Great Fleet Found at Orkney as British Navy Guards Secret Base
An American ship officer reports the British North Sea battleship fleet hidden in the Orkney islands north of Scotland. For over two months no official news. the fleet remains in port to avoid German submarines while prepared to strike. The Orkneys are described as Britain’s Kiel and Wilhelmshaven merged, a formidable, inaccessible naval stronghold.
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Louis Edgar Browne
Chicago Newa
Rotterdam
Holland
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Admiralty
North Sea
Great Britain
Kiel Canal
Wilhelmshaven
Kirkwall
Man Ordered to Marry After Jewelry Theft in Brooklyn
County Judge Dike sentenced Nicolo Chiagone to marry Philo mena Donata Antonio, whom he was engaged to and from whom he stole jewelry. The judge declared the punishment would be fulfilled by marriage, invoking Kipling and mercy.
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New York
Dike
Brooklyn
Yeserday
Nicolo Chiagone
Philomena Donata
Antonio
Petit
Kipling
Easiest Task in Life for a Bachelor Says Witty Claim
A terse quip asserts that for a bachelor, managing a wife is the simplest thing in the world. The remark circulates as a lighthearted social snipe, reflecting dating norms and gender humor of the era.
Massive German Fleet Lurks Near Hoy Anchored at Scapa Flow
At Scapa Flow near Hoy a formidable German fleet lies hidden with dreadnoughts destroyers and armed merchantmen. Submarines are sighted daily and the British blockades tighten around the Skagerack and the North Sea, aiming to prevent raiders from breaking into the Atlantic.
Pictures to Be Avoided Recalls Cautionary Advice
A cautionary note urges readers to avoid bad pictures that could harm the mind. It warns that poison taken into the body through food is less dangerous than poison absorbed by the mind through viewing images.
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Lonefellow
Long-Lost Mamma Reunites East Grand Forks Man
East Grand Forks Minnesota man George Kennedy, separated from his mother Mrs. D. W. Baldwin of Whittemore Iowa at age three, has reconnected for the first time via a mutual friend. The reunion follows a chance communication that linked mother and son after many years.
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East Grand Forks
Minn
George Kennedy
D. W. Baldwin
Whittemore
Rough Stone Found in Chicago Park Worth Sixty Dollars
Louis Moulton found a rough diamond while digging an irrigation ditch in Grass Valley California Chicago Park section experts from San Francisco valued at sixty dollars after cutting it to about a half carat.
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Grass Valley
Cal
San Francisco
Louis Moulton
Chicago
Park
Moulton
Worth Remembering on Attention and Conversation
A short prose note asserts that discussing food or drink captures a man's keen attention, while talking to one of the sisters prompts focus on baths or surgical operations. The tone hints at advice or a humorous social observation from a historical column.
No DaffyDills Club Incorporation Blocked
New York Supreme Court Justice Brady in Bronx County refused to approve the Daffydill Club organizers' incorporation. He noted slang and suggested the group might need approval from the state lunacy commission due to the club name and implied membership characteristics.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brady
Bronx County
Daffydill Club
State Lunacy Commission
Eph Wiley Quips About Innocent Bystanders Guilty
Eph Wiley states that half of so called innocent bystanders are guilty, framing a provocative view on public perception and responsibility. The remark highlights tensions between presumption of innocence and accountability.
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Eph Wiley
State Library Receives Historic Rattlesnake Flag
The famous 1775 rattlesnake flag from Col. John Proctor's Independent Battalion of Westmoreland County has been moved from Greensburg to the state library in Harrisburg. It passed through Col Proctor's line of succession and was bequeathed in 1914 by Jane Maria Craig of New Alexandria to the library.
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Proctor
Harrisburg
Greensburg
Merchants’ and Farmsere” Bank
State
John. Proctor
Westmoreland County
Samuel Craig
John ‘Alexander
Samuel, Jr
Alexander Craig
Jane Maria Craig
New Alexandria
State Library
Simple Desserts for Children from Frugal Kitchen Tips
A historical recipe note describes easy child friendly desserts using fruit pulp desserts snow pudding caramel custard orange trifle and baked goods with cream. It includes preparation steps for gelatin based snow pudding and a fruit stuffed baked apple plus a bread and fruit juice dessert for quick serving.
Sweet strawberry shortcake and quick berry desserts
The Daily Meal offers practical seasonal ideas. Strawberry shortcake with beaten egg sugar and crushed berries. stuffed Bermuda onions with meat filling and broth. fruit salad with banana pineapple and whipped cream. banana with vanilla ice cream and pecans. cocoanut buns with shortening and coconut. fish pudding with bread crumbs suet milk eggs and lemon juice.
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Bermuda
Little Economies in Household Savings
Practical tips to cut small, daily costs in food and kitchen chores. Save a cent on five, scrape egg shells to measure, preserve eggs in water glass to keep for a year, rinse bowls with spatula use, and boil apple parings with sugar for jelly to serve.
Leftover Meats: Reheat, Chop, and Create Tasty Dishes
Guide to using leftover meat with sauces and seasonings. Reheat in gravy to avoid toughness. Dice or slice uniformly for pies, shepherds pie, or hash. Croquettes and meat pies with thin biscuit dough or mashed potatoes offer appealing options. Add peas or carrots to stretch small portions.
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Orkneys
Galopin
Paris
Devon Regiment
Devonshire
Enty
Hoy
Scapa Flow
Norway
Denmark
Baltic
Skager-Rak
Shetland Islands
English Channel
Atlantic
St. Dunstans
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