The American Creed
An overt proclamation of belief in the United States as a government by the people for the people, emphasizing union, equality, liberty, and adherence to the constitution and laws. It champions patriotism, respect for the flag, and defense of the nation.
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United States of America
Pocahontas Fuel Company Incorporated
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Field
Tidewater
Great Lakes
United States
Poecadentas Fuel Company Incorporated
Sdehee
Thirst for Beauty and Faith in a Sunlit World
A historic newspaper fragment reflects on longing for beauty and truth. The author contrasts spiritual pursuit with public fame and cites references to Richard Jeffries and Bishop Spaulding while questioning the impact of crime and moral stain on the soul.
War bonds and thrift drive urged for West Virginia
A call to invest in war savings stamps urges personal sacrifice for national in wartime effort. It frames saving as personal gain and a duty to support soldiers, noting West Virginia’s role and the need to curb profiteering with enforcement action.
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West Virginia
Railroads Chief McAdoo Impedes Summer Travel
The article argues McAdoo raised rail rates not for more revenue but to curb passenger traffic. It urges staying home as a service to the nation. It also notes France’s war situation, German advances near Paris halted, and American forces holding Camigny with aviators becoming aces.
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McAdoo
France
U-Boat Raid Threats and Atlantic Coast Security
The essay argues U boats off the American coast are a raid, not a sustained threat. Submarine range limits, need for repairs, and patrols by destroyers reduce effectiveness. The raid aimed to delay American troop transport to France but will spur development of anti submarine defenses and American ingenuity.
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Atlantic
British Isles
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Belgium
France
New Jersey
Newport
Nantucket
London
Birmingham Age
Herald
National Security League calls for English education in Americanization drive
The Wheeling Intelligencer reports a National Security League push to curb German influence by teaching English across 281 branches with 100,000 members. It argues Americanization through education will forge true Americans, noting loyalty tests and anti German press campaigns as part of wartime patriotism.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Quips and wartime quips from papers in 1918
A compilation of witty snippets from various newspapers about wartime topics. Remarks touch on express services under government control, battlefield strategies, American troops in France, and a joke about the Chicago Bakers Association halting doughnut production.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offered With $100 Reward
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by taking internally and cleansing the blood. The ad offers $100 to any case it cannot cure and invites sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CC
Toledo
Ohio
All Druggiat, Tbe
Marching On For Nation's Needs Behind The Lines
Caroline Ticknor of the Vigilantes celebrates women behind soldiers in wartime roles. Wives mothers sisters rally to support via home front duties. The piece honors sacrifice and labor keeping families fed clothed and cared for while servicemen fight.
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Caroline Ticknor
Glimpses of America’s early arms history and war prep
The article traces U S military strength from 7 244 line troops at the start of the Mexican War to 6 744 regulars before the War of 1812. It notes the Enfield rifle’s British link via a Vermont founder and early American gunpowder manufacture efforts dating to 1639.
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Mexico
America
South
Boston
Great Britain
United States
England
Vermont
West Point
Hugh Orr
Bridgewater
Massachusetts Bay
Congress
New York
General Court of
Massachusetts
Edward Rawson
West Virginia Political Announcements for 1918
A collection of 1918 Republican primary candidacy notices from West Virginia. IRGIL L. HIGHLAND announces for U S Senate pending August 6 primary. JAMES A. HUGHES of Huntington also seeks Senate nomination. HUGH IKE SHOTT and WELLS GOODYKOONTZ announce bids for Fifth District Congress, urging party support and wartime leadership.
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West Virginia
United States
Irgil. L. Highland
Clarksburg
W. Va
Daily Telegraph
Ruy
United Wates Senate
James A. Hughes
Huntngton
Fifth Congressional District
Congress
Fifth
Hugh Ike Shott
Wells Goodykoontz
Williamson
Washingtons words on service and morality at fortifications
The article recalls General Mifflin as a key Revolutionary War figure, noting his role as quartermaster general and brigadier in charge of Fort Washington and Kingsbridge works. It reflects on how wartime leaders sought to provide wholesome soldier recreation and moral guidance, citing Washington’s instruction to officers to discourage all forms of service and immorality.
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Tme
General of
Mifflin
Boston
Fort Washington
Kingsbridge
Washington
Napanee Dutch Kitchenet Claims Time Saving At Home
Warlicks Furniture Store advertises Napanee Dutch Kitchenet claiming a housewife can save one to two hours daily by using the kitchen unit. The ad highlights features like Fill-Wasy flour bin ventilated food chamber and dust proof curtain promoting centralized meal prep and time for knitting and Red Cross work.
