Will They Do It Empty Motives of Newspapers Questioned in Liquor Debate
A Baltimore letter questions the integrity of newspapers amid beer advertising and liquor policy battles. It argues press independence is crucial as the author calls for closing saloons and breweries to protect public health and morals while noting papers often balance ads with editorial duty.
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America
Detroit Times
James Schdierhorn
Brewers’ Association
Detroit
King
United States
Baltimore
Anti-Saloon League
Personal Liberty League
Sane
Minimon
Language Barriers Stall Empire Fatigue Duty Tale
A Boston Herald report notes many foreigners avoid admitting English ability while on duty. An officer tests a conscript named Knbibble who replies in uncomprehending terms, until a threat to lose pay prompts a puzzled response and a question about the broom.
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Boston Herald
Kublblle
Public story telling at Canadian libraries grows
In Canadian libraries story telling for children has become a feature with 50 to 100 kids attending each Saturday morning in a dedicated room. In St. John, New Brunswick it has run three years and now splits children 6 to 14 into two age classes.
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Canada
St. Jula
New Brunswick
Arrivals and Departures in French Ontology
A wartime exchange shows how soldiers distinguish arrivals and departures. Critics note the terms reflect harbor clearances and artillery exchanges. The discussion highlights how the phrases gain popularity amid combat chatter and sound cues.
Holland to Send Tobacco to Germany This Year
Netherlands will finance export of tobacco to Germany through the Netherlands Association of Tobacco Dentera with a 20 million dollar capital. Germany will accept two year treasury bills guaranteed by the Reichsbank and six major banks to maintain exchange rates. If cargo space tightens the crop may be diverted to America reducing American buyers at Amsterdam sales.
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Holland
Germany
Netherlands Association of Tobacco Dentera
Berlin
Reichsbank
America
Amsterdam
Doing Without Copper and Garden Design Breaks
In Germany copper needs drive army demands and substitutes appear in crafts such as iron wiring for short runs though rust and cost limit long distances and exposed lines. Elsewhere Miss Maadel Keyes Babcock, noted landscape gardener, is chosen to design MIT president’s residence forum garden in Boston, marking a high point in her career.
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Germany
Siemens
Maadel Keyes Babcock
Wellesley College
Great Forum
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Tuhcock
Wellesley Grounds
Chicago
Greater Josten
War and insanity linked to poverty and employment
The piece cites Doctor Oswald of Glasgow Lunatic asylum via the London Globe arguing war reduces insanity while poverty and unemployment more readily drive mental illness. It notes a shift to higher living standards and paid work as a cure and warns the lesson applies after the war.
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Oswald
Glasgow Lunatic Asylum
London Globe
Unfortunate Resemblance Among City Readers
Millicent confesses mortification after a newspaper misprints her note about Sanserii literacy, claiming she wrote clearly it was meant for the 300 readers capable of reading the word. Uncle Henry reacts to the editor’s error and Millicent’s embarrassment.
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Henry
Sanserii
Millicent
Xool
Food the Soldier Recommends Five Food Groups Plan
The guide cites Winifred Stuart Gibbs advising soldiers to marshal foods from five groups to build strength and bone, with daily allowances including meat poultry cheese dried vegetables fish or eggs. It outlines portions for daily diet such as fresh fruit vegetables fat bread or cereal and sugar to supply energy and driving power.
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Tu Ua
Winifred Stuart Gibbs
St. Nicholas
Regulation Proposal Tightens Foreign Exchange Drafts
A new Ecuador law aims to reform the bank of exchange by creating an advisory board led by the governor of Giungus with delegates from commerce groups. The board may issue recommendations not automatically binding, while penalties target overcharged exchange and illegal drafts. drafts must be sold at set rates by customs and paid in foreign market checks, using pound sterling values from the New York market, amid current restrictions on foreign drafts and Archer country shortages.
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Ecuador
Giungus
Ehmuthers of Commerce
Ttaryaqull
Agricultural Association
Ercelt
Padetat Bank
Hemi
New York
Theo
Uhrepelees
von Hindenburg
Jonkheer
Squire
Ludendorff
Unluckiest City of World Bagdad Besieged by Mongols
A New York correspondent reports ancient Baghdad’s fall in 1259 under Mongol leader Hulagu and the massacres that followed. The piece notes mass executions, poisoned wells, and widespread destruction, framing it as a warning linked to American preparedness debates.
