Moral law and Prussia in the age of aggression
August Thomas of the Vigilantes argues that Pan Germanism embodies a creed that justifies any means for state power. He condemns Prussia’s presumed superiority, calls for America to recognize the German moral code as a threat, and warns of conquest through coercion, starvation, and subversion.
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Goethe
Augustus Thomas
Kaiser
Emerson
Napoleon
Prussia
France
Germany
Alaska Frost Depths Reach Great Though Varied
The report notes ground frost depths in Alaska and neighboring regions, with permafrost depths reaching 200 to 318 feet in Fairbanks and Klondike areas. Some areas remain unfrozen despite nearby evidence, and moss removal appears to influence thaw. Dr. A B Brooks observes moss stripping causes thaw in exposed soil.
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Alaska
Klondike
Geological Survey
Fairbanks
Seward Peninsula
A. B. Brooks
Concerning Sponges and Their Life Cycle
Sponges are animals that eat and digest. They start life as tiny eel like larvae and have a brief free sea life before attaching to a rock and growing into adult forms.
Eastern Patriots Rally To Spur Middle West Quotas
In spring 1917 patriotic groups in New York and Boston formed an oratorical commission. Rudiger was sent to rouse the middle west and boost enlistment, but the middle and western states had already met their quotas while his own state lagged behind.
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New York
Boston
Rudiger
Middle West
Middle
We Americans Unite Under War Strain and Pride
The piece recalls how fear and scolding gave way to the WE US OUR spirit as Americans mobilized during war. It praises unity over YOU messaging and celebrates the 40 000 marcher Liberty Loan parade in Indianapolis with diverse crowds and wartime solidarity. It notes Germans and German Americans, hyphen removal, and iconic leaders guiding the nation toward collective sacrifice.
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Rudiger
Kaiser
Red Cross
Germany
United States
Brother
Liberty Loan
Indianapolis
Indiana
America
Rosenkranz
Guilderstein
Hindendorff
Ludenburgh
Washington
Franklin
Hamilton
Adams
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Francis Marién
Paul Jones
Harry Lee
Decatur
Madison
Scott
William H. Harrison
Za Taylor
Lincoln
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Some Interesting Facts From An Early 20th Century Journal
The fragment references an automatic dynamo driven by a gasoline engine and claims about casualties and wound rates. It mentions Britain’s toffee imports, Wisconsin needing an 80 percent wheat acreage increase for 1918, and using waste for paper pulp.
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Great Britain
Wisconsin
United States
The Making of Medicina and Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
A historical note describes a medicinal preparation using herbs and roots with sterile equipment and pasteurized final product. It mentions reports from women healed by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and public confidence in its virtue.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Natural Idea About Abyss and Sleepy Yawns
A dialogue fragment explores the concept of an abyss as something sleepy and questions how it became associated with yawning. The exchange contrasts a child’s idea with an adult’s clarification about metaphor.
Cuticura Complexions Advertises Soap and Ointment
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment as needed clear complexion scalp clean hands soft and white. Free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists or by mail Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Soya Bean Based Invention Promises Fireproof Celluloid
A new nonflammable substitute named Satellite uses glycine from soya bean coagulated with formaline. Invented by Prof. Sato in Japan, a company plans a Tokyo factory with production starting next autumn.
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Japan
Sato
Tokyo
Wooden Motor Tires in Wartime Shipping
Motorcycles are being shipped abroad with wooden tires instead of rubber. The wooden tires meet local needs and serve all purposes, but rubber is prohibited from export except for war-related use.
The Best Kind of Optimism Works Hard
A compact aphorism emphasizes optimism that matches effort with hope, suggesting steadfast attitude and pragmatic cheer in daily challenges. It frames optimism as active labor rather than mere sentiment.
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United
Uncle Sam
American Flag Mfg. CO
Easton
Dean
Julia
Missouri Ave
Eidny
Milburn CO
Ford Owners
M. UW
Kansas City
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