Use of Wood 10 Help Save Coal and Profit From Woodland
Farmers with woodlands and buyers in towns can reduce coal demand this winter by burning wood in place of coal. Wood can heat many buildings, especially when heat is needed in large bursts. The article explains cordwood values, cutting methods, stacking, and markets, encouraging thinning and selling wood to improve profits while easing railway coal pressure.
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Camp Meigs
Washington
State Agricultural College
United States Forest Service
All True Followers of Mahomet Eager That Their Last Resting Place Shall Be Near Those of Their Great Apostles
The piece describes Muslim pilgrims wanting to be buried near Najaf, Kerbela, and Kazimain shrines in Mesopotamia under British occupation. It notes burial fees, the rise of Najaf as a city of the dead, and treasures held in the shrines, including gold swords sent from Constantinople with Enver Bey’s inscription.
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Najaf
Kerbela
Kazimain
Ali
Hussein
Mesopotamia
Gene
Edmund Chandler
Bokhara
Paris
Shar Nasir-ud-Din
Bagdad
Constantinople
Enver Bey
An Irish Courtship Writ Vexed Widow in Leap Year Jest
An Irish sheriff arrives to serve a writ on a young widow and quips about attachments and court. The widow flirts back saying her attachment is reciprocated. She jokes about leap year courting and preferring a priest to preside before proceeding to the justice awaiting.
Freezone corn relief promises instant painless removal
An advertisement touts Freezone to drop on corns for instant relief and lifting off with fingers. It claims painless treatment for hard and soft corns and calluses and notes a Cincinnati origin. It also includes a tersely framed self praise about economy and Eigotists.
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Cincinnati
Runs Her Own Canteen For Troop Trains
Mrs. Scott Lee a elderly Black woman near Ashtabula, Ohio, found a way to cheer soldiers passing through on troop trains en route from camp to the coast for overseas service. She uses a long pole to hand down bundles of magazines and lunches to servicemen as trains speed by the station platform.
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Scott Lee
Ashtabula
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lee
Poor Material for Warmth on Washington Street
A mother and daughter quarrel over the daughter's attire after a theater outing. As wind blows a filmy white silk skirt, the daughter hurries to shelter near Merchants Bank while the mother, left behind, comments on warmth and practicality. The exchange ends with the daughter insisting her ears are warm enough.
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Washington Street
Meridian
Mother
Daughter
Merchants’ Bank
Indianapolis News
Carrier Pigeon Mystery Sparks Albany Analysis
Albany authorities pursue a cryptic message found on a carrier pigeon that died shortly after delivery. The note reads P n z 3 a r l w and the bound string is olive drab, possibly from an army uniform. A California desert quail carried the bird, unusual in Oregon, adding mystery to the case.
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Albany
Ore
Oregon
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Strength for Mr Clayton
T Clayton of Woodbury New Jersey describes a severe kidney complaint with back pain and inability to work. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he improved quickly and gained strength, stating the remedy is worth its weight in gold and is recommended to others with kidney issues.
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Batonic
Sntopic Remar Co
Gunther Bidg
Chicago
Dean
Mr. Clayton
T. Clayton
N. Broad St
Woodbury
Doan
The Indian's Idea and Welling Soldier's Salute
John Ratt a full blood Cherokee of Cherokee county Oklahoma was drafted for Camp Travis Texas training. He was reported for failing to salute an officer and explained he would speak to people as he meets them in Well ing.
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John Ratt
Cherokee County
Okla
Travis
Tex
Welling
Water Mind You Squabbs Bathing Beach Girls
A brief quip compares Earth’s water covering three quarters with remarks about bathing beach girls. The exchange notes humor about surface water and local seaside figures.
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Squabbs
Squibbs
Dr Peery’s Dead Shot Promises Worm Cleanse Dose
An old fashioned medicine advertises Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as a real single dose remedy that cleanly expels worms or tapeworms. It markets an effective, plain treatment without syrup or lo zenge.
Man in Every Sixty Wholly Color Blind
A short note reports a percentage finding that one man in sixty is wholly or partially color blind. The item notes a medical or survey context but provides no names, dates, or locations. The tone is concise and observational, typical of a brief statistical blurb in a historical paper.
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Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Pri
New England
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Gitar Samuel Pager
SPOHN
An Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U. S A
Bos
David Roberts
Vet. Co
Waukesha
Cati
Boston
Sri Haan
Ers
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