Pennsylvania Speakers' Bureau Tour Targets Anti-Sedition Drive
State Chairman Ernest Le Toutin leads a ten day county tour with staff of patriotic speakers to organize district bureaus as Pennsylvania prepares for a national campaign against sedition and pro-German activity. Ex-Congressman J Washington Logue and Lieutenant Hector MacQuarrie join the Lebanon meeting.
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Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety
Ernest le Toutin
Pennsylvania
Tustin
Lebanon
Warren G. Light
J. Washington Logue
Philadelphia
Hector MacQuarrie
Royal Field Artillery
Logue
MacQuarrie
War Exhibit Patronage Aids British Relief Fund in Philly
War exhibit opened January 5 at the First Regiment Armory Philadelphia with George Wharton Pepper as patron to support the British Committee of the Emergency Aid and the British War Relief Fund. The display features a German submarine torpedo a naval mine Zeppelin wreckage a seaplane Emden relics and French Belgium battlefield trophies. Brigadier General Waller will open the exhibit.
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George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety
First Regiment
Philadelphia
British War Relief Fund
American Red Cross
Emden
Batttle Fields
France
Belgium
Waller
Connie Mack Develops A New Athletics Team Outlook
New York January story notes Connie Mack rebuilt the Athletics after war draft losses, selling stars to Boston Red Sox and ending with a weakened squad led by Stuffy McInnis still in play. The piece also shifts to boxing, profiling Jack Dempsey as a rising heavyweight and rival promoters tout his punch against Fred Fulton and others.
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Jack Velock
New York
Connie Mack
Mackss
Mack
Samuel
National Army
Siebold
Noyes
Naylor
Ray Bates
Ralph Sharman
Athletics
Macks
Jack Kearns
Pacific Coast
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Ketchell
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Kearns
Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Gunner Smith
Carl Morris
Morris
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Pin and Needle Cut Paper Like a Knife
A Popular Science Monthly tip says a common pin or needle can substitute for scissors. For a single sheet, place it on another sheet, hold the pin steady to trace around the clipping, then trace back with the point leading to smoothly cut the paper.
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Popular Science Monthly
Over the Top War Story by Sgt Arthur Guy Empey
The piece presents Sgt Arthur Guy Empey's sole original account of going Over the Top, praising his wartime courage and detailing the soldier’s view on battle. It describes his experiences on the front, his discharge, and the lasting impact of his story on American readers, with announced serialization in the Pittsburgh Telegraph in 1918.
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Sergt
Arthur Guy Empey
United States
Fathera
Allhay
Owen
Owdiboss
Pittsburgh
Kalin
Tb Vaieleva
Ted Tran
Wiley
Candoviai
Soiver
Mot Whe Hood Is Paroween to me
A fragmented line speaks of a teenager questioning fate and love asking if a future husband’s face can appear in a mirror despite not being old enough to see such signs. The voice hints at doubt, superstition, and personal longing.
Looking Ahead. Juvenile play dramatics and seaside feast mischief
The piece presents playful exchanges about food and plans, mentioning a sandy Ty and a gentle nine. Jaden Deine asks how they liked it venice, with quirky lines about eating and daring. The tone hints at a lighthearted school or club scene, focusing on friendship and appetite.
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Junior
Jaden Deine
Venice
Unclear Weather Notes Describe Violent Air Phenomena
Fragmentary OCR text references eyelets and violent storm concepts from a weather observer. It discusses a supposed clone storm and Sevelumps in the West with whirling foregoings. Mentions carnadous and gerdacost terms as nonstandard or garbled.
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Brest
Lave Venes i Duis
Tan
West
Value of Happiness in Quiet Living
A fragmentary meditation on happiness and harmony. The speaker recalls Uncle Mben noting some men are easily imposed upon, yet good nature prevails in daily life.
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Uncle Mben
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