Japan Sees Unprecedented Prosperity From War Trade
Tokio reports a period of unmatched prosperity driven by wartime demand. Exports to Russia soar with military gear and goods, shipping profits rise, and Japanese capital floods into manufacturing and finance. By 1915 trade tops 616 million, with exports outpacing imports by about 84 million, signaling a lasting shift in Japan’s economy.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Russia
Henrice
Orient
Great Britain
United States
Department of Communications
France
Kobe
Rheuma Promises Fast Relief for Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a quick acting, harmless remedy for rheumatism and sciatica. A half teaspoon daily claimed to ease pain within days, with a money back guarantee if it does not relieve poisons from the system. Two bottles sold for no more than $1.00 through H. R Palmer & Sons or any druggist.
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H. R Palmer & Sons
Card of Thanks and Health Remedies in 1920s Ad Style
Card of thanks from the families of Mrs. J. B. King and Mrs. Aquilla Thompson acknowledging kindness after a bereavement. Also short ads praise Dr King s New Dis covery Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey and Dr King s New Life Pills as cold remedies and laxatives with brief consumer testimonials. Some lines include prices and store notes.
Indiana primary to set 1916 presidential campaign
Indianapolis March 2 Indiana will set the machinery of the presidential campaign for 1916 when on March 7 voters express their preference for president as well as for vice president. Wilson and Marshall head the Democratic ticket while Fairbanks leads the Republican ticket. The primary also selects candidates for senator governor congress state offices and delegates to conventions. If no senator or governor candidate wins a majority the contest goes to the state convention.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Thomas’ R. Marshall
Charles ~ W.W. Fairbanks
Can ‘Didate
United States
Congress
General Assembly
John W. Kern
James E. Watson
Harry
Republican National Committee
Arthur R. Robinson
Democrati
John A. M. Adair
Leonard B. Clore
James P. Goodrich
Republican National Cottee
Warren T. Me
Cray
Judge Qui
Chicago
St. Louis
Boy Scout Help Replaces House Maids In War Time England
London reports Boy Scouts hired in many homes to substitute parlor maids as war reshapes labor. With butlers and footmen in khaki and women joining munition work, scouts serve at table, polish silver, and answer doors, presenting a neat uniformed solution to the servant shortage.
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Associated Press
London
Johnson Garwood Moulded The Old Barrel Cannon
The Banner reports the death in Atlanta at 82 of Mr. Johnson Garwood once a resident who crafted Athens iron fencing around the University campus and notably moulded the famous double barreled cannon, a unique curiosity worldwide.
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Atlanta
Johnson Garwood
Athens
Neutral Job Snatchers Infesting England
London reports that neutrals flooding into Britain are filling well paid posts left by Britons expected to return after the war. A Royal Field Artillery private asks if brits can compete for jobs, while a Liverpool firm head notes neutrals fill roles once held by gallant soldiers.
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Associated. Press
London
Stall
Great Britain
Royal Field ‘Artillery
Mail
Liverpool
Luxury tax expands to many items in Denmark
Copenhagen reports the luxury tax will include tobacco, flowers, raisins, currants, wines, caviar, truffles, lobsters, oysters, tea, coffee, cocoa, hats, plumage, corsets, dresses, perfumes, laces, ornaments, watches, books, magazines and paper. The piece notes a mock court scene around a grocery store and references Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a familiar vendor.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Ten Years Ago Highlights of the YWCA Movement
A retrospective lists key YWCA milestones from 1906 to 1916 including the 600 Lexington Avenue building opening in New York on September 7 1912 and dedication December 12 1912. It notes Abby Shaw Mayhew’s 1912 appointment as national director of physical education for China and Michi Kawai’s 1904 role in Japan.
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Lexington Avenue
New York City
Abby Shaw Mayhew
Department of
University of Wisconsin
Young Women's Christian Association of China
Michi Kawai
Bryi Mawr
Young Women’s Christian Association of Japan
Asilomar
California
Pacific Grove
Grace H. Dodge
National Board
Conference of Christian ‘Social Workers
Atlanta
Japan
Asilomar Missionary Education Movement
Epworth League
Delta Delta Delta National Convention
Gama Phi Beta
Sigma Kappa
Xx. W. C.A
Robert H. Speer
Miss Dodgé
Hero of the Hour in France Airman Guynemer
Paris reports George Guynemer, a twenty year old airman, as hero of the hour after his sixth enemy aircraft downed. He earned the Military Cross War Cross and Legion of Honor after overcoming medical rejections and rising to command a single seater monoplane.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
George Guynemer
Guynemer
Army
Air Corps
Guynerier
Bunny
Specific Against Colds and Remedy Advertisement
A sleeping porch or open bedroom and a cold sponge bath each morning help prevent colds. If a cold occurs during epidemics Chamberlain's Cough Remedy aids in recovery. For sale by all dealers. Try it.
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Chamberlain
Export of precious stones banned except with license
Melbourne on March 2 reports exportation of precious stones from the Australian commonwealth is prohibited except to Great Britain. The minister for commerce may grant special licenses for exports.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australian Commonwealth
Great Britain
Commerce
One Pensioner Remains Unpaid in Clarke County
Only one of 122 Clarke county pensioners has not received her check from Judge Orr. Mrs. Mary Bullock has not yet claimed her $60, or sent an authorized person. If she does not call by Monday the funds will be sent back to the Atlanta pension commission.
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Clarke “County
Wholesale Grocery House Under Rapid Construction
Work is rapidly progressing on a large modern wholesale grocery building for Callaway Grocery Co at Wood's Corner Broad and Foundry streets. When finished the structure will be one of the biggest and best arranged facilities in the state for the business.
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Callaway Grocery
Yebihi
Wood's Corner
Georgia prison commission chief visits city
Hon. R B Davison chairman of the Georgia state prison commission was in the city yesterday, meeting many friends here.
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R.B. Davison
Georgia State Prison
Posing for the Motion Pictures in the Trenches
British soldiers in France pose for a motion picture under fire, adjusting cigars and caps while keeping a nonchalant air. Some imitate heroic rifle handling, but the urge to grin spoils realism, making the scene look staged rather than authentic.
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Associated Press
France
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