Government fiscal year 1921 appropriations total over 4.4 billion
The Treasury outlines 1921 estimates by department totaling 4,865,410,031.62 before sinking fund deductions. Major line items include military 989,578,657.20 naval 542,081,804.80 and pensions 215,030,000, with postal service at 391,713,678 and miscellaneous 833,717,637.96. Additional requests cover prohibition enforcement 4,000,000 and navy and aviation increases among others.
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Congress
Postal Service
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Air Service
Army
National Guard
Navy
Shipping Board
Return of U S Dea Delayed as Paris Seeks Unearthed Graves
The article reports France's decision that Allied and American WWI dead remain in place until France can exhume and repatriate. Officials cite three year policy debates and insufficient transportation to move about 1.5 million bodies, while Britain and Belgium press for returns.
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France
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies
Hints for Poultry Growers on Cold Prevention and Treatment
Seasonal advice for keeping fowls healthy through fall and winter outlines common ailments like colds and catarrh with symptoms. It recommends isolation of infected birds and a stimulant diet. A tonic recipe combines gentian ginger saltpeter and iron sulphate with dry mash to aid recovery.
Custom of Wig Wearing Began in France
The practice of wearing wigs as part of formal attire began in the early seventeenth century in France when Louis XII adopted the periwig after admiring Abbela Rivere’s hair. By Charles II’s era wigs became widespread and Queen Anne’s reign solidified their prominence. Pepys notes paying eight pounds for one.
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France
Louis XII
Charles II
Pepys
Periwigs
Wis
Cryolite Source Largely Imported From Ivigtut
Cryolite used to extract aluminum and in soda and glass making comes almost entirely from Ivigtut, a small Eskimo settlement on Greenland's southern coast.
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Ivigtut
Greenland
Basel Sample Fair Expands to Permanent Building
Basel Switzerland grows as a cosmopolitan market with the Basel sample fair gaining momentum. The Canton plans a 12 000 000 franc permanent building and English manufacturers pursue a permanent exhibit. American participation could follow as exporters eye European trade.
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America
Basel
Switzerland
London
Paris
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Christiania
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Berlin
Italy
Poland
Austria
Balkan States
Europe
Canton
England
United States
Old Time Sailors Carried Luck Charms for Voyages
Sailors believed charms warded off misfortune before sailing. Wind beads, tattoos such as a butterfly on the shoulder, and a pig tattoo on the foot were cited as essential good luck symbols. Stories linked disasters to superstition and fate, reflecting lore from ports and seafaring tradition.
Odd Facts About Animals and War History
The text notes that canopy once referred to a mosquito net and that the harpy eagle of Brazil feeds exclusively on monkeys. It claims rabbits eat or ruin as much grass as a single sheep and that pemmican combines bison flesh and fat. It also states 175 million shells were fired on the western front in the war.
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Brazil
Three Marked Seasons in Philippine Islands
The Philippines has three well marked seasons: temperate and dry from November to February, hot and dry from March to May, and temperate and wet from June to October. The rainy season peaks in July and August with heavy constant rains. Manila lies at 14 degrees 35 minutes north, and annual rainfall can reach 114 inches.
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Philippines
Tropics
Manila
Fortitude and Proverbs Echo Through Time
A collection of proverbs from varied cultures on wisdom and virtue. It includes sayings like Fortitude is the mean between fear and rashness and a dinner lubricates business attributed to Lord Stowell, alongside notes on honesty and perception in misfortune.
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Naething
Lord Stowell
Who May Become Members of the American Legion
The constitution states eligibility includes all United States army navy or marine corps veterans who served between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 inclusive and those who served with allied governments during the world war provided they were US citizens at enlistment and again at application. It bars membership for dishonorable discharges conscientious objectors aliens discharged for personal safety reasons or wounds.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Mothers' Cook Book Promotes Frugal Food Choices
The article urges wise mothers to feed the family regardless of rising costs, selecting cost effective foods and smart preparation. It notes honey made at home can supplement store bought sugar and syrups, and that many desserts can match those made with sugar.
Eighty Six Alaska Bear Species Named in Lecture
The naturalist notes that Dr Merriam has identified eighty six Alaskan brown and grizzly bear species from skulls and field study. He explains most bears resemble the group, with variation in color and markings.
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William T. Hornaday
Zoological Park
Admiralty
Oatmeal chocolate pudding bake with honey and cream
A breakfast style pudding recipe uses pinhead oats boiled in water then milk and sweetened with honey and grated chocolate. Butter and vanilla are added, seasoned with salt, baked in a greased dish for about an hour and served with cream.
