Agathe Olven Stewart First Woman Private Secretary to Redfield
Agathe Olven Stewart born Norway July 14 1896 became the first woman to serve as private secretary to cabinet official Redfield. She immigrated with parents to Staten Island at age nine, educated locally, worked as a stenographer, married Thomas E. Stewart, and later moved to Washington and then back to Staten Island to resume duties as home canker.
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Ertie Bich Veto
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American Blower Company
Wit Congress
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Wilson
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Thomas E. Stewart
Department of Labar and Commerce
Stewart Halla
Ohio
New York
Cagera
Stewart
Staten Island
Redferd
Mia Kiewart
Nitrate Wizard Bradley Shaping Air to Nitric Acid
The article profiles Charles S Bradley, hailed as a nitrate wizard, for his work fixing atmospheric nitrogen to produce nitric acid. Born in Victor New York, he studied chemistry at Rochester University and worked with Thomas Edison. His innovations aim to draw nitrogen from the air for wartime and peacetime uses, contributing to an immense nitrate and cyanide plant on Musselshell shoals along the Tennessee River.
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Tennessee River
Pear Shefeld
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United States
Charles 5. Bradley
Someow
Victor
Ontario County
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Bradley
New England
Rochester University
Tyndall
New York
Thomma A. Edison
Archbishop Germanos Urges Syrians to Fight for Freedom
In Detroit Archbishop Germanos of the Syrian Orthodox Church denounces those who refuse military service as cowards or traitors. He lauds the United States as champion of oppressed nations and cites the chance to repay America for support with sacrifice and bravery. He spoke during the corner stone laying of St. George's Syrian Orthodox Church after arriving from Turkey shortly before the war declaration.
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Detroit
Germanos
Beteph
Bagtbek
Syria
North America
St. George's
Syrian Orthodox Church
Turey
United Satom
Anil Wugratetal
Anne Martin as Nevada leader and possible U S senator
Nevada figure Anne Martin, known as Miss Anne Martin and Governor Anne, is repeatedly discussed as a potential first woman U S senator. Born in Nevada, she rose there, earned degrees, and pursued politics and public life while being widely recognized across the state.
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Washington
Nevada
Anne Martin
University of Nevada
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Columixa
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Engleod
Making Vinegar On Small Scale For Home Use
Instructional guide explains choosing ripe fruit for higher sugar content, cleaning equipment, and fermenting juice with yeast. It covers temperatures 80 to 90 degrees F, timing three days to two weeks for alcoholic fermentation, then acetic fermentation with air exposure. It notes adding vinegar or mother, storing in sealed containers, and rackings to clarify and preserve the product.
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Mantheim
Vinegar Making Pitfalls From Old Texts
The notes warn against hurriedly using uncleaned vinegar kegs for fresh juice. Do not add mother to new vinegar, remove it from old barrels, and avoid cold cellars or fall storage. Do not store in warm sunlit cells to speed fermentation or expose freshly made vinegar to bright light or air.
Breeding of Fancy Fowls and Poultry Standards
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture argues against discouraging fancy poultry breeding. It links exhibitions to industry improvement, notes standards by the American Poultry Association, and explains how size, shape, and color affect marketability and uniformity. It encourages breeders and general farmers to use well established standard breeds for consistent, high quality stock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
America
American Poultry Association
Wine way to drunkenness in southern Europe and France
A pro temperance argument cites Julius Exlen and James D Phelan claiming wine countries show sobriety. Vance Thompson counters with Provence and Italy villages, noting substantial alcohol harm from wine and stronger spirits. The piece cites French absinthe rise, the danger of alcohol poisons, and a poster warning of alcohol’s harms in barracks. It also notes personal liberty concerns in conscription and a Cincinnati child death from alcoholic poison.
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Julius Exlen
Congress
California
Senate
United States
James D. Phelan
Vance Thompson
Europe
Provence
Italy
France
Detroit Prohibition Result Claims No Arrests in City
Kresge of Detroit told a senate agriculture committee that on the first day after prohibition up to his statement there were no arrests for intoxication, theft, or other offenses in Detroit, a city of 800,000. He cited 2,420 drunkenness arrests on the last wet Monday, 3,028 on the first Monday, and 1,000 on the following dry Monday at the Ford plant.
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Kresge
Mich
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Ford
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