Breakfast Table Smiles and the Kaiser Era Comedy
A page prepared by well known artists discusses wartime morale boosting via films and a Kaiser era tale. Uncle Sam mentions a National Film Corporation payment to Anne Scott in Europe for a film title linked to a Pink Pajamas comedy, with Red Cross ties and a nurse recipient context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Tsadore Bernstein
National Film Corporation
Red Cross
Anne Scott
Europe
Bernstein
Bill Parsons
Miss Scott
Boy and the Brave Man in a Thoughtful Essay
Ruth Camerox reflects on fear and courage through a vignette about a boy and a man. The piece links aging, experience, and imagination to how fear recedes or shifts, citing Stevenson and a dictionary definition of courage. It also notes William Duncan’s Vita-graph serials and a government propaganda film project by J Stuart Blackton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millin
Bay
Stevenson
Courne
Webster
William Duncan
Vitagraph Serial Company
Mr. Duncan
Edith Johnson
Jon Ryan
Ission
Auspions
J. Stuart Blacckton
Common Cause
Commodore Blackton
Plutarch and Vincenzo Become Two Influzatters
In a whimsical tale two influenza germs nicknamed the two influzatters travel to America aboard the same breeze. After their third successful conquest they vow to join a German spy ring, entering Gustave Schmeltz, alias Richard Brown, under cover of a retail business and planning further espionage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plutarch
Vincenzo
America
Vin
Plue
Gustave Schmeltz
Richard Brown
the Kaiser
Canon
Gustave
Schmelta
Militant Mary Lacks Enough Food Says Activist Group
A militant group accuses authorities of failing Marys in need, highlighting hunger amid rising prices. Protesters claim scarce meals and demand immediate aid, while officials promise relief programs and food distributions.
Softening Of The Brain In Health And Disease
A concise overview of brain structure and function explaining how hemorrhage inflammation and impaired blood supply can soften and destroy brain tissue. The piece details how inflammation may lead to pus formation and disintegration, and notes that softened brain tissue is a secondary effect of the primary condition.
Bits of Byplay in 1917 Cincinnati Enquirer column
A collage of humorous vignettes and squibs from Luke McLuke, including quips about vows, rides at the fair, cootie woes, and social trifles. It mixes jokes, brief notices, and light captions referencing people in Cincinnati and other places, with recurring characters and playful verse.
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Percy
Ferdie
Spugey
Tess
Strix
Oyster Bay
Youngs
Spuggy
Spuggt
Macgill
Dudley
Tove
LT Ssyase
Wendy
Ryke
Polly
Wellington
Khos
Aeewah
Usd
Craig
Festure Service, Inc
Britain
U.S Patent
Jinger
Sun
Cliff Sterret
Meyer Marcus
Ruth Camerox
OUR Daily Story
Fais
Militant
Mary
Andrew F. Currier, M. D
Castorgil
Ang
Mia
Currier
Luke McLuke
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mr. Gabb
Mrs. Gabb
Tie
Smith
Jones
Missouri
Aix-la-peer
Kroninbad
Khamerad
Sot V. TL
Ellen Onions
Astoria
Ore
J. B. Dunkie
Covington
WY. H
Dunkie
Millsboro
Ohio
Frank Damegiad
Webb City
Mr. Black
Mr. Brand
Greensboro
Herald Journal
Jayz
Nashville
Tenn
A. Nickel
Fourth Avenue
Aiello
Anna Isabell
Bell
Cincinnati
Flo
Cash
Hone
Elim
Newark
Duke Mecfiuke
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