Apple Rice Pudding and Creamy Molded Dessert
The recipe describes stuffing tart apples with boiled rice and butter honey and nutmeg then baking until tender. It then covers a gelatin orange marmalade coconut milk dessert mold chilled to set followed by junket vanilla sherbet and a vanilla custard with maple syrup and fried bread slices.
Tidal Wave Causes and Origins Explored
A historical explanation clarifies that tidal waves not tied to tides arise from sea disturbances. Hurricanes, earthquakes beneath the sea, submarine volcanic eruptions, and sea floor shifts can trigger massive water surges and coastal inundation phenomena.
Winter Smiles and Witty Exchanges in a Snippet
A quirky dialogue set pieces with neighbors borrowing silverware and dishes, a magician tale about a poker hand, a wild animal hunt leading to a blind tiger, and a jokey banter about a son in law. A detective gag ends with a spotted fever pun.
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Tages
Rabbit skins imitate many furs supply hat material
Rabbit skins, a major Australian and New Zealand revenue source, are used to make felt hats and fashionable furs. Skilled preparation enables rabbit skins to imitate seal, otter, and ermine, with little fur in the market remaining untouched by this craft.
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Australia
New Zealand
Commonwealths
Winter of Starvation Grips Germany Amid Food Shortage
Government statistics warn of a harsher German winter than 1916 17 with severe food declines. Potatoes 12 percent cabbage 14 beet 17 fodder 17 sugar beets 31. Prewar hog supply 27 million, now 7 million. Officials fear reduced production weakens workers.
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Germany
Lincoln's Wealth at Time of Death Revealed
County records in Springfield Illinois show Abraham Lincoln's estate at death in 1865 totaled 110,296.80 dollars. It was divided equally among Mrs. Lincoln Robert T. Lincoln and Thomas Lincoln, each receiving 56,765.60 dollars. The estate consisted of bonds and cash. notes for loans of about 5,000 dollars were listed as worthless.
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Abraham Linen
Springfield
Lincoln
Lack of Water in Blood May Raise Fever
A New York Medical Journal article proposes fever stems from water shortage in the blood. Studies suggest temperatures may spike rapidly, potentially reaching 120 degrees. Past reports of extreme readings in hysteria were once controversial and not broadly accepted.
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New York Medical Journal
Evidence of Wisdom and Wits in Brief Exchanges
A collection of quips and dialogue features politicians, profiteers, bystanders, and officers in brisk moral banter. Ridiculous boasts clash with plain speaking as citizens debate conscience rhetoric and social invitation. tribune style bits capture era humor and attitude.
Rain Needed for Tea Says 60 Inches Ideal
Tea requires rainfall of 60 inches and irrigation cannot substitute. A humid atmosphere is deemed necessary for proper tea production.
Size of Milady's Shoe Grows Through Walking and Athletics
A London shoe factory executive says in fifty years Englishwomen’s feet have lengthened from No 8 to about No 5 or 5 1/2 and larger sizes are in high demand. He attributes growth to more walking and games, noting fashion now favors long, slender feet over short ones.
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Milady
London
Inventions by Women Rise in Number Through Years
The first woman patent was Mary Kiser of Connecticut in 1809 for weaving straw with silk. By 1913 nearly 400 women sought patents, with 350 in 1914 and 258 in 1917, 286 in 1918, as wartime innovation grew. Bertha Ayrton’s gas exhaust, Ernest Hart waterproofing, and Cayley Robinson semi gas furnace are highlighted as notable recent contributions.
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Mary Kiser
Connecticut
Washington
London
Comptroller General of Patents
Bertha Ayrton
Ernest Hart
Admiralty
War Office
Two Villages Poem By Rose Terry Cooke
A reflective poem contrasts two villages, one lively and soundful, the other silent and still. The speaker observes night scenes of lights, smithy fires, and idle houses while villagers long for repose and reunion, hearing a distant promise of patience.
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Rose Terry Cooke
First Cremation of a Body in America in 1792
The first cremation in America occurred on December 9 1792 for Henry Laurens a prominent statesman and signer of the treaty of Paris. Laurens died December 8 1792 at his plantation near Charleston South Carolina and was cremated there. His will ordered his body wrapped in tow cloth and burned until consumed with bones to be collected and scattered as deemed proper.
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America
Henry Laurens
Paris
Colonel Laurens
Charleston
S. C
Where Oysters Get Their Food
The article explains that the main food for oysters and other bivalves is vegetable dust found in the water or deposited on the bottom. This organic material is suspended or spread as a thin surface layer and is periodically stirred by storms before settling again.
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