Marlboro Enterprise ad shows 1879 notice and staff
An 1879 Marlboro Enterprise Company notice lists Walter B. Morse as President Walter P. Frye as Treasurer and Merriman as Manager. The item appears as a second class matter and indicates a yearly rate of 9180 per year. The legible elements point to a published notice from Marlboro Massachusetts and reference Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Morse
Walter P. Frye
Treasure Merriman
Ecudielle Coos
The Cost of War and Its Long Shadow
An opinion piece warns that sixty billion dollars spent on war impoverishes Europe and burdens future generations with high taxes. It argues debt interest will cripple industry, threaten national progress, and even drive emigration from Europe to America as a costly aftermath lingers for generations.
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Europe
Panama
America
Want Perpetual Peace in a World at War
Opinion argues lasting peace in Europe is impossible while belligerents remain exhausted and unwilling to concede decisive defeats. Only a proven, total end to conquest and power shifts can end sacrifice and prevent future war, says the author.
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Europe
Talk of Peace Amid War Aftermath and Industrial Motives
A historical piece notes Germany beginning to seek peace while blaming the Allies, while predicting continued conflict until Teutonic culture and militarism are restrained. It argues peace must be earned, not premature, as war profiteers push arms and supplies and resist disarmament.
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Germany
Grave US concerns over German torpedoings strain diplomacy
US officials probe 10 inquiries into Kaiser Germany amid submarine warfare. In the Mariana Arabia cases and others sunk without warning, evidence stops short of identifying the submarine. The tension risks a broader diplomatic strain as Count Tarmowski notes President Wilson’s mildness.
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United States
Kaiser
Mariana
Arabia
Present Day Farming Emphasizes Profit From Science
The piece argues that young men abandon farms for cities due to old methods. Scientific farming yields profits by soil-specific treatment and proper fertilizer. It highlights the need for agricultural education to turn farmers into leading local figures.
Going Toward Socialism in Face of Soaring Prices
An editorial laments food price surges blamed on speculators and calls out the money frenzy in America. It argues wages lag behind living costs, criticizes prosperity for war profiteers, and warns against embargoes while urging safeguards for the average consumer.
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Ula
America
Boiled Dinner Seen as Luxury Amid Food Shortage
The Health Commissioner of Chicago promotes New England boiled dinner for 40 cents a day, but the author notes prices in eastern Massachusetts have soared. Potatoes beans eggs coffee and other staples are costly or scarce, making such a menu impractical for an average worker.
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Robertson
Chicago
New England
Massachusetts
Calls for compulsory service miss the target of conscripts
The article argues that proponents of compulsory military service are often too old to enlist and fear they would be exempt from conscription. It urges restraint on standing armies and large war materiel, claiming peace efforts and disarmament would prevent war and save money.
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Europe
Reason for Increase in Food Prices Cited
The article notes October exports of meat and dairy reached 24.47 million dollars, up 26 percent from October last year, amid government reports. It attributes higher prices to draining domestic markets to feed Europe, making daily living difficult.
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United States
Europe
New Books Now in Circulation at the Public Library
The library lists new titles across fiction and non fiction including Heidim mphnines se sic voces Rex Rainbows End Ridgewell Men The Way Home A Pillar of Salt Kate Wetherill Chloe Malone A Voice in the Mall Nobody's Boy Way of an Eagle Knave of Dia Wilderness Dawn of the Morn The Shepherd Who Watched Cab of the Sleeping Horse In Her Own Penrod and Sam Leopard Woman Mr Brithing Sees It Through Somewhere Elsewhere Jaunty Molly Betty of Fort Blizzard Lumber Jack Learn ing to Fly The Private Secretary Fundamentals of Psychology and more.
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Heidimmiphnines
Beach
Rex
Rainbow’s End
Cullum
Ridgewell
Menes
King
Basil
Lee
Jean
Jeanette
Kate Wetherill
Lippman
Julie
Lynde
Francis
Lea
Fannie H
Chloe Malone
Lutz
Grace
Hector
Dell
Ethel
Ethel—Knave
Dia- So ii I Ao
Luis
Anz
Page
Thomas Nelson
Shepherd
Scott, Leroy—Partners
Sepensiecencey Aah le
Tarkington, Booth—Penrod and
Viso-seodunsevesaebnes
White
Stewart Edward
Wells
H. G
Brithing
Wilson
Harry L
Wemyss
George
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