Advertising Rates and Newsstand Reach Across Cities
Foreign advertising by William J Morton Co outlines salaried representatives and subscription terms. Carrier rates are six cents per month or two eighty per year, with mail options for North America at forty seven and a half per month or one dollar for six months, billed in advance. Newsstands list Seattle to Chicago locations and agents in major cities, reflecting distribution reach beyond Montana and across regional news outlets.
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North America
Battlefront Review Says Axis Gains Despite Russian Retreat
A Petrograd official review of recent Austrian front actions claims Axis forces have made geographic gains while suffering heavy losses. It notes Russian retirements with strong counterattacks, portraying Russians as losing momentum in recent weeks despite Anglo-pressing casualty figures mounting on both sides.
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Petrograd Tx
Petrograd
Russia
Kuropatkin
New Parcel Post Rules Add Letter Attachment Privilege
Patrons may attach sealed letters to parcels paying respective letter and fourth class postage to ensure co‑travel. The sender’s precise address and the word from must appear on each package. Officials stress the requirement despite potential appeals.
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Parcel Post
Post Office Department
United States Supreme Court
Queen Mary Praised For War Service And Compassion
An article extols Queen Mary as highly popular, surpassing even Queen Victoria in English regard. It notes her tireless leadership in charitable efforts, visiting wounded troops in hospitals including the American Women's hospital and Indian hospitals at Brighton and the New Forest, bringing encouragement to soldiers.
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Queen Victoria
Queen Mary
Christan
Navy
Queen Mary's
Queen
Work
Navy Brigade
Holland
Queen Mary and wartime charity work highlighted
The article credits Queen Mary with thoughtful wartime measures aiding wounded soldiers and women, noting the Queen’s Needlework Guild and Queen’s Work-for-Women fund. It also recounts wartime economic shifts in metals, supplies, and prices, alongside various public and international concerns.
Roast Beef of Old England and Meat Reform
A London report notes meat should be restricted to once daily to conserve national supplies and curb prices. The Society of English Vegetarians celebrates progress, while medical opinion is cited in favor of balanced menus during wartime shortages.
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England
Society of English Vegetarians
London
Board of Trade
Bryan's shifting views on war from Spanish to peace era
The passage notes William J. Bryan once enlisted in the Spanish American War, rising to colonel though not seeing action. It contrasts his past willingness to fight for the country with his current stance favoring peace at any price, suggesting substantial changes in his views since the last war.
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William J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Baltimore
England Says No War Baby Problem Warns Public
Scotland Yard cautions readers against subscribing to a sensational claim of a War Babies and Mothers League. The registrar general states there is no war baby issue, illegitimacy rates remain at normal levels since the war began, challenging sensational reports from the period.
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Greece
Ireland
Russia
France
Italy
Europe
England
Scotland Yard
Short Stories and Village Menagerie Misreads
In a village tale two women selecting wallpaper meet a salesman named Sheridan and later revisit him as they plan to hire his help. A curious boy peers into a cage while a ragged crowd laughs at a comical misinterpretation of a washerwoman Polly and her family face in their humorous dialogue from the Loulaville Times.
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Sheridan
Paul Re
Agrippa
Polly
Loulaville Times
First vice admiral Mayo chosen under new navy act
Secretary of the Navy announces Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo as the first vice admiral under the new naval appropriation act. Mayo was born in Burlington Vermont on December 8 1856 and entered the naval service from Vermont's Third District on June 14 1872, graduating from the Naval Academy in June 1876.
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Mr. Daniels
Navy
Henry T. Mayo
Mayo
Burlington
Naval Service
Vermont
Naval Academy
The Sweat Glands and Woman’s Skincare Guide 1915
A 1915 health article explains sweat glands as tiny tubes in the skin that expel toxins, noting ducts reach pores on the surface to cleanse the body. It advises natural perspiration aids health, promotes baths, rubbing, and delicate attire for a dainty, well cared for woman.
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McClure
How to Keep Well By Dr W A Evans Digestive tips and piecemeal truths from digestion in the mouth
A Chicago Digestion column stresses thorough mastication as essential for digestion. It explains how chewing mixes food with saliva to start starch to sugar conversion, reduces overeating, and warns against chewing gums between meals. Also mentions a large whale and reflections on life in verse form from Detroit Free Press.
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United States
Anand
The
Chicago Tribune
Downfall of Pontiac and the Indian Confederacy
A historical account of the Pontiac rebellion following the French and Indian War. It traces key events from Pontiac's leadership of Ottawas and a dozen allied tribes, through the war’s spread along the Seneca frontier, the defense of forts including Port Pitt, Detroit, and Niagara, to Pontiac’s eventual defeat and submission by 1765.
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Pennsylvania
Teader
Pontiac
Detroit
Siagara
Pitt
Tellet
Port Pitt
Egg
Spirit of the Press and Political Quips Across Papers
A jumble of quotations from newspapers comments on Marconi's instrument that sees beyond walls, silent patriots, a revived fly-away campaign, a Michigan wife alleging a poor loser in games of chance, and Mr. Bryan shifting toward a millennium stance.
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Michigan
Humorous Fragments From 1900s Papers
A jumble of quips and lines from early 20th century humor sections. Jokes touch on seasons fruit time, dime novels rising prices, marriage proposals, and quirky remarks about household roles. Names of papers hint at Cincinnati Enquirer Kansas City Journal Camp Fire and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Johnnie
Cincinnati Enquirer
Kansas City Journal
Society of
Reno
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Wall Street
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W. A. Evans
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ift_& Courtney
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Renal
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Cheon
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