Home to the Boys the Red Cross Runs Six Convalescent Homes
The piece notes French soldiers have furloughs and English fighters return to Blighty, but Americans abroad face no home leave. The Red Cross operates six convalescent homes offering home like care with books games and music to aid recovery. Housekeepers, typically American matrons, support comfort and packing away troubles as troops mend away from hospital life.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
American Girls Bring Cheer to Wounded in Paris
Reports to the American Red Cross from Paris say wounded American soldiers, arriving after the Franco-American drive north of Verdun, express gratitude for cheerful American women running canteens. Soldiers delay hospital travel to talk with the hostesses, reflecting strong morale and appreciation.
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Paris
Verdun
Red Cross
Paria
Red Cross Establishes Experimental Dairy in France
The American Red Cross has set up an experimental dairy at a base hospital in France with 1,000 cows loaned by the French government. It aims to produce enough fresh milk daily to supply about 30,000 injured fighters, deemed vital by army doctors for speedy recovery.
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Experimental Red Cross
American Red Cross
France
Refugees finding work at Leghorn shaw factory
In Leghorn Italy a small shawl factory provides jobs to refugee families under American Red Cross protection. The plant sustains over two dozen families from Spreziano each month with wages food and housing.
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Leghorn
Italy
Spreziano
New German Drying Process Demonstrated in Berlin
The Kruyseska method dries eggs fruit juice and blood in a five meter diameter drum with rotating metal wings powered by steam. Foam is formed and dried by hot air to produce a long lasting soluble powder. Plants to treat about 140000 eggs daily will be built in Berlin and Bucharest.
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Berlin
Burharest
Far-Flung Russian Churches in Alaska Struggle to Survive
War turmoil in Russia halts mother church funding for Alaskan parishes. Funds come only from small congregations as churches hold valuable paintings and jeweled robes. Father A. P. Kashevaroff serves as inspector of castomics at Hidden Inlet to supplement his salary.
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Alaska
Russia
Juneau
Castomics
Hidden Inlet
Minister Urges Volunteers for Farm Harvest Work
Rev William Barnes Lower pastor of Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church Logan Philadelphia spent vacation on a Schwenksville farm and urged able bodied male members to help farmers harvest crops. He said we can thrash grain in the field and also thrash the devil in the frontline trenches around our churches per the United States Employment Service Bulletin.
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William Barnes Lower
Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church
Logan
Philadelphia
Schwenksville
Philadelphia Bulletin
United States Employment Service Bulletin
Rumors swirl on Kaiser and European War in Amsterdam Dispatch
An Amsterdam dispatch reports persistent rumors that the Kaiser is losing his mind and that a wider war rages in Europe. The text also hints at Christmas Day speculation and water shortages, reflecting ongoing wartime anxieties.
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Amsterdam
Europe
Education and the Pumpkin: a parable of schooling growth
A Rochester Peat Express piece uses a pumpkin story to critique education. It warns that fruit from schooling may differ from the source, arguing schools should focus on developing working ability rather than extreme vocationalism.
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Rochester Peat Express
Cologne Through Ages Trade to Modern Prosperity
The article traces Cologne from a Hanseatic trading hub with famed crafts and merchant houses to decline after the Reformation and French occupation. After 1815 it became part of Prussia and, today, a leading German city with about 500000 residents.
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Cologne
London
Prussia
Germany
Fool-Proof Airplane Demonstrates Stability Test
A British airplane model is described as nearly foolproof with balanced wings. In a test a pilot shut off the engine and removed his hands from the controls, steering only with his feet on the rudder bar. The plane glided twenty miles to an air drome unaided, landing required only control of the stick.
Dogs as Messengers in Army Field Training
Experiments in training dogs as battlefield messengers report satisfactory results. The most receptive dogs are half breed collies and retrievers, with bob-tailed sheepdogs also performing well. Trained to work under heavy rifle and gunfire, they can be fired over and will face fire at close range.
