Walking to Asia Through Be Ring Strait Adventure
The narrator sails Aug through Be Ring strait entering the Arctic with two capes on opposite shores and two islands between. Eskimos paddle skin boats and cross continents. in winter the strait freezes and people walk between America and Asia.
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Be Ring Strait
Arctic
Cape Prince of Wates
Biz
Diomede
Big Diomede
East Cape
Straits
America
Asia
Walter Noble Burns
Allies Anvil to Russian Hammer Says German Moves Harder
London reports a Graphic correspondent states Allied entrenched positions along the French border are impregnable. Joffre’s forces hold as the musketeer hammer gathers in the east with Russia rapidly mobilizing. The three sided Russian advance aims to clear East Prussia and push toward Berlin while Austrian resistance in Galicia remains weak.
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London
Graphis
Joffre
Russia
East Prussia
Tin Posen
Berlin
Galicia
Way Under Fire In Lorraine Retreats By French Corps
Paris Aug 27 Note on an unauthorized retreat of part of the Fifteenth corps during Lorraine combat. Clemenceau attributes the flight to impressionable southern troops and weak officer interference. The Thirteenth and Twentieth corps steadied the line, preventing a breakthrough as observers only learned from chance witnesses.
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Paris
Lorraine
Germany
M. Clemenceau
Germany ignorant of world news in Berlin Tageblatt report
A Berlin Tageblatt excerpt dated August 23 notes German officials are nearly unaware of foreign or domestic events. It mentions a rumored but unconfirmed death of Mrs Woodrow Wilson, the Goeben and Breslau escape, and no word on Zeppelin losses. Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth to join German naval efforts. Japan relations severed. A German airship crash near Quesnoy kills two officers.
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London
Berlin
Mediterranean
Manchester
K. T. Dumba
United States
Sayville
S. 1
Tsingtau
Japan
Russian Troops Reported in Marienburg Circulation
Paris Aug 27 Russian troops were said to occupy Marienburg in east Prussia twenty seven miles southeast of Danzig. The report circulated but has not been confirmed by authorities.
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Czar
Marienburg
Paris
East Prussia
Danzig
Francis declines Argentine ambassador post
Washington reports that David R Francis of St. Louis declined the appointment as ambassador to Argentina on August 27.
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Francis
Washington
David R Francis
St. Louis
Cost of Filling the Silo and Balanced Rations
Extension News Service summarizes Nebraska data from 16 farms on silo costs per ton and per acre, water needs, and sealing practices. It highlights smaller deep silos to reduce spoilage, water mixing before entry, and the value of balanced rations showing higher milk returns for Beatrice dairy cows under Extension Bulletin No. 27.
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Department of Agricultural Engineering
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Frank Gregg
Merrick County
S. F. Nichols
Beatrice
Topics for Boys State Fair Encampment Subjects
The Nebraska College of Agriculture lists sessions for the Boys State Fair Encampment covering work reduction, gasoline engines, selecting and feeding dairy cattle, judging beef cattle and horses, soil production, field crops, bird value, farm economics, home gardens, hog health, common animal diseases, and farm planning. C. W. Pugsley directs the program with assistant Harry E. Bradford.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
L. W. Chase
L. F. Seaton
J.H. Frandsen
R. K. Bliss
H. J. Gramlich
P. B. Barker
Erwin Hopt
M. H. Swenk
G. W. Hood
J. H. Gain
H. C. Filley
C. W. Pugsley
Agricultural Extension Service
Harry E. Bradford
University School of Agriculture
Grieving Depositors Beside Closed Bank Doors
A group of grieving depositors gathers on the sidewalk before a closed bank. One man tries to comfort an elderly relative as her white wool bobbles in a bandana, while he tells her not to cry despite the bank's collapse.
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Harper’s
Proper Handling of Soils for Dry Weather Plowing
The piece argues dry weather favoring Dobie and candy soils over clay loams which form briquets. It recommends disks over mold boards, early disking to reduce large clumps, proper mulch, and thorough pulverizing before turning under. Good plowing, disk use, and timely shaping create a fine seedbed and better yields, even with spring work possible.
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Dobie
Candy
Denver Post
Harrow Use Proposed to Stop Soil Moisture Loss
A Western Farmer article argues that harrowing creates a dust mulch that blocks upward moisture movement. Rain can penetrate the mulch, disrupting its effectiveness, so renewal after rain is essential. The best time is when the harrow can pass without soil sticking, to prevent cracks and ongoing moisture escape.
Tobacco Dip for Scabies Regulation Update
The rule governing cattle dips for scabies required nicotine at least 0.05 percent and 2 percent sulfur flowers. It has been amended to allow dips from tobacco products with at least 0.07 percent nicotine. The new strength need not include sulfur.
Feed mix for calves boosts dairy gains in short grazing
A historical note recommends a calf fodder mix of corn meal, whole oats and middlings in equal parts as a good feed when grazing is scarce. The guidance emphasizes a simple ratio to support dairy development during pasture shortages.
Saving Rainfall and Water on Acreage
One inch of rainfall delivers 113 tons of water per acre. The note urges readers to conserve and capture rainfall to reduce waste and use captured water for irrigation and household needs.
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Fifteenth Corps
Quesnoy
Lille
Extension News Service
OLD Reliable American Bank
United States Depository
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Glacier National Park
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Park
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Great Northern Railway Company
Burlington-Great Northern
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M. A. Shipman
Nebraska
L. W. Wakeley
Omaha
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Sidney Lumber CO
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Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
NHL
Sidney Mercantile Coo
Ian Coe
Ng Earness and Frunning
Patrick
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