Weather and pest notes amid 1915 global crops
Weather disrupted hazelnut flowering in England causing female blooms to precede male ones and crop failure. In March 1915 Argentina faced a locust plague, yielding thirty tons of locust eggs collected in a single month. Java is cited as the world’s most densely populated area with 35 million on a small island. United States mortality data show heart disease as the leading death cause, accounting for a quarter of deaths in registries.
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England
Argentina
Island
Java
United States
Crossword Puzzle No 14 Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A dense list of crossword clues covering animals plants and letters with scattered abbreviations and foreign terms. puzzle expects solution next issue with both horizontal and vertical entries to fill grid.
The Friendliness of Modern Banking
The piece argues savings banks evolved from cold, formal institutions to friendlier, more inclusive ones. By engaging with foreign communities, listening to depositors, and offering free, independent guidance, banks foster trust and loyalty. This humane approach, postwar, spurred a surge in deposits and better depositor-bank relations.
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Savings Bank
Backbone Over Wishbone Rally Urges Stronger Resolve
A banker and farmer urges moving power from wishbones to backbones to accomplish worthwhile goals. The call emphasizes personal accountability and practical action to strengthen collective effort.
Quaker Lace Curtains Offer Fringed Styles For Home
The Quaker Lace Company popularizes fringed curtains in nets like Shadow Lace filet Tuscan and Sunshine. Ready to hang values range from 1.75 to 6.75 per item with casement lace at 59 to 89 cents per yard. Panels priced by laundering-friendly curtains feature transparent designs for room dignity and style.
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Quaker Lace Company
Henry VIII Carried Gold Plated Walking Stick
Henry VIII is recorded as carrying a gold plated walking stick that featured a perfume holder at its top, a detail preserving royal vanity and ceremonial habit of the Tudor era.
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Henry VIII
Ely's Cream Balm Provides Fast Nasal Relief
In one minute clogged nostrils open and air passages clear as Ely's Cream Balm soothes inflamed mucous membranes. A fragrant antiseptic cream applied in the nostrils relieves stuffiness from colds or catarrh quickly, allowing easier breathing and night comfort.
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Ely
Vancouver Engineer Finds Large Coal and Iron Deposits
A Vancouver engineer reports aerial prospecting across the mineralized triangle near the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Alaska reveals substantial coal and iron deposits. The project outlines potential resource richness in this border region.
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Yukon
North West Territories
Alaska
Vancouver
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