Parallel War Fates Tie San Francisco Soldiers
A base hospital chaplain reveals two San Francisco men Corp Arthur T. Mullen of 621 Alvarado and Pvt Jeremiah Sears of 623 Alvarado who shared a building after enlisting. They were assigned to the same division fought the same battles both escaped wounds until October 14 in the Argonne offensive when they were both hit by machine gun fire and placed side by side in the same ward.
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Base Hospital
Arthur T. Mullen
Alvarado Street
Jeremiah Sears
Argonne
Turkish towels grown in Lewiston Maine mills
New American Industry reports Turkish towels now produced in Lewiston Maine where mills turn out thousands of towels daily. A local mill runs a wide line that produces 30,000 bedspreads each week and fabricates thousands of yards of mercetised silk.
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Lewiston
Atlantic
Canary Given Fine Funeral
Scores attended the funeral of a canary bird at the home of Harry Chambers in Moonstown New Jersey. The bird was twenty two years old and had been known by many since childhood. It was buried in a little casket.
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Harry Chambers
Moomstown
N. J
Interesting Notes on Farm Practices and Winter Care
County agent advises destroying crop remnants to curb pests and diseases. He counsels mulching greens and wintering onions, and covering Swiss chard to prevent winter kill. Emphasizes keeping farm records, repairing machinery, and planning repairs for spring efficiency.
Sunday morning bread and salt stock tips for farmers
County Agricultural Agent H C Thompson explains practical farming tips. He warns about keeping salt supplies dry for Sunday use and suggests covering manure heaps to prevent washout during rainy periods. He cites recent heavy rainfall and its impact on barn areas and soil erosion.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
A vintage advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh through the bloodstream and constitutional treatment. The ad offers a $100 reward for proof of failure and lists Toledo Ohio as the address for prospects to send testimonials. It promotes nationwide druggists selling the remedy.
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Teast
Hall
CTIEN
Toledo
Ohio
Ail
Toe
Start Tomorrow and Keep It Up Every Morning
A promotional health note urges starting each day with a hot water and limestone phosphate drink to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims benefits include refreshed feel improved appetite and purified digestion for all readers while warning of constipation bilious spells and related ailments.
French King First in Field as Nations Seek Peace Plan
The excerpt cites Thomas Paine and Henry IV proposing a European pacific republic with a congress and court of arbitration to settle disputes. It notes potential tax reductions if the plan had been adopted before the French Revolution and references a 1792 letter to Lafayette urging a campaign to end German despotism and promote German freedom.
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Wilson
Lloyd
George
League of Nations
Thomas Paine
Henry IV
France
Europe
Bnghing
Lafayette
Paine
Germany
Geremainy
Laws Printed in German in Indiana History
Indiana once required printed German versions of laws alongside English. From 1852 laws were issued in German with copies to clerks. 1858 1859 1861 1867 sessions and 1853 revised statutes were printed in German. Mrs. White of Bobbs Merrill argues it reflected settlement bids not propaganda.
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Indiana General Assembly
Indianapolis News
Senate
House
Edward Franklin White
Law
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Indiana
Stefansson argues civilization harms Eskimos in Arctic
Eskimo civilization efforts are criticized by explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson who received the Daly Medal for scientific contributions. He warns past aims to civilize North Arctic tribes failed, citing a 1825发现 English discovery tribe of 5,000 reduced to about 40 due to adopting civilized living in extreme cold.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Charles P. Dalynedul
American Geographical Society
Far North
Vehicle Market in Siam Prospects for Municipal Fleets Rise
The Siamese plains and canals shape a low demand for farm vehicles but spur attention to urban road building. Bangkok and other cities are likely to need a line of municipal vehicles soon.
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Siam
Bangkok
Germans Placed Bomb In French Church Belfry
A fragile church in France held an explosive device wired to the monstrance in the altar. The plan aimed to topple the church during procession, but an armistice clause holding German commanders liable for such acts prevented the attack.
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Lttle
France
Morena Foch
Rochester Post Express
Rescued by Mother-in-Law in Stray Dog Incident
A dog incident left a family fearing injuries until the mother-in-law intervened. The damaged report notes fear, danger, and a rescuer stepping in to calm the situation. The exact details and location are unclear from the fragment.
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