French model village plan faces old habits in postwar France
American backed project La Renaissance des Cites selects Pinon as a model village to rebuild northern France. natives resist at first but agree to plan, aiming to blend modern design with historic charm while funding streams from the United States support permanent housing for war victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Christopher Wren
London
Literary Digest
Jeans
Jeanne
la Renaissance Des Cites
la Renaissance Des
Pinon
Paris
Charles ‘Abella
United States
Radio control of ships hailed as scientific naval triumph
Washington reports the battleship Iowa was steered remotely from Ohio five miles away during aerial bombing tests with no hitches for over two hours. Officers see potential to replace crewed vessels in block ships and future bombers, foreseeing expanding radio control to aircraft and more ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Washington
F. L. Chadwick
Ohio
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Canary Ends Useful Career in Mines After Five Explosions
The canary known as Baldy, a famed mine rescue bird, died in Pittsburgh after surviving five explosions. Rescuers depended on his reaction to carbon monoxide to gauge air quality, and Baldy was considered the bureau of mines’ most valued employee after years in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baldy
Bureau of Mines
Beheadings Sole Diversion in Kiangsu Province
In Suchien Kiangsu Province public executions are the main pastime for locals, not Western entertainments. Authorities crack down on robbers, swiftly delivering justice as 11 bandits were executed, seven of whom had been arrested less than 24 hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suchien
Kiangsu
China
Mines in Alabama Resume Operations After Shutdown
There is a surge of activity as iron mines in Alabama resume operations after recent closures. In the last few weeks multiple mines have restarted production and workers have returned to the sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Sunlight Cause Roof Fire at Vacant Philadelphia House
Firemen believe a sunlit piece of window glass focused rays enough to ignite the roof of a vacant dwelling in Philadelphia. The blaze spread to an adjoining house but was halted with only trifling loss.
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Philadelphia
English Doctor Proposes Iodine Honey Tincture Flu Cure
Dr. J. A. Taylor reports in the British Medical Journal a flu prevention using a honey tincture of iodine applied to the tongue every two to three hours or more often. The method is described as a simple remedy from an experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. A. Taylor
Postcard Found After Fourteen-Year Delay In Mail
William Fiss of Philadelphia received a card mailed ten and a half years earlier marking slow mail. David Spangler received a February 18, 1907 card from York Pennsylvania sent by a dead great aunt arriving in Philadelphia June 23. The exhibit tracks long-delayed mail as he notes hope for those awaiting letters.
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Philadelphia
William
Fiss
Walnut Street
David J. Spangler
North Redfield Street
Spangler
York
Frazer Street
Paris Pair in Alleged Death Pact Amid Finances
Mme De Guise-Hite and her son George Harbaugh, American residents in Paris, are in serious condition after an alleged death by own action pact. Physicians strive to revive them as fears of death rise. De Guise-Hite was previously married to an Englishman and wed Harbaugh, a Cleveland millionaire, after divorcing.
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Paris
Mme. de Guise-Hite
George Harbaugh
Cleveland
Funeral halted by union over nonunion musicians
In Chicago a funeral for Mrs. Nicola Laducsa was interrupted in the street by union officials who learned nonunion musicians were hired. The musicians were discharged and the service continued.
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Chicago
Nicola Laducsa
Nebraska News Highlights Across Cities and Farms
Curtis lines up a $70,000 public school in Mason City while Deshler and Fremont advance utilities and parks. Wheat yields rise in York and Coleridge. hog disease prompts quarantines. The air carnival fund grows in Omaha. new electric plants planned in Pawnee City and Davenport.
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Curtis
Mason City
J. ©. McCorkle
Alliance
York
Deshler Light and Power Company
Hebb Motor Awarks
Lincoln
Fremont
DB. EB. Stauffer
Midland College
Edinburg
Scotland
Europe
Rotary Conference
George Dimig
York County
Wkansas
B. A. Rusher
Octavia State Bank
J. E. Hart
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Omaha
Air Mail
West Center Street
J. K. Hart
Department of Trade and Commerce
Guaranty Fund
Ceresco State Bank
Hart
Allen, Hadar
Hoskins
W. H. Osborne
Nebraska
American Legion
Shifters’ Club
Superior
G A. R
Wells- Abbott-Nierman Milling Corporation
Schuyler
Coleridge
Omaha Central Labor Union
John Merrick
Butte
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Violet
Modern barns improve farm efficiency and comfort
William A Radford explains the shift from poorly built traditional barns to modern, well ventilated designs. He describes cambrel roofed barns with separate horse and cow stables, central feeding alleys, track systems for feeding and manure, and twin silos. Modern barns prioritize animal comfort and labor efficiency, using durable materials and clean fixtures.
Modern Calf Barn Design Improves Efficiency and Livestock Care
A detailed barn plan shows a large calf and bull stall layout with a carrier track extending to a feed room that links silos to the barn. Silage drops into the feed room, is loaded to the carrier, and moved to mangers while drinking cups fed by an automatic water system keep animals hydrated. The piece argues that newer barns reduce labor and boost production compared with older, drafty structures and urges farmers to prioritize well built designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witter
Averag
Middle West
Lone Beaver Prays for Provisions in Mission Tale
In a mission setting Lone Beaver seeks aid from the Lord for flour bacon tea sugar and beans after winter trapping. He doubts and vents frustration comparing the Lord to the Hudson's Bay Company, ending with a blunt challenge about hunting and survival.
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Lone Beaver
Hudson’s Bay Company
Lone
Beaver
Chicago Evening Post
Delicacies That Do Not Travel
Delicacies that fail to ship well and suffer local demand are rarely seen in markets. Soft shelled turtles, rivaling the diamond back terrapin, are home consumption favorites with the honey banana, emerald gem muskmelon, and fall pippin apple cited as examples likely to lose flavor through middlemen.
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Iowa
Plan 10
Plymouth
Eastport
Maine
Canary
Union Halls
Nebraska News
Madison County
Mead
Chapman
State Board of Equalization
Kansas City
Pawnee City
Cecil Hall
Asheland
Rundle
Aurora
Stanton
A. D. Hlava
Ravenna
George M. Case
Young Men's Christian Association
Columbus
Kokomo
Ind
Bloomfield
Harry Housen
S. B. Twist
Salem
Arapahoe Hospital
J. F. Griffith
Albion
Griffith
Farm Bureau
Andy Tomhagan Grove
Battle Creek
C. W. Pugsley
H. C. Filley
University of Nebraska
Norfolk
Madison
Newman Grove
Davenport
Mayer Hydro Electric Power Company
L. W. Colby
George Schwester, Jr
David City
Schwester Department Store
Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Tecumseh
Henry Weilage
Crete
Sidney
Western Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Ak
Moving Picture House
Osceola
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Kharness RM
Hoxsel
Anth.s
Lqithel Gow Sraulis
Porcel Dw
Dilo
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