Military Work More Important Than Reprisals
Public agitation for reprisals against German raids has been debated by military and political leaders. They hope public clamor won’t override strategic judgment and that reprisals be postponed until American airmen can assist. The question is whether pilots and aircraft can be spared without harming broader operations. The British flying corps has many planes and aerial supremacy, but aircraft have focused on military use, and diverting even a small number would create issues.
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Great Britain
British Army Flying Corps
A Boy in the Schoolroom Outshines Poolroom Failures
The adage suggests formal learning yields lasting value compared with idle recreation. A schoolroom focus is praised as producing greater merit than time spent in a poolroom.
Children of France Tortured By War
Evacuated in northern France by the Germans under heavy pressure, French children bear the marks of months of shell fire. Many are orphans or grievously wounded, with shell shock, tremors, and frailty from cellar confinement. One organization runs a four hundred child hospital for under twelves, many wounded or losing limbs sight or brain fever.
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France
Medern
Somme
St. Vitus
South African Premier Warns Against Republic Talk
Louis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa, urges unity between white races and maintenance of constitutional ties with Great Britain. He warns that declaring a republic would provoke civil war and damage South Africa's future, praising the British fleet's role in stability.
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Louis Bothas
Union of South Africa
Hover
House of Assembly
South
South Africa
Gen Otha
Great Britain
Minards Liniment Cures Colds and Lockjaw Fears
A worried caller reports his wife is speechless after a phone call. The doctor suggests lockjaw and offers to visit next week for assessment, in a brief Harper's note on remedies and symptoms.
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Harper’s
Appleford Counter Check and Waxed Paper Supplies Ad
Appleford Counter Check Book Company Ltd offers counter check books, duplicate triplicate leaf books, carbon leaves, waxed papers, and parchment for butter wrappings. They claim access to Canada’s largest paper mill, prompt service, and large coast to coast clientele. Offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
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O.K
Canada
Give Till It Bites War Bond Plea From Europe Echo
A wartime appeal urges home front supporters to give generously to finance the war effort. It argues sacrifice by stay-at-home workers is necessary, praising disciplined giving as heroic as frontline fighting and comparing to European contributions, urging decisive, childlike trust in the cause.
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Europe
France
Germany
Chicago
Playing Safe Weary War Fear Turns to Whisk Broom Humor
In Cortland, a local note pokes fun at a resident who avoids conflict by using a whisk broom instead of a military brush, reflecting a lighthearted take on wartime anxiety.
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Cortland
Herald
Senator Sorghum Reflects on Why He Entered Politics
Senator Sorghum explains his entry into politics as a result of being the sole community member willing to invest time thinking up lines memorizing them and delivering them to an audience. He admits uncertainty about the exact reason.
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Senator Sorghum
Baby's Own Tablets of Great Value Endorsed by Mothers
Mrs. J A Lagace of Ste Perpetue Quebec writes that Baby's Own Tablets have been of great value and she recommends them to other mothers. Thousands of mothers agree and credit the tablets with regulating bowels and stomach, curing constipation indigestion colds fevers worms and colic. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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J. A. Lagace
Ste. Perpetue
Quc
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Not Much Kick to It
Farmers discuss cider yield with old time phrase Fifteen bar’is. Farmer B. offers a sample and Farmer A. jokes that one more apple would have made another barrel. The dialogue captures rural speech and cider making talk.
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Farmer A
Farmer B
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Safe Cure
The product claims to drive worms from a child’s system without injury, asserting full effectiveness with a mild action. It emphasizes safety while targeting parasitic worms.
Stains on Coat Trigger Talk of Gasoline Odor
In a brief wartime era exchange, a character suggests Mary ask for gasoline to remove stains from a coat but is met with reluctance as the narrator notes a prior heartbreak involving a chauffeur who left the girl in distress and dislikes the smell.
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Mary
George
Brewers' grains blamed for dairy harm and cow illness
J. Hablewood argues against brewers' grains in milk production, claiming they destroy cattle feed and harm milk quality. He cites nutritional data showing barley outperforms grains and notes Copenhagen bans grains in dairy cows. He urges giving populations access to grain-fed milk alternatives.
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Copenhagen
J. H. Hablewood
Canada’s Fine Record In Reciting To Parliament
Premier Borden cited Canada sending 362000 soldiers to Europe and no losses in transit. The piece notes torpedoing of transports is not a violation of international law and warns transports lacked guaranteed protections. It urges those transporting American troops to seek guidance from Canadian transport leaders.
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Canada
Europe
Borden’ Hight
Germany
United States
France
Edmonton Man Credits Minard's Liniment For Sprained Ankle Recovery
Archie E. Laundry of Edmonton says a severe sprained ankle left him unable to walk for three weeks. After using Minard's Liniment he returned to work in six days and deems it the best liniment made.
