Wrist Whistles Next Aims to Aid Police Forces
A California inventor touts the wrist whistle as a practical device for officers who must carry a club and use one hand to direct traffic. The article suggests wide potential use beyond policing, including referees, orchestra conductors, and even fast food staff, noting its convenience over traditional pocket whistles and the wrist watch’s mixed reception. It emphasizes a police advantage: freed hands, occasional tobacco, and the ability to blow without fumbling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragraphers’ Union
California
South
Army
The Value of Thoroughbred Stock on Farms
The piece argues that high prices for farm goods raise awareness among American farmers that scrub livestock are unprofitable. A thoroughbred dairy cow yields more butter fat and valuable calves, offsetting higher initial costs, making a good dairy cow pay off quickly. The same logic applies to other farm animals and even farm teams of good horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porterhouse
Europe
America
Texas
The End of Scrub Stock and Rise of Royal Lineage
A historical discussion on replacing scrub hogs with high grade breeding stock, noting the shift toward thoroughbred beef and dairy lines, the decline of Texas longhorns, and the growing value of black walnut for rifle stocks. It also highlights peanut oil and butter as rising staples, with widespread farming adoption and a wartime push for economy.
A Peanut Year Highlights Peanut Butter Rise
A historical note on peanut butter shifting from a rare luncheon treat to a regular staple due to wartime needs. Without the gilded extract, peanut butter retains its nutrition, weight for weight, impacting tables nationwide.
Allied actions spark Dutch vigilance over materiel shipments
In a wartime report, British cruisers shelled Zeebrugge and marines landed at the mole, prompting German assumptions of American arrival. The piece notes Holland consented to German shipment of road building material via Dutch railways and warns the Dutch to verify it will not pave a way across their frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeebrugge
Mole
Holland
Germany
Netherlands
The Convoy Verse from No 2 B R C Hospital
A Poetry Review of London piece recalls verses mailed from a French hospital unit. The lines describe waking to a convoy of wounded men, the night sounds of stretchers and voices, and the grim routine of wartime medical arrival at a house of pain. Betsy.
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No. 2
B. R. C. Hospital
B. E
France
Poetry Review of London
House of Pain
Betsy
Passing the Buck and the Fear of Responsibility
A reflective note cites the phrase passing the buck to describe evasion of duties. It contrasts the timid foregoer who dodges load with the active doers who seek credit and public praise, while praising quiet charity unseen like a violet by a mossy stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tose
Public Ledger
Heroism in the Wir from the Front
London News surveys front line bravery in war reporting diverse acts of courage. It highlights swift actions to save wounded, disciplined defense under fire, and aviators who risked life to start a fallen machine, praising fearless resolve across varied forms of heroism.
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Tnere
London News
Director of Woman's Work for Red Cross Urges Unity
Mrs. Edmund F. Brown, Director of Woman's Work for the Southwestern Division of the American Red Cross, urged unity and greater service at a mass meeting in the Gunter Hotel ball room. She cited stories from the front and emphasized the need for broader, organized factory-style teamwork to increase Red Cross aid and production quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Edmund F. Brown
Southwestern
American Red Cross
Gunter Hotel
Brown
Mrs. Brown
Sou
J. W. Frost
San Antonio
Woman's Work
Today's Casualty List From General Pershing War Report
The casualty list reports killed in action, died of disease, died from wounds, died of accident, died other causes, wounded severely or slightly, missing in action, and other statuses. Including names like Arvid A. Cederholm, John I. Giles, George Gritzback, James Carey, Earl Clark, Clarence E. Col, Clinton W. Derori, James Joyce, Louis Loraine Balnine, Charles H. Bolden, Benjamin Hill, Lyndon Casey, John Pesa, Howard A. Mower, Walter Gaul, Join Murray, Raphael Carbo, Robert Remington, Walter Reed, and many others with officers William H. Jenkins and Franklin Pedrick.
