Germany's Peace Terms Asserts Liberal Conquests And Tribute
The piece contrasts Germany’s public calls for peace with its secret terms, showing demands to control Belgium and Baltic states, colonize Courland Latvia and Estonia, seize vast tonnage from neutral powers, extract 1.8 million tons from Romania, and demand war payments in materials and money, framed as tribute rather than peace. It notes continued belief in Germany’s benevolence among some in America.
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Germany
Belgium
Courland
Lithuania
Livonia
Esthenia
Gerand
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Phos
More Hominy Americans Use Of Traditional Corn Product
A guide urges Americans to revive hominy and its varieties citing colonial preparation methods and modern processing. It explains drying, grinding, lye treatment, and washing to make lye hominy, grindings like grits, and canned or bulk options, praising their affordability and nutritional value.
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America
United States Department of Agriculture
Blest Be the Tie That Binds Author Revealed
The hymn Blest Be the Tie That Binds is attributed to Rev Dr John Fawcett born 1740 died 1817. A controversial minister, he penned many hymns and the line has moved through denominations. Tradition notes a reluctance to lead a small church for a larger London pastorate.
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John Fawcett
Eat Enough Food and No More Says USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture urges families to eat enough food and not indulge in lavish meals. Over serving leads to waste and can tempt overeating, harming health and efficiency in the household.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cravath's Grudge and Benny Kauff's Fifty Dollar Fly
Cravath harbors a grudge against Benny Kauff of the New York Giants. In Philadelphia an incident arose as Cravath collided with a ball, which flew toward right center where a wall of fans awaited. Kauff reportedly leaped to intercept, catching the ball an inch from the fence, amid a $50 reward for breaking the board.
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Cravath
Benny Kauff
Gavry Cravath
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Cra
Kaufl
Benny
Fiber Containers Proposed to Replace Tin Cans
The department of commerce urges substituting paper or fiber containers for nonperishable goods to reduce tin can usage. Government trials considered detinning but favor fiber options to offset cans shipped to the army in France. Salvaging used cans will also help offset shortages.
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Department of Commerce
Government Free Seed Distribution Soars This Spring
Washington sent massive seed quantities to the public this spring with tens of thousands of pounds of seed in shipments. The vast majority was corn seed, with recipients receiving small envelopes that belied the large total weight.
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United States
Washington
The Things That Count Refrain by Wheeler Wilcox
A poetic meditation on what truly matters in life not grand displays but steadfast deeds. It emphasizes enduring work, patience, prayer, hope, love and faith as the real counts in the end. The piece urges daily steadiness over crowding novelty.
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Ena Wheeler Wilcox
Bathing as Luxury Not Necessity Says Arctic Explorer
In a Medical Review of Reviews article Vilhjalmur Stefansson argues bathing is an aesthetic, not health driven practice. He claims medical consensus hasn’t proven cleanliness benefits and notes his isolation from medical literature for over ten years.
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Vilhjalmur Stefinnson
Medical Review of Reviews
Stefansson
Arctic
Herschel Island
Summer Smiles and Silly Sayings Parade
A jumble of light items features humorous lines and short gags. Hostess, poets, and a character named Hogg appear amid playful exchanges about names, painting, and everyday slips. Several quips touch on German duties, schoolyard requests, and a cashier’s offer.
Uncle Sam's Big Work in France
American engineers and troops in France drive rapid construction and training as immense barracks and telephone lines rise along the front in a vast U S mobilization. France greets the American effort with pride, optimism, and renewed allegiance to the allies.
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Uncle Sam
France
Don Martin
New York
Trent
United States
Baker
Atlantic
Dogs of War and the Messenger Hounds of War
A fragmented World War I tale describes German and American ideas about messenger dogs. Private Ike Davies trains with a fox catch as a ruse and later helps recover seven stray hounds part of a buried dog kennel as a curious battlefield anecdote.
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France
Shvannah
Berlin
Georgia
Plekaninny
Lis
Samuel
Abraham
Lincoln) Davis
Ike
Tice
Tke
Man's Land
Davies
Ame
Tiean
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Summer
Miss Jones
Sid
Jock
Lkely
Frere
Walter
Lewis
Inter
General Pershing
U.S
Negio
No Man's Land
Dead Fox
Abraham Lincoln Davis
Trench
Helmets
Quid
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