Repatriates Seen Crossing German Frontier Train
A New Statesman writer in Switzerland recalls repatriation trains from France. Women children and the elderly travel in crowded third class cars then are bathed fed and rested in Red Cross ambulance carts before another train to France. Swiss German Red Cross workers assist but are not fully neutral.
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Basc
Rhine
Childan
France
Germany
New Statesmman
Switzerland
Red Cross
British Independent Air Force Raids Rhine Towns
The British Independent Air Force reports 249 raids on German territory in four months, dropping 147 tons of bombs on strategic targets across a 2530 mile Rhine Valley belt. Attacks damaged munitions plants railway stations and trains and boosted antiwar sentiment in Rhine towns. September raids hit 21 industrial towns with over 100 tons of bombs.
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Germany
British Bureau of Information
British Independent Air Force
Rhine
Teuton
France
Independent Air Force
Cologne
Baden
Waiter and Diner Dispute Over Bag Left in Aisle
A diner refuses to move a bag despite warnings from a waiter about shoppers tripping. The exchange highlights stubbornness and concern for safety in a crowded dining area.
Free Zone corn remover promises painless relief
An ad promotes Free Zone to remove corns and calluses without pain. A Cincinnati man claims the compound dries instantly and loosens the corn or callus so it can be lifted off. It urges druggists to stock the small bottle for customers.
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Cincinnati
Adels of Mannesmann Arms Fined for Profiteering
Herr Victor Karl Adels of the Mannesmann arms group was fined 375000 and sentenced to six months in jail for profiteering over three years amounting to at least 1375000. He used commission broking and delivery skimping to hide takings, concealing profits to avoid comment and taxes. The piece notes the large fine as the notable anomaly.
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United States
Victor Karl Adels
Mannesmann Arms and Munitions
Herr Adels
Putnam's Extractor Promises Instant Corn Relief
A vintage ad touts Putnam's Extractor as painless corn relief. It claims quick drying and peeling of corns without damaging healthy flesh, enabling easy removal, and emphasizes a low price of a quarter in drug stores versus pricier alternatives.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
Putram's
Visitors return to the British Museum doors after wartime closure
The British Museum reopens to the public after three years with aid from Australian soldiers guided by YMCA officials. Air raid risk has been accepted by museum authorities, showcasing casts of famed works such as the Theseus Demeter and Persephone and the Parthenon frieze, amid public protests and wartime tensions.
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British Museum
Y. M.C.A
London
Aircraft Department
Mississippi Senate Hopeful Sees German Culture Gap
Byron Harrison, a Mississippi senate candidate, quips that German culture is scarce comparing it to ham in a sandwich. A cafeteria anecdote follows with a boy and an attendant, joking about ham appearing in the sandwich and leftovers.
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Byron Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
New Canadian Troops Earn High Praise in France
Official Canadian overseas forces correspondent Fred James commends the new troops in France for their pride, morale, and fighting spirit. He notes their baptism at Amiens and their prominent role in recent battles, with veterans calling them fine comrades who endure hardships without complaint. Decorations and recommendations include many who left Canada this year arriving since May.
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Ottawa
Fred James
France
James Cabies
Amiens
Canada
Learned Lesson From Brute Dog Fight in Brooklyn
Three Brooklyn neighbors injured by a dog during a backyard brawl were treated at St Catherine's hospital. The dog intervened, shifted the fight to protect its owner, and then restrained the men from further violence, leaving the scene quietly with the combatants remorseful.
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Brooklyn
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Miller's Worm Powders Advertise Child Health Cure
promotional copy claims worms in children's digestive tracts harm health and promises immediate destruction of parasites and correction of conditions that support their existence using Miller's Worm Powders.
Salvage drives cut waste on battlefronts
War salvage efforts recount how material once discarded in France is now collected and shipped to bases for manufacture. A week’s returns show divisions salvaging ammunition worth 500000 dollars, clothing and kit worth 20000, and rifles and bayonets worth 20000, underscoring the vast value of salvage to the army and nation.
