Drink Hot Water With Limestone Phosphate Habit Promoted
A health ad urges both women and men to begin a daily morning drink of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate. It claims this “inside cleanliness” cleanses the digestive tract, improves complexion, boosts energy, and reduces ailments like headaches, biliousness, and constipation, with a small cost demonstration via a quarter pound purchase.
Must Learn Spanish Tongue in Women’s Clubs Speech
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, told a Boston meeting last week that the U S must understand Latin American women to foster real relations with Mexico and South America. She urged clubs to study life in those nations, learn Spanish, and have children study it.
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Percy V. Pennybacker
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Boston
Mexico
Americas
Lansing
Washington
Amenities of War Told by Millerand Veteran
A French ex minister of war recounts a WWI tale of a French scout encountering a German by a dying horse. The German lacks a pistol, the French officer lends his, contemplates shooting, sees the irony, then the German shoots his horse and surrenders.
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M Millerand
London Daily News
Wise Hostess Converts Guests to Postum Beverage
An anecdotal advertisement describes a hostess serving Postum to three coffee drinkers who prefer coffee. after tasting, they praise its flavor. The mother later learns the beverage is Postum, leading to claims of improved health from coffee avoidance. Brand details and purchase information follow.
Mackensen Rivalry with Hindenburg in German Leadership
The article profiles General Field Marshal August von Mackensen as a rival to Hindenburg in military stature yet behind him in popular esteem. It notes Mackensen’s long service, personal warmth, memory, and leadership style, including his reluctance to shirk duty and his influence with troops, while recalling anecdotes from his early career.
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Bertin
Germany
August von Mackensen
Galleia
Berbinthes
Hindenburg
Tannenburg
Masurian
Mackeaven
Marackensen
Mackensen
Kaiser
Husa- Lars
Holy Land
America
France
Hussar Regi
Hussar
Hussars
Modern Dreadnaughts and Naval Speed Debate
A commentary arguing that speed and range define modern dreadnought effectiveness, citing nations and ships. It contrasts the United States fleet's lag with Japan and Britain, noting Oklahoma Nevada and Alabama class limits, and stressing faster, higher elevation guns as critical.
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Oklahoma
Nevada
Japan
Minnesota
Connecticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Field Marshal Mackensen Seen Through Kindnesses Not Ranks
A fragmentary portrait highlights personal acts of kindness by Field Marshal Mackensen, revealing a softer side to the stern commander. It notes his rare Sunday letters to his aged mother and his steadfast filial devotion and loyalty across years, regardless of his duties or location.
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Mackensen
Uncle Sam Operates Dozen Army Arsenals
Washington A dozen arsenals are run by the United States to supply the army. The War Department handles muskets ammunition and gear while private shops supply other arms and fittings. Locations include Watertown Springfield Waterford Rock Island Governor's Island Sandy Hook Picatinny Dover Augusta San Antonio Benicia Manila with varied storage, manufacture, and repair roles.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Watertown
Mass
Springfield
Watervliet
N. Y
Frankfort
Philadelphia
Rock Island
Lil
Governor's Island
Sandy Hook
N. J. Proving Ground
Picatinny
Dover
N. J
Augusta
San Antonio
Tex
Benicia
Cal
Manila
Phillippines
Ian Hamilton Emerges as Ablest Commander, Roberts Thinks
England's Poet General Alfred G Gardiner notes Lord Roberts praised Ian Hamilton as the ablest field commander. The piece traces Hamilton's military lineage and study of war, from Hanoverian Germany to campaigns in India Egypt and South Africa, highlighting his knowledge over audacity. It contrasts his temperament with Sir John French and recalls Hamilton's own admission of blue funk before battles.
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Alfred G. Gardiner
Lord Roberts
Ian Hamilton
Hamilton
French
Marlborough
Germany
Dammers
Europe
India
Egypt
South Africa
Sir John French
Leon Gaspard Russian Artist Comes to America
Russian painter Leon Gaspard, noted for truthful depictions of moujka workers and scenes from Russia, has arrived in America after wartime experiences including a fall from an aircraft. His small, outdoor studies emphasize realism and landscape backdrops with snow, reflecting his Parisian training under Courbet and Toudousze.
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Leon Gaspard
James B. Carrington
America
M. Gaspard
Paris
Houguereau
Toudousze
The Gallantly Brave in Atlantic Monthly
Fragmented OCR passage reflects a literary critique praising brave, gallant people who endure heavy life blows with evident duty. It mixes garbled phrases and misspellings while highlighting themes of resilience, fate, and the meaning of true bravery.
