Grains Dealers Meet Federal Agent in Toledo
Grain dealers from Ohio Michigan and Indiana voiced criticism of government grade standards for wheat and corn before C J Brand head of markets and rural organization. Ohio grain men adopted a resolution seeking a formal revision of the test schedule with details to take effect after government approval. Allied conference in Paris reports joint resolve among wartime nations and a plan for a naval command and unified military action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Waeast
Paris
Det
Foreign Office
United States
Tha .Questone
Aeurose Switers
Train the Memory Through Legendary Mental Feats
The article recalls memory feats by famous figures. Murphy could play several chess games simultaneously without viewing boards, visualizing positions in his mind. It compares memory training to Father Suarez knowing Augustine’s eleven volumes by heart and notes claims about Pascal Grotius Leibnitz Euler Themistocles.
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Murphy
Hoor
Suarez
St. Augustine
Pascal
Grotius
Leibnitz
Euler
Themistocles
Athens
Fisheries Bureau Saved 10,600,000 Fish In Overflow Lands
Secretary Medfield reported to congress that the fisheries bureau had saved 10,000,000 fish in overflowed lands of the Mississippi River from Homer Minnesota to Friars Point Mississippi during the past year. The report said it would be possible to save at least 39,000,000 fish every year at very small expense.
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Washington
Medfield
Congress
Hoover
Fisheries Bureau
Missisippi River
Homer
Minn
Friar Point
Miss
Mead Named Deputy Food Administrator in Upper New York
Charles E. Treman announced Winslow M. Mead of Albany as deputy administrator to serve without salary in Ithaca. Mead has long served as deputy state superintendent of public works.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Charles E. Treman
Upper New York
Winslow M. Mead
Albany
Mead
Sympathy and the tear
A Byron epigraph on sympathy notes that the drying of a single tear carries more honest fame than gore overflows.
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Byron
Visit to the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea
A New York Sun correspondent reports on the grand fleet at anchor in the North Sea, detailing a converted Atlantic liner turned mother ship for seaplanes and the vast mobile concentration of fighting vessels. He describes aircraft, observation balloons, and the awe of viewing battle cruisers forming a coordinated, overwhelming naval display aiding Britain and allied ships.
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North Sea
Sealanes
New York Sun
New York
Liverpool
Quards
Fiont
Grand Fleet
Nik Ae
England
Britain
Anthrax Germs Found in North Carolina Bandages
Quantities of anthrax germs were discovered in bandages produced by Red Cross workers in North Carolina. The finding raises public health and safety concerns about wartime medical supplies and emergency relief materials.
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Red Cross
North Carolina
Man Testifies He Pushed Plaintiff Lightly in Courtroom
In a Cleveland trial a husky defendant charged with assault and battery insists he only pushed the plaintiff “a little bit.” The prosecutor aims to show the extent of the push and the defendant’s reaction under cross examination. The transcript notes intense questioning and uncertainty about the force used.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Emerson Laughs at Nothing in Concord Interview
Horace Greeley sent Conwell to interview Ralph Waldo Emerson at his Concord home. Emerson, surrounded by family, said he never laughed, admitting he once laughed at a boyhood read but deemed it foolish to publish. Conwell told of a misordered love letter to a washerwoman and the intended reply to his admirer.
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Conwell
Horace Greeley
Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York Tribune
Lie
Emerson
Concord
Kansas City Star
Mr. Emerson
Emervson
Parliamentary Privilege in the United States and Indiana
The article explains parliamentary privilege as freedom from arrest for legislators during sessions and travel. It cites the U S Constitution's protection for senators and representatives and notes Indiana extends this shield to include civil process during sessions and the fifteen days before the assembly begins.
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United States
Indiana
General Assembly
Law of the Family and the Golden Rule
Parris T. Farwell argues in the Congregationalist that individuals live within interdependent families towns and nations. Absolute liberty is impossible without goodwill and mutual regard, and society functions best when the law of the family is applied on a large scale guided by the Golden Rule. We are members one of another.
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Parris T. Farwell
Congregationalist
Parrot Advertises Goods Outside Seattle Store
A trained parrot, unattended, marches on a chair outside a Seattle shop all day during summer, loudly announcing prices and offerings to passersby. Its owner has taught the bird to call out a sale line and repeats the message whenever pedestrians appear nearby.
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Seattle
Wash
American veteran in Franco Prussian and World War I earns Croix de Guerre
George Le Mesnager, a 64-year-old American from Los Angeles, recounts his service as a French and American fighter. He joined Alpine Chasseurs, earned the Croix de Guerre with palm after volunteering to carry a message under fire, and later aided his wounded colonel. He later joined U.S. Allied efforts as an English interpreter at Alpine Chasseurs headquarters. He reflects on his long journey from San Francisco to Havre and Verdun and insists he fought for both France and America.
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Trench Army
George le Mesnager
Los Angeles
Cal
Alpine Chausseurs
America
France
U. Ss. A
Los Vales
California
Havre
Verdun
Subpoena in Divorce Case In Warren County 1917
The Warren County Common Pleas case No 18 September Term 1917 William R Beach Libellant vs Odetta A Beach Respondent. An alias subpoena was returned non est inventus and a new notice orders appearance before the court at Warren Borough Courthouse on the first Monday in January 1918 the 7th to answer the complaint and show cause why divorce should not be granted. Sheriff Geo A W DeForest warns of peril for nonappearance. Geo B Munn attorney.
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Warren County
Lyst Monilay
Geo
A. W. Deforest
Rat-Snap Endorsed by WM. COONE & SON Exterminators
WM. COONE & SON states RAT-SNAP is the finest rat and mouse exterminator they have used. It fulfills all claims and more. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Newell Brothers Warren Pa.
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WM. Coone& Son
Newell Brothers
Warren, Pa
Extermination Product Endorsed by Jersey City Plant
A notice from P. J. Xabriskie of Jersey City indicates stock yard officials praise RAT-SNAP for rat control. They report killing rats, driving them from haunts, and eliminating odors, endorsing the product for vermin infestations. Three sizes priced 25c, 50c, and $1.00. Newel Brothers, Warren, Pa.
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Newel
Brothers
Warren
Rats in Bank Basement Stop After RAT-SNAP Use
W K Sproule Jr Assistant Cashier of Columbia National Bank Indianapolis reports rats in the basement damaged stationery but after using RAT-SNAP thoroughly the problem ended. Three sizes priced 25e 50c and 1.00.
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W. K. Sproule, Jr
Columbia National Bank
Indianapolis
Ind
Protect Your Chickens with RATSNAP Insecticide
An antique classified style ad touts RATSNAP as the quickest and cleanest way to kill rats mice and roaches. It claims rats will forsake other food for RATSNAP and that the product cremates carcasses without mixing with other food. Includes three sizes priced at 25 cents.
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Newell Brothers
Warren, Pa
Mail Your Order For Printing to The Mail
A brief notice directs readers to mail their printing orders to The Mail in Warren Pennsylvania with prices listed for the United Kingdom.
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Warren,Pa
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Arthur Armour
Celfanc
British Grand Fleet
Isit
Germany
Alice H. Gardner
E. H. Beshlin
Lesters Testamatary
Minerva Allen
Boreach
P. J. Xabriskie, Svet
Jersey Jersey City Stock Yards Co
Jersey City
New Jersey
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