Suppressed excerpts of Wilson war message reach German readers
The Wolff Telegraph bureau censored passages of President Wilson's April 2 1917 address to Congress. The published German copy omits and distorts key portions detailing the rationale for the United States entering World War. The committee on public information presents an abridged version showing the suppressed lines in bold.
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Novel gas range mounts atop table or fridge
English experimenters spun a textile fiber from a seaweed that grows on Australian waters. Bangor Maine experienced a nocturnal moth invasion that left sidewalks covered in a deep layer of moths.
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Advances and Inventions Highlighted in Early Industrial Notes
European scientists find a gas lamp powered ammonia synthesis process. A patent introduces a trouser support device. Electricity reaches mining in 1870. An oil heater aids concrete production. A daylight-midelity glass for gas or tungsten lighting. A safety pin knife-blade aids cutting string and thread.
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Europe
Knitting bag draws attention in elegant Paris fashion
A stylish young woman wearing a tailored suit and polished accessories carries an ornate velvety knitting bag. The scene at an elevator introduces a dramatic moment when a French bulldog peeks from the satin lining, eliciting alarm from nearby travelers.
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Kansas City Star
France
If It Only Lasts Muffler Joke Sparks Banter
A wife jokes that her muffler is her husband’s new rig accessory while he quips that he should have worn one years ago. The exchange plays on automotive slang and domestic humor.
Converting the Bird
A Louisville Courier Journal quote explores the idea that people or things may resist change even when a better option exists. The saying contrasts practical value with belief and hints at manipulation or persuasion challenges.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Sunray Wit Sparks Rift Over Dough Transfer
A terse exchange hints at a dispute over funds with Wather-Ife urged to secure the money before pursuing the ray. The wording suggests a personal quarrel centering on a financial transfer and trust between individuals.
War Tax Revenue Helps To Conquer The Kaiser
Washington reports new taxes to fund the war effort. The text outlines rates on transportation, theaters, clubs, insurance, and admissions, with thresholds for singles and married earners, and exemptions for certain religious, educational, or charitable groups. The piece emphasizes patriotic duty and personal financial sacrifice as part of the wartime economy.
All Over? London Chronicle Reports War Sighting
An elderly couple in wartime London fearfully leave a hotel after air raid and ask a police constable if it is over. The constable replies with dry irony that the danger may return soon, describing the sightseers as departing.
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London Chronicle
Tapia
Greatest Thing In the World Love and Personality
A reflective excerpt on what constitutes the greatest thing in life. It argues love, personality, and especially the strength of heart define true greatness, citing Lincoln's heart over Daniel Webster's brain as the source of national affection.
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Daniel Webster
Lincoln
Tax Rates Listed for Services and Goods of the Era
The notice lists multiple taxes: three cents per ounce on non local letters, two cents on postal cards, ten percent on admission tickets to theaters and amusements, ten percent on club dues over twelve dollars annually, various tobacco taxes, five percent on express charges, eight percent on railroad passenger costs, ten percent on berths and car seats, five percent on oil transport by pipeline, five cents on telegraph and telephone messages costing fifteen cents or more, and eight cents per one hundred on life insurance policies plus one percent on premiums for other insurance types.
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Not His Fault in a Bride's Bitter Plea
In a fragment from a melodramatic exchange a newlywed woman accuses her husband of lack of care after a year of marriage. He defensively admits his ill health confused his vow to love her for life, revealing a troubled domestic scene.
Watteau Struggled Tubercular Painter Near Death Fame
Antoine Watteau, one of France's great artists, painted his famous panels while dying from tuberculosis. He rose from poverty to national renown, yet his frail condition worsened as he produced as much work as possible in his final years.
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