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Bagdad
Ding
Uwuluga
Warhesa
Urrigiucur
Persia
Shan Abis
Pal Elthyeus
Paddie
Mombusio Fine Arts Exhibition Opens in Tokyo
TOA figures attend the Mombusio Fine Arts show in Tokyo where indus notables visit. A sculpture of Ognade worn by Fuade Asmura was moved to a private room at Tagye Academy due to the pottee objecting. The work posits the well known September Morn motif, praised by New Yorkers though less radiant than the Boston criticized piece. The exhibit includes 25 other sculptures and many prints.
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Mombusio Fine Arts
Tokyo
TOA
Boston
East and West News
Inventive effort centers in Washington Navy annex
Washington correspondent reports Thomas A Edlsouw in the former Admiral Dewey office pursuing key experiments in a Navy laboratory. He aims to develop a method to stop submarine threats and works in close conference with Navy Department experts.
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Thomas A. Edlsouw
Anierton
Washington
George Dewey
Navy
Navy Department
Meaning of December name through history and myths
The article traces December’s name origin from Latin de ceu and its Roman month system, noting the shift from ten to twelve months under Numa Pompilius. It mentions Commodus’s failed attempt to rename December to Aragenius and later shifts to Athazonius, ending with December linked to Christian holy month celebrations and Christmas.
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Rovinus
Numa Pompilus
Lorperor
Commodus
Aragenius
Uhat Moe
Connnodtias
Crompoisan
Athazonius
Tnian
Claist
How Big Shells Are Tested
A satirical note on shell testing describes methods to measure hardness. It mentions Brinell Pall-test, a machine pressing prepended steel into shells to gauge finish hardness, likening it to testing an apple’s indentation. The piece mocks scientific language and bureaucratic overstatement.
War Prophecy Enshrined In Food War Observations
The article cites M. Bloch on future war as famine and economic collapse and argues today’s conflict confirms that prophecy. It notes massive human losses and unprecedented munitions use while food supply and global economy drive the war’s principal dynamics.
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M. Bloch
Vernon Kelluge
M. Block
Litteracy Comparisons Before the War Across Nations
The article notes varying methods for measuring literacy in Austria Hungary Scotland Portugal England and Spain. It lists specific bases for each percentage such as population over a certain age or marriages during defined periods and clarifies that literacy generally means inability to write in the local language.
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France
England
Spain
Portugal
Austria-Hungary
Scotlaand
Austria
Purtland
Wales
Hungary
Scotland
Navy fire control raises target practice to new peak
The Scientific American asserts that if a battleship engages the enemy, it will face the most effective fire control and rapid accuracy at long ranges. It states that adopted methods in the navy have elevated target practice to unprecedented levels, unparalleled by any other navy.
Poison Ivy Poisonous Constituent Debate
A Medical Record discussion weighs whether poison ivy’s toxin is bacterial or chemical. Dr Frost argues for a bacterial cause due to incubation, immunity variations, and proximity exposure, claiming a leaf-constant bacteria. J T McNair counters that resin sap contact alters but does not destroy toxicity, supporting a chemical basis.
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Frost
J. T. McNair
Deporting a Whole Nation and Ancient Migrations
The Newark News cites John Dyley Prince of Columbia University noting a legendary pattern of population displacement dating back 2000 years. It mentions Sargon leading Israelites from the promised land and mixing them with Arabs and northern Asian tribes, a historical cycle contrasted with later returns from Babylonia under Cyrus.
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Sigen
Crisies
Rome
Newark News
Ann
John Dyeley Prince
New Jersey
Columbia University
Belg
Sargon
Israel
Promised Land
Asia
Ierews
Babylonia
Cyrus
Persia
Razor Strop Rhymesters and Barbers in War Time
The piece notes a wartime shortage of barbers forcing men to shave themselves. It cites a London Chronicle writer on moral satisfaction in self care and mentions authors like Thackeray and Victorian novelists who feature shaving rituals and dressing gowns in their depictions.
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London Chronicle
Thackeray
Mr. Mglantine
In 1851 Suez canal debate and 1869 fleet passage noted
London correspondent recalls Lord Palmerston’s warning that a 1 cent change could trigger war over Egypt and marks the forty eighth anniversary of the canal’s inauguration. The first fleet of 40 ships passed November 17 with a 16 foot maximum draught. The piece notes a survivor count including former Princess Eugenie.
