The Country Behind the President Wilson Speech
The Christian Science Monitor lauds President Wilson for his joint session address as unifying the nation and aligning support with his policy. It credits patience and moral courage for guiding wary factions toward a common wartime purpose and asserts the United States stands behind Wilson in a battle for democracy and humanity.
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Wilson
United States Congress
Congress
Berlin
United States
Lusitania
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
The
America
Great Republic
Heinie Groh Among National League's Top Third Basemen
Heinie Groh of the Cincinnati Reds ranks high among NL third basemen. Formerly with the New York Yankees he moved to Cincinnati, shifted to third by manager Herzog, and excelled. Groh handles slow rollers well, has a strong throwing arm, hits well and steals bases. Last season he fielded .957, batted .269, drew 84 bases on balls, and struck out 34 times.
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Heinie Groh
Cincinnati Reds
Grol
Ya Tkants
Csinnati
Tion. Herzog
Reds
Groh
London Welcomes Wounded Heroes in Train Shed Return
Crowds line a London train shed to greet wounded servicemen arriving from France. Ambulances pass, nurses examine condition cards, and flowered cheers rain down. A mother crosses herself as her son, injured in action, nods from a stretcher.
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London
France
Comiskey Donates 2219 Dollar Red Cross Gift
Charles Comiskey president of the Chicago club presented Orson Smith treasurer of the Chicago Red Cross with a 2219.11 dollar check. It equals ten percent of the club's gross receipts from the first home series of ten games. Comiskey offered to raise the amount if needed and plans to continue giving ten percent of receipts throughout the season.
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Comiskey
Red Cross
Charles Comiskey
Chicago
Orson Smith
American Red Cross
Mr. Smith
Noted Athletes Enter Army Aviation Corps
Two of the University of Pennsylvania’s famed athletes, Ted Meredith and Howard Berry, have filed papers for the U S Army Aviation Corps. Meredith is renowned as a top half and quarter mile runner, while Berry is celebrated as one of the era’s greatest all around athletes.
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Army
University of Pennsylvania
Ted Meredith
Howard Berry
United States Army Aviation Corps
Meredith
Berry
Cubs Release McTigue From Roster to Providence
Left handed pitcher William McTigue released by the Chicago Nationals and sent to the Providence club of the International League. McTigue previously pitched for Toronto.
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Cubs
McTigue
William McTigue
Chicago Nationals
Providence
Toronto
Summer Clothes For The Growing Children
Advice for hot weather dress for young children and babies emphasizes minimal, washable cotton garments. Suggests diapers plus one outer garment for infants, and for older kids a one piece dress or romperrs with kimono sleeves for cooling comfort. Denim overalls discouraged. focus on ease of washing and freedom to play.
Public Opinion as Limiting Power in Rulers
The quotation contrasts the prince’s authority with the boundless sway of public opinion. Stahl argues public opinion always limits the ruler, while Chapin notes people will confront danger rather than confront public opinion.
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Stahl
Chapin
Panama Canal Capacity Limits and Lock Maintenance
A Scientific American study by R. H. Whitehead estimates canal lock capacity at sixty average ships per day, with an expected forty eight ships. Maintenance closures reduce capacity to about forty ships daily as valves and gates deteriorate and protective measures are needed.
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Panama Canal
R. H. Whitehead
Scientific American
Beantendering with Soda Soaking Water
A traditional method to tender dry beans for baking is to soak them in water with a little soda. The alkaline solution helps soften the beans during cooking.
Press Favors Training Plan National canvass figures
The National Security League reports 381 additional newspapers surveyed on universal military training since the original poll. Of the 381, 243 favor, 121 noncommittal, 17 oppose. Total 857 canvassed: 542 favor, 252 noncommittal, 63 oppose. Since the first survey, 27 noncommittal papers now support universal training.
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National Security League
Girl in Soldier Disguise Sent Home After Woodlawn Affair
An eighteen year old girl at Woodlawn Pennsylvania disguised herself as a soldier to follow her sweetheart and his regiment. She was detected and sent home after refusing to be the girl she left behind.
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Woodlawn
German Lieutenant Plays Golf at Mare Island
A German naval lieutenant interned at Mare Island California is allowed to play golf accompanied by a marine guard. The arrangement reflects wartime internment rules and limited recreational access for Axis prisoners of war.
