30 000 Young Men to Train at U S Camps
Washington reports a plan to host about 80 000 youths at government camps this summer. Camps will supply food shelter clothing and medical care with transportation paid. Training aims to prepare recruits for reserve officer commissions and is supported by the Women Overseas League essay contest.
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Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
War Department
Adjutant General’s Office
Reserve Officers’ Corps
Women’s Overseas League
Flounder Fishing on Lorraine near Hyannis
In Hyannis Mass a fishing boat Lorraine uses a long net tossed overboard to form a V. The crew, using gasoline power, harvests five to six barrels per trip in this unique method.
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Hyannis
Mass
Fish Sleep Open Eyed Ready for Quick Action
Washington reports that fish sleep in a suspended state with eyes open or lids not closing. The bureau of fisheries notes activity can resume instantly, especially after meals, in aquarium fish and both large and small deep sea species. Whales are noted as lidless and not closing their eyes underwater.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
New Guatemalan Fruit Delights with Three Tastes
Dr. Wilson Popenoe of the Department of Agriculture reports a novel Guatemala found fruit with banana pineapple and strawberry flavors. He says the chiote will grow in many locations and could become widely cultivated.
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Washington
Wilson Popenoe
Department of Agriculture
Guatemala
Popenoe
Jeffersons Law Book Found After 50 Years In Tennessee
A 1592 Coke commentary volume once owned by Thomas Jefferson was recovered at the Tennessee state library after being missing for five decades. The book, donated in 1871 by ex congressman J M Quarles, was reportedly bought in London by Jefferson per fly leaf notes in Quarles handwriting.
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Jefferson
Nashville
Tenn
Coke
Littleton
Thomas Jefferson
State Library
J. M. Quarles
London
Quarles
New York Woman Surgeon For Birds Runs Noted Hospital
A New York woman acts as a surgeon for birds and runs a hospital on the third floor where she performs operations for rheumatism indigestion and fevers. She with assistants tends to over 2000 birds in summer boarding them while families vacation. Cages hold balls beads and ribbons and phonograph music cheers the birds.
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New York
Albino Partridge Exhibited By Local Hunters
Albino partridge mounted and shown by George Suggs and Albert Rountree. Shot near the city, it was part of a covey and the only white bird in the flock. The bird’s near all white plumage draws interest from Sheriff Eugene Wood, a noted sportsman who last year claimed a flock of white crows near Grifton.
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George Suggs
Albert Rountree
Kingston
N. C
New York
Chickens Dig Gold Near Yreka
Mrs. Robert Rankin of Yreka California claims her chickens mine gold nuggets from pinhead to buckshot sizes. She keeps a collection taken from the birds claws near their home northwest of Yreka where surface placer dust can yield pocket money for ambitious boys and girls.
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Robert Rankin
Yreka
Cal
Rankin
Years Don't Stop Her Mrs Mary Sheldon Lectures at 78
Mrs Mary French Sheldon writer explorer artist and physician remains active on the lecture platform at seventy eight. She is noted as the first woman fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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Mary French Sheldon
No Free Admissions New Domestic from Ireland
A fragmentary scene outlines a visiting card presented to a mistress with two domestic figures, one in the drawing room and another at the door. The dialogue reveals a implied social constraint about admitting two people on a single ticket.
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Ireland
Detroit Judge Fines Three Men for Reading Subtitles
A Detroit judge fined three young men five dollars plus costs or ten days in the house of correction for reading subtitles aloud in a picture theater.
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Detroit
House of Correction
Circumstances as the Name for a New Bike
A light exchange where Jack proposes naming his new bicycle Circumstances to reflect events beyond a rider’s control. Frank questions the choice, but Jack defends the idea, noting the phrase’s relevance to uncontrollable situations.
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Jack
Frank
He Needed Strong Ones
A woman buys cigars for her husband laid up in bed. The tobacconist asks if she wants mild or strong. She requests the strongest available, saying the last ones he had broke in his pocket.
Japanese women lead drive for schoolchildren to wear foreign dress
Prominent Japanese women leaders push for students to abandon traditional kimonos after the earthquake and fire. They argue foreign style clothing would speed escape and relief efforts and reduce danger for pupils during emergencies.
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Japan
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Fuller
Dan H, Raess
Candy Land
Andrew Olson
Prop
Ford Motor Company
O. B. Detrois
F.O.B
Insulaee
Ford
Chaney
W. H. Chaney
Bessemer
Michigan
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Bedell Motor Sales
Hanson Brothers
Standard Oil
Wakefield, Mich
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