In Far Northland Ibriefs From Old Country
In far northland brief items from the three great kingdoms of the north are selected for Scandinavians and their descendants.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
2
Denmark Wins Long Fight for Independent Flag
Denmark receives an independence flag after the rigsdag passes a concession bill. John Clausen, a Danish American banker, is named by McAdoo to head a delegation visiting Central and South America to boost Western Hemisphere finance. War causes declines in Denmark’s horse and cargo populations, but tractors and traction engines may mitigate farm needs. Norway’s neutrality wavering amid German submarine pressure is noted. A Norwegian bark mutiny near Queenstown ends with a violent clashing. Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is being filmed in Los Angeles with two voyages already completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Clausen
Foreign Department
the Crocker National Bank of
San Francisco
McAdoo
Central and
South America
Western Hemisphere
Henrik Ibsen
Los Angeles
Norway Expands Supplies Bureau and Tennis Champion Rise
Norway boosts supply ordering via government oversight and telegram screening to ensure naval purchases reach Norway. Miss Mollie Bjurstedt retains her status as world’s top woman tennis player after defeating Mrs. Wightman in the national championship and preparing for San Francisco events. A Norwegian electricity record shows rapid growth from 1908 to 1914. A monument plan for Bishop Schreuder in Zululand is announced, with his grave at Untunjam pili station. Budget funds include 800 for Spitzbergen missionary maintenance as five applicants seek the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Bjurstedt
America
Wightman
Hazel Hotchkiss
Miss Bjurstedt
San Francisco
Chester J. Smith
Zululand
East Africa
Hans Schreuder
Erling Gronland
Schreuder
Natal
South Africa
Untunjampili
Use of a Wristwatch by a Man
Dialogue reveals a street exchange where the value of a wristwatch is defined by pawnability. Flatbush and Bensonhurst locales frame a terse question about practical use, concluding with pawning as a plausible purpose. The piece captures a moment of practical thrift in everyday commerce.
Inefficient Management Scribbles in Panel
A quip from Puck portrays a strained household finance scene with Smythe and Mrs Smythe debating secretary use and creditor pressures in a witty aside.
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Smythe
Nell
Curious Exchange Over Health Cure at Dinner
A boarding-house lady asks about a new cure and walking on grass for health. A boarder responds that the steak is tough, noting the odd exchange during the dinner table discussion.
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Idinner
Argentina Brews Beer Amid Population and Output Odds
An obscured notice notes Argentina’s breweries produce beer for the population with a stated annual output. It references gallons per resident and mentions national production levels and industry scale in a fragmented historical clipping.
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Argentina
twWorand Sa
Jeountry
New Swedish Airship Concept and Baltic War News
Stockholm reports a Swedish inventor builds a gas balloon airship using concentric gas rings and a gondola center to reduce front-end dip and boost speed with front and rear propellers. Helsingfors notes Zeppelins bombarding Haparanda. a Stora copperworks heir endowed 3,000,000 crown stock to Ljungberg domestic science schools.
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Stockholm
Ljungberg
Stora
The Menu and Salads Through a Wife’s Remark
The wife asks if the husband wants tomatoes and lettuce with French dressing. He says no, thinking of his bachelor dinners now past. She retorts that the next course is the roast and serves a large hot portion.
No News Is Good News Censorship Quip
A witty exchange contrasts the proverb no news is good news with a critic’s jab that censorship advanced before such wisdom. The lines reflect skepticism about information and suppression.
The Simple Life Residents Live Longer on Islands
Dialogue notes a belief that residents of islands and peninsulas live longer than mainland dwellers, with a wry remark about the difference feeling longer.
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Bill
Jill
Employment for the Idle and Dancing Dispute
A short dialogue features a man disapproving of dancing citing Satan finding work for idle hands and adding that idle feet also find Satan’s employment. The exchange satirizes laziness and vice in a clipped moral frame.
Archeologist’s Holiday Heist Sparks Fund Ownership Dispute
An Egyptian archaeologist, claiming relics found on holiday belonged to him for personal work, argued the items were his own despite discoveries funded by a shared project. The dispute centers on ownership of dug artifacts and eligibility for a fund.
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Egypt
Puzzled readers seek clues in scattered clues puzzle page
A fragmentary newspaper page presents a quirky mix of wordplay riddles and partial clues. Readers are invited to decipher themes, with scattered hints referencing names and dates hidden in the misprinted lines.
Ishi the last cave man becomes UC instructor in California
The half starved Indian known as Ishi, captured in California’s hills near Oroville, now lectures at the University of California Affiliated Colleges. He teaches how ancient Indians lived, wood chopping, fire making, and hunting, while refusing to name his people. He wears store clothes and refuses shoes, insisting on barefoot dignity. He is the tribe’s last survivor, found in 1911 after the group had disappeared since 1860.
