Notable Wartime Profiteering and Devotion Motifs
A 1917 wartime reflection discusses paper mill duties to government at cost, patriotism over profit, and a German-born American leader pledging no profit. It recalls the Hood’s sacrifice as a symbol of English devotion, with workers, including English women, supporting the war. It also notes Republican inquiry into farm policy incentives and reveals income data showing 1,274 Americans earn over 150,000 annually, including 43 above one million.
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Germany
France
Navy
England
Greenland
Clyde
Glasgow
United States
Hood
United States Treasury
Water cooling best for milk in hot weather on farms
Extension dairyman H. R. Searles urges farmers to use water cooled tanks to chill milk and cream during summer. He notes water cools faster than air, recommends two-barrel tanks, sun shelter, tight covers, and insulation. Family milk also benefits from pre cooling before refrigeration.
Agriculture in Industry shows the potato's evolving roles
Florence C. Weed outlines how potatoes move beyond food to industrial uses such as starch for textiles, nitro starch for explosives, and potential plastic, fuel alcohol, and lab experiments. Maine and regions like Aroostook County lead in production as U S self sufficiency expands.
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Maine
United States
Calico
Europe
Germany
Aroostock County
Long Island
New York
Virginia
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Idaho
Poultry ration relies on diverse grains and oats
The poultry ration may use common grains with at least three different grains in the mix. Oats are essential for chickens of all ages. If yellow corn is not used, add extra vita min A through alfalfa or cod liver oil.
Rural Briefs on pastures and cattle markets
Lime phosphate and proper grazing guide pasture care. An acre of soil on typical farms holds about 1% ton of weed seeds. Records at packing markets show cull dairy cows are sold year round.
Fourth of July Sunday Lesson on Paul in Europe
Teachings center on Acts 16 6 15 and the call to evangelize Europe. The sermon notes stress providential hindrance and divine guidance for mission work and highlight Lydia the convert who supported the gospel in Macedonia.
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Macedonia
America
Europe
Paul
Patterns Sewing Circle dress and bolero pattern
Simple pattern 1359-B offers a washable dress in sizes 12 through 20 with a matching bolero. Suitable fabrics include cottons linens rayons percale dimity chambray and broadcloth. Requires 2 1/2 yards 36 inch fabric for size 14 dress plus 1 3/4 yards for bolero and 4 yards ric rac. Order details to follow.
Question prompts from Ask Me Another general quiz
A set of six trivia questions asks about baseball batting averages general metal malleability the Enlightenment century the largest continent and a note on carillons versus chimes. The quiz includes a spelling variation guertion meaning.
Answers Quiz Snippets from Historical Page
A series of trivia items list Ty Cobb with batting averages, and notable facts about Gold, the eighteenth century, Asia, a reward, and carillons. The carillon entry notes stationary bells, chromatic tuning, and a minimum of 25 bells for two octaves.
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Ty Cobb
Cobb
Speaker
Ruth
Asia
Ancient Fire Use and Why Giants Rise in New York
The text traces fire use from antiquity to ritual in ancient civilizations and notes early wartime fire tactics by the Assyrians during sieges in 413 and 304 B C. It then explains New York skyscraper popularity due to Manhattan Island’s confined space and foundations laid in solid rock.
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Egypt
China
Greece
Rome
Persia
Syracuse
B. C
Rhodes
New York
Manhattan Island
Appreciation I Complained Of Having No Shoes
A quote attributed to an unknown author reflects on gratitude after contrasting one’s own lack of shoes with a man missing feet.
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Wright A. Patterson
Western Newspaper Union
House of Representatives
All America
House
H. R. Searles
University Farm
St. Paul
Florence C. Weed
Trish
Harold L. Lund
Mainie ST Tite Og
Wet SteelSaspaper Union
National Council of Religious Education
God
Christ
Lydia
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Beatrice Harraden
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Kent
Cupples Company
ST. Louis
Beaconsfield
Charles Kingsley
Prinic
Sir Thomas Browne
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