High Cost of a Soldier Across Wars
A historical analysis compares wartime costs for nations including England France and Germany and cites figures from Girard and French critics. It notes Russia could field six million troops and the US could equip three million for a year at about 3 billion dollars. The piece recalls Lincoln’s 75 000 call and a century of rising volunteer mobilization while contrasting per soldier costs and casualties across conflicts.
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England
France
Germany
United States
Lincoln
Man from Bavaria Cites War Fears After Night Out
A police officer found a weakened Bavarian man leaning on a lamp post with an unsteady load of liquor. The man, distraught at global conflict and family alliances across nations, pleads he would rather die. The officer guides him to a saloon back entrance to rest.
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Bavaria
Teuton
Trial Irons Sales Record At Youngstown Company
An electric company in Youngstown Ohio reports 5000 irons issued on a 15 day free trial with terms offered for two to three months. Only three irons were returned and four customers defaulted after moving away before payment.
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Youngstown
Argentinian drought spurs silo building and fodder focus
Commercial Agent Frank H. von Motz reports severe drought and locust damage in Argentina that shrink pasturage and fodder supplies. Planters turn to feeding strategies and silos, with reinforced concrete structures rising as local contractors build them. Machinery for ensilage and silo filling to be imported, with several American factories arranging sales.
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Argentina
Frank H. von Motz
Buenos Aires
Masquerade Ball Banter on Honest George Washington
A humorous exchange about attending a masquerade ball. One guest plans to dress as George Washington, remarking that truthful portrayal might limit compliments to ladies since Washington is famed for never lying.
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George Washington
United States Employment Bureau Seeks Young Lady Stenographer
W R King, manager, reports a request for a stenographer aged thirty to forty who is past flirting. The employer seeks a woman who must work and is willing to move to a small country town. Salary offered is forty dollars a month.
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W. R. King
United States Employment Bureau
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Rowneder Dialog Reveals Midnight Business
Rowneder explains to Mrs. Rowneder that business kept him until midnight. She affirms she believes him and trusts his honesty despite any claims.
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Rowneder
Mrs. Rowneder
Charlie
Paris Plans Potatoes On Uncultivated Fringe Of Fortifications
A strip 150 yards by 18 miles along Paris fortifications will be planted with potatoes next spring. Mayors of Paris arrondissements will coordinate, land remains national ownership, city to gain after fortifications are demolished for parks and public spaces. Government commission will provide seed and fertilizer to boost the crop. record potato yield anticipated.
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Paris
France
Jerusalem
Heals Wounds with Sugar in War Casualty Care
An article notes sugar dressings yielding high recovery rates for wounds, alongside antiseptic methods. It cites Dr. Alexis Carel’s sugar and boric acid approach and Dr. Erich Meyer’s report of using granulated sugar after wound cleaning, urging awareness if surgeons are unavailable.
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Alexis Carel
France
Erich Meyer
Munchener Medizinische Wochenschrift
Call
New York Independent
Naval Recruits Now Drawn From Interior Regions
The United States Marine Corps reports for nine months in 1916 show from the New York district 5,082 enlistment applications with only 167 accepted. Faulty vision, bad teeth, heart issues, and overall poor physique and underweight were common rejection causes, reflecting a shift from seaport to inland recruitment.
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United States Marine Corps
New York
Portland Oregonian
Thousand Kisses An Hour Sparks Lively Parrot Feat
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item describes two Australian parrots in Langhorne Pennsylvania who exchange 1000 kisses per hour for six hours with brief love notes between embraces. Their audience includes a dignified professor who views the act proudly as the birds sing and coo.
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Langhorne
Australia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Gold Coins Enter Change Purses As Prosperity Grows
Two cases in two days involve a $5 gold piece dropped into a streetcar receiving box. The first coin remains unclaimed after advertisement. In the second case a conductor exchanged the gold for a nickel with a mistaken woman. Springfield Republican notes Sackville McKnutte on his children mimicking teachers, reflecting unchanged popular manners.
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Street
Springfield
Uncanny New Coast-Defense Vessel Lays in West Gloucester
The article describes John Hays Hammond Jr.’s new coast-defense boat anchored in West Gloucester Mass. The vessel, steered remotely from the coast, can fire a broadside at enemy ships without a crew aboard. Hammond says it is practical for coast defense and could be mass produced if orders rise.
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West Gloucester
Mass
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Hammond
United States
Pigeons Feed Daily At City Hall Window
Judge Orlady of the superior court feeds hundreds of pigeons each day from his fifth floor city hall office. The birds recognize his presence, beg for breakfast, and peck the pane for more when unseen. In Cupar a Scotswoman, widow of three sons, speaks of pride in defense of the country and scorns those who hide men.
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Judge Orlady
Superior Court
Philadelphia
Scotland
Cupar
Loos
France
Notice of Appraisement of Estray in Greene County Indiana
Notice from George F. Allison Justice of the Peace listing appraisers Frank Newsom and Ray Stalcup valuing a mouse colored pony mare at $15. The mare is seven years old with a scar on the left hind ankle and blind in the right eye. Appraisers sworn March 10, 1917 in Jefferson township Greene county Indiana.
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Estray
George F. Allison
Jefferson Township
Greene County
Indiana
Phenis Cade
Frank Newsom
Ray Stalcup
Geo. F. Allison
For Sale Or Trade Pony and Farm Offering
For sale or trade a well broken pony with harness buggy bridle and saddle. safe for children. W. L. Slinkard also advertises 22 acres with house barn orchard 10 acres wheat 1% miles of Tulip in good neighborhood. partial cash payments and balance on terms. W. L. Slinkard.
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W. L. Slinkard
Press Subscription Deal At Bloomfield And Terre Haute
The Bloomfield Democrat and the Terre Haute Tribune offer a year of service for $3.00 paying in advance. This limited time offer invites readers to subscribe while it remains valid.
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Bloomfield Democrat
Terre Haute Tribune Daily
Medium Seeks Message From Wife in Dim Parlour
A startled mourner quotes a talking spirit as the medium claims a message from a wife. The specter asks where the husband has been, prompting a wry remark about a dead spouse and past travels.
Local grocer touts Adlerika for instant relief
A Newberry Indiana druggist Guy W. Mayberry promotes Adler-i-ka buckthorn bark glycerine as a remedy for stomach trouble constipation sour stomach and gas claiming instant action and full tract cleansing to prevent appendicitis.
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Guy W. Mayberry
Newberry
Indiana
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Quick Cold Relief
Quick acting remedy claims to drive a cold from the system. Trial bottle priced at 25c and full bottle at 75c available at S. B. Shertzer & Son's Drug Store.
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Boschee
S. B. Shertzer & Son
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