Corn and potatoes feed the world, claim echoes of maize history
The article discusses corn as Indian maize spread worldwide, noting regional naming differences and its origin near Central America. It mentions European usage and contrasts with rice, while touching on the potato and its ties to Europe and Ireland.
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America
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Far East
Rehuantepec
North America
Emerald Isle
England
Amer
Central America
Tropics
East
West Indies
Quito
Ecuador
Bogota
Colombia
Chile
Darwin
Beagle
Chonos Archipelago
Chiloée
South America
Paraguay
Parana
Andes
Sir Francis Drake
Peru
Virginia
The Potato Story A World Origin and Rise
The article traces the potato from its Andean origins to Europe and beyond, noting Drake and Raleigh in its spread. It explains the tuber’s biology, nutritional content, and the plant family, and highlights global production, regional leaders, and farming tips while praising its culinary and industrial value.
Woman gets good position on Lloyd George insurance board
Mona Wilson, prominent in trade union and industrial women’s work, is named as a commissioner to administer the new insurance statute. The appointment places her among key reformers, with a five year term and a salary of 5000 pounds a year.
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Mona Wilson
Lloyd-George
London
Board of Commissioners
Esteen
Miss Wilson
Canon Willson
Manchester
Charles Booth
Mary MacArthur
Gertrude Tuckwell
Lady Dilke
Home Office
Board of Trade
Lifesavers of Deal Hull Salvage Ship After Mutiny
Walter Wood recounts a perilous voyage off the Goodwins where mutineers aboard a Hamburg bound ship murdered the captain and son. A swift mate steered toward the Downs as Deal lifeboat crews rushed to board the wanderer. A royal ship's crew captured the mutineers, sending some to death or prison in Germany, while the salvors claimed $1,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wood
Goodwins
Hamburg
North Sea
Downs
Deal
Germany
Ramegate Harbor
Time Changes and the Mittens of Romance
A witty exchange on time and manners contrasts chivalry with modern flirtation. A quip about a man’s face when he receives the mitten plays on old norms and contemporary humor.
New Post Office Letter Box Adopted for Cities
The postoffice department will install a new street letter box style in major cities within a year. It will be mounted on a pedestal and improve visibility by letting the interior be seen from the front. The old side opening boxes required carriers to search inside.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Celebrate Golden Wedding in Oxford New Jersey
At the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Marx Blessing their Belvidere avenue home in Oxford New Jersey the guest list included Mrs Louisa Fichtel sister of the bride. The couple have seven children twenty one grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Oxford
N. J
Mrs
Marx Blessing
Belvidere Avenue
Louisa Fichtel
Blessing
Mrs. Blessing
Lizard in Stomach A Year Milestone Story
Joseph Schneider of Wales reports he coughed up a live lizard about an inch and a half long after a year in his stomach. He had been losing flesh at a pound a day since last summer when he drank water from a slough while hunting.
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Milton
N. D
Joseph Schneider
Wales
Ban Mince Pie at Simmons College in Boston
Following Mount Holyoke's lead, Simmons College will permit girl students to eat mince pie only twice a year. Pedagogues say the pie makes them drowsy, prompting the new restriction.
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Boston
Simmons College
Mount Holyoke
Milwaukee Fatal Bed Accident at County Hospital
Milwaukee report states August Schults fell from bed at the county hospital breaking his neck and dying shortly after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Schults
Flax Growing Promoted In Western Canada Farms
Western Canadian farms show strong flax yields and profit potential alongside wheat. A Saskatoon circular cites 25 pounds seed per acre giving 29 bushels per acre and notes 33 bushels from summer fallow on 15 acres near Rosetown. Government literature highlights cattle horses roots and vegetables from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Saskatoon
White
Rosetown
Bummer
Western Canada
Booze-Well-Hic Exchange Before Vows
A couple exchanges bantering vows in a playful wartime style mock ceremony, the groom Booze-Well-Hic and the bride Mrs. Booze humorously debating fate, marriage, and fortune. The exchange ends with a lighthearted, affectionate admission of the ups and downs of marriage.
Lawyer Cured of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
A. C. Brandon of Greenville Ohio relates lasting skin relief after years of boils and eczema on his face. He credits Cuticura Resolvent, Ointment, and Soap, used over a period, with full recovery and no recurrence for over twenty years. Free samples and a 32 page booklet offered by Cutcura Dept. L, Boston.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Boila
Eczema
A. C. Brandon
Ate Law
Greenville
Wigg-Young Siricus Expresses Heartache in Verse
The Philadelphia Record notes Wigg-Young Siricus laments a torn heart in a brief literary column. The piece conveys a personal emotion with period newspaper tone and a touch of theatrical whimsy.
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Siricus
Wage
Philadelphia Record
Free Scripted Cure Listed by Black River Falls firm
An advertisement from Black River Falls Wisconsin offers a mysterious product that claims instant relief for burns and diseases, with promises of cure without scars. It claims quick results and offers a free sample or script.
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Black River Falls
Wis
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