Taking Stock Of Self And Farm For A Better Future
An editorial urges readers to regularly assess personal abilities and finances to escape rut and improve happiness. It contrasts sentiment with rational planning and cites a Brazil Indiana man who failed to act versus a Saskatchewan farmer who prospered after moving west. Western Canada offers affordable land, favorable agricultural conditions, and better social prospects, illustrating the payoff of decisive stock taking.
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Brazil
Ind
Indianapolis
Canada
Western
Saskatchewan
Foolish Woman and Silence Marital Wisdom
A humorous old line notes a foolish woman relies on a man who cannot provide. It also says a man may speak by staying silent, implying practical cunning in relationships.
It's the privilege of a hatter to size a man up
A brief humorous proverb notes the hatter's skill in judging a man by his appearance and bearing, suggesting attire reveals character and status in social settings.
World Turmoil Deepens Over German Occupation Actions
Paris observers warn Britain's firm stance worsens the crisis as Germany threatens drumhead justice in the Ruhr. A court martial death sentence for Paul de Mott sparks further tension while Budapest considers abolishing whipping for debt and smuggling. Paris jewels auction and Holland credit to Germany add to the unsettled scene.
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Ruhr
Berlin
Dusseldorff
Paul R. de Mott
Wesel
Train and rail disasters and labor clashes span nation
A roundup of incidents across the United States reporting a stalled eastbound Mine train at Port Jervis with 250 passengers, a fatal Newark air crash, bank fraud surrender in Rockford, Ravenswood crash injuring nine, a Bible society warehouse theft, a Kansas City fire killing 118 horses, and an Actua Explosive plant blast in Fayville. Also notes a Carmania gold voyage, a major railroad strike and embargo, the torpedo destroyer Peary launch, Urbana Barkley hall fire, wage rises in Uniontown, New York rail confusion, I W W arrest in Chicago, Birmingham workers joining the Overall club, and a mail car robbery on Santa Fe Line.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
New York
United States Mail
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Norfolk
Mrs Daniels Named Delegate to International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Mrs. Josephus Daniels wife of the secretary of the navy at Washington is appointed by President Wilson as the official delegate to the International Woman Suffrage alliance meeting in Geneva.
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Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Wilson
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Geneva
Sporting Bombardier Wells Beats Ed Die McGoorty in London
Bombardier Wells defeats Ed Die McGoorty in a 16 round boxing match held in London, securing the win by knockout.
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Bombardier Wells
Eddie McGoorty
London
Washington News Roundup From Capital Reports And Plans
President Wilson rides automobile in Washington with Mrs. Wilson exposing citizens to early spring travel. War department data shows 106 years of war in 14 percent era. Carranza calls for solidarity replacing Monroe doctrine in Latin America. France forces in Germany prompt observer stance from U S. Army air service to train civilians in aviation ages twenty to twenty seven with high school education. Senate approves voluntary universal military training. Senate naval committee proposes 39 million dollars above house figures for naval building. Winter wheat forecast at 483 617 000 bushels and rye 75 841 000 bushels by Agriculture Department based on December planted acreage.
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War Department
House Military Committee
Washington
Army Air Service
House
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Department of Agriculture At
Bayer Aspirin: trusted aspirin for many pains
The Bayer name identifies genuine Aspirin trusted for colds headaches tooth and earache neuralgia lumbago rheumatism and pain. Buy Bayer and check for Bayer cross on the package and tablets. Handy tin boxes of twelve cost only a few cents with larger packs also available from druggists.
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Bayer
Johnson’s lean stance and bold claim to peace
In February 1875 Andrew Johnson returned to Washington as a Tennessee senator and granted a memorable interview. He stood before flags in a parlor, wore a statesman's frock coat, and declared that he carried the Constitution and the olive branch of peace yet warned that if the President “plays decent” they will move forward.
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Andrew Johnson
Senate
Tennessee
Washington
General Grant
Henry Clay
White House
Melville E. Stone
Collier’s Weekly
Its Efficacy in Patent Medicines Stirred by Castorile
A local exchange features Gap Johnson praising castorile over other patent medicines while a neighbor scoffs. The piece quotes a Kansas City Star observation that in families with 14 children, a sick child may be cured immediately after the castorile dose, even if the bottle contains only three drops.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Unfinished Business in a Medical Pickwick Snippet
A fragment from Medical Pickwick features Sambo and Doctor bantering about morphine and chasing a dream chicken. The dialogue hints at a humorous misfire and a play on language within a medical setting.
Alterations by Wife and Family Highlight Self-Made Men
A sardonic note appears in the Far go Courier News noting that many self-made men owe their success to alterations made by their wife and family after their own efforts.
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Fargo
N. D
Courier-News
Women Earn Money at Home in Glove Centers
A Labor Department survey of nearly 100 U.S. cities shows in Johnstown N Y three quarters of wives earn money as glove making supports home earnings. Elsewhere one sixth of New York homes, one tenth in Boston, one in twenty eight in Buffalo, one in seven in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and one in fifty in Pittsburgh also have women contributing income from home activities such as gardens and poultry. Ninety three percent in Cleveland reported a garden or chickens.
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United States
Department of Labor
Johnstown
Labor Review
New York City
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Thrift Magazine
Spanish Women Advancing in Suffrage Efforts
Miss Chrystal Macmillan reports rapid progress of the woman suffrage movement in Spain after returning from Madrid. Women hold key educational roles and journalism positions, with few physicians. Four Spanish nations Spain Argentina Uruguay and Cuba seek affiliation with the International Women's Suffrage alliance.
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Chrystal Macmillan
England
Madrid
Spain
Argentine
Uruguay
Cuba
International Women’s Suffrage Alliance
Wartime payrolls and postwar relief in Mandy's words
In a rural voice, Mandy laments postwar finances and government handling of her husband Sam's pay. She notes relief and regular money vanished after the army, and she doubts government support will resume steady payments. The exchange reflects broader concerns about wartime benefit changes.
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Mandy
Shark Oil Lights West Indies Aiming for Uses
Shark oil is used for lighting purposes in many parts of the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
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Alfred
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Frankfort
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Budapest
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de Hague
Holland
Germany
Paul Cambon
Lloyd George
Italy
Belgium
Darmstadt
Hanau
Hamburg
Dieburg
French Foreign Office
Bologna
Heller Field
Newark
N. J
Tames Miles
Standard Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Rockford
Northhouse
Ravenswood
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee
Chicago
James Hicks
The
Prison Bible Society
Society
South Malsted Street
Kansas City
City Fee Company
Actua Explosive Company
Fayville
Catre
Cunard
Liverpool
Peary
Cramps
Philadelphia
North Pole
Urbana Os
Barkley Hall
Urbana University
America
B. C. Frick Coke Company
Uniontown
H. C. Estey
Yardmen’s Association
Minnesota
Birmingham
Ala
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Lexington Junction
Speedway
Potomac
Rock Creek Park
Carranza
Mexico
Mark of
Lester
Salicylicachd
Eae
Mae Johnson
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek, Mich
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