Bureau County threshing rules urge crop saving effort
A county conference of about 200 threshing machine owners and operators in Bureau County, chaired by W. Riley and J. Mann, issued 14 rules to save grain. The rules demand first class machine condition, proper feeder speed, careful blast, canvas under feeders, and strict feeding order, with early starts and full days. The drive ties into Federal Food Administration goals and civilian duty.
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Bureau
W. ©. Riley
Kasbeer
Co. J. Mann
Warren Nelson
Princeton
C. J. Mann
Bureau County
Fay
Atata
Federal Food Administration
Bituminous Coal Plan For Illinois Winters With Anthracite Shortage
Illinois counties face a winter coal plan that restricts anthracite to thirteen northeastern counties. County officials report Alfred Norris received the notice from John E. Williams outlining an equal share split based on 1916-17 consumption with about eighty percent supply, impacting many households statewide.
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Bureau County
Illinois
Alfred Norris
John E. Williams
New England
Atlantic Coast
trans-Mississippi
Midwestern
Ilinois
Washington
Ilingis
Stephenson
Winnebago
Boone McHenry
Lake, Ogle
DeKalb
Kane
DuPage, Lee
Kendall
Will
Cook
National Fuel Administration
Ten Women Slackers and Their Cures in Wartime Morale
A satirical piece lists women blamed for wartime waste and excess. It cites laziness or patriotic neglect as causes for spoiling food and clothing. Suggested cures include canning, reusing old garments, and repurposing knits for children.
Coal Substitutes Urged To Endure War Winter
U S Fuel Administrator for Illinois John E Williams urges immediate steps to bridge the coal deficit. Citizens should buy soft coal and the best Illinois coal grades available, as all coal must be burned this winter. He says loyalty in fuel use is as vital as battlefield action.
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Illinois
Orville Camp Reports Wounds From Front
In a Sheffield letter home Orville Camp says he was shot and cut five times in the arm while near German lines. He expects eight weeks in hospital and notes sixteen of his company of two hundred seventy remaining. His brother Harold Camp is in France seeking a hospital visit.
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Orville
Sheffield
Harold Camp
France
Donahoe property sale on FE Erie street
Nine room house and two lots known as the Donahoe property on FE Erie street will be sold at a sacrifice due to owner not being a resident of Spring Valley now. Write A Hoag DeKalb Il.
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Donahoe
FE. Erie Street
Spring Valley
Hoag
DeKalb
Administrator's Notice Estate of John Reed Deceased
The administrator of the estate of John Reed deceased will appear at the Bureau County Court House Princeton on the first Monday of September for claim adjustment. Creditors are notified to attend. debtors should make immediate payments. Dated July 17 1918.
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John ©. Reed
County Court
Bureau County
Court House
Princeton
America's First Steel Rails Began with Early American Mills
The passage notes 1865 experiments by North Chicago Rolling Mill with six Bessemer rails from Wyandotte steel, marking America's first such rails. It cites Cambria’s 1867 regular production and England’s initial rails, plus Pennsylvania Railroad importing 100 tons in 1853 at $150 per ton.
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America
North Chicago Rolling Mill Company
Wyandotte
Midh
New York
Frog
Cambria Company
England
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Britain
Surplus Food Drive Urges Home Canning and Preservation
The text notes a likely unprecedented yield of vegetables this year and urges Americans to conserve by canning drying brining or storing food at home. It emphasizes home preservation to boost self sufficiency and reduce transportation burden and calls on women to learn and increase canning efforts.
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America
Nome Alaska A City Of Contrasts Emerges From Winter Stillness
The city of Nome, built by 1898 gold seekers, shows stark contrasts between wealth and desire. Ice bound in winter, it awakens with summer crowds as lights telephones and stores line the beach and visitors return from outside.
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Alaska
Nome
Pretty Legend of Niagara Falls Told as Native Tale
The New York Evening Post recounts five sisters named Eric, Superior, Huron, Michigan and St. Clair who leave their igloo home to seek the sea. They leap from a cliff on painted wings and descend Niagara Falls, their robes blue and green glittering in rainbow mist as they play in the waterfall.
