Diplomatic talks probe food shipments and arbitration offers
Intimations from European diplomats suggest Germany may offer arbitration to halt submarine attacks while discussions continue on food shipments to civilians in Germany. The United States stands firm on legality and humanity, rejecting any concession that waters down its rights, with possible outcomes including assurances that U.S. merchant ships remain unarmed and summarized visits and searches by submarine commanders.
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Germany
United States
Gé@nany
Wonder on a Farm and a Mysterious Disappearing Bill
A summer day on a farm shows a boy dreaming about existence while his father hints at chores and wrestling later. A magician performs a trick, promising to make a five dollar bill vanish by lending it to a friend.
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Sonny
Italian Civil Strife Seen in Dining Habits and Oranges
The passage notes how factional hatred between Guelphs and Ghibellines extended to daily life in Italy. It cites D Israel i describing how meals reflected the feud with one side placing utensils lengthwise and the other across. Even orange cutting differed: horizontal versus vertical.
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D'Israeli
Italy
Elaborate Chinese Funerals and Lavish Burials
Elaborate Chinese funerals lavishly honor the deceased with costly ceremonies. Burials can lead to bankruptcy as kin devote extensive time and wealth to 100 days of altar offerings and daily bowing rituals. Relatives gather continually to sustain the ceremonial pace.
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China
Gathyal
Heron Noted for Small Size Yet Eats Heavy Prey
A two-line fragment reports a heron weighing about four pounds eating three and a half pounds of fish, noting the bird’s surprising appetite despite its small frame.
Baltimore grain and market notes with live stock quotes
Market recap from Baltimore and New York including corn prices per bushel and barrel, hay costs, butter and egg quotes, live poultry and cattle ranges, hog prices, calves, and New York Apple Market quotations with Ben Davis Baldwin and Winesap price levels.
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Lee Pey
Baltimore
Choice Creamery
Virginia
New York
Ben Davis
Baldwin
Winesap
Trap on Town Folly Tests Thoughts of Neighbors
In a New York town a man planted a trap offering dimes to 25 residents to test honesty. Seven men and one woman took the money unknowingly, while others returned or ignored the bait. Eight stayed indifferent and unscathed, and 2,013 townspeople faced the moral gamble.
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New York
Hieven
Lucre
The Woman's Gift and Natural Expression
The passage discusses women's spontaneity and naturalness as essential and enduring in social life. It compares feminine te llighet to a monarch, noting questions of love and happiness prompted by such self expression within a human group.
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Pierre
Proper Orchard Tree Spacing Advice From Nebraska College
The horticultural department at the Nebraska Agricultural College warns against crowding trees. It recommends 20 feet for cherries and peaches, 30 to 40 feet for apples, and 25 feet for Whitneys crab and other upright varieties to ensure good growth and fruiting.
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Cerstain
Horticultural Department
Nebraska Agricultural College
The Farmer's Wife Describes Farm Despotism In Pamphlets
A New Hampshire letter in a USDA pamphlet series portrays farm life as monarchic with feeble rulers, citing cases across northern farming communities. It notes women drawing water by rope, hardship from cold, limited food, and scarce cream butter eggs, while fresh air remains crucial to life.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Maine
New Hampshire
Poultry Fountain From Tin Can And Pan
A simple poultry fountain uses a tin can inverted inside a shallow pan to provide a steady water supply. Fill the can with water, invert both, and the water will rise to a level accessible to birds, staying put in hot weather. Also notes on using cold frames for early tomatoes lettuce radishes and celery profits.
Garden hints for a profitable home farm garden
Guidance from Farm Lite on arranging a home garden 120 by 220 feet with north south rows near the house. Emphasizes well drained soil, one caretaker, diverse crops, continuous work, and potential high revenue from a well managed garden.
Fruit store judgments and a note on horticultural eugenics
The fragment references judge by the fruit stores and mentions horticultural eugenics having been practiced for some time, signaling a cautious remark on practices and oversight.
Divorce suit filed in Frederick County Court
Elaine L Harloe sues G Harloe for divorce and relief in the Circuit Court of Frederick County. An affidavit states G Harloe not residing in Virginia. The defendant must appear within fifteen days after publication to protect interests. notice published weekly for four weeks in Winchester.
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Circuit Court
County of Frederick
Elaine L Harloe
E. D. Calvert
G. Harloe
Fendant
Curtis G. Harloe
G. Harlee
Virginia
Winchester
Lurrick
Quarterly Conference Notice for Winchester Circuit
The third session of the quarterly conference of Winchester circuit will be held at the parsonage on National avenue next Friday morning at 10 20 o clock. Full attendance of official members is requested due to important business to be transacted. A B Hammack P W H Sampell P C.
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Winchester
National Avenue
Hammack
Pik W. H, Sampsell
Era of the First Trousers in London History
An historic note describes early trousers in London as plain tight garments of light cloth. Later sea and plebeian styles used striped fabrics for bad weather wear. Fashionable men favored elastic net trousers aimed at creating a skins-tight look with padding and straps to keep the legs in place.
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London
Whale Ivory Find Nets Rare Whale Bone Worth 20000
Off British Columbia a ship captured a rare northern Pacific whale bone from a right whaler. The find is valued at twenty thousand dollars and marks a notable recovery after years without such a catch.
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Britih Columbia
White
Pacific
No Cause for Tears in Philadelphia Inquirer Remarks
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes there is no prior president named Charlie or Reggie. The Blade comments on whether any president with those names has existed, implying uncertainty or satire about presidential naming history.
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Charlie
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Blade
Reggie
Delphia Inquirer
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