Pacifist claims face constitutional limits says Times
The New York Times notes Judge Speer on Congress power to raise and support armies and to enact necessary laws. It argues a pacifist view lacks constitutional footing as the United States has sent troops to Mexico California Puerto Rico the Philippines China and elsewhere.
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Congress
Judge Speer
United States
Mexico
California
Porto Rico
Philippines
China
New York Times
Boomerang Insurance Fraud Ends in Arson Case
A man tried to claim insurance on cellar contents after burning them, but the act sparked an arrest for arson. The incident hinges on a deliberate fire and a subsequent fraud accusation.
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Okeleith
New German Air Tricks Stun Allied Airmen with Color and Inverted Tail Maneuver
The article describes German pilots using daring aerial tricks including a sudden horizontal flip to tail first, backward glides, and dives to outmaneuver faster or slower opponents. It notes color-changing schemes and eye-刺激 effects to disrupt Allied gunners, comparing tactics to optical color tricks and advertising color reversals.
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Raish
Joseph
Names of Slavic Gods Glory and Letters in War Time
The article surveys Slavic names and their meanings reflecting patriotism during the war. It explains how names like Nicholas and Katarina derive from Greek roots, and lists forms for many male and female names signaling glory, victory, and divine gifts.
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Nicholas
Ikolas
Nikalo
Nikon
Anikta
Hegee
John
Ivan
Ivanna
Ivancica
Elizabeth
Elisavetta
Kate
Katarina
Jefronissa
Jelica
Light
Jevva
Life
Stanislav
Mitrofan
Mistislav
Lavoslav
Vatroslav
Wencelaus
Wenceslav
Eudoxia
Valeska
Valdemar
Valdimir
Rurik
Ulrika
Dorothy
Fedor
Feodor
Ferodora
Feodosia
Pheodora
Pheodosia
Radak
Radan
Radko
Radman
St. Jerebes
Russia
St. Peter
Peter the Great
Reflection on war shifts a son’s family focus to his dying love
A letter to a mother reveals a man realizing his devotion centers on a beloved woman during wartime. He risks all to return and give her happiness, while lamenting the strain on his family ties. The text ends with an ad for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
Will Believe Monotony Filmmaking for British Sailors
Liverpool citizens formed a fund for Admiral Beatty to aid sailors awaiting the German fleet. He replied the Fleet Cinema Committee will organize moving picture entertainments on each ship to refresh minds and relieve monotony during long waiting periods.
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Liverpool
Admiral Beatty
Fleet Cinema Committee
The Dutch Potato Puzzle and German Pressure
The article recounts the Dutch dispute over potato supplies to England under a Britain Holland agreement. Germany pressured for early shipments, provoking Dutch concessions and riots as they feared extra demands. Britain demands full fulfillment of the pact.
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Holland
Great Britain
England
Germany
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Promote Healthy Bowels
The article promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a medicine that ensures the bowels are open and functioning well. It claims the pills act on the bowels specifically and are the best remedy to maintain digestive health.
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Parmelee
Pat’s Irish Prank Yields Milk by the Yard
A man in a shop spots a display announcing everything sold by the yard and plans a joke. He enters, takes a yard of milk, and the shopman dips a milk line on the counter. When asked for the price, the shopman names sixpence and the man agrees to pay, rolling up the yard of milk.
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Pat
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised by F. J. Cheney Co
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases together for years it was believed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy taken internally and acts on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward offered for any case it fails to cure. Toledo Ohio. Druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Constitutional Termedy
Cho
Irish Traveler Encounters Fence Keeper on Barren Land
A touring Irishman on horseback meets Pat an old man fencing a desolate field. The traveler asks what he fences for and Pat replies that even a lord of cows would starve on the land. He explains he fences to keep the poor out.
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Ireland
Pat
Paris Seaport Move Aims To Put City On Global Waterways
The Seine would be widened and deepened to allow ocean ships to reach Paris, with a new Gennevilliers port outside the city and a canal system to prevent flood disruption. The prefect of the Seine issues circulars detailing the navigable Seine scheme linking Paris to Rouen for big shipping.
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Paris
Trafic
Seine
Rouen
Gennevilliers
Freezone Removes Corns Fast Says Cincinnati Inventor
A Cincinnati man promotes freezone a small bottle miracle cure for corns and calluses. A few drops relieve soreness and dry up the corn forcing it to lift away with the fingers. The ad urges readers to clip and have a druggist order it if unavailable.
