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Ode of Gratitude for Youth and Freedom
Poem praising courage and sacrifice of youth in defense of freedom. It honors their devotion to the homeland, the preservation of truth, and the flag as emblem of noble ideals, with a prayer of thanks to God.
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Edgar A. Guest
AS TO TREASON DEFINITION POSTED IN BOSTON
General Johnston orders public placards in Boston to display the Constitution definition of treason. Treason consists only of levying war or aiding enemies. The explanation suggests broad reach of the phrase aiding and comforting. The article urges readers to read and digest the meaning.
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Johnston
Department of the Northeast
Boston
United States
Mann's Successor in Congress Names Gillett for Mann
The piece notes a succession of Mann as Republican House leader with several capable replacements discussed. It highlights Massachusetts choice Congressman Gillett as a distinct successor, praising his patriotism while urging him to set aside memories of Wilson's Democratic election.
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Mann
House
Illinois
Massachusetts
Gillett
Wilson
Congress
Not a Spy Defends Edith Cavell Shooting Claim
In the United States a pro-Teuton speaker asserted Edith Cavell was a British spy. The claim is denied. Cavell is described as shot for aiding Belgians escaping German-ruled Belgium during the wartime occupation.
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Edith Cavell
Belgium
United States
Miss Cavell
Murder of Belgian woman haunts despoilers in wartime
The speaker notes that the killers did not claim the woman was a spy and questions the truth of others claims. The murder will remain a blot upon the despoilers of Belgium, reflecting wartime outrage and ethical judgment.
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Belgium
Thanksgiving Day Message of War and Gratitude
A wartime Thanksgiving message urges gratitude for a united nation and democratic ideals. It praises the citizen army, civilian resilience, and the chance to aid the less fortunate, framing thanks as a pledge to uphold freedom and civilization despite ongoing conflict.
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United States of America
League of Heart
War reshapes Cabinet power say Boston News Bureau
The Boston News Bureau notes Secretary McAdoo has risen under wartime demands while Baker Daniels and McAdoo gain finance support and unity with big financiers. The piece hails conversion as war accelerates policy shifts and cooperation across the Wilson administration.
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Boston News Bureau
Wilson
McAdoo
Daniels
Baker
Boy Scout Movement
New England
Wall Street
Golden Gate
Finance
Post Santa Appeals for Christmas Cheer to Poor Children
The Post Santa urges readers to support needy children this Christmas as costs rise from last year. Tim fears Santa is at war, but the paper promises Santa will be on hand, perhaps more so, to ensure good cheer for every child.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Tim
Stop All Fast Trains at Stations After Alighting
An editorial condemns the Quincy Adams station accident where two people were killed by a fast express striking a crowd of alighting passengers. It argues for an inflexible rule requiring express trains to stop at stations, or failing that, state laws to intervene, and for flagmen to guide approaching trains.
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Quincy Adams
Courtesy and Common Sense in a Thanksgiving Sphinx
A satirical piece questions Mr Average on daily life and patriotism. It panels ordinary duties like digestion sleep work and family love, then shifts to budget frugality morals and patriotism urging gratitude and cheer before ending with a personalized thanks.
Thanksgiving Tale From Little Johnny
A humorous schoolboy essay recounts a Thanksgiving at home with turkey and fixings then a mishap as the sermon pastor is struck by a carving mishap. The boy imagines growing up a preacher and reflects on mischief and gratitude with family antics and plans for a quieter feast next year.
Observant Citizen Highlights Odd, Mixed Local Clips
A cow rides in a car toward Brighton, sparrow hawk in zoo cage, peat as fuel tests, Maine wild cats threat to birds, deer and bear counts near Ox Bow, recruiting twins mix up, wedding cake sugar swap, soldiers chocolate sausage, aviation student sendoff, and a Revere family sugar gift from St John.
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Maine
Billy Soule
Ox Bow
Aroostook County
Panama Canal Zone
Billy
Hartshorne
Popular Science Monthly
Revere
St. John
N. B
Be thankful to be living and spreading cheer
The passage urges gratitude and positive mood, urging readers to avoid gloom. It refers to mince pies, cranberries, and patriotic images, and counsels being as thankful as possible even if not fully so. It presents a lighthearted, nationalistic tone about everyday gratitude and proper holiday spirit.
Fadts and Fashions Highlights Evening Wraps and Footwear
The piece notes evening wraps with large fur collars and shoes in gray and tan. It mentions toques sometimes crafted from jersey cloth.
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Jersey
Cheerful Cherub Expresses Gratitude for Life
A playful verse from a cheerful speaker reflects happiness and gratitude for living and the simple joys of the season. The speaker notes absence of hardship and a light, thankful mood.
Boston's record cold and warm highs on this date
A fragment notes historic low and high temperatures for Boston on this date. It cites extreme lows of single digits in early records and a warm high of 64 degrees in 1916, along with multiple rainy or cold years across 1897 1906 1909 1910 1918 and 1916.
The Queerest World Tourists See Dutch Canals and Windmills
A travel sketch contrasts American expectations of Dutch canals with real Holland scenery. It notes Maryland-sized Holland, vast canal networks, windmills along waterways, and leisurely boat travel past farms, gardens, and distant East Indies trade ships. It hints at historical wagoners of the seas and hints at a Tomorrow's Picture feature on an ancient Teutonic tribe.
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Holland
East Indies
New England
A Picked-Up Dinner for Thanksgiving Day
Sylvia Pratt faces a meager pantry on Thanksgiving with three cold potatoes a loaf of bread milk butter and salt pork She invites Sophy Fowler to share an improvised meal and improvises a modest feast while neighbors pass by in a small town scene of resourceful hospitality.
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Cooper
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Molly
Uncle Walt Mason Urges Meat Conservation
A 1917 poem features Uncle Walt Mason praising self denial to conserve food for wartime. He boasts of avoiding beef liver and onions while promoting pork or beef roasts and spreading his conservation creed through street conversations.
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Uncle Sam
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Which man makes the better husband in old advice column
A columnist advises a reader to judge suitors by character not hair color. Key traits include respect for women and parents, temperance, thrift not stinginess, and reliability. The story warns against marrying for money or looks and cites a widow who learned hard lessons after choosing a brilliant drunkard husband.
Thanksgiving Dinner Improvisation Brings Neighbors Together
Sylvia hosts Mrs. Fowler and Deacon Hooly on Thanksgiving day as a pie and a chicken plan fouls lead to salt pork and a shared meal. Deacon Hooly arrives with a chicken and a pie, settles debts, and the guests enjoy mince pie with tea while looking forward to a future gathering. Mrs. Fowler concedes poultry costs, praising the improvised feast and friendship.
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Bertha
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Liberty Bonds Buy or Liberal Loans Ad
Chelsea Investment Co Boston advertises to buy or loan against partly paid or full Liberty Bonds or certificates. License 28.
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Chelspa Investment
School St
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