New York Tour Reforms a Runaway Girl
Minnie Barnell, a rural girl, runs away to New York to see life. Captain Williams from the missing persons bureau locates her, escorts her through city sights, and convinces her to return home. The trip costs one dollar for breakfast and transit, and Minnie resumes work, her yearning for life eased by the experience.
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People’s Home Journal
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Broadway
Wall Street
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Ecity Hall
Newspaper Row
Bowery
Delancey Street
City of Millonaires
Fifth Avenue
Second Street
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Minoie Barnell
Manever
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The Female of the Species and Russo Existence
A fragment of commentary by A. G. Talfree in The Atlantic discusses gender roles in Russia and Sweden. It cites old Prince G- about Russian wives, notes female strength, and references Strindberg and Techaikay-Ky’s marriage flight as illustrative examples of cultural attitudes toward women.
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Strindberg
Sweden
Aa. G. Talfree
Atlantic
Ambiguous Kitchen Banter About Soup or Meats
Conversation hints at improvised cooking with unusual seasonings. Mentions hospital meats and acerblity while contrasting with catchup usage. No clear entities or events beyond a quirky dialogue.
Tea at Mrs Page's House Sparks Need for Inn in London
An amusing episode in London shows American soldiers seeking a meeting with the American ambassador led Mrs Page to host tea in her drawing room for Sunday discussions. The growing attendance, up to 200 men, highlighted the need for a dedicated home away from home. Mr Mage then organized the American Officers' Inn at Cavendish Square to serve displaced service members.
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London
Mr. Page
Hns House
YL M. GQ
Cavendish Square
War Garden Slogans Rally Public Help in 1918 Drive
Slogans that Counted urged U S citizens to join war gardening through posters and phrases. Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the National War Garden Commission, cites lines like Every garden one munition plant and Can we have tables and fruit and can the Kaiser too as motivational banners aimed at turning the home front into a productive front.
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Co Time
Charles Lathrop ‘Ack
National War Garden Commission
Garden Magazine
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Commission
Hohenzollerns
Thirteen Star Service Flag Honors Louis Cohen in Baltimore
A thirteen star service flag is raised in Baltimore to honor Louis Cohen a boatswain’s mate on the US steamer Minutey who died in a collision with a British vessel near the Atlantic. Twelve other mourning companions serve in the Navy with one at Camp Meade and another at Camp McClellan. the flag hangs in a W Baltimore street store. The March 19 collision depth charge explosion killed one officer and three enlisted men and injured several others.
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Louis Cohen
United States
Minutey
Navy
Camp McClelan
Anniston
Ala
Camp Meade
H. Mankowitz
Baltimore Street
Cohen
Ridger Place
New York
Matuley
Lhmpg
Symbolism guides mourning beyond old burial rites
In a note from Athol Monthly, Kirkland argues symbolism shapes conduct more than custom. He contends white mourning and spiritual colors replace black as a fresher, truer expression of protest against the low mood after a loved one passes from life to the unknown.
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Gundoof
Winitred Kirkland
Athitie Monthly
Estimation of Grease Production and Fertilizer Output
The article estimates grease production from garbage at 70 000 tons of filtrate, 72 000 gallons of etc. Fertilizer tankage from 29 cities totals 9 000 000 tons with 9 000 000 lb nitrogen, 22 600 000 lb phosphate, 2 600 000 lb potash. These chemicals could replace elements in 8 000 000 bushels of wheat. Present value of recovered grease and related products is about 11 100 000 dollars.
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James
Hitresgdscron
Chater
An Editor's Dilemma At Tartford Courant Dress Burden
The Tartford Courant editor frets over dress code and costs citing a menswear inventory list. He notes he must wear many items daily including suit, trousers, suspenders, belt, and coat. A companion piece mocks fashion pressures and cites a Philadelphia Telegraph quip about sartorial requirements.
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Tartford Courant
Cies
Connecticut Cortermporars
Philadelpha
Guard Shot Onc e: Stage Robbery Tale From Sierra Nevada
A传奇 account recalls a gold shipments stage in the Sierra Nevada where a sawed off shotgun messenger guards the box. The intended robbers are thwarted as the driver and six mules react, with ears shredded and a near escape. The tale ends with the face of danger fading and the mules dominating the chase.
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San Francisco
Lieht
Garson Mint
Ois
Messenger
Wheeler
Probable Set Him Thinking Letter to War Dept
A letter from a young man seeking a war department position as a typewriter and stenographer is described. The applicant, about 21, five feet five inches tall and 150 pounds, claims athletic prowess and business experience. The reply notes another man of similar age, height, and weight, with military service, and hints at a personal response to the applicant.
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Washington
Tam
Torin
Powelsh
Focal High School
Aosen
Ute of world's champion artificial fly maker honored
Miss Alice Sherwin Coleman of New York is celebrated for decades making flies for anglers. Her workshop produces about 400,000 dollars worth of flies annually with 38,000 regular varieties and 1,500 total including special orders. Fishermen in American wilds seek flies she studies and reproduces from live specimens preserved in ventilated bottles.
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Alice Sherwin Coleman
New York
Izaak Walton
Miss Coleman
Miss
The Hopeless Amateur Gardener Advice
A humorous exchange on gardening patience. One speaker reflects on seeds planted two years ago, praising patience but vowing to give them one more summer to prove themselves before abandoning the patch. The dialogue ends with a resolve to restart if no progress is seen.
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Finch
Written contract for third marriage vows amid domestic clashes
A Western couple, twice divorced, draft a formal postnuptial agreement to govern fires, guests, relatives, money, and social life. They seek to prevent future quarrels by outlining daily life rules, hoping hearts align to avoid common marriage pitfalls. The piece notes such a contract tests optimism versus practical fear.
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Netuil
Diamonds as Tax Dodge Stirring Fresh Wealth
Dealers in white stone say newly rich makers stash away diamonds to dodge income tax. Investments in diamonds are not counted in tax calculations, unlike bonds autos and mortgages. Diamond holdings can be quickly converted and may ride the upward trend of the diamond market.
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Tiamond Ineney
Diacmond Mart
To France In Fathers Kit Bag Hero’s Grim Voyage
Private Heart, a French Canadian soldier, reportedly packed his ten year old son in his kit bag and took him to France. His wife and son later followed to England. The mother died and the boy was found at Boulogne and sent back to Folkestone, where authorities took custody.
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France
Private Heart
Tie
Montress
Herri
England
Canada
Henri
Boulogne
Folkstone
Woman canning drives demand for Farmers' Bulletin No. 830
The public shows great eagerness to learn canning with many requests to the government. Farmers' Bulletin No. 830 on cold pack evening is the top pick, beating novels in popularity. The free guidance promises perfect results when followed exactly, per Woman's Home Companion.
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