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Owen Whater
Atlantic Monthly
Kubelik Buys Fine Estate in Hungary
Violinist Kubelik purchases an estate in Hungary for 1,200,000 crowns including a feudal castle and extensive forests at Zigmond-Haga Slowakel. The property, ancestral home of the Hohenlohe family, features 365 windows. He had owned Belchor estate near Kolin in Bohemia, which he sold.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Jan Kubelik
Hungary
Zigmond-Haga
Slowakel
Hohenlohe
Chlodewig Hohenlohe
Kubellk
Cracow
Trieste
Kubelik
Belchor
Kolin
Bohemia
Our Flag in Youth's Companion
An essay urging Americans to honor the flag through worthy conduct. It recalls travelers seeing a warship with the stars and stripes and salutes, then argues that true patriotism is daily duty and mutual respect among citizens. It calls for teaching children to deserve the flag and to inspire other nations to honor it.
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England
Calais
Porches in Modern Homes and City Rules
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece argues a porch is part of a house, not a mere feature, and explores its evolution from a grandfathers’ stoop to a social, healthful space. It notes porches’ universal appeal, architectural choices, and potential impact on life quality across all social strata.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ike
Berlin Sugar Save Order Cuts Coffee Sugar Ration
Berlin cafes report a government notice reducing sugar allowance from three pieces to two per cup of coffee. Restaurants are prohibited from serving sugar except with cheese and meat ends, affecting daily cafe service.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Berlin
Chicago Daily News
Germany
Not Broke Yet From Puck Country Judge
A cartoon caption frame shows a country judge questioning a driver about car ownership as the motorist pleads with a speeding ticket. The comic humor hints at finances and fines, noting a twenty dollar penalty and the struggle to pay.
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Rom Puck
Fragmentary text from unknown source
The readable phrases describe a confused scene about bones and actions toward them, with garbled names and nonsensical lines. No clear events, people, places, or organizations can be determined from the fragment.
The Home Tailor Advice on Polishing Shoes and Pressing Trousers
A 1914 tidbit explains thrift in dressing with clean shoes and creased trousers. It details how to polish shoes, press trousers inside, and use an ironing board, waxed cloth, and damp rag for kne e folds, emphasizing careful light, brushing, and drying before hanging.
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McClure News
Rural teachers' cottages urged to bolster country schools
A bulletin by RK Kellogg and the Bureau of Education advocates teachers cottages built by communities around schools. It outlines why housing affects rural education, cites 200000 districts and 16 million rural children, and notes widespread adoption with 108 cottages in Washington under state leader Josephine Preston.
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RK. 8
Kellogg
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
The
Bulletin
United States
J. ¢. Muerman
Washington
Jospehine Preston
Joy of Plain Country Near Home From Scribner s
An essay reflecting on simple country living close to home. The author contrasts plain country scenes with grand distant landscapes, praising familiar hedges, streams, and hayfields. The piece notes home ties and generational roots, then abruptly mentions a potato planting scene and a reference to English machinery for plowing.
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Scribner's
United States Army in a Desert with Villa Pursuit
In northern Mexico near Chihuahua and Sonora an American army advances to pursue Villa. The land is vast and desolate with mountains, barren plains, and scarce water. Villas horseback followers dominate the region as cavalry, miners, ranchers, and peons shape a rugged frontier backdrop.
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Mexico
Villa
Chihuahua
Sonora
Sierra Madre
Juarez
el Paso
San Francisco d' Ansis
Cusl
Terry
North
Pancho” Villa
Oris and the Ogre
Oris a clever boy from a coastal family hatches a plan to trap a hungry ogre. He lures the beast to a shed, binds him, and forces payment in gold from the ogre chief. The ogre agrees to peace and moves his family to the bridal land, while Oris frees the younger ogre as part of the bargain.
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Oris
THE
OGRE
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Faherman
Orla
Hude
Moonrise
Flere
Hudo
Hade
The Life of Courtship in 1915 Advice Column
A 1915 column discusses beginnings of courtship, signaling when love leads to marriage, and when it does not. It shares reader questions about a salesman who ignores advances, advising the woman to be dignified, refrain from gifts, and let him act if he wishes to pursue contact.
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McClure
Aprak
Satan
Best Investments for Young Men in Parents Questions
A Woman's Home Companion department titled Questions Parents Are Asking, led by a noted Dusiiews man, offers guidance on smart business investments for young men. He outlines practical avenues and emphasizes prudent risk, savings, and early career planning.
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Woman's Home
Gead
Safe investments for youth in bonds and farm mortgages
With rates high, young savers can find safe investments yielding around 4 to 6 percent. Farm mortgage dealers and secure bonds offer principal and interest safety for four years. A local banker can guide the saver to reliable options and establish a beneficial relationship for future ventures.
1916 Biggest Year in US Economy Foretold by Financiers
The American Magazine quotes leading financiers predicting 1916 as the largest business year in U S history. Albert W Atwood praises the wartime expansion and notes factories shift from munition contracts to staple goods. John H Fahey says the year will mark a major economic revival driven by renewed industrial activity. Women carpenters appear in Mayence replacing men at the front.
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The
American Magazine
America
Albert W. Atwood
Bam
New Monte Cristo
John H. Fahey
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
Almont
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