Salving the Derelict Ends in a Reformed Life
A fallen man named Elston overcomes drink with support from Pearce, a lawyer who helps him find work with a kindly uncle and later uncovers Elston’s honesty when he returns a lost pocketbook. Pearce’s faith helps Elston conquer tremens fears and sets him on a steadier path with Dorothy Elston and a fresh life.
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Elston
Pearce
Marden
Dorothy Elston
Donald Pearce
Bob
Sobder
Pastor Tests Faith With Miraculous Math Joke
A young pastor misreads the miracle feeding story and jokes about it with an elder in the pews. The elder claims he could do it, and explains using leftovers from the prior Sunday, prompting a lighthearted exchange.
1800 Pies an Hour Fast Pie Machine
A World’s Work description details a pie making machine operated by a foreman and six assistants. It uses 18 revolving pie holders on a fixed table, two crust rollers, four automatic moistening brushes, and a pie trimming wheel. Operators place crusts, fill pies, and remove finished pies as the machine completes moistening and trimming automatically.
Early American coal discovery and early mining
The narrative traces coal’s discovery in the Lehigh region of Pennsylvania in 1791 by William Ginter, a poor hunter, near Mauch Chunk. It notes coal mining along the Mississippi and Yellowstone by 1804, and the first successful use of coal for heating in that year.
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Lehigh
Pennsylvania
William Ginter
Mauch Chunk
Mississippi
Yellowstone
Contagious Abortion in Cattle Prepared by USDA
The article explains contagious abortion in cattle, causes, and current lack of a cure. It stresses disinfection of premises and animals, detailed steps for cleaning stables, using disinfectants, lime wash, and copper sulfate, plus separation of diseased from healthy stock and veterinary supervision.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cresolis
Cleanliness in the Dairy Milking Hygiene and Milk Quality
The article warns that hands must stay dry during milking and condemns wetting hands in milk as a filthy habit that introduces bacteria. It notes manure on a cow at milking as a major contamination source, causing bad flavors and rapid bacterial growth, affecting milk, cream, and butter. This guidance appears in Idaho Experiment Station Bulletin No 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Experiment Station
Care for Currant Bushes
Currant bushes should be dusted with white hellebore or Paris green or sprayed with a decoction of hellebore at the first appearance of the currant worms. Thorough cultivation should be practiced at all times.
Makes Gardening Easier With a Hand Cultivator
A hand cultivator speeds garden work by opening furrows covering seeds and killing weeds with proper attachments. The device promises easier cultivation and efficient weed control for gardeners.
Chocolate Soldier Spirit Drives British Army Sweets Demand
Captain Bean reports from France that Tommy Atkins strives to meet George Bernard Shaw's Chocolate Soldier image. British candy makers work day and night as demand for sweets and soft drinks soars. Cairo dispatch notes Australians there have eaten the entire chocolate supply. Bean adds our canteen's demand for sweets and drinks is five times the forecast while beer demand is one fifth.
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Bean
France
Westminster Gazette
Tommy Atkins
George Bernard Shaw
Cairo
Ten Thousand Dollar Conscience Fund Added in Donation
A letter from New York accompanied by 10000 dollars arrived at Secretary McAdoo's office adding to the conscience fund. The sender notes paying double to the United States for a theft and says his conscience remains unsettled. This is the third largest contribution, with some gifts as small as a penny.
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Treasury Department
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
United States
Conscienc Fund
English hen sets world record with 288 eggs in a year
Secretary of Agriculture Houston spoke at a Washington luncheon about an English hen laying 288 eggs in a year. He quipped the hen must have understood the country's urgent need for shells.
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Houston
Washington
To Prove Her Love and His
A humorous reflection on marriage and money. The speaker notes a worried look from a June bride, jokes about optimism and honesty in marriage, and observes the costs of supporting a racehorse. Sweden moves toward kerosene and gasoline motors.
Mussel mud as fertilizer described from Prince Edward Island
Consul Frank Deedmeyer writes from Charlottetown that vast mussel mud deposits along Prince Edward Island shores, with shells embedded in mud, act as a high value fertilizer supplying phosphates and alkalies. A dressing boosts soil fertility, and deposits vary five to twenty five feet deep, harvested by dredges from rafts in summer or ice in winter.
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Frank Deedmeyer
Charlottetown
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Prince’ Edward Island
Substitute for Horn Made From Wheat Flour And Sodium Silicate
A cheap horn substitute uses ten parts sodium silicate and water mixed into a thick wheat flour paste. The paste ages three weeks to react into a hard hornlike material that can be molded before setting and machined like brass after it hardens, with color added via organic dye during mixing.
Sleep and Slumber as the Golden Tie for Health
A quoted reflection on sleep by Thomas Dekker extols its priceless value. Sleep is praised as a jewel that rulers crave, a tranquil bond linking health and the body, and the deepest rest that calms a restless heart even amid empire and suffering.
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Thomas Dekker
Notable Guests Gather at Local Event
A lively crowd assembles for a notable gathering. The scene features a kindly elderly man in clerical garb described as famous for marriage and a spry little man identified as Lawyer Biggles, our best known separator.
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Lawyer Biggles
Willing to Obdlige
A mistress instructs a new servant to serve meals on the hour and the servant asks if missing the first hour means waiting for the next. The dialogue highlights class tone and humor in period speech.
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Nora
Gargoyles as Medicines and Marriage Expectations
A quirky excerpt contrasts gargoyles with healing lore and then shifts to social norms about marriage. It notes a girl’s pursuit of a rich husband until age thirty, after which she seeks a husband regardless of wealth.
Stabbing Report Prompts Graphic Illustrations and Cuts
A prompt requests realistic stabbing imagery and urges frequent cuts to heighten impact. The directive favors vivid, graphic visualization and rapid scene changes to intensify the portrayal. It centers on suggesting techniques for producing a violent news-style illustration.
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Ees
W. G. Chapman
Daniel Britt
Bob Elston
Britt
Neerdo
Elsten
Bob Eiistom
Miracle
America
Virginia
Chocolate Soldiers
Sweden
Horn
Sonny
Michigan
Battle Creek
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