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Minard
Archie E
Farmer trades farm for entire Absaraka town in North Dakota
North Dakota farmer G. W. Humphrey of Pingree buys the town of Absaraka, ten miles from Casselton, by trading his land. Absaraka includes a lumber yard, elevator, implement and hardware store, blacksmith, coal shed, dwelling and five and a half acres of townsite, making him sole proprietor of the town.
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Woolworth
Post Office
Chicago
Masonic Temple
Fargo
N.D
Forum
North Dakota
G. W. Humphrey
Pingree
Absaraka
Humphrey
Cass County
Casselton
Miller's Worm Powders Prove Their Value
Miller's Worm Powders do not cause stomach disturbances or pain. They work quietly and painlessly and destroy worms thoroughly. From the first dose, sufferers show improvement and complete cessation of internal symptoms.
More Beer Will Not Take Malt
The ministry of food states no additional malting of grain will occur despite a planned relaxation on brewing. No barley has been malted since February and none will be malted until after the next harvest. The change aims to speed beer production for the harvest and lower beer gravity to provide more light beer without more grain use.
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Ministry of Food
Stampede at Moose Jaw Draws Top Bareback Riders
The Ranchers' Fair and Livestock Show committee plans a four day Stampede July 17 to 20 in Moose Jaw with wild horse races bucking contests and bull dogging as headliners. Ad Day of Medicine Hat will bring a herd of unrideable wild horses and supervise a expanded program featuring top cowboys and cowgirls from Canada and the United States after the All Canadian Championships in Medicine Hat.
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Moose Jaw
Canada
United States
Ad. P. Day
Medicine Hat
High Heels in Politics Stir Ohio War Footing
A commentator mocks an Illinois legislator who links high heels to military victory and volunteer rejection. The piece ridicules his logic about mothers wearing heels causing hereditary bad feet and absurdly ties it to wartime recruitment, contrasting with common sense observations from the St. Louis Republic about horses and hooves.
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Ilinois
Illinois
St. Louis Republic
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Refund in Ohio Notary
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, identifies Toledo, Ohio, and the notary A W Gleason. It describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy claiming to affect the blood and mucous surfaces.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Fim
F. J. Cheney & Co
HALL
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Slacker Who Made Good Becomes War Hero
A London Chronicle profile tells of a man once branded a coward for delaying enlistment who later earns the D C M and is mortally wounded in No Man's Land while rescuing a wounded comrade. The piece reflects on transformation from slackness to bravery.
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G. B
No Man’s Land
The
London Chronicle
Diphtheria Cured by Minard Liniment in Humorous Tale
A father answers his daughter Gertrude’s persistent questions about his work. She asks how he knows when he has finished, ending with a light, curious exchange in a domestic scene.
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Gertrude
Bert Grey Binds Lamb Chops as Treat for Dog in Cleveland
Songwriter Bert Grey visits a corner market in Fast Cleveland to buy three lamb chops for his dog Bruce. He says the chops are a rare treat for the canine after biting a gentleman he dislikes, remarking the gesture is a playful jab at a foe.
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Bert Grey
Cleveland
Bruce
Cleveland Press
Germany's Nickel Supply Revealed by Norwegian Refinery
Admiral Boerresen of the Kristiansund Nickel Refining Company, Norway, states the firm owns 4200 shares with Britain holding 31. The company exports nickel to Germany and warns that halting supplies would prompt Germany to retaliate by stopping medicinal exports to Norway.
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Germany
Admiral Boerresen
Kristiansund Nickel Refining Company
Norway
Britain
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Delivers Pain Relief
An advertisement proclaims Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the finest pain killer. It asserts the rubbing hand eases pain and that thousands attest to its effectiveness for many ailments.
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Thomas
Potsdammer Opinion on German war position by von Blume
The semi official North German Gazette reviews the military situation. General von Blume declares allied powers lack strength to cause anxiety and says the war will be decided before enemies increase their forces significantly. He argues geography prevents substantial intervention.
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von Blume
Germany
Hope and humor in a staged betrothal scene
In a formal exchange, a father urges restraint as he notes the bond of marriage. The suitor agrees and pivots to praise the daughter’s generosity, while the father hopes she inherits similar virtues from her father.
Train Car Change Ends Prospective Marriage
A brief dialogue from a Kansas City Journal item shows a man telling a girl he cannot marry her, prompting a plan to change trains as a solution. The exchange reflects a simple dramatic moment in a transportation era.
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Kansas City Journal
Notable W Motto Cited by Thackeray Quote
The quote attributed to Thackeray, declaring the three W’s as plenty of work, wittles, and wages, frames a satirical maxim on labor and reward that circulated in literary circles. It reflects 19th century attitudes toward work and prosperity.
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Thackeray
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