Food Will Win The War Kentucky Urges Late Garden Planting
Kentucky urges citizens to plant a large second potato crop and expand home gardens to boost food production for soldiers and allies. The message calls for immediate action across urban and rural areas, with guidance on crops such as turnips peas beans carrots beets endive kohl rabi spinach kale mustard lettuce and radishes and advises winter study of gardening pamphlets and fertilization.
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Kentucky
Mississippi
America
Wilson Proclaims War Time Control of Communications
President Wilson issues a proclamation placing the telephone and telegraph lines under government control starting July 31 with Postmaster General Burleson in charge. Wireless systems remain under navy control, and ocean cables are exempt due to existing foreign contracts.
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Wilson
Burleson
Navy
Mrs Chick III Suffering Serious Stroke in Cloverport
Mrs Geo E Chick mother of Mrs E E Jones of this city suffered another stroke at her Cloverport Kentucky home last week affecting her throat and tongue. She has been an invalid for three years and is not expected to recover. Local friends express sympathy for her condition and reflect on the rewards of effort.
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Geo. E. Chick
E. E. Jones
Cloverport
Berlin Must Behave Itself Says Police Order
The San Francisco Argonaut reports German police mandate strict behavior in Berlin with rules banning walking more than three abreast on sidewalks and prohibiting loud talking, whistling, singing, dropping litter, or wearing dusty long skirts. The article notes enforcement will persist for decades unless repealed.
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Berlin
San Francisco
Untouched by Time Turkish villagers retrace ancestral migration
The Turkish and other Mohammedan villagers from the Thracian plains are moving back toward Asia, retracing five centuries of ancestry. Their carts, oxen and barefoot life resemble a bygone era with minor modern touches like spoke wheels and slightly better rush matting.
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Europe
Asia
Face and Fortune in a Bold Exchange
A girl declares my face is my fortune while a man urges voluntary bankruptcy and an intellectual pose as a retort. The terse exchange highlights irony between vanity and calculated endurance in a sharp dialogue.
Conversation on propriety in attention within marriage
An exchange questions whether a husband may speak openly to a married woman. The reply asserts that such talk is acceptable only if the woman is his wife and the interaction comes as a surprise.
No Such Luck Swans Sing Before They Die
A sharp witticism contrasts the idea of swans singing with the desire for certain people to reverse a moral rule and die before they sing, reflecting a community clash of sentiment.
Our boarding house mistress stirs rail patrons with fare cuts
A boarding house keeper gains popularity among railroad travelers by repeatedly lowering prices. Her tactic of cutting fares draws attention from patrons and raises curiosity about her motive and impact on local transit culture.
Frightened Child Admission Question Sparks Tense Exchange
A tense classroom moment arises when a teacher asks a student if he is Caucasian during a geography lesson. The boy answers fearfully that he is Mr Jones's son, prompting alarm and a disputed admission.
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Mr. Jones
Pot and Kettle Dialog Sparks New Year Witty Exchange
In a light exchange Nan teases Fan about New Year resolutions while Fan counters with a remark about Nan starting a diary that New Year’s day. The banter captures playful hometown character and seasonal humor.
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Nan
Paradoxical Position in Deep Water Over Job
A cryptic phrase hints Jaggs faces trouble with securing a land job. The line suggests conflict or doubt about his ability to land the position, with a tone of irony as he navigates the situation.
Murmuring Exchange Cited by Detroit News
A brief dialogue from the Detroit News presents a witty exchange between an optimist and a pessimist about murmuring at nothing, highlighting contrasting outlooks in a concise, period voice.
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Detroit News
Coal Road Incident Downplayed as Minor Matter
In a terse exchange, a critic questions the coal road setback, while a defender calls it a minor affair, framing the dispute as insignificant and routine.
Escaped Insanity Case From Eastern State Hospital
James Holley, a 23 year old Black man from Sterling, escaped after being deemed sane at Eastern State Hospital following a return to the State Reformatory. He had been sent for malicious cutting and wounding and was being held as potentially insane. He fled after an attendant was momentarily blocked and remains at large.
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Eastern State Hospital
Frankfort
James Holley
State Reformatory
Holley
Reformatory
Lexington
W. Ss. S
Cecil Elkins
Winchester
Nurses to Train at Camp Zachary Taylor Base
Student nurses will be trained at Camp Zachary Taylor base hospital with new quarters planned near the hospital. Officers announced the plan after receiving instructions from the War Department.
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Camp Zachary Taylor
War Department
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