beaumur
Paris
Royal Society
Doctor Scott
Bombay
Pearson
Faraday
Stodart
Have Cause For Gratitude From A New York Restau Patron
A middle aged man at Herald Square reflects on how the last twenty five years brought wealth of inventions and comforts. He recalls motion pictures, electric light, telephone, automobile, subways, phonograph, airplanes, wireless telegraphy, typewriters, bath tubs, antiseptics and more, urging gratitude for this rapid progress.
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Herald Square
New York Herald
Twenty Years in One Room Ventilation and Lifestyle Insights
An English specialist notes the average eight hours of sleep yields a third of each day indoors. By sixty, a person may have spent over twenty years in a single room with limited ventilation. Open sleeping room windows all night to avoid devitalized air, as blinds hinder fresh air.
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Sir St. Clair Thomson
The Most Beautiful Queen Helena of Italy
Queen Helena of Italy, famed for entertaining President and Mrs. Wilson in Rome, is described as the most beautiful queen in the world and one of the most cultured and gracious. She speaks French, German, English, and Spanish fluently.
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Helena
Italy
Wilson
Rome
Old Songs and Tender Memories Stir Our Hearts
David Bispham speaks of how an old song awakens warmth and tender memories. He notes the sentiment is true and deep, weaving romantic feeling into unromantic everyday life.
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David Bispham
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British Hospital
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J. H. Thomas
Railwaymen’s Union
Strassbourg
Witen
Clemenceau
Foch
Poincare
Lloyd George
Man
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital
Special Information Service
Agnes G. Brogan
Western Newspaper Union
Mrs. Briggs
Linda
Damascus Steel
Old City
Monza
Alps
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