War woes hinge on fertilizer shortage and German chemistry
The piece argues food supply threats arise from soil fertility gaps and fertilizer access, noting Germany’s postwar crops surged by 87.7 percent while cultivated area rose 5 percent in 25 years. It highlights German chemistry as the solution to manure scarcity and frames this as a scientific motive for ending the war, also naming Adams county and tubercular sanatoria as 1916 achievements.
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Germany
Romania
Arthur R. Marsh
Economic World
Empire
Gennan
Abominable Wabash delay between Hannibal and Quincy
A Quincy resident laments the Wabash Passenger service on the Hannibal to Quincy branch. An afternoon run took 90 minutes with engine uncouplings for water and minimal heat in coaches. The reporter criticizes outdated cars, poor heating, and delays, calling for better railroading and service relief.
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Quincy
aMng
Hannibal
Mger
Quincey
Public Utilities Commission
Quin
Quincy Wabash Railroad
Wabash
Wanderhilt
Cy On
Tha Ing
Waking Nightmares Explained By H A Addi
The article describes waking nightmares as a conscious experience of paralysis and heavy chest pressure lasting from one to several minutes. It explains the hypnagogic state as the transition from sleep to wakefulness and notes nightmares often have mental origins from subconscious painful emotions.
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H. Addi
Baws
Ets
H. A. Preys
Brance
Dong
Danny Meadow Mouse Is Missed in the Meadows
Reddy Fox searches Green Meadows for Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse after they move to Farmer Brown's cornfield. Coyote, owl, hawk, and other predators join the hunt while Peter the mole senses Danny is safe elsewhere. Danny and Nanny enjoy life in Farmer Brown's barn as the search continues.
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Eddy Fox
Green Meadows
Farmer Brown
Reddy
Danny Meadow Mouse
Danny
Reddy Fox
Nanny
Nanny Meadow Mouse
Oll Man Coyote
Roughleg the Linnk
Meadow Mouse
Old Man Coyote
Hooty the Owl
Roughley
Hawk
Briar Patch
Peter
Danny Meadow
Granny Fox
Sian Coyote
Roughleg the
Investors eye big corporate farms in swamp land plan
A sanitized overview describes two large scale farming schemes. One buys 45,000 acres to drain, plant corn, then diversify to potatoes, peas, rye, oats, and livestock with a planned packing operation. A Florida project spends about 500,000 on stockpiling cattle to build a herd with blooded bulls later. Both rely on company finance and modern management, prompting readers to assess who backs such ventures.
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New York
Florida
Florida Company
Physicians Oppose Penal Code Changes in New York
The Medical Society of the County of New York voted 210 to 72 against changes to New York state penal code sections on birth control. The majority report argued birth control is an educational issue, not state medicine, and warned changes could invite illegal practitioners, noting doctors may still give medical advice.
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New York
Medical Society of
County of
New York State
Italian Press Debates Wilson Note Over War Intervention
Rome reports ongoing Italian press discussion of President Wilsons note to belligerents as a key diplomatic moment. Giornale D Italia urges allies to mirror Lincolns stance against France in the Civil War and to let the fallen at Gettysburg guide Baron Sonnonos response to Wilson.
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Rome
Wilson
Giornale D' Italia
Lincoln
France
Gettysburg
Trentino
Baron Sonnono
Christmastime Mischief At School Sparks Whispers
In a brash school scene on a Wednesday before New Year, Miss Palmer collects every student’s Christmas presents for safekeeping. Maude Mudinkey sobs as others echo the demand, Fatty Bellowes tries a ruse, and a gaggle of walnut shells adds to the commotion. Frances Danter, the restless pupil, entertains with antics while teachers corral misbehavior and threaten chastisement. The mood veers to humor as the dressing-room episode unfolds, with anticipation of a New Year’s tease.
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Miss Palmer
Maude Mudinkey
Maude
Maude Kep
Torp Stebbins
Torp
Fatty Bellowes
Maude & Asther
Fatty
Wes
Ex Brigham
Frances Danter
Verry
Oren
Andy Anderson
Walt White
Annyone
Danter
Government pulp mill recommended in joint session
The commission on printing recommended erecting a government pulp and paper mill to secure paper at reasonable prices. The government uses about 36 million pounds of paper annually, enough to absorb a fifty ton mill’s output.
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Washington
Commission On Printing
Dr King’s New Discovery Advertises Cold Relief
A vintage ad urges relief from a hacking cough with Dr King’s New Discovery. It claims pine balsams soothe irritated membranes and its antiseptic and laxative qualities kill germs and break up the cold. Available at druggists for 50 cents.
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Dr. King
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