When a Great City Goes a Farming
A fragmentary article reflects on urban agriculture’s reach into city life. It references Elizabeth Van Benthuysen and civic themes from horticulture to policy, noting farmers' supplies and political interest in agricultural development amid wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth van Benthuysen
Lyterius
Ners
Paluens
Lane Island
Jordy
Lersey
Utinuet
St Henry
Tie Lake
Alan
Furius
Jyaves
Tek Dour
Ponkestuil
Nerteulure
The White Carnation cultural guide text
Betty Pake offers advice on growing white carnations for several years. Includes seed varieties, timing, planting depth, staking, watering, humidity, potting, and care tips for maintaining strong blooms and preventing rot.
Hydranger plants for hardy beauty and vigor
By E. Van Benthuysen a horticultural note discusses Hydranger as a hardy, attractive plant. It highlights its great for outdoor culture, white blossoms, and resilience in tough soils. The writer notes careful planning and selection, mentioning its suitability for various climates and enduring conditions.
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E. van Benthuysen
Beautiful Window Plant Description for Browaula spectosa
A brief note extols a blue flowered window plant Browaula spectosa as charming with blue towers and full foliage. It blooms freely through summer, good in a pot or window. The text praises its ornamental value and suggests pinching to shape.
Scouts Find Camp Cooks for 6000 Men Army
National headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America received a telegram from Captain Walling in New York seeking 190 waiters and 20 cooks to support six thousand men. Letters were sent to local points, papers repeated the call, and a recruiting drive began with volunteers applying for positions.
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Boy Scouts of America
Captain Walling
Platts Nur Training Entip
New York
St Sous
Auiversisementa
Willie
Plhartsburg
Summer fur and hat trends in vintage fashion notes
The article surveys summer furs and millinery, noting fur trims and capes that suit both seasons, the prominence of ermine imitations, and the rise of white and black themed hats. It highlights white fox illusions, georgette crepe hats, and feather ribbons, plus new silk girdles with deep pockets as chic accessories.
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Ti von
Scouts Guarding the Parks Initiative Begins
The text describes New York City's park guardians, led by Mr Cater Wank and Mr Cunning Tin, hiring scouts with police powers to patrol parks from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays and form four provisional patrols under four supervisors. They will operate in pairs, enforce park regulations, report infections, and report infractions to nearest authorities.
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Betty Pake
Ftet Mint
Sinter
Syria
Cater
New York City
Cunning- Tin
Manhattan Counels
Roy
Atueriog
Quirk
Waph
Memphis Traffic Police Parade Teaches Safe Walking
Memphis officers in uniform patrolled streets teaching pedestrians and drivers to follow traffic rules. About 400 Jay Souls on poles guided foot and auto traffic, aiming to prevent collisions while keeping travel quick.
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Memphis
Fejson
Parywente
Protecting Wildlife Urged by Hornaday at Boy Scout Talk
Dr Williit T Hornaday warned at a Boy Scouts of America gathering that wildlife is being destroyed. He cited the buffalo and elk nearly wiped out and urged continued scout service to save endangered species and protect habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williit T. Hornaday
Boy Scouts of America
Hornaday
Scout Training Proposal for Spokane Boys
Scott workers of Spokane aim to form a preliminary faculty to educate local Boy Scouts. Merit badges reward proficiency in trades and professions and volunteers will teach boys to prepare for tests and evaluate readiness for qualification.
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Scott Workers
Spokane
Wash
Messat
Fragmentary scene in a sideshow tale with a cheeky moment
A disjointed dialogue reveals a shaken family moment as a girl interacts with a boastful performer. The father admonishes and the mother rebukes a kiss, while Vivian and Tam react with surprise to the impropriety.
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Mother
Vivian
Ree Tian
Tam
Vian
Develop Forearm Exercises and Sugar Commission Note
An instructional piece on forearm development via standing posture, clenched fists, and twisting motions with arms extended. Separately mentions the royal commission on sugar saving Britain's beef by allotting tons of sugar as pink candy for winter consumption, though details are unclear and partially garbled.
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Royal Commisson
Britain
International Sunday School Lineup Glimpsed
Brief OCR fragment hints at an International Sunday School listing with unclear details. Names, dates, or venues are not readable, leaving only a partial headline fragment about a religious education event.
Hezekiah calls Judah to renewed faith and worship
In a July 15 lesson Hezekiah the faithful king exhorts Judah to return to the Lord, restore temple worship, and consecrate themselves. Despite mockery from some, the king promises divine mercy if the people repent, seek God, and enter the sanctuary with renewed obedience.
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Hezekiah
Tellule
Thone
Teraet
Heyekiah
Owen
Jerusalem
Christ
Jesus Christ
John
Jehovah
Ephraim
Manasseh
Zebula
Judah
Vane
Ana
Lemon Beauty Cream Ad Use Lemons For Skin
An old advertisement touts a lemon based whitening and beautifying cream. It instructs mixing orchard white with lemon perfume and two lotions to create a quarter pint of fragrant lotion to massage on neck arms and face daily for smoother brighter skin. The copy claims acne freckles and tan reduction with a lasting fresh feel and rosy appearance.
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Nhl Honda
Hint of War Gas in Iliad and Modern Smoke Screen
In a piece from the Landon Observer the author draws a curious parallel between ancient warfare and modern gas and smoke, noting how spears and bows rival modern weapons. The article cites an excerpt about three Mars spreading over the battle aiding the Tree Jane and suggests a comparison to today’s smoke screens.
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Tonliy
Landon
The Exconvict and a Crumbling Tale in New York Sun
A fragment recounts an ex convict linked to a boy’s imprisonment in New York in July 1880. The youth notes a cause of his detention as a woman stones him for crime, while a figure named Hoke asks why and a plan to visit Bade foes Island to witness a hanging is hinted.
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New York
Uly
Badefoes Island
New York Sun
Couldn't Stay Behind Riding Master and Recruit Joke
A riding master observes a recruit struggling to jump a fence with one spur and quips about getting the aide of the horse to keep up. Humorous exchanges follow about a dairy separator and a divorce lawyer. A line about patriotic duty to eat perishables ends with a joke about pride at the table.
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Astrid
Als West
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Young America
Shiny
Perpehition
Hydranger
National Council Hoy Scoute of America
Ady
Compac
Ashion
Boy Scouts
Pather
Paahotic Ocean
Lin
Andor Hezekiah
Kingdom of Israel
Aindon
God
Homer
Wright
O'Hagan
Walawasi
Mabedis
Washington
Mr. Kuicker
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