Soldiers and thrift stamps spur U S war effort
A 1910s style plea urges citizens to buy War Savings stamps and Thrift stamps to fund equipment for soldiers. It explains how each stamp purchase translates into gear from belts and laces to blankets and rifles, urging mothers and fathers to support the war through savings.
Lost by Freaks Found in Street Cars
Items recovered after a street car incident include a Boncheaded Rian umbrella and a white child’s mitten. A black Indy’s roll and other articles were found, with notice appearing in the London Ontario prose ad for the London Street Railway Company.
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Rian
White Child
Indy
London Street Railway Company
London
What Will Your Children Buy War Bonds Message
A wartime appeal urges citizens to purchase Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps. It warns that those who fail to invest in Thrift or War Savings stamps may struggle to justify their choices to future generations. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility in supporting government efforts and paying for the war.
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Ralse & Charter
Our Time in Forest Park by Richard Blater Storrs
Fragmentary reflection on progress and virtue in society from a 19th century voice. The text laments mechanization dulling character and moral wisdom, contrasting luxurious progress with loss of noble pursuits. It questions whether intense material aims erode the gracious spirits and refined temperament of the age.
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Nalg
Monharg
Richard Blater Storrs
Pathway to Knowledge Through Obscurity
A fragmentary note contemplates guidance from knowledge pathways passing through obscurity. The text hints at a journey from night to day via twilight, touching on transitions between states of awareness. No clear person or location is named in readable lines.
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Vanorance
Woman slacker and letters from the army overseas
An English physician argues that mouth jokes serve to keep teeth clean rather than aid digestion while noting a booming phosphate industry near the Algerian frontier. The text references a woman described as a slacker and a letter writing habit of relatives in the army.
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iMeep Teath Glean
Phosphate Industry
Tunla
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