Ohioan Prophecy Fulfilled and Other News Notes
A Xenia Ohio writer Harry E Rice predicted three major events nine years earlier including the Russian revolt date near May 1916 and the Czar’s fall in 1917. The piece also mentions Kaiser Wilhelm’s abdication and a Mount Royal traveler Miss Peck in Canada. Also notes costiveness and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy.
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Harry E. Rice
Xenia
Ohio
Europe
Russias
Russia
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Roosevelt
United States
Close Combat Wit and Home Front Anecdotes From War Says
A Canadian captain recalls German troops as fierce in battle yet notes British officers dominate. Soldiers share aphorisms for new recruits while lamenting weather and hunger. The piece ends with a civilian interlude asking for stories from a soldier about Mamie and the fairy tales.
No Safety In The World You 3
A wartime urging to confront German aggression and reject negotiations. The piece asserts the German spirit as barbarism and the assertion of force as law, calling for sacrifice of lives and treasure in the fight against conquest. Credited to the New York Tribune.
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Srecie
New York
The First Line of Defense and Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advertisement extols blood health as a defense against disease. It claims healthy blood prevents infection, boosts energy, and treats bloodlessness with Williams Pink Pills from The Dr Williams Medicine Co, Brockville, priced 25 cents per box plus shipping.
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Dr. Williams
Brockville
New Spy Trick By The Teutons
German forces in France unveil a device that automatically projects onto allied lines to tap telegraph and telephone wires and establish an electrical link for intercepted operations. Prisoners confirm prior reports that the German command learns attack times and identifies arriving British regiments by name.
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France
Camels Stand Firm Under Fire With Transport Corps
A Manchester Guardian correspondent notes the Camel Transport Corps, though not a fighting force, faced fire and showed steady resolve. Drivers, unarmed and untrained for combat, stayed with their camels and obeyed officers, bringing the animals to shelter as bullets flew.
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Camel Transport Corps
Manchester Guardian
Heiress and past lover clash over ten year debt
A terse exchange reveals an heiress recalling a decade old rejection. The man admits the choice ruined his life and forced him into hard work to survive, framing a quiet clash of pride and consequence.
Russian Debacle Blamed On Spies
A report to the council of workmen and soldiers deputies attributes Russia's front setbacks to autocratic spies and provocateurs. Col Kolotkoff says police, gendarmes, and agents caused anti war propaganda, demoralized regiments, and allowed Germanized sentiment among troops, hindering the Vilna offensive.
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Kolotkoff
Exen
Peror Nicho
Western land near railways tempts returning soldiers
Dr. Roche notes 4,400,000 acres in Alberta 917,000 in Saskatchewan and 1,436,000 in Manitoba lie within ten miles of railways and available for settlement. Not all is prime farming land but ample western land near lines could attract veterans. absentee ownership and idle land reduce accessible area.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Systemic Cure for Deafness
An 19th century advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming it works through the blood and offers $100 for any unsolved case, with circulars free from PF Cheneay & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
PF. Y ChEmay & CO
Toledo
Air Raids Frighten London Birds
A North London correspondent describes how air raids panicked small birds in a garden during a German raid. The account notes frantic flight and a six weeks old kitten hiding in fear as the guns thunder, with reflections on instinct and ancestral memory.
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London
Graduating class routs German forces in front line trenches
A French graduation class of grenade throwers portable machine gun marksmen and bayonet experts attacked German observers on Mount Cornillet. The Germans failed to hold their trench as the graduates advanced over the corpses capturing the observatory and taking four prisoners all wounded. Several graduates earned Croix de Guerre and one Medaille Militaire was awarded. The lesson mirrors new infantry tactics for American troops arriving in France.
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Mount Cornillet
France
School of New Infantry
Wates
Medaille Militaire
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Offers Relief For Asthma And Catarrh
The advertisement claims the oil can be taken internally with the same success as when used externally. It asserts immediate relief for asthma and catarrh and notes numerous testimonials from satisfied sufferers.
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iIt
Thomas
The Price of Success for Students and Workers
The piece argues that lack of desire and discipline explains success gaps. It notes industry and concentration, not brains, separate good and poor students, and suggests promotion often follows those who invest effort and pay the price.
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Acton Free Press
New Dentist Visit Prompts Patient’s Nervous Question
A garbled note describes a frightened patient asking a new dentist if a procedure will hurt. A stranger reassures with a brief, anxious exchange about pain and care.
Railroads face steep cost rise blamed on broad inflation
A public statement by R. J. of the Southern Pacific describes railroads absorbing higher prices for farm and factory goods, steel, copper, and fuel oil. It notes wage and tax increases compound the burden, likening railroad costs to a family facing rising prices across many staples.
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R. J
Southern Cific
Osey
Freezone claims to remove corns painlessly
A Cincinnati authority says freezone can lift corns and calluses with a few drops. A small bottle costs little at drug stores and dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin. If local druggists lack freezone, wholesalers can supply a bottle.
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Cincinnati
Germany Eyes Dye Trade Monopoly After War
A report says a German dye cartel with a $250 million capital has formed to seize postwar dyestuff trade from Switzerland and other nations. Britain France and the United States push stronger dye production as governments vow to block any German monopoly in this strategic industry.
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Switzerland
Germany
Britain
France
United States
Whale Trade and Dandruff Cure Noted in Victoria
Minard's Liniment touted as a dandruff cure while Victoria reports a healthy whaling season with nearly three thousand barrels of whale oil landed. Oil transfers to tank cars and freighted to the mainland. whale meat trade slow but expected to grow with better cold storage. Large fertilizer production to use nonfood portions. Prime meat reserved for marketing.
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British Columbia
Victoria
Washington
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promoted for Worms
The ad claims mothers can quickly detect parasitic worms in children and apply the best remedies using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for fast relief.
Wu Ting Fang Leads Chinese Foreign Office Humor in Crisis
The piece recalls Dr. Wu Ting Fang and his sharp wit during diplomacy, noting a famous joke about a Chinaman who died by his own action through eating but the punchline questions how the act could kill him.
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Wu Ting Fang
T. H
Canadian food controller estimates waste in stems
Hon. W. J. Hanna, the Canadian food controller, calculates that food wasted in garbage pails and stems amounts to a significant figure. The remark underscores concerns about post harvest losses and food distribution efficiency amid wartime controls.
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W. J. Hanna
British Improve Northern France Highways After War
British forces transform ruined towns into lasting memorials by widening and resurfacing hundreds of miles of northern France roads. Debris from Peronne and Arras is repurposed into macadam with German POW labor and steam rollers. Roads will be expanded to handle three lorries abreast, promising smoother travel and strategic value retained since Napoleon times.
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France
Peronne
Arras
Energy of lightning compared to battleship firepower
Cambridge measurements by C E Wilson show a lightning discharge expends 600 000 ton-metres of force lifting 1000 tons 2000 feet. By comparison German figures cite the Queen Elizabeth eight 15 in guns muzzle power at 210 000 ton metres. The average lightning flash equals three broadsides from a Queen Elizabeth.
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C. E. Wilson
Cambridge
House guest and home life clash in family satire
A dialogue from the Louisville Courier-Journal contrasts a daughter living at home with the idea of a house guest. The exchange notes she sits idle while her mother does all the work, highlighting a humorous take on household roles.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Fragments Point to Incomplete School Note
The readable text shows garbled phrases with unclear context and no definite names or events. It appears to be a damaged excerpt containing stray words and missing sentence structure.
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