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Warlick’s
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Warlick Furniture Store
Truth About Eczema and Piles Promises a 30 Cent Cure
Thousands learn weekly that Peterson's Ointment can abolish eczema and banish piles, with grateful letters praising the cure. A Pittsburgh woman reports clear skin after years of distress, while a Racine man notes relief from itching piles. The ad also claims removal of pimples and blackheads in under ten days.
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Peterson
Mary Hill
Third Avenue
Pittsburgh
A. B. Ruger
Washington Avenue
Racine
Wis
Guaran
Army Regulations and Mexican War Victories
The text notes chaplains ensuring worship, bans on gaming, and allows exercise games. It cites U S military success in the Mexican War, claiming thirty victories in a year and a half against a larger foe, capturing 10,000 prisoners, taking ten fortified places including the enemy capital, and extending control over Mexico and California.
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Mexico
United States Army
California
President Proclaims Three New Eastern National Forests
President Wilson issued a proclamation creating three eastern national forests: White Mountain in New Hampshire and Maine, Shenandoah in Virginia and West Virginia, and Natural Bridge in Virginia. The lands total about 1.0 million acres including purchases and acquisitions to protect watershed areas and provide recreation, timber, and water conservation.
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Wilson
White Mountain
Maine
New Hanshire
Shenandoah
Virginia
West Virginia
Natural Bridge
New England
Appalachians
Pisgah National Forest
North Carolina
Alabama National Forest
Alabama
White Mountain National Forest
Grafton
Carroll
Coos Counties
N. H
Oxford County
Androscoggin
Saco
Connecticut
Ammonoosuc
Shenandoah National Forest
Bockingham
Augusta
Path
Highland Counties
Pendleton County
W. Va
Shenandoah River
Potomac
the James
Stonewall Jackson
Natural Bridge National Forest
Rockingham
Nelson
Amherst
Potetourt
Bedford Counties
James River
Dr David Roberts Arrested in Milwaukee Murder Case
Mercer quota $990000 W S S Dr David Roberts arrested last night in Waukesha charge of illicit relations with his wife’s slayer. He was brought to Milwaukee for custody after the May 29 verdict in Grace Lusk murder case at Waukesha.
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Dr. Roberts
Milwaukee
Wis
David Roberts
Grace Lusk
Waukesha
Mobilization Orders Issued for Forty Thousand Black Draft Registrants
Washington June 5. Provost Marshal General Crowder sent out orders for the mobilization of forty thousand negro draft registrants qualified for general military service. They are to entrain from June 20 to 25 and will come from twenty states.
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Washington
General Crowder
Sailors Arrive in New York After Torpedoed Steamer Incident
National War Savings Day is noted as the schooner carrying Captain Barbour and 156 passengers, plus 94 crew from the steamer Carolina of the New York and Porto Rico line, torpedoed by a German submarine last Sunday night, reached New York to play.
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New York
Barbour
Carolina
Porto Rico
Pershing Reports Encounter With German Patrols
General Pershing reported an engagement between American and German patrols in which three Germans were killed. The news appeared first in press dispatches.
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Pershing
Washington
Passengers Listed Safe After Carolina Sinking
All but ten of the 318 passengers aboard the New York and Porto Rico liner Carolina, sunk by a submarine, have been accounted for, according to company officers.
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New York
Porto Rico
Carolina
First Card Index Entry Names Clayton AloysiUS Aa to Joseph Zyny
The card index entry from the Bureau of War Risk and Insurance lists names starting with Clayton AloysiUS Aa and ending with Joseph Zyny, indicating an extensive listing of individuals in the records.
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Bureau of War Risk and Insurance of the
United States
Clayton Aloysius
Haarlem Oil Capsules for Kidney and Bladder Health
An advertising claim extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a century old, safe remedy for kidney and urinary tract issues. It urges prompt use to prevent complications, asserts no harm, and promises refund if not as represented.
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Haarlem
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Chicago Bakers' Association
Committee On
Washington Post
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Bluefield, W. VA
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A. J. McBride
Mgr. Sales
G. W. Woodruff
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Pocahontas Fuel Company
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Main St
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Board of Trade
Chicago
Ill
Fisher Building
Cincinnati
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Tmction
Portland
Pocahonts Wharf
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New England Coal & Coke Co
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City Piers
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