French Academy to Elect New Members in 1917
Paris reports the most recently elected members General Laganiey and Henri Bergson will be formally received in the new year, then elections will fill ten vacated chairs since Jules Clarette's death in 1913. The chair of Clarette likely goes to Marshal Joffre. other Marshals linked with the Academy include d Estrees Richelieu de Belle Isle Beauveau and Duras. A famine dropsy note from Amsterdam cites hunger disease in Germany with Budapest Nepszava recording cases, mostly ages 40 to 50, including 800 cases in Asch with 3 percent fatality.
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Paris
French Academy
General Laganiey
Henri Bergson
Jules Clarette
Henry Roujon
Jules Lemaire
Albert de Mun
Alfred Mezieres
Paul Hervieu
Francis Charmes
Emile Faguet
Marquise de Segur
Marquise de Vogue
M. Clarette
Marshal Joffre
Cardinal Annette
Marsha
Academy
Joffre
France
Vil’ars
Denain
d’Esthees
Richelieu
de Belle Isle
Beauvau
Duras
Germany
Amsterdam
Budapest
Nepsvava
Asch
Slang for illicit liquor peddling in old talk
A fragmentary note mentions slang terms for illegal liquor trade and a rough rural sentiment about travel and cattle cars. It preserves a dated voice with era specific slang references and rural perspectives, lacking cohesive news context.
German Rail Revenues Rise in Third War Year
Amsterdam reports passenger traffic on German railroads rose 5.3 percent over the last peaceful year with freight up 8 percent. August 1917 figures show passenger gains of 3.04 percent from 1916 and 14.1 percent from 1915, while freight increased 11.6 percent from August 1916 and 19.1 percent from 1913. A Vienna dispatch notes Austrian state railways income up to 1,080,000,000 crowns with current year expenditure around 1,196,000,000. Lord Rhondda, food controller, hosts a plain luncheon at Llanwern park after inspecting cattle.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Vienna
London
Lord Rhondda
Llanwern Park
Discovery of El Dorado Site Near Brazil Frontier
Madrid reports renewed news of a Brazilian El Dorado site in the Manoa region near the Bolivian border. An archaeological expedition with Brazilian Spanish and Portuguese scientists will conduct a detailed study of the district in a dense forest area.
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Madrid
Brazil
el Dorado
Manoa
Fragmented Farm Life Note Parodies Modern Writing
A distorted note mocks modern writers spelling missteps in a Farm Life context. It references a miswritten past tense for lead and includes a playful jab about a $599 loan and a mock ip verse.
Well Known Kernersville Man Praises Dreco in Ad
Local testimonial ad features a Kernersville resident praising Dreco as a system tonic. Claims include relief from aches back and limb pains catarrh rheumatism and kidney issues. The piece touts endorsements from respected neighbors and notes Dreco is sold by druggists including Ring Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Dreco
Ring Drug Co
Health at Sevier Above the Average
Camp Sevier Greenville South Carolina reports health conditions improved above the national average for the week ending December 28. The bulletin lists 12 pneumonia 1 malaria 2 venereal diseases 10 measles 1 meningitis and 314 other illnesses totaling 340 cases with an average 12.5 per thousand. Eight deaths occurred from pneumonia and injury. Non effective rate at Sevier was below the national guard camp average of 47.8 per thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sevier
Greenville
Gorgas
National Guard
Living Expenses Rise Sharply in Milan Since 1912
Milan reports household expenses up 105 percent and clothing costs up 140 percent since 1912, according to figures published by municipal authorities.
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Milan
Administrator’s Notice for Caleb Barker Estate in Guilford NC
Qualified as administrator of Caleb Barker deceased of Guilford county North Carolina. Claims against the estate must be presented immediately or be barred. Dated January 1918 administrator D B Anderson. Also includes testimonial from Louis Buckner of Somerset Virginia praising Foley Kidney Pills for backache rheumatic pains and sleep disturbance.
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Caleb Barker
Guilford County
North Carolina
Louis Buckner
Somerset
Foley
Mann
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