Aero map and the new geo geography of war’s home front
An essay lauds aviator lens as a new tool in real estate surveying and maps, while urging American patriotism and national sacrifice. It notes the shift toward aerial imagery for property sales and military readiness, praises precision, and calls for unity, industry, and support for war effort. It contrasts grass-eating German admonitions with domestic farming needs and highlights women’s suffrage and wartime labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Times-Star
Somme
Ero
Church Notes and Schedules for Local Congregations
Church notes list multiple sermons and services across denominations. Elders and pastors such as J E Terey J S Johns B L Taylor and Rev E L Moore are slated for monthly or biweekly preaching at College Hill Martinsburg Tarlack and Daisy Hill Chapel U B Church. Sunday schools at various times, prayer meetings midweek, and public invitations accompany the schedule.
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Daisy Hill Chapel
U. B
Notable Maine Writer J B Ingham and His Dime Novels
A compact profile of J B Ingham born in Portland and dying in 1868 in the South. It notes his shift from mercantile work to teaching at Washington College near Natchez Mississippi, his Southwest impressions, and his later focus on dime novels in New York and Boston. It mentions titles such as The Dancing Star and Dancing Feather, and his later life as an Episcopalian minister and a school head at Bolivar Springs, Mississippi.
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Maine
J. B. Igreham
Portland
South
Hig
Washington College
Natchez, Miss
Southwest
Chesapeake
Boston
New York
Tug
Davie
Davi
St. Koras
Bolly Springs
Miss
Pranco
Peppine
Juan
Japan
Witeh
Death of Chevalier Bayard in Northern Italy
The article recounts the death of Chevalier Bayard during a northern Italian battle. Bayard reportedly urged the French army forward, fought at the head of troops, refused to retreat after a wound, and died heroically while defending his position. His last words and the scene of burial by his enemies are described in solemn terms.
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Lagard
Italy
Crtium
Hourden
Tag
Bayard
Gskel
Lie Bourbon
Emu
Garibaldi and His Fight for Freedom
An excerpt recalls Garibaldi’s long struggle for Italy with a focus on his family. The narrative touches on World War I era sentiments, mentioning soldiers and a son named Pepino, and reflects views on war, courage, and loyalty as shared by contemporaries.
Babies Cry to Music by English Curate at St Matthew's
The infant cries at baptismal services in Willesden, England inspired Rev Noel Lenyra Hunt to compose a musical setting. He recorded the sounds in a church vestry and sought help from trustees to proceed, noting the piece is original and grotesque yet meaningful.
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Meverthless
Noel Lenyra Hunt
Ventor
St. Sluthew's Chaurch
Willesden
England
Funct
Babylon
Wien
Mant
Bauxite discovery prompts first shipment from British Guiana
Bauxite in British Guiana has been found in sizable quantities. Prospecting and development over the past years yielded satisfactory results. Today a cargo of 68 tons is sent to the United States. Further development aims for steady output and more shipments at regular intervals.
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Britiah Guiana
British Catan
Constanes
United States
The Old Clothes Man and the Quick Change Artist
A narrator recalls bargaining over old clothes with a shopkeeper who resold garments at inflated prices. He disguises himself, buys back worn suits, and discovers the old dealer’s eye for profit as he repeats the exchange, learning a lesson in streetwise manipulation. The tale contrasts pride in fine clothes with the blunt logic of secondhand deals.
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Stokes
Matt
Catheden Helgus
Win
Wille
Felow
Biznk & Son
Tia
Japala
Tie
Siuy
Whale Meat as Novel Response to High Living Costs
A veteran in Cape Nome proposes whale meat dishes as a remedy to living costs. Officials from four steamship firms were surprised by a Nome to Seattle freight-rate inquiry for whalemeat, prompting a rate settlement after internal tariff review.
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Cape Nome
Alaska
4 Steamship Company
Nome
Vohralnous
Oatmeal Cookies From Simple Old Recipe
A vintage cookie recipe uses one half cup sugar one egg salt butter or oleomargarine one teaspoon melted fat one third cup rolled oats. Beat eggs sugar salt and butter then mix in oats. Drop spoonfuls on a buttered sheet two inches apart and bake thirty to thirty five minutes until brown. Excellent for children.
Diplomacy rising from wartime talk among banks
In a brisk exchange, the dialogue centers on financial maneuvering as discussions about discount rates and identical notes hint at strategic diplomacy. The tone suggests cautious negotiations shaping potential economic responses during tense times.
Betty Baxter Finds New Role At Vreeland Firm
Francis Vreeland, young head of Vreeland & Co, reassigns Betty Baxter from stenography to dictation duties after bluntly calling her a failure as a stenographer. He signs his letter and a new, unorthodox arrangement begins with Betty dictating to him, changing their dynamic at the New Jersey firm.
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Francis Vreeland
Arts of Vreeland & Co
Vreeland
Mr. Vreemo
Betty Buster
Betty
Buick
Francis Veerhini
Te Firro
Vreeland & Co
Relly Ton Young
Francis
Tin
Betty Baxter
Dut
Phe
Baxters
Vreeranda
New Jersey
Betty Dhrove
Recond
Mr. Baxter
Mr. Vreer Iand
Baster
Miss Baxter
Mr. Vreeland, Jr
Baxter
Johnstown
Frovers
Triag
Wall Street
Ashe
Wysnels Vreeland
Francia
NcChure
Newape
Solar Ovens Reported by Sir F Nicholson Show High Heat
Solar ovens tested by Sir F Nicholson indicate temperatures from 240 to 275 degrees Fahrenheit can be reached in suitable climates with several hours of sun daily, and about 200 degrees with four glass mirrors. The unit is a simple blackened textwood box with a glass top and air space, designed for home baking and cooking, promising broad utility in subtropical regions with limited coal or wood supplies.
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Sir F. Nicholson
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