Warning to German and Austrian Americans to report disloyalty
A 1918 era alert urges German and Austrian Americans to prove loyalty and vigilantly report any suspicious or disloyal acts to police or local draft boards. It warns enemies spread propaganda and war news, urging energy and alertness to protect family members.
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American Depense Society
United States
Latiis
Derlin
Police Department
Department of Ster Tier
Paper labels state as fooling public on big issue
A fragment discusses ratifying nationwide measures to curb noxious commerce and compares state laws to horse-stealing legality in Wyoming and Colorado. It warns of potential police actions and questions Colorado’s assurances while lampooning a newspaper’s role as an advertising medium.
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Wyoming
Imegal
Colorado
Cherente
Colorado Constabulary
Untitled memoir fragment on love, pride, and heartbreak
A narrator recalls humbling money struggles after infidelity, the healing tension with friends, and the lasting pull of first love. She reflects on love as both joy and pain, the pull of family, and the fear of ecstatic happiness, ending with a note about old papers for sale.
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Donna
Alice
Harvey
Pat
Gratefu
Marele
Sonny
Cheyenne Defends Itself Against Colorado Liquor Crackdown
The Cheyenne and Wyomley controversy over Colorado police actions against bootleg liquor draws editorial fire from Denver papers. Editors warn that aggressive policing may push whiskey trade underground and strain cross state traffic, while Cheyenne insists the city is not a bootlegger’s paradise. Government and law enforcement faces scrutiny as editors call for prudent federal action on prohibition.
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Menoer
Denver
Wyomley
Colorado Constabulary
Nly
Denver News
Cheyenne
Yeaterday
Constabulary
Cheyenne Adq
Colorado
Tao
United States
Hiner
Tiatrier
Johge Rimer
Gonter
Cheronne
Tbis
Port Taiiay
Food Slackers Stir Public Debate On Meatless Policy
The article praises meatless and wheatless efforts while denouncing those who refuse to sign pledges or oppose conservation. It cites Hoover and Moorer defending wartime food policy, noting meat supplies rose and wheat exports are controlled by savings. It contrasts critics with wartime patriotism and mentions a prison headline about German agents.
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Casper
Hoiola
Europe
Moorer
Illinois
Chicago
Mr. Hoover
Kultur meaning and critique of Prussian Kultur described
An acrostic description links RK to Killing and U boats etc and denounces German Kultur as a world threat. A proposed Democratic cure lists Decency Equity Morality Open diplomacy Christianity Restitution Amity Civilization and Youth to be saved. The piece warns of a Kaiser and a curse tied to Prussian aggression.
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Charles H. Brough
Arkatene
Congress of National Service
National Security League
Chicago
Germany
America
Uncle Sam Transport Titan War Effort Described
A 1917 dispatch details U S mobilization as transportation dominates the war effort. It notes the 1200 mile average sea voyage, 2900 miles of Atlantic convoy danger, and the rapid French rail and port construction. It cites railroad experts Wilgus Parsons Garrett and Baldwin locomotive researchers aiding Allied supply lines.
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Harry B. Hunt
Special Staff Disgaatel
Washington
Skt
Uncle Sam
Sam
Atlantic
United States
Erica Fe
France
William J. Wilgus
New York Central
William Barclay Parsons
New York
William A. Garrett
Chicago
Ee. 9
Wae
A. Claveille
Public Works
Transporta
American Engineers Build Rail Link To French War Effort
The United States dispatches engineers and materials to France to expand rail capacity. By midwar, 40 000 engineers serve there with 10 000 railroad specialists and 16 000 divisional crews. New locomotive designs meet French bridge and tunnel constraints as 985 engines are ordered and deployed.
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France
Canal
Dob
Uncle Sani
United States
Great Plere
America
Stonch
AE. F
Everybody's Business Quarrels and Questions Across Life
A humorous piece notes that society overlooks many actions until a sharp questionnaire appears. It mocks lax manners and varied behaviors from taxes to politics, war, and space, highlighting a repeating inquiry of how where when and why as life unfolds.
Patient man experiments with dog names
The Washington Star reports a patient man testing many dog names in hopes his new canine companion responds to one. He notes the dog does not answer to any name tried so far, illustrating the challenge of naming.
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Washington Star
Some Bird Says Jimmie First Graders Composition
A first grade student named Jimmie writes about a creature he calls a ehleken a large bird that cannot fly because of many feathers. He describes three toes pointing east and one west and notes a point on its face it uses to eat.
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Little Jimmie
Ehleken
Dog Exercise Quip From Farmer Hodge
A brief dialogue from Boys' Life features Farmer Hodge describing a daily tramp for his dog. The humorous exchange reflects everyday rural life and Scout humor.
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Mr. Hodge
Farmer Hodge
Boys’ Life
The
Boy Scouts’ Magazine
Baseball catcher ordered to aviator training in Berkeley
Fred Schroeder, catcher for Washington State college baseball, has been ordered to report to the Berkeley aviation school after passing his preliminary aviation corps exam. He played last season in the Northwest League for the Spokane Indians, alternating behind the plate with Marshall. Schroeder's home is San Diego.
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Pallma Wash
Fred Schro
Washington State College Baselif
Berkeley Aviation School
Aving
Aviation Corps
United States Army
Schroeder
Marshall
Spokane Indians
San Diego
Letter from a hospital worker praises Petrova at Atlas
A letter from a former hospital worker behind the French lines praises Madame Petrova and her screen artistry at the Atlas theater in The Light Within. The writer in secrecy recounts aiding wounded soldiers in Europe and thanks Petrova for calm amid amputations and suffering, inviting her to a Rialto showing.
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Olga Petrova
Atlas Theater
Europe
American Ambulance Hospital
Madame Petrova
Rialto Theater
New York
Jaime France
France
Australian girl to enter American open water swims
San Diego reports an Amateur Athletic Union application to hold the 100 yard and 440 yard open water championships on July 4 and 6. Miss Fanny Durak of Australia, noted as a world leading woman swimmer, is expected for her American tour, with several Southern California swimmers training to meet her.
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San Diego
Cal
Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Fanny Durack
Australia
California
Local talk on household help and a hotel owner
ABE MARTIN notes how folks speak of their maid when hiring a weekly washerwoman. He also mentions Meoverlie as the landlord of a local hotel in town.
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Dl Oaly
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Atlas
Mme. Petrova
Pai the Soerman Paint Co
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