Ships Under Construction for Uncle Sam Navy
The navy department reports seven battleships thirteen destroyers two fuel ships one supply ship one transport and thirty eight submarines under construction. Battleships include Arizona New Mexico Tennessee at New York yard California Mare Island Pennsylvania Mississippi at Newport News Idaho at New York Ship Building. Destroyers seven named Wainwright Sampson Rowan Davis Allen Walkes Shaw. Fuel ships Maumee Cuyama Mare Island. Bridge Boston yard Henderson Philadelphia yard. Submarines mostly letters numbers one named Schley. two are being completed at New York yard after contract forfeitures.
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Sam
Bureau of Construction
Navy Department
Arizona
New Mexico
Tennessee
New York Navy Yard
California
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Newport News Ship Building Company
Idaho
New York Ship Building Company
Wainwright
Sampson
Rowan
Davis
Allen
Walkes
Shaw
Maumee
Cuyama
Bridge
Boston Navy Yard
Henderson
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Schley
Uncle Sam enters into fur business uproar in harvest auctions
Uncle Sam moves pelts from government hunts to public sale. In four months 1399 skins from coyotes and other species netted 2552 dollars with rising coyote prices. Profits rival stamp sales while skins rush to museums and scientific needs are mostly met.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Gale
SEEKING OVERSEA MARKETS
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce begins the largest global market survey. Agents will explore undeveloped markets in South America, the Far East, Africa, and Australia. Focused sectors include construction, machinery, groceries, furniture, glassware, jewelry, vehicles, paper, stationery, boots and shoes, and electrical goods.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Four Corners
Globe
South America
China
India
Africa
Australia
Far East
North Carolina Keeps Lead in 1915 Appalachian Gold Output
Uncle Sam reports North Carolina retained first rank in gold production among Eastern states in 1915. Total gold yield reached 8,320.55 fine ounces, compared with 6,343.94 ounces in 1914. In 1915 the state's gold value was just over half of the Eastern states total.
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North Carolina
Uncle Sam
New Zealand Seeks American Bathing Suits and Footwear
New Zealand offers a promising market for American bathing suits and footwear as European supplies lag and local factories cannot meet demand. Uncle Sam notes the opportunity amid supply shortages and rising needs.
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New Zealand
Uncle Sam
Alaska Mineral Output Surges Past All Precedents in 1915
Alaska's mineral production in 1915 reached 32.85 million dollars, a jump of 13.79 million over 1914 and the highest annual output in 36 years of mining. Gold led with 16.70 million, copper 15.14 million, and silver 0.54 million, with tin, lead, antimony, marble, gypsum, and minor fuels adding to the total. Since 1880 total territorial output totals 300.95 million, gold reaching 260.86 million, with placers accounting for 186.19 million of that gold.
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Uncle Sam
Alaska
Alfred H. Brooks
United States Geological Survey
Now Leads in Shipbuilding In World War Era Trade Shift
The United States briefly leads global shipbuilding as of the first quarter of 1916, with American yards launching 173 merchant vessels totaling 94,464 gross tons versus Britain's 69 vessels and 80,561 gross tons. Under contract and building ships span various tonnage classes, showing American output approaching British levels across 8k to 12k, 5k to 8k, 3k to 5k, and 1k to 3k gross tons ranges.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Lloyd’s Shipbuilding
Cotton Mills Rely Mostly on American Made Machinery
Uncle Sam notes that over 90 percent of cotton spinning equipment in U S mills is made domestically. The shift away from foreign imports grew after 1909, with imports to New York Boston and Philadelphia dropping from 1182 units in 1909 to 276 in 1914.
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United States
Uncle Sam
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Birmingham Industries Grew Between 1909 and 1914
A census report shows Birmingham Alabama manufacturing establishments up 41.5 percent from 1909 to 1914 and workers in manufacturing rising 25.3 percent. Capital used in manufacturing grew from 23.7 million to 55.8 million dollars, up 185.4 percent, while primary horsepower employed increased 113.7 percent.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bureau of the Census
Tennessee Mine Output Doubles Amid War Demand
The 1915 combined production of gold, silver, copper and zinc in Tennessee rose to twice the 1914 total, according to statements attributed to Uncle Sam, reflecting ballooning mineral output during the wartime period.
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Tennessee
Saya Uncle Sam
Soups Made With Stock and Oxtail Soup
Instructions for brown stock based soups with tomatoes ham and vegetables. Includes oxtail soup with Madeira wine, lemon juice, and spices. Julienne soup uses thin carrot and turnip strips with peas and string beans.
Uses for the Trimmings
Trimmings from meat belong to the purchaser and should be claimed. Foots of fowls gelatinize soups and gravies while sheep calf and hog feet make jellies soups or can be boiled pickled stewed or fried in butter. Heads pig and calf go into head cheese and livers from beef calves sheep veal pigs and poultry are all good though beef liver is stronger. Ensure smooth texture free from streaks and lumps.
