Spiritual Munitions for Wartime Writers and Soldiers
An essay argues that literature and writers play a crucial role in sustaining morale and spirit during war. It cites German, French, and English examples, urges creators to supply spiritual munitions alongside physical provisions, and honors poets who shape national ideals.
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Treitschke
Nietzsche
Wagner
Germany
Russia
France
Switzerland
Rodin
Mano
Ireland
Elizabeth
Army
W. B. Yeats
A Reflection By Thomas Addison of the Vigilantes
The essay discusses America's moral awakening as it shifts toward greater tolerance compassion and unity. It credits William of Germany for exposing satanic domination and calls for purification through consecration. The piece envisions a national identity aligned with Christ’s spirit and a righteous cause.
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Thomas Addison
Vigilantes
America
William of
Germany
Christ
To Our Girls by Amelia Josephine Burr
A wartime exhortation urges women to uphold virtue, courage, and patriotism. It calls for empower ment of women to defend freedom, with ideals of memory and resolve guiding national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Josephine Burr
The
Vigilantes
Tawdry Tales From Wartime Letters For Our Time
A reflective piece on battlefield stories and the altered perspectives of home front communities. It recalls a returning weary corporal and a sensitive comrade, noting how wartime experiences reshape values and, potentially, the bond between soldiers and civilians. It ends with a stark line about changing views at home.
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Maine
Alabama
Tie
Hint
Spies by Courtney Ryley Cooper excerpt
An attributed remark by Count Johan von Bernstorf, Imperial Germany’s sub ambassador to the United States, discusses secretly captured U S Army images. He suggests sending them to General Hindenburg to gauge interest in the so called tin soldiers amid European upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Ryley Cooper
The
Vigilantes
Johan von Bernstorf
Germany
United States of America
United States
Bernstorf
Hindenburg
America
Europe
Bernstorff
Dairy Herds Declared Tuberculosis Free Nationwide List Published
The U S Department of Agriculture reports every July 1 accredited free or successfully tested dairy herd is listed in a new Bureau of Animal Industry publication. Copies are available to officials and private individuals, with certificates to follow for accredited owners. The Holstein Friesian herd at the U S Soldiers Home in DC includes 184 pure bred cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Animuus Industry
District of Columbia
Holstein-Friesman
Public officials urged vigilance over foot-and-mouth disease
Dr. J R Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal industry, warned that foot-and-mouth disease may reappear in the United States at any time. He urged rapid reporting by officials veterinarians and stock owners to detect cases early and prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
J. R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mohler
England
United States
Europe
Let Nature Supervise Calving and Milking Guidance
Advice urges farmers to let nature take its course with cows near calving rather than forcing drying or altering feed for milk production. Emphasizes long term gains from minimal intervention and natural processes.
German Airman Meinkopf Aprils Foe Takedown Noted
An American aviator recalls Lieutenant Meinkopf, a top German flyer after Baron Richtofen's era, who abandoned set tactics and fired swiftly at Lieutenant Avery in his first Boche battle, bringing his foe down in about three seconds. Meinkopf reportedly raged at the unorthodox method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meinkopf
Bocie
Avery
Baron Richtofen
Germany
Paris Stars and Stripes
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
An advertisement asserts catarrh is systemic and cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and said to purify the blood, acting on mucous surfaces. The product blends tonics and blood purifiers and is sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Halil
F. J. Chenay & Co
Props
Toledo
War heats up as two citizens clash over furnaces
In a Birmingham Age-Herald amusement note a humorous quarrel unfolds between two men arguing who holds superior knowledge on heat units and furnace makes. The exchange highlights differing claims and the potential for conflict if opinions diverge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud
Birmingham Age-Herald
Gentle Wellness Ads and Humorous Exchange Snippets
A collage of old advertisements and light humor snippets. Includes dandruff remedy instructions for Cuticura, a wartime style jab about a German sapper, Roman Eye Balsam praise, a judge and cruelty joke, Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets promo, a wife worry quip, and a marriage proposal banter.
Fragmented dialogue scene from a 1920s sketch
Characters Jink Winx and others discuss money and a hoped operation. Quick back and forth reveals sly humor and social pretense as they speculate on motives and appearances. The snippet ends with a joke about a family tree as a pun.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Doan
Ohio
E. Lutz
W. Silver St
Marion
Dean
Kentucky
Thomas E. Day
Carpenter
Chappel Ave
Augusta
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Mfg. Chem
Mother Gray
Sam
Lowtl
Mother
Schiffmann
Watson E.coleman
Ington
D.C
West Virginia
FBI Gash Commission
Terma
the Gold Nursery Co
Mason City
W. Va
Cincinnati
Eatonic
Rael
Eatonic Remedy
Wabaah Ave
Chicago
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