Kitten Mascot Flies With American Naval Legion Pilot
Edgar Bouligny of New Orleans serves with French forces in Serbia as the first American to join the Foreign Legion at the war’s start. His kitten mascot travels on all flights. Summer Army Camps offer six weeks of cadet training at government expense with no enlistment obligation, to cadets from accredited universities, divided by age and experience, with rail fare covered.
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Edgar Bouligny
New Orleans
Serbia
Foreign Legion
War Department
U.S. Agriculture Warns on Screw-Worm and Blow-Fly Pests
The pest warning explains screw-worm and blow-fly larvae threaten livestock nationwide. It notes regional impact in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California, with spring to fall activity peaking in warm, dry weather and revival after rain before frosts end the season.
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States Department of Agriculture
Union
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Nebraska
Americas
Suffrage Debate Turns to Personal Irony in Parlor Tale
In a sharp exchange a husband mocks a suffragist remark while a wife defends strong action. The talk shifts from public rights to private loyalties as a bald-headed guest sparks family reproach and a joke about discipline. The gag lines contrast male complacency with female advocacy.
Feeding young pigs tips for milk and molasses feed
When piglets reach three weeks they crave more than milk. Place a shallow trough away from the sow. Scald middlings with milk and add a tablespoon of molasses. Guide piglets to the trough as they sniff the odor and start to eat.
Dual-Purpose Cattle Seen Useful For Small Farmers
The dual purpose cattle are popular with the small farmer who keeps few cattle and must rely on them for all milk and butter, while also raising calves or steers for sale. They have not been popular with ranchmen or farmers who raise large numbers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Lemon Lotion Remedy Promises Freckle Free Skin
A vintage ad promotes a cheap lemon based lotion mixing two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint of complexion whitener. It claims to fade freckles and blemishes with daily massage and notes the mixture is harmless.
Market Term Defined
A reader asks what “manipulation for a rise” means in market speech and the reply jokes that the phrase refers to pulling the bedclothes off someone in the morning. The exchange blends financial jargon with risqué humor.
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Armentieres
No Man's Land
Lorraine
Kitten
With Him
Ailays
RapPeth
Fogg
Brown
Enoch Morgan
Supolio
Roup
Hunt
Dan
A. B. Richards Co
Sherman
David Roberts
Grand Avenue
Waukesha
Wie
Parker
Druggis
Uverstation
W. Saraat
New York
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