To Wash White Gloves
A method from Good Housekeeping describes cleaning washable white gloves such as doeskin chamois or kid. Wear gloves, wash with white soap, use a soft brush on tips and wrists, rinse briefly then relather thickly. Absorb the soap with a towel and dry without rinsing for softer pliability and longer wear.
Cleansing Fluid Recipe for Dry-Cleaning Delicate Fabrics
A homemade dry cleansing fluid for grease removal and washing delicate silks and laces without damage. Mix alcohol one and a quarter ounces bay rum one eighth ounce oil of wintergreen half an ounce aqua ammonia one eighth ounce chloroform half an ounce sulfuric ether one half ounce Add one gallon of gasoline. Keep covered and away from fire. Use outdoors. Hang garments in open air until odor disappears. Do not discard fluid. let stand covered until dirt settles, pour off and reuse.
Fruit Cocktail Recipe With Citrus and Nut Garnish
A decorative fruit cocktail uses diced grapefruit peaches pears and orange slices topped by white grape halves. A syrup made from three tablespoons sugar boiled half a minute is added with orange and grapefruit juice and finished with candied cherries and chopped pistachio.
Boiling Spaghetti Method for Dishing Delicacy
The guide instructs to boil twenty four sticks of spaghetti in a saucepan with a lid for about an hour, stirring occasionally. Keep cold water ready to top up if needed and be careful when dishing to serve.
Griddle Cakes Ingredients and Method
One third cup tapioca, one and a half cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, level teaspoon salt, one teaspoon sugar, mix with one quart milk, add two eggs beat separately, tablespoon melted butter, cook on hot griddle.
What Sugar Does
A short note explains that placing a lump of sugar in a pot with a metal tranot when not in use helps prevent mustiness by absorbing moisture and odor.
Look Young And Handsome Again By Darkening Your Gray Hair
An advertisement promotes Q Ban Hair Color Restorer as a non dye liquid that darkens gray hair after a few uses. It claims the product is harmless and ships prepaid from Memphis Tennessee for 50 cents. The ad warns against substitutes and mentions Hanford's Balsam for sprains.
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Q-Ban Laboratories
Memphis
Tenn
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Skin and Healthy Hair
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura soaps and ointment as cleansing and healing products. It claims emollients keep skin clear and youthful, hair healthy, and hands soft, with free samples by mail via a postcard address in Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Obedience Lesson From a Regiment
A colonel in Kitchener era forces instant obedience. He orders his orderly Smith to fetch the railway station time. Smith admits he has no watch. the colonel insists on a written note of the time.
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Smith
Better Than War Pacifist quip on spiritualism ends quarrel
William Jennings Bryan jokes at a pacifist dinner about a Miami man who stops his wife's spiritualist seances by obtaining messages from his dead first wife. The tale satirizes war talk and marital harmony through a humorous twist.
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William Jennings Bryan
Miami
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces dangerous calomel
A vivid health ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, pleasant vegetable remedy for biliousness and constipation. It promises morning liver action, no salivation, and a money back guarantee if results aren’t seen, claiming wide consumer adoption and druggist support.
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Dodson
Tam
Adv
Courtship and merit sell Hanford’s Balsam ads and hair dye
The text advertises Hanford’s Balsam and La Creole Hair Dressing, noting merit as value and urging readers to insist on the original products. It also cites general thoughts on marriage age and the usefulness of imitations, with a Popular Science Monthly note on the value of animals and horses, including horse and mule investments.
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United States
Popular Science Monthly
Cats Up? Basemement Cats Upset Family
A girl named Sarah was sent to fetch the cats from the basement. Moments later loud shooing and scampering occurred. She returned saying the cats were up, proving the basement cats have risen.
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Sarah
Reasonable Aspiration Parodies Ambition of a Boy
A dialogue questions parental hopes for a boy with a witty aim to avoid becoming a male assistant to a female dancing teacher. The quip reflects humor about gender roles and career expectations.
Plantations Chill and Fever Tonic Promotes Health
An advertisement touts Epilepsy medicine by Jr. Kinney claiming lasting relief and free bottles from the KLINK COMPANY of Red Bank New Jersey. It warns stimulants are poisons and promotes a Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic for babies and growing children with no cocaine.
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Jr. Kinney
Klink Company
Red Bank
N. d
Short Will Grants Daughter All But $1 To Sons
James H. Darling who died December 3, 1915, left his daughter Annie Darling the bulk of his estate in a February 10 1910 will filed in the orphans court. The nineteen word document states after death I will my daughter all my money and belongings except $1 to my sons.
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James H. Darling
Orphans’ Court
Annie
Baltimore News
Woman Wishes She Were a Man Says Hair Length Not Issue
A remark contends a woman longs to be a man not due to hair length. The line suggests gender identity themes without endorsing or denying social norms.
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