Plan to Stop Waste in Eggs Aims at Saving Industry
A Washington conference of poultry and egg shippers and officials urged chilling eggs to 60F after purchase and paying only for eggs fit for human consumption. They called for better cooling, careful handling, and sanitary packing to cut losses from $50 million yearly and curb frauds in the trade.
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Washington
Food Administration
G. H. Powell
E. Hearty
Mary Pennington
United States Food Research Laboratory
Philadelphia
W. S. Priebe
Department of Agriculture
New York
Whole Food Administration
Heiress Named In Miss Lowery Estate
Miss Carrie Pointsalot of Alton becomes sole heiress to the Grand Rapids, Michigan estate of Miss Matilda Lowery who died in Philadelphia. The fortune, estimated at $200000, was left after Lowery met Pointsalot while she was doing housework for a St. Louis family on a cold November day.
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Alton, 1St
Carrie Pointsalot
Alton
Matilda Lowery
Grand Rapids
Mich
Philadelphia
Pointsalot
Lowery
St. Louis
Women Replace Men in Machine Shops in Ogden Utah
In Ogden Utah women in overalls begin work in Southern Pacific repair shops replacing drafted or enlisted men. They will sort scrap iron cast slugs from malleable remove steel and wrought iron and handle nuts bolts screws. If capable they may move to cleaning cars and heavier yard work with equal pay to men.
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Ogden
Utah
Uncle Sam
Liberty Army
Southern Pacific Railroad
Elba's Valuable Iron Mines and Napoleon's Island Kingdom
A historical sketch notes Elba's rich iron ore and quarries within its small 10 by 12 mile domain. It describes Napoleon's rule from the island, his development projects, and a campaign against pirates at Pianosa, ending with his escape to France and Waterloo.
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Napoleon
Elba
Hiba
Little Isle
Pianosa
France
Waterloo
Mexican Cadets Brave Defense at Chapultepec Grave
Story from the Los Angeles Times recalls the 1847 defense of Chapultepec during the US Mexican War. Forty eight Mexican cadets aged fourteen to twenty lie buried in a single grave at the hill foot, with annual flowers laid by cadets in tribute.
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Chapultepec
United States
Mexico
Los Angeles Times
Montezuma
Spain
Maximilian
Scott
General Bravo
When Promises Fail and Plans Fall Short
Helen R. C. Temple reflects on being let down by people who promise to come or to do tasks. She urges readers to avoid making commitments they cannot keep and to respect others by following through. The piece laments disappointment as a common, painful part of life.
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Flave
Helen R. C. Temple
Oriental Architecture Blends Concrete with Classic Design
In Egypt new mosques and buildings use reinforced concrete while preserving national architectural style. The Sultan Hassan mosque in Cairo showcases this trend with extensive reinforced concrete use. Nearby, the Grand Palace hotel of Heliopolis stands as a four story example praised for its architectural design.
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Egypt
Sultan Hassan
Cairo
Grand Palace
Heliopolis
No Confetti Wanted for Quiet wartime Wedding
The vicar of East Ham England announced his marriage in the parish magazine with a wartime quiet ceremony and a direct plea to guests to bring no confetti. The message ends with a postscript requesting no confetti for the event.
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East Ham
England
Canada acquires world’s largest buffalo herd near Wainwright
The Canadian government bought 600 to 700 buffalo from Montana rancher Michael Pablo and established a 165 square mile national park near Wainwright 125 miles east of Edmonton. The herd, now nearing 1000 with natural increase, is fenced with 73 miles of eight foot barrier, supports 18 lakes, streams, and abundant game, and marks a renewed buffalo habitat. Canada plans rapid herd growth while the United States establishes a 12,000 acre bison range in Montana's Flathead reservation.
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Canada
Wainwright
Edmonton
Grand Trunk Pacific
Michael Pablo
Montana
Ravali
Wainwright National Park
International Boundary Line
Pablo Rench
Redmen
Dominion
United States
Flathead Indian Reservation
Ravalli
Dixon
American Bison Society
Conrad
Kalispell
New Headgear in Paris Amid Polish Prisoner Pride
In Paris a strange blue bonnet worn by Polish militia soldiers in the new Polish army is seen in the streets. Polish prisoners at Moni Lucun camp wear the head dress with red and white colors while commuting to work. They sing part songs in the courtyard and start concerts with the Marseillaise on July 14. They reportedly receive preferential treatment.
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Paris
Monilucon
Basiile
Feigns Blindness, Is Freed From Prison
A Sorbonne professor captured in 1915 escaped German custody by feigning blindness. German doctors tested him with sudden light and unfamiliar objects yet he maintained a blank, expressionless gaze. He was declared totally blind and exchanged as a permanently disabled prisoner.
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Sorbonne
Mr Jibway Shares Cautious View on Winter Coal
An inquisitive person asks about coal supplies for winter. Mr. Jibway replies that he has a suitable place for it and declines to discuss his financial affairs publicly.
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Mr. Jibway
Why Jennie Hates Flowers
A nine year old Italian girl in New York describes making artificial wreath flowers from cambric petals and paste. Her family, including a 11 year old forewoman and younger siblings, works long hours in a factory setting earning about 2.88 to 3.60 dollars weekly while the work taints with glue and alcohol odor. The piece portrays child labor in a crowded immigrant district.
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Jennie
Lower West Side
New York City
Muagzie
Nardo
Agine
Angelina
Louise C. Odencrantz
World Outlook
Army Postal Service Aids Mail Delivery Across Camps
Military authorities cooperate with postmasters to ensure prompt mail. Reports show improved delivery, proper addressing, and quick corrections of issues. Guidance explains how to address letters and parcels for Regular Army National Guard and National Army units with official numbering.
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John Smith
64Th Infantry
Crump Lee
Virginia
National Guard
1St Infantry
Oh. N.Y
Camp Lee
National Army
810 Infantry
CN. J
The
War Department
Regular Army
Affinity Between Moods in John Synge’s West Ireland
The Medical Times cites Synge on the peasant mood swings in western Ireland and their link to artistic temperament. It notes how the descended bards possess rapid shifts from gloom to joy, tying Celtic dreaminess to genius and a predisposition to mania. When insanity becomes clinical, the artist ceases creation.
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John Synge
The
Medical Times
Ireland
Synge
Gayety
The Village Blacksmith and the Professor in Cambridge
A 1837 Cambridge vignette follows Dexter Pratt the blacksmith and Henry W. Longfellow as neighbors. Pratt recalls buying his home in 1825 from Torrey Hancock, with stories of sparking waters nearby. Brattle Street remains the landmark setting for their friendship and the poet's home.
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Torrey Hancock
Cambridge
Brattle Street
Dexter Pratt
Henry W. Longfellow
Alyn Johnson
St. Nicholas
Banana as Bread Fruit in Nutritional Contrast
The text argues bananas are a starch rich bread fruit compared to oranges and apples. It claims the orange has no starch while the banana is mainly starch, with the apple midway. It states ripe bananas can form a meal, unlike ripe oranges, and suggests bananas should accompany other foods.
Paper textiles Pervade British Industry Report
A London board of trade report notes widespread use of paper for commercial textiles. Paper sacks replace burlap, paper shoes have uppers, plaited paper resembles hat fabrication, and paper felts serve as cheap huts for men.
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London Board of Trade
England
Vanity and loyalty clash over a 20 year cook
The exchange pits Those Dubwaites pride in long service against Mr Glithersby who defends enduring customs. He asserts that keeping the same cook for more than twenty years is a form of vanity he can condone, highlighting contrasting views on tradition.
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Dubwaites
Mr. Glithersby
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