Tuning of national anthems and a disputed Handel melody
The article notes countries using America as a national tune and Britain using God Save the King. It mentions Germany, Bavaria, Switzerland, Brunswick, Hanover, Württemberg, Prussia, Saxony, Weimar, Norway and France. A French authority claims Handel copied a St Cyr melody for the tune attributed to Luille.
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Great Britain
Germany
Bavaria
Switzerland
Brunswick
Hanover
Wurttemberg
Prussia
Saxony
Weimar
Norway
France
Handel
Five tallest buildings list and scattered quotes
The list ranks skyscrapers led by the Woolworth Building at 865 feet and the Metropolitan Tower at 700 feet in New York City. Other tall structures include the Singer Building 612 feet Municipal Building 582 feet City Hall Philadelphia 547 feet 11 inches and Ulm Cathedral in Germany 528 feet. Edith this new hat I bought is a perfect fright Marie I'm sure it becomes you dear Boston Transcript.
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Save the Babies Castoria Ad Warns Against Narcotics
An article advocates using Castoria for infant mortality reduction and warns narcotic teething drops harm children. It claims Castoria contains no opiates if it bears the signature Chas. H. Fletcher and emphasizes safe use to prevent deaths from overdoses and congestions.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Bride Runs Away At Quiet Marriage Ceremony
A cousin's wedding ended abruptly when the bride cried and fled to another room before the ceremony concluded. The groom pursued, stating the vows were not yet completed.
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Mary
Paw Broke Faith in Killing Kittens
A folk dialogue presents a grim family tale with a son recounting his father drowning their kittens. The exchange reflects on mercy, cruel parental actions, and a warning about judging character by self-perceived wisdom.
Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys Advert
An old health ad highlights kidney disease as a major risk and urges readers to take GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the oil can stimulate kidneys, relieve inflammation, and ward off further attacks, promising relief within a day and continued benefit with daily use.
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Haarlem
Move to Revise Calendar For Uniform Global Dates
League of Nations considers a calendar revision with Easter fixed date a 13th month and 28 day months. Officials from the United States, Switzerland, and Great Britain consulted church leaders before the war and reports indicate an agreement to pursue a uniform world calendar.
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League of Nations
United States
Switerland
Great Britain
League
Geneva
They Are Certainly Not Fair
A playful exchange questions bias in hair color, asking if brunettes face an unfair list. The light dialogue satirizes prejudice with a parent asking a child for clarification, ending with a humorous tone.
Jazz Band Flies to Perform Near London
A London Mail item tells how a brassy jazz band performed near London at a YMCA hut and then flew 50 miles to a distant camp to entertain troops. The bold stunt involved planes tuned up and the band in close formation while playing.
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England
London
Leroy Allbright
London Mail
Red Cross Roll Call Message From President Wilson
President Wilson urges a generous response to the Third Red Cross Roll Call opening November second and ending November eleventh, stressing membership over money and the need to continue welfare work at home while completing postwar relief abroad. He notes wartime unity, democratic public health aims, and continued European relief under congressional authorization. WOODROW WILSON.
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United States
Red Cross
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Secretary of War
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Averse to Borrowing Trouble
Jimmy avoids risk after a run of minor accidents. His cautious mother hesitates to let him ride his tricycle to his aunt’s house. He reassures her with the line that nothing bad may happen and there is no need to worry until it does.
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Jimmy
Condensed milk lament and a philosopher on success
Tagore speaks on life and success as shaping forces while Boston Transcript records a child's blunt wish toward condensed milk. The quotes contrast grand purpose with everyday blunt honesty.
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Bessie
Boston Transcript
Get the Other Side. Success Is Merely a Matter of Luck
The passage notes a demand for fertilizer in the Netherlands arising from land reclamation. It mentions dyking and draining efforts, including the Zuider Zee project, and ends with a quotation about success being luck from the Boston Transcript.
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Netherlands
Zuider Zee
Boston Transcript
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
The notice promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for cold symptoms. A dose every two hours for up to three doses supposedly relieves congestion, runny nose, headache, feverishness, sneezing, and sore throat with no quinine and low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
Quotable Authors on Success and Legacy
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote contrasts two views of literary success. It argues that a writer who starves yet becomes famous after death is the truly successful author, though his living conditions and creditors would disagree.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Bayer Aspirin advertised for colds and pain relief
Bayer insists on genuine Aspirin in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin sold in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a Bayer trademark. In Japan Hyogo prefecture motorcars rose from four in 1908 to 282 in 1918 and Kobe city reportedly had 182 automobiles.
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Bayer
Japan
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe
Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum Ad
To have a clear sweet skin. Touch pimples, redness, roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment, bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum for a fascinating fragrance on skin. 25c each.
Germans Mistakenly Use Soapsuds for Whipped Cream
A German public notice reveals whipped cream had been made from soap, jam, and sugar before an order forbade its use. The announcement highlights a mistaken practice and clarifies the allowed ingredients for whipped cream.
American Milk Imports in Hong Kong 1918
In 1918 Hong Kong imported condensed milk valued at 3,886,640 dollars. U S sources supplied 3,584,854 dollars, or 92 percent of the total condensed milk imports. The remainder came from other countries.
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Hongkong
United States
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