Germany's Man Power and the War Front
A critical column arguing that German manpower is overestimated by some analysts. It notes that out of seven million youths, many are female or unfit for combat due to malnutrition and age, while older workers and mid-age men face deterioration. The piece contrasts German morale with Allied leadership, citing Allenby’s campaigns and urging continued Allied pressure for victory.
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Germany
Pershing
Haig
Potain
Field Marshal
von Sanders
Sheridan
Sir Edmund Allen
Guna
Wartime rhetoric and antiwar plea amid German atrocities
A fragmented wartime column condemns German brutality and aerial bombardment while reflecting on allied responses. It cites diary entries from 1914, calls for civilian protection, and urges support for a collection of pits and seeds for gas masks. Also notes a lost pocketbook, a man duped by fake stock, and warnings against war profiteering.
Meaning of December Name Through Ages
The name December traces to Latin ten and Romulus era months. Numa split the year into twelve months in 713 BC, keeping December as the twelfth month. Emperor Commodus proposed Amazonius, a failed queenly anecdote. Baxona called it Winter-mount later Holy Month after Christian conversion.
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Numa Pam Mus
Commandus
Amazonius
Shell hardness testing in shell production described
The article explains that shell hardness is tested by heat treating steel to an optimal level and using a Brinell ball tester. A hardened steel ball is pressed into the shell under a set load, the indentation measured, and the hardness judged within required limits for maximum destructive effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sclence Monthly
Not One Word From Hubby In Lobby Poker Tale
A Philadelphia Telegraph item recounts Representative Richard W Avalin of Tennessee recalling a hotel lobby poker night with bachelor friends. The scene features Mrs Smith absentmindedly lounging by the poker table and the husband’s quiet confidence that his wife would do the talking if she appeared.
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Washington
Philadelphia Telegraph
Trchard W. Avalin
Tennessee
Jim Smith
Smith
Support for Limbs and New Limb Device in Hospital Tests
Limbs receive strong support after tests of a new limb rapport device in a hospital. A Red Cross unit will take one device to France with making specifications for others. Described in Popular Mechanics, the mocklike alloy hangs from a steel arm and attaches to a bed or chair. It allows freedom of movement via rope and pulleys to raise and lower the sling, letting the supporting arm move side to side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
France
Popular Mechanics
What Becomes of That Cent? Apples in Town Puzzle
A farmer with 80 apples sells three for 1 cent earning 10 cents. A second farmer with 80 sells two for 1 cent earning 15 cents. After combining 60 apples they sell five for 2 cents and receive 24 cents. The puzzle asks why they did not earn as much together and what happened to the cent.
Mail by Airplane Expands Postal Aerial Service Plan
A Swedish to Rugla nd aerial mail venture forms with capital to establish rapid service. A separate Turin to Rome line already operates airmail, using special stamps. The U S national airy commission recently proposed airmail between Washington and Norfolk.
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Sweden
Ruglahd
Turin
Itome
Italy
National Beayisary Commission For Aeronautics
Pout Office
Washington
Norfolk
Will Wear Off. Woman Vishing In Neighboring Town
A woman from a nearby town visited a shoe store to buy footwear. After trying on several pairs she told the clerk she did not want the shoes because the soles were too thick. The clerk replied that this was not a major issue and the woman quipped that the objection would gradually wear off.
Building a Trench On the Western Front
A trench correspondent details the vast unseen labor behind trench construction. He cites requirements for each mile of trench: millions of sandbags, earth moved by one man twenty six times per night, and a battalion eight months to complete four miles. The piece outlines extensive materials including stakes, pickets, sandbags, corrugated iron, timber, and more.
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Atukes
Big Scare Predicts Mamma and Child Gift Plan
A playful exchange shows a mother and child planning gifts for a suitor. The mother insists on showing the items, while the child remarks a boy waits outside. The scene mixes humor with domestic warmth as they anticipate a social moment.
Great Munitions Plants in England From Obstacles of Peace
In McClure's words from Obstacles of Peace the author notes three hour journey to Hogland reveals multiple large munitions factories near towns and villages. One site employed 10,000 workers, 7,000 of them women, with government works producing explosives in a 20 mile by 4 mile area. England focuses on wartime munitions with contracts spanning five years.
