Ireland's peace and plenty outpace war fears and conscription
An Irish observer describes Ireland as a land of peace with ample food and prosperity. He notes improved agriculture, abundant beef and mutton, and plentiful bread while contrasting it with wartime scarcity elsewhere. The piece highlights rural wealth, well dressed families, and the absence of horseflesh in markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
England
Newry
Shure
Trish
Britain
London
Ireland's Food Scene Through an English Traveler's Eyes
An English visitor notes Ireland's food abundance despite wartime shortages, contrasting shops and taverns in Dublin Belfast and beyond. He observes plentiful bread cheese and pastries, easy access to matches and sweets, and a lively night scene under well lit streets, while warning that Ireland's population and resources cannot feed Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valent
England
Ireland
London
All Ireland
Great Britain
New Writing System in English Schools
London reports a new manuscript or print writing system adopted by several schools replacing the old Spencerian method. The approach imitates printed letters, omits extra connecting strokes, and aims to speed learning, neatness, and legibility, tracing origin to military use for wounded soldiers. Dr. L. Nimmains of the London Educational department lauds it as "the writing of the tuslee."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Child Study Society of London
L. ©. Nimmains
London Educational Department
Three Brothers Reach Mount Blanc Summit Then Fall to Death
London reports the three Young brothers who first climbed Mount Blanc without a guide in 1866 perished after a rope-joined fall while descending. The survivors, W. Young and another brother, found the body of their fallen sibling after a long rescue effort near the Corridor and Grand Plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Blanc
Chamonix
Grand Plateau
Vieor
Elacier
C. and Y. Railway Schedule in Effect 1917
Schedule shows train arrival and departure times at listed stations with a caveat that times are not guaranteed and are subject to change without notice. Southbound No 21 leaves daily from Sy, High Poly, Thomasyn, Gordontown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. & Y. R. Railway CO
Foley Co Trial Package Free With Five Cents
An old ad offers a trial package from Foley and Co mailed to 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago. Enclose five cents for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Mann Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley and Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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High Point Enterprise
Rane
Esnto
Esstitiamanie
Epee
H Jquor
St. Ige’s
Shreland
Dublin
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Masters of America’s Roads
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America
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Londoner
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E. J. Bedard
Cowich
Koley
Drug Co
Areerrr
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Wachovia
Capital
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W. C. Idol
I. Soyars
W. Arthur Barber Printing
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F. A. Ogby
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High Rock
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Gilmer Bros. CO
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