Crown Prince Fritz A Cowardly Figure In War Era Tales
An American dentist who treated the Crown Prince Frederick William before the war recalls a nervous boy who dreaded dentists. He mocked courtly vanity, was late often, and the Kaiser’s own showy pride contrasted with the prince’s timidity. The piece hints at a broader wartime judgment of German leadership.
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Dr. Davis
Fritz
Frederick William
Germany
Kaiser
Lnd
Berlin
Western Front
German Empire
Absence of Soldiers From Training Camps Warned
A general warning urges soldiers not to overstay leave from training camps arguing the offense disrupts wartime readiness. It notes most cases are not desertion but show poor discipline and calls on families to discourage extended leaves.
Compulsory Drinking Debate Gains British Temperance Support
Britain sees a sharp temperance rise under corrective laws with an 83 percent wartime drop in alcohol use. The central board of control cites reduced drunkenness and illness and says no further restrictions are planned. The anti treatment rule and army sobriety are credited, prompting calls for a non treating law in Congress.
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Great Britain
Central Board of Control
Army
Navy
Congress
British Stew and Yeast Preparations Featured in Household Hints
The page presents a recipe for British Stew with chopped beef or veal rice and beans, plus instructions for browning meat, simmering with vegetables, and finishing with parsley. It also outlines a dry hop yeast method using hops, flour, water, and corn meal to make yeast cakes for baking.
Canning and Preserving Instructions From Old Recipe Notes
Instructions outline making Relish with cucumbers onions and cabbage, including spices and brine, then jars scalded and canned. Also details Currant and Raspberry Jelly methods with juice, sugar, boiling times, and water bath. Rhubarb Jam recipe covers fruit, sugar, raisins and preservation steps with cooling and sealing.
Dinner Stories and Farcical Mixups In a Local Night Scene
A barber recalls shaving a tense customer who rushed to hide from a tailor. A distracted professor walks with one foot in a gutter and laments a morning limp. Children joke about royalty while a family argues over water service and garlands.
Lunatic war inventions and fantasized schemes in Letters
A column lists farcical wartime ideas such as balloons with magnets to pull guns from Krupp works and moons covered with balloons. Other schemes include nets over France, cement shells, cooties, snakes, live wires, and a giant lawn mower, all depicted as impractical but humorous.
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London
Eseen
Ministry of Munitions
Hohenzollern
Moon
Loony
Luna
Matis
Royal Palace
Berlin
No Man's Land
Potsdam
France
Truffles Allowed Back Into U S From Europe
The War Trade Board ruled that truffles may be imported from Europe to America. Also admitted are chutney sauce and other condiments. Minnesotans own 200000 motor cars and bought 40000 dollars worth last year.
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Oniten Press
Washington
War Trade Board
Europe
America
Judge Harvey C Smith Favored For Republican Nomination
Judge Harvey C Smith of Zanese tile Ohio appears to be the likely winner for the Republican nomination for secretary of state at the upcoming primary. His success as a juvenile court judge and strong labor and independent press endorsements across Ohio fuel optimism that his nomination could lead to a decisive election victory.
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Harvey C. Smith
Zanese
Monster octopus of commerce targets Athens victims
An alarmed citizen warns residents about a predatory mail order business model dubbed a money hungry octopus. The notice lists local merchants and services including The Athens Electric Co, The Athens Messenger, The Bank of Athens, Lash's Drug Store, and several suppliers, urging vigilance against misrepresentations.
Wanted An Explanation From The German War Propaganda
The piece critiques German explanations for delaying American troops and sunk ships in France. It mocks German claims of strategic patience, notes about 1.5 million U.S. soldiers in France, and parodies German authorities promising excuses. It also jokes about the Kaiser issuing iron crosses to soothe the public.
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France
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Athens Ice & Storage CO
Athens Messenger
Athens National Bank
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Athens Printery CO
Athens
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W. B. Golden
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Nelsonville
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Corner Court
Mill Streets
Cline Pharmacy CO
Cline Ice Cream CO
Cornwell & Co., Jewelers and Optometrists
Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
Emmett H. Cotton
W. M. Cray
M. T. Ellis
Foutch’s
Connection
Hibbard’s Music Shop
Edison Diamond Disc
Columbia Grafonolas
Home Burnishing CO
the Home Telephone CO
J. H. Johnson Novelty
Cooo— Curtain Goods
Kerr Hardware CO
Lash’s Drug
Lash
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Overland and
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Federal Trucks
Maxwell’s Novelty Store
China
Wall
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McHenry & Sisler
Wooltex
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Murphy Bros
Roach
Scott Haney CO
Home of Good Clothes
Sam Sommer
Star Mineral Water Works CO
F. C. Stedman CO
Ohio
F.C. Stedman CO
Union Grocery CO
Cabell Block
Wolfe Bros
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