Hoover outlines world food shortage and steps to aid allies
Food Administrator Hoover presents a global and domestic plan outlining the wheat and cereal needs of France Italy the United Kingdom and Belgium and urging Americans to cut wheat use and reduce waste. He warns that allies must shift to other cereals while boosting exports and increasing fish and dairy use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Belgium
United States
Canada
North America
America
Europe
Germany
Eggs as a Rich Protein Source in Diet
Eggs provide high quality protein and fat with minerals such as iron calcium and phosphorus in easily absorbed form. They digest well with 97 percent of the portion eaten utilized. minimal cooking saves time and fuel, making eggs a viable substitute for other protein rich foods when prices permit.
Peculiar Sleep Facts And Elephant Training Methods
The text notes that people can die after nine days without sleep and that insomnia sufferers may cry without awareness. It also describes a sleep deprivation method used on newly captured elephants to render them spiritless and harmless, citing the brain as highly developed yet fatigued by new impressions requiring sleep.
Energy and Health Chat Between Smith and Builder
Smith said he felt run down and planned a visit to a doctor to regain strength. He added that Ite should handle it himself, noting he is a good architect.
Declination and dip of the compass across regions
Historic notes trace compass deviation from true north to 20 degrees west in the eastern United States and 20 degrees east in the northwest. Columbus is credited with finding zero declination near the Azores, while dip reveals the needle tilts more toward the pole, with vertical equilibrium noted in Shackleton’s polar observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
America
Azores
United States
Cincinnati
Shackleton
Profitmongering and the origin of the term profitmongering
The piece traces the term profitmongering from its roots in profiteering and monger used for deceitful dealers. It notes the Sanskrit origin suggesting deception and cites Ireland's Great Book of the Law defining rents to show how the word acquired a disreputable sense among strangers in historic village law contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
London Chronicle
Twain Skewers Eliot in 1895 Letter
Mark Twain sharply criticizes George Eliot in a letter to W. D. Howells published in Harper's Monthly. He denounces Middlemarch as tedious and overlong and says he barely survives its analysis of feelings and motives. He admits no romance taste aside from Eliot's works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
George Eliot
W. D. Howells
Harper’s Monthly
Daniel Deronda
Nature's Wondrous Ways Inventions of an Egg That Rests
A murre egg puzzle is described as inseparable from cliff shelves. The murre lays eggs on narrow rock ledges and its uniquely shaped eye causes the egg to roll in a circle if disturbed. This prevents rolling off and smashing, keeping the egg safe for incubation.
Miss Cherry Hat and the Paris Hatmaker Mystery
Margaret Daw, a country girl and millinery apprentice at Tomson Brothers, designs a cherry hat that challenges American taste. Tom Tomson falls for her, confirms engagement, and reveals she will oversee hat design for the firm after their marriage. The plot centers on her Paris-sourced creation and its influence on the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Clara Tomson
Milo
Clarice
Tomson Brothers
Tom Tomson
Podank
Miss Cherry Hat
Margaret Daw
Tomson’'s
Dan
Clara
Tomson
Margaret
Bob
Paris
Court of Appeals
Ty Te McClure
Need More Dairy Products
Secretary C R George of the Indiana State Dairy association urges farmers to boost dairy production amid economic strain. He argues dairy cows convert roughage into food, advise housing protection for winter, use superior sires, and develop heifer calves to maximize output for three years and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. George
Indiana State Dairy Association
War Department
Silage Feeding for Calves Prefers Alfalfa and Grains
The article advises starting calf silage at six weeks with gradual, mold-free feed. It notes alfalfa hay as excellent roughage but emphasizes it must be balanced with skim milk and grain. Silage and corn provide carbohydrates to correct protein excess when alfalfa is fed with milk.
Regular milking urged for steady dairy output
A cow yields best when milked at regular 12 hour intervals year round. Milk produced during milking. delaying milking reduces gland activity and milk flow, injuring the udder. Regular morning and evening milking is essential to maintain steady secretion.
Improper Flavors in Milk From Cow Diet and Odors
Milk gains flavors from two sources the cow diet and ambient odors. Onions garlic and certain weeds can pass into milk and milk can absorb many odors. To keep good flavor cows must be fed proper feed and kept away from odor sources. North Dakota station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakotament Station
French Invents Artificial Wood for Matches
A French inventor has developed an artificial wood material for matches using specially prepared straw as a substitute. This innovation aims to provide a renewable alternative to traditional match stems and reduce reliance on natural wood sources.
Brevity in Eating Promoted as Patriotism
An admonition suggests concise meals as patriotic virtue and recommends Roman Balsam for eye discomfort before bed as a relief aid.
Dense London population joke in school essay
A teacher asks students to write about London and reads a line claiming the people are stupid. When questioned, the student explains the essay source says London’s population is very dense, prompting surprise and a quick wittilike reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York Globe
Frenzied Finance Exposed Schemer’s Payday Plot
An Exchange cartoon framing a plumber and carpenter plotting a scam to skim unclaimed pay envelopes from paymasters. The duo plans to split the uncalled sums fifty fifty on payday, while the carpenter laments the comically fallen ethics of his partner.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ihoover
Food Administration
Jane Osborn
Jersey
Mr. Smith
Dean
Louis Smith
Ian
E. M. Johnson
Justice Peace
Northrop & Lyman Co.,Inc
Buffalo,n.y
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!