Brits in U S urged to join war effort through recruitment drive
Article highlights Britain and Canada seeking volunteers in the United States under Brigadier General W A White to enlist Britons and Canadians living in America for service abroad. It notes thousands already joined, with many Canadian expeditionary forces drawn from U S recruits, and mentions White’s immediate action in Belgium after the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Hooker Eaton
United States
Great Britain
Washington
W. A. White
United
Ese
White
Belgium
Mons
Marne
von Kluck
Joffre
France
America
Germany
United States Senate
Peas United
Osler
Royal Imperial Engineers
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Canada
New York
British and
Flanders
Fifth Avenue
Pineapples and War Efforts Across Straits Settlements
The article notes pineapple cropping near rubber plantations in the Straits Settlements with about 2000 acres planted on Singapore end estates by 1916. It also covers Allied wartime recruitment debates in the United States and Britain, detailing drafts, eligible ages, and the Britannia tank touring the U.S. and Canada to enlist volunteers for Britain, France, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straits Settlements
Struit
Harry Campbell
Singapore
The First Savings Bank and its Scottish Founder
In 1810 Rev. Henry Duncan founded a savings bank in Ruthwell Scotland to help the poor. The cottage bank with a locked strong box cut poverty as deposits grew from £151 to £922 in four years. Duncan faced opposition but won support in Parliament and sparked a global spread of savings banks.
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Savings Bank
Henry Duncan
Ruthwell
British Isles
Scotland
Duncan
Doctor Duncan
England
Europe
America
Cobbett
Parliament
Commons
Great Britain
His Only Chance It Was an Old Situation
A mother finds her son has taken cake from the pantry and questions his disobedience. The boy replies with a flawed but confident justification, insisting he wanted cake before meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Conversation Breaks as Young Man Talks on Wire
A young man chats for ten to fifteen minutes without pause until the girl interrupts. She asks to switch the receiver to the other ear because this one is tired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Freda
Day wore on with sweetex weather similar to tempera
A fragment suggests a day described by climate clues, noting “temperatures” and “sweetex” as defining tones. The text hints at atmospheric mood rather than a clear event, providing an impressionistic snapshot of the day.
Wampum as Early Money in American History
The article traces wampum as early currency among Native Americans and its use by colonists, noting white and purple beads, ceremonial and treaty roles, and eventual decline after silver coinage. It covers 1640–1830 usage, 1780s bank beginnings, and the NYSE origin rumor, ending with a truncated digression on London bucketshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sewan
Carolina
Massachusetts
America
Bank of Pennsylvania
Morris
Bank of New York
Massachusetts Bank
Bank of North America
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Tontine
Wall and
Water Streets
England
London
Pauses in grammar classes explained for beginners
A teacher asks what pauses are in the first grammar class, prompting an explanation of how breaks in speech affect meaning and rhythm. The example highlights natural voice pauses and their role in separating phrases and ideas.
Dog Talk Sparks Wary Portrait of Se Se Se
A worried man reflects on a dog as his close companion while muttering Se Se Se in a fragmentary aside. The odd remark hints at a deeper, unsettled scene captured in terse narration.
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Falandless
Recsluwis
the First Savings Bank
S. W. Straus
New York and
Chicago
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