German public backs a hard war peace terms
An observer in Switzerland reports German resolve unchanged since the war began. Germans believe victory is certain and demand peace on their terms, with confidence in official leadership remaining absolute despite English opposition and wartime hardships.
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London
the Times
Germany
Switzerland
Reichstag
Belgium
Notwehr
Bismarck
Paris
The
Marne
England
Bavaria
Prohibition Convention Highlights Laurence P Mc
In St Paul Minnesota a recent Prohibition convention featured Laurence P Mc as a notable figure among attendees. The event drew activists and supporters from several groups advocating temperance and stricter laws. Mc’s appearance sparked discussion on enforcement and public policy, signaling continued momentum for the movement.
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St. Paul, Minn
Laurence P. Mc
Irish hesitation over daylight saving clocks in Tipperary
The Daily Chronicle notes Irish reluctance to obey UK rules. An Englishwoman asks her gardener if he set his clock forward. He evasively answers he set it on half an hour, highlighting Irish resistance to Saxon regulations amid daylight saving.
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London
Daily Chronicle
United Kingdom
Tipperary
Long Arctic Sledge Journey From Crocker Land Legend
This report recounts a 1300 mile dog sled trek by eight sledges and nearly a hundred dogs across Melville Bay to Holstenborg. Led by Donald MacMillan and Maurice Tanquary, the party faced shifting ice and delays, with a relief ship finally arranged from Copenhagen to extract remaining members and specimens.
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Melville Bay
Holstenborg
New York
Arctic
Crocker Land
Donald B. MacMillan
Maurice C. Tanquary
Utah
Tanquary
Etah
Professor Tanquary
George B. Cluett
North Star Bay
Edmund G
Mr. MacMillan
Doctor Hunt
Clmett
Danish Greenland
Copenhagen
Cluett
Doctor Hovey
Mr. Allen
Ensign Green
Parker Snow Bay
Cape York
Uminsk
Greenland
Knud Balle
Egedesminde
Mr. Balle
Denmark
Squirrel Killer Proclaimed In Oregon by EB McConnell
EB McConnell of Beaver Creek, Oregon, reports killing 2000 gray squirrels in the past week amid a local claim to the title of champion single handed squirrel killer for eastern Oregon and beyond.
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Baker
Ore
Oregon
EB. ©. McConnell
Beaver Creek
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces dangerous calomel
A vivid advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone safely cleanses the liver and bowels, replacing toxic calomel. It promises quick relief from headaches, biliousness, or stomach distress, and guarantees money back if expectations aren’t met. The copy targets every reader and urges immediate purchase.
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Dodson
Love is Blind Quote Sparks Humorous Observation
A Houston Post quip notes that love is blind as a decent husband overlooks freckles and wrinkles when confronted with a wife presenting fried chicken hotcake roast beef and vegetables. The wit highlights how devotion can obscure ordinary flaws in a domestic scene.
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Houston Post
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad Promises Natural Darkening
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as the original imitation of genuine hair darkening, claiming it darkens hair in a natural way without dye and priced at one dollar.
Modern Villain Schemes Revenge Through Wedding Gift
Marcus Pell, a wealthy rejected suitor, watches Harry Harrison the village blacksmith embrace Ruth Roberts. He vows revenge, planning to buy them a car as a wedding gift and later revel as they mortgage the smithy to pay for gas.
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Marcus Pell
Harry Harrison
Ruth Roberts
Castoria Ad and Town Topics Riot Note
A fragmentary newspaper item mentions Castoria slogans for infants and a lynching party remark. A Town Topics exchange recalls a sheriff arresting boys for trampling a lawn marked Keep Off the Grass. The dialogue underscores tensions over law enforcement and public order.
Lung Vita testimonials from Nashville readers claim asthma cure
Mrs Mooney says asthma since thirteen left her unable to speak to children but Lung Vita cured her. Mrs Clark reports tuberculosis diagnosed by three doctors cured by Lung Vita. Ad claims Lung Vita benefits for consumption asthma colds croup whooping cough and grippe. Price 1.75 direct orders. Nashville Medicine Co. Nashville Tenn.
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M. A. Mooney
Carroll St
Nashville
Tenn
Rubie Clark
Oriole St
Nashville Medicine Co
Room & Steger Building
Adv
Simplicity of the Fathers in a Pre-Revolution Lunch
Mrs Everett M Raynor of New York gives illustration of simple living among the Fathers. A pre Revolutionary father visits a provincial governor and is served at luncheon. A liveried servant moves about with wine and carving the fowl, while the guest questions why the servant dances around and urges the chair be pulled up for the three of them.
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Everett M. Raynor
New York
the Daughters of the Revolution
Growling Vows Amid Dark Home Scene
Rivers arrives home stumbling through darkness and tells his wife he growls to drown the barking of his shina. The exchange reveals a tense domestic moment as Mrs Rivers calls from above.
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Rivers
Stella-Vite and Gained 28 Pounds in a Courtroom?
A compiled slice of humor and ad copy sketches includes a daughter correcting her mother over age labeling, a Renovine heart tonic advertisement, a banquet quip about a city’s hills, a Mississippi Diarrhoea cure ad, and a joke about vote trading.
Dear Mabel Proposal Ends In Refusal
A light dialog snippet shows George asking Mabel to marry him with affectionate exchanges. She consents to some questions about family and debts but finally refuses the proposal with a firm no. The exchange captures a playful yet decisive moment in a domestic scene.
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Mabel
George
Easy Money
A dialogue fragment centers on a man named Jack who can borrow money at will. The speaker asks if he will be a good provider and answers affirmatively, noting Jack’s creditability and ready access to funds. The passage emphasizes financial capability and casual lending behavior.
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Jack
Fortify the System Against Summer Heat with Grove Tonic
Many users of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic take this old standard remedy regularly to fortify the system against the depressing effect of summer heat. Those who are strong withstand the heat better than those who are weak. Price 50c.
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Grove
Price Soc
Tax valuation sparking wary reaction in Kansas City
A Kansas City property valued at 206082 dollars for taxation prompts commentary about the owner. The remark questions whether the man is approachable, noting a troubling caveat about consequences for those who approach him.
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Kansas City
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MacMillan
Calomel
Fletcher
Wintersmiths
Gill Tonic
Mattie Spain
Marlo
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Chattanooga
Insane Asylum
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