Western Front Expected Major German Push
The piece argues Germany shifts hundreds of thousands from the Russian front to force on the western allies in Trac and Flanders and Italy. It blames Bolshevik leadership for delaying Allied victory and warns of heavy American casualties if Russia deserts the fight.
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Trac
Flanders
Italy
Rustis
Leninge
Trotsky
Rusia
Russia
Vene~ti
Venice
Rome
Russia and Allies Face Bolshevik Threat and Future Governance
The article argues Russia must reject Bolshevikism and seek a strong leadership, possibly a military dictatorship under a positive figure like Kal edines, to reunite the army and ally with the Entente. It warns against separate peace with Germany and predicts volatile shifts if Russia pursues varied alliances or borders.
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America
Russia
Kaledines
Willy the Allice
Wmit
Rima Te
Germany
Kast
Prussia
Nicholas
von Mackensen
Treasury urges curio coin collection caution
A Treasury warning discourages keeping old coins as curiosities though officials note no obligation to push the stance. The grocer and the butcher give mixed reactions to the issue.
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Treasury Department
Steel horse races to war effort as tractors fuel victory
The Drilleh minister of agriculture champions farm tractors as key wartime power, praising their round the clock plowing to secure food for blockades. He likens tractors to the wooden horse of Troy and urges government support for American steel horses to ensure ample planting and harvesting. London storekeepers are urged to limit Hills to save paper.
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Drilleh
England
France
United States
Sam Hill
Troy
London
Thrift stamps aid war effort says Uncle Sam
The piece urges saving through thrift stamps for all ages to help American soldiers. It contrasts with banks and savings accounts, highlighting 5 cent quarters contributed over a year as a direct boost to soldiers in the war against the Kaiser. The message ends noting a dry reading for saloon men and referencing a recent House vote.
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Savings Bank
Uncle Sama
Dangers of German Kultur and war talk in WWI era writings
In Atlantic Monthly and other sources, remarks warn that German claims and propaganda fed belief in their own causes. The text cites Kellogg and others on German arrogance and the perils of false narratives driving policy and public opinion during the war era.
Germany's Call to Greatness Through War and Unity
Excerpt quotes F. von Bernhardt urging Germans to embrace independence and patriotism. He argues for language preservation, national vigor, and financial resolve to empower Germany, claiming war would unite and elevate the nation under the emperor.
Readings on War and Will to Victory Across Nations
A historical compilation argues for national readiness and the will to victory. It cites German figures praising armed preparedness and unity, linking internal harmony to external strength and warning that world peace equals chaos rather than order.
War Propaganda Passages on Autocracy and England
Excerpts from 1913 1914 German writings describe warlike mindset and moral justifications. References target an autocratic state and anti English sentiment. Quotes credit Der Reichsbote Wilhelm Kahl and Pastor Baumgarten. Text notes ongoing publication in Schwerer Zeit.
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der Reichsbote
Britain
England
Wilhelm Kahl
University of Berlin
Deutsche Reden
Schwerer Zeit
Pastor Baumgarten
Archer
Martyrdom and Morals in a Troubled Household
The speaker laments a wife who severs ties after discovering her husband’s indiscretion and public accusations. He notes how she broadcasts guilt, harms his family, and ignores forgiveness, while reflecting on masculine contrition and a hypocritical moral standard.
A House of Shame and Blame in Small Town Tides
A narrator recalls outcast life after moving to Chicago for work and facing a wife’s public martyrdom. He notes how neighbors blamed the couple, while she circulated tales of his sins, costing him his job and provoking broader social judgment about domestic strife. He urges frank talk against broadcasted quarrels.
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Chicago
Jim
No Time for Happiness Says Selfish Martyrs
A quoted reflection complains that many people who act like martyrs deny real happiness to themselves and to others living with them, depriving those around them of simple joy and peace.
What is Going On in Germany Told by Teutonic Newspapers
A German policy critique from the Mulhauser Volkszeitung recounts a cruel brutal incident where rescuers fail to lift a fallen horse and a man uses a cudgel until the animal bleeds before standing again. The piece calls it “the triumph of brutality over patience and resignation” as a lesson for Germany.
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Ruudebad
Russia
W. Kieenlent
Deutschland Breerhel
Toto
Norway
Mulhauser Volkszeitung
Lofty German Ideals Amid World Opinons
A fragment from Werke und Menschen proclaims that being German means humanity individuality and earnest devotion to God and the divine. It argues the entente powers smear Germany with slander while arguing the lofty ideal they fear is a thorn in the eyes of nations and a weapon to wound them.
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HUN
Werke Und Menschen
Foley's Honey and Tar for Colds and Croup
A Du Bois Pennsylvania reader endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as essential for winter illnesses noting it saved money on doctors' bills and kept a child's health safe. The ad urges insisting on the genuine product and warns against imitations, stating it is sold everywhere.
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Lynch
Spring Ave
du Bois
Foley
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