War Aims and Home Front Drama Across Nations
British and French papers back Wilson war aims while labor leaders in Britain approve. Secretary Lansing says war must continue until Prussian militarism is crushed. Kenyon urges 2 million to France and 1 million in reserve, with no patching of peace. Argentine papers push severing ties with Germany. Baker cites US death rate and steady troop flow to Europe.
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Washington Notes on War Economy and Politics
The December pay for the U S Army totals about 78 580 000 at an annualized rate near 1 000 000 000. Senator Swainson introduces a bill to transfer naval oil reserves to California and Wyoming. The daylight saving bill advances from the senate to the house. Senator James F A Brady of Idaho dies in Washington. U S merchant ship production in 1917 reaches 001 223 gross tons, about double 1916 and half the world total. Wilson supports daylight saving. Hoover and others push strict food regulation including wheatless and meatless days. The House approves the Susan B Anthony amendment by 274 to 186 for federal women's suffrage.
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Shipping Board
House of Representatives
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Blizzard Toll and Weather Fallout Across States
Nine people die in a Chicago blizzard that dropped two feet of snow. Nebraska Governor Neville hints at a spring special session to fix voting laws for soldiers. A Hastings Colorado fire kills four children in a frame home after an overturned lamp starts the blaze. Kansas reports the worst seed corn and borgham seed conditions in eight decades as dust continues to plague the Midwest.
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European War News Recaps 1917 Submarine Losses and Arrests
A 1917 wartime briefing notes sinking by submarines totaling about 5 million tons. It cites British enrollments of 7.5 million in fighting and labor battalions and reports the hospital ship Rewa torpedoed without warning. Belgian executions reach 170 for 1917. ex premier Caillaux arrested in Paris for treason. A North Sea fishing boat incident ends with survivors saved by a patrol boat.
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Geman
Washington the Nation's War Capital Seeks Nightlife
The article laments Washington D C as a sleepy capital with limited entertainment options. It notes few restaurants offering music, two theaters plus a vaudeville house, and a social scene confined to family-like gatherings on F Street.
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Lothario
White House in steady wartime routine yet crowded with guards
A Washington report describes the White House as calmly functional amid war prep. President Wilson remains healthful and routine, while heavy security, new clerks, and constant machine noise fill the executive grounds as war work continues around the clock.
All Are Brushing Up on the French Language
A humorous reflection from Washington on war time studies noting many claim to brush up rather than study French. The piece compares this to pool players who boast of past skill but admit rust and lost practice after long breaks.
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de Oro
Life in Capital Not All One Glittering Joy
Washington war work brings 20000 extra girls to fill stenography jobs. Government departments recruit nationwide, offering salaries from 1000 dollars yearly and up. Stenographers face long hours, high pay, and a loss of home-city gaiety as they adjust to life in the capital amid the war boom.
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Civil Service Commission
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A Delicous Vintage Guide to Hash Rolls and Cabbage Omelet
A cookbook fragment offers recipes to reuse leftovers such as hash with boiled dinner liquor, cheese rolls with pimento cheese, scrambled rice with bacon, hash cakes from mashed potatoes and ham, and a cabbage omelet. It also gives bread making instructions for two loaves and notes about plating tables like pictures.
Meatless Dishes For Meat Less Days
A compact collection of meatless recipes including Savory Irish Fritters Fish Pudding With Rice Rice With Scrambled Eggs and Chinese Fish Balls. Directions cover bread onion and herb fritters codfish rice layering formation steaming and frying with sauces and seasonings.
One of Iowa's Best Tanlac Tonic Promoted
Mrs. L. J. Rifenbury of Des Moines a practical nurse at Palms Hotel testifies Tanlac helped her after long sleepless nights caring for the sick. She says her stomach and nerves improved, headaches and dizziness disappeared, and she now recommends the tonic. Sold by leading druggists with Iowa wholesale options.
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Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure
An 1900s style promotion claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures acute nasal catarrh by building up the system and cleansing the blood. It asserts repeated attacks lead to chronic catarrh, and promises internal action with testimonials free. Price listed as 76c with a bold offer of 6.00 if not cured.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Not Encouraging Courtship Exchange in Old Tale
A clipped exchange shows a cautious, witty dialogue about marriage. The suitor asks to wed the daughter while a skeptical father replies with a dry, humorous retort. The scene exemplifies social attitudes toward match choices.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promoted for Itching Relief
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and Ointment to soothe and heal itching skin and scalp affections. Includes offer for free samples addressed to Cuticura Dept X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail with prices 25 cents for soap and 25 and 50 cents for ointment.
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