Aerial invasion of England postponed in era of war news
Beaver Herald notes delayed aerial invasion of England and a string of wartime items including Zeppelin speculation, spy system chatter, and reactions from The Times and Japanese officials. It surveys global tensions, bizarre anecdotes on marriage and crime, and hints at spring weather amid ongoing conflict.
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England
Zeppelin
Teesie Fur US
Onder Faverelle
Empire of the North
London Times
America
Associated Press
London
Foreign Office
Japan
Gotham seeks new drink reform and global headlines
New York adds expurgated cocktails to its scene while salons debate taste and restraint. A volcano eruption in Salvad or Central Americas stirs regional attention as debates over culture and order widen. Berkeley schoolgirls face orders to read Dune Nalane and Zola amid questions over censorship.
Duich Succession and Queen Wilhelmina Speak to Europe
The article discusses the Dutch succession through the House of Orange and Queen Wilhelmina, noting a representative of Orange would prevent a German-prince succession. It describes the queen’s daily routine, health, and her public duties at Het Loo and The Hague, plus the prince’s work on land and duties toward the people. It mentions the queen’s interest in children, her charitable acts, and her early life, with a portrait of her residence and royal household.
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Orante Naesau
Wilhelmina
Holland
House of Orange
Loo
Eorlier
Het Loo
Gelderland
Apeldoorn
Thy Hague
Prince Cing
Adele
Hague
Amsterdam
Swell
Wilelmina Helene Pauline Maria
University of Virginia Reaches Million Endowment Goal
The University of Virginia has raised $1,000,000 in cash for its endowment after receiving a $500,000 gift and Carnegie’s check for the half million. Carnegie’s $200,000 grant funds the permanent endowment for multiple schools including engineering, political economy and petition sciences, law chairs, English, and pathology, to be named for notable benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
University
Republic
President Receives Vast Gift Collection Narrated
Genee PF Parker writes in McClure's Magazine March issue about the immense gifts sent to President Cleveland. After his first term he cataloged a large collection, describing a room filled with ten to twelve thousand items and between five and seven thousand photographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genee PF Parker
Mr Cleveland
McClure
Cleveland
Parker
Giant Flagpole For Alaska Yukon Exposition
Pierce county to supply a 200 foot fir flagpole for the Alaska Yukon exposition. Federal judge Manford maps transport to the exposition grounds where the flagpole will be erected with ceremony by the Washington Society Sons of the Revolution.
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Pierce County
Manford
Federal Court
Exposition Grounds
Waahingion Society
Sons of the Revolution
Tacoma Ledger
Growing Alfalfa Across the United States
An era of successful alfalfa growth breaks through previous failures. The article credits lime drainage and inoculation as key factors enabling thriving crops in states once considered unsuitable, notes lime use rising, and highlights lime deficiency as a primary cause of poor germination and loss, with railroads and soil conditions cited as aiding inoculation.
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United States
Missouri River
C. BR. Wing
Farmers’ Review
Jones
Smith
Alfalfa
Union
Mississippi
Clip Your Horses Every Year For Better Health
The text argues horses should be clipped at least annually, sometimes twice, with Europe tending to clip in spring and fall. Fall clipping requires blankets if left outdoors. Clipping improves coat shedding, skin pore activity, and cleaning efficiency.
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Europe
Salt for Pigs Daily Care Rule
Practical livestock note advises providing salt to pigs daily as part of regular care and even after death, emphasizing salt should be rubbed in postmortem for preservation or benefit. The tip stresses consistency in feeding salt throughout the pig’s life.
Goats Need Much Exercise
Goats require significantly more exercise than sheep due to their browsing nature. They resist restraint, do better when potherded but often need humane conditions, and benefit from quiet herders. A large pasture with oversight offers a cost effective alternative, with goats trained to return home via regular feeding and salting.
What colors shall you pick for house painting
A guide stresses color schemes for exterior and interior painting to boost curb appeal and market value. It notes that architecture, room size, and lighting influence effect and suggests obtaining National Lead Company's Houseowner's Painting Outfit No 49 from the Trinity Building in New York for free color books and a paint purity testing instrument with Dutch Boy trademarked white lead guarantee.
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National Lead Company
Trinty Building
New York
Question on Demonyms in a Rhyme Joke
A humorous exchange asks if a person from Poland is called a Pole and then ponders why Holland isn’t called a Hole, ending with the phrase and man from.
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Poland
Holland
Cured Itching Humor Boldly Sold Cure Claims
A 1908 testimonial from O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes relief from three years of painful skin swellings after using three sets of Cuticura Remedies. The ad then notes a surge in anti tuberculosis societies, sanatoriums, clinics, and legislation across states, highlighting rising public health activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Wilson
Puryear
Tenn
Power Drug & Chem. Corp
Boros
United States
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Promises Success
An ad invites kidney sufferers to write G W Winney of Medina New York and mentions his claimed cure with Dean's Kidney Pills after eighteen months of illness. He asserts dramatic weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds and a complete cure after 10 or 12 boxes. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box. A London fashion note describes an expensive leather bus with a side opening for carrying small dogs, explained by a shop assistant.
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Dagm Dier
R. H. Pratt
Oklahoma
Exssatoyet
Essatoyed
Essatoyet
G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winney
London
Time Mix-Up Reflects On Play Acceptance
A humorous dialogue weighs which play has best chance for acceptance. The manager favors works with a future outlook, while the author cites resilience and faith as strength for bearing burdens.
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Gotham
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Berkeley
Cal
Dunes
Nalane
Zola
Charles B. Wing
Ohio
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