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California
State Institution
Oakland
Cal
Oroville
Ishi
University of California
Medical School
Tshi
Mill Creek
Man moves bed to meet district lines in West Virginia race
James A. Hughes of Huntington announces his Republican candidacy for Congress in the newly drawn Fourth district after redistricting. He notes 14 years in the Fifth district and alters his home layout so his sleeping room lies in Cabell County and his parlor in Wayne County to qualify for the new district.
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Washington
Cabell County
Wayne County
James A. Hughes
Huntington
W. Va
Hughes
Congress
Cabell
Wayne
Coward Becomes War Hero at Ypres According to Morgan
London historian Prof J H Morgan recounts a sergeant reputed cowed by cowardice who faced five years penal servitude. During a Prussian breakthrough the sergeant fought bravely, narrowly missing a Victoria Cross as he was technically under arrest, according to Morgan and cited Bryce report findings.
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London
Ypres
J. H. Morgan
Record Growth of Aluminum Industry Shown in 1914 Output
The 1914 United States output of bauxite and aluminum consumption reached record highs. Arkansas produced over 80 percent of bauxite with Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee also contributing, while imports added 24 844 long tons. Aluminum use expanded to 79 129 000 pounds in 1914 from 72 379 000 in 1913, with growth tracing back to 1884 when production was 150 pounds.
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Washington
United States
W. C. Phalen
United States Geological Survey
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Tennessee
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Edison Unveils Portable Searchlight for Ships Cars
Thomas A. Edison inspects a new portable searchlight claiming a light output up to 3,000,000 candlepower. He notes its potential use on airships, battleships, and motor vehicles.
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Thomas A. Edison
Bulldog misidentifies owner shocks Flint man in home
William O Reynard trash manager at Weston Mott is injured after his bulldog Towser fails to recognize him in only slippers. The dog bit his ankle side and finger as Reynard moved from the bathroom to a bedroom at his Flint residence.
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Flint
Mich
William O. Reynard
Weston- Mott Company
Mr. Reynard
Towser
War ends era of tramps in England
London reports a trampless era after the war. Workhouses show a great decrease in vagrants across the United Kingdom. Officials say those in casual wards are now mostly men sixty years or older with practically no young or middle aged vagrants left.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain
London
England
United Kingdom
Ual
War Booms Chester Anew With Arms Orders Growth
Chester, Pa in two months expects a poom transformation as Remington Arms and Baldwin Locomotive Works promise large employment. By November 15,000 jobs from arms and by 8,000 from locomotives are forecast amid wartime orders from European nations.
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Chester
Remington Arms Company
Baldwin
Europe
Largest cedar log cut at Ridgefield mill
The Brathe-McClelland shingle mill in Ridgefield Washington ran the biggest cedar log ever handled there. The 24 foot long log measured 7 feet across at the large end and held about 3 006 feet of cedar wood.
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Ridgefield
Wash
Brathe-McClelland
The Summer Boarding Lesson and the Homeward Letter
A wife seeks summer lodging for better living while her husband and children endure cramped conditions. The letter home reveals heat, poor food, redacted grass, and illness fears, prompting a abrupt return to the city. A moral cautions readers about trusting alluring ads for summer board and the value of home.
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Wiey
Hubby
Papa
Bobby
Sweet Home
Summer Board
Woman Who Waits and Opportunity at the Door
A reflective piece on a young woman weighing marriage and waiting for the right suitor. It cautions against rushing while noting friends pressuring her to wed and the occasional truism that opportunity may knock only once in a lifetime.
Matrimonial Delusions and Young Wives' Struggles
Delusional views on marriage. warns that many unhappy unions stem from youthful spending and vanity. Advises prudent finances, stable character over wealth, urging women to seek sensible partners who value steadiness, not showy extravagance.
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Wen
Hard Water Effect on Boat Speed and Injury
A fragment discusses the dangers of high speed on water with boats and planes. It notes that at fifty miles per hour a wave crest can strike and break an arm, and compares water impact to iron in heavy streams or quarries.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Martin W.odland
Iceland
Rigsdag
Nike
Christiania
Germany
Committee
Russia
Queenstown
Abyssinia
State Committee On Supplies
Bratsberg Amt
Spitzbergen
Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Helsingfors
Finland
Haparanda
Copenhagen
Swinemunde
Gald
Eben
woLher
Great Britain
Cave Man
California University
Helen M’cumber
Helen McCumber
Porter J. Mc Cumber
North Dakota
Miss Mc Cumber
National Capital
West Virginia
Monster Searchlight
Baldwin Locomotive and
Remington ‘Arms Companies
Adieus
Leengteay
Gutya
Carly
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