Vienna's aged dying on feet amid hunger and disease
Dr Ethel Williams reports from Vienna on severe malnutrition and stunting among the elderly and children. She cites 150 percent rise in old-age mortality, widespread emaciation, rare osteomalacia cases, and insufficient meals even in state hospitals as American Red Cross aid functions amid war-induced starvation.
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London
Ethel Williams
Newcastle
England
Nienna
Zurich
Austria
Vienna
Manchester Guardian
State Children’s Hospital
American Red Cross
New Converce Chief Aims to Feed School Children This Day
The American Red Cross plans more kitchen openings to feed 40 000 plus children. The effort targets school age youngsters and provides one meal daily, highlighting a broader program to keep communities well and strong.
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Ned Cross
War against flames and the man who fights them
Spokane reports a forest fire season driven by a labor shortage and rising risk. Lumberjacks and crews are recruited by the United States Forest Service to defend vast timberlands from Pack River to inland districts as fires burn tens of square miles. Officials warn Congress to increase appropriations to match the accelerating danger and shrinking forests across the Northwest.
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Husky
United States Forestry Service
Spokane
Wash
Northwest
America
Forest Service
Europe
Congress
Bells for City Dogs in Asheville
City announces dogs must wear a bell for the next year and has purchased bells to distribute to dog owners to prove ear nestness.
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Asheville
N. G
Tactics of Quail Bandits Evade Federals in Juarez
Francisco Villa's forces imitate quail by scattering, seeking cover as federal columns approach. Vill a leads 2000 men under Angles Lopez Diaz Garcia, then splits into 100 men with hidden positions. They mule-hide in canyons, reassemble after danger, and even plow fields with stolen horses to blend in.
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Juarez
Mex
Francisco Villa
Villa
Reb
el Bands
Angeles
Lopez
Diaz
Garcia
Castro
Nilla
Anthracite Production Up 1917 July Totals Rise
Philadelphia reports anthracite shipments for July at 6,052,334 tons, up 432,743 from June. Compared with July 1916, monthly totals rose 619,456 tons. For the coal year’s first four months starting April 1, shipments reached 22,609,555 tons, up from 21,146,536 tons in the prior year by about 1.6 million.
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Philadelphia
Anthracite Bureau of Information
Most Widely Kept of Egg Breeds in Markets
The United States Department of Agriculture notes egg production as a major poultry activity with 1.591 billion dozen eggs produced in 1909 valued over 306 million dollars. White egg breeds like Leghorn Campine Minorca and Ancona are favored near markets paying premiums for white eggs. The Single Comb White Leghorn is the leading and most widely kept egg breed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Campine
Minorca
Ancona
Turkeys and Limited Poultry Farming Across Southern States
The article notes many Texas turkeys and sizable flocks in Mississippi Alabama and western Florida. It explains turkeys are typically raised on general farms with ample range and usually yield profit. Ducks are scarce south of the region while geese and guineas are more common with guinea eggs used domestically and for market but guineas often run wild and are not farmed at scale.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Summer Feeds for Chicks and Fowls
During hot weather confinement chicks and fowls need abundant green food and meat or milk or both. Free range birds can meet much of their meat needs from bugs and worms and diversify grains with various vegetables foraging provides.
Bayer Cross on Genuine Aspirin Adends Caution
An advertising snippet stresses Bayer Cross on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with proper directions for safely relieving headaches toothaches and other pains. It notes packaging options from handy 12 tablet boxes to larger packs and mentions the trade mark of Bayer and the monoacetyl salicylic acid formulation. It also includes an aside about a character named He's money mind and a quip about money curing a disease.
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Bayer
Adyv
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promotes Fresh Skin Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and fragrant, ideal for face skin and baby dusting. It is presented as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment and claims to render other perfumes superfluous.
Politicians and Shoes Reflect Contrasting Quality
The quotation compares politicians to shoes, noting that higher grade shoes are not mass produced, implying a critique of political leadership and its authenticity versus manufactured popularity. The remark uses footwear as a metaphor for political merit and individuality.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement offers $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and notes sales by druggists for over forty years. Testimonials are free, with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio listed.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Universal Need Assertion by a Queen Authority
A quip on young men seeking guidance from a queen, asserting that true heart’s demand is gentle yet decisive royal guidance. The remark frames leadership as caring firmness from a queenly source.
Poultry Keeping Tips for Small Farms and Backyards
Keep the house and yard clean and feed a heavier grain ration in the evening. Use straw litter to make hens scratch and grow green crops in poultry yards if not in permanent sod. Start small if inexperienced and increase as success warrants. Do not let roosters run with hens after breeding season to keep eggs fertile and storage better.
It Is Better to Spy Nothing than Regret Later
The saying cautions against gathering many clever plans that may later backfire, urging restraint in spying or snooping efforts to avoid future regret. It emphasizes prudence over overreaching curiosity.
As It Happened In The Smith House
An old gentleman Mr. Smith laments modern courting as Mrs. Smith drops a coal seutile on his toes. The family quarrels over late hours and guests as the heir admits a guest named Christa bel sits on him.
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Mr. Smith
Smiths
Christabel
Not a woman’s fault kidney remedy advertisement
An old advertisement urges women to consider kidney health warning signs and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with sample offers and pricing. It claims kidney or bladder trouble causes broader health issues and suggests sending ten cents for a sample bottle from Kilmer Company. It notes availability at drug stores.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
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Wales
Pack River
Idaho
Pershing
Marksman
General Pershing
le Mans
France
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Grandville Ave
Grand Rapids, Mich
Renaha
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
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