Trees as wireless towers giant oak amplifier claim
Major General Squier unveils a war secret claiming every tree can function as a wireless antenna during hostilities. He describes Army stations using treetop receivers to read signals from ships and European stations and demonstrates a field lab near the Standards Bureau in Washington.
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Squier
Army
Physical Society of America
Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Nature
General Squier
A Catbird Serenade by William Venable
A playful poem notes a catbird among a chorus of birds on a green tree. It evokes musical phrases and operatic imagery as the bird flirts, tilts, and sings before pausing, then departs with a final mocking mew.
Federal Land Banks Lent $15,946,000 to Farmers in March
A March ledger shows $15,946,000 lent to 4,630 farmers on long term first mortgages by Federal Land Banks. Omaha led with $4,565,000 in loans, followed by St Paul $1,893,200 and Houston $1,838,000 among others. Since inception loans total $198,609,000 to 79,949 borrowers with 185,648 applicants seeking $492,066,733.
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Federal Land Banks
Farm Loan Board
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Federal Land Bank of St. Paul
Houston
Spokane
Louisville
St. Louis
Columbia
S. C
Wichita
New Orleans
Berkeley
Springfield
Mass
Baltimore
Trapper Clears Wild Pests Saving Sheep and Game
A North Yakima Washington government trapper recorded 125 bobcats and 200 coyotes over three years in the mountains and valleys. Ranchers estimate he saved 24 000 sheep and 80 000 game birds, valuing stock saved at 240 000 dollars. The fur of killed or trapped animals was worth 16 000 dollars.
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Yakima (Wash
Proverbial Quotes on Work and History
A collection of pithy sayings on effort, wisdom, and the effects of action. It notes that battles shape history and that experience guides restraint. It warns against misreading value in payday and cautions about chasing easy gains.
Inexperienced Man Can Make Good as Manager of a Baseball Club
A historical note on Hugh Bezdek as an unlikely baseball manager. The article recalls that a few years ago many doubted an inexperienced outsider could run a major league club, yet Bezdek proved an exception by his skill in handling men and knowing players through scouting.
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Hugh Bezdek
Ignorance of English Nears Fatal in Mines Cited
The bureau of mines notes English illiteracy among foreign born miners raises fatality and injury rates. In Pennsylvania anthracite 43 percent English speakers account for 28.8 percent of deaths. non English speakers suffer 71 percent. Similar gaps appear in bituminous Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Indiana lower. Director Manning urges Americanization and miner education.
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Bureau of Mines
Department of Interior
Europe
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Manning
Bezdek Returns as Pirates Manager in 1918 Title Battle
Hugo Bezdek, famed gridiron coach, taken on as Pirates manager after guiding Penn State last fall. In 1917 Pittsburgh finished last. 1918 saw third to fourth place, .520 batting average, and many stars back from service. The club is viewed as a strong pennant threat with a robust staff.
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Bezdek
Penn State
Pirates
Hearty cookies and versatile fruit fillings featured in old recipes
A collection of old time recipes outlines methods for small cakes and cookies. It covers Oatmeal Cookies Coconut Cream Cookies and Derby style fillings with instructions on mixing folding and baking in a moderate oven. It suggests variations using raisins dates prunes and dried apples.
Keeping Books on the Hens
An Ohio experimental station study tracks 24 Leghorn hens over three years from 1912 to 1915. They consumed 17434 pounds of feed per flock, cost $2.27 per hen, laid 351 eggs, 117 per hen yearly, and yielded $4.18 profit per hen with 29 percent mortality leaving 17 alive. If feed costs rise and egg price is 35 cents per dozen, annual profit surpasses feed costs, excluding investment and interest.
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Ohio
Boric Acid Eye Wash Promoted for Red Eyes
A historical notice advises using boracic acid in an eye wash for red or irritated eyes. It recommends a pinch of powder in the eye cup as a treatment, though the wording is unclear about specific conditions.
Sword swallower joke and Cuticura product ad excerpt
A fragment mixes a quip about a sword swallower with an advertisement for Cuticura products. It touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as soothing for baby rashes and itchy skin, noting prices of 25 cents and suggesting fragrance and finish. The note ends with a living situation remark about a trapdrum outfit above a flat.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad and Sails-Lady Quote
An old advertisement offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy. It notes the product has been sold by druggists for over forty years at 76 cents with testimonials free. The ad ends with a quip about a ship being called she indicating a sails-lady.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
August Flower Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Green's August Flower, a household remedy for constipation and dyspepsia, claims to aid torpid liver and low spirits. The ad says a few doses relieve indigestion and nervous symptoms, describing it as a gentle laxative sold worldwide by druggists.
Bride Mothers Question Before Ceremony
The minister asks the mother of the bride if she has anything to say before the ceremony. The Lady replies she has nothing to add, noting she had a good deal today that brought them here.
That Change in Woman's Life
Fremont Ohio woman recalls midlife changes at forty six and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with alleviating heat flashes nervousness backache headaches irritability and the blues she reports feeling better stronger and normal again after use.
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Fremont, C
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. Odden
Napoleon St
Fremont
Ohio
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Ian
Harold Somers
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N.Y
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New York
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Poland
Boston Transcript
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Mrs. Godden
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