War Aims and Labor Plans Dominate U S Review
Edward W. Pickard surveys U S war aims and mobilization: expected three to five more years of conflict, creation of a joint war procurement commission, registration of men aged 21 to 30, and local to national labor and food measures. Russia's crisis, Italy's Trieste push, and Allied air and naval actions shape a broad global picture.
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Edward W. Pickard
United States
America
France
England
Italy
Trieste
Trentino
Wilson
Viat Moachinery
Bernard Baruch
Great Britain
Texas
West Virginia
Secret Service
Chicago
New York
Méonevelt
Dead Man Returns After 37 Years Missing In Civil War Service
Joseph J. O'Donnell, once listed officially as dead, reappeared after 37 years. A former Union soldier who served in the 164th New York and the Eighth Cavalry, he rejoined family in Ridgewood, Queens, after letters ceased in 1880 and a grand reception by veterans. His sister Mrs. Bolster, brother James, and Mrs. Mary Jane Healy learned he was alive in Leavenworth, Kansas, and he arrived home last week.
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New York
Joseph J. O'Donnell
Lafayette Post
George Bolster
Dill Place
Ridgewood
Queens
O'Donnell
One Hundred and Sixty-ffth Infantry
Eighth Cavalry
Kiernan
A. G. Milly
Man's arms life saving net saves eight children
John McNicholas of Philipsburg New Jersey discovered a lower floor fire in his home and carried his eight motherless children to safety one by one from the second floor to the lawn before leaping out. The blaze destroyed the McNicholas house and damaged two neighboring homes, a severe loss to the large family.
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Philipsburg
N. J
John McNicholas
McNicholas
Kick Spoils Mares Sale in Wroughtstown Auction
In Wroughtstown Pennsylvania the sale of Isauc Percys effects fell apart as Jennie the family mare kicked bidders into the yard. John Kirkpatrick of Newtown was knocked against a stone wall during the fracas. Auctioneer Cornell declared the mare worth fifty dollars and sold her for seven dollars fifty to a lone bidder.
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Wroughtstown
Jennie
Percy
John Kirkpatrick
Newtown
Cornell
Cure Skin Troubles With Cuticura Emollients
It promises quick relief for itching, burning, crusting and disfigurement in all ages. Daily use prevents minor skin troubles from becoming serious and invites mail sample requests to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Mental Improvements and a Flirtatious Shadow
A dialogue shows Dimira hiring a professor described as in the school of Eros to improve her mind, while her father questions the previous night’s noises allegedly linked to kissing. The piece ends with a quip that even a wise man can only bring a minority report.
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Dimira
Eros
Benny
Rascal
Four Weeks in Hospital Then Healed by Compound
Mrs W C Brown of Cleveland Ohio explains she suffered months with severe lower body pain fainting and could not walk without harm. After four weeks in hospital she started Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and improved quickly, advising others to obtain a bottle at once.
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Mrs. Brown Fins
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cleveland
Ohio
Adden
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Mra
W. C. Brown
12Th St
Pye Remedy Co
Chicago
Domestic Dispute Over Missing Cream At Manor
A lord berates a maid over cream shortages while the servant rebukes the rude tone. The mistress allegedly planned to get ons, leaving the staff and household in tense, awkward confusion.
Kidney Remedy Highly Recommended by Local Druggist
A local druggist in Marine, Illinois hails Swamp Root as highly effective for kidney and liver troubles. A Spring case notes a man near despair recovered after three months on the remedy, prompting increased demand and a promotional offer to prove its benefits. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and a kidneys and bladder booklet.
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Lovie
L. A
Richardson
Marine
Ilinois
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adr
Quote game echoes on gardeners and soldiers in wartime witticisms
A Difference notes a playful clash between garden talk and patrol duty against potato pests. Genius 8 is cited as madness, yet common folly is seen as equally vague. The idea of thrift in small matters scales to liberality in grand affairs.
Language of the Mule Speech Mischief in Dialects
An old man praises a boy for speaking well yet jokes about his wandering tongue. The boy has experimented with Latin and then Greek, and the pair expect the languages will be used to swear at the mule when he returns home.
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Bellevue Hospital
Bowery
Buck
New York Herald
Greel
Beware of Stores
Crewe worries about his wife who went out without an umbrella as heavy rain falls. Drew reassures she will find shelter in a store.
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Crewe
Drew
Freckles vanish with double strength ointment claim
An advertisement promises to remove freckles using ethino double strength ointment from a drugstore. Apply at night and morning, with up to an ounce claimed to clear freckles and brighten complexions, backed by a guarantee if it fails.
Cheaterfield of the Fields
A witty exchange on rural life contrasts real farmers with gentlemen farmers, who rarely reveal more than their outward image, while a father explains the term to his son in a concise joke about hats.
Close Quarters and Physical Impossibility Cartoon Exchange
In a humorous dialogue a couple jokes about milk turning in storms and a refrigerator too small to hold it. They trade quips on inability to respond or act with only stub pens at hand.
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Advisory Council of National Defense
Peking
Albert
Belgium
Supply Commission For All
Russia
Italiana
Mexico
Canada
Cuba
Nestley
Kerensky
Germany
Finance
Shingaroff
Boris Bakhwetter
Tokyo
Siberia
Hoot Commission
Ike
Maxim Gorky
D. Rizow
Berlin
Rizow
Austria
Socialist Party of France
Inst Waek
Stockholm
Orieste
Giovanni
Adriatic
Goritz
Bis
West Front
Admiralty
Spain
Norway
Bravnian Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Brazil
Department of Agriculture
Conference Committee
Braisted
Mattoon
Charleston
Mississippi Valley
G. A. A. Post
Tine
Man’s. Arms Life-Saving. Net
Heela
Pennsylvania
Daisy Fly Killer
Yan
Kale Ave
Brooklyn
al Cds
Donan and Rol
Iz Lumber S2ks
Toeanse Reeanee
Way Waite
Voulpra
Gyila & Bro
Jobn Deph
Bi Uan
Watson R.coleman
Weakeington
D.C
Hooks
Beareaulen
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
C. J. Broughton
Uberal
Sore Eyes Daiggiste
M Re Eaemy Ruber
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