Ohio Clears 6,000,000 Ton Coal Reserve Plan
Ohio Governor Cox leads a statewide coal clearing house with 6 million tons pledged by operators to balance supply and curb prices next winter. John M. Roan is named head. James Dugan oversees transport. local coal pools will form and mayors assist in demand matching to prevent shortages.
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Columbus
Ohio
Coal Clearing House
Gov. Cox
John M. Roan
Coal Operators’ Compensation and Labor Bureau
James Dugan
Public Utilities Commission
Clearing House
Cleveland
Cox
Washington
State Branch
Council For National Defense
Jackson
General Assembly
McGhee
Oldest American brass band volunteers for war service
The Repasz band of Williamsport the nation’s oldest brass band has offered 60 musicians to Col. John P. Wood for service in Europe. Formed 86 years ago the band began with one instrument and has played since the Civil War including at Appomattox. The writer praises Dan Repasz and hopes the band reaches Germany to entertain troops.
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Repasz
Willamsport
John P. Wood
Pennsylvania
Europe
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Dan” Repasz
John Philip Sousa
Lawrence
Napoleon Bonaparte
Baltimore
Henry Clay
United States
Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Appomattox
Lee
Susquehanna
Rhine
Unter den Linden
Chicago Man Proposes Invisible Submarine Chaser Device
A Chicago inventor offers a device to the U S government claiming it renders submarine chasers invisible beyond fifty feet by letting a ship merge with the water. He demonstrates a 14 foot boat at 200 feet from shore disappearing to observers and asserts the same tech could render submarines invisible to aircraft.
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Chicago
United States
Island of Margarita A Notorious Pearl Island
The Margarita island off Venezuela has a grim history as a pirate and slave trading hub. Discovered by Columbus in 1498, its name derives from pearl fisheries, with centuries marked by piracy and imprisonment of slaves bound for the Spanish Main.
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Margarita
Venezuela
Germany
Artificial Minerals Made in Carnegie Lab
In the Carnegie geophysical laboratory at the Carnegie Institute in Washington rocks and minerals are being reproduced by artificial means. A furnace capable of 3000 degrees Fahrenheit and a device to apply 100000 psi pressure are required to advance this work.
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Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Summer schedule prompts screened farewells etiquette
In a light note etiquette advice about departures, the speaker urges saying farewells through the screen door and not holding it open as the summer schedule takes effect.
Instantaneous heaters pitched for homes in light dialogue
An exchange highlights a humorous debate over household comfort options. One speaker promotes instantaneous heaters to keep the family warm, while the other dismisses the idea, noting his wife already handles the matter.
Cincinnati Markets Report of Flour Hay Grain Prices
Cincinnati markets show price ranges for flour in various winter patents and grades, corn, oats, wheat, butter and eggs, live poultry, and live stock. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat at 2.50 to 2.55, hay No 1 timothy at 18.75, and hogs for sale from 13.60 to 15.80 in mixed lots and shippers.
Poultry Flocks Show Decline In Hen Numbers This Year
Reports from 6 208 flocks nationwide indicate the average hens per flock fell to 107 this year from 146 in 1914. Incubator makers in the Midwest credit supply shortages for high poultry and egg prices. Many raisers sacrificed hens for short term profits, a trend now impacting the country.
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Middle West
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Pimply skin remedy hailed in simple ad copy
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with Cuticura Soap for five minute daily wash. It promises free mail samples and lists Boston as the source. A separate exchange reflects on a historic political speech with a wartime recollection.
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Dept. L
Boston
Meeting day question and reply about meatless day
Tim asks when the meeting is. Tom replies Friday. Tim adds that Friday is his meatless day.
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Tim
Tom
Boy’s German flag request sparks patriotic tear up claim
Four year old Charles Morris of Cannelton Indiana asked a shopkeeper for a German flag from the allied standards display. He explained he wanted to tear it up, dispelling suspicions of pro German sentiment with a bold resolve.
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Charles Morris
Jesse B. Morris
Cannelton
Ind
Indianapolis News
Charles
Letter paper and envelopes with flesh colored borders
A portly man enters a drug store and asks for flesh colored mourning letter paper and envelopes. The clerk correctly identifies the request as mourning paper and the man agrees to take a box, addressing the clerk as sir.
Worth Makes the Man But Not His Bank Account
A curious note contrasts Worth’s personal growth with financial limits, asking whether interest in indoor sports affects reputations and fortunes at Princeton. The piece echoes a sports and campus culture humor column from a Princeton era.
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Worth
Absent-Minded Parson Trims Sermon In Ambitious Pause
A preacher known for absent mindedness forgot his closing during a prayer and abruptly sat down. After a moment he rose and, pointing at the puzzled congregation, declared a brisk irrelevant flourish ending with By the way Amen Magazine Harper's.
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Amen
Harper's
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle, reliable remedy for torpid liver and poor digestion, claiming they aid proper food assimilation with steady, mild action.
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Wright
Swede Seeks Marriage License at County Judge
A young Swede visited the county judge seeking a license not for hunting but for marriage. The judge asked what kind of license and the applicant clarified his intent. The exchange appeared in Freeman's Journal.
Man seeks bigger thrills than one reel surprise
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a man who aims to outgrow mere surprises by devising a project with more excitement and novelty than a single reel revolution, signaling a push for bolder, more dramatic plans.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Woman's the nearest perfect when the most womanly
Comic snippet from the Detroit Free Press quotes a light exchange about gardening and manners as a humorous reflection on feminine ideals. It captures a playful exchange emphasizing poise and propriety in everyday conversation.
Golf dispute framed as domestic quarrel in humor
A quip portrays a young man named Lovecote beating his wife after a golf dispute. The punchline notes their short marriage and mocks the altercation as a game outcome. The humor hinges on exaggerated domestic scandal over a sport.
War Drags Men From Town As Rich Men Sit Safe
In a lively exchange at Town Topsles Madge warns that the war will take all the boys while Marjorie questions if the rich old fellows will be left behind. The lines capture town worries over draft and social imbalance amid conflict.
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Madge
Marjorie
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Ohio National Guard
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Second Field Artillery
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First Field Artillery
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Gentaur 2 Company
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New York
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Dean
L. C. Fridley
N. Main St
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Kentucky
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Rock Castle Road
Cadiz
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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Detroit Free Press
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