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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
3
A medieval tale notes impostors who feigned illness to loaf in hospitals. Cardinal de Bari had Petrillo test patients by posing as a physician and threatening a brutal cure to uncover true patients while exposing slackers. Modern physicians use similar ruses to detect hospital loafers.
A Wide World Magazine piece describes using a large four cornered net hung on a rope over a pulley to fish. The operator wind and drop the net, checking with a telescope, then repeat until fish appear, turning fishing into a mechanical art.
The Swedish actor Ferrasi, cast as Oscar I in Stockholm, defies the director by recalling the real king wore a mustache and goatee. He cites a Norway stamp issue from 1856 7 to verify the beard style, prompting a beard change by the second performance.
The French government will supply depleted farmer ranks and aid amateur growers through a government backed correspondence program. Union of Agricultural Syndicates oversees the effort and appoints conitors to supervise local pupils who study reading, manage small plots, perform simple experiments, and visit nearby farms. Monthly exams and reports track progress.
Mack the bulldog owned by Mrs. Charles Wright, a Ruio school teacher, was forced to be chloroformed after a porcupine battle left hundreds of quills in its mouth and throat. The dog, protecting Mrs. Wright’s chickens, endured the fight and continued attacking the porcupine despite the quill injuries.
The Victoria Cross has a long history since Crimea days, with about sixty years of existence. Before the current conflict, roughly five hundred and twenty two individuals had received it, and in the last three years alone 317 men earned this highest decoration for valor.
The article portrays Barcelona as Spain’s most progressive center, a modern world city rivaling Liverpool and Manchester in industry and shipping. It highlights its blend of modern enterprise with Latin courtesy, parks, markets, and engaged citizens eager in public life.
Peoria Journal notes muskrats sold as marsh rabbits in Washington New York and Boston markets last fall. Consumers cooked them as rabbits at dinners without realizing the ruse. The piece jokes that the public enjoys being fooled as Barnum’s white elephant anecdote echoes.
An exchange on a crowded New York subway notes Liberty bonds can be used for bail. McCole says he bought a bond with the small money he had, arguing they are good to have if arrested and need bail without losing the bond's value.
The article notes Germany requires all travelers from Russia to undergo disinfecting procedures at eastern frontier stations. It cites strict controls even for high-ranking individuals, mentioning a certificate declaring Prince Adelbert free from lice.
The Forecast by G. C. Hopkins notes Pacific kelp harvests provide potash ammonia and iodine. After Germany stopped imports potash rose from 40 to 450 per ton. U S Department of Agriculture uses floating mowing machines to harvest kelp and gases assist distillation.
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