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Mare Island
California
Why Corns Hurt Weakened by Shoes and Pressure
Corns are hard skin thickenings on the feet caused by wearing shoes that fit poorly. A nail like peg presses inward, causing pain. soft corns form between toes due to constant moisture. Relief comes from removing pressure at intervals by taking off the shoe.
Ready When Called Quote by Robert Collyer
A concise quotation on achievement, urging preparedness for every success from humble craft to profound acts. Emphasizes being ready as the key to seizing opportunity and delivering decisive action when the moment arrives.
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Robert Collyer
Dangerous Eye Strain Symptoms Listed by London Lancet
The article outlines eye strain symptoms including watery eyes, eyelid twitching, morning waking, headaches, eyelid inflammation, conjunctivitis, eye pressure, dull eye pain, tenderness, vertigo, sickness, dyspepsia, palpitations, breathing difficulty, and frequent insomnia. It notes symptoms attack sedentary or poorly lit workers first and those with robust outdoor activity later.
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London Lancet
Paradise of Artists and the Sunset Train Interruption
William M Chase tells in Japan a tale where a railway freight train blocked a sunset view. The station master bows and asserts the train must yield to the artist, and he causes the train to withdraw for the honorable traveler's aesthetic enjoyment.
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William M. Chase
Japan
Hay in Church at Old Weston St Swithin’s Day Rite
In Old Weston Huntingdonshire England a St Swithin day custom scatters new hay across the church floor. The origin links to a field left for charity with hay given to ease the squeaking of new shoes on Feast Sunday. Other theories cite first fruits harvest or ancient rush-strewing.
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Old Weston
Huntingdonshire
England
St. Swithin
Concept of disease as bodywide failure, Jelliffe notes
The New York Medical Journal quotes Dr Smith Ely Jelliffe arguing disease is a bodywide failure rather than isolated organ afflictions. He says organ symptoms are groups of cells revealing the defect and cites Hippocrates to show this view is ancient yet often overlooked amid specialization.
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New York
Smith Ely Jelliffe
Hippocrates
American business representatives in China urged
Victor Murdock argues in the Kansas City Star that young American business agents in China first raise the Stars and Stripes, then seek buyers, and that the United States should back these commercial missionaries as it backs religious workers.
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China
United States
Victor Murdock
Kansas City
Shark skin leather gains traction in sailing industry
Shark skins are now a major byproduct of fishing, with many sloops operating in both the Atlantic and Pacific to harvest sharks for leather. Once regarded solely as an enemy, sharks are becoming a valuable source for the growing leather industry.
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Fshing
Atlantic
Pacific
Best Way to Get It and the Life in Water
Elbert Hubbard urges prayer and hard work as the dual path to achievement. A Youth's Companion excerpt emphasizes life in running water as essential for microbes to thrive, noting their resilience and potential to survive long before entering a water stream.
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Elbert Hubbard
Dr. Saleeby
No Fear in the Ark and the War Cloud
A reflective poem warns against complacency amid looming trouble. It contrasts optimistic denial with biblical and contemporary warnings, noting townsfolk mocked Noah and Goliath until consequences struck.
Sheriff Sale Notice in Grays Harbor County
Public notice of a sheriff sale in Montesano Grays Harbor County Washington arising from a 1917 judgment for 1917 1 912 65 with interest costs and fees. The sale of described property will occur June 2 1917 at Montesano Court House at 11 a m to satisfy the judgment.
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State of Washington
Grays Harbor
Theodore B. Bruener
A. Jonassen
Christen N. Enevoldsen
Ene Enevoldsen
Kristianna Lykke
Sine Clausen
Anna Jonassen
Grays Harbor County
Renton
Montesano
Lougheed Land
United States
Jeff Bartell
Wash
Elmer Gibson
Foreclosure Summons for Grays Harbor Property in Aberdeen
State of Washington summons C C Cozine and others unknown to appear within sixty days after April 17 1917 to defend or pay the taxes and penalties on Lot 4 Block 29 North Aberdeen Addition Aberdeen Grays Harbor. Plaintiff T A F Williams seeks judgment foreclosing lien for Certificate of Delinquency 5299 with total paid taxes 157.36 plus interest and costs.
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State of Washington
Grays Harbor
T. A. F. Williams
A. D
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor County
Washington
Superior Court
State of
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