War News Amid Global Turmoil and Domestic Notes
Late dispatches detail French Belgian and Russian fronts with Russian gains followed by counteractions. British cabinet contemplates modified conscription for unmarried men. German advances threaten Allied lines as Japan reports submarine losses and American casualties. Notable domestic items include Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson’s political moves, a surge in state dry laws in Iowa, and a spate of accidents and political shifts across the United States.
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France
Belgions
Russia
Kahan
Persie
Harttmanns-Welllekop
Kaiser
Belgium
England
Dainster River
Bessarabia
London
Lloyd-George
Lloyds
Bergen
Hamelen
Svanveea
Austria
Wiliam Hale Thompson
Chicago
Secretary of State
Nebraska
George W. Glover
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Iowa
Cook County
Minois
Peter M. Hoffman
Stepne
Shed for housing farm implements and shop advice
A farm implement shed is essential to protect tools and machinery with depreciation saved. Radford explains a 16 by 60 foot plan with wide doors, sturdy framing, and a well equipped shop including nails, braces, bits, planes, and red lead paint. Emphasizes planning, weatherproofing, and mechanical know-how for spring productivity.
Building a Practical Farm Repair Shop and Tools
The article outlines a compact farm repair shop of about sixteen feet square with a machine shop and blacksmith area, a brick chimney with a separate flue, and winter work needs. It covers shop layout, benches, vises, a drill press, iron work tools, tongs, hammers, and saws, plus carpentry sets suited to farm use and the importance of proper heat for painting and repair work.
King Alfonso Aids Hungarian Musician Family in War
Spanish King Alfonso remembered Hungarian violinist Boldi who led an Paris orchestra for thirty years. When the war began Boldi and many Hungarians were sent to a camp, losing savings. The king began monthly aid of 300 francs for the Boldi family, ensuring relative comfort in the camp.
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Spain
Holdi
Ritz, Meurice
Cafe de la Paix
Paris
Bold
Boldi
Madrid
Whale
Alfonso
Nation's Wealth in 1912 Electric Power Holdings
The nation's wealth in 1912 was 187,739,071,000 with 2,098,612,122 in privately owned central electric lighting and power plants, 4,096,063,252 in street railways, 223,252.51 in telegraph systems, and 1,081,433,227 in telephone systems, totaling 7,999,863,157 in electric utilities.
Seed Costs in Kansas Hit Over 14 Million Yearly
J C Mobier, secretary of the Kansas state board of agriculture, estimates seed cost for field crops in Kansas at more than 14 million dollars annually. Leading item is likely corn and forage sorghum appears in second and third spots with oats trailing. The figures place corn as a fourth-ranked seed cost.
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United
Daniels
Navy
Naval Academy
Pacific Coast
United States
American Civic Association
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
Lansing
Europe
Jan
Jax Deen
Milo Githone
St. Paul
Iy Fourbors
Dolang Griffiths
Akron
Marein
Chitagy
Thomse Shevlin
Wilionaire
Vale
Pmewmonta
Minneapolis
Ted Leowis
Enetaind
Willie Kueble
Serey
New York
Sydney
Wy Lee Carey
Australia
Fane MeGoorts
Denver
Gibert Gallant
Boston
Stanley Yoakem
Tryan
State School of Mines
Golden
Colorado
ACA. U
Newark
Nod
Kansas
J. C. Mobier
Kansa
Savory Oyster Dishes and Seasonal Bakes Circle Online Menu
The article presents a set of historic kitchen recipes including Oyster and Veal Chops with a white sauce, Oyster Sausage croquettes, Turtle meat on toast with cream, Shrimp and Grape Salad, Fried Sardines with a spicy mayo, and a Sherry salad dressing. It covers salads, dates, loaves, and cookies as well as festive treats like Date Charlotte and various cakes. It notes seasonal produce like tomatoes peppers and fruits, and provides practical steps, quantities, and methods.
Locust Control Using Sand-Filled Cannons Reported
Reports from Conta Rica note sand filled Cannons effectively breaking up swarms of locusts. Medical authorities link increasing pulmonary diseases to automobile emissions, while planting on sandhills in the Philippines shows long- term success. Jack, once active a decade ago, is connected to the heightening issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conta Rica
Philippines
Ca Haw
Season of Succulent Pi and Pork Dishes
A vintage culinary guide touts pork as a hearty cold weather protein. It offers recipes including Pork Salad with celery and chow chow, Goulash of Pork with onions and stock, Escalopped Pork with layered crumbs, Pork Rolls fried in batter, juicy pork chops parboiled to brown, and Rechaud of Pork in a meat stock sauce.
Standards spread for fire-hose couplings nationwide
Nearly 300 cities and towns have adopted fire-hose coupling standards set by the United States Bureau of Standards. An Illinois inventor patent shows a ventilating device that auto adjusts the siren when the phone booth is used. An eighteen-year-old boy invents a combination rule and triangle. L. J. Leishman of Ogden Utah is noted for trig geometry and mechanical drawing needs.
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United States Bureau of Standards
L. J. Leishman
Ogden
Utah
Remarkable Manitoba Wheat Yields Draw Land Buyers
The Ottawa department urged putting under crop vast Western Canadian lands now idle. Reports from Manitoban farmers show outstanding wheat yields, with some fields averaging 34 bushels per acre and others exceeding 50. Investors see a chance to profit as prices stay high, and land near Culross and Manitou offers land at $12 to $30 an acre for homesteads or acquisitions.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Culross
Manitoba
C. J. Broughton
Chcago
FL. Hill
G. E. Davidson
Manitou
Hoe
Walter Turner
Dartingford
Itoba
Wm. Sharp
Lisgar
P. Scharf
The Last Resort Morning Bell Prank
Pat Cannot wake up despite alarms and returns home with a large bell. He plans to ring it at six to wake himself up, surprising landlady Mrs Jones as he heads upstairs. The simple gag highlights Pat's stubborn sleep routine and a humorous, anti climactic ending.
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Pat
Fragmented clipping hints at cures and musings on travel
A jagged text fragment references remedies like grip laxatives and quinine, mentions Grove's signature, and includes stray quotes about ocean vistas and boat motion. It all suggests a snipped newspaper feature mixing ads, quotes, and literary allusions without a clear single event.
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Keokoka
Gate City Seed Company
Santa Fe Call Road
Mullen
Texat Bayonne
N. J
Frederick G van Mora
Hedred Chiago
Board of Education
Peter
Serbia
Mary
Winston Spencer Churchill
Victoriano Muerta
Merion
Thas Fation
Teheran
Reuters Telexrem
Stiep
Beatechos Station
Mount Tikes
Maupuriin
Woking
Vienna
Geeprat Gallient
Prem Senate
Chamber of Deputies
George Poster
People’s Forum
Paul Paintes
Chalrowin
Ely of
Haris
Edy Cavell
Francisco Ville
el Tusa
Tex
Altonians
W.W. Howard
Albania
Howard
Rome
Sporting News
Pittsburgh
Hank
Dennsylvania Banking Department
George Franklin Harding
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Laura S. Rockefeller
John Jh. Rockefeller
Corwin
JR Healey
Seattle
Nome
Alaska
Healey
Oscar Annevik
Milford
Coma
Edward Krause
Sidney
Edward
Atlantic
Gulf
Ida von Claussen
Theodore Roosevelt
Femme Cls Donna
Philadelphia
William A. Radford
Experiere
Adarese
Naokit
Abe
Will Mall
Western
Grove
Bae
Musk
Rom
Tay
Gen York Sun
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