U S Warns Carranza on Mexico Border Actions
The United States issues a stern note to Gen. Carranza warning that American troops will stay in Mexico and that any move to attack U S soldiers will trigger war. It cites bandit raids, abuses of Americans, and Carranza’s failure to stop violence along the border.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Department of State
Mexican Republic
Lower
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Red House Ferry
Progreso Post Office
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Coahuila
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Chinahua
Cusl
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Tee
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Santa Yaabel Massecre
Puniah Asanseina
Arredondo
Durango
Villa
Castro
Lopez
Wim Costinnue
Alma
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Walting
Ita
Robert Lanbin
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad at Local Grocers
An advertising promo urges readers to buy Red Cross Bag Blue for clean white clothes. The brief note appears in a local paper with the creator listed as Ady and mentions availability at all good grocers.
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Ady
Germany’s waterways expand amid great wartime effort
Germany, with thrice the railway mileage per area of the United States, has spent hundreds of millions to enlarge and improve its waterways. Even during the world war, German statesmen value waterways, maintaining existing routes while building more to support the war effort.
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Germany
United States
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Free Sample by Mail
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap to bathe with and Ointment to dry and apply, claiming instant itch relief and clearance of pimples, dandruff, and rough skin, plus healing for hands and baby skin. A postcard address is given for a free sample from Boston. Browning's peculiar eyes are described with one long focus and one short, plus quirks in reading and effects of sunshine.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Browning
Shelley
Boston Transcript
Unscrupulous Duel Ends in Mixed Up Identity
In a tense exchange a fighter named Dubwaite is mocked for a thrashing look after challenging a man with a wrist watch and a soft collar. The quarrel reveals true names as Dubwaite discovers the opponent’s alias is Elizabeth but his real name is Mike.
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Dubwaite
Oor Dubwaite
Elizabeth
Mike
Ite Meanness and Leap Year Wit
A brief quip on gender and social norms. The speaker notes fate favors women being blamed, then jokes that leap year keeps men away as many go to war, denying women the chance to propose. The exchange hints at wartime absence shaping courtship dynamics.
Red Cross Bow and Five Make the Laundress Happy
An old adage mentions the Red Cross Bow and Five as helping laundresses by whitening clothes. The ad suggests wisdom in knowing how to fix things leads to better outcomes than mere speed.
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Red Cross
Married speaker recalls college oratory effort
A light exchange reveals a bride recounting limited college oratory involvement. She notes she has given little public speaking since marriage, contrasting past expectations with her current life.
Wedding Tour Abroad Sparks Change in Spouse Travel Plans
A marital dispute over travel leads to a wedding tour abroad that may influence a wife’s desire to travel with her spouse again, signaling shifts in their relationship and future trips.
A Poser Quotes on Weapons of the Church
The quote asserts the church uses only peaceful means while remarking on canon laws as a counterpoint. It presents a debate over the church’s tools in shaping behavior and authority.
Questioning kindness and temper in human nature
The passage urges people to show compassion and wonders why a man is labeled as having a temper only when his restraint breaks. It probes language and behavior about emotional control and kindness.
Trench Warfare Monotony Quips Spark Peace Talk
The Brighter Side reflects on trench life with a wartime quip about monotony. A peace loving man says the danger in the trenches makes the daily dullness feel more tolerable.
So Paw Says. What would you call a wealthy neighborhood
A fragmented cartoonish line suggests a dog narrator pondering a rich neighborhood. The speaker jokes about a place where every family patronizes the iceman, hinting at a humorous rural or domestic scene with a pet narrator.
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Paw
Seamuel
Iceman
Free Book Promises Cure for Rheumatism and Neuritis
Advertisements invite readers to request a free book explaining the cause and cure of rheumatism and neuritis. The offer claims the book is the most wonderful ever written and costs nothing, sent from Brockton Massachusetts.
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Jease A
Vast
Dept. C. W
Brockton
Mass
Adv
Little Nonsense Now and Then
Mrs. Twobble laments politicians mocking the "favorite sons" while Mr. Twobble defends conventions as nerve-wracking events where delegates crave relaxation. The exchange hints at light domestic commentary on political life.
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Mrs. Twobble
Mr. Twobble
Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy
Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root marketed as a premier medicine for kidney liver and bladder diseases with a sworn purity certificate with every bottle Sample size by parcel post available Send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY for two bottle sizes bic and 1 00 listed in the paper
Confidence and Modesty in American Wealth and Character
The piece critiques American boastfulness while noting distrust of own judgment. It argues Americans lack confidence despite daring and optimism, suggesting youth may lack steady self-assurance as a national trait reflected in New York Times commentary.
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Vo Yankee
New York Times
Ungracious German reception of Wilson note cited
Diplomat Joseph H. Choate quips that Germany’s response to Wilson’s note was ungracious, likening it to a beggar refused aid due to a sprained foot on a bill collector. He closes with a remark on a woman’s face as a lineless poem.
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Germany
Wilson
Joseph H. Choate
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