Planting forests to aid war effort and reclaim barren land
England and Scotland rush forest planting to supply war needs. In the U S locust and black walnut are crucial. A Whiteside County resident has turned 70 acres of barren sand into a thriving forest, stabilizing dunes and boosting land value from zero to 50 to 100 dollars per acre.
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England
Scotland
Robert H. Moulton
Popular Mechanice Magazine
United States
British Isles
Whiteside County
TiMnots
Sahara
Holyoke Loses Birthplace Claim for Junius Morgan
The Connecticut Valley Historical Society ruled Holyoke Massachusetts cannot be the birthplace of Junius Spencer Morgan. West Springfield is identified as the ancestral home site, as Holyoke was formerly part of that town. J. P. Morgan’s family history was not connected to Holyoke, and the dispute was settled recently.
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Junius Spencer Morgan
Holyoke
Mass
J. P. Morgan
Weat Springfield
Connecticut Valley Historical Society
Morgan
West Springfield
West
Springfield
Ailments of Aviators At High Altitude
Aviators face heart enlargement as altitude rises. Etienne and Lamy report the heart enlarges in most pilots after repeated exposure to half normal atmospheric pressure. Hypertrophy varies with height, with high altitude fliers like bombers reaching around 19,000 feet showing greater heart changes than those staying 3,000 to 10,000 feet.
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Etienne
Lamy
French Academy of Medicine
There Was a Difference About Miss Blank
Sir Arthur Pinero scolded for a late rehearsal when a missing actress was said to be washing her head. He dropped his hat to show his bald head and joked that he is never late for rehearsal despite his own shine.
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Sir Arthur Pinero
Miss Blank
Arthur
Sir Arthur
Fi u Slays Poor Mexicans Amid Charcoal Crisis
A distorted report claims violence by a group labeled as poor Mexicans linked to a charcoal price surge around Brex Can capial. It cites an 860 percent cost rise in a month for cooking charcoal. Municipal plans to buy and resell at cut rates are noted.
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Fiu
Fame Names Faded in America’s Baby Names Trend
An analysis notes the decline of naming children after presidents and war heroes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While Civil War era births saw many Abraham Lincolns, later presidents like Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt and Taft produced few namesakes. In 1918 Philadelphia records show 27 Woodrow Wilsons and 12 John Pershings among 43,000 births.
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Stécking
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Grover
William
Woodrow Wilsons
John"Pershings
Bureau of Vital Statistica
Final Declaration From Metz Correspondent
A Paris correspondent in Metz, entering the city held since 1870, recalled the last declaration accepted by a former Boche customs officer. The officer asked what he had to declare, and the reply was Vive la France, a bold, final sentiment amid advancing French troops.
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Metz
Paris
Alice
France
Young Clerk Renyon's Daughter Declares Fewer Hours
Charles W Renyon the Martin circuit court clerk attends a county clerks meeting and is noted as possibly the youngest clerk in the state His daughter Alice just started school and told her Santa Claus she will not work so hard next year, a lighthearted moment from Indianapolis News
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Charles W. Renyon
Martin Circuit Court
Alice
Santa Claus
Mrs
Birds Steal Ride On Trains Says Eureka Nevada Railroad President
John E. Sexton of the Eureka Nevada Railroad at Palieade Nevada reports birds, especially sparrows and buntings, are riding brake beams this year. He notes a Southern Pacific train in Nevada carried about 900 birds from the east, which flew from perches between coaches as the train crossed a rough section.
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John E. Sexton
Eureka-Nevada
Causes of Commercial Growth Across the Centuries
The chief causes of international commerce growth from under two billion in 1818 to about fifty billion in 1918 are population rise, cheaper transportation, and a division of labor among groups worldwide.
Lamination Aims to Boost Egg Production Through Light
Poultry experts at the New York State College of Agriculture report artificial illumination can offset winter inactivity in hens. By lengthening perceived day length to resemble spring, hens better utilize feed and exercise, improving egg formation during the long nights.
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New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Crow, Enemy of Farmer in Old Debate on Birds
A Detroit Free Press style essay argues the crow may once have served nature by removing carrion and balancing pests, but now faces eradication as farmers burn or bury carcasses to prevent disease, and growers need birds that eat weed seeds and grain waste.
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Detroit Free Press
Than
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