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Cincinnati
Zone
Canadian Forestry Battalions Describe Scotch Milling Methods
A Canadian forester explains semi portable mills used in Scotland by the 244th Forestry battalion. Canadian mills cut 20 000 to 30 000 feet B M per day while Scotch mills run 3 000 to 5 000 feet B M daily. The Scot mill sits atop the boiler with a fly wheel drive and logs are fed via a roller platform turned by a crank man, pushing logs to the saw.
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Scotland
244Th Forestry Battalion
Testimonial for Minard's Liniment by W. S. Pineo
A letter from Woodlands Middleton Nova Scotia praises Minard's Liniment as best on the market and effective for horse flesh. Signed by W. S. Pineo, affirming years of use in his family.
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Minard
Man’s Epileptic Fit Misread as Appendicitis Note
A man with epilepsy suffered a street fit and was rushed to hospital. A nurse found a note saying the attack is a plain fit and not appendicitis, noting his appendix had already been removed twice.
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New York Times
The Usual Way My dear I saved ten dollars to
The fragment shows a dialog line where a speaker claims saving ten dollars to purchase something, but the item is not specified. The text reads as an incomplete quote likely from a larger narrative or dialogue within a period piece. The missing context prevents identifying the exact purchase.
Hun Critic Urges Britain Beaten On Land On Western Front
Gen. von Ardenne, Berlin Tribune critic, tells German leaders they must devise a decisive land victory to end the war. He argues Germany can shift tactics to break England on land, potentially overwhelming a weakened French army before American help arrives to isolate Britain.
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Berlin
T. Tt
England
Germany
Ardenne
Every Woman's Right Promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills
Slogan style notice urges women to seek health through Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to restore vitality. It lists conditions like anaemia indigestion and rheumatism and states pills are available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont priced 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2 50 by mail or through any dealer.
Unwilling Tribute to Naval War Silence at Sea
The piece reflects on a third year of naval conflict, noting no decisive sea battles while notable action occurs on land in the western front, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and East Africa. It compares today’s quiet to Nelson era sea command and cites sustained British fleet efficiency as the reason for the lull.
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Egypt
Mesopotamia
East
Africa
Grand Fleet
London Daily Telegraph
Railways Ordered to Stencil Bulk Grain Cars in Prairie Provinces
The railway board grants Alberta Pacific Grain and others an order requiring railways to stencil inches on box cars used for bulk grain in the prairie provinces. Cars will be stenciled as they are repaired and new grain cars will be equipped. The order excludes foreign cars, estimated at 12 to 15 percent of rolling stock.
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Railway Board
Alberta Pacific Grain Company
Prairie Provinces
An Argosy of the Air and World Victory
A rallying call from the London Daily Express urging Britain to rely on domestic resources to build a decisive air power. The piece emphasizes creating a tiny but overwhelming air fleet to crush enemy resistance in France and the Low Countries, ensuring salvation of civilization and end of tyranny.
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England
America
Planders
France
London Daily Express
Swagger Sticks Spark Military Fashion Across the Nation
The Boston Transcript notes a rapid spread of swagger sticks from Canadian regiments to all U S forces. The device, once mocked, gains popularity among recruits and veterans for a soldierly bearing, preventing slouching and giving hands something to do. The trend, linked to British import roots, is defended as a positive military aid.
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Boston
Washington
South Sea Island
Boston Transcript
Resemblances Mentioned in Banter About Notable Lookalikes
In Woman's World, Biggins recalls being mistaken for the Kaiser, Diggins notes a former schoolmate mistaking him for Roosevelt, and another speaker mentions a similar facial lookalike incident. The playful exchange highlights how striking similarities can spark quick, humorous misidentifications.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Praised By Drugists
Industry note claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil is more in demand than any other medicinal oil for joint, muscle, nerve pains and for neuralgia and rheumatism due to superior healing properties.
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Dearler
Thomas
Youthful German Soldiers Blamed by Older Comrades
British interrogations of German prisoners show that over a quarter of the 940 questioned came from the 1918 class. Non-commissioned officers report demoralization among younger recruits and ineffective young officers in Flanders, Langemarck, and Polygon Wood, attributing it to a predominance of eighteen‑year‑olds in the ranks.
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Flanders
Langemarck
Polygon Wood
Nouths
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