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Eric
Superior
Huron
Michigan
St. Clair
Niagara Falls
New York Evening Post
Lifespan of Wind Musicians From Instrument Type
Investigations by a renowned doctor suggest wind instrument players live longer on average. Cornet players average 69.1 years, clarinetists 64.4, oboe and bassoon players about 63, while flute players average 61.2 due to limited lung exercise. orchestras include many aging musicians, with steady lung use linked to longevity.
Room for Many Millions in Siberia
A London Answers note describes Siberia as vast with almost five million square miles and sparse population. It argues invasion would be monumental, rivers icebound, Arctic sections inhospitable, yet railway expansion promises resource development and future granary potential.
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Siberia
London
British Isles
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Siberia
Corrosion Causes in Iron Chimney Extensions
Condensation forms inside galvanized iron chimney stacks and, with deposited carbon from use, drives a galvanic reaction that dissolves the zinc coating and eventually consumes the steel base. To prevent this, space around the stack is recommended, and a double wall with inner and outer casings is used, with riveted joints and a one to two inch air gap varying by size and conditions.
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Komer
Scientific American
Burglars Fear Noise Warned by Veteran Detective
Frank McCarrick, longtime Manhattan detective, warns burglars fear noise most. He urges homes use audible alarms and suggests breaking a glass or pitcher to create a noise, noting midnight prowlers are prepared to kill if cornered and advise against grappling.
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Frank McCarrick
Manhattan
Dhd
Man in the Making quotes on self sculpturing and evolution
Orison Swet Marden discusses the idea that humans are sculptors of themselves through gradual evolution. He argues that over time people erode animal impulses and strive toward an ideal higher self, with thoughts shaping life’s marks of beauty and ugliness, success and failure.
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Mear
Markle
Marble of
Ilfe
Orison
Marden
Etiquette in Mexico Reflects Long Standing Customs
Travelers report Mexican manners shaped by superstition and modern practice. A common belief fears misfortune in threes, influencing greetings and cigarette lighting, where offering a light from a spent match offends and one should extinguish and relight from the burning cigarette.
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Mexico
United States
Nuts of Prisrend Across Balkans Forlorn Town
The piece notes Prisrend with six spellings and no need for a water board. The Maritza river divides the town while brooks turn to torrents after rain. Prigrendian nuts are famed for gaudy dress and bazaars glow with garish garments and rainbow neckties.
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Prisrend
Balkan
Biritza
Maritza
Balkans
Frogs With Hairlike Growths Unearthed in Africa
Scientist G A Boulenger noted Congo frogs bearing hairlike projections on their bodies. The feature is not true hair but an abnormal tubercle growth on the frog skin, challenging the idiom finer than frog hair.
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G. A. Boulenger
Congo
Brazil Eyes Future Coal and Steel Growth
Brazil'sSecretary of Agriculture urges government action to boost coal and steel sectors. Two decrees issued to promote mining and processing. He cites need for at least ten active coal mines to conserve wood and notes coke from coal could be produced domestically. Sweden and U.S. references used as context.
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Secretary of Agriculture of
Brasil
Republic
Geological Survey
Santa Catharina
Sweden
United States
French Army Trains Dogs to Carry Food to Front Lines
The French army trains dogs at Paris grounds to deliver light meals, coffee, and ammunition to troops in isolated trenches. The canny four legged couriers wear double body bags with pockets and learn to crawl low to avoid bullets and gas areas.
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Paris
Milwaukee Becomes Talking Point in Connie Mack’s Early Season
In a past era Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, faced rookie pitcher woes as Milwaukee lost a rough opener. A young hurler, blamed by none, earned patience from Mack and Cantillon who saw promise in the youngster. The plan set for a Decoration Day game highlighted scouting and nurturing talent.
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Connie Macky
Andy
Milwkee
Joe Cantillon
Conie Mack
Cantillon
Prisoner Exchange Reveals Harrowing War Memories
Ivan Rossiter recalls in Farm and Fireside the arc of his war life from enlistment in Canada to capture, arduous travels to England and Flanders, Ypres battles, and brutal captivity. He details wounds, a German amputation, and harsh treatment in prison camps, reflecting on comrades lost and the ordeal endured.
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Ivan Rossiter
Canada
England
Channel
Flanders
Ypres
Looked Like Decorations
A huckster drove into a suburb late at night and wandered toward a road with repairs. A resident warned him of the danger as a trench and red lanterns appeared near the edge. The driver claimed awareness of the danger but continued, prompting concern from the suburbanite.
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Reed
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