Woman Authority in Cotton World
Katherine Giles rose from $8 a week on Wall Street to become the world’s leading cotton crop statistician. From Broad Street she issues reports that sway New Orleans New York Liverpool and Havre markets, relying on 2 500 correspondents and weather and soil data.
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Richard Spillane
McClure
Syn
Cate
Wall Street
New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Havre
United States
Washington
Broad Street
Cotton Belt
Katherine M. Giles
Salisbury
Orange County
N. Y
Giles
Cape Hatteras
Rio Grande
Ohio River
Gulf
Southland
Childish Retaliation and Doll Care Reflections
A reflective passage discusses a child's doll dressing and washing as a form of disciplined play. It suggests that pretend care may reveal a need for order and control learned from a nurse. The piece notes that make believe can be universal despite motive, and that humans share common behaviors.
Dissident Socialists Question War Motives in Germany
An American observer recalls Berlin socialist leaders who voted for war under government claims Russians had crossed the eastern frontier. They acknowledge limited truth and warn future wars require thorough socialist input, contrasting with broader imperial pressure across the Kaiser's realm.
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Berlin
Reichstag
America
England
France
Europe
Berlin at War Time Keeps Quiet Pleasures Alive
Berlin operates with surprising normalcy as cafes and theaters fill, staff insist no wartime cuts, and locals believe Americans will trust Germany once the truth is heard. The war office lists wounded with many deaths, while crowds gaze, unsure, at the stark posters on Dorotheenstrasse.
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New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Berlin
Koffee-Haus
Piccadilly
Potsdammerplatz
Blue Danube
Dark Muenchner
Bucketsful
Gayety
Prussia
Saxony
Coburg
Bavaria
War Office
Janitor Voiced Threat Over Pet Skunk at Pasadena High
Pasadena high school janitor A. L. Hunter warned that he will take action if the pupil responsible for bringing a pet skunk to school is discovered. He has sprayed disinfectant and says the incident haunts staff and students as they pass through halls.
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Pasadena
Cal
A. L. Hunter
Pasadena High School
Anina
Hunter
Ten Officers and Men Desert From German Regiment
Three officers and seven men, all from a 3,000 strong German unit, fled to the firing line three weeks ago and have arrived at Ghent from Ypres.
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Berlin
Ghent
Ypres
Mute Woman Breaks Silence Before Death in Ohio
In Zanesville Ohio Mrs Melissa Fouts born mute spoke moments before death telling daughter Mary McIntire of her suffering. The utterance was the first she had ever made. she later called her daughter by name before dying. Her husband also was mute. Mrs Fouts was seventy.
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Zanesville
Melissa Fouts
Cannesville
Mary McIntire
Oldest Woman in U S Dies at 117 in New York
Mrs Hannah Koskoff died in New York at 117, claimed as the oldest American woman. Record authorities say she was born in 1797 in Kief Russia, and lived through many decades in the United States.
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Hannah Koskoff
Russia
New York
United States
Kief
Shoe Factory In Theater At Antwerp Report
German forces in Liege turned the Theatre Royal foyer into a shoe factory and sold seats for 30 cents each. They hang their laundry from the windows of the provincial palace once home to princes and bishops.
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Antwerp
at_ Liege
Theatre Royal
Mail for Soldiers Delivers in Three Weeks
New York reports mail reaches soldiers on the firing line in France and Belgium in about three weeks, illustrating faster wartime correspondence from the city to the front.
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New York
France
Belgium
Cascarets claim relief for sluggish bowels advertisement
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a quick remedy for headaches biliousness indigestion sour stomach and foul gases. It promises a clear head and healthy liver by morning with a 10 cent box and notes children like the product as it never gibes or sicken.
Comparing Men and Women in Social Scenes
A dated observation contrasts pre and post marriage behavior at social events. It jokes that men escort women before marriage while women are said to drag men after marriage. It also notes scrapbook habits differ by parent gender and mocks ideal domestic duties.
Ether Wanted Not Author On Misplayed Opening Night
A poorly written and acted play opened to a modest audience of friends. The man with weak speech applauded at the end and called for the author who appeared to bow. A friend asked why he yelled for the author in attendance.
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Ether
Women in Boston Organize War Aid Bandage Preparation
Local purses unite to instruct on making bandages sponges and first aid kits for hospital and field surgeons serving all European war nations. Women may call a nurse to confirm proper work.
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Boston
Wome
The Sleepy Place Beggar on a Philadelphia Street
A beggar asks a New York businessman for 26 cents claiming no place to sleep. The man responds that Philadelphia has the best place to sleep, highlighting the city as a great overnight stop.
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Philadelphia
New York
The Shocks of Football Headlines a Rough Sport
A dramatic line from a historical football feature laments the roughness and power of the game, juxtaposed with a humorous aside about the players’ hair. The texture suggests a period voice focusing on physicality and spectacle in early football culture.
The Way of It Refutes Eighty Thousand Failure Claim
In a terse exchange, one speaker says Buster failed for eighty thousand, while another counters that the failure stemmed from lacking it. The remark hints at a dispute over value or resources behind a failed effort.
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Buster
The Meat of Wheat Amid Flour White Narrowing Nutrients
The article notes US per person wheat consumption reaches about six bushels annually. It explains much of the wheat’s nutrition is lost when refining flour to white, as mineral salts are discarded with the bran.
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United States
Grape-Nuts Food Benefits Glint in Adclaims
Advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a wheat and malted water cereal providing minerals for brain, nerve, and muscle, framing it as a reliable energizer for brain and brawn and promising readers there is a reason for its popularity.
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Kate Giles
Agricultural Department
Miss Giles
Sho
Rt Uss
Charles D. Freeman
Price, McCormick & Co
Mr. Freeman
India
Bombay
Viramgum
Cotton
Dorotheerstrasse
Germany
London
Harry Payne Burton
Friederichstrasse
Unter den Linden
Wener
Ger- Maya
Adlon
Kempinski’s
Dorotheenstrasse
Tiergarten
Pretty Girl
Maxwell Durant Church
Melville Durant Church
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