Patriotic Girl Chooses Khaki Suit Over Red
A brief line notes a woman preferring khaki for a suit, rejecting a red option in a patriotic context. The exchange highlights sartorial choices tied to national sentiment.
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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
3
Birthday Party Attic Hide and Seek Gaffe
Representative Frank L Greene of Vermont tells of Bessie and a friend at a small birthday gathering. After cake the girls played in the attic and the friend vanished from view. Two hours later the mother finds Bessie alone in an armchair eating cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Greene
Vermont
Bessie
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Cough Relief and Rest
Advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs soothing throat and lung inflammation easing bronchial irritation and aiding restful sleep. Claims fifty two years of American manufacture and usefulness in lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis with sales in all civilized countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Adv
More Than One Way
Mrs. Holt praises her $22 hat as lovely and compares it to Mrs. Ringley’s $75 purchase. Her husband notes social rank in church pews, but she counters that they both may attend together despite price differences.
Accounted For Dialogue Reveals Unexpected Discovery
A terse exchange indicates success in locating Jessie after an unexpected telephone call. The remark confirms the caller’s discovery method and implies a prior uncertainty about her whereabouts. No further details on time or setting are provided.
Characteristic exchange echoes The Lamb dialogue
Brief fragment presents a misheard exchange with she and he trading lines about The Lamb. The dialogue hints at a pastoral motif and a playful rural scene within a larger piece.
War Message of Wilson Distorted by German Censorship
The U S government releases a copy showing passages the Wolff Telegraph bureau suppressed in President Wilsons April 2 1917 war message. The German government feared unabridged text would sway public opinion and sent the abridged version abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States
Germany
Committee On Public Information
Wolff Telegraph Bureau
The Nation Rallies for War in a Time of Trial
In a somber address congress pledges loyalty to the government and democracy. The speaker warns of loyal and disloyal consequences, foresees a fiery, protracted war, and asserts that fighting for liberty, rights, and a just world is America’s duty with God’s help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico City
Germany
Count Tarsowski
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Congress
America
Calls Boys to the Colors for Working Reserve
President Wilson urges unemployed youths aged sixteen to twenty one to join the United States Boys Working reserve. A Labor Department letter praises the program as patriotic duty and a means to support the front while continuing education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Working Reserve
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Labor Department
Department of Labor
University Functions and the Limits of Modern Education
Bernard Shaw argues universities fail when students remain schoolboys and call for true university aims. He says education should socialise students to become global citizens, not perpetual youths. The piece emphasizes adult responsibility, social pressures, and the role of universities in shaping manners and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Shaw
Character versus reputation amid public life
The text argues reputation is shaped by reporters and observers, flattering or condemning us, while character remains intrinsic. It notes friends interpret life to benefit, enemies see only flaws, and true character reveals itself under severe testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Macine
Great Britain
Ireland
Euro
Germany
Mediterranean
Belgium
Russia
League of Honor
Untold London Street Scene Shocks Sightseers
An elderly man emerges from a hotel as bombs and gunfire erupt nearby. Police calm frightened crowds who ask if danger continues, while sightseers hurry away in fear and confusion, their curiosity overridden by alarm.
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London
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