John D. Clark Slams Slackers In Red Cross Appeal
County chairman John D. Clark delivers a forceful statement on the second Red Cross war fund campaign. He notes general support and willingness to give, recounts a few refusals, and vows public transparency while urging merchants professionals and others to meet their fair share. He highlights German American neighbors joining the effort and stresses communal responsibility.
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Johnnh Clark
Second Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
Italian Premier Commissions Fifteen-Year-Old Soldier Hero
Premier Orlando and General Rant on front lines witness Davide Marcello a farm helper who joined Arditi troops as a boy. He proves expert with hand grenades and is praised by the premier who adopts him as a soldier in the twenty second Assault battalion. Local villagers recall his brave leap from farming to combat during the October retreat.
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Orlando
Itl
San
Arditi
Ospitale
Belluno
Davide Marcello
Davide
Helle
Seperal Sam
Agai
Italy
Klos. Roby
Tuberculosis Death Toll Rises in Austria March Mortality
Austrian papers report tuberculosis caused about one third of March deaths, citing malnutrition and underfeeding as key factors amid hardship.
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Zurich
It Is Unnecessary for You to Suffer with Rushes
A terse line appears to advise against enduring rush periods in work or daily tasks. The fragment hints at reducing stress or delays by avoiding unnecessary bottlenecks and prioritizing steady progress. No clear event or person is identified in the readable text.
German Lateral Marriage Plan Decried as Threat to Women
A wartime opinion argues Prussian polygamy would degrade womanhood and threaten global progress. The piece contrasts German plans with Turkish traditions, warns of widowed wives and children raised for war efforts, and urges American women to support soldiers daily in defense of decency and democracy.
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Germany
Prusslan War Party
Berlin
Sikte
America
Parker's Greatest Shows 4 Features Women Riders in Europe
A World War era note describes Parker's Greatest Shows 4 presenting an all female act titled California Frank's Cow Girl Wild West in Cheyenne next week. It highlights riders Lorenge Hatley Mila Reine Hatley Miles Mamie Francis and others performing trick riding horse acts and stunts with a carnival flair.
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California
Frank
Carriga
Mine Lorenge
Mila Reine Hatley
Day
Poy Horn
Clancy
Miles Mamie Francis
Chicago Censorship Board Cuts Films Over Ten Years
Major M. C. Funkhouser reports Chicago’s decade of film censorship trimmed hundreds of thousands of feet shown to over 400,000 daily. Twelve civil service censors review each film, denying permits or ordering cuts per city ordinances and state law. In a year 10,694 films were inspected. 158 rejected outright, and 216,556 feet cut. Two permit types exist: white for general and pink for adults.
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Cricago
Chicago
M. C. Funkhouser
United States
Major Funkhouser
Civ Service
Funkhouser
Affinity
Funkhourer
Morwily
War effort events at local halls attract crowd
A patriot entertainment by B Y T U is set for Friday evening May 24 at the Baptist church. A mass meeting at Labor hall May 24 features C W Wood from the federal department and a talk on how a strike in Cheyenne would affect the war.
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Baptist Church
Labor Hall
C. W. Wood
Federal Department
Cheyenne
Look Alike Half Brothers In The Court Of A Crown Prince
The text hints at a marked resemblance between two figures linked to a royal court. It questions whether shared parentage explains the bond and cites unnamed soldiers and a court chef as possible connections. The narrative weaves rumors about royalty, lineage, and power.
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Hetty
Blackon
Wildowe
Meiannen
Mackensy
Prinor
Cormmny
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John D. Clark
Executive Committee
Procife
Florine Soapino Telephone
American Fruit Store
Capitol Ave
Wiiesap
Bae Komen Teaaty
Jonathan Oranges Dom
Ollan
Hoy
Austhia
West 18Th ST
Parker's
Liberty Autodrome
Great Wild West & Circus
Winowa Wilook
Konkhow
Civil Services Censor Board
Ohio
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Hotpoint Electric Range
Hotpoint Electric
Hotpoint
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Censorship Boards
Novedty Patriotic Entertainment
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