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McClure
England
Smokeless Powder Benefits Highlighted in Early Text
The text touts smokeless powder for two main advantages. It does not produce a smoke cloud that betrays gun position, nor does it cause the shooter to be momentarily blinded by smoke, preserving aim at the enemy.
Keeping. Pans Bright. Before putting a bright pan on the Qre
Instructions advise rubbing a bright pan with dripping before use and washing in soapy water after use. Dry and rub with duster to keep pans bright for weeks.
Bank Exchange Law in Ecuador Sets Advisory Board
A new Ecuador law creates an advisory board to the president to regulate bank exchange for drafts with foreign markets. Presided by the Guayas governor, it includes delegates from Guayaquil and Quito chambers, the Agricultural Association, and banks. The president can set the legal rate. penalties apply for charging excess.
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Bundor
Guayas
Commercr
Cueyaquil
Quito
Agricultural Association
Jasue
Fant
New York
Unluckiest City of the World Bagdad
The article cites Bagdad as the world’s unluckiest city with repeated sacking by Mongols in 1268 and 1260s, Timur’s 1400s raids, and Shah Abbas’s 1623 siege. It notes mass deaths, irrigation ruin, and public tortures including 500 executions and wells poisoned over a week.
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Bbagdad
Pearson's
Hulagu
Mesopotamia
Timur the
Tartar
Ita
Walla
Shan Abbas
Bagdad
Swagger Stick Betrayed Drama in Police Probe
A New York correspondent details renewed debate on swagger sticks amid the arrest of a fictitious army officer who claimed to carry one. The suspect, taken to police headquarters, insisted he was a captain, while the woman Sue defended the lawful arrest and noted officers do not currently wear swagger sticks.
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America
Witeh bin
New York
Sue
Tno
Nerest
Nude statue moved from Tokyo exhibit amid police objection
At the Mombusho Fine Arts Exhibition in Tokyo a statue of a nude woman by Fumio Asakura was removed to a private room after police objected. The piece resembles September Morn in pose, though less radical than Bucchante. The show includes 25 other adapted pieces and hundreds of paintings.
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Mombusho Fine Arts
Tokyo
Fumio Asakura
Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts
America
Boston
Aduptory
Iast
West News
Inventor Wollson Pursues U-Boat Antidote Effort
Thomas A Wollson, described as America's foremost inventive genius, has taken over Admiral Dewey's former office in Washington to lead laboratory experiments aimed at producing an antidote against U-boats. He remains in constant contact with Navy experts.
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Edleon
Thomas A. Wollson
America
Washington
George Dewey
Navy Annex
Navy Department
Thousands Die of Heart Disease Leads Mortality
Vital statistics show heart disease caused 114,171 deaths in 1910, about 70 per cent of the population. Tuberculosis claimed 101,800 victims and pneumonia 98,884, with personal crisis reports at 10,102, well below ten year averages.
FOR SALE notices and public notices collage in 1920s Iowa paper
A cluster of notices offers farm stock and land for sale including a sired boar and farm near Halfa Iowa, plus residence property near the High School with bank stock shares. Other items promote a 1918 Maxwell touring car, a soft coal stove, and a grain elevator sale. Local residents seek land listings and debt settlement with exhortations to contact T D Coiling and others.
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C. S&s. George
Firat
Natiotist Bank
John Bondhus
Notice on West Division fines by Hoping Red Cross
All members of the West Division of the Hoping Red Cross chapter will be fined ten cents for each meeting they miss. Proceeds fund general upkeep of the Division. R. M. Young, Chairman. Also items for sale include farm equipment and a yearling mare colt with gear. Several quoted wartime and political quips follow.
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Hoping Red Cross Chapter
R. M. Young
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Heyes
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Gracle
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Olarence Axelton
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Central Division
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Brent
Bank Exchange
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China
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Aput Farrow
King Jumbo
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Halfa
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Towa
Timea i
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Lewis. Lippard
Winzimann
I. D. Hurlburt
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Penn
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Vor Sanders
Hindenburg
Equator
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Graettinger, Iowa
Peter Miler, Graettinger
Seele & Mills Graettinger
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