President Wilson appeals to labor for war support
In Buffalo on November 18 President Wilson urged U S labor to aid the war effort against German autocracy. He argued Germany seeks global domination, praised labor leaders, urged cooperation between labor and capital, and stressed freeing and strengthening U S production to win peace. He avoided pacifist scapegoating and urged Americans to unite.
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Wilson
Buffalo
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
United States
Ceounsel
Garnainy
Germany
Europe
Belgium
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Hamburg
Bagdad
Colonel House
Fle
U. S
Freedom
America
Gompers
Crowpers
Taam
OEY
Washington
Woman hides toy Pomeranian in fur to ride subway
A young woman concealed a toy Pomeranian inside a fur wrap to board a New York subway, fooling guards who forbid unconcealed animals. The pup’s beady eyes appeared from the mass as the fur seemed to move, prompting the guard to eject her before reaching her stop.
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New York
Subway
Learning President Tales From a Firelit Study
A child recalls a teacher named Lincoln who studied by a fireplace and became president while a sibling laments living in a steam heated apartment and being forbidden to light the gas log.
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Lincoln
Bobbie
The Common But Harmful Saying About Children
A reflection on the old adage that children should be seen and not heard. The piece argues that silencing youth ignores their voices and fails to guide growth and respect across generations.
Instructions for Christus boxes to the fleet
The Navy Department outlines sending Christus boxes to ships. Mail should follow postal rules with sender name and Christus Box or Christmas Present label. Boxes due in New York by November 24 must be in sturdy hinged boxes, under twenty pounds for express parcels.
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Navy Department
Christus
Navy Yard
New York
Christus Dox
First Thanksgiving at Plymouth recalled in historic notes
The record recalls Governor William Bradford sending four men to hunt and feast after the harvest, Massasoit and ninety Indians visiting for three days, and later the Mayflower voyage setting the scene for the Plymouth colony's first Thanksgiving amid hardships and eventual harvest.
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William Bradford
Massasoit
Miles Standish
Plymouth Colony
New England
New World
Hfe
Bradford
Thanksgiving's American Heart and Historic Roots
A historical reflection notes Thanksgiving as a unique American holiday rooted in harvest gratitude. It traces its origins with Puritans, its evolution through the Revolutionary era, congressional recommendations, and Washington's 1789 proclamation. It emphasizes national unity and the holiday's charitable spirit.
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Congress
Washington
Episcopal Church
Method in His Madness from Camp Triston
A Kansas City Star report describes a young draft soldier pacing a parade ground. He rejects wood, paper scraps, and a cigarette stub, then finally accepts his discharge papers as the correct result, showing a moment of mental stabilization.
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Camp Triston
Kansas City
Isis
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy for kidney and liver complaints. It cites a 40 year track record, claims no harmful ingredients, and offers a testimonial from Clarence H. White of Battle Creek, Michigan. Sample available by sending ten cents to Warner's Safe Remedies Co., Rochester, N Y.
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Warner
Clarence H. White
Battle Creek
Mich
U.S. A
Safe Remedies Co
Rochester
Excuses In School Whistling Tale From Johnny
A boy named Johnny offers an odd excuse when accused of whistling in class. He explains he felt inner hate in his mouth and intended to push it out, not realizing it would make noise. The piece presents a quirky moral about impulse and consequence.
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Johnny
Stearns Paste Promises Easy Rat and Mice Control
Advertises Stearns Paste as an affordable exterminator at 35 cents per small box. Claims effectiveness for homes stores and barns and notes government purchases for city pest control. Also mentions cockroaches and waterbugs and a note about Tyranzaal mines as large explosives buyers in peacetime.
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U. S
Dutch publicist comments on American WWI intervention
Hugo Stennis told a New York Holland Society dinner that Germany shows fear of U.S. intervention. He cited the Cologne Gazette predicting American language challenges in France, and quipped that Americans can shoot in any language.
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Hugo Stennis
Holland Society
New York
America
Cologne Gazette
France
Green's August Flower Promises Widespread Relief
The text touts Green's August Flower as a worldwide panacea for constipation, indigestion, liver troubles, and low spirits. It claims quick relief after a few doses and describes it as a gentle laxative sold by druggists in civilized countries. It also whimsically references a pig as a pet and a proverb about friends in need.
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Ady
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N. J
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