Honors of War and Surrender Customs Across Sieges
The article discusses the tradition of granting the honors of war to defenders at surrender, allowing officers to keep swords and prisoners parole. It contrasts unconditional surrenders with honorable capitulations, cites Port Arthur, and notes Russians revived this custom. It also reports on Russian vodka sales bans and consumption data in Moscow for 1914 compared to 1913.
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Siberia
Russia
Port Arthur
Przemys
Russian Empire
Moscow
Earmarks and social quips from a wartime tea talk
War correspondent Alexander Powell cites ways to identify English volunteers by marks they bear. A Midlands miner, a Manchester mill hand, and a London bookkeeper are described by ear marks. A gag from a printer’s brother and a joke about a death notice appear amid light anecdotes and a remark on whisky’s impact on wages.
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Alexander Powell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Powell
Free From Those Worries Humorous Hotel Solution
A commuter asks about garden pains like rotted bulbs and rose pests. The neighbor boasts trouble free greenery, claiming his cure is simply living in a hotel, delivering a dry punchline about hotel life sparing him such annoyances.
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Scott
Velvet Hands and Late Tea Jests At Harvard
An ad touts Cuticura hand treatment promising relief for red rough hands with a one night application and free samples by mail. Separately, Harvard Professor Cupeianu jokes about English class etiquette, recounting a late student and a pun about tea without lemon from Christian Register.
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Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
Cupeianu
Harvard
Copeland
Miss Brown
Gas and bills lie in height of atrocity humor
A satirical sketch contrasts Germans using gas with gas bills labeled Please remit. A mother and child exchange quips about knitting for soldiers, a banker vibe on neighbors and gendered praise. The dialogue pokes at wartime absurdities and social scrutiny.
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Harkaway
Dingleberry
Kansas Wheat Crop Seen Near 100 Million Bushels After Storms
Confidential reports from country bankers indicate Kansas will not exceed 100 million bushels this year. Earlier state figures guessed 13 million? floods and storms reduced yields. Despite progress, conditions for maturation were poor. Bankers note farmers may fetch similar money as last year’s 180 million crop, amid high wartime grain prices and debt relief pressure. Dealers fill demand for harvest gear as labor moves eastward, with a labor warning to delay arrivals until mid June.
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Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Caitana
Labor Bureau
Prizes For Boys And Girls In Kansas State Contests
Kansas bankers' association funds $400 in cash prizes for boys and girls at the Statewide Institute at the college next winter. Contest eligibility includes Kansas State Agriculture College club participants with corn and dress and sewing contests divided into districts and classes A and B for age. Prizes include $10 $7.50 and $5 in corn prizes and multiple girls’ categories such as one piece dresses and aprons.
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Kansas Bankers’ Association
Kansas
We College
Kansas State Agriculture College
Bankers’ Association
Wichita Squatters Lose Land Claim On Imnd Island
The district court in Wichita quieted A. E. Nuttle's title to Ackerman's Island held with Wichita Amusement Company near the city. The state was joined as a defendant over river land statutes, a ruling seen as a precursor to other riverbed land cases. Twenty one yearling steers owned by Matti brothers were killed by lightning five miles southeast of Cottonwood Falls, in a severe storm, with an estimated loss near one thousand dollars. The cattle were found with bodies covering the ground, marking the heaviest livestock loss in the area from a lightning strike.
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Imnd
District Court
Wichita
A. E. Nuttle
Ackerman
Supreme Court
Arkansas River Bedell
Matti Brothers
Cottonwood Falls
Will Fight Grasshoppers With Bran Mash Poison
Farmers report serious grasshopper threats across the state as eggs survive winter. Professor George A. Dean notes favorable fall conditions and predicts damage to crops unless bran mash poison is used. The mix, tested widely, remains the recommended control method. Also reports cyclone damage in Leoti, deaths, drownings, and local incidents across Kansas.
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Agricultural College
George A. Dean
State Agricultural College
Dean
Moody Bible Institute Sunday School Lesson June 20
International Sunday School course outlines a lesson on Psalm II. David’s prayer under pressure, seeking deliverance from foes, with emphasis on prayer, repentance, and trust in God. It notes the role of faith, correction from friends, and looking to Jehovah for safety, illustrating the psalm’s themes and David's experiences.
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
David
Jehovah
Tabernacle
R. V
Jonathan
Church of Christ
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