Col Edward M House Aimed To Shape Postwar Peace
Washington report profiles Col Edward Mandell House as Woodrow Wilson's trusted adviser. It highlights his diplomacy, extensive European contacts, and deep study of economics and legislation fueling his role in shaping future peace terms. House is presented as open and approachable, far from enigmatic.
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War News and Home Front Tensions Across Nations
Reports from the era describe German actions abroad and at home as the United States and its allies push war efforts. Brazil declares war on Germany amid submarine threats. Germany seizes ships and trains for central South America. In the United States, Liberty Loan drives surpass quotas, while rumors of disaster are debunked and prisoner health concerns prompt Red Cross aid plans. A Baltimore incident damages railway piers storing war materiel. Domestic unrest includes a white-robed mob kidnapping a preacher linked to antiwar sentiment.
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Omaha Car Crash Claims I A Selick and Perkins
An auto crash near Omaha left I. A. Selick of Omaha and Perkins of Sioux City dead. Federal agents report sugar smuggling in Buffalo warehouses labeled top crust flour. John P. White resigns as UMWA president to advise Dr. Garfield.
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Washington Notes on Prices and War Measures
Department of agriculture reports show cattle sheep and hog prices up 52.7 percent from 1916 to 1917. United States treasury plans include liberty loan measures and new farm price updates. Beginning December 1 parcel post must bear an internal revenue stamp for 9½ cents or more. Food administration denies plans to alter 1917 wheat prices. German wartime reports note many women in mines. Navy food control aims to restrict retail practice and licensure.
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European War News Reflects Shifting Fronts and Political Turmoil
Reports from Austrian sources claim twenty thousand Austrians and Germans lost in the drive on Italy as Britain and France plan rapid aid to Caadorna. Berlin hints flagging morale may force a broader retreat while Michaellis angle dominates Prussia politics.
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Italy
Helpless Man Says Wives Hold All The Power
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes women speaking humorously about husbands who seem dependent on their wives. Mrs A and others claim their husbands are helpless without them and rely on the wife to handle tasks like mending and sewing. The tone is indulgent and wry.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS Promoted in Urgent Patent Ad
A vintage advertisement warns readers about kidney trouble and urges preventive use of DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS. It claims early signs like backache and dizziness require action and guarantees first box effectiveness with refunds for substitutions.
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Bright
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Ady
Ready for Hard Fighting in Barber Shop Talk
In a Flatbush barber shop the talk centers on fighting Japan and Germany. A patron says the Japs will be over there soon, praising their hard fighting and claiming the entire Japanese army is ready for action.
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Russia
Housekeepers Can Save 200 Million on Food Loss
An old advertisement urges housekeepers to prevent rat damage by using Stearns' Paste. It claims rats destroy over 200 million dollars worth of food annually and promotes a 35 cent box as a remedy that also handles mice roaches and waterbugs.
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Willing Sacrifice
Sweet Girl and others discuss guarding the terrace after a burglary. Neighbors note burglars have hit two or three houses in the area within a week. They consider staying up nights to watch for the suspects and protect their homes.
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Terrile
Mr. Nicefetto
August Flower Advertised as World Panacea
Green's August Flower touted as a household cure for constipation intestinal trouble and low spirits for over fifty years. The copy claims it eases nervous dyspepsia indigestion and liver trouble and acts as a gentle laxative. It urges readers to ask a druggist and notes sale in civilized countries.
Stump Burning Inventions Use Compressed Air Method
A Washington inventor uses compressed air to force burning fluids into stump holes to destroy stumps more effectively than dynamite. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets advertise health regulation for liver bowel and stomach. Ady, Chester Pa, plans for a large steel ship plant noted.
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