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France
Mars baton presented to Marshal Foch by the French president
The baton is an elaborate art piece on rich velvet with thirty chased gold stars. One end bears the marshal’s name and appointment date, the other shows the device Terror belli de cus pacis. It is described as a superb work of art.
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Marshal Foch
Danish inventor claims explosive surpassing all previous powers
C F Sontum, a Canadian commercial agent in Norway and Denmark, reports to the department of trades and commerce about an invention by Danish engineer K W Bielsen. The explosive is said to exceed in power anything yet invented and is being developed at the Sid station near Christiania.
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C. F Sontum
Norway
Denmark
Department of Trades and Commerce
K. W. Bielsen
Sid
Christiania
Adam and Eve Were Prussians
A pamphlet asserts Adam and Eve were Prussians and Germans descend from a Prussian Adam and Eve. It claims God favors Germany, inflaming ethnic superiority and endorsing extermination of other peoples.
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Adam and Eve
Torday
Germany
New Health for Women Promotes Blood Renewal
The article highlights middle life as the most fateful period for women, citing overwork and worry as causes of weak blood and health disturbances. Williams Pink Pills are advertised as a home remedy to build rich red blood, strengthen nerves, and restore vitality, with purchase options listed.
New German Bomb Uses Light Weight Fire Force
Germans unveil a new air explosive described as highly effective and light. Reports claim a single plane can deploy 200 bombs. The only effective counter seems to be isolating the fire as water may fuel the blaze due to the bomb’s chemical content.
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Hans
How to tell pigskin leather from hog hide
A guide explaining pigskin properties. It notes that pigskin leather shows three black spots grouped on the outside and speckling, and the grain side has holes where hog bristles grow through, nourished by underlying fat.
Silk weight gain uses tin to stretch fabric
Rich heavy silks rely on old tin to add 20 to 30 percent weight. Manufacturers weight silk with tin tetrachloride from tin cans to cut costs as silk prices soar. About five thousand tons of tin used for this in 1917, reducing price burden for buyers.
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Popular Science Monthly
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Brings Relief to Infants
Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for relieving infant suffering and restoring health, noting the remedy’s beneficial effects on their children.
Geologist Heads West to Examine Proposed Bird Sanctuaries
Dr. R. M. Anderson of the geological survey has departed for the western provinces to finish last year’s survey of sites set aside by the department of the interior as proposed bird sanctuaries. Twenty eight areas known as resting places for wild fowl have been identified. suitable sites will be declared sanctuaries and given protection.
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R. M. Anderson
Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Greek premier reports famine and deportations in Seres
Premier Venizelos, visiting Seres in occupied Macedonia, learns that 5,000 of 24,000 inhabitants died of starvation 11,000 were deported and 2,000 forced to work on military roads under Bulgarian occupation. Survivors recount crimes against Greeks during the two years of Bulgarian control.
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Venizelos
Seres
Macedonia
Comfort for the Dyspeptic Parmelee's Vegetable Pills
Dyspepsia described as a harassing illness from stomach and liver dysfunction. The advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills offer ready relief after years of effective use, contrasting with other so called greatest pills that lack comparable value.
The New Peddler of Paris Inspires Big Charity Sales
A Paris charity drive plays on a four year old vendor who locals call the new peddler. He stations himself to sell small flags to the crowd, drawing swift sales and large support for the allied war effort as onlookers cheer the boy and his mother.
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Paris
To the Point Subbubs and the junkman encounter
Subbubs helps load a van during a move when a dirty junkman asks to take unused items. Subbubs resists bluntly saying no with a terse exclamation.
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Subbubs
Saskatchewan Tops Canada in Red Cross Donations
Saskatchewan leads Canada with 1.133 million dollars raised for the Red Cross in the year ending September 30, well ahead of all other provinces. National total reaches 2.785 million dollars with Quebec 155,000, British Columbia 115,000, New Brunswick 7,500, Prince Edward Island 12,500, and Ontario not listed.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Red Cross
Dominion
British Columbia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
A letter from Alicia Heuer of Christopher NL describes four years of irregularities and nervousness ending in full recovery after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as a root herb cure for female troubles and invites readers to write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
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Christopher
Lil
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alica Heuer
E. Pinkham
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