Hope for cheaper sealskin coats sparks U.S. fur industry rise
The piece notes the wartime shift enabling the United States to dress and dye sealskins domestically instead of importing raw skins and finishing furs in London. It highlights a successful sale of raw skins by the Bureau of Fisheries and a St. Louis firm expanding to dress and dye 10,000 sealskins, aiming for a permanent industry and significant manufacturing cost savings.
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Uncle Sam
United States
London
America
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Fisheries
Pribtloff Islands
Alaska
St. Louis
England
Uncle Sam’s Drummer Aids Spain in Election Victory
A study notes Uncle Sam helped Spain’s liberal government in the recent election by aiding copper sulfate imports to protect vineyards. The U S commerce channels fast tracked an $800000 order of copper sulfate from the United States to Spain, influencing votes amid war-induced shipping delays and political stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Madrid
Spain
Europe
Paris
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Lead Pencil Shortage Amid War Driving Domestic Clay Search
Uncle Sam reports war impact on high grade fire clay imports from Germany, hindering crucible and lead pencil production. Domestic clay supply found in Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio. In 1915 clay sales rose to 2 362 954 short tons worth 3 971 941 dollars, led by fire clay at 1 570 481 tons worth 2 361 482 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Germany
Arkansas
Illinois
Missouri
Ohio
Honduras Embraces Baseball Amid Growing Fan Interest
Honduras shows rising enthusiasm for baseball with native San Pedro Sula contests drawing big crowds. Puerto Cortes district notes strong interest as Uncle Sam remarks on the spread of the game. Limited population may cap league expansion.
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Honduras
Uncle Sam
Puerto Cortes
San Pedro Sula
United States
American Shipping Doubled In Foreign Trade
Uncle Sam reports a sharp rise in American shipping in foreign trade from 2,405 vessels totaling 1,076,152 gross tons on June 30, 1914, to 8,135 vessels totaling 2,194,470 gross tons on June 30, 1916. About 320 ships based in New York City account for 1,074,679 gross tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
New York City
Six or More Smokestacks For New Battle Cruisers
Uncle Sam plans four new battle cruisers to be laid down next year with six or more smoke stacks. The ships will be electric driven and oil burning to emit no smoke when desired and to generate heavy smoke screens when needed. Each cruiser will achieve 35 knots with 180000 to 200000 horsepower from steam turbines, and fully equipped will reach or exceed 388 knots. European fleets focus on speed with little armament. American ships will carry full fighting equipment and two thirds fuel, aiming for rapid, heavily armed performance.
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Uncle Sam
Navy Department
Navy
Tires shortage hits Norwegian motorists in wartime imports
Christiania reports that Norwegians face a tire shortage as imports pass through London to the Royal Automobile club and on to dealers with strict use guarantees. American cars dominate, and 9 000 tires plus other items were licensed for the year, but rising car ownership now risks depleting supplies before year end.
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Sam
Christiania
Norway
London
Royal Automobile Club
Club
Automobile Club
First Concrete Stone Boats Build Confirmed by U S Officials
Uncle Sam asserts the United States launched the first stone vessels, not Norway as some dispatches claimed. Concrete scows A 8 G Company No 33 and No 66 were built at Fairfield Maryland in 1912 and 1918 by Arundel Sand and Gravel Baltimore. The vessels measure about 112 feet long and 28 feet beam and No 66 was abandoned while No 88 remains in service.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Norway
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
A. 8. & G. Company
Fairfield
Arundel Sand and Gravel Company
Baltimore
Submarine Visits Confirmed Near U S Coast
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing reviewed German submarine activity near the New England coast and Nantucket. Officials say no grounds for drastic U S action have been found, and international law treats visiting subs as warships.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Lansing
Shadow Lawn
New England
United States
State Department
Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
Japan
Nantucket
Using Leftovers How to Keep Them for Later Use
Tips from a kitchen guide on saving bread and using it in meals. It suggests wrapping in waxed paper and storing in a jar for a week, drying crusts for croutons and stuffing, making French toast, bread custard pudding, croutons for soup, bread jelly for invalids, and sterilized bread crumbs for children and feeding pets.
Crop report shows reductions in most farm outputs
Washington reports a fall in production prospects for major crops except corn, flax, rice and kaffir. Wheat totals drop to about 607.6 million bushels, while potatoes fall to 300.6 million, oats and barley also decline, and tobacco foresees a record 1.203 billion pounds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Many Ways of Using Cider in Meals
When cider turns from sweet to hard use it in cooking. Cover fruit with cider instead of water and flavor with brown sugar cloves cinnamon ginger. Use cider as the base for gelatin or tapioca desserts with lemon juice dates and walnuts. Serve plain tart with meat courses as cranberry jelly substitute.
Recipe for Steamed Pudding and Sauce
A historic pudding recipe uses salt pork and molasses with sour milk to make the batter. It includes spices cinnamon cloves and nutmeg, raisins and flour, then steams for two hours. The accompanying sauce blends sugar and boiling water with salt nutmeg and vinegar and finishes with butter.
Government names Crawford to head wheat rationing commission
London. The British government will appoint a royal commission chaired by Lord Crawford to secure adequate and regular supplies of wheat and flour. Walter Runciman, president of the board of trade, announced in the house of commons that wheat supply could not be left to private enterprise.
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London
Lord Crawford
House of Commons
Walter Runccman
Board of Trade
Runciman
Great Britain
State Board approves bonds and aid for Texas schools
The Texas state board of education bought bonds totaling 106 430 dollars and granted conditional state aid to Bryan Crystal City Harrisburg Jacksboro La Grange Liberty Hill Merizon Mexia and Whitt. The board will withhold any rural school appropriation of 1 000 000 until after January 1 when tax collections are strong.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Bryan
Crystal City
Harrisburg
Jacksboro
la Grange
Liberty Hill
Merizon
Mexia
Whitt
Augusta Oil Town Riot Drives Out Marshal and Deputies
A mob of about 1000 citizens forced Marshal Crowe and his three deputies from Augusta Kansas twenty miles east of Wichita. The assailants wrecked the city jail and freed six prisoners held on petty charges.
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Wichita
Kan
Crowe
Augusta
Homemade Soap Recipe Sparks Cents-Saving Project
A home made hard soap method outlines mixing lye with water borax ammonia and kerosene then blending warmed grease with the cooling lye and oils. The mixture is poured into a box and cut into bars after 24 hours yielding a sweet clean soap at minimal cost.
Baked Apples with Cherries and Candied Garnish
Half a dozen apples peeled cored and simmered in sugar and water until tender. Each apple served in individual dish with jelly edges, center filled with cherries, and topped with whipped cream and a candied cherry.
State School Contract Let for Austin Deaf School
Contracts for the oral school of the State School for the Deaf were let on Wednesday and construction work is to begin at once.
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Austin
Tex
State School For the Deaf
Jones and the Lawn Mower Incident
A colloquial exchange describes Jones as aggressive and likens his behavior with a lawn mower to a comical or problematic scene when his wife is not present. The snippet suggests humor and character portrayal rather than a concrete event.
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Wrigleys
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Spohn Medical Coo
Goshem
Ind
Britain
Cherry Core
Jones
DR. Thacher
Dr. Peery
Tam
Gohlman, Lester & CO
Texas
Houston
Kress
General Hardware
Peden Iron & Steel CO
San Antonio
Secret Service Company
Furlong Inc
General General Offices
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