Wartime Warning From American Defense Society
The notice urges vigilance against German and Austrian individuals in the United States. It warns all to suspect potential spies and to report disloyal acts or disloyal words to police or local defense offices. It stresses loyalty, alertness, and cooperation to protect families.
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American Depense Society
United States
Latiis
Derlin
Police Department
Department of Ster Tier
Paper mocks state ratification and law enforcement chaos
The passage ridicules national ratification delays and compares horse stealing legality in Wyoming and Colorado. It laments lack of statewide guarantees against police violence and warns against anarchy as a satire of media and public safety concerns.
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Wyoming
Imegal
Colorado
Cherente
Colorado Constabulary
Fragment of a woman’s confession about love and trust
A narrator reflects on humiliation after asking for an independent allowance and the pain of unfaithfulness. She recalls friendships, past loves, and the deep conflict between romance and family joy, acknowledging fear of ecstatic happiness and lasting sorrow.
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Donna
Alice
Harvey
Pat
Gratefu
Marele
Sonny
Cheyenne Fight Over Colorado Prohibition Tactics
A Cheyenne editorial rebuts Denver’s portrayal of Cheyenne as a bootlegger’s paradise amid Colorado constabulary tobacco and liquor crackdowns. It warns of cross border clashes as federal prohibition aims advance and cites judge and attorney experiences with halted machinery to argue harm from aggressive enforcement.
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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 blamed for hampering wartime food saving drive
The article defends meatless and wheatless days, quoting Hoover and Moorer on food conservation and exports. It labels critics as selfish and proclaims meat supplies rose enough to meet Allied needs in December. It notes penalties and warns against profiteering amid the war effort.
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Casper
Hoiola
Europe
Moorer
Illinois
Chicago
Mr. Hoover
Kultur describes Prussian Kultur and democracy cure
An acrostic critique links Kultur to German aggression and calls for a democracy formula. The piece cites Gov. Charles H. Brough and references a National Security League event in Chicago. It warns of renewed Prussian aims and urges decency equity morality open diplomacy Christianity restitution amity civilization and youth protection from future wars.
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Charles H. Brough
Arkatene
Congress of National Service
National Security League
Chicago
Germany
America
Uncle Sam's Transports Forge World War Output
Transportation dominates the war effort as the United States ships a vast army and supplies across the Atlantic. The Pasama ca bal built in France, hundreds of miles of double track, and American crews enable logistics from ports to battlefields. A U S commission of railroad experts aids French transport planning.
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Harry B. Hunt
Special Staff Disgaatel
Washington
Skt
Uncle Sam
Sam
Atlantic
United States
Erica Fe
France
Canal
Dob
Uncle Sani
Great Plere
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 AEF Rail Network In France
The piece details American railroad efforts in France during war, including 40,000 engineers in six months, 6000 foresters, and 985 new locomotives designed for French conditions. It notes ports at capacity, supply orders of 100000 tons and 600 miles of wire, plus rapid troop and material flow under the AE F.
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America
France
Stonch
AE. F
Everybody's Business Says How to Reach Answers
A humorous piece notes that society seldom questions quirky choices from tax to travel but insists on a sharp How Where When What for Why questionnaire in every context as life meets every friend after a black eye.
Lighter Vein Patient Tries Dog Names in Experiment
A Washington Star piece notes a patient man testing many dog names for his pet, yet the dog does not respond to any tried names as the trial continues. The joke highlights the uncertainty of naming a new dog.
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Washington Star
Some Bird Says Jimmie First Grade Essay
A first grade pupil named Jimmie writes a playful piece about a large bird called a ehleken. The bird cannot fly due to many feathers and has three toes east and one west. It is described as having a point on its face it eats with.
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Little Jimmie
Ehleken
Boy Scouts Cartoon Exchange Jokes About Exercise
In a Boys' Life cartoon dialogue Mr Hodge explains his dog gets exercise with nearly daily tramps. The Vicar asks about the routine, and Farmer Hodge answers affirmatively describing the dog walk as regular activity.
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Mr. Hodge
Farmer Hodge
Boys’ Life
The
Boy Scouts’ Magazine
Baseball Catcher Ordered to Report for Aviation Training
Fred Schroeder, catcher for the Washington State College baseball team, has been ordered to report to the Berkeley aviation school after passing the preliminary exam for entrance into the United States Army Air Corps. He played in the Northwest league last year for the Spokane Indians, alternating at catcher with Marshall. Home base 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 Hospital Worker Credits Petrova For Courage
A letter from a former hospital worker behind the French lines praises Madame Petrova and her screen artistry. The Southern writer, now secret, witnessed Am bulance hospital service in Europe and credits Petrova with inspiring courage under torture and war’s horrors.
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Olga Petrova
Atlas Theater
Europe
American Ambulance Hospital
Madame Petrova
Rialto Theater
New York
Jaime France
France
Australian girl swimmer to enter American open water tests
San Diego February 28. Application filed with the Amateur Athletic Union to hold the 100 yard and 440 yard United States open water swimming championships on July 4 and 6. Miss Fanny Durack of Australia, noted as the world’s top woman swimmer, is due to arrive during her American tour. Several Southern California swimmers are training to compete against the Australian star. The Soerman Paint Co.
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San Diego
Cal
Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Fanny Durack
Australia
California
ABE MARTIN Handy Wordplay on Hiring Help
ABE MARTIN notes that locals refer to their maid when employing help and jokes about a hotel landlord named Meoverlie in town. The lighthearted quip mirrors small town speech and everyday life in a humorous sketch.
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