Notable World Events in Brief Amid Global Turmoil
The millionaire Pittbsurg based inventor H J Hott filed for bankruptcy in Missouri with assets around four million dollars. Princeton NL widow Grover Cleveland’s former president weds and is elected first vice president of New Jersey anti suffrage association. American military police order tear down political posters in Koblenz and Treves zones and bar political meetings. China informs Paris that its delegation is authorized to draft a peace treaty with Shautung disposition reserved. Paris reports Germany will not extend peace talks beyond the latest extension which expires Tuesday.
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Thomas J. Preston
Princeton
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey Association
Organision
Coblens
Treves
Aod
China
Paria
Shautung
Washington See Favorable Outlook for Business and War Plans
Washington reports favorable business conditions as Director Govern Hines of the railroad administration reviews an extensive West trip. Debate over privileged status for repeal proposals stalls, while rapid completion of building drives is urged. Secretary Daniels testifies on naval plans, including capital ships and patrol craft, amid war expenditure inquiries. Wartime payrolls and insurance payments are arranged for veterans families. Evacuation reports from Archangel accompany American forces in action.
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Washington
Govern Hines
The
Railroad Administration
West
Navy
Daniels
House Paval Affairs Committee
Sila
United States
League of Patrons
Pytot
Global News Roundup From War and Policy Headlines
Foreign dispatches report Norwegian prohibition on Sunday papers, Polish autonomy in eastern Galicia, NC-4 transatlantic flight honored with orders, and varied international incidents. Also notes London and Paris dispatches on strikes, Morocco battles, and a Danish rescue of Hawker and Grieve, plus domestic labor reopenings and relief funding after fires.
Roetry Tacts Care of Backyard Poultry Production
United States Department of Agriculture outlines backyard poultry as a cost effective source of eggs and meat. Recommends 12 to 25 hens per family and 20 to 25 square feet per bird, with divided yards to allow crop grazing and rotation. Suggests wheat oats rye or rape plantings on 25 by 80 feet plots and notes green feed from lawn clippings aids health. Emphasizes management over breed, recommending general-purpose or egg-type birds, with purebreds where affordable to maximize output.
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United States Department of Agricuture
Proper Culling Of Poultry For Breeding Stock
Poorly described notes outline culling of fowls with drooping plumage and slow vigor while selecting robust hens and strong males. It emphasizes removing birds lacking pelvis strength and excluding weak or dull individuals from breeding stock.
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Tyne
Avoid Crowding in Summer for Growing Chicks
During hot weather divide growing chicks into small flocks. A flock of 26 to 25 weighing one to three pounds each should be allowed in a good sled open roasting coop. More will overheat and coops shot. Save ample rum for the chicks to steep without crowding together.
Not Just What He Wanted By Franklin J Lane
Franklin J. Lane recounts a dinner tale about President Wilson, Admiral Grayson, and a royal servitor at Buckingham Palace. The anecdote blends regal oddity with dry wit as a servant’s tea quip and a later request for Little Bing and Haig is recalled amid a broader satire. The ad promotes Cuticura skin care products with a light, domestic tone and a 25-cent price point.
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Franklin J. Lane
Publishers’ Association
Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Buckingham Prolince
Grayson
United States
Bing
Haig
Casket 120 Years in Making for Korean Prince Funeral
The funeral casket for Korea’s Grand Prince was made 120 years ago and lacquered to a thickness of two and a half inches. The Seoul Press notes a tradition of keeping caskets in the Guild Palace with new lacquer applied twice yearly. The prince’s body was bathed in sandalwood water by court ladies and dressed successively in a Korean dress, a military uniform, and a court robe before burial wrapped in linen after silk wadding.
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Korea
Seoul Press
Ghesel
Reward of Politeness Dining with Minister Prompts Second Piece
A London Telegraph tale describes a dinner where Johnny offers decorous persuasion to a minister. After dessert, Johnny requests another slice of pie and echoes his mother's prior promise to permit a third piece if needed, prompting a chuckling reply from the minister.
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London Telegraph
Johnny
High School Girl’s Parsing Of A Sentence
A girl explains grammar by quoting a fragment she overheard and notes pronoun usage and verb tense. The exchange suggests embarrassment as she references masculine third person pronouns and the verb kissed in context.
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Wilk
H. J. Hot
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U.S
Teutonic War News
Paris
Brake Rules Committee
House
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War Department
Graham
Hubis
War Ale Insurance Bureau
Ant
Washineten
Christianan
Warsaw
Galicia
Lisbon
Azores
London
Geneva
Gene
Lonion
Britain
Lima
Peru
Floyd George
Great Britain
America
Casablanca
Sheriffer Bauman
Tamelett
Morocco
Wmspatels
Harry Hawker
Grieve
Rans- Adlande Aly
Newfoundland
Ireland
Midocean
Mary
Horsuns
Denmark
Sereten
Whonpeg
Winnipeg
Citizzens
United Sites
Corpus Christi
Tex
Atlantic Ocean
Portugal
Albert C. Head
Europa
New York
Marseilles
Wil Street
Denis Forest
Wiley Glaver
L. Me Felton
Sayre
Am. Com
American Relief Administration
United States Steel Corporation
Serbia
Alfred Duperron
Sherbroske
Que
Duperrons
Toledo
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
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