Polish and Baltic Fronts See Turbulent War News
The Iberian was sunk by a German sub with six crew lost and sixty-one rescued. German gains advance east of Ponieweseh toward the Dvinsk Vilna line while Mitau fell. Warsaw reportedly occupied by Germans as Russians retreat to Brest Litovsk line. Other items note famines, trials, and political shifts across Europe.
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Petrograd
Riga
Ponie Weseh
Dvinsk-Vilna-Petrograd
Mitau
Courland
Fragmentary Quotation Reflects Attitudes on Courage and Help
Disjointed lines discuss perceptions of aging as a has been and opinions on Red Cross Blue Shield. A moral adage about cowardice contrasts with caution, hinting at social judgment and moral reflection from fragmented text.
Cuticura Hand Care Soap and Ointment Ad
An advert promotes Cuticura soap and ointment as the best solution for chapped and sore hands. It claims a one night treatment improves severe redness and dryness and offers free samples by mail with a booklet. Postcards to Calicura Dept XY Boston request samples.
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Calicura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
What Moved Em Locomotives United Territorial Locals
A schoolteacher lectured pupils on patriotism, noting noble motives that moved territorials to fight. A test question about war motives yields a boy’s smart reply: locomotives. The anecdote recalls a public sendoff at the railroad station.
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Territorials
London
Mammoth Cave Found Near Boise Idaho
About twenty eight miles from Boise City Idaho a new cave is reported as the largest in Idaho and possibly in the region. It lies near a lake and extends nearly half a mile from its mouth to the water with uncertain total length due to the lake. Government awareness is unsure, as the site is on unsurveyed land in a desolate area and would be claimed if discovered.
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Mammoth Cave
Idaho
Boise City
Northwest
Poverty as a Cure for Dyspepsia Provokes Debate
A proverb-like remark suggests poverty may seem a remedy for indigestion yet could bring greater ills. The saying highlights a tension between comfort and health in discussing lifestyle solutions.
Planting Sugar Cane By Row And Hole Methods
Sugar cane is planted in long pieces along fur rows or in holes. Pieces are laid lengthwise or slanted, lightly covered with earth, then germ buds shoot out. Rows are spaced at least three feet to allow workers to remove dying leaves and speed maturation of naked cane.
That girl a banana peel slips in a comic insult
A humorous cartoon caption shows two characters reacting to a woman who trips on a banana peel. The line compares her to a "lady clipper" as a playful racialized insult, reflecting period humor and gendered jest.
Firm Basis Lets Ship Be Cemented With Action
A short exchange contrasts a firm resolve to cement the ship with the need for concrete steps. A playful quip follows about a spoiled joke, mentioning a new pair of shoes as a counterpoint to the earlier seriousness.
Paderewski Visits Town Piano Lessons Scene
Renowned pianist Paderewski arrived in a western town at noon and stopped to listen at a piano lesson offered by Miss Jones for 25 cents an hour. He played the nocturne and corrected her mistakes, then left. Months later he returned to find a sign offering lessons at 1 dollar an hour with the note pupil of Paderewski. Also noted: French city street blocks failed in experiments and 1,044 of 8,118 National Union Clerks members joined the army.
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Maarten Maartens
Zeist
Holland
Lisbon
Portugal
J. O'Donovan Rossa
New York
Glasnevin
Dublin
Echo Belge
Amsterdam
von Braeing
Belgium
William
Melun
France
Napoleon Kibaltchich
Mme
Anna Estorges
Maitre Jean
L’anarchieur
Berlin
von Buelow
Niemen
Warsaw
Moscow
Paderewski
Miss Jones
Chopin
British National Union
Army
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Eea
Teutons
Russia
Novogeorgievsk
Vistula River
Ivangorod
Brest- Litovak
Poland
Russian Empire
Vistula
Sebastian
Brownaville, Tex
Chicago
Federal
Dade City
Fla
Will Leach
David Russell Greene
Nellie
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Kansas City
American Osteopathic Association
Knights of Columbus
Seattle
Davenport
Iowa
Zapata
Mexico City
Carranza
Goes
Eastland
Washington
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Robert F. L. Michie
el Pano
Tex
Francisco Villa
United States
Packy McFarland
Mike Gibbons
Kalamazoo
John Horgan
St. Louis
Princess Welcome
McLaughlin
Marshalltown
Peoria
Erie
Wall Street
Italy
Edmund al
Joliet
Harry G. Hants
Leighton
Balt
Denver & Riode
Springville
Boles
Congress
Sporting News of
Those Moines
Wd Bow Ae
Voce Wee Eitervueerene
Littoin Ae Cab
Topeka
Rioux, Cit Omata One
Wichita Eee
St. Joseph
Eneee
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