U S SAVES FARMERS MILLIONS WITH NITRATE RELIEF
Washington reports a government move to cut fertilizer costs. The War Department released 111000 tons of nitrate for explosives conversion and Chilean nitrate adds 40000 tons. Under the food control act the nitrate will be sold at cost, with farmers ordering 200 pounds to 300 tons each, saving over 1.5 million dollars this year.
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Washington
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Chile
Agricultural Department
Vost
Gas from Marsh Land Powers Dutch Farm Homes
Farmers in Holland use local natural gas from drained marsh land to fuel homes. A simple plant with a water-fed gas generator extracts gas into a reservoir for cooking heating and lighting. Once installed at low cost the plant provides gas with no ongoing expense and reportedly high quality.
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Holland
Musical Advice Sparks Frugal Quip in Dialogue
In a brief exchange Mr Rafferty tells Mr Dolan that studying music might have improved his taste. Dolan asks if that would let him sing more, to which Rafferty replies no, suggesting music study would not help his singing.
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Mr. Rafferty
Mr. Dolan
Seventeen Year Locust Insects Sweep Through 1919 History
The periodical cicada or seventeen year locust draws notice as it returns in 1919, with a summary history from early observers to modern study. It highlights habitat loss from woodland clearing, fears of near extinction, and protective measures outlined in a new circular by Dixon Merritt of the Agriculture Information Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gideon B. Smith
C. L. Mariatt
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
American
Lt. M
Thomas Matthews
Samuel Matthews
Virginia
Dixon Merritt
Office of Information
Boy Rescued From Hay Chute by Father and Horse
A farm boy Hal Perry fell into a hay chute while loading fodder. Jim the hungry horse nipped at his toes as the boy cried for help. The father freed the animal and lowered a rope, pulling Hal up to safety from the chute.
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Perry
Jim
Hal
Mr. Perry
Jin
Discover Gold in Cassiar Region Provokes Prospecting
Vancouver prospector reports of gold in unexplored Cassiar area trigger interest as Indians and trappers relay findings to the Canadian geological survey. Officials note transportation challenges in the Cassiar region and caution citizens about potential frauds named Elite S.
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Vancouver
B. C
Cassiar
Canadian Geological Survey
Miltonic earnings from Paradise Lost span a generation
The 17th century poet John Milton began the poem in 1658 and prepared it for press by 1665. Published 1667, it earned Milton £5 and $25 after 1,300 copies sold, plus $25 for each later 1,300 edition, with further rights transferred by his widow in 1678 for $40. In 11 years only 3,000 copies sold, and contemporary writers debated its popularity. Brooklyn Egle notes the 400 year gap before broad recognition.
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Milton
London
England
Brooklyn Egle
Sea turtles provide eggs for omelets and oil
Sea turtles lay edible eggs in sand nests along coastlines and rivers. Fresh water turtles in Florida Louisiana and South American rivers also lay eggs with varying shells. Orinoco turtles yield eggs rich in oil and British Guiana Indians harvest 25 million eggs yearly for that oil.
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Florida
Louisiana
Orinoco
British Guiana
Little Nell in Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop
Narrator summarizes Little Nell as a sweet fourteen year old shown by Dickens as one of his most tender and pitiful characters. Nell lives with her ruined grandfather who gambled away their money and the pair drift into beggary before settling near a country churchyard where Nell dies and the grandfather soon dies at her grave.
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Little Nell
Netty Trent
Old Curiosity Shop
Nelly
Worried Witness in San Francisco Epidemic
An old man voices a cynical warning amid the wartime pandemic as public places close and masks become common. He reflects on four great changes—end of the war, closed churches, open saloons, and women muzzled—heard in a drunken mutter.
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San Francisco
Grizzly Bear Origins and Traits Across Continents
A digest of historical notes on the grizzly bear detailing its Asiatic origins, early American accounts by Lewis and Clark in 1805, public discourse by Governor De Witt Clinton in 1814, and naming by George Ord in 1815. It covers its temper, lineage from bears and dogs, extinction in California parks, and warns of decline across its historic range.
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Lewis and Clark
Gov
de Witt Clinton
New York City
Guthrie
George Ord
America
Alaska
Asia
National
California
The Long Famous Highway of America’s Trails
Dan Beard explains in Boys Life that immigrants rode prairie schooners as descendants of conestoga wagons. The Cumberland Pike, built along Braddock road toward Youghtougheny, linked Wheeling to Cumberland Md as a major gravel road with stone bridges. In 1848 the Cumberland road was the nation’s most traveled highway.
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Golden Gate
Prairies
Dan Beard
Wheeling
W. Va
Fort Cumberland
Cumberland
Potomac River
Ohio Valley
Cumberland Gap
Braddock Road
Youghtougheny
America
Members misspeak in new house of commons debate
A Silvertown member misaddressed the chamber and apologized after calling the house gentlemen. The episode shows occupants of the new House of Commons may lack parliamentary niceties but can still hold their own in discussion.
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House of Commons
Silvertown
Jack Jones
Christian Science Monitor
Statue of Ole Bull Shines Amid Bergen Market Chaos
In Bergen the busy fish market overflows with noise and activity while a quiet path holds a statue of Ole Bull, Norway’s famed violinist born in Bergen. The statue shows him poised to play, listening to rain birds and townspeople, embodying the city’s spirit beyond its bustling markets.
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Bergen
Ole Bull
Norway
Small details reveal old tailoring and hatmaking tricks
The three marks on a glove and the clocks on a stocking stem from similar old practices. Seams and braids hid stitching as pieces extended across the back of the hand and the stocking clock. A leather hat band bow survives from days when hats were made by lacing leather with string.
Marriage Blessing Aboard A Family Quarrel
A London Daily Chronicle writer credits Christopher North with a famed reply. Prof Aytoun, author of Scottish Cavalier Says, loved North's daughter, who sought paternal consent. The father’s approval was secret, read aloud by the daughter as a pinned note: With the author's compliments.
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Christopher North
London Daily Chronicle
Aytoun
North
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Cizen
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Juneau
Nathaniel Moreton
Cambridge
Mass
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Cumberland Pike
Hotel
Wester
Wester Cafe
Petersburg
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Roger
Prop
Historic
THE
Baltimore Grill
Fishermen’s Home
the Admiral
Pacific Steamship Company
Seattle
Los Angels
San Diego
J. Ericson
Sunde Bldg
K. L. Steberg
Arness Lumber Company
Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg Packing Co
Ame Lon
Nat Ak Inet
Pioneer Store
Etersburg
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