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England
Egypt
Painterstam
Suez Canal
London
Eugenie
Food for the Dog Diet Advice From Early Source
The text discusses meat as a natural diet for wild and sporting dogs, noting pork is not ideal and fat should be limited. It favors cooking meat plainly without stews, allows occasional raw meat, and mentions meat as important during a season labeled as Sunday dinner for shooting dogs.
Heredity of Hard Times Reflected in Provoking Letter
A fragmented diary voice laments rising living costs and frugal measures. The speaker lists household cutbacks including groceries, meals, a nurse, entertainment, and even a cat, showcasing strain from expense increases and lifestyle adjustments.
What Becomes of That Cent A Farmer Apple Riddle
A riddle follows two farmers exchanging apples for fractions of a cent. They sell 3 apples for a cent, 100 apples for 6 cents, then merge 60 apples and price 5 for 2 cents, ending with only 2 cents. The question asks why the joint sale yielded less money per apple than separate sales.
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Onisa
Sonding a Trench on the Western Front
A trench correspondent notes the gap between perception and reality as trenches are built. He cites enormous labor and scientific effort needed to establish a proper trench system with earth, timbers, sandbags, and metal reinforcements.
Figured on a Big Scare In Suburb Humor
A humorous suburban exchange features a mother and child planning to sharpen a carving knife and chopper. The child jokes about meeting a bay outside and surprising a suitor, while the mother plans to take the knives to the cutter for sharpening and wrapping.
Smokeless Powder Advantages in Warfare
The text explains two benefits of smokeless powder: it avoids a muzzle flash revealing gunners and it creates a temporary smoke screen that obscures the shooter and blinds the target briefly.
Imaginary Bandit Tale Surfaces In Unfolding Confession
A boy recalls a nighttime crime involving a masked man who robbed a barn at gunpoint, took a duck and Belgian hare, and left 25 cents after forcing him to dig for jewelry. Sheriff Coffin seeks mercy as the boy admits fabricating parts of the tale and the events blur with imagination.
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Belghbo
Sheriff Coffin
Sheriif
War Menu Feasts and Famine Fears at Lord Mayor Banquet
A London correspondent notes famine pressures shaping this year’s Mansion House banquet as the empire seeks scarce edibles for the lord mayor’s feast. Reporters press for details on meat and wheat shortages while war alters the traditional banquet atmosphere.
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Mansion House
London
Is Lordship
England
Sewing Machines In Arabia Boosted by War Demand
Increased sewing machine sales in Arabia due to Red Cross needs. A 600 unit shipment will be allocated 100 to Aden 200 to Abyssinia 100 to Red Sea ports and 200 to the Persian Gulf. German supplies decline as American models edge ahead. Foot power favored yet no electric service in Aden limits electricity driven machines. Dust and rust hinder operation in the Arabian climate.
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Arabia
Red Cross
Aden
Abrssinia
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Germany
General Electric
Alcohol as Fuel for Internal Combustion Engines
Australian scientists study alcohol as a gasoline substitute for engines. They report alcohol can run an engine with slightly higher thermal efficiency, but must be much cheaper per pound and per quart to be cost effective. Cold-starting on alcohol is problematic.
Lantern night pageant on Broadwayechoes of wartime myths
A chaotic scene on Broadway features a man with a lantern leading a string of jokers and imitators, while trench talk and antiwar humor mingle in a wartime mood. The piece blends satirical street theater with musings on the Junker class and von Hindenburg.
Lecturer engages children with travel talks about industries
A lecturer touring the country asks schoolchildren if they have seen a canebrake. A boy reluctantly replies that he was under one once when it fell. The story is told in a humorous tone as part of his travel talk.
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Sboryear Mechanics
Nam Magazine
Sma
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Nisi
T. Atan Goldsbotopah
Asmee
Freak
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Pelkey & Pel Sare
Thompson Hardware & Supply Co
Hillsboro
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Denton
M. E. Parsons
Eastern Shorel Trust Company Bank
Federalsburg, Md
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Lewes
Miss Hound
Ferady
W. A. Smith
Denlist
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Joe Kindig
Uno
Volta
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Wwen
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Kaiser
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King Sargon
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