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Arvlid A. Cederholm Vorp
John I. Giles
George Gritzback
James O. Carey
Earl R. Clark
Clarence E. Col
Clinton W. DE Roriassy
James N. Joyce
Louis Loraine Balnine
Charles H. Bolden
Benjamin Hill
Lyndon L. Casey
John Pesa
Howard A. Mow
William H. Jenkins
Franklin P. Pedrick
Nathaniel C. Reed
D. Brown
Daniel Caplet
Leon ‘T. Coleman
Bernard F. Cunningham
James @. Denice
Joseph A. Dixon
Charles J. Prey
Carrol W. Gleason
Alfred Morin
William H. Whitman
George A. Gillespie
Chester Smith
Arthur PF. Prescott
Francis D. Quigley
Cook Victor A. Tarra
John Appleyard
Aneglo Ballandelli
Harold V. Boers
John FH. Breen
Laurgt de Tullo
Chester K. Cooper
Napoleon Duhamel
Dame Derwin
Louis Bavon
Albert Wilteau
Walter A. Wisehér
William S. Foster
Bernard R. Garrity
Thomas M
Garvin
George &. Cobhle
The Four Husbands at the Majestic and vaudeville at Princess
A musical treat at the Majestic starring The Four Husbands with elaborate staging and Jack Boyle performing Surround Me With Girls and Wonderful Girls. At the Princess Theater Cliff Bailey Duo perform Scotch pantomime, The Three Jolly Boys sing, Waits and Hawley entertain, and Maggie Le Clair headlines The Unfair Sex in a headlining company act.
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The
Majestic
the Majestic
Four Husbands
Jack Boyle
Cliff Bailey
Princess
Princess Theater
Howard
Moore
Cooper
Waits
Hawley
Maggie le Clair
Miss le Clair
Pauline Frederick Stars in Madame Jealousy at the Empire
Pauline Frederick debuts a stark new style in Madame Jealousy at the Empire, a George W Hobart photoplay directed by Robert Vignola featuring bizarre visuals and exotic luxuries as the cast delivers dramatic acting. The piece contrasts with her usual photoplay work and showcases artistic direction and unusual scenes.
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Pauline Frederick
The
Empire
Paramount
Madame Jealousy
George W. Hobart
Robert Vignola
King Alfonso's Horse Swap Prank On Bulgarian Czar
London report recalls a tale of King Alfonso plotting to swap horses during a royal procession with King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The plan targeted the cautious Bulgarian ruler and Prince Henry of The Netherlands, both poor horsemen, as grooms walked on both sides in the grand pageant.
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London
Henry
Netherlands
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Murone
George
Alfonso
Debbin
Verdinand
Hoover says food control averted riots and famine risk
In New York May 1 Herbert Hoover Federal Food Administrator told a grain dealers conference that government controls prevented price spirals and mass unrest. He argued unrestrained commerce would have raised flour costs and sparked riots while praising voluntary conservation and Allied subsidy shifts to protect U S supply. He noted current crops look strong and expect ample supplies for Americans and Allies.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Food Administration Grain Division
Hoover
United States
America
Bond Man or Bondman in War Time
A compilation of editorials from Texas papers discussing wartime duty and loyalty. The Cuero Record supports sacrifice and war effort while others critique or mock politicians, urging citizens to buy Liberty Bonds and contribute to victory. Local papers note arrests for draft evasion and call for patriotic action.
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Cuero
Mexico
Laredo
Caballero
Only Women on Jury in Poplar Trial
In Poplar Indiana a jury believed to be the first all female panel in the state tried a woman for assaulting a man and found her not guilty. Mrs. George Craig faced C. LT Dickey after a bank altercation linked to a failed nursing compensation suit.
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Poplar
Ind
George Craig
C. LT
Dickey
Nursngs
Vienty of Credit and the Grover’s Woes
A fragmentary tale from Rehoboth-Herpyi about credit and a grover named Butterworth. The overheard exchange features concerns over debts and trust in extending credit to townsfolk, highlighting local financial tensions and wary merchants.
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Are, Coepe Onn
Carqieonn
St. Louis
Casualty List
Pershing
War Department
CORP
Walter G. Gaul
Murray
Raphael Carbo
J. Cook
Robert B. Remington
William S. Hart
Tyrone Power
Richard Willis
Los Angeles
Willis and Inglis
Lorelei
Temple Telegram
Texas 3
Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
Houston Post
WSAAS
Austin
Anan
Galveston Tribune
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Galveston News
Victorias Advocate
Yoakum. c
Times-Herald of
Dallas
Paso Times
Yoakum Times
Aesus
Elihu Root
B. Ne
Champ Clark
Missouri
Lufkin News
Beaumont Tribune
Tribune
Port Worth
Stat-Telegram
Sables
Tso Mance
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