Britain prepares disease measures amid fear of epidemics
London reports health authorities readying steps to curb outbreaks of cholera typhus dysentery and typhoid for civilians and troops. Professor Simpson warns armies in 1915 may face worse conditions and civil populations could suffer from famine and floods. A Lincoln anniversary tribute to America lauds Washington and democracy.
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Associated Press
London
Simpson
Kings College
Germany
Austria
Professor Simpson
Yser
New York
Philadelphia
England
Lincoln
Pilgrims
Viscount James Bryce
United States
Jorge Washington
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
Richelieu
Bismarck
Tir
Olives Stolen Seventeen Years Ago Repaid
Seventeen years after stealing a bottle of olives Liboldt Miss Della Li boldi of Colfax Iowa confessed and sent 50 cents to L B Shanifelt whose father died in Sunnyside Washington The note said the Holy Ghost convicted her and she ought to pay.
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Pendleton
Della Liboldi
J. Shanifelt
Colfax
Iowa
L. B. Shanifelt
Sunnyside
Wash
Denver Expedition Seeks Lost Spanish Mine in Navajo Country
Representative James O Rourke leads a party backed by Thomas Daly and other backers to locate a million-dollar gold mine said to be hidden by 1546 Spanish explorers. After numerous misfortunes only a few gold caches are found, and an aged Navajo claims to know the site as the current expedition continues.
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Denver
Colo
James O'Rourke
Thomas F. Daly
Capital Life Insurance Company
Thomas Henahan
Santa Fe
Sanchez Velarde
Spain
Santarita Velarde
Shortfoot Jessop
O Rourke
Jessop
O'Rourke
Folly of scant wage sparks wage talk at meeting
At a Washington Alliance of Jewish Women gathering Herman La Rue Brown of Massachusetts argues for a living wage for women, estimating $8.74 as the cost to maintain health and work capacity. He warns low pay shifts costs to charities and the public.
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Washington Post
Washington Alliance of Jewish Women
Herman la Rue Brown
Masachusetts Minimum Wage Commission
Brown
Mr. Brown
Massachusetts
An American Girl on the Firing Line in Belgium
An American Red Cross volunteer describes tending a badly wounded Belgian peasant near the front. She recalls finding him, helping evacuate him on a stretcher, and watching a surgeon quickly dress the wound in a brisk, stark procedure that left her unsettled and affectionate toward her patient.
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Associated Press
London
Red Cross
Belgium
Tie
Premier California Expositions Low Fare Round Trip Tickets
Southern Railway offers low round trip fares for the 1915 California Expositions from California points to San Francisco and San Diego with sale dates March 1 to November 30 and final return by December 31. Tickets allow diverse routing with stopovers, through connections via Memphis St Louis Chicago or New Orleans, and options for Pullman party arrangements to suit individual travel. For details contact Southern Railway agents or Division Passenger Agent R H De Butts in Charlotte North Carolina.
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Wikesboro
Gastonia
Shelby
Seattle
Portland
Southern Railway
Memphis
St. Louis
Chicago
New Orleans
R. H. de Butts
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina men should organize for prosperity
Greensboro businessman J C Forester urges formation of a state wide group of NC business leaders to advise and promote the state’s diversified resources. He argues the time is ripe with prospering U S conditions and aims to spotlight North Carolina’s natural resources and farming lands for world commerce.
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North Carolina
Greensboro
J.C. Forester
Union
Bachelor Claims Easiest Task Is Managing a Wife
A terse quip suggests that the bachelor knows the simplest thing in life is controlling a wife, reflecting a dated humor about marriage roles without further context.
Quotations on Dress and Language from Doerner in Greenwich Village
Julius Doerner observes in Greenwich Village that order defines place and dress shapes perception. He notes slang reflects language in its early weed stage and contrasts effort with striving to outperform others.
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Julius Doerner
Greenwich Village
Short-sighted man expects neighbors to share his glasses
A brief saying notes a short-sighted man who assumes others will view the world through his glasses. It uses a humorous metaphor to comment on misaligned perspectives and self-centered judgments.
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Great Britain
Bryce
Olives
Ase
California Expositions
SAN Francsco
San Diego, Cal
Southrn Railway
Carrie
South
Salisbury
Statesville
Georg iv
Morgantor
Mount Ary
Winston-Salem
Wingon
High Point Motor Co
High Point
Winston
Cas
Ces
Zizendorf
Elwod Hotel
High Point, N
Winsto-High Point Motor CO
Clegg’s
Hennessee
Hennessee’s
Wood
Burbank
Mann Drug Company
Arctic
J. S. Lee
Onan
Isal Car
Marvel
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford Motor Company
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