Tent Life in Training Camps to Make More Capable Women
A Washington camp opens with prominent participants including Mrs. Dewey Barnett Pletcher and Scott. President attends and flags are raised by women representing army navy and marine corps. Health expert Susanna Cocroft extols disciplined self sacrifice and national service as a path to stronger citizens and broader freedom.
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United States
Washington
George Dewey
George Barnett
Gibson Fahnestock
F. F. Pletcher
Hugh 4. Scott
General Scott
Scott
Barnett
Pletcher
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
National Capital Camp
Susanna Cocroft
Chicago
Europe
America
Expert Tells Nice Ways to Serve Strawberries
Culinary expert Mrs. Anna B. Scott of Philadelphia offers strawberry recipes for a family of four. The article lists old fashioned strawberry shortcake versions, sponge cake with berries and whipped cream, berry desserts with rice, puddings, and fruit salads. It details No 1 through No 4 shortcakes, banana berry, cones with crushed berries, strawberry tapioca and cornstarch desserts, plus strawberry salads and serving ideas, with measurements and steps for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna B. Scott
Philadelphia
North American
Rawhorsles
Jemon Jules
Mining Man a Modern Enoch Arden Returns Home
James Denny a wealthy Arizona mining and railroad man, long believed dead for fourteen years, has returned to Oakland and remarried Mrs Ella R Dowd. Dowd had wed Prescott, Arizona, in 1901 then sought Denny in California and Arizona. After years of separation she divorced in 1910 on cruelty grounds and resumed her former name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Arden of Tennyson
James Denny
Arizona
Oakland
Calif
Ella R. Dowd
Willian 8
Smith
Allendale
Denny
Mian
Mary Dowd
Ativona
Drinking Water Warnings From Doctor Dixon
Harrisburg report outlines precautions against vacation typhoid as summer nears. Dr. Samuel G. Dixon urges boiling water from unknown sources, warns against drinking unpurified water, and stresses hygiene to prevent typhoid fever nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Samuel G. Dixon
Searon
Fire safety work advances at St Pauls Cathedral London
Adequate fire fighting gear installed after four years of effort. Hydrants extended to the roof, work toward making the edifice fireproof will take ten to fifteen years. Large quantities of inflammable material removed, including wooden gallery floors. About 500 900 raised to complete the work. May 13 London report outlines progress and ongoing safety measures at St Pauls Cathedral in Jamaica.
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Senon
United States
Gallerion
London
St. Paul's
Jamaica
Coal Owners Seek 10000 Volunteer Miners for France
London May 13 The war office has notified coal owners of England and Wales that 10000 volunteer miners are needed for British forces in France. Owners search for methods to supply the men without reducing coal production. The miners will not undergo military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tis
England and
Wales
France
London theater bid tops eight thousand dollars
A London theatrical man offered over eight thousand dollars for a designator Shakespeare national theater to be erected in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Railway planned to connect Chefoo with Tonghowla port
The ministry of ecommunications with the Ghofoo chamber of commerce plans a new railway in Shantung. The line will run just over 100 miles from Chefoo to Tonghowla connecting major port and interior commercial centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phking
Ministry of Ecommunications
Chamber of Commerce
Ghofoo
Wei-halén
Shantung Province
Chefoo
Gift by the King to European monarchs noted in London
The report from London on May 19 details George’s gift of 500,000 to wartime treasury and a quarter of his income to official expenses. It lists Italy’s king receiving 434,760,000, Germany’s emperor 4,600,000, Austria’s state 5,260,000, and mentions vast private incomes of other rulers.
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London
George
Han
Trotanry
Italy
Gers
Poror
Austria
Hega
Italian Government Lab Experiments With Mulberry Leaves
A fragment reports Italy pursuing experiments on mulberry plants to feed silkworms. It mentions government involvement and potential outcomes for silk production, though details are incomplete and unclear.
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Heen
Enoch Arden
Overland
Newcover Auto & Supply CO
Main Street
Monticello
Bell
Consolidated
The
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
San
Toledo
Jim Poony
Rwlake
Renny
Donny
Mexico
Letis
Nendles
Aris
Us Dowd
Cultotla
Mra. Dowd
Dinok
Brom Fire
Bt. Paul's Cathesrali
Bell Phone
H. D. Bridgeman
Glen Elk
Clarkeburg, W.va
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