Italians Flock Here in Droves
Naples reports a surge of immigration to the United States as Italy tightens borders. Consul Homer W. Boyington notes wartime losses of steamships slow replacements, while Italian and other lines inspect immigrants at embarkation with doctors from steamships and ports. Stolen passports, pocket book thefts, and strict frontiers loom over travelers as officials insist on permits, vaccination, and police dossiers before departure.
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United States
Homer W. Boyington
Genoa
United States Public Health Service
New York
Pirae
Italy
Danzig
Bremen
Hanburg
Via Santa Lucia
Rome
United States Legation
Anecono
Cosensa
Europe
Navigation Generale
White Star
Officilala
Brazil
Argentina
South America
Portici
Resina
Herculaneum
Delhi
Agra
East Indies
American Flyers Granted 40 Acre Farms Near Polish Frontier
Nine American members of the Kosciuszko air squadron receive 40 acres each along Poland's eastern frontier under a High Peace treaty plan. Polish officers and soldiers are also allotted land to cultivate after leaving military service to ensure ready reclamation and readiness in case of future eastern threats.
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Warsaw
Kosciuszko Air Squadron
Poland
Man Rescuer Faces Prison After Omaha Rescue
C M Wallace, hailed for saving a man from a water filled hole beneath a burning shanty at the Dietz club, may face prison after police charged him with automobile theft. Wallace had been hiding after a prior escape, and was jailed two hours after responding to a woman’s screams from a manhole.
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Omaha
Neb
Dietz Club
C. M. Wallace
Wallace
Collce
Tragedy and influence shaping Lenin the Russian reformer
W H F Basevi in The Forum reveals Lenin's early life poverty exile education and family shocks that forged a ruthless revolutionary. Lenin's brother was executed and Lenin studied at Kazan and Petrograd before exile. his mind prized deduction and simplification and he treats Das Kapital as a holy text shaping his ideology and rule.
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Lenin
W. H. F. Basevi
Mr. Bagevi
Basevi
Vladimir Tlysteh Ulianoff
Kazan
Alexander III
University of Petrograd
Siberia
Switzerland
Robespierre
Gamelin
Karl Marz
Engels
May's
Maxim Gorky and the Bolshevik Parable
The Living Age reviews Maxim Gorky aka Staxim Gorky as a chronicler of Russian outcasts. It notes his on route to England to visit H. G. Wells, but says Bolshevik frontier authorities delay him. It suggests Gorky’s pseudonym reflects a bitter life view and implies he joined Bolsheviks reluctantly.
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Maxim Gorky
Staxim Gorky
England
H. G. Wells
Alexei Pyeshkof
Living Age
Gorky
Pyeshkov
Immense U S Logs Fire Losses Rise Over Five Years
Fire disasters across the United States have destroyed property valued near 1.5 billion dollars in five years. The report lists electricity as the leading cause, with smoking materials, defective chimneys and fuels, stoves and furnaces, spontaneous combustion, lightning, sparks, and petroleum products among contributing factors.
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United States
Ivan
Back to the Mines. Rostus Reenters Mining Trade
In a dialogue styled scene a character Rostus reveals he is back in the mining business and asks about the nature of the trade. The other speaker questions whether he mines gold silver or diamonds, and Rostus confirms it is mining of coal.
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Rostus
Trials of a Housewife and Lydia Pinkham Testimonies
A many women describe relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Providence Ohio Illinois Bloomington Fayette recount benefits for backache nervousness and fatigue. The ad urges readers to request the company’s private text book from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Providence
R. I
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lyda
Pinkham
Herbert L. Cassin
Mens Court
Ohio
Fayette,o
Chester A. Ball
Fayette
Illinois
Bloomi Il
J. A. McQuitty
Walnut St
Bloomington
Ill
Casser
United States
Lydia B. Pinkham
Moments from Washington Aegis Whatsits and Witty Quips
Former Senator John W Weeks recalls old Washington days with Hirbutus Hogg at bars. A exchange notes a sharp joke about Hoggs versus hogs. A New York visitor’s arrest over $850 is discussed, with a punchline about keeping money and leaving town. A wife’s remark on temper closes the snippet.
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John W. Weeks
Washington
Hirbutus Hogg
Oases
Quote heavy exchange on pessimists and optimists
Puzzling remark contrasts pessimists and optimists about borrowing and self disclosure. A witty dialogue hints at how much a person can reveal without saying much, reflecting a playful social observation.
Half Mad With Itching? Clean Out Your Blood
The ad claims an impurity in the blood causes itching and suggests a “vegetable blood remedy” called 9.8.8. It promises relief by cleansing the blood and keeping it wholesome. Dr. Chief Medical Advisor offers free expert medical advice and requests trouble history sent to 842 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Spohn
EPOHN
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
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