Death verdict for POW child Wright in Germany
The London Times reports a death verdict from tuberculosis while a prisoner of war in Germany. Joseph Wright aged 2, private in the Lincoln regiment, died in a military hospital after nine months as a POW and a prior injury at Loos. He had been a butler in Chester. He arrived in Switzerland in a terribly emaciated condition.
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London Times
Germany
Joseph Wright
Lincoln
Wright
Hester
Loos
Switzerland
Polite Patient Questions Card After Near Death
A patient, gravely ill, was told he had been at death's door by the doctor. He responded with irony asking if the doctor knew whether he had left his card, illustrating his continued politeness despite illness.
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Chesterheldian
Willie's Run Across the Street Provokes Snappy Reply
A mother asks Willie to check Mrs. Brown’s age. Willie returns with Mrs. Brown’s retort that it is none of his business how old she is. The brief exchange captures small town humor and children testing boundaries.
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Willie
The Old World Is Dead and Britain Fights for Freedom
A London Daily Express editorial declares the eighteenth century ended with Martin and the nineteenth century. It argues Britain and its Dominions must mobilize the flower of their manhood to defeat German militarism and build a new world through cooperation among the British democracies.
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Martin
Great Britain
Germany
Mr. Lloyd George
London Daily Express
Inventor Claims Wireless Submarine Destruction Device
Theodore Eichholz a young engineer and architect of Pittsburg has invented a wireless device that may destroy submarines by triggering a gas explosion. He says a small experimental unit on Neville Island sank a steel dummy submarine in the Ohio River five miles away at a ten foot depth.
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Theodore Eichholz
Pittsburg
United States Corps of Engineers
Fichholz
Neville Island
Ohio River
St Vitus Dance treated with Dr Williams Pink Pills
The article explains St Vitus Dance as a nervous disorder in children aged six to fourteen caused by thin blood. It promotes rest from schoolwork and mental excitement and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring blood supply and nerve strength, citing Mrs. S. Sharpe of Oakville Ontario as a recovery example and listing purchase details.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Hungry Millionaires Forced to Fight in Occupied Belgium
The X family details German wartime expropriation from Bruges suburb tenants to Belgium. They describe passport checks, 100 mark fines for lacking papers, farm and stock seizure, milk deliveries to a military hospital, and deportations from Ostkamp. Walton Alfie allegedly married for wealth.
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England
Holland
Belgium
Bruges
Kultur
M. X
Loire
Zeebrugge
Ostkamp
Hidden Gold Influx At London Bank Sparks War Loan Interest
A man deposited 2000 pounds in sovereigns at New Maid En branch of the London and South Western Bank and offered no explanation for the bulk of gold. Bank officials noted unusually high gold payments this month as War Savings drives draw funds from across the country. Lady Maxwell offers a third of her capital for wartime use, amounting to 35000 pounds, to the government. A widow sends ten shillings and a postal order to the National War Savings Committee.
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Maiden
London and Southwestern Bank
Maxwell
John Maxwell
National War Savings Committee
Treasury
Thunder and Theology in a Southern Barn Refuge
In a fierce thunderstorm in the South two African Americans seek shelter in a barn. As lightning flashes and rain pours, one man proposes cussing to ease tension while his companion cautions that God has them in His power at that moment.
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Charles Richard
Picture at the exhibition fools viewer over Landseer
A Cassell's Saturday Journal quip notes a spectator Mary commenting on a painting titled Two Dogs After Landseer. The joke hinges on the viewer staring for half an hour without recognizing Landseer, highlighting a humorous take on art and attribution.
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Mary
Landseer
Alf
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Age by X Ray Shifts Case to Criminal Court
Cincinnati juvenile court physicians used X ray analysis to date a boy’s age. Ohio law sets 17 or younger under juvenile care and 18 or older in criminal court. X ray bones indicated the boy was 19 or older, moving his case to the criminal court.
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Juvenile Court of
Cincinnati
March Popular
Ohio
Jeventile Court
Judge Seeks Leniency for Six Months Hard Labor
A reader notes a desire to reduce jail time and labor in a case, criticizing harsh punishment. The letter references catarra as a local disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming a $100 reward for failure to cure and listing F. J. Cheney & Co as manufacturers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Unio
Ohio
Deuggists
Progress in Building a New Home Chosen by Family
Conversation records a light exchange about progress on a new house with jokes about roof, mortgage, and a pun on a portable house. The quip highlights a playful misunderstanding of a snapshot of domestic life.
Freezone promises painless corn removal by fingers
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless method to lift corns and calluses. One can obtain a small bottle at drug stores or through wholesalers. the compound dries on contact and causes no irritation or infection risk. The ad urges readers to try Freezone for relief without pain.
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Cincinnati
Minard's Liniment Called Best Seller by Nell Ferguson
Nell Ferguson testifies that Marion Bridge accepts Minard's Liniment as the first line remedy and the best selling liniment over the past year. The endorsement highlights strong local demand and consistent use.
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Marion Bridge
C. B
Minard
No Real Isolation In Farm Life
The article argues rural life offers community and companionship within farms and families. It contrasts perceived loneliness with the independent yet connected farmstead, noting animals and neighbors provide daily sociability and contentment, often more than crowded urban life.
Common Dog for Sale in Baltimore American Note
Citizen asks Mose about his dog in a Baltimore American snippet. Mose replies the animal is just a common dog. The brief exchange reflects local color and diction.
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Mose
Baltimore
Treating seed oats with formaldehyde to prevent head smut
Ohio Experiment Station finds formaldehyde treatment profitable for seed oats. One pint of 40 percent formaldehyde mixed with 40 gallons of water treats 40 bushels of seed oats. Oats are moistened on a tight floor, covered with a blanket for three hours, then dried. Disinfect equipment to prevent infection. Miller's Worm Powders claim to improve infantile worm troubles by acting on stomach liver and bowels.
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Ohio
Dairying in Alberta Expands Dairy Stock and Butter Output
Over six years Alberta dairy cows rise from 147,687 to 215,033 head with value increasing from 7.93 million to 12.5 million dollars. Creamery butter production climbs from 2.5 million to 8.5 million pounds and cheese output grows from 100 thousand to 680 thousand pounds.
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Alberta
Cooking questions and the wise girl's ordering
The exchange centers on whether to prioritize cooking itself. The prosaic young man asks to address questions in order. The wise girl replies that the cooking matter is not the first issue to consider and asks for the items to be cooked.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Remedy Brain Strain
A medical note argues brain workers suffer digestive irregularities from nervous energy and praises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as specially compounded for such cases. The article claims users certify their superior power.
Profitable Aeroplane Trade Sparks Rapid Wealth
Aviation makers grow rich as demand surges for scouting machines priced around 5500 dollars and army trainer biplanes at about 7500 dollars. Producers struggle to keep up with orders from the army and training centers increasing intake.
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Army
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns Story in Class
A Cornell widow recounts a classroom moment where a teacher tests spelling. A student named Thomas explains fur as an aw ful long way, illustrating a local humorous anecdote about language and medicine.
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Tommy
Thomas
Cornell
Sapper Hartley of A Company Canadian Engineers
Sapper A Hartley of A Company Canadian Engineers is named with home address 906 Trafalgar Street London Ontario in the report.
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Sapper A. Hartley
THE
A. Company- Canadian Engineers
Trafalcar Street
London
Ontario
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