Race and babies in fate of nations and policy
A late 1910s style column debates war, population, and national supremacy, arguing that future strength hinges on birthrates and the ability to rear a growing generation. It cites Roosevelt, a Japanese census, and global power shifts, then shifts to a discussion of postwar food research led by Leland Stanford Jr. University to study farm production, distribution, and nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eodore Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Alma Mater
Food Administration
Carnegie Institute
National campaign seeks more women to become nurses
Frederic J. Haskin notes a nationwide nursing crisis as hospitals report far fewer pupil nurses. War widened interest temporarily, but postwar pull to other careers reduced numbers. National and Army campaigns mobilize Red Cross chapters and schools to recruit, improve training, and raise standards, with Julia Stimson leading efforts and optimism rising as states begin to supply recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
New York
Red Cross Nursing Association
Army
Craney
Red Cross
Boards of Education
Julian Stimson
Army Nurse Corps
Girl Predicts Christ's Return Near Paris Village
Paris March 6 International News Service reports a Jewish girl named Wolff from Montmorency near Paris declares a divine vision foretells Jesus Christ will be reborn near year end in a Jewish family in Montmorency and martyrized behind Saint Severin. Her claims stir religious workers across France as converts rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Wolff
Jesus Christ
Montmorency
France
Miss Wolff
Saint Severin
Christ
Earth
God
Answers to Questions From The Daily Mall Information Bureau
A reader quiz appears with questions and concise answers on topics from geography and firearms to literature and history. Entries cite authorities like the Bureau of Biological Survey and War Department, covering real sealskin, Cyclopean architecture, Bronte family names, and Cassino scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Office
Alaska
Fairbanks
Juneau
Nome
H. P. del. A
War Department
United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
Charlotte Bronte
Bronte
Emily
Charlotte
Anne
Branwell
Cassino
Quito
Presidency of
Ecuador
M. D. J. A. Brasenose
Oxford University
Brasenose Hall
Peter
The Fire Engine Visit A Grandson Remembers A Lesson
A grandchild sobs to see a fire engine. The narrator recalls touring the Engine House with the chief and watching ladders, the brass pole, and the bell rope. He notes the joy of the boy and his own memory of chasing engines. He urges kindness to children, as one good deed lasts a lifetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keturah
William E. Barton
Woman Shot in Peculiar Manner in West Virginia
Alston Davidson of Carter Ins keep's orchard accidentally shot his wife through the hand. Five buckshot passed through the hand when she moved to pull a cap from a hollow log where a fox had crawled. The incident occurred Wednesday in Rommey, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Baltiimore
Rommey
W. Va
Candles Used for Lighting in South African Mines
In South Africa miners historically relied on candles for illumination in the shafts and tunnels. The practice reflected early mine safety limits and resource constraints, with workers adapting to low visibility and the need to manage fire risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Blair's Bus Line Schedule From Clearspring to Hagerstown
New Sunday schedule listed with leaving times from Clearspring at 7.00 7.50 9.30 1.00 2.00 3.30 7.00 and from Hagerstown at 9.30 11.00 2.30 4.15 6.00 9.30. Daily departures include morning, afternoon, and evening runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lv. Clearspring
Hagerstown
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Supreme Court
ST. Augustine
Florida
A. Mellon
Pittsburgh Wn
Walter B. Pitkin
Japan
Camp Clark
House
Cannon
Gilbert
Food Research
Leland Stanford, Jr
Haskin
BY Newton C. Parke
A. J. Kummer & Co
Hagerstown, Md
Daily Mall Information Bureau
Frederick J Haskin
Washington, D.C
The
Inquirer
BE. Barton
Saint Peter
Blair’s Bus Line
Electric Contractors
Cor. E. Washington and
Locust Sts
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