Plans for Defense in Wilson Speech at Manhattan Club
President Wilson outlined plans to enlarge the army and develop the navy for national defense. He urged a citizen army trained for three years with colors, integrated with National Guard, and a clear naval growth policy while avoiding conquest. He warned against alien sympathizers and called for a united, steadfast American voice to safeguard liberty and security.
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New York
Wilson
United States
Manhattan Club
America
Congress
Philippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
National Guard
Navy Department
Plaia
Americana
Contrast. Aunt and Nephew Talk Bridesmaids Wealth
In a Bea ton Transcript fragment, Aunt remarks the bride is wealthy and not a beauty show at the altar. Nephew counters, hinting at bridesmaids chosen by her. The text notes the Irish language and Celtic remnants in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and northern France as still spoken to some extent.
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Nephaw
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
France
Timely Advice From a Preacher in Dialectal Speech
A preacher urges listeners to mind their conduct and prepare for death in a dialectal remark captured by Puck. The fragment offers a cautionary moral about mortality and readiness as time to depart this life approaches.
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Puck
Proof of Wisdom and Global Citizenship
A concise reflection asserts that gracious courtesy to strangers marks a worldly citizen whose heart is not confined to any island or region but open to continents and distant lands. The idea emphasizes openness to other lands and people as a measure of character.
Pennsylvania brakeman hero saves child on moving train
Harry Duey, 27, a brakeman on the Tyrone division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, risked his life to rescue a three year old miner's son who appeared between car rails on a heavy grade. He grabbed the child from the engine pilot and returned him to safety, earning a letter of congratulation, special commendation, and potential promotion.
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New York
Harry Duey
Pennsylvania Ailroad Company
Duey
Snowshoe
Tyrone
Centre County
Pennsylvania
Young Mn’s Christian Association
Checkers on Queen Street Leads to First City Arrest
In Kinston North Carolina Charles Dunn and a man named Canady were seated on a porch at Queen and King streets playing checkers. A police officer cited the pair under a city ordinance that bans games of amusement on Queen street. The court’s question centered on whether their feet touched the pavement. Their legs dangled near the ground, marking the first arrest under the ordinance.
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Kinston
N. C
Charles Dunn
Canady
Queen and
King Streets
Queen Street
Dunn
Goats Stop Train On Long Island Rails
Sayville resident Martin Conway claimed the goat owned the right of way on the Long Island Rail Road. At Patchogue Express station the animal blocked a pulled-out Sayville train for a quarter mile before a boy signaled and the train moved on. A separate note reports Warden bans prisoner kisses at Seattle County Prison under Superintendent Hallyhag amid dope transfer concerns.
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Sayville
Martin Conway
Long Island
Sayville Station
Kies
Seattle
Wash—County
Hally Hag
School tots chase bear at Oak Run schoolhouse
In a California rural incident, six to nine year olds at Oak Run schoolhouse pursued a bear that climbed a tree after frightening the children. Teacher Miss Vivian Braver fainted and locked the door as the bear descended. Amos Welch shot and killed the bear about sixty yards up the creek.
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Oak Run
Vivian Braver
Amos Welch
Welch
Oak Hun
Bear
Redding Dispatch
San Francisco Chronicle
Compromise Promised Bribe Ends With Quick Wit
A mother promised Jimmie five cents daily for good behavior. When he returned from school she asked if he had been good. He replied with a sharp retort offering to take two cents and face no questions, showcasing clever mischief.
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Jimmie
Jimie
Mother's Notions Good for Young People to Follow
An elderly reader narrates turning from coffee to Postum after reading its ads and credits improved health to Postum for years of nervous dyspepsia. The testimony praises strict preparation, two forms of Postum, and urges others to switch from coffee, claiming even a family teased it as “mother's notions” that proved effective.
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Peapla
Tam
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Cuticura Complexions Promotes Skin Purity and Beauty
The ad promotes Cuticura as a soap to cleanse and a ointment to soothe and heal skin scalp hair and hands. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. The notice ends with an odd line about wedlock being a aviat ion lock.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Household Bose Foot-Down Sparks Carpet Purchase Debate
In a domestic exchange, He-Ann declares a firm stance on the next home purchase. She-All right, William, your next step is to allocate funds for a new carpet, signaling a decisive household finance moment.
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Ann
William
Denison's Coffee Promises Satisfaction and Odd Alarming Claim
An unusual fragment suggests Denison's Coffee as a solution when others fail to please. It also mentions an alarm clock comparison with a diligent hounelly and references Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago advertising an Illustrated Book of the Eye. A strange line notes that a dollar unjustly gained cannot be kept.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Fran
Anuric discovery touted by Dr Pierce in Buffalo clinic
Anuric praised as the most powerful uric acid eliminator from Dr Pierce head of the Invalid's Hotel and Surgical Institute. Claims include quick relief from acute rheumatism gout and gravel, with free at home testing and a 60 cent package available at drug stores.
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Pierce
Invalid’s Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Lithia
Had Experience with a General for Valet Job
A dialogue recalls a job applicant boasting long service in a motor car factory resembling department while a veteran general jokes about his glass eye, wooden leg, wax arm, and teeth. The applicant’s confidence hints that winning the post could yield a chesty, official demeanor.
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Pevalin
Sid 'Ele
Castoria
Aper
Bruin
Avi
Ation
Denison
Hounelly
Anuric
Doan's Si
Foater-Milburn Co.Prope
Parker
Moone
Moone Chemical Co
Dept. W
Rochester
Pinkham Bodieine Co
Druggists
Paxton Toilet Co
Boste
Mass
Aukotd
New York City
Satate
Broadway
Chisago
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