Morning crowd at power station foresees action as Congress stalls
Coal miners and electricians gathered near the vast power station awaiting events from Washington. As an all night Congress session ends with no action, miners head to the shafts while whispers of war hang in the air and early bulletins show Williams struggling for floor time.
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Susquehanna Coal and Power District
New York
Atsins
Washington Trail
Young Inventor Persuades Chief to Try Concentrator Plan
Atsins, a restless electrician, urges Montius to test a high voltage concentrator that could disable enemy torpedo ships. Montius, wary but curious, agrees to study the device as a potential wartime breakthrough amid looming conflict and a looming war declaration.
Auxiliary ship's officers and postal ladies aboard Scandinavian steamers
The piece describes young Nordic women taking on roles aboard Norwegian mail steamers as auxiliary ship officers and postal officials. Duties include provisioning for voyages, table setting, house linen, and handling mail bags while weaving embroidery during calm seas. Pay is about sixty pounds per head with potential tips.
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Europe
Potatoes and pumpkins from South Dakota in tale of harvests
The text notes potatoes from South Dakota grown so large one potato could feed six people, and pumpkins enough to supply several fish pies for the family for a winter. It remarks that if the couple do not live on the land for a full season, it is not the fault of the remaining farmers.
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Miss Roosevelts Turnips Gift Parade
The first wedding gifts to Miss Alice Roosevelt include giant turnips called Colonels Sellers Fruit. A Kansas farmer sent them by mail claiming proud farmers should outdo jewelers and noting hard winter growth.
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Alice Roosevelt
Kansas
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