President's Tour Costs Rise with Limited Travel Funds
Washington reports President Wilson may tour the nation to advocate the League of Nations covenant. Officials fear the $25,000 annual traveling appropriation, available July 1, may not cover trips within the United States, forcing personal costs or rail mileage credits. The Roosevelt and Taft eras shaped travel funding and railroad accommodations.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
League
United States
Theodoreosevelt
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Taft
America
Earth
Belgium
Cardinal Mercier
Prince of Wales
Gas range tips cut bills through efficient use
The United States Department of Agriculture advises households to learn gas range operation. Read meters weekly, choose proper burners, and adjust heat to maintain boil while saving fuel. Use simmerer for small flames, keep burners clean, and plan oven use to reduce gas consumption.
Observing Gas-Saving Rules Promoted by Agriculture Dept
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges readers to read their meter weekly and calculate fuel costs. It advises lighting flames to be used, turning gas off when cooking ends, and using a blue flame. It recommends simmering, lowering burners after boiling begins, choosing correctly sized utensils, keeping burners clean, using a small oven, and utilizing all heat from the range oven.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Home Economics
Potavecen
Juice of Grapes for Pies in Mince Meat
When making mincemeat try using juice of grapes or other fruit instead of vinegar or mix part vinegar with part fruit juice. The pies become richer with a delicious flavor.
Household Questions on Cleaning and Food Prep
The article gives quick tips on using gelatin for ice cream and dissolving it, washing black silks in water, and boiling potatoes. It notes the value of green salads in a diet and suggests using rubber headed tacks on the backs of pictures.
Seaside Sparrows Compare Nests and Sea Love
In a seaside tale, Mr Seaside Sparrow and Mr Sharp Tailed Sparrow meet in a salt marsh. They discuss their cousins and shared habits while admiring the sea and salt air. The pair highlights kinship and mirrored nest building along the coast.
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Mr. Seaside Sparrow
Mr. Sharp-Tailed Sparrow
Mr. Ledside Sparrow
Sharp-Tailed Sparrow
Galt
Mr. Sharp-Talledrow
Mr. Sharp-Talled Sparrow
Moderate In Judgment
Moderate guidance urges balanced judgment toward both admired and disliked figures. Do not declare a shortfall absolute failure nor proclaim success final. Consider the middle path and read with moderation.
Doctor Urged an Operation
A Baltimore woman recounts suffering from organic troubles, nervousness, and headaches with monthly bed rest. After five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she is cured and able to work again, endorsing the remedy before any operation.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie B. Rittingham
Calverton Rd
Parting of a Father and Suitor Over a Daughter
A father named Mr. Jones shows mixed emotions as he contemplates his daughter's forthcoming marriage. He acknowledges natural duty of letting children leave home, while feeling the sting of potential separation. The suitor Oliver tries to ease the moment by joking about staying.
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Mr. Jones
Oliver
Gertie
State Leads in Blind Population Distribution
State figures show Pennsylvania has the most blind residents by total number while New Mexico has the highest percentage of blind people relative to its population.
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Pennsylvania
New Mexico
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Old Kentucky Mfg. Co., Inc
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Texas
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Ule, Mo
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W.N. U
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Buffalo
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